Data Lead Africa Foundation

22/03/2024

20/09/2023

Deaf in Tech 5.0 is here, and it's bigger and better.

Starting on October 9th, we will focus on training Power BI and Excel.

Registration is OPEN, and it's absolutely FREE! use this link bit.ly/DLA-DIT5 to sign up. We believe that access to tech education should be inclusive, so we're making it accessible to all Deaf individuals.

This program is strictly for Deaf participants, and all you need to join is a laptop! Share this to any Deaf person who you think would be interested.

11/09/2023

Our Keynote speaker, the Executive Director of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Policy Innovation Center Dr Osasuyi Idirisu illustrated that Inclusion is not an icing on the cake, rather it is an integral component of our community, and is a fundamental human right.

She emphasized that ensuring everyone has a voice at the table is core in making inclusion effective.

She also highlighted that to strengthen the efficiency of disability, inclusive policies advocacy has to start from
-Collection of disability inclusive administrative data at source
-Ensuring that the parameters that is critical for inclusion is included in national surveys.

11/09/2023

Day 2 of the Deaf-in-Tech convening event.

We discussed on the challenges and opportunities in promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workforce.

It was highlighted that even when advocating for disability inclusion in the workplace, advocacy for accessibility and reasonable accommodations should be in the core component of our request.

In addition to the advocacy components, individual and personalized efforts such as Curating of requisite skills, networking, participating in job/career fairs and conferences are key steps in gaining employment.

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