ICT for All:
Training of ICT for Persons with Print Disability
16 January – 2 February 2007
Bangkok, Thailand
General Information
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Preface
The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency, located in Bangkok, Thailand, is a legacy of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (1993-2002). Its objective is to promote the empowerment of persons with disabilities and a barrier-free society in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
APCD has been jointly established under the collaboration of the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand since 1 August 2002. Furthermore, APCD is also working in close cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), other United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations whose work is related to persons with disabilities.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been a driving force for economic and social development, and continues to spur the globalization process. However, benefits of ICT have spread unequally, between disabled and non-disabled persons.
The concept of information accessibility for PWD is not widely recognized, and also, is not well understood. The information barrier for PWD exists in the growing information society, making PWD vulnerable, especially in developing their skills, knowledge and potential.
Information services for PWD, especially persons with print disability (please see the Appendix page 5 for the Definition of Persons with Print Disability), who are unable to or have difficulty accessing print materials should be equally provided. Since government agencies need to understand the issue of information accessibility for PWDs in order to create an information society for all, representatives of PWD are eagerly working for governments and public agencies to comprehend this issue.
Training of ICT for Persons with Print Disability will be conducted in order to teach production and services of DAISY and other ICT for persons with print disability including blindness, visual impairments, dyslexia, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, strokes, brain injuries, and motor disabilities, etc. APCD believes that if persons with print disability can access information more easily and equally, they will not be as vulnerable in the emerging information society.
]Essential Facts
| Course Title | ICT for All: Training of ICT for Persons with Print Disability |
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| Duration | 16 (Tue.) January – 2 (Fri.) February 2007 |
| Deadline for Application | 12 December 2006 * For acceptance at the Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate Office |
| Countries Invited & Participants | 13 persons from 5 countries: Cambodia (3), China (3), Fiji (2), Lao PDR (2), and Mongolia (3) |
| Target Group | Staff or related person who is or will be responsible for DAISY multimedia talking book production at an organization of/for persons with print disabilities (PPD) *Please see Appendix page 5: Definition of PPD |
| Course Objectives | Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to be able to:
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| Training Venue |
APCD Training Room 255, Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok, 10400 THAILAND Tel: (662) 354 7505 Fax (662) 354 7507 |
| Accommodation |
APCD Training Building 255, Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok, 10400 THAILAND Tel: (662 )354 7505 Fax (662) 354 7507 |
| Expenses & Allowances | The following expenses for each selected participant will be borne by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD):
*Any expenses spent in his/her country including VISA fee, passport fee and airport tax before/after the training should be borne by each participant. |
Curriculum
The following lectures/exercises/group works include:
Lectures
- Appropriate ICT policy and development for all including PWD
- The concept of ICT for All
- The concept of Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) for persons with print disability
Workshop and Discussion
- Presentation by the participants
- Utilization of the Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) in the participants' country
Hands-on Training
- How to produce a Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) multimedia book for persons with print disability
For further information please contact:
Asia- Pacific Development Center on DisabilityTel (662) 354 7505
Fax (662) 354 7507
E-mail: ict-training@apcdproject.org
Website: http://www.apcdproject.org/trainings/2007/daisy
Requirement for Application
A participant should:
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Be a Person/staff who is or will be responsible for DAISY multimedia talking book production at an organization of/for persons with print disabilities (PPD) * Please see Appendix page 5: Definition of PPD
* For an applicant who needs to have an accompanying personal assistant or a sign language interpreter for the training, s/he needs to inform APCD of the details through his/her APPENDIX OF NOMINATION FORM (Article: Disabilities). Necessary expenditures (e.g., travel expenses, etc.) for the selected participant's personal assistant or a sign language interpreter can be borne by APCD, after they are approved by APCD.
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Be nominated by an organization of/for persons with print disability
Remark
* Applicants' Organization should be producing materials for persons with print disability, such as talking book, Braille, other educational materials, or have a plan to produce such materials in accessible digital format (DAISY)
* Applicants' Organizations should be the focal point or an associate organization of APCD and willing to collaborate with APCD.
* If your organization is not an APCD associate organization, please apply by filling the attached application form.) - Be not more than 50 years of age
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Be proficient in spoken and written English
* Blind persons understanding English Braille and deaf persons able to use the international sign language are preferable. - Be in good health in order to complete the training course
- Be nominated by their respective government in accordance with the procedure stipulated in the "APPLICATION PROCEDURE".
Application procedure
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Each applicant needs to fill out three (3) sets of the Fellowship Application Form, stipulated by the Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, and three (3) sets of Appendix, provided by APCD. The completed documents should be submitted to a Government agency responsible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) or one of APCD’s Government/semi-autonomous focal points in your respective country.
The APCD's Government/semi-autonomous focal points are as follows:
Cambodia
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Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training
and Youth Rehabilitation (MOSALVY)
Address: #788, Monivong Blvd. Phnom Penh,
Tel: (855-23) 725191, 724091
Fax: (855-23) 427322, 217322 -
Disability Action Council (Attn. Executive Director)
Address: #86, Street 99, Boeung Trabek,
Phsar Koeum Thkov. Khan Chamcarmon, Phnom Penh
Tel: 023-215-341, 012 888 655
Fax: 023-214-722
China
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China Disabled Persons' Federation
Address: No. 186, Xizhimen Nanxiaojie, Xicheng District,
Beijing 100034
Tel: (86-10) 6658 0035, 6658 0037, 6658 0032
Fax: (86-10) 6658 0041
Fiji
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Ministry of Women, Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation
Address: 5th Floor, Civic Tower, P.O. Box 14068, Suva
Tel: (679) 3312199
Fax: (679) 3303829 -
Fiji National Council for Disabled Persons
P.O.Box 16867 Suva Fiji
Tel: (679) 3321062, 3321066 ext 146
Fax: (679) 3320055
Lao PDR
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Address: Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Pangkham Road, PO Box 347, Vientiane
Tel: (856-21) 213 287
Mongolia
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Ministry of Social Welfare and Labour
Address: Government Building 2, United Nations Street 5
Ulaanbaatar 210646
Tel: (976) 11-264918
Fax: (976) 11-327635
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Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training
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Each applicant must fax or e-mail one (1) copy of the completed Fellowship Application Form and its Appendix in advance directly to:
Director, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability,
APCD Building, 255 Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi,
Bangkok 10400, THAILAND
Tel: (662) 354 7505, Fax: (662) 354 7507
E-mail: ict-training@apcdprojct.orgPlease note that the copy sent directly to APCD in advance is for informal information only. APCD will consider application forms which have come through the official channel (from the Royal Thai Embassy to APCD via TICA).
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Governments of invited countries, who have received three (3) completed Fellowship Application Forms and Appendixes from each applicant, should submit all of the documents by the due date to the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in their respective countries, who will then be responsible for forwarding those documents to TICA in Bangkok, Thailand.
The due date for submitting the application documents to the Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate is 12 (Tue.) December 2006.
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After the training participants have been selected by APCD, TICA will notify the invited Governments of the selection results no later than two (2) weeks before the commencement of the course. Each Government will be responsible to inform their nominated candidates about the selection results. Notification of the selection results will be approximately the 4th week of December 2006.
Certificate
Participants who have successfully completed the course will be awarded a certificate issued by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability.
Other Matters
A. TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION
Prior to arrival in Thailand, all participants MUST first obtain a NON-IMMIGRANT VISA from the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in their respective countries. Please be aware that your passport must be valid for at least 6 more months to apply for a visa.
B. AIRPORT RECEPTION AND TRANSFERAL
Upon arrival, the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) will provide airport reception and transferal to the accommodation for the participants.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
Participants:
- are required to arrive in and depart from Thailand on the dates designated by APCD. The originally designated flight schedule cannot be changed.
- should assume responsibility for expenses incurred before and during the trip between their home country and Thailand.
- shall make their own arrangements for any financial matters of a private nature that are not covered under this training course.
- are required to fulfill the course requirements.
- are requested not to bring any family members with them EXCEPT in the case that a family member serves as a participant’s personal assistant, who has been approved by APCD beforehand.
- are requested to confirm their flight information and date of arrival in Bangkok to APCD by e-mail (ict-training@apcdproject.org) or fax (662- 354 7507) at least three days before the commencement of the course.
The Royal Thai Government, the Government of Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and/or the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) shall have no liability whatsoever for the participant or his/her personal representatives for injury, illness or death suffered or contracted by the participant arising out of or in the course of his/her participation in the program/course; nor shall The Royal Thai Government, the Government of Japan, JICA and/or APCD have any liability whatsoever towards third parties for compensation for any loss of property, injury, illness or death of such third parties caused by the nominee during the course of his/her participation in the program/course.
