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EASIT: Easy Access
for Social Inclusion Training

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Unit 1. Media accessibility.

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Element 3, What is universal design?

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Video:
The right to understand.

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This video is reproduced with
permission of: Fundación Visibilia.

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Overview.

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This viedo includes
Dominique Kantor's speech,

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from Fundación Visibilia in Argentina,

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at the World Down Syndrome Day
2020

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United Nations Virtual Conference.

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It stresses the need to include
persons with diverse capabilities

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in the process of content creation,

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in line with the concept
of participatory approaches to design.

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The right to understand

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Dominique Kantor
Fundación Visibilia, Argentina

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Good morning.

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My name is Dominique Kantor
and I come from Argentina.

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Many thanks
to Inclusion International

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and Down Syndrome International
for calling me.

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It is an honor for me
to share this day with everyone.

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Today I am going to reflect
on 4 ideas.

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The first idea is
that understanding is a right.

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Thus, it is important
that the information is accessible.

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When the information is accessible,

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we can obtain information
of what we need

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and understand more easily.

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This helps us be more independent

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and be able to exercise other rights.

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Understanding is a right

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included in the Convention

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on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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Article 2 talks about plain language

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and Article 9
about information accessibility.

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I read the easy-to-read version

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of the convention,
adapted by Fundación Visibilia.

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I use the easy-to-read convention

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in my group to better understand
the articles we discuss.

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The second idea is that
organizations working

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on inclusion
have to be the first to include.

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For example, Fundación Visibilia
gives opportunities

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to persons with diverse abilities.

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In the editorial process,

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some of us are text validators
and others are illustrators.

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Last year the project
of adaptation to easy reading

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of the gender laws
of Buenos Aires was developed.

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who also...

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Women with intellectual disabilities

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who had also been victims of violence
worked in it.

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I worked last month
as a storybook validator.

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All people are paid for their work.

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And that is important
because there are those who claim

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that persons
with intellectual disabilities

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work for free
or volunteer without salaries.

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The third idea

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is that to include it is important
to respect the supports

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that each person needs.

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At Visibilia some work via computer

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or via cell phone.
I work from my cell phone.

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Other persons
need to be present at the meetings

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and if they need
a sign language interpreter

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we call them.

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I use the computer with the highlighter
as a support

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and with large print taking my time.

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Accessing information
with our supports

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also helps [meet]
some of the world's goals,

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such as having less inequality,
more work, more education.

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Finally, the fourth idea is
that they do not write

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for us without us.

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In all Visibilia work teams there are
persons with intellectual disabilities

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because we add value.

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When we all work together,

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books and materials
are better understood.

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They are even much more fun.

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Persons with intellectual disabilities
must be included

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in the materials adaptation teams

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so that they can give their views,
opinions, ideas, etc.

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This is how we make sure
that what is said is clearer

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and know
what they can understand in a text.

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Participating and understanding
are our rights

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so that we can decide what we want
and how we want it.

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We decide. Thank you very much.

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Source: Fundación Visibilia.

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Year: 2020.

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The project EASIT
has received funding

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from the European Commission

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under the Erasmus+
Strategic Partnerships

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for Higher Education programme,

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grant agreement

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2018-1-ES01-KA203-05275.

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The EC support
for the production of this publication

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does not constitute
an endorsement of the contents,

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which reflect
the views only of the authors,

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and the Commission
cannot be held responsible

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for any use which may be made
of the information contained therein.

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This work is licensed
under a Creative Commons

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Attribution-ShareAlike
4.0 International License.

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Partners of the EASIT project:

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,

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Università degli Studi di Trieste,

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Universidade de Vigo,

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Stiftung Universität Hildesheim,

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SDI München,

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Dyslexiförbundet,

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Radiotelevisija Slovenija,

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Zavod Risa.

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EASIT: Easy Access
for Social Inclusion Training