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Educational tool for children with visual impairments to learn how to code launched in UK

Educational tool for children with visual impairments to learn how to code launched in UK

January 21, 2020 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Digital Literacy, Persons with disabilities, Youth and children

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…

Centre for excellence in universal design and assistive technology to be established in Egypt

January 8, 2020 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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

December 27, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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…

ICT-enabled education for adults with hearing impairments in remote areas of Trinidad and Tobago

ICT-enabled education for adults with hearing impairments in remote areas of Trinidad and Tobago

December 17, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, ICTs for education, Persons with disabilities, Remote/underserved areas

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

Second annual Accessible Europe event held in St. Julian’s, Malta

December 13, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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

Sixth annual Accessible Americas event held in Quito, Ecuador from 20 to 22 November

December 2, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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 holds first AI for accessibility hackathon across the Asia Pacific

November 26, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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 introduces biometric passports accessible to the blind and persons with visual impairments

November 22, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

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…

New report on smart cities in Spain highlights the need for improved digital inclusion of persons with disabilities

New report on smart cities in Spain highlights the need for improved digital inclusion of persons with disabilities

November 19, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities

The newly launched Smart Index (Índice Smart), the first such tool in Spain to measure the progress of smart cities and identify challenges and opportunities for improvement, indicates that Spanish cities should develop more active and efficient policies to improve the inclusion…

Qatar IT Conference and Exhibition 2019 organized under the theme of ‘safe smart cities’

Qatar IT Conference and Exhibition 2019 organized under the theme of ‘safe smart cities’

November 2, 2019 · by ITU Digital Inclusion Division · in Accessibility, Persons with disabilities, Seniors

The Qatar Information Technology Conference & Exhibition (QITCOM) took place from 29 October to 1 November 2019 under the theme “Safe Smart Cities”. One of the topics highlighted by this year’s event was the importance of digital inclusion in the…

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