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E NABLING WORK ENVIRONMENTS PRESENTED BY Betty Dion Founder T HE G LOBAL A LLIANCE ON A CCESSIBLE T ECHNOLOGY AND E NVIRONMENTS (GAATES) D ECEMBER 3, 2014.

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1 E NABLING WORK ENVIRONMENTS PRESENTED BY Betty Dion Founder T HE G LOBAL A LLIANCE ON A CCESSIBLE T ECHNOLOGY AND E NVIRONMENTS (GAATES) D ECEMBER 3, 2014. U NITED N ATIONS N EW Y ORK

2 GAATES The Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments GAATES is the leading international organization dedicated to the promotion of accessibility of electronic and communication technologies, accessibility of the built environment and inclusive disaster risk reduction. www.GAATES.org

3 Employment Key Element of Sustainable Development

4 Enabling Work Environment

5 UN CRPD – Guiding Development Article 27 Work and Employment Article 2 General Obligation – Universal Design Article 9 – Accessibility Article 11 – Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies

6 Enablers - Technologies: Leveling the Playing Field For Persons with Disabilities For Persons without Disabilities

7 Enabler - Mobile Phones- Audio and Text

8 Enablers Universal Design

9 Enablers Information and Communication Technologies

10 Enablers Reasonable Accommodation

11 Benefits of Sustainable Employment Promoting Well Being of the Work Place Positive Disability Awareness Raising Increased Employment of Persons with Disabilities Economic Independence Reduced Dependency on the State

12 Well Being Safe Workplace Emergency Preparedness

13 Awareness Raising

14 Economic Independence

15 Reduced Dependence on the State Jenita

16 Addressing Obstacles Cost Assistive Technologies

17 Costs Universal Design Workplace (1%)

18 The Future is Technology

19 Automatic Door Openers, Security Systems

20 Smart Phone Technologies Mobile Phones

21 Accessibility of Mobile Phones Voice Over Zoom Large Text Invert Colors Hearing Aids Guided Access Assistive Touch Facetime Siri

22 Assistive Technologies in Communication

23 Scanners

24 Personal Environmental Control

25 Interactive Signage Proposed wireless communication and wayfinding

26 Building Technologies

27 QUESTIONS GAATES website: www.GAATES.org www.GlobalAccessibilityNews.com www.Facebook.com/GAATES Twitter: GAATES_GAN

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