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Stakeholders call for digital accessibility to unlock job opportunities for PWDs

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Participants of the 2024 Inclusive Africa Conference make a presentation. [Courtesy]

Digital accessibility and assistive technology remain key drivers for creating job opportunities for persons with disabilities across the African continent.

Philip Thigo, the Special Envoy on Technology in the Executive Office of the President said digital inclusion is an enabler for people with disabilities to access jobs and enterprise opportunities being presented by technology.

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