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ICTs designed to help the visually impaired

December 31, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

We have recently come across a few launches of apps and gadgets that were developed to assist and potentially increase the wellbeing of persons who are visually impaired, here are some of them: SwiftKey Symbols This is an assistive communication…

Digital inclusion in Australia: an ongoing discussion

December 30, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Indigenous peoples, Remote/underserved areas, Women and girls

Australia saw its seventh Social Inclusion Week between the 21st and the 29th of last month, during which a series of events took place under their annual theme (2015’s theme was “Collaborate, Connect and Celebrate!”). The events are targeted at…

An Accessible Educational Technology guide from the Spanish government

December 29, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Youth and children

Spain’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports joined forces with the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI) to publish a guide on accessible educational ICTs for students with disabilities. ICTs’ potential to heighten social inclusion is widely…

Code 4 CT asking for support through equipment donations for its classrooms

December 18, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Women and girls, Youth and children

Cape Town, South Africa, is home to Code 4 CT, an 18-month program designed to introduce South African girls into the world of ICTs. Girls are exposed to coding, design and soft skills to widen their spectre of career possibilities….

ICTs safeguarding persons with disabilities’ human rights

December 17, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Persons with disabilities

Following up to the New Delhi Declaration on Inclusive ICTs for Persons with Disabilities, UNESCO took the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (celebrated this past December 3rd 2015) to sign their new partnership with the Nippon Foundation. The agreement…

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Libraries in the UK join forces to increase digital literacy with the help of Tinder Foundation

December 16, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy

The Tinder Foundation has been busy lately! They have just announced the 16 chosen libraries in the United Kingdom to receive funding from the Libraries Digital Inclusion Fund Project. One of the libraries that received funding, the Portsmouth Central Library,…

Latest Mexican developments on accessibility and ICTs

December 15, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas

Joining the bandwagon of accessibility related news released at the beginning of this month, in the light of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Mexican government has published the web content accessibility guidelines to be followed by public…

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Internet and women empowerment in developing countries

December 14, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, Employment and entrepreneurship, ICTs for education, Remote/underserved areas, Women and girls

“Governments need to make digital skills the right of every girl and boy as part of a wider commitment to quality education for all, move faster to bring costs down and develop strategies that explicitly aim to increase women’s civic,…

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Yes, she can!

December 10, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Digital Literacy, ICTs for education, Women and girls

Microsoft held an ICT training for rural girls, called “Yes she can”, at its Bangladesh Office to kick-start a series of training programmes aimed at giving students the tools to improve their future career opportunities and overall well-being. During the…

Accuracy of TV subtitling in the UK

December 10, 2015 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility

Following numerous complaints, Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK, organized a series of four exercises to establish the quality of live subtitling on national television and the latest results were published at the end of last month. The assessments…

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