Watch: Making technology accessible to all, regardless of ability

It is “essential” to consult people with a disability when developing a product or service because lack of accessibility could cost a person one’s employment or education, according to the CEO of the Foundation for IT Accessibility, Stanley Debono.
As the name implies, the foundation aims to make technology accessible to all and it leads by example because five out of its seven employees have a disability.
“While IT technology makes life easier for people without a disability, it allows people with a disability to do things that they would otherwise not be able to.
“It opens a door to education and employment. It is, therefore, important that all services are accessible, so that people with a disability have the opportunity to reach their full potential,” Mr Debono told this newspaper.
Fita is holding a series of events to mark its 15th anniversary.

Until the year 2000, the entity that is today known as the Malta Information Technology Agency, used to provide a service for blind people. As the island geared up towards a national strategy for technology on the turn of the century, upon the recommendation of Joseph Camilleri, then chairman of the National Commission people with...