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'''Present'''
* Dr. Praveen Misra - Chairperson Accessibility Standing Group
* Dr Ashutosh Pathak - Vice Chair Accessibility Standing Group
* Nancy Marangu - Secretary Accessibility Standing Group


Apologies - Diná Santana Santos - Vice Chair Accessibility Standing Group

# The Chair approved the previous minutes


# The Chair informed that on the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on 16 May 2024, he is organising a seminar through zoom which will also be available as a webcast through isoc.live. Dr. Praveen Misra would be giving a presentation on awareness followed by Jaunita George on developing Accessible codes and then on Accessibility functional testing by Dr. Angela Young. It will be a 2 hr event with Q&A in the end. The information is being propogated through ISOC Chatter and other channels
# The Chair informed that on the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on 16 May 2024, he is organising a seminar through zoom which will also be available as a webcast through isoc.live. Dr. Praveen Misra would be giving a presentation on awareness followed by Jaunita George on developing Accessible codes and then on Accessibility functional testing by Dr. Angela Young. It will be a 2 hr event with Q&A in the end. The information is being propogated through ISOC Chatter and other channels
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# Status of the acceptance of leadership positions. The Chair informed that e-mails to all the selected leaders was sent on 6th May '24 and acceptance was asked by 10th may '24. Based on the same the following acceptances have been recieved. The Chair suggested that the deadline be increased to 15th May '24 and a reminder email maybe sent to the remaining candidates.
# Status of the acceptance of leadership positions. The Chair informed that e-mails to all the selected leaders was sent on 6th May '24 and acceptance was asked by 10th may '24. Based on the same the following acceptances have been recieved. The Chair suggested that the deadline be increased to 15th May '24 and a reminder email maybe sent to the remaining candidates.


## Regional Accessibility Liaison Officer
'''Regional Accessibility Liaison Officer'''
Emmanuel Nnaemeka Vitus
Emmanuel Nnaemeka Vitus
Hamzeh Al Ashmouti
Hamzeh Al Ashmouti
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Rajesh Tiwari
Rajesh Tiwari


## Capacity Building & Outreach Officer.
'''Capacity Building & Outreach Officer'''
Dr. Muhammad Shabbir
Dr. Muhammad Shabbir
Chilufya Mulenga
Chilufya Mulenga
Daniel C Unachukwu
Daniel C Unachukwu




# Wiki Status - The new ISOC ASG Wiki is fully operational and is being updated regularly.
# Wiki Status - The new ISOC ASG Wiki is fully operational and is being updated regularly.
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# Kyle had requested for the ASG Activity roadmap for the year ahead. The same was made and sent by the Chair and is available at https://isocasg.org/wiki/Activity_Plan/2024-25
# Kyle had requested for the ASG Activity roadmap for the year ahead. The same was made and sent by the Chair and is available at https://isocasg.org/wiki/Activity_Plan/2024-25

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks

Revision as of 15:22, 11 May 2024

Present

  • Dr. Praveen Misra - Chairperson Accessibility Standing Group
  • Dr Ashutosh Pathak - Vice Chair Accessibility Standing Group
  • Nancy Marangu - Secretary Accessibility Standing Group

Apologies - Diná Santana Santos - Vice Chair Accessibility Standing Group

  1. The Chair approved the previous minutes
  1. The Chair informed that on the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on 16 May 2024, he is organising a seminar through zoom which will also be available as a webcast through isoc.live. Dr. Praveen Misra would be giving a presentation on awareness followed by Jaunita George on developing Accessible codes and then on Accessibility functional testing by Dr. Angela Young. It will be a 2 hr event with Q&A in the end. The information is being propogated through ISOC Chatter and other channels
  1. International Sign Language Interpreter for GAAD is being taken from ISOC at USD 800 for the two hour event.
  1. Status of the acceptance of leadership positions. The Chair informed that e-mails to all the selected leaders was sent on 6th May '24 and acceptance was asked by 10th may '24. Based on the same the following acceptances have been recieved. The Chair suggested that the deadline be increased to 15th May '24 and a reminder email maybe sent to the remaining candidates.

Regional Accessibility Liaison Officer Emmanuel Nnaemeka Vitus Hamzeh Al Ashmouti Musa Bangura Jasmine Cha Eugene Nzanzu Rajesh Tiwari

Capacity Building & Outreach Officer Dr. Muhammad Shabbir Chilufya Mulenga Daniel C Unachukwu

  1. Wiki Status - The new ISOC ASG Wiki is fully operational and is being updated regularly.

An E-mail request has been sent to Kyle to ammend the landing page as follows


Meet the Leadership Team

Chair: Dr. Praveen Misra Vice Chair: Dr. Ashutosh Pathak Vice Chair: Dina Santana Santos Secretary: Nancy Marangu

More information and documentation can be found on the Accessibility Standing Group Wiki

The Accessibility Standing Group is supported by Accessibility Special Interest Group (A11ySIG)


  1. Kyle had requested for the ASG Activity roadmap for the year ahead. The same was made and sent by the Chair and is available at https://isocasg.org/wiki/Activity_Plan/2024-25

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks