<div dir="auto">Congratulations DCAD Fellows.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 6:57 PM Conrad Harris 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>Congratulations to the four selected Fellows.</p>
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<p>C. Harris.</p>
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<div>On 6/4/2025 11:37 PM, mshabbirawan---
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<p>Dear DCAD Community,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>I am pleased to share that, following a rigorous and highly
competitive selection process, the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dynamic
Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD)</span></strong>
has awarded <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fellowship
Grants</span></strong> to support the participation of
persons with disabilities at the upcoming <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Internet
Governance Forum (IGF) 2025</span></strong>, to be held in
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lillestrøm,
Norway, from June 23 to 27, 2025</span></strong>.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>This year’s fellowships include both <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">in-person
participants</span></strong>, who will receive support for
travel, accommodation, and accessibility related costs, and <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">remote
participants</span></strong>, who will be supported to
ensure effective and meaningful engagement in the IGF online.
All fellows are expected to attend DCAD sessions, complete the
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Disability
Leadership in Internet Governance and Digital Rights</span></strong>
course offered by the Internet Society, and share a written or
multimedia reflection following the event.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>We received a significant number of high-quality applications
from around the world for a limited number of fellowship
slots. After thoughtful and diligent evaluation, the following
fellows have been selected:<u></u><u></u></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In-Person
Fellows</span></strong><u></u><u></u></h3>
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<li>Ngwa Jolenta Rose Afanwi<u></u><u></u></li>
<li>Sarah Kekeli Akunor<u></u><u></u></li>
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<h3><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Remote
Participation Fellows</span></strong><u></u><u></u></h3>
<ul type="disc">
<li>Emmanuel Oruk<u></u><u></u></li>
<li>Raynom Pitakaka<u></u><u></u></li>
</ul>
<p>All the selected fellows have been contacted through separate
emails. The fellow selection was carried out by the <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DCAD
Fellowship Selection Committee</span></strong>, composed
of:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Deirdre
Williams</span></strong><u></u><u></u></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cato
Lie</span></strong><u></u><u></u></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Gunela
Astbrink</span></strong><u></u><u></u></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Judith
Hellerstein</span></strong><u></u><u></u></li>
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<p>We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the selected
fellows and express our deep appreciation to all applicants
for their dedication and continued advocacy for accessibility.
A special thank you goes to our Fellowship Selection Committee
for their time, wisdom, and care in reviewing the applications
and making these difficult decisions.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>We are also deeply grateful to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vint
Cerf</span></strong> and <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Google
LLC</span></strong> for their continued and generous
support for DCAD’s mission and the 2025 Fellowship Program.
Their longstanding commitment has been instrumental in
enabling the meaningful participation of persons with
disabilities in global digital policy processes.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>We look forward to the impactful contributions our fellows
will bring to IGF 2025 and to advancing our shared goal of a
more accessible and inclusive Internet for all.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>With sincere thanks,<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dr.
Muhammad Shabbir</span></strong><br>
Coordinator<br>
IGF - Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD)<br>
Member, Global Leadership Council – IAAP<br>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://twitter.com/MShabbirPhD/</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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