This world was not made for people with disabilities. Ill-adapted means of communication, discrimination, societal stigma, inaccessible transportation, buildings, and environments, and unavailability of assistive technologies – are just a few barriers to full societal inclusion faced by people with disabilities.

According to The World Bank, nearly 20% of the planet’s human inhabitants have a disability that limits one or more activities of daily living. That means that roughly one and a half billion people, experience some form of disability, with 5% of those experiencing disability with a great impact on their daily functioning, and 1% of the world’s population using a wheelchair.