by Florence Awino | May 1, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Networks, Highlights
Community networks and other community-led initiatives across Africa are playing an important role in connecting underserved rural communities to the Internet. However, as highlighted in a recent panel discussion hosted by KICTANet, they still face many challenges...
by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Apr 24, 2024 | Accessibility, Digital Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
Community Networks (CNs) are powerful tools for reaching out to and connecting with communities at the grassroots level. They operate within the community’s norms and ways of life, better equipping them to ensure Disability, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The...
by David Indeje | Mar 15, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
The digital age offers a wealth of opportunities, but for millions of people with disabilities (PWDs), it can be a roadblock. A 2019 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Monographic Analytical Report study reveals how PWDs face exclusion online. Beyond physical...
by Florence Awino | Feb 26, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Networks, Highlights
Remarks from the Digital Accessibility Program We often think about disability through two narrow lenses: the medical and the social models. The medical perspective sees it as an individual problem, focusing on limitations and seeking solutions like...
by Florence Awino | Feb 20, 2024 | Accessibility, Community Networks, Highlights
Stakeholders from across sectors gathered at the inaugural National Summit of Community Networks in Kenya to explore how community networks can help realize Kenya’s digital aspirations. KICTANet Trustee, Barrack Otieno, reminded attendees that, with only 23%...