7 - Targeted Strategic Initiatives
Supporting the integration of students with
disabilities in state schools and higher
education institutions through the use of ICTs
Developing e-learning programs and
techniques to serve people with disabilities
Providing training for teachers – an essential
pillar in the education process for people with
disabilities – in the use of ICTs to enhance
integration
Developing the mental abilities of people
with intellectual disabilities and the sight
impaired through development of nonformal education
Enhancing opportunities for employment:
Ensuring equal employment opportunities
for people with disabilities according to their
academic and vocational levels
Empowering people with disabilities to
maximize their independence and improve
their quality of life
Opening the labor market to people with
disabilities and raising their employability
through basic IT training
Providing training and work opportunities in
cooperation with call centers and major ICT
companies
Building information infrastructure for people
with disabilities:
Establishing a national disabilities observatory
to develop and maintain databases related to
persons with disabilities, covering: types and
causes of disabilities; geographic distribution;
qualifications and skill levels; training
required by people with disabilities and those
involved in their teaching and training; and
details of the official and non-governmental
entities serving and representing people
with disabilities
Establishing a national network of vocational
rehabilitation centers for people with disabilities
Raising awareness about specialized software
that facilitates communication for people
with disabilities
Promoting research, development and
innovation in ICTs for people with disabilities:
Promoting research and development in
technologies for people with disabilities,
giving priority to low-cost technologies
available in Arabic
Implementing a project in cooperation with
the Ministry of Scientific Research to promote
research in the field of integration of people
with disabilities through ICTs
Supporting international cooperation in the
field of ICTs for people with disabilities:
Participating actively in regional and
international conferences and forums concerned
with ICTs for people with disabilities
Preparing periodic reports on activities
related to ICTs for people with disabilities
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Holding an annual conference on ICTs for
people with disabilities
Table 7.5: ICT for Empowering People with Disabilities Initiative, PWDs – Primary Programs
Programs
Activities
Establishment of an accessible web portal covering
issues of concern to people with disabilities
Table 7.5: ICT for Empowering People with Disabilities Initiative, PWDs – Primary Programs
Promoting equal opportunities in education:
Information and
Knowledge Access
Support Program
Provision of specialized software in Technology
Homes and establishment of e-libraries
Harmonizing information systems in accordance
with global standards
Provision of courses in sign language and audio
programs to facilitate correct pronunciation of
letters for the hearing and sight impaired
Output
Web portal
100 Technology Homes equipped with
specialized software
Development of an Egyptian information
directory
Development of the Unified Egyptian Sign
Language Program
Development of audio programs
Provision of low-cost video calls for persons with
hearing impairments
Facilitation of access to online financial and
banking services
Service and Access
Development
Program
Enhancement of e-government services
Establishment of a hotline for people with
disabilities
Adaptation of post offices, telephone exchanges
and other public service outlets
Provision of telemedicine services for people with
disabilities
Provision of low-cost video calls for people
with hearing impairments through at least
one mobile service provider
Hotline serving people with disabilities
Adaptation of 50% of post offices and
telephone exchanges
Provision of telemedicine services in 10
governorates
Provision of free access to audio book libraries
Equality in
Education Program
Supporting the integration of students with
disabilities in state schools and higher education
institutions
Development of e-learning programs to serve
people with disabilities
Provision of the technology needs of 150
inclusive schools
Training of 300 teachers
Training of teachers disabilities
Development of non-formal education
Employability
Enhancement
Program
Provision of job opportunities for people with
disabilities through call centers
Provision of jobs for 200 persons with
disabilities
Provision of training for employment
Provision of basic IT skills training
Provision of basic IT skills training for
100,000 persons with disabilities
Cooperation with major ICT companies to promote
employment opportunities for people with
disabilities
Cooperation with 50% of ICT companies
to promote employment opportunities for
people with disabilities