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%...
by Florence Awino | Oct 1, 2023 | Accessibility, Highlights
One undeniable benefit of technology is the ability to open opportunities to participate more actively in society. Access to information, education, medical care, business opportunities, and so on is better for people who can access technology. There have been...
by Catherine Kyalo | Jul 26, 2023 | Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
In the previous blogs, we delved deeper into the radio spectrum, which is the range of frequencies allocated for transmitting wireless signals. It includes the radio frequency spectrum used for various communication technologies, such as television, radio, cellular...
