Zero Project Awardee 2026Updated on 27 November 2025
Comprehensive city navigation app for users with physical and visual impairments
Essl Foundation - Zero Project
Austria
About
Soochow Realinder Technologies is a tech-driven DPO, based in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, focusing on user-centred digital accessibility innovation. The company’s Accessible Map Ecosystem provides a navigation app supporting wheelchair users and people with visual impairments, integrating real-time information on accessible transport, venue infrastructure, and route planning. By 2025 the solution was in use in 13 cities in Jiangsu, with over 95,000 registered users.
Solution: Accessible Map Ecosystem
Organization: Soochow Realinder Technologies Co., Ltd.
Country of Implementation: China
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[Alt text: An Asian woman using a powered wheelchair exits an accessible elevator along a ramp. Beside her, a smartphone screen displays a map with accessibility features. The image celebrates urban design and technology that support mobility and equal access.]
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