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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Anya:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>This is very helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Cynthia Waddell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Invited Accessibility Expert, US Department of State ITAC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>--------------------------------------------------</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Cynthia D. Waddell, JD</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Executive Director and</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Law, Policy and Technology Consultant</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>International Center for Disability Resources</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> on the Internet (ICDRI) Phone: (408) 691-6921</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.icdri.org/CynthiaW/cynthia_d.htm"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.icdri.org/CynthiaW/cynthia_d.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>ICT Accessibility & Government Services Expert</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>United Nations Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="http://www.g3ict.com/">www.g3ict.com</a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Vice-President, Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> and the Environments (GAATES) </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anya Chambers<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 31, 2011 10:07 AM<br><b>To:</b> chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Chapter-delegates] UPDATE: Statement: The Internet Society on Egypt’s Internet shutdown<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In response to the many questions we received relating to the Egypt shutdown over the weekend - we put together a Q&A. You can find it here: <a href="http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3100">http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3100</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We'd value any additional information you have that you think would be a useful addition. Please note that it is designed for a non technical audience.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks for your input in advance.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anya<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 28, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Anya Chambers wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear all</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please find below a statement from the Internet Society in response to the recent events in Egypt:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"We are following the current events in Egypt with concern as it appears that all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic has been disrupted. The Internet Society believes that the Internet is a global medium that fundamentally supports opportunity, empowerment, knowledge, growth, and freedom and that these values should never be taken away from individuals.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Internet Society considers this recent action by the Egyptian government to block Internet traffic to be an inappropriate response to a political crisis. It is a very serious decision for a government to block all Internet access in its country, and a serious intrusion into its citizens’ basic rights to communicate. If the blockage continues, it will have a very detrimental impact on Egypt's economy and society. Ultimately, the Egyptian people and nation are the ones that will suffer, while the rest of the world will be worse off with the loss of Egyptian voices on the net.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>However we are most concerned about the safety and security of the Egyptian people. Alongside the rest of the world, we share the hope for a positive and lasting solution to the problems that have risen to the surface there.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the longer term, we are sure that the world will learn a lesson from this very unfortunate example, and come to understand that cutting off a nation's access to the Internet only serves to fuel dissent and does not address the underlying causes of dissatisfaction."</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It is also available on our wesbite here; <a href="http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3091">http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3091</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anya</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.25pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anya Chambers<br><b>Internet Society</b></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>mobile: +1 224 321 0378</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>web: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.InternetSociety.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>twitter: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://twitter.com/internetsociety"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>InternetSociety</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b>What will the Internet look like in 10 years? </b><br>Watch the trailer; </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM%0A"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>For more information: </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/scenarios"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.internetsociety.org/scenarios</span></a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Anya Chambers<br><b>Internet Society</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>mobile: +1 224 321 0378<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>web: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org">www.InternetSociety.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/internetsociety">InternetSociety</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><b>What will the Internet look like in 10 years? </b><br>Watch the trailer; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM%0A">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM</a><br><br>For more information: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/scenarios">www.internetsociety.org/scenarios</a><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>