[DCAD] DCAD Session at EuroDig--The European Accessibility Act: a Model for a More Accessible Digital Europe--Monday June 17

Fri Jun 14 12:56:29 PDT 2024

Thank Judith for the link.

Regards,
Nicodemus Nyakundi

On Fri, 14 Jun 2024, 22:36 Judith Hellerstein via DCAD, <
dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:

> HI All,
>
> As promised, I am passing along the Stream text link for Monday's DCAD
> session at EuroDig
>
> https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-EuroDig
>
> To watch the session on zoom you must be registered for Eurodig  to
> register use this link--
> https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-2024/
>
> Best
>
> Judith Hellerstein
>
> DCAD Coordinator
>
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> Hellerstein & Associates
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>
> On 6/11/24 9:47 AM, Judith Hellerstein wrote:
>
> Dear DCAD Members,
>
> I hope you will all join us at our Eurodig session Monday, June 17 at 8:00
> UTC, 10 CET time. To watch the session, you need to be registered for the
> EuroDig.  This can be done on this link--
> https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-2024/
>
> We will have human captioning and will send out the stream text links to
> the session once we receive it.
> The European Accessibility Act: a Model for a More Accessible Digital
> Europe
>
> *by Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability*
>
> 17 June 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 EEST | WS room 1
> *Consolidated programme 2024*
> <https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Consolidated_programme_2024#pre03_24>
>
> Session teaser
>
> The IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD)
> facilitates interaction and ensures that ICT accessibility is included in
> the key debates around Internet Governance to build a future where all
> sectors of the global community have equal access to the Information
> Society. DCAD brings together key stakeholders from the technical
> community, civil society, government policymakers, regulators, and
> corporate and individual adopters, with the shared goal of accessibility.
>
> Our goal has always been to ensure that the Internet and its benefits are
> fully and equally accessible to and independently usable by persons with
> disabilities, so they can acquire the same information, engage in the same
> interactions, and enjoy the same services within the same timeframe as
> individuals without disabilities, with substantially equivalent ease of
> use. There are many types of disabilities from cognitive disabilities,
> visual disabilities, and hearing disabilities are just a few. We work with
> people across the spectrum to provide them with access to and the needs
> they desire to become active members of the Internet Governance ecosystem.
>
> DCAD focuses on these core principles: affordability, accessibility,
> usability, and availability for persons with disabilities or specific
> needs. Accessible technology can be a game changer for persons with
> disabilities. In this vein, we have been working within the Internet
> Governance community to promote public interest in and knowledge of the
> necessity for accessibility for persons with disability and encourage
> enlightened accessibility measures worldwide.
> Session description
>
> The European Accessibility Act took effect in April 2019. The Act's goals
> are to improve the trade between members of the EU for accessible products
> and services, by removing country-specific rules. This law was built to
> complement the EU's Web Accessibility Directive of 2016 and includes a wide
> range of systems including personal devices such as computers, smartphones,
> e-books, and TVs, as well as public services like television broadcasts,
> ATMs, ticketing machines, public transport services, banking services and
> e-commerce sites that must be accessible to persons of disabilities.
>
> This session will focus on how well several European organizations are
> living up to these goals and making the EU as accessible as possible. The
> session will be moderated by Dr. Olivier Crepin-Leblond and by Dr. Mohammed
> Shabbir, the Coordinator of DCAD. Olivier will open the session and provide
> an overview of this session while Dr. Shabbir will provide an overview of
> the DCAD.
>
> Speakers:
>
>    - Vilmantas Balčikonis will share the views on what is important in
>    implementing the European Accessibility Act from an end-user perspective.
>    He will also talk about the uncertainties in implementing requirements
>    stemming from EAA and attempt to address some of them.
>
>
>    - Lidia Best, President of the European Federation of Hard of Hearing
>    People (EFHOH), will speak about the efforts of the EU Federation of Hard
>    of Hearing People to ensure equitable treatment and participation in
>    health, education, jobs, and other professions.
>    - Giacomo Mazzone, EDMO Advisory Board, and EuroDig Board Member will
>    speak about the implementation of this Act in Media and Journalism and also
>    talk about the work of the European Audiovisual Observatory
>    - Indre Jurgelioniene, Chief Advisor at the Lithuanian Communications
>    Regulatory Authority and Co-Chair of the Body of European Regulators for
>    Electronic Communications (BEREC) End-User Working Group will speak about
>    the implementation of the ACT from the BEREC perspective, provide an
>    overview of the national legislation related to accessibility, and provide
>    some insight into the challenges they have faced in implementing the Act
>    and the solutions found to overcome the challenges.
>
> Format
>
> Pre-events should give the opportunity to create synergies with 3rd
> parties i.e. Dynamic Coalitions, Partners. No session principles apply.
> They are held on day zero in parallel to setting up the venue for EuroDIG.
> We provide limited technical support.
>
> Let us know here what you want to do.
> Further reading
>
>    - https://www.igf-dcad.org
>    - https://igf-dcad.org/key-resources/
>    - https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/accessibility-toolkit/
>
> The IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD)
> facilitates interaction and ensures that ICT accessibility is included in
> the key debates around Internet Governance to build a future where all
> sectors of the global community have equal access to the Information
> Society. Our goal has always been to ensure that the Internet and its
> benefits are fully and equally accessible to and independently usable by
> persons with disabilities, so they are able to acquire the same
> information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services
> within the same timeframe as individuals without disabilities, with
> substantially equivalent ease of use.
>
> DCAD focuses on these core principles: affordability, accessibility,
> usability, and availability for persons with disabilities or specific
> needs. Accessible technology can be a game changer for persons with
> disabilities. In this vein, we have been working within the Internet
> Governance community to promote public interest in and knowledge of the
> necessity for accessibility for persons with disability and encourage
> enlightened accessibility measures worldwide.
> People
>
> Moderator:
>
>    - Dr. Olivier Crepin-LeBlond (In Person Moderator) and   Dr. Mohammed
>    Shabbir, the Coordinator of DCAD (Remote Moderator)
>
> Speakers:
>
>    - Vilmantas Balčikonis is the Vice President of the Lithuanian
>    Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted, with over 5 years of
>    experience in the field of accessibility. Vilmantas actively participates
>    in various accessibility-related events and is well-versed in The European
>    Accessibility Act.
>    - Lidia Best, President of the European Federation of Hard of Hearing
>    People (EFHOH)
>    - Indre Jurgelioniene, Chief Advisor at the Lithuanian Communications
>    Regulatory Authority and Co-Chair of the Body of European Regulators for
>    Electronic Communications (BEREC) End-User Working Group
>    - Giacomo Mazzone, EDMO Advisory Board, and EuroDig Board Member
>
> --
> _________________________________________________________________________
> Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO
> Hellerstein & Associates
> 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008
> Phone: (202) 362-5139  Skype ID: judithhellerstein
> Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517
> E-mail: Judith at jhellerstein.com   Website: www.jhellerstein.com
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