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ATIA's 10th anniversary will be celebrated by two ATIA conferences in 2009. ATIA 2009 Orlando will be held in Orlando Florida, USA, at the Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort and Convention Center. Details are available on the ATIA Web site.
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the DAISY Consortium.
The third O'Reilly TOC Conference will look at new technologies and emerging trends for digital publishing. Complete details are available on the O'Reilly 2009 TOC Conference Web site.
The 2009 Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute, organized by the American Foundation for the Blind, will bring together experts and beginners across the vision loss field for a debate on improving opportunities for people with vision loss. Attendees will meet new policy leaders and discuss pressing issues including accessibility of new technologies as well as changes needed to guarantee services that would make life, work and school easier for people with vision loss. Details are available on the Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute website.
The 3d European eAccessibility Forum will focus on the application of mobile technologies to enhance inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. Mobile communications such as mobile GPS systems can assist people with disabilities to find their way in an urban surrounding, or aid a person with motor impairment in reading a book on a Personal Digital Assistant installed on his/her wheelchair. Visit the 3d European eAccessibility Forum website for more information.
This is the fifth international conference on inclusive design. The call for papers has been announced. Full details are available on the Include 2009 Web site.
This two-day workshop will introduce participants to the production of books in DAISY format and the use of a variety of DAISY readers. More information is available at the HTCTU website. If you have any questions, please call the HTCTU at (408) 996-4636.
This training is intended for Alternate Media Specialists and High Tech Center Specialists who want to learn how to convert electronic text from Microsoft Word documents to DAISY Talking Books.
The Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities has become one of the top international conferences for persons with disabilities, educators, researchers, service providers, policymakers, community leaders, advocates, and nationally recognized professionals in the various disciplines in the field of disabilities. Topic areas range from Disability Studies and Culture, Indigenous Issues/Native Peoples to , Universal Design for Learning and Living. Participants will be able to attend the 2nd Annual International Forum: Securing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Eradicating Poverty. Details are available on the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities website.
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the DAISY Consortium.
General Meeting of the DAISY Consortium.
DAISY Technical Conference. Details will be posted as they are available.
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the DAISY Consortium.
ATIA's 10th anniversary will be celebrated by two ATIA conferences in 2009. ATIA 2009 Chicago will be held in Schaumburg, Illinois USA at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center Details are available on the ATIA Web site.
