Date: 31/12/2020
Mada Innovation Program has endorsed Lazarillo app which provides, the first of its kind, a complete solution for guidance for the visually impaired through voice messages guiding them through their city and building environments, with information about current position and points of interest.
Date: 28/12/2020
Mada announces the two winners of alecso apps awards 2020. Mada Center extends its heartfelt congratulations to Amani Abu Alaa, State of Qatar, the developer of “Educational Encyclopedia” application and Hayat Information Technology Company, Oman, the developers of “SignBook” the winner of Mada – ALECSO Apps Award for Persons with Disabilities and the elderly. $10,000 cash prize will be shared by both winners.
Date: 24/12/2021
Mada Center and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization – ALECSO, invites you to attend the Closing Ceremony of Mada-ALECSO Apps Award for the best mobile application for the persons with disabilities and the elderly, on December 28, 2020.
Date: 22/12/2020
In appreciation of its role in promoting innovation in the field of ICT accessibility Mada Innovation Program wins the Silver Award in the category of the Best Specialized Portal of the Qatar Digital Government Excellence Awards 2020 in the State of Qatar.
Date: 20/12/2020
“Bonocle”, a Qatari innovation, supported and endorsed by Mada Innovation Program, wins the World Summit Award 2020 in the category of Inclusion & Empowerment as the first solution that translates Arabic content into Braille through a single cell.
Date: 25/11/2020
Find out latest issue of Nafath to keep up to date with the trends in Innovation and ICT Accessibility in the Arab world.
Date: 04/11/2020
Are you an android app developer? Participate now in the Mada-ALECSO competition before November 29th.
The best mobile application for persons with disabilities and the elderly will receive a $10,000 award.
To participate, please visit: https://award.alecsoapps.org/
Date: 22/10/2020
Qatar ranks 1st worldwide in the Digital Accessibility Rights Index. What is Digital Accessibility? It is the process of following global standards when designing various digital platforms in an inclusive manner to ensure that all information, services, websites, applications, and electronic kiosks are easily and independently accessible by everyone, especially persons with disabilities and the elderly.
Date: 03/09/2020
We are pleased to announce that Mada FabLab has been officially certified by the “Fab Foundation” and accepted as part of the international network of Fab Labs, which includes more than 1900 laboratories around the world. You can visit the official website for more information: https://fablabs.io/labs/madafablab
Date: 19/08/2020
Find out the key information resource for disseminating the facts about latest trends and innovation in the field of ICT Accessibility and how visually impaired students are learning programming.