Hello everyone
Three weeks until Show-Time!
Don't miss the opportunity to attend Round Table's second virtual
conference. Don't wait - Register Now! #roundtable2022. Please spread the
word!
Around the conference theme "Inclusion and Access to Information in Our
Changing World", presenters will explore the ever-expanding opportunities
presented to people with print disabilities for information access and
creation, communication and learning.
The extensive high quality conference program includes renowned presenters
from across the world. The conference will provide you with updates on
accessible and inclusive practices and projects, braille education,
innovative audio and artificial intelligence applications, and much much
more.
Dates
. ABA General Meeting and Workshop - Saturday, 14 May, 2022
. Conference Proper - Monday, 16 May to Tuesday, 17 May 2022.
. Workshops - Wednesday, 18 May 2022.
. Round Table AGM - Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 3:30pm AEST.
Hear from our Keynote speakers:
. Martine Abel-Williamson, President, World Blind Union - The
WBU amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
. Frances Gentle, ICEVI President; SPEVI Co-President -
Promoting ICT access and capability: International perspectives.
and our Feature speakers:
. Julian Rait OAM, Chair of Federal Council of Australian
Medical Association - Inside the Pandemic: working with Governments to help
get the pandemic response right.
. Roger Firman, Chair of UK Association for Accessible
Formats - Easy read: opportunities and challenges.
. Richard Orme, CEO, DAISY Consortium - Born accessible
ebooks - are we there yet?
and the amazing Workshops:
. Workshop 1 - Sonification to access information.
. Workshop 2 - Demystifying accessibility for publishers.
. Workshop 3 - Writing support with Microsoft tools.
. Workshop 4 - ANZAGG: technologies for creating accessible
graphics.
The full program is available on our website by following this link: 2022
Round Table Conference
<https://printdisability.org/conference/2022-conference/>
Registration
Round Table is an online registration system. The registration form is
available as a link from the 2022 Round Table Conference page on the Round
Table website:
2022 registration form
<https://printdisability.org/conference/2022-conference/2022-round-table-con
ference-registration/>
Conference Sponsors
Special thanks and acknowledgement to
<https://www.everabilitygroup.org.au/> EverAbility Group; NextSense
<https://www.nextsense.org.au/> ; Pentronics
<https://www.pentronics.com.au/> ; The Royal Society for the Blind
<https://www.rsb.org.au/> (RSB) and Vision Australia
<https://www.visionaustralia.org/> our 2022 Platinum Conference Sponsors.
Apologies for cross postings.
With thanks
Marjorie
Marjorie Hawkings
Round Table Administration Officer
Round Table Conference Planner
Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc.
3C 2 Distillery Drive, Pyrmont, NSW 2009
Phone: (03) 9010 6251 (for overseas calls: +61 3 9010 6251)
Web address: <http://www.printdisability.org/> www.printdisability.org
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