Google Uses New York Fashion Week to Get Girls to Code
Prominent fashion designer Zac Posen pioneered a programmable little black dress at his recent Spring 2016 show at New York Fashion Week. Google’s Made With Code sponsored the 50 girls who helped program the dress to attend the show. By…
A Legal Stand Against Gender Discrimination in Tech
Ellen Pao, recent interim CEO of Reddit, knows first-hand the discrimination women in the technology and venture capital industries face. In response, she recently took legal action against her former employer, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a high-profile venture capital…
35th Conference for Persons with Disabilities in Ghana
The Ghanaian government recently celebrated the 35th biennial Persons with Disabilities Conference. The government takes this issue incredibly seriously, as evidenced by its Persons with Disability Law and its participation in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities….
Digital Literacy Training for Nigerian Women
The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) is teaming up with UN Women and Intel to train at least 25 women in ICT through a train the trainer approach. The aim of this program is to help women use and…
Contest for Accessible Technology Startups
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Foundation is sponsoring a video contest for accessible technology startups. The CEA Foundation, launched three years ago, promotes low-cost accessible technology for seniors and persons with disabilities. The foundation seeks entries from companies that provide…
Scotland Supports Youth Entrepreneurs
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minster of Scotland, recently committed £400,000 to the Prince’s Trust Scotland Enterprise Programme. This initiative supports the entrepreneurial endeavours of young entrepreneurs from disadvantaged backgrounds by offering advice, information, and financial support. This announcement came as part…
Including both Assistive and Accessible Technology in the UK
CIOs at the BBC, Royal National Institute for the Blind, and Natural Resources Wales understand the importance of incorporating both assistive and accessible technologies into their work. For example, Martin Britton, CIO at Natural Resources Wales, and Rohan Hewavisenti, Group…
MITA’s 25th Anniversary and Commitment to Accessibility, Employment and the Elderly
According to Tony Sultana, Executive Chairman of the Maltese Information Technology Agency (MITA), MITA’s achievements over the past 25 years are vast and varied. The organization has made great strides in using ICTs for education. For example, the government provided…
South African “Wired Women Conference” Works towards Tech Sector Diversity
The Wired Women Conference is a South African conference that aims to improve gender diversity in the tech sector. It is aimed at “women working in the tech industry and those who would like to learn how to harness its…
Four Companies Stand out in Bridging the Gender Gap
Increasingly, the trend in the tech industry is towards employing more women. Etsy, Automattic, Pinterest, and RebelMouse are four companies striving to boost the number of women in the ICT workforce. For example, Etsy’s Hacker School scholarships have helped increase…
