Alert: Launch of Accessibility of Government websites for Persons with Disability Scorecard

There are significant strides that have been made in regards to
accessibility of government websites to person’s with disabilities, as you
will be able to read from our report, which will be available tomorrow
after the launch .

Register and join us online for the launch through our Zoom registration
page.
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvduupqjovHNDQsIi4Dwb0MsEpwcritM1_#/registration

Kind regards,

On Wed, May 17, 2023, 10:29 Eric Kariuki via KICTANet <
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> I think the websites are not only unusable to PWDs but even all other
> segments.
>
> Can one read the report beforehand?
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM GATHARIKI NGIGI via KICTANet <
> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> This is good news. Given that most government’s websites have very poor
>> usability, I wonder how they fair on the accessibility scale.
>>
>> On Wed, 17 May 2023, 09:25 David Indeje via KICTANet, <
>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Listers,
>>>
>>> KICTANet, through the ICT Access and Equality for Persons with
>>> Disability program, has conducted research on the accessibility of
>>> government websites for persons with disabilities, and a scorecard was
>>> developed.
>>>
>>> The launch of the report will be on 18th May 2023 from 0800 to 1400
>>> hours EAT.
>>>
>>> Participants at the event will be drawn from the government, technical
>>> community, data protection officers, media, digital rights activists, and
>>> academia.
>>>
>>> The aim of this meeting is to launch the research and set the next
>>> priority agenda for ICT and inclusion in public services.
>>>
>>> To attend online, please register through our Zoom registration page.
>>>
>>> us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvduupqjovHNDQsIi4Dwb0MsEpwcritM1_#/registration
>>>
>>>
>>>