ICT 4 Person With Disabilities

National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in collaboration with Eight Tech Consults Limited in partnership with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) under contract number (Ref: UCC/UCUSAF GRANT/21-22/003) in accordance with its mandate under sections 3 and 5 of the Uganda Communications Act 2013 to carry out activities related to addressing digital inclusiveness of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), by enhancing knowledge management, ICT adoption, digital skills and access to E-services for persons with disabilities across the country. UCC notes that ICTs can significantly increase the socio-economic livelihoods of communities in Uganda, including Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). However, there is a growing outcry from the public and key stakeholders that the PWDs are increasingly becoming isolated from accessing and using ICTs despite the available evidence of the impact of ICTs. It is thus imperative that ICTs inclusiveness programs be implemented with key ecosystem partners to cater for the needs of the PWDs. It is against this background that UCC has over the years developed and implemented various initiatives aimed at ensuring universal access and usage of ICTs, the ICT4 Persons with disabilities is one of the innovations to be developed for persons with disabilities digital inclusiveness in Uganda under NUPIDU.