Worldwide Accessibility Walk [WAW] 2019

[EmekaUlor]

Hello LGs, we are glad to announce the Worldwide Accessibility Walk 2019 edition.

The meet-ups are in commemoration of the annual International Day of Persons with Disability. This is a United Nations observance which is held 3rd December annually.

Local Guides all over the world are encouraged to organize a dedicated meet-up from 1st to 9th December 2019, in support of our differently abled citizens.

World-wide Accessibility meetup, inspired by @TraciC has continued to create global awareness and with the help of the community we can make the world more inclusive

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

1. Submit a meetup for the period 1st - 9th December. The format should read :: Accessible + Your City (E.g. Accessible San Jose ).

2. Approval: Let us know when your meet-up is approved,in order to enlist it.

3. Share the meetup information on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media handles to attract participants from your community.

4. Awareness: Explain to the participants what is expected at the accessibility meetup. Tell them the need for inclusiveness and invite them to become advocates.

• Kindly notify us as soon as your event is approved to enable us add it to the list of communities. We hope to see everyone join us to make the world more inclusive for the able and differently able.

DID YOU KNOW?

• The year 2030 is the target to make the world accessibility compliant? The 2030 Agenda pledges to “leave no one behind”
  *More than one billion people live with some form of disability.
  *80% of all people with disabilities live in a developing countries.
  *160 countries have signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

NOT SURE WHAT TO DO?
Some people may not know what to look out for, so here is what do.
-Take your normal photos of buildings, restaurants, foods and nature.
-Then look out for accessibility sign, wheelchair ramps, elevators escalators, public address systems, Braille on doors/buttons and other features.

• Answer accessibility questions on Google Maps
  -Include this information as part of your review with photos.
  -Create a list of the accessible places you visited. QED.

See some past meetups here.

Photos will be collated in the WAW 2019 Album. At the end of December, we would see the cities that are truly accessible. Let’s WAW the world!

If you do have any questions or comment feel free to post in the reply box below. Be an Accessibility Hero! Let’s leave no one behind.

Hashtags : #waw19 #localguides #oneaccessibility

See Map of WAW 2019 approved meetups.

Africa

South Africa - Liden | Durban

Nigeria - Port Harcourt | Owerri | Lagos, | Kaduna | Aba | Umuahia |

Congo DR - Bukavu

Asia

Pakistan- Karachi

India - Hyderabad. | Udaipur | Gwalior | Jamnagar

Sri Lanka - Batticaloa

Nepal - Biratnagar

Laos - Vientiane

Bangladesh - Dhaka | Cumilla

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur |

Australia

Europe

Ukraine - Mykolaiv | Kyiv

Portugal - Funchal

North America

United States - San Francisco | Denver |

Mexico - Mexico City |

South America

Argentina - Buenos Aires

Brazil - Volta Redonda |

Peru - Santiago de Surco

Antarctica ⛛

We coming!

P.S

ALLIANCE for ACCESSIBILITY

After the 2018 WAW, we formed One Accessibility International to help advocate for accessibility in our various communities. We have hosted monthly meetups and written articles in "Accessibility Uncovered" series for 35 weeks.

If you are interested in becoming a country/city representative, please contact any of our team members.

Thank you!

P.S. There will be a special gift for each meetup host.

[JaneBurunina]

Great initiative @EmekaUlor !

Thank you so much for announcing!

Hope to find a way and time to hold Accessible Mykolaiv Meetup in my hometown in the beginning of December.

Let’s make the world accessible! Let’s guide!

[TraciC]

Oh @EmekaUlor ! I’m so thrilled to learn about this campaign and I hope to be able to participate again; must work out my schedule ASAP and will keep you posted.

[Sashabg]

Fantastic to see this @EmekaUlor , thank you for continuing to lead the way! I’ll pass along to friends from UNICEF’s disability and inclusion organization – they are interested to organize a campaign in Azerbaijan.

[KashifMisidia]

Hi @EmekaUlor , I m so much Excited for World Wide Accessibility Walk and will surely host many meetups/walks for the noble cause in Pakistan. Along with meetups in Pakistan, I would like to Tag my great friends, and I wish they can take part for WAW. I m tagging here @SaifIS @FazeelUsmani @IlankovanT

@PriyankaU @OmerAli @ShafiulB @Hassan_ali30

@SimonAndrews @Bilal_shaikh

Shukriya

[OmarBD]

Hello @EmekaUlor , It’s really incredible journey. I would like to arrange in my district city.

Thanks for your valuable post sharing with us.

Best Regards.

[MrBest]

This is incredible! Its going to be great an sure. Port Harcourt City Will Not Be Left Out Of The World Wide campaign. @EmekaUlor , well done brother.

[LuaPL]

In Spanish

@EmekaUlor Tu excelencia es notoria siempre junto varios otros Local Guides que trabajan en el tema de accesibilidad como @KashifMisidia y no nombro a más por temor a olvidar algún nombre.

Tu presentación es muy buena y como suelo decir, todos podemos estar " del otro lado" en la discapacidad y preguntarnos que hice yo antes por este tema y a cuantas personas pude ayudar o incentivar.

Tu iniciativa será compartida y les deseo el mejor de los éxitos a todos y gracias por su actividad en este tema.

Saludos cordiales a todos!

[ShafiulB]

@EmekaUlor Its again.Wow

Sooner I will announce it in Bangladesh.

Like last year this year we will participate it with some best Local Guides.

[Jesi]

@EmekaUlor it’s great to see this happen again! I will be hosting Accessible Buenos Aires again this December.

[Sariga]

1. Great job We do not think of this unless we need to care this one of our family members

[IlankovanT]

Hi @EmekaUlor awesome. count me in… I’m supporting this #waw19.

here is the approved link: https://maps.google.com/localguides/meetup/accessible-batticaloa-2019

@KashifMisidia thank you for tagging me here

[VasT]

Hi @Sariga ,

I redacted the information in your comment. As a reminder, Connect is a place to discuss with other Local Guides, is not a place for advertising or promotion of any kind. Please revise our Local Guides Program Rules before posting.

[MrBest]

@EmekaUlor , My Accessible Port Harcourt is approved!

Accessible Port Harcourt https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/Accessible-Port-Harcourt/td-p/2003922#.XZcMqOlrZ6g.whatsapp

[EmekaUlor]

@JaneBurunina I am excited about this. Looking forward to seeing your meetup.

[EmekaUlor]

Yayyyyyy! Thanks @TraciC glad you’ll be hosting another one this year. Can’t wait

@Sashabg this is a great news. Thank you for sharing with your friends. Will be waiting to see the feeback.

[EmekaUlor]

@KashifMisidia thank you for being a super LG and One Accessibility advocate. You rock!

@MrBest thumbs up bro. You are a shining star. Keep guiding.

[EmekaUlor]

@OmarBD thank you for your kind words and support. Looking forward to seeing how accessible your city is

@Jesi great! Can’t wait to see Buenos Aires recap

@IlankovanT thank you for the great job you do.

@Sariga Yes, we can help and make the world better.

[Ant_Bad_Yogi]

@EmekaUlor Nice initiative. I’m looking forward to reading the recaps from the team. Thank you for sharing this post with us.

[Sashabg]

Great seeing this take shape @EmekaUlor , with @IlankovanT and all of the awesome LG A11y Champions! Last week, @brittanyjomiller , @user_not_found and I met withUNICEF Disability and Inclusion team in NYC, about ways to increase A11y awareness worldwide. So of course we told them about the AccessibilityUncovered project, and will encourage them to sign up for WAW19 too! There’s an Azerbaijan contingent that’s especially motivated, and perhaps other places too. Onward!