NCSA launches 'Digital Safety Booklet' for persons with visual disabilities

DOHA: The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), in partnership with Al Noor Center for the Blind, launched yesterday, the Digital Safety Booklet for...

DOHA: The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), in partnership with Al Noor Center for the Blind, launched yesterday, the 'Digital Safety Booklet for Persons with Visual Disabilities', written in Braille. This initiative comes as part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to enhance cybersecurity indicators and promote digital safety across society.

The booklet was launched during a special ceremony held at Al Noor Centre for the Blind, attended by President of the National Cyber Security Agency H E Engineer Abdulrahman bin Ali Al-Farahid Al-Malki and Executive Director of Al Noor Centre for the Blind Mishaal bin Abdullah Saqr Al-Nuaimi.

On this occasion, Director General of the National Cyber Security Agency, Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Mutawa Al-Hammadi affirmed that the Agency places persons with special needs in general, and persons with visual disabilities in particular, among its top priorities. He noted that they receive special attention across the Agency’s various projects and initiatives, foremost among them the National Digital Safety Initiative.

Al-Hammadi explained that the National Cyber Security Agency operates within a clear methodology and an awareness-raising strategy that emphasizes that cybersecurity awareness is a right for everyone and a social and humanitarian priority, a principle reflected in all of the Agency’s projects and initiatives.

For his part, Executive Director of Al Noor Centre for the Blind Mishaal bin Abdullah Saqr Al-Nuaimi noted that the Centre is keen to provide various forms of support to persons with visual disabilities and contributed to the production of the 'Digital Safety Booklet' as part of its social responsibility toward this group.