FYI-"Listening Session" Accessibility & Technology re Federal Government

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> Date: June 6, 2011 3:29:05 PM PDT
> Subject: Section 508 Accessibility Listening Session
> Source: Disability.gov
>
> By Guest Blogger Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President,
> The White House
>
> At the start of his Administration, President Obama identified
> transparency, participation and collaboration as the principles of
> an open government, requiring that government information and data
> be accessible to all citizens. To ensure that persons with
> disabilities have equal access, government agencies must buy and use
> accessible technology. To show federal commitment, on the 20
> thanniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Vivek Kundra,
> the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Daniel Gordon,
> Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, jointly signed a
> memorandum requiring several federal councils to sponsor  "listening
> sessions" across the country to listen to the public, address
> concerns and propose ideas.  So far we've held sessions in Chicago;
> Washington, D.C.; and San Diego.
>
> The next special listening session will be held on June 17 thfrom
> 1:30 to 5:00 pm (PDT) at Stanford University's Hewlett Training
> Center.
>
> The purpose of the Stanford session is to hear how the government
> can use technology to serve its citizens with disabilities. The
> councils not only want to hear from disability advocates, people
> with disabilities and companies already engaged in accessibility
> efforts, but also from innovators who are new to accessibility. The
> councils believe there is room for new players and additional
> creative thinkers who can add a fresh perspective to this critical
> area that so many people depend on.
>
> Whether you come to present remarks, share ideas or just listen,
> Craig Luigart and Frank Baitman, co-chairs of the Federal CIO
> Council Accessibility Committee, sincerely welcome you to this event.
>
> Please visit http://go.usa.gov/DNn to RSVP and to find out more
> details about the listening session.  Participation is in-person only.
>
>
>
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