[gui-talk] Fwd: Access to information technology creates opportunity for all,

[Joel Deutsch]

Hi,
I'm not sure what you mean, George.  First of all, who's Pam?  Second, why 
are you asking Steve if he's on the list?  He's a longtime list subscriber.

Hope this helps.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Fwd: Access to information technology creates 
opportunity for all,


I just got this.  I don't know if you are on the list.  Pam.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Pattison" <srp at internode.on.net>
To: "Access-L" <access-l at access-l.com>; "GUI Talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 4:05 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] Fwd: Access to information technology creates
opportunity for all,


>
> >From: John Rae thepenguin at rogers.com
> >To: vip vip-l at softspeak.com.au
> >
> >                 Access to information technology creates opportunity for
> >all, especially persons with disabilities, Secretary-General says in
> >observance of Disabled Persons Day
> >
> >Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's message on the
International
> >Day of Disabled Persons, observed on 3 December:
> >
> >The theme of this year's observance of the International Day of Disabled
> >Persons, "E-accessibility", reminds us of the need to make the Internet
> >available to everyone.
> >
> >Access to information and communication technologies creates
opportunities
> >for all people, perhaps none more so than persons with disabilities.
And,
> >as the development of the Internet and these technologies takes their
needs
> >more fully into account, the barriers of prejudice, infrastructure and
> >inaccessible formats need no longer stand in the way of participation.
> >
> >This is a welcome change.  As information and communication technologies
> >spread across the world, drawing in more and more users every day, most
> >websites remained inaccessible to the millions of people who have
difficulty
> >manipulating a mouse, or who are visually impaired and need a "screen
> >reader" or large fonts to read the page.  Slowly, Governments and the
> >private sector have been recognizing the economic and social benefits of
> >making websites fully accessible, and have been putting in place changes
> >involving software and hardware alike.
> >
> >The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which is
expected
> >to be approved by the General Assembly later this month, can give
additional
> >impetus to this trend.  States that choose to become party to the
Convention
> >will thereby commit themselves to taking steps to provide "information
> >intended for the general public to persons with disabilities in
accessible
> >formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities
in a
> >timely manner and without additional cost".  The Convention urges private
> >businesses and mass media to do the same with their services.
> >
> >On this International Day, let us pledge again to do our utmost to
achieve
> >the vision of an inclusive, people-centred, development-oriented
information
> >society.  And let us redouble our efforts to ensure that persons with
> >disabilities can exercise their human rights and play their full part in
the
> >economic, social and political lives of their societies.
>
> Regards Steve
> Email:  srp at internode.on.net
> Skype:  steve1963
> MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com
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