In Milan, guides Maria and Alissa brought creativity into the darkness. Maria designed themed experiences like birthdays, treasure hunts, and aperitifs, while Alissa created musical workshops for children. Their imagination turned visits into joyful, inclusive, and memorable moments of connection.

For five years, a young man with a developmental disability has cared for our Seoul exhibition with quiet devotion. During COVID-19, he came daily to disinfect and clean, helping keep everyone safe. Now one of our longest-serving employees, he is known for his reliability and attention to detail—proof that excellence often lives in unseen acts.

At WUF12 by UN-Habitat, Dialogue in the Dark Egypt offered an immersive experience showing how perception, empathy, and accessibility shape future cities. A university professor in architectural design was deeply moved and contacted the team afterward to propose a project to embed accessibility and inclusion in Egypt’s building codes. This encounter shows Dialogue’s growing influence beyond disability awareness.

A father visited Dialogue in the Dark with his daughter and was deeply moved by guide Oz Ben David’s openness. He later asked Oz to help his father-in-law, who had lost a leg and most of his vision. The family joined a special tour, where Oz guided with patience and care, bringing moments of connection and hope. The experience became a healing encounter for them all.

The Youth of Difference Ambassador Program empowered 74 students in seven schools to promote empathy and inclusion. Through mentoring and experiential learning, they led projects that deepened awareness of disability and diversity. The program strengthened their empathy, confidence, and leadership.

In 2024, Dialogue in the Dark Shenzhen partnered with Chenyu Group to expand community outreach by organizing two charity musical concerts held entirely in darkness. Each concert welcomed over 200 attendees, offering a powerful experience of sound, empathy, and connection. The collaboration showed how creativity and partnership can turn awareness into social impact.

All my life, my family never asked what it was like to be blind. When I became a guide at Dialogue in the Dark, I finally found a way to show them. During a tour with my uncles, they experienced my world, trusted me to lead, and began asking the questions they had avoided for years. In that moment, I felt truly seen — and something inside me changed.

Isaac, a wheelchair user, once thought a tech career was out of reach due to limited training and disability unemployment in Hong Kong. Through Dialogue in the Dark’s Career Empowerment Platform 2024, he gained confidence and was matched with Smart Age Intelligence, An startup. The opportunity gave him his first tech role and a path to contribute to home care innovation.

A Malaysia Aviation Group participant shared that the Collaborative Mindset and Empathy workshops by Dialogue Includes All were unlike anything they had experienced. Guided by facilitators with visual disability, they learned leadership through support, rethought communication and assumptions, and found the darkness exercises inspiring, reflective, and truly transformative.

A first-grade boy wrote an award-winning essay after visiting Dialogue in the Dark Takeshiba. Guided by Nagi-san, he explored darkness, played catch, and tasted dumplings “even better than when I could see.” He wrote, “I felt incredibly safe.” His reflection showed how one experience can reshape how children understand disability and inclusion.

Blind since birth, Adelyn Koh joined Dialogue in the Dark Singapore in 2023, bringing warmth and positivity to every tour. Her connection to Dialogue began as a student, when a visit helped her classmates finally understand her world and relate to her with empathy. That experience shaped her path. Now a guide and musician, she shares that same transformative understanding with others.

At Dialogue in the Dark Singapore, Assistant Manager Elizabeth Pang led the Ngee Ann Polytechnic contingent at the 2024 Purple Parade, bringing together sighted and visually impaired participants. They created all props from recycled materials and won the Most Eco-Friendly Contingent Award. Her leadership showed how inclusion and sustainability can drive social impact.

A family visited Dialogue in the Dark after their 10-year-old son was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa. We arranged a private tour with a guide who also has RP. What they expected to be difficult became a joyful experience. The boy bonded with his guide, calling him “the coolest person I’ve ever met”, and the family asked to stay in touch. Their visit turned fear into hope.

When the Managing Director of UPS Lakshmi visited Dialogue in the Dark, the experience made a deep impression. He pledged to raise PwD employment to 4% and asked our team to conduct a job role–disability fitment analysis, review accessibility, and support policy updates. As a result, UPS Lakshmi has begun recruiting PwDs across multiple sites.

A young girl visited our exhibition and, after overcoming her initial fear, followed the guide’s confident voice through the darkness. When she learned the guide was blind, she ran to her mother and said, “Mom, when I grow up, I want to be blind!” Her innocent admiration revealed how Dialogue transforms fear into fascination and inspires new ways of seeing difference.