Egypt’s National Program for ICT Accessibility in Education for Persons with Disabilities

Details of the organization
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Egypt
http://www.mcit.gov.eg/
Governments
  • The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level: Yes
  • The organization has a national e-strategy: Yes

Information about the project
Egypt’s National Program for ICT Accessibility in Education for Persons with Disabilities
ICT-AiED
ICT Accessibility in Education for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) is the first national program to utilize ICT to ease access to and enhance the quality of education for PWDs. The program started with the formulation of the country’s Policy for ICT accessibility in Education. In order to put this policy into action, main pillars of the work were identified: technological accessibility of schools; teachers’ training; development of Assistive Technologies (AT) for education; and promotion of access to leaning materials. The program served 765 schools, 5500 teachers and supported the development of 12 AT. The program is implemented in cooperation with several stakeholders.
http://www.tamkeen.gov.eg
National implementation: Egypt
Ongoing from 02/02/2014 to 31/01/2019
Ministry of Education The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs UNICEF CISCO Misr Elkheir Foundation Vodafone foundation Daesen

WSIS information
* Enabling environment
  • Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
  • Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  • Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
  • Programme