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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI – Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> TSB JCA-AHF Secretariat, ITU <<a href="mailto:tsbjcaahf@itu.int">tsbjcaahf@itu.int</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> 14 October 2019 08:45<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:jca-ahf@lists.itu.int">jca-ahf@lists.itu.int</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Euchner, Martin <<a href="mailto:martin.euchner@itu.int">martin.euchner@itu.int</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [JCA-AHF] Announcement of webinar on e-accessibility for e-business, 21 October 2019, 13:00-14:30 hours CEST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'>Dear accessibility experts, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'>Please be invited to the webinar on e-accessibility for e-business below. The participation in the webinar is open to all and free of charge. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'>Contact: <a href="mailto:Martin.Euchner@itu.int">Martin.Euchner@itu.int</a>  or <a href="mailto:kaoru.mizuno@itu.int">kaoru.mizuno@itu.int</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:JA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Times;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Times;color:#1F497D'>The </span><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/ebusiness"><span style='font-family:Times'>Memorandum of Understanding on electronic business</span></a></span><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Times;color:#1F497D'> </span></u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Times'>(MoU) between IEC, ISO, ITU, and UN/ECE, and its Management Group (MG), is a coordination mechanism under a unique cooperative model to collaborate on mutually supportive standards required in business transactions (data interchange and interoperability) as well as products design and manufacturing to meet the urgent needs of both the industry and the end-users.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Times'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>The MoU/MG is pleased to announce a<span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span lang=EN-GB><a href="https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/ebusiness/Pages/mou/webinar-on-e-accessibility-for-e-business.aspx?PagePreview=true">Webinar on e-accessibility for e-business</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>Date</span></b><span lang=EN-GB>: 21 October 2019</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>Time</span></b><span lang=EN-GB>: 13:00-14:30 hours (Geneva local time, <b>CEST)</b> (<a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Webinar+on+e-accessibility+for+e-business&iso=20191021T13&p1=87&ah=1&am=30">event time announcer</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-GB>Remote participation platform</span></strong><span lang=EN-GB>: <a href="https://connect.itu.int/itu-t-conf1/">https://connect.itu.int/itu-t-conf1/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-GB>Separate Real-Time Captioning window</span></strong><span lang=EN-GB>: <a href="https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=MOUMG">https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=MOUMG</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span lang=EN-GB>Program and presentations:</span></strong><span lang=EN-GB> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/ebusiness/Pages/mou/webinar-on-e-accessibility-for-e-business.aspx">https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/ebusiness/Pages/mou/webinar-on-e-accessibility-for-e-business.aspx</a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>e-Accessibility (i.e. accessibility in the context of ICTs, web and Internet) aims to enable access to electronic products and services for all people, including specifically persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs. Providing accessibility by design will allow inclusion with consequent impact on better equality and income distribution, as well as economic opportunities in the digital space to companies globally.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>With the uptake of global, regional and national legislative regulations on accessibility, enterprises offering ICT products and services are facing the need to properly address e-accessibility in their offerings and to suitably address customers with disabilities and persons with specific needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Several International standards exist already which address e-accessibility by providing technical solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>This webinar is offered to provide a better understanding of the requirements including key regulations on e-accessibility. The webinar will investigate the activities, results and plans of international standards setting organizations and shed insights into their e-accessibility standards as relevant in the context of e-business.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB>In particular, the webinar will address and focus specifically on the following topics/themes from a standardization perspective:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>legal framework (e.g., EU) on e-accessibility,<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>e-procurement and public e-procurement;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>accessible user interfaces and accessible content,<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>e-accessibility in the context of broadcasting,<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>certification for e-accessibility and systems,<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>aspects of users on usability for e-accessibility.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB>The target audience of the webinar should be standard managers, technical project managers (TPMs), and interested experts among the membership of the involved organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ttf [mailto:ttf-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jahangir Hossain<br><b>Sent:</b> 09 October 2019 05:36<br><b>To:</b> Glenn McKnight; Technology Taskforce WG; Judith Hellerstein<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [technology taskforce] Web Accessibility Victory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks for sharing this information .<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards, Jahangir</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 9:44 PM Glenn McKnight <<a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the  Ebook version of the Egovernment  survey<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://online.fliphtml5.com/gnel/lmvk/" target="_blank">http://online.fliphtml5.com/gnel/lmvk/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Glenn McKnight<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NARALO Secretariat until Nov 2, 2019<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>ICANN NOMCOM 2019-2021<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Curator for  Internet Governance Hub Blog<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=0837cf0d-55abce6d-08364442-0cc47a31307c-38c567341e3fb479&u=http://www.internetgovernancehub.blog/" target="_blank">www.internetgovernancehub.blog </a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=fbd45e90-a6485ff0-fbd5d5df-0cc47a31307c-dd6361fa7f96ac72&u=http://toronto.ieee.ca/" target="_blank">http://toronto.ieee.ca/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>IEEE Toronto SIGHT Chair <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:glenn.mcknight@ieee.org" target="_blank">glenn.mcknight@ieee.org</a><br>skype  gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>289-830 6259<br>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div id="gmail-m_904727359956658825DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#41424E'>Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avg.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 1:12 AM Raymond Mamattah <<a href="mailto:mamattah.raymond@gmail.com" target="_blank">mamattah.raymond@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That’s a good Judith,<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have been a volunteer for the UN e-governance survey and accessibility of websites by the disabled was one of the things looked out for.  Past results of the survey can be found in this url:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/UN-E-Government-Survey-2018" target="_blank">https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/UN-E-Government-Survey-2018</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>From this I’m sure disabled accessibility is a requirement, hence this is a good ruling.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Raymond Mamattah <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Accra-Ghana<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, 8 Oct 2019 at 1:51 AM, Judith Hellerstein <<a href="mailto:judith@jhellerstein.com" target="_blank">judith@jhellerstein.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><br>Hi All,<br><br>Just saw this on Facebook. The US Supreme Court refused to opine on a ruling <br>letting the past ruling by the lower courts stand. That ruling found against <br>Dominoes because its website was not accessible. This law now allows blind <br>people to sue retailers if their websites are not accessible, <br><a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-07/blind-person-dominos-ada-supreme-court-disabled" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-07/blind-person-dominos-ada-supreme-court-disabled</a><br><br>  The law says that the Americans With Disabilities Act protects access not just <br>to restaurants and stores but also to the websites and apps of those businesses. <br>This is a big win for accessibility.<br><br>Judith<br><br>-- <br>_________________________________________________________________________<br>Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO<br>Hellerstein & Associates<br><a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=4d6916ac-10f517cc-4d689de3-0cc47a31307c-7d28fa28679eef8f&u=https://www.google.com/maps/search/3001+Veazey+Terrace+NW,+Washington+DC+20008?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008</a><br>Phone: (202) 362-5139  Skype ID: judithhellerstein<br>Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:Judith@jhellerstein.com" target="_blank">Judith@jhellerstein.com</a>   Website: <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=7f7ac052-22e6c132-7f7b4b1d-0cc47a31307c-da9964b868d989a0&u=http://www.jhellerstein.com/" target="_blank">www.jhellerstein.com</a><br>Linked In: <a href="https://protect2.fireeye.com/url?k=72353dc1-2fa93ca1-7234b68e-0cc47a31307c-d52f5f0032ff2483&u=http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/</a><br>Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>ttf mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy</a>) and the website Terms of Service (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos</a>). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>ttf mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy</a>) and the website Terms of Service (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos</a>). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>ttf mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">ttf@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf" target="_blank">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ttf</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy</a>) and the website Terms of Service (<a href="https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos</a>). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><table id=bannersignimg data-cui-lock="true" namo_lock><tr><td><p> </p>
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