International Conference “From Exclusion to Empowerment - The Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities” picture_ndl_event_rec.jpg <http://en.unesco.org/file/picturendleventrecjpg-17> Deaf School Sri Lanka CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 © UNESCO When, local time: Monday, 24 November 2014 - 9:00am to Wednesday, 26 November 2014 - 6:00pm Where: India, New Delhi Type of Event: Category 4- International Congress Contact: Irmgarda Kasinskaite-Buddeberg (i.kasinska...@unesco.org)
With a view to empower persons with disabilities and inclusion of disability issues into the sustainable development agenda in Member States, UNESCO, in close cooperation with international, regional and national partners, is organizing an international conference entitled “From Exclusion to Empowerment: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities” in New Delhi, India from 24 to 26 November 2014. The major objective of the event is to promote the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disabilities and to encourage all stakeholders to take concrete measures for the empowerment of persons with disabilities through the effective application of ICTs. As recognized by the UNCRPD, women and girls are often at greater risk, both within and outside of home for violence, injury, abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment and exploitation. It is, therefore, crucial to integrate gender equality in all efforts to promote the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by persons with disabilities, including in the current Conference. The International Conference programme of three days, consists of plenary sessions and panel discussions (International conference), a film festival – ‘We Care’ –film screenings and the exhibition on innovative ICT solutions as well as one or several workshops for pre-selected participants and media and supporting events. Major organizers of the international event: UNESCO in co-operation with the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of University and Higher Education and Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO In close partnership with Brotherhood, We Care Filmfest, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan Participants: More than 500 international, regional and national participants are expected from around the world, including: • High-level representatives of the Government of India; • Representatives of Ministries and Departments of Education, Information and Communications, Social Affairs and Health, Women and Child Development; • Policy and decision makers, international organization representatives; • Disabled peoples’ organizations, civil society and teacher training institutes; • Representatives of ICT, media and film industry; • Information and media professionals and other stakeholders. Working Language of the event is English. Links: Agenda <http://www.unesco-ci.org/ict-pwd/node/18> Concept Note <http://www.unesco-ci.org/ict-pwd/images/ND%2024-26%20November%202014%20-%20Concept%20paper.pdf> UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities <http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml> Access for people with disabilities <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/access-for-people-with-disabilities/> From Exclusion to Empowerment - The Role of Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities <http://www.unesco-ci.org/ict-pwd/> warm regards, yogesh chhabra On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Aarthi Burthony <aburtony...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I hope that you are all fine. > > Does anyone of you have information about the Unesco Conference on > ICTs for persons with disabilities to be held in New Delhi, India in > November 2014? > > If yes, I am grateful to you to provide me with the information. > > Thanking you, > > Aarthi > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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