Education of children with visual impairments in Sub-Sahara Africa
An analysis of the educational offer for students with visual impairments across Sub-Saharan Africa created as a background document for the 2020 Global Monitoring Report.
An analysis of the educational offer for students with visual impairments across Sub-Saharan Africa created as a background document for the 2020 Global Monitoring Report.
Approximately one billion people in the world live with some form of disability and around 80% is located in developing countries. 90% of children with disabilities do not receive an education or attend school. To tackle this problem, inABLE has structured a specific program for young students with visual disabilities called “Computers-Labs-for-the-Blind”. We interviewed Irene Mbari-Kirika, founder and executive director of the no profit organisation to address the issue of digital accessibility in view of the Inclusive Africa Conference 2020.