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Update on GAATES ICT Projects & A Free & Open Source Software Business Model

Update on GAATES ICT Projects & A Free & Open Source Software Business Model. Cynthia Waddell, Juris Doctor | GAATES Founding Member. Presentation Overview. GAATES ICT Projects UNESCO Emirate of Abu Dhabi UN Secretariat, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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Update on GAATES ICT Projects & A Free & Open Source Software Business Model

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  1. Update on GAATES ICT Projects & A Free & Open Source Software Business Model Cynthia Waddell, Juris Doctor | GAATES Founding Member

  2. PresentationOverview • GAATES ICT Projects • UNESCO • Emirate of Abu Dhabi • UN Secretariat, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities • F123 Group: Free & Open Source Software Business Model

  3. UNESCO • Accessibility Guidelines for Multimedia Centres • http://connectaschool.org • Global Report on the Use of ICTs in Education for Persons with Disabilities • Launch Date: December 2011

  4. Emirate of Abu Dhabi • What: • Abu Dhabi Government Accessibility Enablement • Phone Accessibility Guidelines, Toolkit & Implementation Plan

  5. Emirate of Abu Dhabi • What: • Abu Dhabi Government Accessibility Enablement • Kiosk Accessibility Guidelines, Toolkit & Implementation Plan

  6. Emirate of Abu Dhabi • What: • Abu Dhabi Government Accessibility Enablement • Counter Accessibility Guidelines, Toolkit & Implementation Plan

  7. UN Secretariat • What: • Technical Paper on Accessibility Provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: For an inclusive & accessible society for all • UN Expert Group Meeting on Accessibility June 2010 www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1537

  8. F123 Group (Brazil): Free & Open Source Software Business Model • Project F123 enables access to education and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities through free & open source Assistive Technologies • Why: • Leverages FOSS to overcome AT Barriers due to Availability and Cost in Developing Countries

  9. F123 Group (Brazil): Free & Open Source Software Business Model • F123 system includes operating system, productivity applications & ATs on USB drives usable on almost any computer without installation on its disk drive • F123 Visual - for persons with visual disabilities • F123 Motor – for persons who cannot use conventional keyboards.

  10. F123 Group (Brazil): Free & Open Source Software Business Model • Enables agencies, NGOs, foundations & individuals to share resources • Produces training support with Creative Commons licenses • Contributes to projects such as Gnome, Orca & LibreOffice • Results in a scalable strategy – a recent contribution benefited 14 million users

  11. F123 Group (Brazil): Free & Open Source Software Business Model First Lady of El Salvador Receiving Copy of F123

  12. For Further Information: Cynthia D. Waddell, Juris Doctor Executive Director and Law, Policy and Technology Consultant International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI) Cynthia.Waddell@icdri.org GAATES ICT Projects - www.gaates.orgProject F123 - http://F123.org

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