by Florence Awino | Nov 6, 2023 | Highlights, kictanet post
Gendered disinformation is targeted at individuals based on their gender or exploits gendered narratives for political, social, or economic gain. Disinformation refers to the deliberate creation of false information with the intent of harming an individual, social...
by Florence Awino | Sep 8, 2023 | Accessibility, Highlights
Lucy Dawson shared a wholesome TikTok video of how she began walking with the aid of a cane. It ended with someone on Meta using her pictures to solicit money on a fake account with 52,000 followers. But not before someone reposted the clip on Twitter to amplify the...
by Florence Awino | Jun 18, 2023 | Accessibility, Highlights
In an ideal scenario, where we are now living in a highly connected world, it is critical that the web be usable by everyone regardless of individual capabilities and disabilities. This is a paraphrase of a quote that the founder of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee...
by Florence Awino | May 4, 2023 | Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
After weeks of working tirelessly behind the scenes as researchers, Nicodemus Nyakundi and Florence Ouma had a lot to share with Ms. Judy Okite. In one of the events leading to the launch of the report on the accessibility of government websites, KICTANet’s Digital...
by Angela Minayo | Oct 8, 2022 | Access, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet, kictanet post
By Florence Ouma People with limited vision and reliance on screen readers still do not have complete accessibility to social media content. We can remedy that with some steps. What Is Alt Text? Alt text is a short form for “alternative text.” It makes online content...
