[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [Pwd] Open Forum on the Role of ICT for Disaster Preparedness of Persons with Disabilities, 15:00-17:00 22 September, Palais des Nations Room XXII with English-French SI

[Mayer Max]

Dear Hiroshi,
 
      You have put together a very strong program for Persons with Disabilities.  Please accept my congratulations.
 
      We have several medical, community, and disabilities providers currently working here on sustained "Relief and Long-Term Recovery  for Vulnerable Populations from Hurricane Katrina, and Emergency Preparedness for Disasters to Come - with Full Inclusion Persons with Disabilities."  This effort may benefit from your strong efforts to include Persons with Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities, as well as for Persons with all Physical Disabilities. Perhaps it may offer lessons to be shared in the future, as well.
   
      Your active efforts to help promote the exchange of this vital information, tools, techniques and partnerships - using Fully Accessible ICT - will benefit Persons with Disabilities; vulnerable populations; and all populations and will help to encourage the daily growth of inclusion for persons with disabilities in Civil Society.
 
        Please accept my congratulations and thanks.
 

                              Best Regards,

            Mayer Max

 

beyondvision at yahoo.com





 
Hiroshi Kawamura <hiroshikawamura at attglobal.net> wrote:

Open Forum on the Role of ICT for Disaster Preparedness of Persons with 
Disabilities, 15:00-17:00 22 September, Palais des Nations Room XXII with 
English-French SI

Hosted by the WSIS Disability Caucus

The recent South Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and other natural 
disasters have brought world-wide awareness to the effects of major 
disasters upon all segments of society. Vulnerable populations such as 
persons with disabilities, children, or the elderly are at particular risk 
in a disaster.
It is vital to consider their special needs in the design of disaster 
preparedness and warning systems. Additionally, tourists, recent 
immigrants, and refugees face challenges when confronted with disasters in 
unfamiliar locations, linguistically isolated, and in need of assimilating 
lifesaving information and guidance quickly when under stress.
Attention to the requirements for persons with disabilities may also 
benefit the greater general population which can find itself situationally 
disabled.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) based upon accessible 
design principles is one of the key parts of the solution.


Moderator: Hiroshi Kawamura, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with 
Disabilities Research Institute

Agenda:

1. Presentation: Preparedness and Warning Systems for Populations with 
Special Needs: Ensuring everyone gets the message (and knows what to do) By 
Helen T. Sullivan, Markku T. Hakkinen, and Hiroshi Kawamura (DAISY 
Presentation)

2. Presentation: ITU initiatives on disaster prevention with reference 
to standard development activities. By Houlin Zhao, ITU Sector-T

3. Open discussion on current situation of persons with disabilities in 
disaster incidents including Tsunami/earthquake,
hurricanes/typhoons/cyclones, etc. from disability perspective, and 
suggestions for human centered approach of disaster prevention/preparedness 
for all


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