Swedish accessibility SME specializing in inclusive digital design for health systems, public services, and ageing populations across Europe.
Funka is a Swedish SME specializing in digital accessibility and inclusive design, helping public services and health systems become usable by people with disabilities, older adults, and other underserved groups. They bring user-centered design expertise to EU projects, ensuring that digital tools — from e-government platforms to health data systems — meet accessibility standards and real user needs. Their work spans accessibility auditing, co-design methodologies, and frameworks for cognitive and digital accessibility in both social care and digital health contexts.
Core contributor across Easy Reading (cognitive accessibility framework), RISEWISE (social inclusion for women with disabilities), WeGovNow (accessible e-government), and IC-Health (digital health literacy).
Coordinated both PROEIPAHA and WE4AHA on active and healthy ageing innovation uptake, and participated in DigitalHealthEurope and GATEKEEPER on integrated digital health and care.
SoCaTel focused on multi-stakeholder co-creation for long-term care, WeGovNow on citizen co-production in public services, and WE4AHA on widening digital innovation uptake.
RISEWISE addressed women with disabilities in social engagement, Easy Reading targeted cognitive accessibility, and GATEKEEPER addressed people at health and social risks.
WeGovNow developed participative approaches for local governance, while WE4AHA supported large-scale digital innovation uptake in public health services.
In their earlier H2020 projects (2015–2017), Funka focused on e-government, citizen participation, social inclusion, disability rights, and gender issues — essentially making public services and civic participation accessible to excluded groups. From 2017 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward digital health and care: integrated care for older adults, health data, personalised medicine, and smart living environments. The accessibility and co-design expertise remained constant, but the application domain moved from governance and social inclusion toward health systems and ageing populations.
Funka is converging on digital health accessibility — expect them to pursue projects combining assistive technologies, health data platforms, and age-friendly digital services.
Funka primarily operates as a participant (7 of 9 projects), contributing specialized accessibility and user-centered design expertise to larger consortia. Their two coordinator roles were both Coordination and Support Actions focused on promoting active and healthy ageing initiatives, suggesting they take leadership in community-building and dissemination rather than large-scale R&D. With 140 unique partners across 24 countries, they are well-networked and comfortable joining diverse international teams as the accessibility specialist.
Funka has collaborated with 140 unique partners across 24 countries, indicating a broad European network spanning Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe. Their partnerships span universities, public authorities, NGOs, and technology companies — reflecting the cross-sector nature of accessibility work.
Funka occupies a rare niche as a private company with deep expertise in both digital accessibility standards and EU health/social care policy landscapes. Unlike academic partners who study inclusion theoretically, Funka delivers practical accessibility auditing and co-design — making them the go-to partner when a consortium needs to ensure its digital outputs actually work for people with disabilities, older adults, or low digital literacy. Their dual track record in e-government and digital health means they can bridge public service design with health system innovation.
