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Time and Date |
Conference Name |
Details |
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January 21-22, 2008 |
Internal Consultation for Government of Ontario |
Provide professional consultation services concerning
information and communications accessibility regulations
supporting the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities
Act.
Location
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada |
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March 6, 2008 |
2008
Website Management Conference by CivicPlus |
Keynote Speaker, “Web Without
Barriers"
Location:
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Orlando, Florida USA |
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March
12, 2008 |
International Conference on Technologies
and Persons with Disabilities
California State University Northridge (CSUN) |
CSUN
Speaker for General Session and for HiSoftware User Group
Location:
Marriott Airport Hotel
Los Angeles, California USA |
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April 21, 2008 |
Joint ITU and G3ict Forum on “The Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Standards”
ITU- International Telecommunication Union G3ict- The Global
Initiative for Inclusive ICTs- A Flagship Advocacy Initiative of the United
Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development |
Speaker, “Best Practices Survey of Government Actions in
Procurement of Accessible Products”
Location:
ITU Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland |
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April 22, 2008 |
Tutorial: Making ITU Accessible: Web Design, Web Conferencing and Real Time
Web Captioning |
Tutorial Organizer and Trainer
Location:
ITU Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland |
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July
7, 2008 |
2008 Annual Program of the American Association of Visually Impaired
Attorneys (AAVIA); Affiliated with the American Council of the Blind (ACB)
and held during ACB National Convention |
Speaker, “Access for the Blind to the Information Age”
Location:
Galt House
Louisville, Kentucky USA |
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July 15 – 16, 2008
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ITU Regional Workshop on ICT Accessibility for Persons
with Disabilities for Africa Region
Sponsored by the International Telecommunication Union
and The Communications Authority, Zambia.
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Keynote Speaker: Policies & Best
Practices for ICT Accessibility
Author of Background Paper Commission by
ITU: “Meeting Information and Communications Technology Access and Service
Needs for Persons with Disabilities: Major Issues for Development and
Implementation of Successful Policies and Strategies,” dated June 2008.
Additional Presentations:
1. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on behalf
of Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict
2. Accessible ICTs: A Paradigm Shift for an All Inclusive Information
Society
3. Universal Design Considerations for Accessible ICTs: The Public
Procurement Toolkit
4. A Web Without Barriers
Trainer for the following Tutorials:
1. Real Time Web Captioning
2. Free Web Accessibility Checkers
3. Demonstration of Accessible Online Conferencing Tool
Location:
Cresta Golf View Hotel
Lusaka, Zambia
Africa |
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September 9- 12, 2008 |
International Telecommunication Union Question 20/Study Group 1: Access to
Telecommunication Services by Persons with Disabilities |
Presentation as Chapter 9 author of online Toolkit for
Policy Makers that is being jointly developed by ITU and G3ict (Global
Initiative for Inclusive ICTs- A flagship initiative of the United Nations
Global Alliance for ICT and Development) Chapter 9 of online
Toolkit for Policy Makers covers Country Assessment and Policy Development
Model; identifies priority strategies and actions to be undertaken by
countries to initiate policy development in support of Convention on Rights
of Persons with Disabilities Location
International Telecommunication Union
Geneva, Switzerland |
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October 15-16, 2008 |
Eighth Annual Coleman Institute Conference on Cognitive Disability and
Technology; Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, University of
Colorado System |
Panelist for “Policy Directions for Cognitive Accessibility
on the Web” and participant in pre-conference workshops on Personal Mobile
Platforms and Cognitive Accessibility and the Web
Location
St. Julien Hotel
Boulder, Colorado USA Pre-conference Workshops at the College
of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Colorado |
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October 24, 2008 |
California Council of the Blind State Conference |
Speaker at General Session, “Accessible Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) and the Paradigm Shift: The United Nations
Treaty or Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities”
Location:
4 Points Sheraton at LAX
Los Angeles, California
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November 20, 2008 |
University of Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC)
on Telerehabilitation
State of the Science Conference |
Member, Expert Panel Discussion
White Paper Presentation: Telerehabilitation and Public
Policy: The State of the Science and Policy Analysis
Location:
Information for Online Participation and Registration at
http://www.rerctr.pitt.edu/RERC_TR_SOS/index.html
Time: 1-4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, USA |
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December 3-6 2008 |
United
Nations Internet Governance Forum |
Speaker, “The United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons
with Disabilities: How Does it Impact the Internet” for Workshop, “Including
Accessibility and Human Factors in the Universalization of the Internet - -
How to reach persons with disabilities, the 10% of the next billion”
sponsored by the International Telecommunication Union
Speaker, “Accessible Web: The Paradigm Shift” for Workshop
“The Internet and People with Disabilities” sponsored by the Council of
Europe
Member, Steering Committee, Dynamic Coalition on
Accessibility and Disability (DCAD), Presentation of Declaration at DCAD
General Meeting
Location:
Hyderabad, India
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