Innovation for a life
without barriers.

We connect lived experience, technology, research, and partnership to turn barriers into practical solutions — from everyday accessibility challenges to future-facing concepts.

A barrier deserves more than awareness.
It deserves a path to action.

From barrier
to proof.

We don't run workshops for show. We move from a real challenge to a tested outcome — with the people who matter most at every step.

  1. Person identifying a barrier, representing the first step of the BIRNE7 process

    01

    Identify

    Real barriers, from people with direct lived experience. We listen before we build — because the problem definition is half the solution.

  2. Aerial view of participants collaborating at the BIRNE7 hackathon event, seated at round tables in a large open hall

    02

    Connect

    Researchers, developers, institutions, partners. Every challenge needs a different team. We build the right one.

  3. Person in a power wheelchair independently operating a large external monitor displaying code, with a collaborator standing alongside

    03

    Build

    From concept to prototype, from workshop to working solution. We test with the people who matter most — the people who will actually use it.

  4. Presenter sharing research on digital accessibility potentials — cognitive, sensory, social, and communication dimensions — to a diverse seated audience including wheelchair users

    04

    Share

    Knowledge, guidelines, open publication. What we learn, we share — so others can build on it. Access should compound.

Partners & Supporters
Aktion Mensch ESA — European Space Agency Google.org CJD Access

Inclusion is not a workshop.
It is not a policy document.
It is built — with the people who live it.

BIRNE7 brings together people with lived experience, developers, researchers, institutions, and industry partners to identify barriers and co-create meaningful solutions.

We work at the intersection of accessibility, technology, participation, and applied innovation. Our goal is a future where access is built in — not added later.

Co-creation first Real-world relevance Technology for participation Accessibility by default Action over talk
Who we are

Many backgrounds,
one shared goal.

BIRNE7 is a nonprofit collective spanning technology, design, research, law, education, and social work. United by one commitment: building solutions that work for everyone, including people with direct lived experience of barriers.

We push inclusive design further than incremental. Powered by a growing network of contributors, advisors, and partners.

Meet the full team →
Sebastian Schroth

Sebastian Schroth

Executive Board

Jonas Jung

Jonas Jung

Executive Board

Daniel Ari

Daniel Ari

Executive Board

Fatma Ari

Fatma Ari

Marketing

Leon Wildt

Leon Wildt

European Projects

Maximilian Reymann

Maximilian Reymann

Advisor Technology

Nicolas Butterwegge

Nicolas Butterwegge

European Projects

Aniella Tiedje

Aniella Tiedje

Lead Fingerfunke

Katharina Brauner

Katharina Brauner

Lead Fingerfunke

Denise Bodemer

Denise Bodemer

UX/UI Design Expert

Experience a barrier?
Let's build together.

Share the barrier you face, the idea you have, or the solution you have already started. We listen, connect, and build — together with you.