WikiIndaba 2023/Submissions/Wiki4Inclusion Project; Open Knowledge for all and by All

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Author(s): Stella Sessy Agbley, Joy Agyepong	Username(s): SAgbley Joy Agyepong	Type of submission: Workshop
Author(s): Stella Sessy Agbley, Joy Agyepong	Affiliation: Wikimedia Ghana User Group	Theme(s): Equity, Inclusion, and Community Health, Education, community engagement
Abstract: This session aims at describing what has been done in the past two years with a disability community and how to get others involved in the process of making digital skills accessible to people with disabilities.		Level of advancement: Basic
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		Extra information: While social inclusion programs have long focused on digital technology, we have remained silent /failed in educating and empowering people with disabilities to act as technology makers and shapers, not merely passive users. We have organised,and trained some persons with hearing impairments for the past two years and would love to share challenges and wins and would want to collaborate with other Wikimedians and share ideas through round table discussions and be the voice for people with disabilities. - Etherpad

How will this session be beneficial for the communities in the region? I do believe this should be a topic of concern as this involves inclusion of all to be able to contribute to the sum of all human knowledge without barriers or limitation due to their disabilities The following are the outcomes estimated from the presentation 1. Awareness creation for inclusion of persons with disabilities 2. Collaboration between local communities and wikimedia editors:

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