<div dir="auto">Well noted with thanks </div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 6, 2025, 3:23 PM 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><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4">HI All,</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial,sans-serif" size="4">This seems to be a very
interesting program that the ITU is hosting in Guatemala to
attend. We have no affiliation to this program, but thought it
was good to promote as members may be interested.<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132">Accessible Americas 2025: ICTs for ALL, happening 28–30 October 2025 in Guatemala City. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132"><a href="http://www.itu.int/go/AccessibleAmericas2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> http://www.itu.int/go/AccessibleAmericas2025</a></span><br>
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132">
This is the ITU Americas key regional forum focused on digital inclusion and ICT accessibility across the Americas. It brings together people from governments, private sector, academia, NGOs, and more — all working to share ideas, network, and build inclusive solutions so no one is left behind.
The ITU states that If you're into inclusive tech, or just looking to learn and connect with inspiring people, this is the place to be! 💡
👉 More info and registration:<a href="http://www.itu.int/go/AccessibleAmericas2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> http://www.itu.int/go/AccessibleAmericas2025</a> The program is free, but you need to create an ITU user-name and password to register. I am told by the organizers that this is free to do. There is no cost to attend, and they will </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132">have human captioning in English and Sign Language in Spanish. However, there is no remote participation, only in-person. They do not have any funding available for sponsorships to cover the flight and hotels.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132">Any questions, please feel free to email Caroline Brandau, <a href="mailto:Caroline.Brandao@itu.int" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Caroline.Brandao@itu.int</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132">Best Regards,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132">Judith Hellerstein </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-1582407862799746158docs-internal-guid-b9c28155-7fff-d0bc-4937-3ad7152d2132">DCAD Co-Coordinator.
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