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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Previously I posted about project funding by the
Inter-American Development Bank which was received very well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Here we have another project funding opportunity. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This might be interesting for our Latin American and Caribbean
Chapters.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>English version can be found below the Spanish text.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Arnoud<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>---------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Arnoud van Wijk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Disability Projects
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>email: vanwijk@isoc.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>SIP (ToIP)
vanwijk@sip.isoc.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>FAX
+31412614000 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Internet Society (ISOC)
"The Internet is for everyone"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.5pt'><a
href="http://www.isoc.org/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.isoc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=NL style='font-size:10.5pt'>----------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>¿Se
te ocurre como inventar un video juego para niños ciegos?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#993300'>¿O programar un curso en línea para aprender lengua de señas?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>El
<b>Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo</b> financia <b>soluciones</b>
innovadoras de hasta <b>US$ 20.000 </b>para la inclusión de personas con
discapacidad a través de la tecnología.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>En
nuestra página interactiva las personas con discapacidad, sus organizaciones y
todos aquellos con interés en el tema expresaron y votaron los obstáculos de
mayor relevancia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ahora
inicia el Concurso de soluciones a los problemas más votados:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Software para
trabajo de personas con discapacidad visual</span><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Juguetes para
todos</span><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Acceso al
transporte</span><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Apoyo educativo
a niños sordos</span><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Trabajo desde
las casas para personas con discapacidad física</span><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Los
científicos, innovadores y creativos de todas la áreas podrán participar del
concurso hasta el <b>15 de Octubre de 2009. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-TRAD style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>¡Queremos
transformar ideas en realidades!</span></b><b><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-MX style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-MX style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ingresa
a nuestras páginas por más información: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-MX style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-MX style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.iadb.org/innovacion"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.iadb.org/innovacion</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES-MX style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.bidinnovacion.org/" title="http://www.bidinnovacion.org/"><span
style='color:windowtext'>www.bidinnovacion.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX> </span><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Can you
think of a way to create a video game for blind children?</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#993300'>Or
how to program an online sign language course? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
Inter-American Development Bank</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is financing <b>innovative solutions</b> that
promote the inclusion of people with disabilities through technology, with <b>up
to US$ 20,000</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
our interactive page, People with Disabilities, Disabled People’s
Organizations, and anyone interested in the topic shared, voted, and
prioritized the most important barriers to social and economic inclusion. Now
we are launching the competition to find solutions to the most voted problems: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Software for employment of people
with visual disabilities </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Toys for All </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Access to Transport </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Education support for Deaf
children <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How can people with physical
disabilities work from home? <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Scientists,
innovators and creative people from all areas can participate in the
competition until <b>October 15, 2009.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We want to
make ideas reality! </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Visit our
pages for more information:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.iadb.org/innovation"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.iadb.org/innovation</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.bidinnovacion.org/?lang_pref=en"><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.bidinnovacion.org/?lang_pref=en</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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