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MADA – Building a Better world for People with Disabilities in QATAR

• Posted by Nabil Eid on May 23, 2011 at 5:00pm
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MADA – Building a Better world for People with Disabilities in QATAR

The center is important initiative in building a digital community for persons with disabilities in Qatar and MENA region.
The role of information and communication technology in collaboration with the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology ICT Qatar and the role of Qatar government in the consolidation of the meanings of digital inclusion by connecting people with disabilities through ICT and Assistive Technology.
MADA center able to find integrated solutions in information technology for persons with disabilities according for using assistive technology standards.
The center has a vision in achieving the overall goals of empowerment and equal opportunities for people with disabilities to integrate them into Qatar society.

This initiative work to achieve ICT and AT for inclusion and e-learning of persons with disabilities and increase the use of assistive technology and focus on the role of ICT & AT in bridging the digital divide in Qatar society between the non-disabled persons and the persons with disabilities. Also, development projects, develop researches which related in promote of persons with disabilities in Qatar by using ICT and AT.

The Qatar Assistive Technology Center (Mada) is a non-profit organization that strives to empower and enable people with disabilities through Information and Communication Technology. (ICT) as a way of fostering greater equity and empowerment, and creating public awareness around best practices in Assistive Technology (AT).
As a public private partnership, Mada is a collaborative effort between key ICT industry partners, Disability Service Providers (DSPs), and different governmental bodies.
At the heart of Mada will be a state-of-the-art Resource Centre, open for all.
The Resource Centre in Doha will feature interactive environments for the visually impaired, hearing impaired, learning disabled, and people with physical disabilities, with an information resource library highlighting the latest developments and best practices in the field of Assistive Technology."

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