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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear DCAD Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>It’s discovered that some of you may not be receiving emails from me on this list. Therefore, sending this again. Apologies if you are receiving it twice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>---------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>You may have come across the</span><a href="https://www.un.org/techenvoy/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/Global_Digital_Compact_Zero_Draft.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'> Zero Draft of the UN Global Digital Compact</span></a><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>. This draft will lead to a final document that will be officially endorsed by Member States at the "Summit of the Future" in September 2024. </span><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I penned my thoughts on Zero Draft of GDC under the title: <a href="https://igf-dcad.org/leaving-no-one-behind/">Leaving No One Behind: Integrating Disability Rights in the Global Digital Compact</a> emphasizing the importance of ensuring full participation and benefit for persons with disabilities in the digital realm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>any feedback or further discussion is welcome.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Dr. Muhammad Shabbir,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Coordinator,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD),<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>