Instead of mindlessly pursuing profits, some companies and entrepreneurs develop their products with a focus on people with disabilities. They create swings for wheelchair users, versions of paintings that even the blind can enjoy, and their work makes the world a better place.
So, to celebrate society’s progress towards inclusivity, Bored Panda has collected images of some of the most brilliant accessibility discoveries. Continue scrolling to check out the entries, upvote your favorites, and let us know in the comments if anything can be improved!
- Read More: 40 Examples of Technology and Innovation Applied to Those Who Really Need It
#1 Ted Rummel, Extraordinary Doctor with Lumbar Paralysis Who Can Still Perform Surgery Thanks to His Incredible Stand-Up Wheelchair
#2 This Carousel In Hong Kong Has A Turtle Mounted On The Floor For Blind Children

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#3 This Park Has Swings For Wheelchair Users
The free fall produced by this swing is approximately 4.3 ft (1.3 m) and can safely support up to 4,400 pounds (2,000 kg). Additionally, a pull rope included in the design allows those with upper body mobility to swing independently.

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#4 This Retirement Home Has a Fake Bus Stop to Prevent Dementia Residents from Wandering Around

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#5 Zack Nelson Designed an Off-Road “Wheelchair” So His Wife Could Go Places She Never Imagined, Now Ready for Mass Production

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#6 Color Blind Viewers
The Tennessee Department of Tourism Development and Tennessee State Parks have partnered to install “colorblind” viewfinders at five state park locations across the state. There are a total of 11 installed in Tennessee.

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#7 If You Are Elderly or Physically Disabled, You Will Receive a Card That Allows You to Cross the Road with a Longer Countdown Time (Singapore)

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#8 My Daughter Is Blind And For Her 9th Birthday Party We Made Braille Chocolate Message Sheets – “I Love You” and “Happy Birthday” In Braille

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#9 This Kettle Fits On A Slanted Stand To Help Arthritis Sufferers Pour

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#10 This Picnic Table Has Seating For Adults, High Chairs, A Children’s Table, And A Table That Can Fit A Wheelchair All In One

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#11 Emergency Alarm Chord Runs Along The Floor Of The Disabled Toilet At Berlin Airport In Case Someone Falls And Needs Help

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#12 In the city of Kızkalesi, Türkiye, this beach is equipped with an access road so that people with physical disabilities can swim

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#13 This Man Lost His Legs So He Built A Road On His Tricycle To Use His Motorized Wheelchair To Ride It

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#14 This Wearable Microphone One of My Students Gave Me to Shine Directly Into His Hearing Aids

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#15 Rubik’s Cube For The Blind

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#16 This Chair Allows People with Disabilities to Go to the Sea. Free For Anyone To Use, Santa Cruz, Portugal

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#17 The City Next To The Mine Just Installed Accessibility Mats On The Beach For Wheelchairs And Strollers

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#18 My Uncle Didn’t Like Not Being Able To Do Higher Work After Becoming Disabled So He Designed And Built His Own Automatic Wheelchair Lift

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#19 This Sink And Tilted Mirror Are Perfectly Adapted To Help The Handicapped

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#20 This park has ramps so that children in wheelchairs can also play

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#21 This Tesco Branch Is Offering Straps To People With Hidden Disabilities To Signal To Staff That They May Need Extra Help When Shopping

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#22 This Apartment Complex’s Pool is Wheelchair Accessible

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#23 Not My Van But Eventually I Had To Drive An Adaptive Vehicle, I Became Disabled. Crazy Dreams Come True

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#24 These Surf Shops Offer Free Beach Wheelchair Rentals For The Elderly Or Disabled

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#25 These Shampoo and Conditioner Bottles Have Braille Writing to Identify Their Use for the Blind/Visually Challenged

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#26 I Adapt Cars For People With Disabilities To Make A Living, A Man Rocked This Beast Today

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#27 In Basel, There’s a Model That Allows the Blind to Feel the Layout of the City

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#28 Accessible Walkways Built in Stairs

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#29 UNO This Braille Edition

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#30 This Truck Has Sliding Doors And A Lift For Wheelchair Bound Drivers

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#31 This Shopping Cart Is For People In Wheelchairs (Spotted At Lidl In Germany)

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#32 Bumpable Wheelchair Buttons In Lifts At Spine Health Care Centers

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#33 Found at My Local Publix. These Shopping Carts Let You Push Special Needs Adults Rather Than Children

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#34 This Wheelchair Bathroom Uses Distraction-Friendly Buttons To Lock The Door
Also outside the bathroom, the automatic door button has a green/red ring to indicate when the bathroom is occupied

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#35 The university where I study has special chairs for people with disabilities to go down the stairs during an emergency

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#36 This Park Has Nature Trails For The Blind

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#37 This Wheelchair Accessible Playground Carousel

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#38 This Hotel Room For The Physically Handicapped Has A Second, Lower Porthole

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#39 In Japan and Many Other Countries, Sidewalks Have Walkways for the Blind
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