[Chapter-delegates] BoT resolution on accessibility for persons with disabilities

[Gunela Astbrink]

Dear Anna Amoomo and fellow Chapter leaders and members,

Further to Dr Muhammad Shabbir's suggestion for Chapters to work towards 
improved accessibility for persons with disabilities, I would like to 
invite, on behalf of the ISOC Accessibility Standing Group, Chapter 
members to a conversation on strategies and ideas to make accessibility 
happen.
This will be held on 19th April at 11:00UTC.

Please register beforehand to get the zoom link at: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEud--opz8oG9yFdeGl3awJ7Grap1siy4xj

This will be an opportunity to learn what some Chapters are already 
doing, share ideas and to find ways to collaborate on accessibility for 
persons with disability.

Looking forward to your participation.

Kind regards,
Gunela Astbrink
Chair, ISOC Accessibility Standing Group


Muhammad Shabbir Awan wrote on 11/4/2023 15:08 :
> Hi,
> 
> Dear Gunela Astbrink,
> 
> Thank you for sharing the news about the Board of Trustees' recent 
> resolution on accessibility for persons with disabilities. As a fellow 
> board member, I commend the Board for this significant step towards 
> creating a more inclusive environment within ISOC.
> 
> Dear Anna Amoomo
> 
> While this resolution is focused more on making the Internet Society 
> accessible for people with disabilities, and the staff will be working 
> to implement this resolution with Board’s oversight to make ISOC 
> accessible and adopt a culture of accessibility, there is much that we 
> can do. As chapter members and leaders, we should all work towards 
> supporting the Board's resolution and making sure that our local 
> chapters follow these guidelines. We can start by making our websites 
> WCAG AA compliant, promoting accessibility in our events and meetings, 
> creating accessible content, and providing support to individuals with 
> disabilities.
> 
> Once again, thanks for your contribution in the discussion, and I look 
> forward to working together to make ISOC more inclusive and accessible 
> for all.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Dr. Muhammad Shabbir.
> 
> *From:* Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org> 
> *On Behalf Of *Anna Amoomo-David via Chapter-delegates
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 6, 2023 5:18 PM
> *To:* Gunela Astbrink <g.astbrink at gsa.com.au>
> *Cc:* Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Chapter-delegates] BoT resolution on accessibility for 
> persons with disabilities
> 
> This is a very good  step from the BoT. I must commend them  for this 
> resolution. Where do we go from here? As Chapter members  as well as 
> chapter  leaders.
> 
> On Thu, 06 Apr 2023, 05:17 Gunela Astbrink via Chapter-delegates, 
> <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
> <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
> 
>     On 2nd April, the Board of Trustees unanimously passed a set of
>     resolutions on accessibility for persons with disabilities:
>     https://a11ysig.org/misc/2023-04-02_ISOC_BoT_Accessibility_Resolutions_2023-08.pdf <https://a11ysig.org/misc/2023-04-02_ISOC_BoT_Accessibility_Resolutions_2023-08.pdf>
> 
>     The first resolution states: RESOLVED, that the board fully supports
>     the
>     President and CEO in taking further steps to build a culture
>     of accessibility within ISOC and work toward eliminating barriers to
>     participation and engagement with ISOC’s content, events, services,
>     processes, and practices for persons with disabilities;
> 
>     This is followed by three more specific resolutions.
> 
>     The Accessibility Standing Group congratulates the Board of Trustees in
>     making these landmark resolutions that will be greatly benefit persons
>     with disabilities and that will underpin ISOC's vision of The Internet
>     is for Everyone.
> 
>     While this was a joint decision by the Board of Trustees, we especially
>     wish to show our sincere appreciation to Dr Muhammad Shabbir who
>     initiated this important milestone and who is currently standing for
>     re-election.
> 
>     Gunela Astbrink
> 
>     -- 
>     Gunela Astbrink
>     Chair, ISOC Accessibility Standing Group,
>     Vice-Chair, ICANN APRALO,
>     Past Member, IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)
>     Mobile: +61 417 715738
>     Email: g.astbrink at gsa.com.au <mailto:g.astbrink at gsa.com.au>
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