[Chapter-delegates] ISOC meetings in San Francisco for ICANN 40 - Disability awareness for Chapters

[Joly MacFie]

Just as a follow up to this - I have posted up a video from Feb 24 of
Jonathan Dakar giving an update on USG Section 508 progress.

http://isoc-ny.org/p2/?p=1924

j

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 1:09 AM, Gunela Astbrink <g.astbrink at gsa.com.au>wrote:

> Hi Sabrina,
>
> I'd like to have an agenda item at the Chapters and Members meeting during
> ICANN 40 on the ISOC Community Grant project: Disability Awareness for
> Chapters.
>
> This project is developing an awareness-raising tool for ISOC Chapters to
> use to inform their membership and the broader Internet community of the
> social benefit in assisting people with disabilities to use the Internet.
>  This will be done with ongoing collaboration of targeted Chapters in the
> Asian region to set up a “disability training module” which can be used by
> Chapters when organising events, seminars, conferences or training sessions.
>
> The “disability training module” will be designed so that a session can be
> organised by Chapters with limited or no experience in disability issues. It
> will act as a resource by not only providing suitable content but also by
> consideration of accessible venues, liaising with disability organisations
> and obtaining local speakers with disabilities.
>
> Looking forward to discussing it further on Sunday at the Chapters and
> Members meeting at ICANN 40.
>
> Regards,
> Gunela Astbrink
> ISOC Australia
>
>
>

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