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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The Inter American Development bank is starting a competition
about Disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I think that this may be interesting for ISOC Chapters in
Latin America. And possibly other chapters who are interested in disability
work and can help the Latin American Chapters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>What are your thoughts on this? Has any of you experience with
the Inter American Development Bank?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I think it is a good idea to keep each updated about similar
disability projects and initiatives. Some may not be useful, but other projects
can be quite interesting and actually help making life of people with a
disability easier and better.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We do have a mailing list specific for disability topics,
questions, exchange of ideas between the ISOC Chapters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You are all welcome to join the chapters disability Nexus
mailing list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapters-disability-nexus">http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapters-disability-nexus</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Arnoud<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Arnoud van Wijk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Disability Projects Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>email: vanwijk@isoc.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>SIP (ToIP) vanwijk@sip.isoc.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>FAX
+31412614000
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Internet Society (ISOC)
"The Internet is for everyone"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.isoc.org/"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.isoc.org</span></a></span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> BID Innovación [mailto:innovation@iadb.org]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> vrijdag 8 mei 2009 0:48<br>
<b>To:</b> vanwijk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> IDB Competition - Concurso BID<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Competition<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:fuchsia'>A World of Solutions:
Innovations for People with Disabilities</span></strong><strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>The
new initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank seeks to support pilot
projects aimed at using innovative solutions to improve the quality of life and
the economic and social inclusion of people with disabilities in Latin America
and the </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><span
lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Caribbean</span></ns0:place></span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>10% of the population in </span></strong><strong><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><span lang=EN-US
style='color:black'>Latin America</span></ns0:place></span></strong><strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> has some kind
of disability, which represents 50 million people</span></strong><strong><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>70% of the people with
disabilities in the region are unemployed or excluded from the work force<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>70-80% of children with
disabilities in </span></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><span
lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Latin America</span></ns0:place></span></strong><strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> do not attend
school</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Good news:</span><strong><span lang=EN-US
style='color:black'> </span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:fuchsia'>WE WANT TO FUND SOLUTIONS!</span></strong><strong><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>The
program has several components, including a call for project proposals, and a
problem-solutions competition. We want to hear your ideas, receive your
proposals and let you vote on the most important needs of people with
disabilities in Latin America and the </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><ns0:place><span
lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Caribbean</span></ns0:place></span><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>. The
competition starts today!</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>Get involved: </span></strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="http://www.iadb.org/innovation" target="_blank"><strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.iadb.org/innovation</span></strong></a></span><span
style='color:black'> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>Comment and vote: </span></strong><strong><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="http://www.iadb.org/blogs/innovacion"><span lang=EN-US>www.iadb.org/blogs/innovacion</span></a></span></strong><strong><span
style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></strong><span
lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Concurso</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=ES style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:fuchsia'>Un mundo de soluciones: Innovaciones para
personas con discapacidad</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=ES style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>La nueva
iniciativa del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo busca apoyar la
implementación de programas piloto que mejoren la calidad de vida y la inclusión
económica y social de personas con distintas discapacidades en América Latina y
el Caribe a través de soluciones innovadoras. </span><b><span lang=ES> </span></b><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>10% de la población de latinoamericana son
personas con alguna discapacidad, esto representa a 50 millones de personas</span></b><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>El 70% de las personas con
discapacidad de la región no tiene empleo</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Entre el 70% y el 80% de niños con
discapacidad en la región no tiene acceso a la educación</span></b><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Buenas noticias:</span><b><span lang=EN-US
style='color:fuchsia'> </span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:fuchsia'>¡QUEREMOS FINANCIAR SOLUCIONES!</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>El
programa tiene varios componentes, entre ellos, fondos concursables para
proyectos, y un concurso de problemas-soluciones. Queremos escuchar sus
ideas, recibir sus propuestas y que sean ustedes quienes voten cuales son los
problemas de mayor relevancia en América Latina. El concurso empieza hoy!</span><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Participa</span></b><b><span
lang=PT-BR style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>: <u><span
style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.iadb.org/innovacion">www.iadb.org/innovacion</a></span></u></span></b><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Comenta
y vota</span></b><b><span lang=ES style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>: <a
href="http://www.iadb.org/blogs/innovacion">www.iadb.org/blogs/innovacion</a> </span></b><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Si no deseas recibir más comunicaciones, haga </span><span
lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:innovation@iadb.org?subject=Deseo%20no%20recibir%20más%20comunicaciones"><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>clic
aquí</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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