IGF 2017 WS #54 Universal Design and Creating an Accessible Global Digital Future

    Short Title
    Universal Design and Creating an Accessible Digital Future

    Proposer's Name: Ms. Kaoru Mizuno
    Proposer's Organization: ITU
    Co-Proposer's Name: Ms. Andrea Saks
    Co-Proposer's Organization: G3iCT
    Co-Organizers:
    Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD) (http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/accessibility/dcad/Pages/default.aspx) Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) (http://g3ict.com/ )

    Additional Speakers

    Masahito Kawamori, ITU-T Q26/16 Rapporteur, Keio University

    Muhammad Shabbir, Islamabad Pakistan Chapter

    Agenda
    1. Introduction to the workshop topic by Andrea J. Saks, DCAD Coordinator
    2. Brief presentations by accessibility experts to raise issues
    • Universal design – principles and practice, by Gunela Astbrink, Women With Disabilities Australia
    • Impairment, Disability and Universal Design, Key concepts for Accessibility, by Gerry Ellis, Feel The BenefIT
    • Standardization efforts at ITU for an accessible global future, by Masahito Kawamori, ITU-T Q26/16 Rapporteur, Keio University
    • Next Generation Web Accessibility Guidelines, by Shadi Abou-Zahra, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
    • ICT Accessibility in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities, by Muhammad Shabbir, Islamabad Pakistan Chapter

    3. Open discussion stimulated by the onsite moderator

    4. Wrap-up of the discussion