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Empowerment of the disabled

Jan In't Veld

Eindhoven / Netherlands

I created universal eyeglasses

Can you imagine wearing just one pair of eyeglasses for your entire your life, even when your vision changes? It’s now possible thanks to Jan’s adjustable glasses, a miraculous invention intended for the 800 million people living in poverty around the world.

Ole Kassow

I take the ederly for a ride on rickshaws

Marlène Varnerin

I founded a bilingual publishing house for sign language

Robert Benoit

I can turn any old chair into an electric wheelchair

Paul-Alexis Racine-Jourdren

I have developed family shelters for the eldery and disabled

Howard Weinstein

I help the hearing impaired from poor countries access hearing aids

Dhruv Lakra

My couriers are deaf and mute

Miguel Neiva

I help the colour blind see colours

Natalie Killassy

I designed an anti-rockfall textile

Alfredo Olivera

My radio show is run by crazy people

Neil Harbisson

My third eye translates colours into sounds

Tommy Theberge

I created metro maps for the visually impaired

Andreas Heinecke

I turn out the lights to show you another world

Access to water, energy and sanitationAnimal welfareDemocracy/Human rightsEmergency aidEmpowerment/Women's rightsEqual opportunities and social cohesionEmpowerment of the disabledInnovative pedagogyNorth-South/rural-urban solidarityProtection of minoritiesAssistance/Children's rights

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