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Celebrating achievements in Assistive Technology and Digital Inclusion

Access - IT awards 2008

Venue: Microsoft (Victoria) London July 18 2008

Are you aware of an individual, or an organisation or an initiative
that
you believe has made an impact in the quality of life of people with
disabilities and elderly with the support of ICT?

Do you believe you personally have made some significant contributions
to the quality of life of people with disabilities and elderly with
the
support of ICT?

We are calling for nominations for the ACCESS IT awards 2008, which
fit
the criteria. These can be self nominations or nominations of others.

'Be Unique, be Different, be Recognised'

The Access-IT awards 2008 (in association with eAbilities, the
Platinum
sponsor of 2008), jointly organised by e-ISOTIS and AbilityNet are
aimed
at identifying and promote the impact to quality of life and
independent
living being made by Public, private voluntary groups and/or
individuals
to an inclusive society through ICT and Assistive Technology.

The Access IT awards aim to recognise the following categories:

*         Nomination for Assistive Technology Use Award

This award aims to recognise an individual or an organisation that
through their efforts, commitment and advocacy that have advanced the
availability of assistive technology to people with disabilities.

*         Nomination for Assistive Technology Innovation Award in
transportation

This award will recognise an organisation or individual that through
innovation and the support in the development of assistive
technologies
has enhanced the quality of transportation of people with
disabilities.

*         Nomination for Assistive Technology Innovation Award at work

This award will recognise an organisation or individual that through
innovation and their support in the development of assistive
technologies have enhanced the quality of the working conditions of
people with disabilities.

*         Nomination for Assistive Technology Innovation Award at home

This award will recognise an organisation or individual that through
innovation and their support in the development of assistive
technologies have enhanced the quality of the living conditions of
people with disabilities especially in their home environment.

Step 2 - Identify the category & tell us your story

Download the nomination form at www.access-it-awards.org - Tell us
about
your initiative, product, network, service or website. Keep it simple
(no more than two sides of A4) and explain how your involvement has
enhanced the lives of people with a disability and how it relates to
the
award you have selected. If you have a case study with real users, we
would be delighted to receive it



Step 3 email it to us

We will accept nominations up until June 1

Email - access-it-awards at eisotis.org with your nominations

Shortlisted entries will be notified by June 18


Notes

e-isotis means equality in ancient Greek and Equality for all in
Information Society is our mission.

Our scope is to support the People with Disabilities and elderly to
overcome the existing barriers and to experience an Information
Society
Open to ImpairmentS (ISOTIS) through the use of innovative and
accessible Information Communicative Technology (ICT) and proper
training.

We envisage an Information Society that is accessible by all. We
envisage an Information Society Open To ImpairmentS.

AbilityNet are the UK's largest charity focussed on helping people
with
a disability to bridge the digital divide, through direct work with
end
users, with government, with private sector and with charities.
AbilityNet support users regardless of need, location, age or
aspiration. AbilityNet is concerned with both solutions for users in
accessing a computer or other technology and the design of content,
software and websites.

eAbilities is a European Project financially supported by the European
Commission that aims at advancing current and future actions in
research, education and technology transfer in the field of ICT
accessibility in the home, vehicle and working environments in Europe.
The project involves a focused effort into a) Tracing research and
development activities in Europe b) transfer of technology c) share of
knowledge based on cooperation between industry, academic and
government
institutions, end users like people with disabilities and elderly and
research centres active in the area of ICT accessibility and AT. The
virtual meeting point for these initiatives is the eABILITIES space
currently available at www.eabilities-eu.org





David Banes
Director of Development

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