Pictures from Aachen: test drives, events and the people behind them.

Hardware, software and awareness

Every project feeds one of the three pillars. Together they add up to mobility that leaves nobody behind.

Hardware

Stair-climbing wheelchair

A wheelchair that takes steps and kerbs, and brings its user back to eye level.

Prototype 2 in testingWheelchairThe stair-climbing prototype that started everything — now in its second generation.A star wheel that turns stairs into just another stretch of road

Available in the shopConnieTravelling independently with a wheelchair and a suitcase, without asking for help.The luggage hitch that clips onto a wheelchair in a few moves

In developmentRobot armA gripper on the wheelchair that opens doors and brings things within reach.Reaches what is too high, too low or too far away

Software

Learning platform & navigation

Digital tools that find accessible routes and make knowledge available to everyone.

Tested in AachenBusBuddyRed means wrong bus, green means right bus. Often that is all it takes.Barrier-free from A to B — with an app that only needs two colours

Concept and pilotLearning platformAccessible knowledge for school classes — told by people with disabilities themselves.Getting to know disability through play

Awareness

Inclusion & equal opportunity

Campaigns, events and social media that make barriers visible before we remove them.

OngoingCritical social mediaThrough videos, images and text we put inclusion into everyone's head.Questioning what counts as normal

Several times a yearEventsWheelchair laser tag, panel discussions and biathlon: inclusion you can take part in.Attention — and trying it yourself