<div dir="auto">Thank Judith for the link.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards, </div><div dir="auto">Nicodemus Nyakundi </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 14 Jun 2024, 22:36 Judith Hellerstein via DCAD, <<a href="mailto:dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org">dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>HI All,</p>
<p>As promised, I am passing along the Stream text link for Monday's
DCAD session at EuroDig</p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#333333;background:white"><a href="https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-EuroDig" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-EuroDig</a><br>
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#333333;background:white">To
watch the session on zoom you must be registered for Eurodig to
register use this link--<a href="https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-2024/</a><br>
</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Best</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#333333;background:white">Judith
Hellerstein</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#333333;background:white">DCAD
Coordinator<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#333333;background:white"></span></p>
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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: <a href="mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Judith@jhellerstein.com</a> Website: <a href="http://www.jhellerstein.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.jhellerstein.com</a>
Linked In: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/</a>
Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide
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<div>On 6/11/24 9:47 AM, Judith Hellerstein
wrote:<br>
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<p>Dear DCAD Members,</p>
<p>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--<a href="https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-2024/</a><br>
</p>
<p>We will have human captioning and will send out the stream text
links to the session once we receive it. <br>
</p>
<h1 id="m_-2743838116895036468firstHeading"><span>The European Accessibility Act: a
Model for a More Accessible Digital Europe<br>
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<p><b>by Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability</b><br>
<br>
17 June 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 EEST | WS room 1 <br>
<a href="https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Consolidated_programme_2024#pre03_24" title="Consolidated programme 2024" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><b>Consolidated programme 2024</b></a><br>
<br>
</p>
<h2><span id="m_-2743838116895036468Session_teaser">Session
teaser</span></h2>
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<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<h2><span id="m_-2743838116895036468Session_description">Session
description</span></h2>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>Speakers: </p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
<h2><span id="m_-2743838116895036468Format">Format</span></h2>
<p>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. </p>
<p>Let us know here what you want to do. </p>
<h2><span id="m_-2743838116895036468Further_reading">Further reading</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://www.igf-dcad.org" target="_blank">https://www.igf-dcad.org</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://igf-dcad.org/key-resources/" target="_blank">https://igf-dcad.org/key-resources/</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/accessibility-toolkit/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/accessibility-toolkit/</a></li>
</ul>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<h2><span id="m_-2743838116895036468People">People</span></h2>
<p>Moderator: </p>
<ul>
<li>Dr. Olivier Crepin-LeBlond (In Person Moderator) and Dr.
Mohammed Shabbir, the Coordinator of DCAD (Remote Moderator) </li>
</ul>
<p> Speakers: </p>
<ul>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Lidia Best, President of the European Federation of Hard of
Hearing People (EFHOH)</li>
<li>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</li>
<li>Giacomo Mazzone, EDMO Advisory Board, and EuroDig Board
Member</li>
</ul>
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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: <a href="mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Judith@jhellerstein.com</a> Website: <a href="http://www.jhellerstein.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.jhellerstein.com</a>
Linked In: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/</a>
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