[Chapter-delegates] A World of Solutions: Innovations forPeople with Disabilities

Fri May 8 20:04:21 PDT 2009

Arnoud and Michael,

ISOC-LA will be pleased to be involved and provide experience and 
interest.  Our work with the Digital Divide in our area has provided 
both surprises and varied challenges to find ways to help.  We look 
forward to helping any Chapters that are willing to get involved...

Mike Todd
President, Mike Todd Associates - www.MikeTodd.com

President, Internet Society Los Angeles Chapter - www.ISOC-LA.org
  toddm at isoc-la.org

Founder, Digital Divide Task Force, www.ddtf.org (getting ready for a 
major move)
  miketodd at ddtf.org

Western Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (Western TAAC)
  Phoenix, Arizona program expansion center
Western Research Application Center, Viterbi School of Engineering,
University of Southern California

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Burks" <mburks952 at gmail.com>
To: "Arnoud van Wijk" <vanwijk at isoc.org>; 
<chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 04:19
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] A World of Solutions: Innovations 
forPeople with Disabilities

All,

The Internet Society Disability and Special Needs Chapter will be glad
to assist anyone that would like our help.

Sincerely,

Mike Burks

On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Arnoud van Wijk <vanwijk at isoc.org> 
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> The Inter American Development bank is starting a competition about
> Disabilities.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> What are your thoughts on this? Has any of you experience with the 
> Inter
> American Development Bank?
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> We do have a mailing list specific for disability topics, questions,
> exchange of ideas between the ISOC Chapters.
>
> You are all welcome to join the chapters disability Nexus mailing 
> list.
>
>
>
> http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapters-disability-nexus
>
>
>
> Sincerely
>
>
>
> Arnoud
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Arnoud van Wijk
>
> Disability Projects Coordinator
>
> email: vanwijk at isoc.org
>
> SIP (ToIP) vanwijk at sip.isoc.org
>
> FAX +31412614000
>
> Internet Society (ISOC) "The Internet is for everyone"
>
> http://www.isoc.org
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: BID Innovación [mailto:innovation at iadb.org]
> Sent: vrijdag 8 mei 2009 0:48
> To: vanwijk
> Subject: IDB Competition - Concurso BID
>
>
>
> Competition
>
> A World of Solutions: Innovations for People with Disabilities
>
> 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 Caribbean.
>
> 10% of the population in Latin America has some kind of disability, 
> which
> represents 50 million people
>
> 70% of the people with disabilities in the region are unemployed or 
> excluded
> from the work force
>
> 70-80% of children with disabilities in Latin America do not attend 
> school
>
> Good news: WE WANT TO FUND SOLUTIONS!
>
> 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 Caribbean. The competition 
> starts
> today!
>
> Get involved: www.iadb.org/innovation
>
> Comment and vote: www.iadb.org/blogs/innovacion
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Concurso
>
> Un mundo de soluciones: Innovaciones para personas con discapacidad
>
> 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.
>
> 10% de la población de latinoamericana son personas con alguna 
> discapacidad,
> esto representa a 50 millones de personas
>
> El 70% de las personas con discapacidad de la región no tiene empleo
>
> Entre el 70% y el 80% de niños con discapacidad en la región no 
> tiene
> acceso a la educación
>
> Buenas noticias: ¡QUEREMOS FINANCIAR SOLUCIONES!
>
> 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!
>
> Participa: www.iadb.org/innovacion
>
> Comenta y vota: www.iadb.org/blogs/innovacion
>
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