Our mission
Access that leads to agency.
To empower Deaf youth through accessible technology education, STEM learning, mentorship, and career pathways.
About TIDI
Deaf leadership. Digital opportunity. Systems that include everyone.
Tech Inclusion for the Deaf Initiative is building accessible routes from learning to livelihood, so Deaf youth can participate, create, and lead in Nigeria's digital economy.
200+
Deaf learners trained
7
States reached
1,500+
Community members reached
Our story
Born from a gap. Built around Deaf potential.
TIDI was born from the reality that many Deaf learners are excluded from technology education. Deaf youth have talent, ideas, and ambition, but access to learning, mentors, and digital opportunity is often limited.
We were created to bridge that gap through sign-language-first STEM education, mentorship, and inclusive technology programs that turn potential into practical pathways.
Deaf talent is already here. Our work is to make sure access, opportunity, and inclusive systems are here too.
The problem
Talent is not the barrier. Inaccessible systems are.
The digital divide is reinforced when communication access, relevant teaching, professional networks, and inclusive policy are missing.
Our vision
Equal access. Equal possibility.
A society where Deaf people have equal access to technology, education, innovation, and digital opportunity.
Our values
The principles behind every decision.
Select a photograph to see what each principle means in TIDI's day-to-day work.
Our Deaf-led approach
Nothing about Deaf futures without Deaf leadership.
Deaf leadership changes what questions are asked, how programs are delivered, which barriers are prioritized, and how success is understood.
Design with community
Learner experience and community knowledge shape delivery.
Teach for understanding
Visual communication and sign-language access come first.
Connect the pathway
Skills link to mentors, networks, and career exposure.
Change the system
Partners are supported to build inclusion into their practice.
Leadership
Led with experience, accountability, and ambition.
TIDI's team brings together Deaf leadership, program delivery, community relationships, accessibility knowledge, and a shared commitment to practical opportunity.
Leadership is not representation at the edge. It is decision-making power at the centre.
View the full teamOur journey
Early momentum. Long-term intent.
TIDI is a young organization building carefully, learning from communities, and preparing for sustainable scale.
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November 2024
TIDI begins
A Deaf-led initiative is established around a clear conviction: technology education must be accessible to Deaf learners.
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2025
Learning moves into communities
TIDI expands practical learning, mentorship, outreach, and partnership activity with schools and Deaf communities.
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Today
A growing national pathway
Work across seven states connects Deaf learners with skills, role models, community support, and wider opportunity.
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The road ahead
From programs to systems change
TIDI is building stronger education, employer, technology, and policy partnerships that can make inclusion sustainable.
Build with us
Turn commitment to inclusion into practical opportunity.
Partner with TIDI to expand accessible learning, mentor emerging talent, strengthen career pathways, or help institutions design for Deaf participation.