Published monthly by G3ict, a Flagship Advocacy Initiative of the
United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID)
The Access Line
UN Committed to Promoting Accessibility -- Digital, Political, Physical -- for Persons with Disabilities
Opening of UNITAR/G3ict Seminar
at UN Headquarters, NY, December 3
(L-R) Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, H.E. Robert Hill, and H.E. Luis Gallegos, G3ict Chair
Watch Video Webcast
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Statement by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations - Webcast: Archived Video - 4 minutes
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Seminar Webcast: Archived Video
- English: 3 hours and 43 minutes
Opened by U.N. Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on December 3, at UN Headquarters in New York, a briefing session for the delegates of the 137 signatory states of the Convention was jointly organized by G3ict and UNITAR, in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention and the Global Alliance for ICT and Development.
The seminar aimed to contribute to the rapid and effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in general and its digital accessibility agenda by:
- providing an overview over the provisions and the status of the Convention;
- introducing participants into the Digital Accessibility Agenda of the Convention;
- reviewing the practical implications for signatory states with regard to provisions pertaining to digital accessibility;
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sharing knowledge among key stakeholders on how ICT accessibility mandates can be best met, and the role that ICT vendors, users and policy makers can play in support its implementation; and
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presenting tools and resources available to policy makers and civil society to monitor and implement the Digital Accessibility Agenda of the Convention (more)
Read Opening Statement by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
- December 4
Accessible ICT: International Trends and Implications for World Bank Operations, Washington, D.C. - December 3-6
3rd meeting of the IGF - Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India - December 1-2
European Day of People with Disabities Conference, Brussels, Belgium - November 30-December 2
European Commission - 2008 e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference & Expo, Vienna, Austria - More past events & proceedings
CALENDAR
- Janury 28-31
2009 Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference, Orlando, U.S.A. - March 16-21
2009 CSUN - 24th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Los Angeles, U.S.A. - March 30
3rd European eAccessibility Forum, Paris, France - April 20-21
The International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A), Madrid, Spain - More upcoming events
Daniel Aghion
Does Much of ICT Accessibility Revolve around Language?
On the Move
As of December 15, 137 states around the world have signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 44 states have ratified it, including Sweden and the Republic of Korea.
Find detailed information and lists of disability organizations, with contact information, for each of the signatory states, as well as basic ICT factors.
Pics of the Month
UNITAR/G3ict Seminar
UN Headquarters, New York
December 3 (International Day of Persons with Disabilities)
The Accessibility Imperative is available as a free download audio version which conforms to DAISY standards (Digital Talking Book). This edition is accessible to visually-impaired or otherwise print-disabled persons. The book’s publisher, G3ict, is grateful to the Danish National Library for the Blind for making this version possible. The accessible file is currently downloadable from the G3ict's Web site Publications & Reports.
Flash
G3ict Chair, Ambassador Gallegos, Receives "Excellency Award" from the National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), Washington, D.C., December 15
ABOUT G3ict
G3ict -The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs, is a flagship advocacy initiative of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID). Initiated by the Wireless Internet Institute, G3ict is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitate the implementation around the world of the Digital Accessibility Agenda defined by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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