Me Alla Matia is a Non-Profit  Organisation (NPO), founded in 2018 as an extension of the fully accessible news portal meallamatia.gr, with a vision to eliminate the underrepresentation of disabled people in the public sphere. Me Alla Matia” means “with a different point of view” in Greek, that is how they aspire to make the world see diversity. They operate with the advisory support of focus groups of disabled people and specialized scientists so that all services are provided with the approval of end users.

Pillars of actions

• Design of Inclusion Strategies and provision of Accessibility Consulting
• Empowerment of marginalized social groups
• Implementation of school, corporate, cultural, and municipal programs aimed at familiarization with disability, inclusion, and accessibility
• Accessibility assessment of physical and digital spaces
• Inclusive cultural actions and awareness campaigns

Numbers

• 110,000 unique users on meallamatia.gr

• 20 million views for the #SpeakUp campaign, featuring disabled people in short video stories

• 820 free school workshops, reaching 70,000 students and 6,000 educators

• 320 tailor-made training and consulting programs delivered to companies, institutions, and municipalities, training 18,000 individuals on disability, accessibility, and inclusion

• Annually responding to over 500 support requests from disabled individuals and their families