Empower shop innovation / Nurshuhadah Anuar … [et al.]

This innovation is called ‘Empower Shop’ where it is an application for disabled people to sell their product through an application. A dedicated platform or an application that empowers disabled people to showcase and sell their handmade products, providing them with equal opportunities and a supportive community is needed. The reason why we chose to create this application is because we found that disabled have difficulties in gaining income on their own as they have less opportunities in getting a job in Malaysia. The objective of this application is to drive innovation by leveraging the unique perspectives and talents of individuals with disabilities in product development and empower individuals with disabilities to thrive. We also want to empower disabled people by giving them the authority or power to do something that can also make them stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights. Through this application disabled people could boost their confidence as it is flexible and can reduce physical barriers that allow them to sell their products independently. Users can use this application to support their business by buying products from this application. ‘Empower Shop’ is where disabled people can have a huge impact on the economy as their standard of living will get better because they can generate income from this platform. Our application is also different from other applications like ‘Shopee’ or TiktokShop’. Through ‘Empower Shop’, users can also donate to organizations that only focus on charity for people with disabilities.