One of the major activities of the Round Table is an annual Conference for information sharing and learning. The Conference includes the Round Table AGM and is held annually, usually in May.
2025 Conference
Theme
Access Unlocked: Innovating for Information Equity
Dates
Saturday, 24 May to Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Venue & Location
Stamford Plaza Melbourne Hotel, 111 Little Collins Street, Melbourne 3000
All communication regarding the Round Table Conference is circulated on the Round Table Mailing List. Documents & updates are posted on this website as they become available.
Conference Aims
- To promote accessible information for people with print disabilities.
- To share information about challenges and opportunities in providing accessible information for people with print disabilities.
- To learn first-hand from consumers with print disabilities regarding their experiences in interacting with various technologies in a rapidly changing environment.
- To promote and enhance collaborative partnerships and peer support networks.
- To showcase and workshop examples of current best practice in the provision of accessible information and technology for people with print disabilities.
- To explore policies, frameworks, advocacy initiatives, supports and services provided for people with print disabilities by work places, educational institutions, libraries, publishers, government and community organisations.
Proceedings and papers from past conferences
Each year the Round Table runs a conference to facilitate and influence the production and use of quality alternative formats for people with print disabilities. Conferences showcase examples of best practice in the provision of accessible information to people with a print disability in the workplace and the community centre, including businesses, agencies, tertiary institutions, libraries, Commonwealth, State and local government.
2024 – Perth “Information Equity: Empowerment through Technology, Advocacy and Collaboration”
2023 – Sydney “Universal Information Access: Pathways to an Equitable Future”
2022 – Virtual “Inclusion and Access to Information in Our Changing World”
2021 – Virtual “Information Access – Innovation and Collaboration”
2019 – Brisbane “The Changing Landscape for Accessible Information”
2018 – Sydney “Advances in Information Access – Opportunities, Applications and Technologies”
2017 – Perth “Information Access – new modes, technologies and opportunities”
2016 – Melbourne “Access and engagement with the marketplace of information, technologies and learning”
2015 – Adelaide “Dynamics of information access – Current and future contexts and designs”
2014 – Brisbane “Information Access – Putting the Person at the Centre”
2013 – Sydney “Digital Literacy: Making the World Accessible”
2012 – Perth “Universal Access: Are We There Yet?”
2011 – Melbourne “Bridging the Information Access Gap, Past Successes & Future Challenges”
2010 – Auckland “Think Globally, Act Locally!”
Last updated: October 15, 2024 at 8:10 am