“We are delighted to see that as part of the digital transition;people with disabilities are taken into account.”
The director of the Cjarc center, Coco Bertin
The government of Cameroon through the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Ms. Minette Libom Li Likeng donated an inclusive multimedia center to the CJARC (Club of Young Blind Rehabilitated of Cameroon).
This center is a framework dedicated to learning of information and communication technologies (ICT) accessible to people with disability especially the blind and partially sighted people. It is equipped with ultramodern devices and equipment meeting international standards. According to the head of the Céciweb and IT training department, Audrey Makoumbo,
This space allows access to various documents for visually impaired people in Braille. It will also include, among others, textbooks and school documents, work reports. The sound library or sound library service represents an audio information bank that will promote the socio-professional integration of beneficiaries in general and disabled people in particular
The official inauguration ceremony of the center which took place on Monday 2, December 2020 was opened by Ms. Minette Libom Li Likeng in the presence of several distinguished personalities in particular; the Mayor of Yaoundé, Minister of Secondary Education, the representative of the Minister of Social Affairs and many guests representing private, public and semi-public companies, civil society NGOs and the media.
During the speech delivery, the Minister for telecommunications recalled the government’s commitment to bridging the digital divide.
The head of state called for digital inclusion
According to director of CJARC, the Cameroonian government through this initiative promote inclusiveness of persons with disabilities in reducing the digital divide.
AFUB Central Africa regional report.
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