Global Utilities

WHO? WHAT? HOW?
Alternate Format Conference: 21-23 January 2008.


Presentations.

Copyright.
Zoë Rodriguez, Legal Officer, Copyright Agency Limited.
Presentation (.PPT).

Sourcing - Where do you get alternate formats?.
Brief presentation by Anthony Earl followed by discussion.
Presentation (.PPT).

What's Out There.
LRC Live Remote Captioning. Melleta Elton, University of Melbourne.
Presentation (.PPT).
Vision Australia. A series of short presentations showcasing the services of Vision Australia.
Presentation (.PPT).

NMIT - Central Auslan Booking Service (CABS).

Ntennis Davi, Project Officer, The Centre of Excellence for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, NMIT.
Presentation (.PPT).

How - Alternative Formats (Mathematics & Science).
Samuel Maddimadugula, University of Canterbury, NZ.
Presentation (.PPT).
Martin Kelly, RMIT.
Presentation (.PPT).

What We Do.
Darren Britten, Alternate Format Service, La Trobe University.
Presentation (.PPT).

Keynote - Making Government Accessible.
Hilary Fisher / Alistair King, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Vic.
Presentation (TBA).

Delivery Methods.
Presentations from different institutions dealing with delivery.

Access for All.
Liddy Nevile, Adjunct Associate Professor, Advanced Computing Research Centre, La Trobe University.
Presentation (.PPT).

Introduction.
Professor Paul Johnson, Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University.
Social responsibility and inclusive practices in education. (Transcript available soon.)

Keynote - The Future 'trends, bends and common goals.'
Tim Evans, General Manager Business Development, Vision Australia.
Presentation (.PPT).

'Reasonable adjustment ?.'
Reasonable adjustment vs the need of the student?       
Stephanie Chard, Manager Equity and Access Unit, La Trobe University.
Presentation (.PPT).

End user perspectives.
Various students speak about their experiences with alternate formats and how they use them. (Transcript available soon.)

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