News Category: ICT4D
As a first Bangladeshi Vashkar Bhattachearjee received 2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Award in New York
The Viscardi Center announced nine recipients of the 2017 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards at a special ceremony held on December 4 at the Mutual of America building in New York…
ICT Training of 7th and 8th Batch started at YES Center CoxsBazar
With the aim to empower youth, especially girls and young women, by strengthening their skills and voices for economic self-reliance to take a leadership role in poverty alleviation initiatives in…
Bangladesh wins international accolades for DAISY Standard Accessible Reading Materials
Bangladesh has won the world’s most prestigious IT award called the “World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Prize-2017”. On 13 June 2017, in a grand ceremony at the headquarters of…
YPSA honored with International Excellence Award at The London Book Fair
On behalf of Bangladesh, YPSA earns International Excellence Award for the first time at the world largest book fair in London “The London Book Fair”. Watch this feature report…
YPSA’s innovative project rewarded as 2017 UN WSIS prizes champion
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced 90 Champions around the world for the prestigious WSIS Prizes 2017 contest. DAISY-standard Accessible Reading Materials for Students with Visual and Print Disabilities project by…
YPSA received BEACON award on Innovating Service Delivery
On 21 March 2017, Community Legal Services organized a colorful event on Celebrating Challenge and Change: Community Legal Services in Bangladesh. This event was chaired by Mr. Jerome Sayre, Team…
YPSA awarded eNGO Challenge South Asia Award 2016
YPSA has been recognized by the Grand Jury of eNGO Challenge South Asia Award 2016 for promoting participation of youth in development initiatives under the category Enablement & Empowerment. The…
Country of Innovators : Nearness of people breaking the custom
উদ্ভাবকের দেশে – প্রথা ভেঙ্গে মানুষের পাশে Country of Innovators : Nearness of people breaking the custom. A program by Bangladesh Television (BTV). Supported by Access to Information program, Prime…
Visually impaired students receiving training on skills development in use of Smartphone
YPSA has launched a training program for the visually impaired students aimed at skill development in use of Smartphone with screen reading apps. The training workshop holding at the YPSA’s…
YPSA and CU joint initiative to introduce first Inclusive Public University in Bangladesh
A Progress Sharing Meeting was held with Vice-Chancellor of University of Chittagong Professor Dr. Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury and Professor Dr. Mohammed Kamrul Huda, Registrar, University of Chittagong about the joint…
Seminar on Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2016
It is not a problem that not being able to see with eyes if people with disability are given accessibility everywhere. If computer have screen reading software or smart phone…
YPSA wins the best stall award at the Digital Innovation Fair 2016
Divisional Commissioner Office, Chittagong with the support of Access to Information (a2i) program of Prime Minister Office organized a three-day “Digital Innovation Fair 2016” at the Gymnasium building of Chittagong…
Digital Talking Books handover and Android phone distribution ceremony held at University of Chittagong
YPSA’s ICT & Resource Center on Disability (IRCD) arranged Digital Talking Books handover and Android phone distribution ceremony at the University of Chittagong on March 6, 2016. Vice-Chancellor of the…
Bangladesh Experiences presented at ZERO Project Conference 2016
Mr.Vashkar Bhattacharjee , Chief Facilitator of Federation of DPOs Sitakund, Head of YPSA ICT and Resource Centre on Disabilities IRCD ,Country Representative of GAATES and National Consultant ( Web Accessibility) at A2i…
YPSA awarded Innovative Practice 2016 by the ZERO Project
YPSA was selected as one of Innovative Practices by the Zero Project’s selection committee of renowned disability and accessibility experts. Exemplary in the areas of innovation, impact, chances of long…
Vashkar Bhattacharjee of YPSA joint GAATES as Board Member
Mr. Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Head of the ICT and Resource Centre on Disabilities (IRCD) of YPSA and National Consultant on Web Accessibility, Access to Information (a2i) Programme, Prime Minister’s Office of…
YPSA provides ICT training to 210 youth leaders in Ramu, Siakund and Mirsarai
YPSA’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) organized ICT training with the support of Counterpart International at three LDP working areas of Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong district. 210 youth leaders from Ramu,…
Training Workshop on digital content development and use of multimedia class for visual impaired teachers of Bangladesh
Access to information (a2i) program and TQI-II project of Ministry of Education have jointly organized a Training Workshop on digital content development and use of multimedia class for visual impaired…
Good governance related radio program Jonotar Mukhomuki
YPSA led community radio “Sagor Giri FM 99.2” arranged a good governance related radio program Jonotar Mukhomuki, a public dialogue or face to face conversation between citizen and local government,…
Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) explained
DAISY explained by Vashkar Bhattacharjee, Program Manager of YPSA. This video is a production of ICT and Resource Center on Disability (IRCD). IRCD is a link organization of YPSA which…