<p dir="ltr">Hi Deidre.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thanks for your comment. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am not surprised to see this particular workshop popularity here.<br>
>From hard of hearing side, we are very concerned about link between disability,use of assistive technology and use of data.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Not everyone maybe aware but hearing aids and cochlear implant processors do collect data using the devices themselves and the apps that we have to use in order of getting access to some functionality.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Users are not even told about it and nothing is explained about collecting data.<br>
Is this ethical?<br>
This is just one aspect. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Lidia</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 9 Aug 2024, 16:57 Deirdre Williams, <<a href="mailto:williams.deirdre@gmail.com">williams.deirdre@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear DCAD, June and Lidia,<div>Good day to all.</div><div>In May 2023 DCAD published a revised Governance document and Code of Conduct. </div><div>There is no stipulation that I can find about which language should be used, although I agree with Lidia that it may simplify things for all of us to arrange to use English as a common language for communication on the list. In the Code of Conduct there is emphasis on respect, tolerance and fairness. Since I have spent the last 16 years (the first IGF I attended was Hyderabad in 2008) in an "IGF" context, and the 16 before that in a regional (Latin America and the Caribbean) context working on issues of multilingualism and accessibility, this issue of languages is very important to me. If you think about it it's very important to all of us since if it's not managed properly it may deprive us of our rights to speak, and to be heard.</div><div>There is also another issue here. We're missing a great opportunity.</div><div>Over the last 5 years or so the DCAD list has come alive once a year to deal with Fellowships for the IGF. Then it goes silent until next year.</div><div>This year plenty of DCAD members have expressed an interest in a proposed workshop on Disability and Data Protection. We won't all go to Riyadh, we won't all even manage to participate virtually, but everyone who responded is "here" on the DCAD list.</div><div>So why is this workshop so interesting? Do you have fears or challenges about data protection? Do you have good ideas for improving data protection? If we choose we can share our knowledge and ideas now, on the DCAD list, help each other and possibly provide a useful resource for this interesting workshop.</div><div>Let's use this opportunity for something good</div><div>De</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 at 16:27, juneparris5--- via DCAD <<a href="mailto:dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Dear Lidia</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thank you for your support. </div><div><br></div><div>June Parris</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 Aug 2024 09:56, Lidia Best via DCAD <<a href="mailto:dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Hi Deirdre. English is a working language at this level and for this reason we all use it. <br>
You would struggle even more if I wrote in Polish :-)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Let's use common ground, which is English. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Lidia</p>
<br><div><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 7 Aug 2024, 14:51 Deirdre Williams via DCAD, <<a href="mailto:dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">The United Nations has six official languages - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.<div>DCAD habitually uses English on the list, but I am not aware that this has ever been stipulated as a "rule".</div><div>Since we are interested in working together to improve accessibility, especially in a context of disability, isn't it desirable that we should try to be as flexible as possible in terms of language used for communication?</div><div>Deirdre</div><div>PS I'm glad that Joseph has English as well as French, but other people may not have that facility</div></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 at 07:26, June Parris via DCAD <<a href="mailto:dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Dear All,<br>
<br>
Hope you are all well. I want to remind the group that the official language of the United Nations is English. <br>
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Usually we address everyone using the same format. Since it is a group email, when someone is addressed as Doctor we don’t know who they are referring to, we really need to have a meeting ASAP to discuss the UN protocols.<br>
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June Parris<br>
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Research Associate<br>
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> On 7 Aug 2024, at 05:26, Joseph Moussa via DCAD <<a href="mailto:dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Bonjour à tous,<br>
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> Je suis très heureux de faire partie de la famille BCAD en tant que nouveau membre. En tant que personne handicapée visuelle résidant au Bénin, directeur général du groupe TIC pour tous SARL et membre affilié au Forum des jeunes pour la gouvernance de l'Internet au Bénin, je suis profondément engagé dans la promotion de l'inclusion numérique pour les personnes en situation de handicap.<br>
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> Mon adhésion à BCAD me permettra d'approfondir mes connaissances sur les technologies numériques et de mieux servir ma communauté. Je suis impatient de collaborer avec les autres membres et d'apprendre de leurs expériences afin de développer des solutions innovantes pour l'accessibilité numérique.<br>
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> Ensemble, nous pouvons construire un monde plus inclusif où chacun a l'opportunité de s'épanouir grâce au numérique. Je remercie BCAD de m'avoir accueilli au sein de cette merveilleuse famille et je suis ravi de contribuer à ses efforts pour l'autonomisation des personnes en situation de handicap.<br>
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> Que Dieu bénisse BCAD et tous ses membres !<br>
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> Cordialement,<br>
> Joseph Moussa<br>
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