Presented by David Banes, President of Mada, Center for Assistive Technology in Doha, Qatar
Co-hosted by edWeb.net, SIIA, DeBakey International, MindShare Learning, and ForwardThinkingEDU.

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In this session David Banes, the CEO of Mada, describes the work of the Qatar Assistive Technology Center in Doha. Established three years ago, Mada has been seeking to establish and influence the creation of an accessible technology ecosystem with Qatar and the Middle East region to ensure that all Qataris can contribute fully to help the country achieve its 2030 vision. To address this, he has worked extensively with companies and specialists from across the world to formulate policy, introduce new Arabic technology, build capacity, establish Arabic accessible digital content and connect people with a disability to technology. The lessons learned from this experience suggest ways in which other organizations might work in the future and highlight the needs for collaboration across borders and languages to ensure that all people with a disability benefit from the potential of modern technologies.

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About the Presenter
David Banes is the CEO of the Mada Center, Qatar Assistive Technology and Accessibility Center based in Doha in the state of Qatar. He has worked in Doha for the past two years, firstly as Deputy CEO and more recently as CEO and has been charged with developing services to ensure that people with a disability in Qatar are digitally included. Prior to taking up his post in Qatar, he worked as a teacher of people with special needs and principal of a school before working in the realm of digital Inclusion in the UK and Europe as Director of Operations and Development for a UK NGO. He writes regularly in the area and was recently featured on Anthony Salcitos looks at Global leaders in Education.