Press release
The Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD) Inc. was selected as a beneficiary and partner of Dominica SiFoCol Alumni Association (DSAA’s) 2024 Community Social Impact Grant for a project: ICT Program – Empowerment of persons with disabilities through computer literacy and social media skills.
DAPD is seeking to build the capacity of persons with disabilities including those who are visually impaired.
This project is developed to provide training in Information and Communication Technology. The overall goal is to assist persons with disabilities to become computer literate, thus contributing to enhancing their skills and employability.
The objectives of this project include enabling persons with disabilities to become computer literate and building the capacity of DAPD to deliver training courses in computer skills. This program started this week and will run for three months with six participants and seeks to expose participants to a world of information and the possibility of broadening their horizons and extending their social skills by meeting like-minded people. Also, this program will be ongoing beyond this period to get as many persons with disabilities trained to be computer literate.
DAPD extends sincere gratitude to Dominica SiFoCol Alumni Association, for their belief in the ICT Program’s potential and the impact this project can have on persons with disabilities.