[governance] People with disabilities

[Judith Hellerstein]

Hi Dierdre and Judy,

I think we can and if we need any help Andrea Saks who is the Chairman 
ITU JCA-AHF (Joint Coordinating Activity on Accessibility and Human 
Factors)
and also the  Coordinator IGF DCAD  (Dynamic Coalition  on Accessibility 
and Disability) I am sure would be happy to help. Judy I am sure you know 
her from your work on the Dyanmic Coalition.

Best,
Judith


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On Mon, 17 Nov 2014, Deirdre Williams wrote:

> My thought is "go for it". However I think it will be necessary to establish
> that "people with disabilities" are a stakeholder group, rather than an
> issue. Ginger and I spent an hour discussing that last night without
> reaching any resolution. This conversation began because of Lorena's
> suggestion to institutionalise the inclusion of someone representative of
> "the youth" as happened fortuitously this year with the selection of Bianca
> for the MAG. There are other interests which might also feel the
> desirability of being given an "own representative". Can we present a strong
> enough argument to persuade the MAG in its wisdom to support the creation of
> a somewhat "dangerous" precedent?
> 
> On 17 November 2014 11:07, Judy Okite <judyokite at gmail.com> wrote:
>       Thank you All,
>
>       for your contributions and support, I highly appreciate it!
> 
> Indeed to have the persons with disabilities voices and concerns
> raised in these forums is important,  but the utmost importance is to
> have them involved, be part of the process, be part of the team.
> 
> Could we have this in signatures and forward it to the secretariat to
> have this discussed as part of AOB in the December meeting?
> 
> De, whats your thought?
> 
> Kind Regards,
>
>              'Chance Favors the prepared mind' - Louis Pasteur
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Remmy Nweke <remmyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>       Let me add my voice to Deidre's narration.
>       Yes we often forget those with disabilities and I think
>       now we are reminded of it, thus imperative we all support
>       the call for inclusion. May be pass that as a resolution
>       to make or have a rep from them at part of MAG process.
>       Thus should also apply to member nations too that way we
>       will no longer forget.
>       Nice day all.
>       Remmy Nweke
>       @ITRealms
>       A member of DigitalSENSE
>
>       Sent from my Windows Phone
> 
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> From: Deirdre Williams
> Sent: 14/11/2014 15:01
> To: Internet Governance
> Subject: [governance] People with disabilities
> 
> 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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