Educational tool for children with visual impairments to learn how to code launched in UK
A new educational toy to help young students with vision impairment learn how to code has been launched on the UK market by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). Code Jumper was designed by Microsoft and developed by American Printing…
Mobile app offers on-demand American Sign Language interpretation
Jeenie is an American language interpretation app which offers deaf and hard of hearing users an alternative to traditional telecommunication relay services (TRS) in the form of on-demand American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. An interpreter will appear within a minute of…
Centre for excellence in universal design and assistive technology to be established in Egypt
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has partnered with the Japanese Assistive Technology Development Organisation (ATDO) to establish of a joint centre for excellence in universal design and Assistive Technology at the National Academy of Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities (NAID) to improve the digital…
Online opportunities to learn about web accessibility
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in collaboration with UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education(UNESCO IITE) is launching a free online course on web accessibility on 28 January 2020 on the edX platform. This English-language Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), which is open…
DOT Rwanda young Digital Ambassadors celebrated for contributing to greater digital inclusion
115 young Digital Ambassadors who worked to improve digital inclusion in Rwanda through digital skills training, digital entrepreneurship and technology-enabled social innovation graduated from the Digital Opportunity Trust’s (DOT) Digital Ambassador Program on 22 November 2019. The Digital Ambassadors provided digital skills training…
ICT-enabled education for adults with hearing impairments in remote areas of Trinidad and Tobago
Deaf Pioneers Life Centre (DPLC), an NGO in Trinidad and Tobago providing educational opportunities for hearing impaired persons, and the Digical Foundation have partnered to enable deaf and hearing impaired persons living in remote areas of the islands to access educational content through…
Second annual Accessible Europe event held in St. Julian’s, Malta
The second edition of Accessible Europe was held in St Julian’s, Malta, from 4 to 6 December 2019. This regional event for Europe was jointly organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission (EC), within…
Sixth annual Accessible Americas event held in Quito, Ecuador from 20 to 22 November
The sixth edition of Accessible Americas: ICTs for ALL took place in Quito, Ecuador, from 20 to 22 November 2019. Accessible Americas is the region’s flagship event to improve inclusiveness in the Americas by ensuring ICTs equally benefit all citizens, regardless their gender,…
Microsoft holds first AI for accessibility hackathon across the Asia Pacific
Microsoft held its first ever AI for Accessibility hackathon across seven Asian Pacific countries on 11 October, with the aim of developing artificial intelligence (AI) prototype solutions to challenges faced by persons with disabilities related to daily living, employability and communication, so…
Malta introduces biometric passports accessible to the blind and persons with visual impairments
Malta is among the first countries in the European Union to create a biometric passport (e-passport) accessible to the blind and persons with visual impairments. A Speech Code, in the form of a QR code sticker, can be affixed to…
