CABE Foundation [Centre for Accessibility in Built Environment Foundation]

Name

CABE Foundation [Centre for Accessibility in Built Environment Foundation]

Legal name

Centre for Accessibility in Built Environment Foundation

Website

https://cabefoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accessibility Consulting Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil Society Strengthening & Civic Space (BPADAGAD), Architecture, Construction & Building Codes Reference (Design, BIM, Safety Codes) (EDAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Accessibility auditing services
• Universal design consulting
• Built environment audits
• ICT accessibility compliance
• Disability inclusion training

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Accessibility Consulting Services: Revenue generated from conducting accessibility audits of built environment and ICT systems for government and private establishments. Services include gap analysis, design appraisals, and remediation guidance.
2. Training and Capacity Building Programs: Fee-based training programs including Basic Accessibility Auditor Certification Courses, NBC Capsule Courses, and customized capacity building programs for organizations. Courses offered at NITS (BIS) and NCA (CPWD).
3. Government Empanelment: As an officially empaneled access auditor and training provider by DEPwD, Govt. of India, the foundation receives government contracts and assignments under Accessible India Campaign and other government initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CABE Foundation provides professional accessibility audit, consultancy, training, and policy advisory services focused on the built environment and ICT. It supports government bodies, corporates, and educational institutions in India to deliver inclusive, universally designed infrastructure and digital assets in line with Indian and international accessibility standards. As a Section 8 non-profit, it operates as an accessibility expertise and capacity-building organization.

Product overview

CABE Foundation offers a portfolio of professional services focused on accessibility and disability inclusion rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Accessibility Audits of Built Environment (buildings, transport infrastructure, public spaces) and Accessibility Audits of Web and ICT (websites, applications, digital systems). These are supported by Capacity Building and Training Programs, Policy and Standards Formulation services, Research and Advocacy initiatives, and Consultancy Services. Additionally, the organization publishes the 'Inclusive Transportation Around the World' newsletter and maintains an Accessibility Resources library containing international covenants, Indian disability laws, and accessibility standards documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained 13 CPWD officers who are now certified Basic Accessibility Auditors (March 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• Rehabilitation International, New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2025Partnered with Rehabilitation International for International Conference on 'Redefining Abilities - Towards a Vision for Inclusive and Empowered Living' held at India International Centre, New Delhi (November 2025). CABE Executive Director served on Organizing Committee.
• Delhi Judicial AcademymajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 April 2025Partnered with Delhi Judicial Academy to conduct disability sensitization and accessibility training at Tis Hazari Court. Programs cover Creating Accessible Documents & Sensitization towards Persons with Disabilities for judicial officers and court staff.
• National CPWD Academy (NCA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 17 March 2025Conducts Basic Accessibility Auditor Certification Course for CPWD officers under the aegis of CABE Foundation. NCA was designated as nodal agency for capacity development training on access audits of built environment under Accessible India Campaign.
• Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2025CABE empaneled as 'Web Accessibility Auditor' by DEPwD (OM No. I-14002/7/2022-AIC dated 04 February 2025) for five years (valid 04 Feb 2025 to 03 Feb 2030). Official recognition for digital accessibility auditing services.
• DRONAH (Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and Heritage)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2024Collaborated with DRONAH to organize inclusive visit to National Museum for students with disabilities on International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024. Partnered with National Association of the Blind (Delhi) and Prerna Niketan Sangh.
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 November 2024Conducted customized 2-day capacity building program on Accessibility in Buildings & Built Environment for 27 ICMR Nodal Officers from headquarters and regional centers. Training focused on healthcare and institutional spaces accessibility.
• Access Exchange International (AEI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024AEI Legacy partnership - CABE Foundation carries forward AEI's 30+ year legacy of accessible transportation documentation. Inherited publication rights and archives of 'Accessible Transportation Around the World' newsletter, now renamed 'Inclusive Transportation Around the World'. Tom Rickert (AEI Founder) serves as Honorary Chief Editor.
• BERT Project (Breaking Barriers in Education: Inclusion, Rehabilitation, and Technology) - JAMK University of Applied Sciences, FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2024Delivered virtual session on Accessibility of Built Learning Environments at Disability-Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop in Zanzibar. Project involves collaboration between Finnish and East African higher education institutions. CABE contributed international expertise on universal design.
• National Institute of Training for Standardization (NITS) / Bureau of Indian StandardscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 13 May 2024Ongoing partnership to conduct NBC Capsule Courses on Accessibility in Buildings and Built Environment. CABE leadership serves as expert faculty and contributes to standardization efforts as members on BIS technical committees. Currently engaged in revision of NBC 2025.
• Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2024CABE empaneled as 'Access Auditor for Built Environment' by DEPwD (Office Memorandum No. B-16007/3/2023-SIPDA dated 24 Feb 2024) for five years (valid 24 Feb 2024 to 23 Feb 2029). Enables government accessibility audit contracts.
• Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2017CABE leadership empaneled by DEPwD as training provider to train Access Auditors under Accessible India Campaign (Letter No. 4-8/2015-AIC dated 19 Jan 2017). This partnership enables CABE to train government-certified accessibility auditors.
• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) - Technical CommitteescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActively contributing to Technical Committees of Bureau of Indian Standards to formulate Indian Standards in accessibility of buildings, built environments, and ICT. Currently engaged in revision of National Building Code 2025.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WebAIM: US-based non-profit offering web accessibility training, audits, and WCAG-based guidance; directly comparable to CABE's Web Accessibility Auditor empanelment and training services.
• Access Exchange International: San Francisco-based non-profit focused on accessible transportation in developing countries; CABE inherited AEI's 'Inclusive Transportation' newsletter and editorial legacy in November 2024, making them the closest direct peer in mission and content.
• Disability Rights India: India-focused disability rights advocacy and resource portal that operates as a CABE sister site; overlapping audience and litigation/advocacy mission on Indian disability law.
• The Center for Universal Design (NC State University): Academic research and standards centre for universal design principles; closely comparable to CABE's research and policy formulation around Universal Design and built environment standards (incl. NBC contributions).
• AbilityNet: UK charity providing ICT/digital accessibility audits, training, and consultancy aligned to WCAG and global accessibility standards; comparable to CABE's web accessibility audit and ICT consultancy practice.
• Rehabilitation International: New York-based global disability inclusion non-profit; CABE is a formal conference partner (Re-defining Abilities conference, Nov 2025), overlapping closely on disability advocacy, training, and standards work.

Broad incumbents

• American Association of People with Disabilities: US national disability rights cross-disability organisation with cross-sector disability policy and access advocacy work; comparable in disability policy and inclusion focus, broader scale and US-centric.
• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): Large international NGO delivering disability inclusion programmes in low- and middle-income countries; comparable in mission and access audit / capacity building offerings across emerging markets.
• CBM Global Disability Inclusion: Large international disability NGO that operated CBM India where CABE's Executive Director T.D. Dhariyal served as Advisor; comparable on disability advocacy, advisory, and inclusion programmes but at global scale.

Regional players

• National Association of the Blind (Delhi): Delhi-based NGO providing services for visually impaired persons and a CABE programme partner; comparable on advocacy and inclusive engagement but with a narrower disability focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cabeindia
• Facebookfacebook.com/CABEIndia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cabe-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/cabe.india

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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