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am of the believe that how to share information to persons with different
disabilities would be best ssdone if PWD are consulted themselves and not
medical doctors who rarely know nothing of how to coope with your daily life
with a disability. We do and pssess all knowledge ourselves.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>Från:</B> pwd-admin@wsis-cs.org
[mailto:pwd-admin@wsis-cs.org] <B>För </B>Mayer Max<BR><B>Skickat:</B> den 22
september 2005 22:48<BR><B>Till:</B> Hiroshi Kawamura; Pwd@wsis-cs.org;
plenary@wsis-cs.org<BR><B>Ämne:</B> 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<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Hiroshi,</DIV>
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<DIV> You have put together a very strong program
for Persons with Disabilities. Please accept my congratulations.</DIV>
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<DIV> 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.</DIV>
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<DIV> 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.</DIV>
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<DIV> Please accept my congratulations
and thanks.</DIV>
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Kawamura <hiroshikawamura@attglobal.net></I></B> wrote:</P></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Open
Forum on the Role of ICT for Disaster Preparedness of Persons with
<BR>Disabilities, 15:00-17:00 22 September, Palais des Nations Room XXII with
<BR>English-French SI<BR><BR>Hosted by the WSIS Disability Caucus<BR><BR>The
recent South Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and other natural <BR>disasters
have brought world-wide awareness to the effects of major <BR>disasters upon
all segments of society. Vulnerable populations such as <BR>persons with
disabilities, children, or the elderly are at particular risk <BR>in a
disaster.<BR>It is vital to consider their special needs in the design of
disaster <BR>preparedness and warning systems. Additionally, tourists, recent
<BR>immigrants, and refugees face challenges when confronted with disasters in
<BR>unfamiliar locations, linguistically isolated, and in need of assimilating
<BR>lifesaving information and guidance quickly when! under
stress.<BR>Attention to the requirements for persons with disabilities may
also <BR>benefit the greater general population which can find itself
situationally <BR>disabled.<BR>Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
based upon accessible <BR>design principles is one of the key parts of the
solution.<BR><BR><BR>Moderator: Hiroshi Kawamura, National Rehabilitation
Center for Persons with <BR>Disabilities Research
Institute<BR><BR>Agenda:<BR><BR>1. Presentation: Preparedness and Warning
Systems for Populations with <BR>Special Needs: Ensuring everyone gets the
message (and knows what to do) By <BR>Helen T. Sullivan, Markku T. Hakkinen,
and Hiroshi Kawamura (DAISY <BR>Presentation)<BR><BR>2. Presentation: ITU
initiatives on disaster prevention with reference <BR>to standard development
activities. By Houlin Zhao, ITU Sector-T<BR><BR>3. Open discussion on current
situation of persons with disabilities in <BR>disaster incidents including
Tsunami/earthquake,<BR>hurricanes/typhoons/cyclones, etc. from disability
perspective, and <BR>suggestions for human centered approach of disaster
prevention/preparedness <BR>for
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