[DCAD] Feedback on Revised DCAD Accessibility Guidelines 2025

[Maureen Thomas]

Very good points June and Deirdre I support you feedback 💌

On Sun, Feb 16, 2025, 3:25 PM Deirdre Williams via DCAD <
dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:

> Good afternoon DCAD.
> First off - great job, congratulations to all of those who volunteered for
> the editorial committee.
> My comments:
> 1. Are we assuming a self-identifying group of persons with disabilities
> or are we trying to imagine all possible challenges to access and trying to
> remove them or at least mitigate them? Many people dislike
> self-identification, and in some countries/organisations you cannot legally
> ask for it. Did the editorial committee give this dilemma any thought?
> 2.Visible disabilities are self-revealing but cognitive, hearing and some
> medically caused disabilities, to name only a few, are invisible. This
> point needs to be made in the Guidelines to ensure that organisers and
> volunteers are aware of it.
> 3. The mapping is a GREAT idea. The IGF in Istanbul took place in an
> amazing building that had about 5 different levels and illogical (to me at
> least) provision of lifts. I expect Judy remembers how we hurtled along, at
> one stage through a kitchen and across something like a roof to move up and
> down. Not all lifts will accommodate wheel chairs.
> 4. The local volunteers are a very helpful institution. Would it be
> feasible to have a small cadre trained in how to lift properly to
> facilitate bathroom breaks.
> 5. Language is a serious accessibility challenge for ALL participants who
> do not speak the language of the IGF host country. This challenge is made
> very much worse if the individual participant is also a person with a
> disability.. The Guidelines should remind organisers of this, and it should
> be mitigated as far as possible..
> 6. In terms of the overall presentation of the document, would there be
> any gain from extracting those recommendations that are repeated under each
> sub-heading and putting them together in a "General" section at the
> beginning? The document has a lot of information very tightly packed
> together.
> Thanks again for all the hard work. It was encouraging to see so many
> different voices around the time of the IGF in this space. We don't need to
> wait for the IGF meeting to share ideas, projects, opinions ... properly
> speaking the IGF is a year long rather than a once a year activity, so
> let's keep talking.
> Best wishes
> De
>
> On Sun, 16 Feb 2025 at 07:50, Muhammad Shabbir Awan via DCAD <
> dcad at lists.igf-dcad.org> wrote:
>
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>> 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.
>>
>>
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>> 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 <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/
>>
>>
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