Hanif

Hanif is the manager at the Assistive Technology Centre of the South African National Council for the Blind with more than 30 years of experience in the assistive technology and IT fields. Hanif’s passion is assistive technology and advocating for key issues affecting people with disabilities and more specifically the blind and vision impaired. He shares his love for Assistive Technologies through sharing information through his work and via social media and relevant events in order to spread the knowledge and awareness around new technologies and the challenges relating to AT for PWDs. A strong believer in the rights of persons with disabilities and the philosophy of “nothing about us without us”, he regularly push for the affordability and accessability of AT and matching the correct assistive technology solutions with a person in order for them to reach their full capacity. Hanif enjoys a good Netflix and Apple TV+ binge but can also be found walking both his guide dogs looking for cookies .

Bank Zero – Accessibility Review for the Blind and Visually impaired

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What is Bank Zero? In short, Bank Zero is a mutual digital-only bank offering its services via a smartphone app to businesses and individuals in South Africa. Currently, the mutual digital bank is adding potential customers on a staggered basis. New customers interested in joining will be placed in a waiting queue which, according to … Read more

BritBox – Quick Accessibility overview from a blindness perspective

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What is BritBox? BritBox is an online digital video subscription service, operating as a joint venture of the BBC and ITV plc, serving the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. It is focused on British television series and films, mainly featuring current and past series and films supplied from the main UK … Read more

How to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa if you are blind or visually impaired

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Here are five methods that people can use to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa   1. The Electronic Vaccination Data System (Online Vaccine Registration Portal)   The EVDS is the original and most well-known digital method of enrolling for the vaccine and can be accessed by visiting https://vaccine.enroll.health.gov.za/   The system requires … Read more

How to join a Zoom meeting or webinar by phone

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It is highly recommended to join Zoom meetings via computer/internet audio if at all possible as the sound is of much higher quality. However, Zoom does make provision for those who are not able to or, do not wish to, make use of internet audio in order to host or join Zoom meetings or webinars. … Read more

Assistive Technology and the 4th industrial revolution

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What is assistive technology exactly? Assistive technology “means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities” (Assistive Technology Act of 1998. 2004, October 24). (United States) History There are a number of timelines depicting the … Read more