Blog

26 Oct 2020

Meet Nice: Setting her sights on international diplomacy despite blindness

Nice Watetu Macharia, inABLE Alumni speaking during the inABLE Media Breakfast at Sarova Stanley Hotel Nice Watetu began losing her sight when she was 12 years old; everything around her became dark, and she would injure her finger while fetching grass...

October 19, 2020

Meet Joyce: Reimagining her Future After Sudden Blindness

Photo Caption: Shadrack Otieno (L), inABLE Computer Instructor, Haron Otieno (C), Lolwe TV Host, and Joyce Achola (R), inABLE Computer-Lab –for-the-Blind Program Alumni  Every year on October 11th, UNICEF observes International Day of the Girl to...

October 12, 2020

Meet David: Empowered to pursue his musical dream

Anthony Njoroge (L), inABLE Computer Instructor, David Mutugi (C), inABLE Computers -for-the-Blind Program Alumni and Karimi Kaunty (R), Radio Host, WERU FM  According to the WHO, 1 billion people worldwide have a preventable or unaddressed vision impairment. The...

September 10, 2020

Meet Haben: A global disability rights advocate

The image above is a photo of Haben Girma smiling. The image has a blue background and Haben is wearing a black shirt. Haben is the author of the...

August 31, 2020

Registration opens for first-ever online Inclusive Africa Conference

inABLE.org is set to host the first ever virtual Inclusive Africa Conference 2020  on 8th and 9th October, from 9 – 11:30 am EAT .The conference's theme is promoting...

August 20, 2020

Homeschooling: A game changer for special needs students

Photo caption: inABLE Computer Instructor Geobert Athoo (back right), Likoni Station helping out Brian Munga (Center with headphones), a 17-year-old student from Likoni High School for the Blind and his friends.  The coronavirus pandemic has had a global impact on educational systems. In order...

August 12, 2020

Valerie’s story: From despair to hope

According to recent studies, the status of girl-child education and persons with disabilities (PWDs) is quite concerning. Despite significant progress in getting girls into school, over 130 million girls...

5 Aug 2020

InABLE Team Trained to Create Accessible Digital Books

Where would you keep a valuable book or document if you had one? You are certain that you want to conserve it in the best way possible to ensure that it will last for many generations. A safe box or a...

July 21, 2020

Inclusive Education Leads to Future Opportunities

Did you know that people with disabilities (PWDs) experience higher rates of multidimensional poverty, which includes poorer health, lower levels of employment and earnings, and higher poverty rates? These...

April 24, 2020

Digital Accessibility in Africa: Why it matters now more than...

Banner As the global COVID19 pandemic continues, the global population's lives have been dramatically altered, highlighting how much we rely on digital systems and products for essential services in...

March 2, 2020

Advancing Digital-Accessibility Knowledge & Understanding in Africa

Delvin Obara, a 20-year old low vision high school graduate, advances her coding skills in the new inABLE internship program. inABLE is committed to expanding our computer labs for...

Sign up for our Newsletter.

Get the latest stories and news from inABLE by subscribing to our weekly newletter

* Indicates Required Information

A valid email address is required.