[PDFlist] FW: GAATES Global Accessibility News September 4

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From: GAATES Global Accessibility News [mailto:globalaccessibilitynews at gmail.com]
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September 4, 2017

Global Accessibility News

Mobile app helps identify accessible spaces in Brisbane<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQS_eE8wwifsYrHLr-3IHAT1vk-jNN2f3B2MIQMK4hOZIv-EFrCMt9H5deyAuehMPtWdvvOQisRYnwnfYc9iZBhnr765TOY7_5s5N5QzBvJl0BmRR2pC5-hfELMG2WABDjU9wXzLIrUIndGVIYBCAK6PR63D6a7JqUYywMKOoKc5GTUum4e07bkn_7X9fipUvYSZFDpBACVx2ldQRaou9u3k6bbY0xnknW&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Asia-Pacific, September 4, 2017
AUSTRALIA: Carers Link, a Brisbane based disability support service in partnership with Disability Support Queensland has launched a smartphone application called Access 4000 with the aim..

[Access 4000 app icon]

VisitLanarkshire develops accessible guides<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQtryYw6aEv181js2Rnu-akxmQfyw5d4FsODf2RP3YuLGWzVbenxmAIg4uk8L3m6XOQnqyQcmN4L43VfKoZ-hvC5pwQkBqEg4Hr3sweauI1c9wXdK9QtHIZhyEWOA95u-9wzmrz-PoiQFVsWBujkl6Yz09KKxaZOqIThcf3FH0iOz2lQVsMvWGeGeG4ncdQBNdskIBJ1LG67pqqw7l_gTwAA==&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Europe, September 4, 2017
VisitLanarkshire is on target to provide accessibility guides for all the region’s attractions and accommodation providers by 2020. The area’s official tourism body which now offers accessibility..

[Wheelchair access onto beach]

Abilities Expo Emergency Preparedness Workshop to Provide Vital Disaster Strategies for Boston’s Disability Community<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQqL5p4x5kywJq-XV_U1FYOuFy6zUuw5Pxj-3nnk0OzbCh9VEqmhbgV3VdiDc2XCfl2XK3BQbRydFH3_GzBvJsclxsDhUGO8jpjgJTMitcTFD22U1ZklDUCEARK5uj3TowZcQy4IRq823j51rToA5CM2cxWyIYAvGs_Hdx44oFQC6lhg4VsF_BHRYcUMJB39LShbENLc5-kmbiEArakVsk3YqkfjwARZdswEJZKArzFq1iWxYAI4hJ_MGhstrmTXPuFaAJPPTIELdqxcUxjc7ZKqK7VhIJyw2IuvuRdkFYuwwNNEP_-AD1Bg==&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Americas, September 4, 2017
BOSTON: People with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, wounded vets and healthcare professionals attending Abilities Expo (#AbilitiesExpo)..

[Emergency Checklist and hand with ballpoint pen]

UN expert on the rights of persons with disabilities to visit Kazakhstan<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQPr2J2Rq9bQOJAESN3U3-3K81ysZFg3enUCzSllprMnB6As3FQf3u2sxJYUJvFZ4VL3Z0XO-1YOr4eAgTsKKE8QSJw0faIFs80AJ-yqgoM-ZZvKmyUI-har7j9xg6Ij6hwgbtwHF9QUxLraT9p_U_qnKIWAeBOAO80rj4qsGEqWLinuSr8HYbkonf_e_NCbE6qPK5zikY-QDEVTnyIOiVScD1qnCd8jZAod8fPpyT7CnIqUgcGByNVg==&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Europe, Misc., September 4 2017
GENEVA: United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Catalina Devandas will undertake an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from 4 to 12 September ..

Canada Supports Greater Accessibility in Public Consultation Forums for People with Speech and Language Disabilities<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQx99cRXphaSOCNVJhOl8j0E9JBqj6bDlWkXu_WrMGHau8kujoBfknk7o4mZXPkcDwoMZMbF11qMhjs47wUw2p_mhLYip4cDRXwVzM3T5LDbEP9-ucfKKFkg1I3C1nydI3blCWDuA-qC3_OP120Yg5CWVRStqW7vOgSZ7EMOWM2xFuBpDjNKeWe2re0UYhImG6Uhm0K1jMz3PWylb8bnrXqZgEz6ht_HEGczDwCV2En3LYHrpNeNQLVDSuC84CGJmcKJoy0fcVDhjzm0UPc8MuoNUzqMu0GvU4ELOi1MJ01EiKgcqNLv8ayA==&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Americas, September 3, 2017
GATINEAU, QUEBEC: Communications Disabilities Access Canada, a national not-for-profit organization, will make public consultation forums more accessible to Canadians who have speech..

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 and Public Spaces<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQRyHESj-UlT7Xj75HwjR7dHnX8iRs2X7Y9meOY-qMBQBl3W4JzvLJFedxBXx7OIumYzyIY4hRO4qx67iTq-5kcLZele_4TKGmsLht30R6-oRSw071prKZBFdygsHT_e24l0KDjikL5e02IU3V_Tl6Zpvr8DYfndPr2JBRh0_eCAExmB3SceMOkVcIZhta25HAdXmwyZUrmYLgQcZh0Ty8vb1mCKhEsEp2&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Americas, September 1, 2017
On August 23, 2017 the DIAUD Network continued its work in utilizing the network to influence global policies, and featured another highly-informative presentation by an urban development professional..

[Cheese Board pizza restaurant in Berkeley, CA, Ms. Bravo’s example of an unconventional public space]

Bangladesh wins prestigious WSIS award for work with people with vision disabilities<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQWGakNIh_qCZs60i0I3y-rtV_N-MowuUTSD_PtDmqfKAFylx2NVw3rGAgweL-KVVDqCbwMMZl74LHlhrhYYWKyuYHTUnqbNkswzWHx3SvjlY5beoiu2WXrLU-mCPJUbU0_hc0hgwV-KOyZwIWT4icpijR6e5Tk9exE8qJDzLvOjMYgfmDMr1xfYBAnllCJlMHCA_Q5GX5tJwATZwclK8FSasRtVNyiidJ1LwVtyOOeO3h8VNKRJcnr7u41yRylxhr54ZbiVVCUsE=&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Asia-Pacific, September 1, 2017
Bangladesh has again won one of the world’s most prestigious IT awards when it was awarded a World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prize by the United Nation’s International Telecommunication Union..

Archaeological sites inaccessible for persons with disabilities in Jordan<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQ2dVRQ1g3KInOVFzVCp9ai3W6qBqTydDupBkSZeuPFeuGGJHMr7pqVYzCSgPS2-d5jzNC1rH5nzyHP51ldTva31fPh1B247cGOBvTsI5MDXLAqOIy8zRBP5mvHjKHk-aztbFEO7iMR5N1RrwofLjriRzd1r4f-Hnod27I4nfKLHYmL1FcE3gOpYAAPuwgy2-zp0ULUYbBnxHRqL_0pxayZ8PSOBxiKV_76gDOA5Z4qT3vVNJl3_ZdAw==&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Middle East, August 31, 2017
AMMAN: Most archaeological sites in Jordan are inaccessible for people with disabilities and facilitating the access to those locations is a “persistent demand” from their part, activists..

[in jerash jordan the antique archeological site classical heritage]

NISH invites applications for diploma in ISL and interpretation course<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QrzQ0Vdiv7XBR1naKIq198KjXfdpVTLf0-LYz78ZKEQGpChMIXbuWNFlmPIKdwRQ48qPd-ad7Y-YfQy4Dw01CCZHQ-zxQnGDoCqy4rDeick_ADLKNea-4MN3m-r8_d9-jJwaT84sB9br8iypEd79ZwOM7UuwPhph7aANAsoufCVWC2YyMswFy4avHr6n8lBRvw_aWIOLoBVXq9rNFQJpNXu36y2ykzE8upISY-mwtiMf5Qdx-T6Yhh1t8sJWVsa_fnvkTO6gM5ugMpmTwLxiTXR53fdDAltioaQH_LXxNjLkBw--9B8P0g==&c=zXVaafTHnhoxs3k56ZoMMntTv03ghQ_cYkE5lnuYjjvfd_uqp6ul5w==&ch=GZhm0EIEudmnxTXD_LEkx1omdaDPtWFufVxzguhDyPscoNuWVUTaGQ==>

Asia-Pacific, August 29, 2017
National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) has invited applications from students with plus two qualifications for a one-year Diploma in Indian sign language..

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