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ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday 24 June 2020, at 11:00-12:00 UTC ITU-D Study Groups will host a webinar 'Digital accessibility during COVID 19'. COVID-19 has emphasized the need to intensify all activities related to digital/ICT accessibility as a means to ensure digital in" </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/itu-d" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ituq71-300x169.png" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Wednesday 24 June 2020</strong>, at <strong>11:00-12:00 UTC</strong> <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/sg/index.asp" target="_blank">ITU-D Study Groups</a></strong> will host a webinar '<strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Study-Groups/2018-2021/Pages/meetings/webinar-Q7-1-june24.aspx" target="_blank">Digital accessibility during COVID 19</a></strong>'. COVID-19 has emphasized the need to intensify all activities related to digital/ICT accessibility as a means to ensure digital inclusion of all people, including those with disabilities. <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/CDS/sg/rgqlist.asp?lg=1&sp=2014&rgq=D14-SG01-RGQ07.1&stg=1" target="_blank">ITU Study Group Q7/1</a></strong> deems it necessary to discuss the impact of unprecedented global pandemic, in the context of the Q7/1 mandate related to ICT accessibility which has risen as imperative to guarantee inclusive societies in the digital world.</p>
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