AI4D Hub for AI and Disability Inclusion
Africa-wide coordination for disability-inclusive AI
Overview
The AI4D Hub for AI and Disability Inclusion is a continent-wide coordination platform that promotes disability-inclusive AI across the full AI lifecycle. It brings together researchers, innovators, policymakers, disability advocates and institutions to advance datasets, coordination, governance frameworks and inclusive AI ecosystems for persons with disabilities in Africa.
Project logic
Aim
Build an inclusive AI ecosystem that improves outcomes for persons with disabilities across Africa.
Context
Fragmented efforts and lack of coordinated funding and datasets have limited disability-inclusive AI progress across African institutions.
Tasks
Coordinate partners, document best practices, develop shared datasets, run capacity-building activities and pilot inclusive technologies.
Success
A Hub that enables collaborative projects, shared datasets and policy influence leading to demonstrable improvements in accessibility and inclusion.
Focus areas
- Disability Inclusion
- Responsible AI
- Data Governance
- Innovation Ecosystems