by Florence Awino | Dec 9, 2024 | Accessibility, Highlights
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) in Nairobi was a powerful gathering, celebrating progress and renewing commitments to inclusion. Leaders, advocates, stakeholders, and persons with disabilities discussed how innovation, policy, and technology...
by David Indeje | Dec 3, 2024 | Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities underscores the importance of promoting the rights and well-being of people with disabilities. This year’s theme of “amplifying the leadership of people with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future,”...
by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Nov 17, 2024 | Accessibility, Cyber Security, Digital Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics’ Analytical Report on Disability, only 9.8% of women with disabilities in Kenya have access to the internet, which is a disappointingly low figure. This percentage is even lower in rural areas, where internet...
by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Sep 27, 2024 | Accessibility, Digital Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post, Policy Brief, Publication, Reports, stakeholder engagement
There are community networks. And there is a disability. Now imagine a community with shared digital resources and possibilities. A community that embraces everyone, regardless of their abilities. That is the power of community networks. Kenya defines disability as a...
by Florence Awino | Sep 21, 2024 | Accessibility, Highlights
The internet has become indispensable to modern life, fuelling global connectivity and innovation. However, the environmental impact of the digital infrastructure is significant, contributing to climate change through rising energy consumption and emissions. The...
by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Aug 19, 2024 | Accessibility, Digital Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post, KIGF ONLINE
The just concluded Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2024 (KIGF) was truly inspiring! It reflected the dedicated effort of KICTANet, and its Disability Program to advocate for the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in various internet forums and platforms....