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ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities, August 2009

ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities, August 2009

Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Forum addressed a range of critical policy and regulatory measures to promote accessible information and communication technologies (ICT) for persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Forum was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 25 through 27 August 2009 and was hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) of Thailand.  Approximately 140 participants were welcomed from 21 countries, including policy makers, regulators, operators, industry representatives, NGOs and organizations representing persons with disabilities.



In my capacity as the ITU Senior Accessibility Expert, it was a privilege to provide several presentations on the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as technical training on the procurement of accessible ICT and accessible web design.  To my surprise, an attendee who teaches a class in accessible web design brought her copy of my book, Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance, and asked me to autograph it.  It was an honour to do so at a time when both the English and Japanese translations of the book have been so popular.  It certainly helps that my colleagues and co-authors are the best in the field!

 

 

Published by Apress 2006 ISBN: 1-59059-638-2Published in Japanese 2007 ISBN: 978-4-8399-2220-7
 

The Forum was opened by Ranongruk Suwanchawee, Minister of MICT, who told the delegates that the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities is "a significant step for all of humanity, since its main purpose is to protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity."

Many resources were shared during the three day Forum, including the Joint ITU and G3ict online Toolkit for Policy Makers on e-Accessibility & Service Needs for Persons with Disabilities.  As one of the Editors and Authors of this Toolkit, I am encouraged that national regulators, policy makers and legislators have a helpful tool to support the digital accessibility agenda of the UN Convention.

During the Forum, CART was provided in English and a number of participants told me that the captioning made it easier to follow the speakers since English was not their native tongue.  Captioning was displayed on the Forum screen as well as on a website that laptop users could follow.  Here is a picture of the captioning underway as viewed on my laptop:

 

 

 

During the Forum, we learned that the Government of Thailand had ratified the UN Convention and is working to establish learning centers nationwide that include assistive technologies such as Braille printers and digital talking books for use by the visually impaired. We also learned about plans to use closed captioning for television programming and accessible telecommunication services for persons with hearing disabilities.

Dr. Eun-Ju Kim, Head of the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, stated that the Forum demonstrated that the Asia-Pacific region is leading the ICT accessibility agenda of the UN Convention through multi-stakeholder partnership.  She said, "There is significant momentum in the region and a great level of awareness of the need to promote ICT accessibility. This Forum enabled countries in the region to not only provide a platform to all stakeholders but also share their innovative practices."

Everyone returned home with a greater appreciation of the efforts underway to address the mainstreaming of accessible ICT in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Humaninet ICT Features Last updated: 06/04/2012

Humaninet ICT Features

Last updated: 06/04/2012

HumaniNet's ICT Features section includes articles and reports of topical interest to team members and managers in humanitarian development and relief, missionary work, and aid projects around the world. With the hurricane season under way in the Atlantic, and typhoons in the Pacific, every disaster response team needs to review and test their communications capabilities as part of an effective readiness plan. One NGO is doing training the right way – early and thorough, incorporating lessons learned from recent  responses.  Read our brief summer feature, “All Hands on deck.”

Inmarsat’s IsatPhone, introduced in 2010, is performing extremely well in the field.  Price of the kit is still < $700, and a new Emergency Plan is available for $150 per year.   The IsatPhone is a light, reliable, and easy-to-use handset for voice and text, with global coverage and integrated GPS. Click here for our feature on the IsatPhone. Looking for ways to save on satphones or BGAN terminals –purchase and service plans? See our Current Updates page for details, or contact us at info@humaninet.org. BGAN users: when is the last time you tested your terminal? Check our Preparedness page, where we have posted twelve “quick and easy” tips to help you tune up your BGAN and be ready for the unexpected.  On our Preparedness page, we post ideas, notes, and commentary on how your organization can be better prepared for emergency response, whether in a developed country or in relief operations worldwide. The many worldwide natural disasters since 2009 underscore the importance of communications in all circumstances, especially when power, cell phones, and infrastructure are severely impacted. See Gregg Swanson’s article “Are your comms ready for a disaster? and see if your organization can pass the 9-step comms preparedness test. Holding down usage over BGAN – 11 tips for controlling your costs. Eric Hoenigmann and Mike Bizub present some excellent suggestions on how to reduce unnecessary and unexpected usage with the RBGAN satellite terminal and its recently arrived cousins in the BGAN series. Read the full article. . .For BGAN users – using the Web affordably. We are often asked how to control costs using BGAN, especially with budgets tighter than ever. We recently ran a test and came up with several lessons and tips on how to reduce the cost of Web access over BGAN. Maps in emergencies: see our prototype interactive map of the recent earthquakes in Sumatra, which will show summary information of the response and reconstruction activity. Also read about our experience with Google Maps and Google Earth during two field simulation exercises: - Thailand, with ADRA and World Vision, November 2008 - Portland, Oregon, in the U.S., in April 2009 In both of these, we experimented with online maps to produce and publish a common operating picture of the response. Our friends at MapAction have produced an excellent Field Guide to Humanitarian Mapping, authored by Naomi Morris with assistance from the MapAction team in the U.K. You may download the Field Guide here (3 Mb download, pdf). Our thanks to Nigel Woof for sending it to us. MapAction welcomes feedback, which you can send to info@humaninet.org. Practicing for the Real Thing: Exercise Khichadi and ICTs on a Mountain Ridge  Gregg Swanson discusses the importance of team training in the field and presents five findings on ICT employment in disaster response. Read the full article. Exercise Java Lava – a Unique Field Simulation to Prepare for Natural Disasters. Two articles by Gregg Swanson describe the Java Lava simulation in Indonesia in late October 2006, some of the ICT lessons learned, and the value of such exercises to relief organizations. You may download a Powerpoint (text only, 75 kb) on Exercise JavaLava (thanks to Steve Glassey) Observations from a week under a volcano – and 12 reasons why relief organizations should conduct simulations Big Five Criteria - HumaniNet's proposed yardstick for field usability of information and communication technologies (ICTs). How Much Power Does Your Laptop Need?

Blogging: reaching a global audience easily and affordably – from anywhere

Teresa Crawford, who set up the new HumaniNet blog, describes in this ICT Feature article how a blog can enable field managers to share information seamlessly with decision makers and supporters, at almost no cost.

Compressing your email, saving $. If you depend upon remote satellite or HF radio services for your email, you may have heard of "compression" and asked: how does it work, and how does it help?Read more and learn about the popular UUPlus solution.

Global Development Commons. An online resource and conversation at the intersection of technology and international development. Leading technology innovators and international development practitioners from around the world share ideas to improve efforts to enrich the lives of the world's poor.

ICT Information Service. More information on selecting and using portable satellite devices, for voice or data, is presented on HumaniNet’s ICT Information Service. Because of the rapid changes in satellite communications, including new services and a trend toward lower prices, humanitarian managers should periodically revisit their communications strategies and service provider agreements.

The role of ICT in information seeking and use amongst research officers in research institutes in Nigeria: The nigerian institute for oceanography & marine research institute experience

• Josephine Obioha

• Librarian/information scientist, C/O, Mrs. Violet Ohimain, P.M.B.12729, Victoria Island, LAGOS, Nigeria

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Summary

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is on the lips of every nation of earth because it brings innovation into information seeking and knowledge acquisition. It is on this premise that this study is embarked upon to identify the roles ICT plays in information seeking and use amongst research officers in Research Institutes in Nigeria. The paper case studies the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos using questionnaires, interviews, personal observation and examining relevant records. One hundred and seventy two research officers of the institute were sampled upon. The study examines awareness, use, exposure to ICT; role of ICT and improvements on ICT tools among other things. Results show that ICT plays an immense role in information sourcing, generation, processing, storage/retrieval, dissemination and even entertainment. Also, it shows that for ICT to be used optimally and maximally, there is need to have steady/regular power supply, workable/stable infrastructure and provision of more ICT tools and centres. Recommendations were made to the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide reliable sources of electricity and infrastructure or adapt the technology to local conditions and requirements (e.g. current/planned infrastructure). Manufacturers of ICT tools are urged to use non-radioactive materials in the manufacture of the tools. Other stakeholders should check for security and provide for more African sites.

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Introduction

Humankind is endowed with the urge to seek for ways to better their lot. This urge has led to many discoveries in science and technology of which information communication technology is among the top in the list in this contemporary time.

Information Communication Technology (ICT) is the term given to define the sector encompassing all converging technologies that carry information — it includes traditional telecommunications, informatics, broadcasting (radio and TV), cable television, multimedia Internet, geographic information systems, etc. (CIDA, 2003, p. 13). ICT is an invention of the developed countries of the world so, the acquisition and use of ICT tools is a household phenomenon in those countries. In the developing countries of the world, the technology's pace is not as astronomical as those of the developed countries, due to poor telecommunication infrastructure and lack of skilled workers. Telecommunication infrastructure remains the backbone for the application of a wide range of communications and multimedia services. Unfortunately, however, Africa's telecommunications networks have been found to be inefficient and less reliable than networks in other regions of the world (Ojedokun, 2000, p. 16). This study identifies that one of the constraints that researchers under this study encounter is poor network in telephone and Internet services. Alemie (1998) and UNDP (1997) as cited by Ojedokun (2000, p. 16), asserted that:

“Africa could be considered as virtually out of the picture as far as telecommunications is concerned with its share of world telephone lines being a meagre 2%.” A similar survey report by CIDA puts phone lines to 1.4 phone lines per 100 people in developing countries compared to 49.5 lines per 100 in developed countries in 2000. In Nigeria, in recent times, telephone lines have greatly increased due to the advent in Global System for Mobile telecommunication (GSM) network although this is mostly concentrated in the major cities.

In Nigeria, there is a “digital divide” in the use and access of ICT between the urban and rural dwellers. As research tools or information gateways, ICTs are concentrated in the metropolitan cities. Awareness about ICT and what it can be used for is quite on the increase in Nigerian cities, especially Lagos. Individuals, families, organizations, government agencies and ministries now make use of radio, telephones, computer systems and peripherals, television and Internet to source, generate, process, store, retrieve, and/or disseminate information/data. The Internet, which is relatively new, is enjoyed at various cyber cafés by students, housewives and workers. The research institutes, which consume the bulk of information, are not left out in the use of these technological tools. One such research institute is the Nigeria Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Lagos on which this study is based.

There is the need to find out, if ICT plays any role(s) in information seeking and use, what the role(s) is and how it plays the role(s). This paper seeks to find out answers to these questions.

Institution under study

The NIOMR is situated in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. NIOMR's headquarters is situated by the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Victoria Island of Lagos, Lagos State. It was created from the Marine Research Division of the Federal Department of Fisheries by the Research Institutes Establishment Order (1975) with effect from 1st November 1975 (Fig. 1).