[governance] People with disabilities
Sonigitu Ekpe
soekpe at gmail.com
Mon Nov 17 05:44:55 EST 2014
Dear All,
Inclusion as mentioned by Ginger and Deirde should be very useful for MAG
community.
Sonigitu Ekpe
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On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 2:04 AM, Deirdre Williams <
williams.deirdre at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oops! I should have been more careful to remind people that the context of
> this thread was the MAG. The "mechanism" referred to a means of including a
> voice for people with disabilities as a permanent component of the MAG and
> wasn't intended in any way to question the value of the great work that is
> being done by DCAD.
>
> Deirdre
> Judy has done a wonderful job in IG and on the MAG, and I am sure she will
> continue to help us address issues for persons with disabilities and other
> topics. The MAG does have another important advocate for persons with
> disabilities: Peter Major (DCAD Co-Coordinator, Special advisor, Hungarian
> Mission to the UN, Geneva). I am sure that he, Judy, and the other members
> of the DCAD (Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability), including
> De Williams and myself will continue to keep disability and inclusion
> issues high on the IGF agenda (think remote participation too). I am sure
> most of you are also familiar with the work of Andrea Saks as well--who is
> very active in IGF disability issues, with no need to be on the MAG to
> constantly push for change.
>
> While there is no doubt in my mind that disability issues are very
> important,I have to admit, I am not sure that more mechanisms are the
> answer. (' What is needed is a mechanism to ensure that the concerns of
> people with disabilities are expressed.'). I think that the DCAD and the I
> *SOC* Disabilities and Special Needs *Chapter*, as well as other
> advocates, do an excellent job of addressing concerns, and that we can all
> learn from their very practical work--DCAD was instrumental in making
> transcripts a part of IGF meetings (which is an amazing tool for all of
> us), and is, for example, a strong support for remote participation, as
> there is great synergy in tools, resources and concerns about inclusion.
>
> I hope we can make sure that all voices are heard, including those of
> youth and persons with disabilities. It's amazing what we learn from each
> other, and how we all benefit in the end.
>
> Please do help me (as a new MAG member) and the MAG include your concerns
> in the IGF agendas. Don't forget that each of you can bring your positions
> directly to the IGF Secretariat through the contributions that are often
> requested (See* www.intgovforum.org/cms/
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> **Taking stock of IGF 2014 and looking
> forward to IGF 2015* -- Stakeholders were invited to submit written
> contributions taking stock of the Istanbul IGF meeting and looking forward
> to the IGF 2015 meeting, including suggestions on the format, schedule and
> themes. The submitted contributions
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/contributions/open-consultations/2014-december> are
> available and will be synthesized into a paper that will form an input into
> the Open Consultations and MAG meetings of 1-3 December.)
>
> Cheers,
> Ginger
>
>
>
> On 14 November 2014 15:53, Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> That's a good suggestion raised by Lorena, there is strong need for
>> disabilities to use and maximize the internet and I strongly see the
>> internet as an avenue to compensate for their loss. The same issue was
>> raised during Netmundia meeting in Brazil but I doubt it weather they
>> really give attention to it. @ Williams and folks, how do u think we can
>> stand and help the disabilities have part in IoT.
>> On Nov 14, 2014 3:00 PM, "Deirdre Williams" <williams.deirdre at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Let me add to Lorena's suggestion of a youth category, (made on the
>>> Bestbits list this morning) the need to have a constant voice for people
>>> with disabilities. Judy Okite has provided this for the last few years, but
>>> she has finished her term of appointment. She made this suggestion herself
>>> at the last MAG meeting in Istanbul. Since one billion people around the
>>> world suffer from some disability, and the Internet can offer considerable
>>> relief for them, they are the holders of a very significant "stake".
>>> Sadly it is easy to forget if one does not suffer from a disability
>>> oneself, which is why it is so important to have a dedicated voice for
>>> these stakeholders in all such groups.
>>> Deirdre
>>>
>>> --
>>> "The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge" Sir
>>> William Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979
>>>
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