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22: 39: 239: 160:) in 2008. GAATES has a collaborative and working relationship with a number of international organizations including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( 121:(2007) is an international not-for-profit organization (registered in Canada) that promotes accessibility of technologies and the built environment, and the principles of the 86: 58: 134: 130: 65: 122: 72: 194: 301: 54: 261: 456: 251: 205: 295: 279: 232: 307: 285: 269: 225: 79: 212: 149: 142: 181: 359: 409: 384: 105: 145:). It aims to enable people with disabilities and older persons to fully participate and contribute to society. 43: 334: 313: 32: 8: 363: 413: 388: 450: 198: 126: 119:
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156:) and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs ( 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 448: 176:) the International Telecommunication Union ( 148:GAATES obtained consultative status with the 150:United Nations Economic and Social Council 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 457:Disability organizations based in Canada 240:Sheikha Jameela Bint Mohammed Al Qassimi 182:World Summit on the Information Society 449: 221:Secretary: Charles Letourneau (Canada) 327: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 15: 238:Honorary chairperson: Her Highness 172:), United Nations Children's Fund ( 13: 14: 468: 431: 125:. Its areas of interest include 20: 218:Treasurer: Bob Topping (Canada) 31:needs additional citations for 402: 377: 352: 1: 320: 7: 410:"GAATES Board of Directors" 385:"GAATES Board of Directors" 10: 473: 188:Board of directors (2014) 362:. GAATES. Archived from 135:transportation systems 131:infrastructural design 211:2nd vice president: 204:1st vice president: 40:improve this article 231:Honorary counsel: 195:Mukhtar Al Shibani 116: 115: 108: 90: 464: 443: 442: 440:Official website 425: 424: 422: 421: 412:. Archived from 406: 400: 399: 397: 396: 387:. Archived from 381: 375: 374: 372: 371: 360:"GAATES History" 356: 350: 349: 347: 346: 337:. Archived from 331: 262:Ilene R. Zeitzer 224:Past-president: 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 472: 471: 467: 466: 465: 463: 462: 461: 447: 446: 438: 437: 434: 429: 428: 419: 417: 408: 407: 403: 394: 392: 383: 382: 378: 369: 367: 358: 357: 353: 344: 342: 333: 332: 328: 323: 316:(United States) 310:(United States) 282:(United States) 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 470: 460: 459: 445: 444: 433: 432:External links 430: 427: 426: 401: 376: 351: 335:"About GAATES" 325: 324: 322: 319: 318: 317: 311: 305: 302:Eoin O'Herlihy 299: 293: 283: 277: 267: 259: 248: 247: 243: 242: 236: 229: 222: 219: 216: 209: 202: 190: 189: 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 469: 458: 455: 454: 452: 441: 436: 435: 416:on 2015-07-28 415: 411: 405: 391:on 2015-07-28 390: 386: 380: 366:on 2015-08-15 365: 361: 355: 341:on 2010-08-24 340: 336: 330: 326: 315: 314:Victor Pineda 312: 309: 306: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 287: 284: 281: 278: 275: 271: 268: 266: 263: 260: 257: 253: 252:Ahmed El Rida 250: 249: 246:Board members 245: 244: 241: 237: 234: 230: 227: 223: 220: 217: 214: 210: 208:(India/Japan) 207: 206:Aqeel Qureshi 203: 200: 196: 192: 191: 187: 186: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 146: 144: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 110: 107: 99: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 418:. Retrieved 414:the original 404: 393:. Retrieved 389:the original 379: 368:. Retrieved 364:the original 354: 343:. Retrieved 339:the original 329: 296:Axel Leblois 280:Tim Springer 233:Ernie Tannis 199:Saudi Arabia 147: 127:architecture 118: 117: 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 308:Tom Rickert 286:Joseph Kwan 270:Jorge Plano 193:President: 96:August 2015 420:2015-08-03 395:2015-08-03 370:2015-08-31 345:2009-11-03 321:References 226:Betty Dion 66:newspapers 304:(Ireland) 290:Hong Kong 274:Argentina 451:Category 298:(France) 235:(Canada) 228:(Canada) 213:Ann Frye 184:(WSIS). 292:/China) 180:), the 170:UNESCAP 139:habitat 80:scholar 265:Brazil 174:UNICEF 166:UNDESA 162:UNESCO 154:ECOSOC 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  256:Libya 87:JSTOR 73:books 215:(UK) 158:DESA 59:news 178:ITU 143:ICT 42:by 453:: 137:, 133:, 129:, 423:. 398:. 373:. 348:. 288:( 276:) 272:( 258:) 254:( 201:) 197:( 152:( 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

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