ICT&AT for the Development of PwDs

Global Telecentre Academy for Persons with Disabilities

ICT4DPwDs is a community of people and organizations working together to improve the social and economic impact of Persons with Disabilities

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Links for Hearing Disability

Created by Nabil Eid Nov 14, 2009 at 12:06pm. Last updated by Nabil Eid Nov 14, 2009.

Links for Blind and Visually Impaired

Created by Nabil Eid Nov 14, 2009 at 9:51am. Last updated by Nabil Eid Nov 14, 2009.

BARRIERS TO ICT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE.

Six inter-related barriers to ICT can be identified in existing literature. These are:

• Lack of interest

•…

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Created by Nabil Eid Nov 4, 2009 at 9:49am. Last updated by Nabil Eid Nov 4, 2009.

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Created by Nabil Eid Oct 28, 2009 at 7:17pm. Last updated by Nabil Eid Oct 30, 2009.

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e-Learning, e-Inclusion and Equal Opportunities for All

Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies

G3ict, the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies, is a flagship advocacy initiative of UN-GAID, the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development. Initiated in December 2006 by W2i, the Wireless Internet Institute, G3ict is a public-private partnership dedicated to facilitating the implementation around the world of the Digital Accessibility Agenda defined by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
More information on the link:
http://g3ict.com

The ICT4DPwDs Network has crossed 400 member mark

The ICT for Development Persons with Disabilities Network has crossed 400 member mark.

ICT and AT for Development Persons with Disabilities Network has crossed 400 member mark .
Thanks for your active participation, support and collaboration in making this social network community is activity.
The English site right now has: 400 members, 450 photos, 65 videos, 50 discussions,
40 forum topics, 35 Events, 80 blog posts, 13 groups. All credit goes to you!


“Let us work together, we are confident that we can, and we are very sure, make brighter future. We have a dream that our world will be forever bright and green especially in the eyes of those persons with disabilities”.

United Nations Convention.
UNCRPD
The Convention says that people with disabilities have the right to an equal education.
The Convention says that people with disabilities have the right to be part of the community.
http://www.un.org/disabilities

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Sandra Uhling

National Actionplans

Started by Sandra Uhling in Sample Title. Last reply by dr Amal Abd elrahman Saleh Dec 15, 2011. 3 Replies

Hello, (my personal opinion)Do you read already your national action plan? I read a part of the german action plan. Unfortunately the do not understand the UN Convention.Maybe we need the…Continue

Nabil Eid

Universal Design and Benefits of Web 2.0 and 3D virtual worlds for Persons with Disabilities

Started by Nabil Eid in Sample Title. Last reply by Sandra Uhling Jun 17, 2011. 5 Replies

Universal Design and Benefits of Web 2.0 and 3D virtual worlds for Persons with DisabilitiesWeb 2.0 applications and 3D virtual worlds remain largely inaccessible to many people with disabilities.…Continue

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Dr. Moussa Charafeddin

ICT, Education, Development, and the Knowledge Society

Started by Dr. Moussa Charafeddin in Sample Title. Last reply by dr Amal Abd elrahman Saleh Mar 9, 2011. 2 Replies

IICT,…Continue

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Sandra Uhling

Central Information for inclusive ICT&AT

Started by Sandra Uhling in Sample Title Jan 17, 2011. 0 Replies

Hello,there are lots of people who are interested in the topic, there are some groups, national, international, .... Is there some kind of organisation, central place for information?I am looking for…Continue

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Ghulam Nabi Nizamani

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Posted by Ghulam Nabi Nizamani on October 18, 2011 at 5:43pm 1 Comment

 

In building inclusive knowledge society, access to knowledge and information is of vital importance to ensure that all persons are able to participate as creative and productive members of the society.

http://www.apcdfoundation.org/ecafe/en/node/8823

Nabil Eid

ENABLE NEWSLETTER, August-September 2011

Posted by Nabil Eid on September 29, 2011 at 8:24am 0 Comments

Special Edition on the Fourth session of the Conference of States Parties

The Enable Newsletter is prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) with input from UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, as well as from civil society. It is also available online at:http://www.un.org/disabilities.



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Celebrating Eid On warm feelings of love with the orphans, disabled children

Posted by dr Amal Abd elrahman Saleh on September 10, 2011 at 10:05am 0 Comments

Sondos Foundation to care for orphans with disabilities held     a beautiful ceremony on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr

 

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation,…

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ENABLE NEWSLETTER for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), June 2011

Posted by Nabil Eid on July 13, 2011 at 6:50pm 0 Comments

ENABLE NEWSLETTER

June 2011



The Enable Newsletter is prepared by the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) with input from UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, as well as from civil society. It is also available online at: http://www.un.org/disabilities.



In this issue:



- Status of the… Continue
Sandra Uhling

The world health report

Posted by Sandra Uhling on June 15, 2011 at 5:10pm 0 Comments

The world health report - Health systems financing: the path to universal coverage

Some people say that this is very important for the national actionplans for the CRPD.

 

More information and source:

http://www.who.int/whr/2010/en/index.html

AHMED EISA SUDAN

GDCO Bridging the digital divide -Include the excluded-

Posted by AHMED EISA SUDAN on June 6, 2011 at 6:00pm 0 Comments

 

When GDCO starts any project we consider 4 things

1- Working on the millennium development goals (MDGs)

2-The UN convention for disabled (signed 30th  march…

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Microsoft and MADA formed "Imkaan" information technology programme to reach Qatar's disabled people

Posted by Nabil Eid on May 31, 2011 at 11:07am 0 Comments

Microsoft and MADA (Qatar Assistive Technology Centre) have formed “Imkaan”, a programme that brings the benefits of information technology to the country’s disabled people.

Microsoft and MADA officials in the Microsoft booth at QITCOM 2011

The joint collaboration, named after the Arabic word for…

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MADA – Building a Better world for People with Disabilities in QATAR

Posted by Nabil Eid on May 23, 2011 at 5:00pm 2 Comments

MADA – Building a Better world for People with Disabilities in QATAR

The center is important initiative in building a digital community for persons with disabilities in Qatar and MENA region.

The role of information and communication technology in collaboration with the Supreme Council…

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Human Rights: Historic Ratification by the European Community

the European Community ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). This ratification represents a major policy shift toward enforcing human rights obligations and putting disability on top of the human rights agenda: this is the first time in the European Union history that the Community is going to accede to an international human rights treaty.
Nine core international human rights instruments.
More details on the link:
http://www.inclusion-europe.org/einclude/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=388&Itemid=29

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