Soy Cappaz, support for the autonomous life of people with intellectual disabilities

Toni Codina on 28 September 2022

Mobile application that promotes the autonomy of people with intellectual disabilities in their daily life and work environments. The tool increases the freedom and security of the person with a disability, and the peace of mind of their professional or family members, thanks to better coordination between the user and the support staff, who can follow the activity of the person with a disability with alerts and in real time.

Soy Cappaz has 4 main functionalities: calendar, where I am, my work and I need help. The first one, calendar, allows remembering important appointments and is synchronised with Google Calendar, so that it can be updated by a support person from any device. Secondly, the where I am function is useful for commuting and keeps support people informed of delays or detours. My Jobs has personalised videos on specific tasks (such as how to use the printer at work or how to put the washing machine on) and can be activated by scanning sticker barcodes. Finally, the I need help button allows you to communicate directly with support people in case of an emergency.

It is an easy-to-use tool adapted to the needs of the target group, including tutorials on how to use it. The aim is to reduce the employment gap suffered by people with intellectual disabilities through a practical and simple tool that facilitates their daily and working life.

Characteristics of innovation

Lab, Bank of innovations, Disability, Independent living, New technological tool, Personalization of the service, Self-management and participation, User empowerment

Localization

Spain

Partners Funders

DOWN ESPAÑA, Garrigou Foundation and FEAPS Madrid

Genesis

According to data from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), there are approximately one billion people with disabilities in the world, 80% of whom are of working age. Even so, most of them are unable to access the labour market, especially women.

That is why Fundación MAPFRE and Fundación GMP have been trying to reduce this employment gap since 2015 through Soy Cappaz, improving the independence and living conditions of people with intellectual disabilities, as well as breaking down barriers that hinder their integration into the labour market.

Level of implementation

Since its launch in 2015, the tool has helped more than 4,000 users, and is available in English and Spanish.

Soy Cappaz has received the award for “Best social and environmental commitment project from the Spanish Association of Telecommunications and Information Society Users”.

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La Botiga, an integral programme of food guarantee, labour insertion and community participation.

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Supermarket that combines the distribution of food and other basic necessities to people assisted by the social services who cannot guarantee their right to food through the ordinary food distribution market, with the insertion of people with difficulties in accessing the labour market into the productive fabric of the municipality’s own food sector.

La Botiga operates as a supermarket open to the entire population, which also offers an adapted circuit for people referred by the basic social services of the municipality. It is organised on a self-service and/or assisted sales model, where food, hygiene, cleaning and other goods can be purchased. Users of social services can access by appointment, and before entering the space where they can buy food, they pass through a multipurpose room where group and community dynamics are carried out based on conversations between the people involved in the project. Moreover, with a circular logic, the people who make use of the space are involved in the management of the space, based on the principles of cooperativism and the Social and Solidarity Economy.

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