ICT can solve problems for persons with disabilities in the Pacific
There is room within the Pacific to develop and change mindsets concerning persons with disabilities using Information Communication Technology (ICT), said South Pacific Computer Society President Ms. Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro during the Youth Regional Conference on Disability this morning.
Tamanikaiwaimaro said this would be possible if we synergize initiatives and build effective partnerships in the Pacific region to combat ICT accessibility problems for persons with disabilities.
“Opportunities for partnership include developing working groups that specifically focuses on Access for Disabled Persons in ICT that can have further sub working groups for Technical Experts and Users,” she said.
Tamanikaiwaimaro added there were also opportunities for partnership with statistics offices to map the ICT state of persons with disabilities, to develop relevant metrics and indicators and work closely with schools to rollout programmes to create relevant advocacy for persons with disabilities to access ICT.
Tamanikaiwaimaro who is also the manager of the Japan Pacific ICT Centre at USP said, USP, being the largest education service provider in the Pacific and forerunner in the use of ICT to proliferate access to education, has been doing their best to reach out to those with disabilities in the community.
She said certain progress towards the accessibility of ICT to persons with disabilities; include the installation of software to aid those with visual and hearing impairments at the USP Disability Resource Center.
Tamanikaiwaimaro added strategies for advancing the rights of persons with disabilities include, putting people and communities first then collaborating with regional, national and local stakeholders, in facilitating awareness and encouraging dialogue. Furthermore she adds that ICT helps local and national communities get their stories and issues heard and leveraging growth through enhancing the Knowledge Hub in USP.
Meanwhile PDF in collaboration with Disabled Persons Advocacy Association (DPA) of Vanuatu is currently working in partnership with its Government and the International Telecommunication Union on an ICT pilot project, to promote ICT accessibility in country and the Pacific.
Tamanikaiwaimaro said this would be possible if we synergize initiatives and build effective partnerships in the Pacific region to combat ICT accessibility problems for persons with disabilities.
“Opportunities for partnership include developing working groups that specifically focuses on Access for Disabled Persons in ICT that can have further sub working groups for Technical Experts and Users,” she said.
Tamanikaiwaimaro added there were also opportunities for partnership with statistics offices to map the ICT state of persons with disabilities, to develop relevant metrics and indicators and work closely with schools to rollout programmes to create relevant advocacy for persons with disabilities to access ICT.
Tamanikaiwaimaro who is also the manager of the Japan Pacific ICT Centre at USP said, USP, being the largest education service provider in the Pacific and forerunner in the use of ICT to proliferate access to education, has been doing their best to reach out to those with disabilities in the community.
She said certain progress towards the accessibility of ICT to persons with disabilities; include the installation of software to aid those with visual and hearing impairments at the USP Disability Resource Center.
Tamanikaiwaimaro added strategies for advancing the rights of persons with disabilities include, putting people and communities first then collaborating with regional, national and local stakeholders, in facilitating awareness and encouraging dialogue. Furthermore she adds that ICT helps local and national communities get their stories and issues heard and leveraging growth through enhancing the Knowledge Hub in USP.
Meanwhile PDF in collaboration with Disabled Persons Advocacy Association (DPA) of Vanuatu is currently working in partnership with its Government and the International Telecommunication Union on an ICT pilot project, to promote ICT accessibility in country and the Pacific.
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