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Self-service Kiosk to improve digital access for persons with disabilities

Published: 08 Dec 2021 - 02:59 pm | Last Updated: 08 Dec 2021 - 03:03 pm
Peninsula

The Peninsula

Doha: To improve the digital access for persons with disabilities and the elderly in the Arabic-speaking region and beyond, Ideal Solutions and Mada – Assistive Technology Center Qatar signed today the Mada Lab sponsorship agreement.

At the heart of this initiative, is the announcement of Ideal Solutions launching the pioneering and the first-of-its-kind in the region, Smart & Accessible Self-service Kiosk, to provide additional access to digital channels that improve quality of living for all segments society and to ensure those with functional limitations (persons with disabilities and the elderly) can enjoy the same rights as everyone by taking advantage of the possibilities offered by digitalization and technology.

The “Smart & Accessible Self-service Kiosk” have been designed and implemented to raise awareness, to promote the adoption and the creation of innovative assistive technologies and accessible solutions and to improve the digital access for persons with functional limitations.