Open source software is the solution to making information technology accessible to people with disabilities. That’s the word from the Global Forum for People with Disabilities. The group held a series of presentations, debates and workshops at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) yesterday about their role in the information society.
I never knew of ICTs issues until I trained with the Highway Africa", says a smiling Ansbert Ngurumo holding tightly onto his prize. The trophy was presented to him at a Global Knowledge (GKP)/Panos Special Awards Night ceremony at a parallel event to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
Africa coordinator of the Youth Caucus Titi Akinsanmi has managed to get the voice of African youth reflected in the youth paragraph of the draft WSIS Declaration of Principles. A Nigerian working in South Africa, Akinsanmi grew up in abject poverty, but has ambitious plans for her future.
