Day One – Monday, 17 May 2021
Day One Plenary Sessions
Keynote Presentation: Toyota Mobility for All by Alex Lockie, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Specialist, Advanced Planning – Toyota Motor Corporation Australia.
Feature Presentation: Inclusive Publishing in Australia: Insights from the Trenches by Agata Mvra Montoya, University of Sydney
- Inclusive Publishing Video Recording (YouTube)
- Email agata.mrva-montoya@sydney.edu.au
- Twitter @agatamontoya
Climate Change: Human Rights and Empowerment by Dr Frances Gentle, President, International Council on Education of People with Visual Impairment
- Climate Change Video Recording (YouTube)
- Climate Change Word Document (26KB)
- Climate Change PowerPoint Slides (2MB)
Round Table’s 40th Year Anniversary, Chaired by Brian Conway
Concurrent Session 2A – Braille
UEB Online Did someone say “help?” by Frances Gentle (President, ICEVI), Josie Howse (Adjunct Research Fellow for the RIDBC Renwick Centre) and Craig Cashmore (Development Director, PeppaCode)
- UEB Online Video Recording (YouTube)
- UEB Online PowerPoint slides (360KB)
- UEB Online Word document (15KB)
Virtual Music School: Access for All through an Online Approach to Braille Music by Dr Wendy Richards, BLENNZ
I Can Do Braille by Christine Casey, Head of Department, Braille Advisory Service, Statewide Vision Impairment Services
Concurrent Session 3
No Accessibility, No Buy by Greg Alchin (Director, All Equal) and Manisha Amin (CEO, Centre for Inclusive Design)
Impact of Smart Speakers and Voice Assistants – Case Study of Blind Low Vision NZ Alexa Library Skill by Jarek Beksa (CEO, Sonnar Interactive | Lecturer, Media Design School) and Thomas Bryan (Blind Low Vision NZ)
The Vision Australia Online Library, Re-imagined by Sarah Bloedorn (Library Manager) and Andrew Furlong (Library Technology Support Manager, Vision Australia)
Concurrent Session 5: Research and Development
3D printing for Accessible Graphics: A Progress Report by Prof Kim Marriott, Monash University
Resources Developed after Researching Braille Fluency Rates Around Australia and New Zealand by Tricia d’Apice, Lead Consultant: Vision Impairment, NextSense
Canute 360: A Nine Line Revolution in Refreshable Braille by Ed Rogers, Managing Director, Bristol Braille Technology CIC
Concurrent Session 6
How COVID 19 is Impacting Education in the US and Canada: The Challenges, Successes and Unanswered Questions by Dr L. Penny Rosenblum, AFB Director of Research
Digital Accessibility and Learning Opportunities by Andrew Arch, Principal Consultant, Digital Accessibility with Intopia
The Place for Easy English for Full Information Access by Leone Carroll, Braille Production Officer, VisAbility
Day Two – Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Day Two Plenary Sessions
Keynote Presentation: Inclusive Technology Design to Support Students with Print Disabilities by Troy Waller, Learning Delivery Specialist, Accessibility Lead, Microsoft in Education
Feature Presentation: A snapshot on where we are with audio description and what are the next steps by Emma Bennison, CEO, Blind Citizens Australia
Feature Presentation: Access to plots, charts, and graphics using sonification by Jeff Cooke and Dr Garry Foran, Swinburne University of Technology
The future of digital access: what’s nearly here and what’s around the corner by Dr Scott Hollier, CEO, Centre For Accessibility Australia
- Future of Digital Access Video Presentation (YouTube)
- Future of Digital Access PowerPoints Slides (52MB)
Introduction to UK Association for Accessible Formats by Roger Firman, Chair, UKAAF
Conference Supporter Session: NextSense by Trudy Smith, Vision Australia by Jane Wegner, Quantum RLV by Rob Drummond, Pentronics by Nigel Herring and HumanWare by Lauren Watkins
Concurrent Session 10
BindiMaps – Wayfinding for everyone, everywhere by Dr Anna Wright, CEO, BindiMaps
Access to Education: A Consumer Perspective by Jane Britt, Blind Citizens Australia
Accessible Communications During a Pandemic by Jamie Lowe, General Manager of Communications, Media and Marketing, National Disability Insurance Agency
Concurrent Session 11: Sonification
The results of research in sonification, interfacing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and astronomy by Yuma Decaux, Recipient of the 2019 Holman Prize for Blind Ambition, Co-Founder of OSeyeris
Action Audio: Accessible Sports Broadcasting by Dr Chatai Goncu, Action Audio, Monash University
Discovering Sonification – Experience by Phia Damsma, Creative Director, Sonokids Australia
Concurrent Session 13: Products for Braille Play
Reach & Match Inclusive Learning Program (updates & endorsement by Australian Government DFAT) by Mandy Lau, Designer and Founder, Reach & Match
LEGO Braille Bricks – a new education tool assisting blind and low vision students to learn braille through play by Tony Wu, DVA and Products Advisor and Patricia Izzard, Early Childhood Specialist Teacher, Vision Australia
Concurrent Session 14: Raised and 3D graphics
UV Printing, the future of Tactile graphics by Peter Le, Transcription Team Leader, Vision Australia
- UV Printing Video Presentation (YouTube)
- UV Printing PowerPoint Slides (7MB)
- UV Printing Word Document (48KB)
3D Printing for Inclusive Classrooms by Navkaran Virdi, Project Officer – 3D Print, Braille and Large Print Services, Inclusive Education
- 3D Printing for Classrooms Video Presentation (YouTube)
- 3D Printing for Classrooms PowerPoint Slides (82MB)
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