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Twenty young Rwandans with visual and hearing impairments who graduated from Rwanda Assistive Technology Access (RATA). The inaugural cohort were recognised as certified coders. Courtesy
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20 Rwandans with disabilities graduate from RATA ’s first coding programme

Friday, December 26, 2025
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Are students with hearing impairment slowly getting better access to higher learning?

Monday, December 15, 2025
For the first time, Rwanda on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 performed cochlear implant surgeries that restore hearing for people with severe auditory impairment. Courtesy

Cochlear implants in Rwanda: Why a medical breakthrough demands inclusive communication

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Dr. Richard Gurgel, an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) surgeon from the University of Utah, USA, the leader of the operation and his assistant doctors during the operation at King Faisal Hospital on Tuesday, August 12. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

PHOTOS: Rwanda performs first cochlear implant surgeries for children who can't hear

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
People with disabilities during the parliamentary elections of their representatives in 2024. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

Activists want 10% of jobs in major projects allocated for people with disabilities

Monday, March 31, 2025
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Education

Why gov’t plans to set up 20 new resource rooms for learners with disability

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A specialist doctor examines a patient's ear at Muhoza Health Center in Musanze District during the celebration of World Hearing Day 2025. PHOTOS BY GERMAIN NSANZIMANA
Health

Rwanda looks to quadruple number of specialized ear doctors

Friday, March 07, 2025
The Minister of Education, Joseph Nsengimana, presents government efforts to address issues facing education for learners with disabilities, to Members of Parliament, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Education

Rwanda avails digital textbooks for learners with disabilities

Tuesday, March 04, 2025
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Defying the odds: How St. Filippo Smaldone students are excelling in STEM

Tuesday, March 04, 2025
A view of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) Butaro Campus. Courtesy
Health

Equity for all: Championing disability inclusion in healthcare

Friday, February 07, 2025
Gislaine Teta, a 22-year-old graduate with hearing impairment, recently graduated from University of Rwanda. Courtesy
Women

Empowered by adversity: Teta Gislaine’s journey to support others with disabilities

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Visually impaired people with their walking sticks at Masaka in Kicukiro District. Over 80% people with disabilities identified for needed support. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Over 80% people with disabilities identified for needed support

Thursday, October 10, 2024