WHO? WHAT? HOW?
Alternate Format Conference: 21-23 January 2008.
Program.
Sunday 20th - January 2008.
Location. Eagle Function Centre, La Trobe University.
6:00 - 9:00pm. Pre-conference function (optional).
Come and meet the other delegates in a relaxed informal atmosphere, network and discuss the issues, the solutions and the strategies. Start the conference with a bang and get a head start on networking with other institutions. Food and beverages included.
Monday 21st - January 2008.
Location. John Scott Meeting House, La Trobe University.
8:30 - 9:00am. Registration.
9:00 - 9:15am. Welcome to La Trobe University.
9:15 - 9:30am. Introduction & Daily Planning.
9:30 - 10:15am. Who's Who.
Conference delegates' introduction and brief overview of current processes, procedures, formats and supported disabilities from each institution.
10:15 - 10:30am. What we all know.
10:30 - 10:45am. Official Welcome & Introduction.
Professor Belinda Probert, Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Academic),
La Trobe University.
10:45-11:15am. Copyright.
Zoë Rodriguez, Legal Officer, Copyright Agency Limited.
11:15 - 11:45am. Morning Tea.
11:45 - 12:30pm. Funding.
Carola Cangelosi, Higher Education Group, DEEWR (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations).
Stephanie Chard, Manager Equity and Access Unit, La Trobe University.
12:30 - 1pm. Sourcing - Where do you get alternate formats?.
Open Discussion.
1 - 2pm. Lunch.
2 - 3pm. What's Out There.
LRC Live Remote Captioning. Melleta Elton, University of Melbourne.
Vision Australia. A series of short presentations showcasing the services of Vision Australia.
3 - 3:30pm. NMIT - Central Auslan Booking Service (CABS).
Ntennis Davi, Project Officer, The Centre of Excellence for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, NMIT.
3:30 - 4pm. Afternoon Tea.
4 - 4:30pm. How - Alternative Formats (Mathematics & Science).
Samuel Maddimadugula, University of Canterbury, NZ.
Martin Kelly, RMIT.
4:30 - 5pm. What We Do.
Darren Britten, Alternate Format Service, La Trobe University.
6 - 10pm. Dinner at the Melbourne Wildlife Reserve. (Optional $50)
Continue your networking while you enjoy the pleasant surroundings of the Melbourne Wildlife Reserve based at La Trobe University: just a short stroll from the conference venue. Twilight tours, food and beverages supplied.
Tuesday 22nd - January 2008.
Location. John Scott Meeting House, La Trobe University.
8:30 - 9am. Registration.
9 - 9:15am. Welcome & Daily Planning.
9:15-9:45am. Keynote - Making Government Accessible.
Hilary Fisher / Alistair King, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Vic.
9:45 - 10:30am. Delivery Methods.
Presentations from different institutions dealing with delivery.
10:30 - 11am. Burn on demand and online conversion.
Presenter TBC, Vision Australia.
11 - 11:30am. Morning Tea.
11:30 - 12pm. Access for All.
Liddy Nevile, Adjunct Associate Professor, Advanced Computing Research Centre, La Trobe University.
12:00 - 1pm. Formats & Standards.
DAISY, HTML, Braille, Word, MP3, etc.
1 - 2pm. Lunch.
2 - 3:15pm. Workshop Session 1.
Conversion for Beginners / Base Documents & Reusable content.
3:15 - 3:45pm. Afternoon Tea.
3:45 - 5:00pm. Workshop Session 2.
Creating Macros / MS Word & Plug-ins.
Wednesday 23rd - January 2008.
Location. John Scott Meeting House, La Trobe University.
8:30 - 9am. Registration.
9 - 9:15am. Welcome & Daily Planning.
9:15 - 9:30am. Introduction.
Professor Paul Johnson, Vice Chancellor, La Trobe University.
Social responsibility and inclusive practices in education. (TBC)
9:30 - 10am. Keynote - The Future 'trends, bends and common goals.'
Tim Evans, General Manager Business Development, Vision Australia.
10 - 11am. Software/Hardware Showcase.
Ramona Mandy, Humanware.
Trevor Boyd, Quantum Technology.
11 - 11:30am. Morning Tea.
11:30 - 12:15pm. 'Reasonable adjustment ?.'
Reasonable adjustment vs the need of the student?
Stephanie Chard, Manager Equity and Access Unit, La Trobe University.
12:15 - 1:00pm. End user perspectives.
Various students speak about their experiences with alternate formats and how they use them.
1 - 2pm. Lunch.
2 - 2:30pm. Disability and access in virtual worlds
Jacqueline Bates, Manager New Learning Technologies, TAFE NSW.
2:30 - 3pm. Software/Hardware Showcase.
Presenter TBC, Vision Australia.
3 - 3:30pm. Afternoon Tea.
3:30 - 4:30pm. Where to now? What have we learnt?
Open discussion.
4:30 - 4:45pm. Conference Wrap Up.
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