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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM |
Participant Registration
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM |
Welcome and Introduction
- Welcome
- Opening Remarks
- Message of UN Secretary-General, Ban-ki Moon (in video)
Speakers:
- Lenin Moreno Garcés, Vice President, Ecuador
- Nathalie Cely, Minister of Social Development, Ecuador
- Xavier Torres, Vice President/Coordinator, CONADIS/National Federation of the Disabled
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Program led by the Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador: "Ecuador without Barriers"
Speaker:
- Lenin Moreno Garcés, Vice President, Ecuador
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
The Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Implications on Information and Communcation Technology
- Introduction: Webcast from Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
- Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict
- Luis Gallegos, Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States / Honorary Member and Chair, G3ict
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Coffee Break
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM |
Best Practices in Action: Accessible and Assistive ICTs for People with Disabilities
Moderator: Dr. Sonia Roca, University of the Pacific - Mass Media (TV Captioning)
- Workplace (Employment without Barriers)
- Education (ICT and Special Needs Education)
- Independent Living (Creating Safer Homes for Elderly Persons with Disabilities)
- Emergency Response (Accessibility to Alert Systems)
Speakers:
- Larry Goldberg, Media Access Director, WGBH Boston
- Antonio Gagliardo, Minister of Labor, Ecuador
- Raúl Vallejo, Minister of Education, Ecuador
- Maria Eileen Delgadillo Poepsel, Executive Director, ChasquiNet Foundation
- Peter Blanck, Chair, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM |
Lunch
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM |
Current State of International Development
Presentation and panel with international experts:
*Moderator: Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University - International Perspectives for Best Practices in Assistive Technologies
- The Role in Education in Promoting Accessible and Assistive ICTs
- Web Accessibility
- Status of U.S. and EU Legislation
- POETA in Ecuador
Speakers:
- Pauley Tedoff, Program Manager, G3ict
- Licia Sbattella, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
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- Julio Mantilla, n/a, USAID
- Judy Brewer, Director, Web Accessibility Initiative W3C-WAI
- Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
- Fabian Leon, Coordinator, POETA Ecuador
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM |
Coffee Break
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM |
Perspectives from Government and Civil Societies on Accessible and Assistive ICT Opportunities in Ecuador
* Moderator: Alexander Mejía, Executive Director, CIFAL Atlanta Speakers:
- Jeannette Sánchez, Minister of Economic and Social Inclusion, Ecuador
- Xavier Torres, Vice President/Coordinator, CONADIS/National Federation for the Disabled
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| Monday, March, 03, 2008 |
| 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM |
Summary and Conclusions: Promoting Accessible and Assistive ICTs in Ecuador
Speakers:
- Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict
- Nathalie Cely, Minister of Social Development, Ecuador
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Overview
Proceedings