TIA Launches Disability Technology And Innovation Programme To Transform Inclusive Access To Innovation In South Africa

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI), has launched the Disability Technology and Innovation Programme (DTIP) at the Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein on Monday, 4 August 2025. The launch marked a pivotal moment in South Africa’s commitment to inclusive innovation. The event brought […]

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Painting The Voices Of The Future: A Call For Disability Inclusion

By Ella Onyebe, artist and disability inclusion advocate As I stood before the blank wall of one of the busiest roundabouts in the heart of Abuja’s bustling business district, paintbrush in hand, I could not help but smile. Here I was about to create one of four murals that would speak for the estimated 1.3 […]

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Disability Inclusion Lifts Rural Ugandan Families From Poverty

Lawrence Akena was born 32 years ago with microcephaly. Because of his neurological condition, he didn’t go to school or benefit from skills training. The exclusion meant Akena survived on handouts and was one of the young persons living in extreme poverty in Kamdini sub-county, Uganda. “He would leave home early morning for Kamdini corner […]

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