Information Equity: Empowerment through Technology, Advocacy and Collaboration

On behalf of the Round Table Executive our sincere thanks to all the delegates, presenters, sponsors and exhibitors involved in the 2024 conference. We so appreciate your continued support.

Information access is important to all persons with print disabilities. Information access has many dimensions, including facilities (libraries, agencies, educational institutions, government bodies), modes of access (digital, interactive, electronic, online, mobile, wearable), and format (audio, braille, 3D, large print, eBook, etc.). The 2024 Conference explored the ever-expanding opportunities presented to people with print disabilities in a rapidly changing landscape: opportunities for information access and creation, for communication and learning.

Around the conference theme, the conference provided three full days of technical research, presentations and practical workshops on issues related to accessibility. There were also many opportunities for networking and socialising with key speakers, presenters and attendees.

Dates and Venue

Sunday, 19 May to Tuesday, 21 May 2024.
Novotel Perth Langley, 221 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia

The Australian Braille Authority (ABA) Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, 18 May.

Keynotes and Feature Presenters

• Dr Scott Hollier, CEO and Co-founder of the Centre For Accessibility Australia
• Prof. Katie Ellis, Director of the Centre for Culture and Technology at Curtin University
• Senator Jordan Steele-John, Senator for Western Australia, Australian Greens Party
• Dr Frances Gentle – Information equity: balancing the risks and opportunities of information and digital technology
• David Swayn and Jonathan Craig – Accessible procurement and the Disability Royal Commission

Recorded Presentations

Music braille: empowering the mainstream and specialist sectors with software, good practice guidance, and networking by Dr Sarah Morley Wilkins, Project Manager & User Experience Consultant of the DAISY Consortium’s Music Braille Project.

• Music Braille Presentation (pptx 5 MB)
• Music Braille Transcript (docx 41 KB)
• Music Braille Recording (m4a 17.16 MB)

Proceedings

Papers and presentations from this conference can be accessed via this Members-Only password protected link: 2024 – Perth.

Sponsors and Support

Round Table proudly acknowledges the following Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors of the 2024 Round Table Conference.

Platinum Sponsor: Blind Low Vision NZ

Gold Sponsor: EverAbility Group 

Silver Sponsors:

• Centre for Accessibility Australia
• NextSense
• Quantum RLV
• Vision Australia
• Australian Government’s Department of Social Services – providing funding for self-funded consumers.

Exhibitors

• HumanWare
• NextSense
• OZeWAI Limited
• Quantum RLV

The support of the following organisations, for production of accessible format conference materials, is also gratefully acknowledged.

• Next Sense.
• VisAbility.
• Vision Australia

Australian Braille Authority (ABA) meeting documents

• 2024 ABA Annual Meeting Agenda N12 (docs 43 KB)
• Report of the Board Chair – Tristan Clare (docx 37 KB)

Alternative Formats

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