Banya Ojok

Banya Ojok is a 34-year-old Ugandan blind man, and a member of Uganda National Association of the blind (UNAB). He holds a BA degree in community psychology from makerere university in Kampala Uganda and a certificate in capacity building at Egmont hojskolen odder, Denmark. Since 2013, while working independently, in a team or with consultancy firms, Banya has conducted various research and survey studies; developed training and user manuals, seminar and workshop facilitation for civil society organizations in Uganda. Currently, Banya is an assistive technology user fellow with international disability alliance (IDA) on the project titled “positioning OPDs as equal partners on Assistive technology”. Banya is interested in using Assistive technology to improve the lives of people with disabilities through advocating for information, Communication technology services (ICTs) including digital accessibility, new AAC devices, accessible to people with disabilities.