Inclusive Africa Conference 2024
Advancing Digital Accessibility for a Disability-Inclusive Future in Africa
Advancing Digital Accessibility for a Disability-Inclusive Future in Africa
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Since the first Inclusive Africa Conference in 2020, the purpose of this annual event is to promote the advancement of digital accessibility and assistive technology for persons with disabilities in Africa. Over the last three years, this event has created a platform for disability and accessibility experts, people with lived experiences, policymakers, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, businesses, governments and others to share knowledge and created awareness across Africa about the importance of leaving no one behind. The discussions include employment, education innovations, and more.
In 2023, this will be an in-person event (350 people) with a live stream virtual-event (approximately 2,500 people globally) taking place concurrently. inABLE will partner with 20 leading disability organizations in Africa to host live watch parties with about 50 – 100 participants.
The third-annual 2022 Inclusive Africa Conference opened in Kenya on May 25th – 26th with a hybrid format to promote in-person engagement at the Nairobi Trademark Hotel and virtually through the 14 watch parties and live stream broadcast.
Over 2,400 delegates registered for the conference, while thousands more joined on day one via live stream. More than 400 attended in-person; among them, 63 global high-tech leaders and accessibility authorities from all over Africa and the world traveled to Nairobi (a few virtually) to share their knowledge, lessons learned, and global best practices.
The event was sponsored by MasterCard Foundation, Google, Microsoft, and Meta, among others.