[governance] FW: [gaid-discuss] G3ict - ITU Joint Global Forum on ICT AccessibilityStandards

[Michael Gurstein]

This will be of considerable interest for those working on ICT Access issues
and Persons with Disabilities.
 
MG
 
 
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From: discuss-bounces at un-gaid.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at un-gaid.org] On
Behalf Of Axel Leblois
Sent: March 25, 2008 1:00 PM
To: 'GAID Discussion'
Cc: 'Francesca Cesa Bianchi'
Subject: [gaid-discuss] G3ict - ITU Joint Global Forum on ICT
AccessibilityStandards


Dear GAID Friends and Colleagues,

As announced last summer, on Monday, April 21st, G3ict, a Flagship Advocacy
Initiative of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development will co-organize
with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) a joint 2008 Global
Forum to review areas of challenges and opportunities for international ICT
accessibility standards in light of the dispositions of the Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 

Since March 30, 2007, 126 United Nations member states have signed the
Convention: this unexpected fast rate of adoption makes it urgent to promote
ICT accessibility standards that will support a better and faster
implementation around the world of the many dispositions of the Convention
regarding ICTs. 

For the first time since the Convention was adopted, an international group
of experts from industry, standards development organizations, NGOs
representing persons with disabilities, international development
institutions, governments and academia will examine together its many
implications for ICT accessibility standards.  
 
Proceedings will be edited to serve as a reference for future accessibility
standards developments. 

We hope that you can join us for this important meeting which will take
place at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, April 21st,
2008. I have attached an invitation and agenda (in both accessible text only
version and PDF file). Please feel free to forward this invitation to those
of your colleagues who may have an interest in attending . Participation to
the meeting is free, but advanced registration is required at: 

http://itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/accessibility/200804/registration.html 

Should you have any question regarding your participation, please contact
Ms. Francesca Cesa Bianchi, Director of External Relations for G3ict
fcesabianchi at g3ict.com or +1 404 446 4160.   

Looking forward to seeing you in Geneva, 

With best regards, 

Axel Leblois 
Executive Director 
G3ict 

www.g3ict.com

 
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