Digital Accessibility – ICT Access and Equality
This is KICTANet’s work on Digital Accessibility. We are working directly with Persons with Disabilities in Kenya towards influencing their access to ICTs as well as their lived experiences and their input towards ICT policy in Kenya.
Some outputs form the program
Our Programs
Digital Accessibility
Since 2022, this Digital Accessibility program addresses all accessibility issues for Persons With Disabilities, the aged, and anyone affected by Accessibility challenges.
Welcome to the IGF 2023: It just Begun
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 has arrived, and the air is full of excitement. This annual event celebrates all things related to Internet Governance, digitality, and the limitless possibilities that the Internet offers. This year’s IGF is hosted in Kyoto by...
#FIFAfrica 2023: The Internet Freedom We Want for Africa
Policies and legal frameworks are the ladders we need to enjoy full freedom of the Internet and the digital space, and the foundation of it is accurate and well-secured data. It is also paramount that the laws we so much need are bucked up by evidence-based research data and a clear understanding of their expected impacts or outcomes.
#FIFAfrica23: Temperature Check on the State of Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
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...
#KICTANet Space – The Impact of Accessibility and Equality Fellowship
Part III The perception of disability tends to be similar across all regions. Does this call for a universal solution? Unfortunately, the universalisation of disability makes persons with disabilities be treated as a homogeneous group, regardless of the diversity of...
Digital Accessibility at KICTANet
Part I The Digital Accessibility program, which started a year ago as ICT Access and Equality for Persons with Disabilities, have seen a myriad of achievements in the digital space in Kenya and beyond. Looking back, and in celebration of the program's first...
Cross-Platform OGBV: An Insidious Problem
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...