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IFES is so honored to be recognized on the Forbes list as one of the leading innovators and impact-makers in Accessibility. And of course, we couldn't do it without Virginia Atkinson!

The Forbes Accessibility 200 highlights the biggest innovators and impact-makers in accessibility, from juggernauts like Microsoft to VC-seeking startups. Based on more than 700 interviews and input from an expert advisory board across all sectors of business and society, the list highlights companies, individuals, and organizations that make the world more available to everyone.

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PICTURED: IFES CEO Tony Banbury (center) with IFES Senior Global Advisor for Inclusion Virginia Atkinson (left) and Michael Pichler of the Zero Project while at the Zero Project Conference 2026, the legendary global convening for disability inclusion innovation.

📣 📚 IFES is pleased to publish “Durable Trust: A Strategic Communications Framework for Electoral Management Bodies.”

“Durable Trust” presents a capability-based strategic communications framework for elections professionals.

Strategic communication is not just public relations or crisis response. It includes leadership signaling, stakeholder engagement, internal coordination, information integrity, and service delivery.

For electoral management bodies, communications is a core institutional function that directly shapes electoral integrity, public confidence, and the legitimacy of election outcomes.

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