For the Learner
Refreshable braille
< 1 minute readBraille is a tactile script that enables person with blindness to read written text using their fingers. Traditionally braille is embossed on thick paper.
October 10, 2022
For the Learner
Screen Magnifiers
2 minutes readA screen magnifier is software that presents enlarged screen content for people with visual impairments so they can better see words and images. This type of assistive technology is useful for people with some functional vision; people with little or no functional vision usually use a screen reader.
October 10, 2022
For the Learner
Screen Readers
2 minutes readScreen readers enable blind or visually impaired users to read the text that is displayed on the screen of a computer, smartphone or tablet with a speech synthesizer or braille display.
October 10, 2022
Interviews
My Journey to Decent Work: Irene’s Story
< 1 minute readIrene tells the story of her journey to find decent work as a young woman with a hearing impairment, and how she has found sustainable employment at the Silent Café in Kampala, Uganda.
August 9, 2022
Interviews
Smashing the Glass Ceiling: Ashar’s Story
< 1 minute readAshar tells the story of her journey to becoming the Finance Director of a bus company in Uganda, and how she is driving change in the transport sector as a woman with a of short stature. She shares the efforts she has made to make her company inclusive, the reasonable accommodations she uses to succeed, and the awareness raising initiatives she has spearheaded.
August 9, 2022
Best Practices
Inclusive ICT Training: Creating and Enabling Environment at Kampabits
3 minutes readKampabits is dedicated to promoting youth employability by offering Information and Computer Technology and life skills to the vulnerable youth in Uganda.
The organisation decided to become more inclusive and in 2018, they took on nine persons with disabilities;
August 9, 2022
Best Practices
Embracing Transformative Leadership Through University and Beyond: Mercy’s Story
6 minutes readMercy Mugure’s dream of seeing a disability-inclusive environment in Kenya started during her time at school. After acquiring a physical impairment at the age of ten, she has been an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities ever since. In this interview, Mercy discusses how she has been able to achieve her goals, promote disability awareness, and support people with disabilities in their search for formal employment.
August 9, 2022
Best Practices
Collaborating for Inclusion: Castleton University’s Disability Access Committee
3 minutes readCastleton University, a small public university in rural Vermont, USA, has made great strides in their journey to disability inclusion by embracing concepts of universal design, and embodying its tagline of being, “the small school with the big heart”.
June 28, 2022
Best Practices
Changing Narratives and Creating Conversation: One Woman’s Journey to Transformative Leadership
5 minutes readFatuma Mohamed, based in Nairobi, Kenya is the 32 year old CEO of NONDO (Northern Nomadic Disabled Persons Organization). She discusses her journey to becoming a transformative leader in the disability space, and the accommodations that supported her inclusion as a woman with a visual impairment.
April 20, 2022
How To
Building institutional capacity on disability inclusion through master trainers
3 minutes readA pilot training of Master Trainers was recently held for four Scholars Program partner institutions. This is a crucial step towards building institutional change on disability inclusion.
March 29, 2022
