Hi all,
I wish the event well, and all participants.
A VVI-member reminds me that Stuart, representing the NCBI, was
brought in to testify against her when she brought a case to the
Equality Tribunal in 2006, asking that a third level institution
provide all her course materials in braille. I think is this more of a
reflection on the nature of service-providers and how they can be used
against people with visual impairments, and lessons should be learnt.
I know Stuart, himself, has a great love for braille music as well as
UEB, and is a good ambassador on both counts.
btw. even though VVI is still working on its website, and we are
awaiting that developement for a big launch, absolutely anyone with a
visual impairment is welcome to join as a member.
For what it's worth, the website is www.vvi.ie, and some basic
information about the organization can be found there. The site is
definitely a work in progress, though.
If you want to join, all you do is email info@xxxxxx, and you will be
sent a registration number.
We're in the early stages of working on a members' charter, and all
help is welcome.
Have a great event Wednesday,
Robbie
1 of VVI
On 11/11/20, Dominique Farrell <dominiqueafarrell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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From: Stuart Lawler <stuart.lawler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 11 November 2020 8:15 am
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Subject: Webinar Wednesday: Braille Innovations
Hello,
Time to tell you about Sight and Sound Technology’s next Webinar Wednesday
session, taking place on November 18th, at 2:00 pm.
For blind people around the world, Braille is integral to our lives. We use
it numerous times every day, to do all sorts of things, and there’s no doubt
that it has been instrumental in linking education to better career
prospects.
At Sight and Sound Technology, we’re passionate not only about how Braille
is used right now, and the technology that works alongside it, but to look
at how Braille is evolving, and what might be possible in the future.
On this special Webinar Wednesday session, we’re talking about Braille
Innovations and also about how you can find support to know more about
Braille and its many codes in the UK and Ireland.
Our guests for this session are Dr. Sile O’Modhrain, from the University of
Michigan, Dr. Donal Fitzpatrick, from Dublin City University, and Mr. Dave
Williams, Chair of the Braillists Foundation.
Sile O'Modhrain is an associate professor at the University of Michigan
where she holds a joint appointment in the Performing Arts Technology (PAT)
program in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance, and in the school of
information. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction, especially
interfaces incorporating haptic and auditory feedback. For the past eight
years, she has been working with Brent Gillespie and Alex Russamanno to
design and build a full-page tactile array to support the display of braille
and tactile graphics.
Sile’s presentation will focus on designing a Full-Page Tactile Display:
What we Know and What We Don’t Know Yet.
Though no such devices have reached the market, there are a number of
manufacturers who are getting close to releasing products. It is safe to
say that in the next five years there will be at least one product released.
However, we are only now beginning to think about what interacting with
content on these displays might involve. In this presentation she will
discuss this journey.
Donal Fitzpatrick is a lecturer in the School of Computing Dublin City
University. His research interests focus on accessible user interfaces for
persons with disabilities. His recent work has been in the area of access
to mathematics using Unified English Braille. Donal is a life-long Braille
reader and he uses it for both work and pleasure.
Donal’s presentation will focus on Braille in his work and personal life,
Braille research initiatives including Euromath and Braille Translation and
will also discuss the importance of Braille in education.
Dave Williams is chair of the Braillists Foundation, a grass-roots community
group connecting Braille readers with Braille technology developers and
funders.
The Braillists Foundation believe Braille has the potential to transform the
life of any blind person who has the opportunity to learn it.
The Braillists work to Promote the value of Braille as a proven literacy
tool that enriches the lives of blind people, support efforts to make
affordable Braille and tactile reading technologies available to all blind
people irrespective of education and employment status and to provide an
open forum for the exchange of ideas about the development of future Braille
technology.
Dave’s presentation will discuss the work of the Braillists Foundation and
their many initiatives including their collaboration with Bristol Braille
Technology, their community meetings, forum, podcasts, training and
equipment distribution.
Please register for this session at the link below.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f4y27czhQyazYGL85ioQuQ
Regards,
Stuart
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