[DCAD] Remerciement
Conrad Harris
conrad.harris at jsbvision.org
Fri Aug 9 11:09:17 PDT 2024
Hi Deirdre,
I appreciate your comments.
I joined this list very recently so I have just been observing.
In Jamaica our Data Protection Act has only recently taken effect. I am
interested in the discussion as a person with a disability as well as
from the viewpoint of someone who has some responsibility for managing
personal data which has been collected. I am very keen to hear about
issues relating to data protection which would require special attention
as they relate to persons with disabilities.
CH
On 8/9/2024 10:57 AM, Deirdre Williams via DCAD wrote:
> Dear DCAD, June and Lidia,
> Good day to all.
> In May 2023 DCAD published a revised Governance document and Code of
> Conduct.
> There is no stipulation that I can find about which language should be
> used, although I agree with Lidia that it may simplify things for all
> of us to arrange to use English as a common language for communication
> on the list. In the Code of Conduct there is emphasis on respect,
> tolerance and fairness. Since I have spent the last 16 years (the
> first IGF I attended was Hyderabad in 2008) in an "IGF" context, and
> the 16 before that in a regional (Latin America and the Caribbean)
> context working on issues of multilingualism and accessibility, this
> issue of languages is very important to me. If you think about it it's
> very important to all of us since if it's not managed properly it may
> deprive us of our rights to speak, and to be heard.
> There is also another issue here. We're missing a great opportunity.
> Over the last 5 years or so the DCAD list has come alive once a year
> to deal with Fellowships for the IGF. Then it goes silent until next year.
> This year plenty of DCAD members have expressed an interest in a
> proposed workshop on Disability and Data Protection. We won't all go
> to Riyadh, we won't all even manage to participate virtually, but
> everyone who responded is "here" on the DCAD list.
> So why is this workshop so interesting? Do you have fears or
> challenges about data protection? Do you have good ideas for improving
> data protection? If we choose we can share our knowledge and ideas
> now, on the DCAD list, help each other and possibly provide a useful
> resource for this interesting workshop.
> Let's use this opportunity for something good
> De
>
>
>
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 at 16:27, juneparris5--- via DCAD
> <dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Lidia
>
> Thank you for your support.
>
> June Parris
>
> On 7 Aug 2024 09:56, Lidia Best via DCAD <dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Deirdre. English is a working language at this level and
> for this reason we all use it.
> You would struggle even more if I wrote in Polish :-)
>
> Let's use common ground, which is English.
>
> Lidia
>
>
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024, 14:51 Deirdre Williams via DCAD,
> <dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
>
> The United Nations has six official languages - Arabic,
> Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
> DCAD habitually uses English on the list, but I am not
> aware that this has ever been stipulated as a "rule".
> Since we are interested in working together to improve
> accessibility, especially in a context of disability,
> isn't it desirable that we should try to be as flexible as
> possible in terms of language used for communication?
> Deirdre
> PS I'm glad that Joseph has English as well as French, but
> other people may not have that facility
>
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 at 07:26, June Parris via DCAD
> <dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Hope you are all well. I want to remind the group that
> the official language of the United Nations is English.
>
> Usually we address everyone using the same format.
> Since it is a group email, when someone is addressed
> as Doctor we don’t know who they are referring to, we
> really need to have a meeting ASAP to discuss the UN
> protocols.
>
> June Parris
>
> Research Associate
>
>
> > On 7 Aug 2024, at 05:26, Joseph Moussa via DCAD
> <dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Bonjour à tous,
> >
> > Je suis très heureux de faire partie de la famille
> BCAD en tant que nouveau membre. En tant que personne
> handicapée visuelle résidant au Bénin, directeur
> général du groupe TIC pour tous SARL et membre affilié
> au Forum des jeunes pour la gouvernance de l'Internet
> au Bénin, je suis profondément engagé dans la
> promotion de l'inclusion numérique pour les personnes
> en situation de handicap.
> >
> > Mon adhésion à BCAD me permettra d'approfondir mes
> connaissances sur les technologies numériques et de
> mieux servir ma communauté. Je suis impatient de
> collaborer avec les autres membres et d'apprendre de
> leurs expériences afin de développer des solutions
> innovantes pour l'accessibilité numérique.
> >
> > Ensemble, nous pouvons construire un monde plus
> inclusif où chacun a l'opportunité de s'épanouir grâce
> au numérique. Je remercie BCAD de m'avoir accueilli au
> sein de cette merveilleuse famille et je suis ravi de
> contribuer à ses efforts pour l'autonomisation des
> personnes en situation de handicap.
> >
> > Que Dieu bénisse BCAD et tous ses membres !
> >
> > Cordialement,
> > Joseph Moussa
> > Directeur général, Groupe TIC pour tous SARL
> > Membre affilié, Forum des jeunes pour la gouvernance
> de l'Internet au Bénin
> > Bénin
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