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Tuesday. 25 May 2004 |
| 9:00- 10:00 |
Registration |
| 10:00- 11:00 |
Opening Ceremony
- Announcement
- Speech of the Arabic Assembly for Organizations Disability
issues (Mr. Nawaf Kabbarah, President Organization for
Disabled People)
- Speech of DESA Representative
- Speech of the League of Arab States
- Speech of the Executive Secretary of ESCWA (Ms. Meryat Tellawy)
- Speech of his Excellency the Minister of Social Affairs in
Lebanon (Mr. Asaad Diab)
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30-13:30 |
First Session Topic (1): Launching of
ESCWA web site for the Visually Impaired "Net Forum for the Blind" <www.escwa.org.lb/nfb/>
Demonstration by Ms. Maha Khechen, Chief Training Instructor, Al Hadi
Institution for the Blind and Deaf |
| Topic (2) Review of the specialized ICT
available at the international and regional levels:
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| 13:30- 15:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 15:00-16:30 |
Second Session Topic (3): The
impact of ICT on improving the quality of life of persons with
disabilities, with particular reference to the Arab countries:
- Paper presented by Mr. Imad Eddine Chaker, President,
National Union of the Blind, Tunisia
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| Topic (4): Overview of the existing
situation of ICT: visually impaired end-users in the Arab countries: A
statistical perspective. (Ms. Thuraya Khalil, Consultant,
Office of the Special Rapporteur on Disability)
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Wednesday, 26 May 2004 |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Third Session Topic (5): Policy
guidelines for special needs provision of ICT for the visually
impaired persons in the Arab countries:
- Paper presented by Mr. Abraham Abdallah, President,
Lebanese Council for Disabled People, Beirut
- Discussion
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:30-12:30 |
Drafting Committee of the Draft Final
Report |
| 12:30-13:30 |
Closing Session Chairperson:
ESCWA
Rapporteur: Ms. Thuraya Khalil
- Presentation and discussion of the Draft Final Report
- Adoption of the Draft Final Report
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