VISION

RATA Contributes To A Society In Which Persons With Disabilities Access Assistive Technologies In Their Daily Activities And Benefit Them At All Levels Of Education So That They Can Be Competitive In The Labor Market And Live Independently.

MISSION

The Mission Of The Organization Is To Ensure Accessible Assistive Technologies For People With Disabilities Mainly In Education And Expanding Access To These Technologies.

What We Do

Our projects are designed to widen participation, increase educational and employment opportunities for people with disabilities through the use of Assistive Technology. Alongside with community workers in different areas of Rwanda, RATA intervenes in 4 areas which are: “Raising Awareness and Advocacy on the use and importance of Assistive technology, Capacity development, Inclusive education and Innovation.

Raising awareness and Advocacy

Capacity Development

Inclusive Education

Digital Accessibility and Innovation

Testimonies

MUJYAMBERE Perlin

“ In 2019, I was fortunate to participate in a training on Assistive Technology conducted by RATA which inspired me to establish an Assistive Technology club at the University of Rwanda- Huye Campus this year. I think this club will help students with disabilities at our campus who need such technologies”

NDAYISENGA Emmanuel

“I'm very grateful for the skills I gained during RATA training. As a language teacher, I learned how to make comprehension texts more accessible for my students by turning them into audio recordings. Additionally, I also developed skills on how to confidently create school materials and resources that students with visual impairments will find easy to use. "

MUTEGWARABA Agripine

“I am a Geography and History teacher at HVP GATAGARA-Rwamagana. We had particular difficulties while teaching using maps and images. In this training, I have acquired the skills that help to deal with that. I am now confident that I can teach my students without these challenges. Also, notes used to be printed poorly without a title, but due to the skills that I now possess, Word documents will be published well and quickly converted to Braille. "

MANIRAGUHA Gerald

“As a resource room facilitator at University of Rwanda-Nyagatare Campus, I often faced challenges while facilitating students with disabilities like how to make accessible documents, using braille displays, victor readers, braille embossers,... but after attending RATA training on Assistive Technology, I am now able to overcome such challenges”