[DCAD] Explaination and a Note: WAS RE: Disability Related Workshops in the List of Accepted IGF2024 Proposals

[Adebunmi Akinbo]

Dear All,
Did we miss it?
IGF 2024 WS #211 Disability & Data Protection for Digital Inclusion.
https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-211-disability-data-protection-for-digital-inclusion

Regards.
- Akinbo.

On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 at 07:26, Eric RUKEBESHA via DCAD <
dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:

> Thank you doctor for updating us.
>
> On Tue, 30 Jul 2024, 19:15 Muhammad Shabbir Awan via DCAD, <
> dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
>
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>> Dear Moshood,
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>> Thank you for your diligent work in identifying additional workshops that
>> are relevant to People with Disabilities in the IGF 2024 programme. Your
>> suggestions are valuable and contribute significantly to our ongoing
>> efforts to ensure inclusivity.
>>
>>
>>
>> Although many of the 86 selected proposals can potentially include a
>> disability focus, my criteria for selecting a workshop proposal was the
>> explicit mention of persons with disabilities in the proposal. Of your
>> selected proposals,
>>
>> IGF 2024 WS #236 Ensuring Human Rights and Inclusion: An Algorithmic
>> Strategy
>> <https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-236-ensuring-human-rights-and-inclusion-an-algorithmic-strategy>,
>>
>>
>> meets this criterion, so I will include it in my list.
>>
>>
>>
>> Your insights into the application of our disability space based on
>> inclusion are invaluable. I encourage others in our coalition to review
>> these workshops and provide any additional comments, advice, or thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> As we move forward, it is important to engage with the respective
>> workshop organizers to understand how we can support and promote these
>> sessions to maximize their impact on the persons with disability community.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you again for your contribution, and I look forward to further
>> discussions and collaboration.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Dr. Muhammad Shabbir,
>>
>> Coordinator,
>>
>> Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD),
>>
>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/
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>> *From:* Moshood SANNI <moshoodabiolasanni at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 30, 2024 3:09 PM
>> *To:* mshabbirawan at gmail.com; Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and
>> Disability <dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: [DCAD] Explaination and a Note: WAS RE: Disability
>> Related Workshops in the List of Accepted IGF2024 Proposals
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Dr. Muhammad Shabbir,
>>
>> Thank you for representing people with disabilities in the Dynamic
>> Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD).
>>
>> You have identified 2 out of the 86 accepted workshops, and based on your
>> request, I went further to highlight the below workshops that are also
>> applicable to People with Disabilities (PWDs).
>>
>> This is, however, my own suggestion on the application of our disability
>> space based on inclusion. Others' comments, advice, and thoughts are also
>> welcome.
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. IGF 2024 WS #49 Benefit everyone from digital tech equally &
>> inclusively
>> <https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-49-benefit-everyone-from-digital-tech-equally-inclusively>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. IGF 2024 WS #238 Advancing financial inclusion through
>> consumer-centric DPI
>> <https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-238-advancing-financial-inclusion-through-consumer-centric-dpi>
>>
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>> 3. IGF 2024 WS #159 Domain names: digital inclusion and innovation
>> <https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-159-domain-names-digital-inclusion-and-innovation>
>>
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>> *4. Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age*
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>> 5. IGF 2024 WS #236 Ensuring Human Rights and Inclusion: An Algorithmic
>> Strategy
>> <https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-236-ensuring-human-rights-and-inclusion-an-algorithmic-strategy>
>>
>>
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>>
>>
>> Moshood Sanni
>>
>> (Founder, Smak-Consulting)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 10:08 AM Muhammad Shabbir Awan via DCAD <
>> dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
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>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your continued interest in the disability-related workshops
>> for IGF 2024. There have been numerous emails on this list expressing
>> interest in these workshops, so I wanted to provide some clarifications.
>>
>>
>>
>> I had shared the list of accepted workshops for information purposes. The
>> workshops have been approved by the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG),
>> and I do not believe that additional speakers will be necessary at this
>> time. Any questions regarding the workshop proposals should be directed to
>> the respective workshop organizers. Further information about the workshops
>> may be found at the workshop links also included in my original email.
>>
>>
>>
>> For those interested in attending the workshops, there are two options
>> available:
>>
>>
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>> 1.      In-Person Participation: If you will be in Riyadh during IGF
>> 2024, you can join the workshops in person.
>>
>> 2.      Online Participation: You can also join and participate in the
>> workshops online.
>>
>> Concerning funding, the Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability
>> (DCAD) has limited funds available to support people with disabilities
>> aspiring to attend in person. We may also provide support for online
>> participation. The call for applications for this funding is currently
>> ongoing, and decisions will be made by the fellowship selection committee.
>> For more information and to apply, please visit:
>> https://www.igf-dcad.org/.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this clarifies.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Dr. Muhammad Shabbir,
>>
>> Coordinator,
>>
>> Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD),
>>
>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Muhammad Shabbir Awan <mshabbirawan at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 20, 2024 12:56 PM
>> *To:* 'Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability' <
>> dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org>
>> *Subject:* Disability Related Workshops in the List of Accepted IGF2024
>> Proposals
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>>
>> This is the list of accepted workshops for the IGF 2024 programme that
>> have been selected by the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) at its
>> Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting from 26 to 28 June 2024.
>> https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-workshops
>>
>>
>>
>> Of the 86 accepted workshops, I could find these 2 workshops with
>> disability focus:
>>
>>
>>
>> IGF 2024 WS #270 Understanding digital exclusion in AI era:
>> https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-270-understanding-digital-exclusion-in-ai-era
>>
>>
>>
>> IGF 2024 WS #211 Disability & Data Protection for Digital Inclusion:
>> https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2024-ws-211-disability-data-protection-for-digital-inclusion
>>
>>
>>
>> I would be happy to know if someone can add workshops that I may have
>> missed to this list.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Dr. Muhammad Shabbir,
>>
>> Coordinator,
>>
>> Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD),
>>
>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/
>>
>>
>>
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