Judith,
This is terrific!
Sincerely,
Mike Burks
919-882-1884 - Fax
919-349-6661 - Office
From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Judith Hellerstein
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 6:54 PM
To: NA Discuss
Subject: [NA-Discuss] Captioning Pilot for AT Large
Michael and others,
I wanted to report the great news that the Special Budget Request that I put in has been approved and funded by the ICANN Board. This is really great news!! While they did not give us everything we asked for. We had requested a one year pilot with a review after 6 months. Instead the board approved a 6 month pilot with a review after 3 months to determine viability. The goal will be at least three calls/meetings per month to determine viability.
The Pilot will begin October 2015. Also good news is that ICANN has recognized that this is not just an ALAC need but a core need for all. It is great that ICANN has recognized the value of captioning technology during meeting support efforts. I will be working with Heidi Ulrich and other staff to figure out how to structure the pilot. I hope to have more information to report during the NARALO Monthly call
Best,
Judith
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