- From: vinton g. cerf <vcerf@MCI.NET>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:01:34 -0400
- To: (wrong string) úlveda" <mop26391@mail.telepac.pt>, ISTF - Christian de Larrinaga <cdel@firsthand.net>, WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>, istf-participants@lyris.isoc.org
- Cc: guia.pasig@bigfoot.com
it seems to me that this is precisely the kind of effort that ISTF should endores. Mike Burkes - perhaps it would be possible for you to draft a response/endorsement for approval by the steering group on behalf of the ISTF? Vint Cerf At 12:35 AM 10/21/99 +0100, Francisco Godinho wrote: >Dear friends, > >Today I have sent a public email to the Portuguese Minister of Science and >Technology requesting the inclusion of accessibility on the Internet for >people with disabilities in the European Ministerial conference for the >Information Society. This conference will be held in Lisbon in April of 2000 >during the Portuguese presidency of the European Union. > >I'll wait a positive answer until the end of this month. After that, if >necessary, PASIG will begin an International Online Petition for the >Accessibility on the Internet in European Union located at >http://www.acessibilidade.net/europa/ > >You could understand this position as the preparation of the petition. Would >you like to join us in this effort? > >Francisco Godinho >Co-ordinator of the Petition for the Accessibility of the Portuguese >Internet. >GUIA/PASIG - Portuguese Accessibility Special Interest Group >http://www.acessibilidade.net/index_eng.html > >-----Original Message----- >From: Francisco Godinho <f.godinho@mail.telepac.pt> >Subject: Web accessibility milestone in Europe - April 2000 (second call) > > > >Dear friends, > > > >The Portuguese Presidency of the European Union (EU), that will take place > >during the first semester of the year 2000, is responsible for an European > >Ministerial > >conference related with the European Initiative for the Information >Society. > >This Conference will be held in Lisbon in April of 2000. > > > >Yesterday, during the conference ”Internet for Special Needs” held in > >Portugal, > >I made a public request to the Portuguese Minister of Science and >Technology > >to include web accessibility in the conference agenda. > > > >This request will be transmitted on the Television but I think that this is > >not enough. > > > >I am convicted that will be necessary a STRONG INTERNATIONAL LOBBY to > >achieve this goal. > > > >I will have a meeting with the Minister of Science and Technology next 24th > >of November > >and I would like to have a credible draft proposal to deliver him in hand. > > > >I NEED YOUR HELP! > > > >Regards > >Francisco Godinho > > > > > > > >At 11:52 PM 10/8/99 +0100, Francisco Godinho wrote: > >Web accessibility milestone in Europe April 2000 > > > >The Portuguese presidency of the European Union ( EU) that will take place > >during the first semester of the year 2000, goes to re-launch the European > >Initiative for the Information Society, through a ministerial conference > >that will be held in Lisbon in April of 2000. > > > > > >According to Portuguese Minister of Science and Technology, the > >re-launching of the European Initiative for the Information Society will be > >centered in > >subjects such as accessibility and regulation of the Internet. > > > >As you know, Portugal is the first European country where web accessibility > >is mandatory. This legislation was an initiative of the Ministry of Science > >and Technology. I think that people from EU countries should join efforts > >and take this conference as a milestone to promote web accessibility in > >Europe. > > > >Regards > >Francisco Godinho > >Co-coordinator of the Petition for the Accessibility of the Portuguese > >Internet. > >GUIA/PASIG - Portuguese Accessibility Special Interest Group > >http://www.acessibilidade.net/index_eng.html > >Founder for The Human Chain for Timor on the Internet > >http://www.acessibilidade.net/timor > >http://www.egroups.com/group/timor-portugal/ > >STOP THE GENOCIDE IN EAST TIMOR > > ================================================================= "INTERNET IS FOR EVERYONE!" Join the Internet Society and help to make it so. See you at INET2000, Yokohama, Japan July 18-21, 2000 http://www.isoc.org/inet2000
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