This is the interesting seminar. However, is it too short?…

Cheers,
Tanakom.

January 21, 2009

International Seminar on Textbooks in DAISY format - “Future of the Textbooks for All” will be held at Kyoto International Community House on February 5th, 2009. Hosts: Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD) and Assistive Technology Development Organization (ATDO).

Details are available below…

International Seminar On Textbooks in DAISY format
-Future of the textbooks for all

Objective:
School Textbooks in DAISY format are widely used in the USA and European Countries as “alternative textbooks” for children and students with reading problems. However such textbooks are not yet popular in Japan due to the lack of social recognition on developmental disorders as well as technical difficulties in converting textbooks in Japanese into DAISY format.

Learning from experiences and projects in Europe and the USA concerning the provision of alternative textbooks in DAISY format, we will discuss the future of textbooks for all to promote DAISY together with the participants as well as lecturers.

Organizers:　Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of persons with Disabilities
1.              Assistive Technology Development Organization
2.              DAISY Consortium

Date and Time: 13:00 – 17:00 Thursday, February 5 2009�
Venue: Event Hall. Kyoto International Community House
Lecturers:
3. Edmar Schut - Dedicon, Netherlands
4. George Kerscher - Secretary General, DAISY Consortium
5. Richard Orme– Head of Accessibility, RNIB UK
6. Kjell  Hanson –TPB Sweden
7. Hiroshi Kawamura – President, DAISY Consortium

 Program
　　
13:00 Opening Remarks
 Shuzo Kataishi, Executive Director of JSRPD

13:05-13:20 Keynote Speech
 Hiroshi Kawamura, President of DAISY Consortium
13:20-15:00　　　　Session 1: Present Situation of Provision of DAISY Textbooks
 George Kerscher - Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium　
 Kjell Hanson – TPB Sweden
8. Richard Orme– Head of Accessibility, RNIB
9. Edmar Schut – Dedicon. the Netherlands
15:00-15:20　　　　Break
15:20-16:55　　　　Session 2: Panel Discussion
    Theme: Future of Textbooks in DAISY format

　　　　　　　　 　 Coordinator: Hiroshi Kawamura
               　  Panelists:      Edmar Schut - Dedicon, the Netherlands
                                            George Kerscher - Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium　
                                             Kjell Hanson – TPB Sweden
10. Richard Orme– Head of Accessibility, RNIB UK

16:55-17:00　　  Closing Remarks