[Chapter-delegates] ISOC at WSIS Blog

[Cynthia Waddell]

Helo Alex,
I have been on the airplane a lot this month and finally am pleased to be
able to respond to your email.  Although the International Center for
Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI) cannot provide hardware and
software to assist you, we can certainly provide technical assistance
related to the user interfaces needed for people with disabilities.

ICDRI can also provide a training of trainers, over the internet, so that
webpages meet technical standards for accessible design.  We are finding
that well-meaning organizations are creating websites that cannot be
utilized by people with disabilities even if they are connected.  For
example, the website at
http://www.kenyanparaplegic.org/html/kpoinner.asp?pcat=about&cat=mission is
not accessible to people with disabilities.

ICDRI can also provide technical consultancy on products used to access the
Internet for people with disabilities.

We look forward to working with you on this project.

Best regards,
Cynthia Waddell


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Cynthia D. Waddell, JD
Executive Director and
Law, Policy and Technology Consultant
International Center for Disability Resources
   on the Internet (ICDRI)
Phone:  (408) 691-6921

ICDRI is based in
Raleigh, North Carolina USA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Gakuru [mailto:gakuru at mail.co.ke]
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 8:57 PM
To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org; cynthia.waddell at icdri.org
Cc: Njeri Kahura
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC at WSIS Blog


Thank you Cynthia,

On the 6th August 2005, I attended a gala night to mark the first
anniversary of the Kenyan Paraplegic Organisation (KPO).I was
overwhelmed to learn more than 75% of new paraplegics died in
under 5 years of being confined to the wheelchair because of the
feeling of "inability" to live "normally" thereafter.

Dr. Noraidah Artkin called on everyone to participate in KPO members
re-integration process, to save their lives, and to realise paraplegia could
happen to anyone anytime.

I promised them an appeal to potentially helpful organisations with respect
to use of the Internet as towards their the re-integration process.I am
scheduled to have an exploratory meeting soon on how this could happen under
ISOC and/or any other practical frameworks.

Could your organisation, The International Center for Disability Resources
on the Internet (ICDRI) and any ISOC members be willing to participate?

>From the top of my head the needs is as follows:-

*50 computers
*Internet link
*Routers, Modems
*Cabling and/ wireless LAN
*Computer Desks
*A few specialised PC physically challenged persons accessories
*Technical consultancy on product use of the internet
*Training of Trainers
*6 month support and follow-up

Indeed, confinement to the wheelchair does not mean end of life!

I have copied this message to Njeri Kahura, my contact person at the
organisation. For more details about KPO see
http://www.kenyanparaplegic.org/html/kpoinner.asp?pcat=about&cat=mission

Thanks,

Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Waddell" <cynthia.waddell at icdri.org>
To: "Alex Gakuru" <gakuru at mail.co.ke>; <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 6:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC at WSIS Blog


> I agree with Alex and appreciate ISOC's participation.
>
> Since I will be speaking at a related event in Tunis during WSIS, are
there
> any plans for a get together?
>
> Best regards,
> Cynthia Waddell
>
> --------------------------------------
> Cynthia D. Waddell, JD
> Executive Director and
> Law, Policy and Technology Consultant
> International Center for Disability Resources
>    on the Internet (ICDRI)
> Phone:  (408) 691-6921
>
> ICDRI is based in
> Raleigh, North Carolina USA
> www.icdri.org/CynthiaW/cynthia_waddell.htm
>
> See my new book!
> Constructing Accessible Web Sites
> www.icdri.org/constructing_accessible_web_site.htm
>
> Is your Site Accessible?
> Find out now with Cynthia Says! http://www.cynthiasays.com
> Endorsed by the American Council of the Blind,
> the Cynthia SaysTM portal is a joint Education
> and Outreach project of ICDRI, The Internet
> Society Disability and Special Needs Chapter,
> and HiSoftware.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
> [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org]On Behalf Of Alex
> Gakuru
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:37 AM
> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC at WSIS Blog
>
>
> Thanks Nelson,
>
> I am glad to note our ISOC ambassadors have kept their focus on the
> unconnected individual, and the problems facing the connected one.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nelson Sanchez" <sanchez at isoc.org>
> To: <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 4:09 PM
> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC at WSIS Blog
>
>
> > ISOC at WSIS
> > ISOC is actively participating at the WSIS PrepCom-3 currently held in
> > Geneva Sep 19-30, 2005.
> > ISOC at WSIS Blog - Read ISOC Commentaries and interventions direct from
> > the WSIS Prepcom-3 in Geneva:
> > http://geneva.isoc.org/blogs/wsis/
> > We encourage all our ISOC members to follow the latest WSIS developments
> > and post comments to the blog.
> > About ISOC WSIS Ambassador Program:
> > http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/wsis/ambassador.shtml
> > ISOC's WSIS Ambassadors are attending WSIS Prepcom-3 and posting
> > comments to the ISOC at WSIS Blog above.
> > Please forward this email to your chapter members and to others
> > interested in following ISOC's participation in WSIS.
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Nelson Sanchez, ISOC Senior Program Manager
> >
> >
> >
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