Matters Disability
Deaf Community Hands Over Memorandum To Government
Representatives from the Deaf Community and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) handed over a memorandum to the Principal Secretary for S...
Stakeholders Urged To Prioritize PWDs In Male Engagement And Inclusion Debate
Ruth Oyier, the National Council for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) director in Vihiga County, has urged stakeholders to ensure that the debate on male engagem...
Women With Disabilities In Narok County Seek Help To Start Small Businesses
Women with disabilities in Narok County have called on the county government to help them start small businesses so that they can support themselves and their f...
Kajiado Deaf Community Call For Inclusion In The County Government
The Deaf community has asked Kajiado county government to create awareness on the learning institutions that cater for children with the disability and include...
Learners With Disabilities At Ndiko Special School Get New Classrooms
By Muoki Charles (KNA)Learners with disabilities at Ndiko Special School in Gatundu North constituency, Kiambu County, are happy after the national government b...
Makueni Registers 3,450 PWDs In Inua Jamii Scale-Up
At least 3,450 people with disabilities (PWDs) have been registered in Makueni County in the last month as part of a scale-up exercise under the Inua Jamii Prog...
Eldoret Takes Steps To Make Buildings More Inclusive in Preparation for City Status
As Eldoret town prepares for city status, the Eldoret Municipality board has called on all landlords and tenants to ensure their buildings are accessible to peo...
Deaf People in Thika Decry Discrimination Due to Lack of Sign Language Interpreters
BY Muoki Charles (KNA)Deaf people in Thika have decried discrimination by the government and society due to the lack of sign language interpreters in most offic...
Ugandan Educators Laud Kenya’s Commitment To Education
BY Cyrilla Barasa (KNA)Ugandan Educators have commended Kenya for putting in place infrastructure in both abled and special needs learning institutions that hav...
International Deaf Awareness Walk
The International Deaf Awareness Procession began at Jeevanjee Gardens, where a gathering celebrated the event.A representative of the deaf community called on...
90% Of Kenyans With Epilepsy Don't Seek Medical Care Due To Stigma-KAWE CEO
By Roselyne KavooAbout 90 percent of Kenyans with epilepsy do not seek medical care due to the high stigma attached to the disease, the Kenya Association for th...
Uasin Gishu County Provides Assistive Devices To Persons With Disabilities
BY Kiptanui CheronoOver 50 persons with various disabilities in Sergoit Ward, Moiben Sub-County, have benefited from assistive devices courtesy of the Uasin Gis...
Jehovah's Witnesses In Kenya Promote Sign Language Inclusion
BY William IngangaDeaf persons may often experience frustration when communicating with hearing people who lack even the most basic sign language skills.Against...
Families Nurturing Multiple Deaf Children
Families come in all shapes and sizes, each with their own unique dynamics and challenges. Some families face a distinct set of circumstances that require extra...
Kencom House To Host Free Basic KSL Training During Deaf Awareness Week
BY FAITH MASIGAKencom House in Nairobi will host a week-long free Basic Kenya Sign Language training program during Deaf Awareness Week, September 25-29. This s...
Eldoret City Marathon Organizers Include PWDs In Climate Action Efforts
By Ekuwam SylvesterThe Eldoret City Marathon organizing committee, in collaboration with sponsors such as Gulf Royal, has included persons with disabilities in...
Kirinyaga County Calls For More Gov't Support For Deaf Community
BY Mutai KipngetichKirinyaga County marked Deaf Awareness Week with calls on the government to be proactive on the plight of the Deaf community.Led by a Nominat...
Nyeri Deaf Community Lobby For Sign Language In Education And Employment
By Wangari Mwangi The deaf community in Nyeri County has vowed to lobby the Ministry of Education through the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development to intro...
International Ataxia Awareness Day
In a world where rare conditions often linger in the shadows, International Ataxia Awareness Day shines as a guiding light of hope. Every September 25th, a glob...
International Day of Sign Languages
Annually on the 23rd of September, the world comes together to celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages. This day is dedicated to recognizing the impor...