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@G3ict's #SmartCities4All initiative is created to define the state of ICT accessibility in #SmartCities worldwide & to eliminate the digital divide for PwD.

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@G3ict
G3ict
2 years
NEWS RELEASE | G3ict/Smart Cities for All Country Advisory Network Announces New Members for Guatemala and Uzbekistan https://t.co/lW7LwiUoLX @SmartCityA11y @leecm363 @Khul17086515 #Guatemala #Uzbekistan
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@G3ict
G3ict
3 years
Join us on May 30 for an Expert Forum on the Importance of Digital Inclusion for People with Disability, in collaboration with @a2i_bd. Register here: https://t.co/mndghwKKvJ #Accessibility #DigitalInclusion @ictdivision @IAAPOrg @SmartCityA11y
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
G3ict through its Smart Cities for All (SC4A) global Initiative Announces the Appointment of Three New Members to the Smart Cities for All Advisory Committee https://t.co/ldGhvkyYET @pdintino @umohekaetej @best_lidia @HLagrelius @StreitzAbility @karentamley @CTorquato @yuvalwag
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@Delfin_JIM
Delfín Jiménez. EQAR
3 years
¡CON LOS MEJORES! La formación en Accesibilidad organizada por @cursosCOAM y @Fundacion_ONCE cuenta con el apoyo y participación de las entidades más relevantes en la materia: Colegios Profesionales, Ayuntamientos, Universidades, Asociaciones del mundo de la Acc., Empresas ...
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@Curbed
Curbed
3 years
What would it be like to live in a city designed by, or at least with, the disabled? @jdavidsonNYC spoke with the author of "The Architecture of Disability," @davidgissen, about how to create a more accessible urban future
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curbed.com
Wouldn’t everyone fare a little better if (to take just one example) airport luggage-screening counters were lower?
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
Highlighting the work of our G3ict/SC4A Country Representative for #Spain @Delfin_JIM for playing a pivotal role in the Training Plan on Universal Accessibility and Design for All in the Built Environment organized by @COAMadrid & @Fundacion_ONCE.
@COAMadrid
COAM
3 years
🏗️ ¡Última llamada! El miércoles 14 presentaremos el Plan de Formación sobre Accesibilidad en el entorno construido que hemos desarrollado junto a @Fundacion_ONCE. 📝 Presencial y streaming 🗣️ También escucharemos a Felipe Samarán Saló. 📲 https://t.co/6UmiUlwPB6
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
.@G3ict-Smart Cities for All Country Representative for Sri Lanka @janitharuki spoke to the media on the importance of using person-first language in the terminology used to address Persons with Disabilities. Read the article: https://t.co/86Xovm9iOt #CRPD #Inclusion #SriLanka
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@G3ict
G3ict
3 years
How governments buy and use technology, is key to bridging a significant and persistent disability divide across Europe and worldwide. On #IDPD2022 G3ict recommitted to using procurement to support inclusion in Europe. Read G3ict´s latest blog by @jamesthu https://t.co/vb7nZqt7eV
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
.@G3ict and our inclusive cities global initiative congratulates all the finalists of the European Commission Access City Award 2023. https://t.co/YQmaeNBD2h @VilledeGrenoble @hamburg_de @Skeakommun @ayuncordoba_es @EU_Social
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
.@G3ict / Smart Cities for All Global Country Representatives shared insights on supporting greater accessibility and inclusion in their respective regions at the @mEnablingSummit 2022. Watch the recording: https://t.co/zEYMFvLE80 @jamesthu @zalmeraj @janitharuki @Atif963 #A11y
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
We are honored to be awarded the @SmartCityexpo World Smart Cities Award for our AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks project, a collaboration of @G3ict & @TaskarCenter with the support of @MSFTEnable. We look forward to advancing this work with other cities worldwide.
@SmartCityexpo
Smart City Expo World Congress
3 years
🎉Congratulations! Living & Inclusion Award Winner: 🏆AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks, G3ict - The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs, Atlanta - United States #SCEWC22 #WorldSmartCityAwards
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
Along with creating unique datasets for each city, @G3ict- @TaskarCenter AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks project is building strong local communities that will sustain the inclusive mobility and accessible sidewalk efforts moving forward. https://t.co/9lHqp4Fu0e #SCEWC22
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
The AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks project has brought the unique OpenSidewalks data and robust AccessMap routing tool to five cities across the Americas-Sao Paulo (Brazil), Los Angeles (US), Quito (Ecuador), Gran Valparaiso and Santiago (Chile) https://t.co/9lHqp4Fu0e #SCEWC22
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
We acknowledge the role of @G3ict/@SmartCityA11y Country Representative @CohenRegina (Brazil), Kristine France (Chile) & Katherine Chacón (Ecuador) for successfully implementing and coordinating the project amongst stakeholders in their cities. https://t.co/b7ZKRKvR9h #SCEWC22
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
We are excited to share that our AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks project, a collaboration of @G3ict & @TaskarCenter with support of @MSFTEnable´s AI for Accessibility prog has been selected as a finalist for the @SmartCityexpo World Smart Cities Award-Living & Inclusion category
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@jamesthu
James Thurston
3 years
We are glad to have partnered to achieve external progress!
@Lindsay_Rae_M
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
3 years
Globally, we are a more diverse Microsoft than ever. Our 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Report reflects the intention, work, and accountability behind our unwavering commitment to increase representation, strengthen inclusion, and sustain pay equity. https://t.co/ihOR68phA6
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
On Wed, 26 Oct at the @mEnablingSummit, @jamesthu will be moderating a lightning talk by presenters Annie Carrillo Soubic, @pdintino, @jonhassell, @NeilMilliken and Marisol Villena Salerno on how organizations can measure progress related to #a11y and #inclusion. #mEnabling22
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
The @SmartCityA11y team will be at the @mEnablingSummit 2022 discussing insights from @G3ict's Global Country Representative Program with Country Representatives for Kuwait, Sri Lanka (@Janitharuki) and Pakistan (@Atif963).
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
From 19 Oct, stakeholder groups meet for the Final Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities. As @UNESCAP members strategize for the next decade, we hope for a focus on ICT Accessibility Procurement to make smart cities more inclusive. #MaketheRightReal
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@SmartCityA11y
SmartCities4All
3 years
Congratulations @VashkarBD, for playing a pivotal role as Bangladesh ratifies joins the Marrakesh Treaty. This is a huge step forward for Persons with Visual Impairment in Bangladesh.
@G3ict_GAN
G3ict-Global Accessibility News
3 years
Bangladesh joins the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate persons with disabilities. @G3ict-@SmartCityA11y Country Representative for Bangladesh, @VashkarBD played a key role. We congratulate this big feat. https://t.co/fQWEOGTjEz
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