[DCAD] Feedback on Revised DCAD Accessibility Guidelines 2025

[June Parris]

Dear All,

The guidelines are a good start, however, in my medical experience as a highly trained individual, who has worked at hospitals eg Stroke units, nursing the blind and deaf , recuperation units, repatriation as well as children’s units. I am sure that personal needs need to be included eg bathroom facilities and breaks and other activities of daily living. These may have been mentioned, but I may have missed it. So;

1 . Bathrooms need to be clearly marked and signposted.
2: First aid stations need to be pointed out.
3: Bathroom assistance between sessions eg. A sign for a break including sign language, a beeper etc

June Parris RN RMN BSC MSC
Women in Internet Governance (WIG)
juneparris5 at outlook.com
+12468234133
Facebook: @june.parris
X: @juneparris5
Instagram: @juneparris


On 16 Feb 2025, at 07:51, Muhammad Shabbir Awan via DCAD <dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:






Dear DCAD Members,



I hope this message finds you well. As part of our efforts to enhance inclusivity at IGF meetings, the DCAD Accessibility Guidelines for IGF have been updated. The revised guidelines are available at the following link:

👉 DCAD Accessibility Guidelines 2025<https://igf-dcad.org/accessibility-guidelines/>



The guidelines can be downloaded as .pdf or word documents as well as are available as webpage.



I highly encourage you to review these guidelines and share your valuable feedback. Your insights as accessibility advocates and experts are crucial in ensuring these guidelines comprehensively address the needs of all participants and reflect the best practices for accessibility.



Please send your feedback to us no later than 24 February 2025, 23:59 UTC.

You can email your comments to info at igf-dcad.org.



Thank you for your continued support and dedication to making IGF meetings more inclusive and accessible for all.



Warm regards,
Dr. Muhammad Shabbir,
Coordinator,
IGF - Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD),
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/

_______________________________________________
DCAD mailing list
SEND MESSAGE - DCAD at lists.igf-dcad.org
SETTINGS - http://lists.igf-dcad.org/listinfo.cgi/dcad-igf-dcad.org
MEMBERS - https://igf-dcad.org/members/
WEBSITE -  https://igf-dcad.org/
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.igf-dcad.org/pipermail/dcad-igf-dcad.org/attachments/20250216/ca349a6c/attachment-0001.htm>