Manila, Sept. 15 -- For the first time in the Cordillera region, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is conducting a computer and online skills training specifically designed to help visually impaired persons gain digital skills and improve their employment prospects.

The 10-day training, attended by 25 persons with disabilities, including the visually impaired, is being conducted under the DICT's Strengthening the Philippine Workforce through Adaptive and Responsive Digital Knowledge (SPARK) program.

"This is a customized training for the visually impaired, teaching them first how to boot a computer, connect to the Internet, and navigate the computer," said Frenilyn Mae Lamsis, DICT-Cordillera focal perso...