Gender and Disability Development Centre Presents
Recognizing Excellence •Verifying Impact •Advancing Inclusion
The GDDC Inclusion Excellence Awards 2026 are an independent recognition programme convened by the Gender and Disability Development Centre to identify, verify, and celebrate institutions demonstrating measurable achievement.
Building on our 2025 programme, the 2026 IEA does not merely seek to recognize what an institution claims it is doing, but what it can definitively demonstrate through evidence, outcomes, and independent verification.
Explore the 25 distinct categories recognizing institutional and individual excellence across equality, accessibility, and inclusion.
Highest overall integrated achievement across all domains.
Accessible buildings, parking, ramps, internal circulation.
Websites, apps, digital platforms, AI.
Sign language, braille, easy-to-read, captioning.
Comprehensive institutional disability mainstreaming.
Recruitment, accommodation, retention, accessible workplaces.
Mainstreaming, leadership, budgeting, data.
Women's leadership, career advancement, economic empowerment.
Accessible, usable and equitable services.
Accessible channels, timely resolution, feedback.
"What has your institution actually changed, who benefited, what evidence demonstrates that change, and how will the improvement be sustained?"
Evidence shall be assessed through four progressive levels to ensure measurable outcomes.
Policy, strategy or stated intention.
Evidence that activities have actually occurred.
Measurable outputs and outcomes.
Evidence of sustained institutional change and beneficiary impact.
A single core 100-point framework utilized across all institutional assessments.
| Assessment Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Accessibility & Universal Design | 15% |
| Disability Inclusion | 15% |
| Gender Equality & Equity | 15% |
| Inclusive Employment & Workplace | 10% |
| Inclusive Service Delivery & Usability | 15% |
| Governance, Leadership & Accountability | 10% |
| Data, Evidence, Monitoring & Reporting | 10% |
| Innovation & Sustainability | 10% |
| Total Score | 100% |
Key dates and official deadlines for the GDDC Inclusion Excellence Awards. Ensure all verifiable evidence is submitted prior to the closing dates.
Explore the legacy of excellence and verified outcomes from past GDDC Inclusion Excellence Awards gala ceremonies.