Mile 19 Community
3rd Leadership Retreat Follow-up Meeting
Tuesday July 29 to Friday August 1, 2008
Accessibility
If you have any special physical or communication need that you think may affect your participation in this meeting, please contact us as soon as possible. We will be delighted to discuss your need with you and arrange to meet it. Remember to also tick the appropriate box on your registration form and append a statement specifying your need. An organizational objective of ours is that you have a pleasant and accessible experience at the Mile 19 Community Leadership Retreat Follow-up Meeting. Here are some of the features we are putting in place to ensure the Meeting is accessible to all:
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Visibility. Two standby generators are in place to forestall possible power failures due to national grid connections. Several kerosene and battery powered lamps will also be available for use if needed.
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Sound audibility. A sound system with microphones and speakers strategically positioned in the Meeting arena will ensure adequate audibility of meeting proceedings.
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Mobility in and around Mile 19. There is a wheelchair user in Mile 19 who finds little difficulty getting from one place to another. Special efforts are also underway to ensure that wheelchair users have easy access to the main buildings hosting Meeting events.
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Accommodation. Reservations are made on a first-come first-served basis, except for some very important personalities (VIPs). We require at least a day's notice to process accommodation requests and may not be able to guarantee accommodation for requests received after July 29, 2008.
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Media and Information Communications Technologies (ICTs). All Meeting participants unable to get seats in the Community Centre will be able to see and follow the Meeting proceedings, live, on television sets in closed circuit around the Centre, in some homes and compounds, the community Government School premises and playgrounds. Some Meeting highlights will be broadcast to the national and international audience and pod cast via the Internet, even as Mile 19 is not as yet connected to the Internet. The community perceives enormous opportunities in the use of ICTs, especially the multi-media capabilities that computers can provide, in their homes, the community school, and community council administration. The community council is also elaborating a number development projects with important ICT components to be undertaken within the next three years. These include education initiatives for all, the building and equipping of school classrooms, a community hall and health centre, cable television and satellite Internet connection. If you have ICT ideas or products and services you would like to present at the Mile 19 Leadership Retreat Follow-up Meeting, use the registration form to request your exhibits/poster display/ booth space. If for some reason you are unable to attend but would like to have your ICT ideas or products and services presented at the Meeting, call (237) 7766-2395 and/or email mile19@eitdr.org.
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Other requests not mentioned. If you have other requests which we can reasonably provide, please do not hesitate to let us know. Call (237) 7766-2395 or email mile19@eitdr.org.