Thanks Lisa!
I was about to introduce the HOT community to this fantastic mapping
project myself, so I am happy to see you reaching out. I know the work
of SOZIALHELDEN and appreciate very much what they have done in the
previous years. I know thatWheelmap.org <http://www.wheelmap.org/>is a
useful tool to allow people with mobility impairments to participate
actively in local communities. At the same time it raises awareness to
the rights and needs of persons with disabilities.
So on Dec 3rd I will support the #mapmyday campaign by mapping in my
neighbourhood and by spreading the word in social networks, it would be
awesome if some HOT community members would like to get active on this
day as well.
Katja
On 24-Nov-15 11:55, Lisa Manthey wrote:
Dear hot team,
We invite you to join a worldwide mapping event to raise awareness for
disability rights and accessibility. Information on the wheelchair
accessibility of public places is often scarce or hard to find, making
it very difficult for people with mobility impairments to participate
in our communities. That is why the German NGO Sozialhelden (‘Social
Heroes’), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ITU are
launching the campaign “MapMyDay”, which will begin on December 3, the
International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
During the campaign, people around the world will be marking the
accessibility of public places such as stores, restaurants, train
stations and government buildingson Wheelmap.org, a free online map
which is also the world’s largest database for wheelchair accessible
places. If many people in many places around the world contribute
information to Wheelmap and if new conversations about accessibility
are started along the way, this campaign will be a great success.
That is where your organization comes in: Will you please spread the
word about this campaign in your mapping community, your friends and
networks and help us make this campaign a smashing success?
I have attached two sheets to this email, one with general background
information on the “MapMyDay” campaign and one with concrete ideas on
how yourmapping community can get involved. You can show your support
with something as simple as retweeting our #MapMyDay posts - all the
way to organizing a mapping event with your friends and network.
More information: http://mapmyday.org/en/
Fabebook: www.facebook.com/mapmyday <http://www.facebook.com/mapmyday>
Be the movement!
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* #MapMyDay - Be the movement! *♿
Dec. 3, 2015 www.mapmyday.org <http://www.mapmyday.org/>
We invite the world to mark places on Wheelmap.org
<http://www.wheelmap.org/>.
Everyone can be part of the movement!
____________________________________________
*Lisa Manthey*
Vorstand
E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
SOZIALHELDEN e.V <http://www.sozialhelden.de/>.
c/o Immobilien Scout GmbH,
Andreasstraße 10, 10243 Berlin, Germany
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*Förderheldin oder Förderheld werden! <http://sozialhelden.de/spenden>*
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