HI All, Here is the information about the webinar I was mentioning to all today on the OFB Call. it is on May 21 at 1400 UTC. Title is "From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI :. Registration is listed below Please register for Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KFURWYPUR1y838puqmLxpA <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KFURWYPUR1y838puqmLxpA> RTT can be found here -- https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=cfi-dcad We will also have Sign interpretation for this event. We hope you will join us on May 21 at 1400 UTC (10am Eastern) . W Best, Judith _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517 E-mail:Judith@jhellerstein.com Website:www.jhellerstein.com Linked In:www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide Blue event banner for an Internet Governance Forum accessibility event. The graphic includes the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability logo in the upper left and a large faded GAAD logo with a keyboard icon in the background on the right. The main title reads: “From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI.” The date, 21 May 2026, appears at the lower left. The a11ySIG logo is displayed in the lower right corner. <https://i0.wp.com/www.a11ysig.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dcad-gaad202...> REGISTER <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KFURWYPUR1y838puqmLxpA> | REAL TIME TEXT <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=cfi-dcad> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.co/e/dcad-gaad2026> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/21073> On Thursday May 21, 2026 at 14:00-15:00 UTC the Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Coalition of Disability and Accessibilit <https://igf-dcad.org/>y (IGF-DCAD) and the Accessibility Special Interest Group <https://www.a11ysig.org/> (A11ySIG) will commemorate Global Accessibility Awareness Day <https://accessibility.day/> (GAAD) 2026, via webinar conversation with Dr. Vint Cerf titled ‘From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI <https://www.a11ysig.org/gaad2026/%20%E2%80%8E> ‘ Over the past decade, global policy discourse has increasingly focused on expanding “internet access” as a cornerstone of digital inclusion. Yet for persons with disabilities, connectivity alone does not translate into meaningful participation. A user may be connected, possess a device, and have basic digital skills—and still remain excluded due to inaccessible design, incompatible platforms, or poorly implemented technologies. This gap calls for a conceptual shift: from access to agency. At the same time, the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into digital ecosystems is reshaping how users interact with technology. AI-powered tools—such as automated captioning, voice interfaces, and assistive agents—hold transformative potential. However, they also introduce new risks, including bias, unreliable outputs, and inaccessible design layers that may deepen exclusion if left unaddressed. Against this backdrop, accessibility must be reframed not as a technical afterthought, but as a governance, rights, and development issue—central to debates on AI, digital public infrastructure, and inclusive innovation. GUEST Dr. Vint Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google HOSTS Dr. Muhammad Shabbir – Co-cordinator, IGF-DCAD Judith Hellerstein – Co-cordinator, IGF-DCAD #gaad #dcad @a11sig #accessibility #pwds #ai _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517 E-mail:Judith@jhellerstein.com Website:www.jhellerstein.com Linked In:www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: WEBINAR 21 MAY 14:00 UTC –From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI--10am Eastern, 7am Pacific Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 13:47:38 -0400 From: Judith Hellerstein <judith@jhellerstein.com> Reply-To: judith@jhellerstein.com Organization: Hellerstein & Associates To: NA Discuss <na-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org> HI All, I thought NARALO Members might be interested in joining this webinar I am hosting From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI :. Registration is listed below We will have human captioning and also International Sign interpretation for this event. We hope you will join us on May 21 at 1400 UTC (10am Eastern) . We will send the stream text links later. Please register for Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KFURWYPUR1y838puqmLxpA <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KFURWYPUR1y838puqmLxpA> Best, Judith _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517 E-mail:Judith@jhellerstein.com Website:www.jhellerstein.com Linked In:www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [DCAD] WEBINAR 21 MAY 14:00 UTC – GAAD Event – From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 22:22:05 -0400 From: Joly MacFie via DCAD <dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org> Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability <dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org> To: Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability <dcad@lists.igf-dcad.org> CC: Joly MacFie <admin@igf-dcad.org> Blue event banner for an Internet Governance Forum accessibility event. The graphic includes the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability logo in the upper left and a large faded GAAD logo with a keyboard icon in the background on the right. The main title reads: “From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI.” The date, 21 May 2026, appears at the lower left. The a11ySIG logo is displayed in the lower right corner. <https://i0.wp.com/www.a11ysig.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/dcad-gaad202...> REGISTER <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KFURWYPUR1y838puqmLxpA> | REAL TIME TEXT <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=cfi-dcad> | ADD TO CALENDAR <https://addcal.co/e/dcad-gaad2026> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/21073> On Thursday May 21, 2026 at 14:00-15:00 UTC the Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Coalition of Disability and Accessibilit <https://igf-dcad.org/>y (IGF-DCAD) and the Accessibility Special Interest Group <https://www.a11ysig.org/> (A11ySIG) will commemorate Global Accessibility Awareness Day <https://accessibility.day/> (GAAD) 2026, via webinar conversation with Dr. Vint Cerf titled ‘From Access to Agency: Rethinking Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in the Age of AI <https://www.a11ysig.org/gaad2026/%20%E2%80%8E> ‘ Over the past decade, global policy discourse has increasingly focused on expanding “internet access” as a cornerstone of digital inclusion. Yet for persons with disabilities, connectivity alone does not translate into meaningful participation. A user may be connected, possess a device, and have basic digital skills—and still remain excluded due to inaccessible design, incompatible platforms, or poorly implemented technologies. This gap calls for a conceptual shift: from access to agency. At the same time, the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into digital ecosystems is reshaping how users interact with technology. AI-powered tools—such as automated captioning, voice interfaces, and assistive agents—hold transformative potential. However, they also introduce new risks, including bias, unreliable outputs, and inaccessible design layers that may deepen exclusion if left unaddressed. Against this backdrop, accessibility must be reframed not as a technical afterthought, but as a governance, rights, and development issue—central to debates on AI, digital public infrastructure, and inclusive innovation. GUEST Dr. Vint Cerf – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google HOSTS Dr. Muhammad Shabbir – Co-cordinator, IGF-DCAD Judith Hellerstein – Co-cordinator, IGF-DCAD #gaad #dcad @a11sig #accessibility #pwds #ai -- Joly MacFie Administrator Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability https://igf-dcad.org/ +1 218 565 9365