Print Disability

Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities facilitates sharing of information about quality accessible formats in Australia & NZ

[ICEBbraille @ICEBbraille]

Accessible Music Publishing Round Table: "Getting your scores to blind, partially sighted, and print-disabled musicians" Online - 21 November, 10.00-13.00 UTC/GMT. Register at: https://t.co/htmXZtajVc

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Thanks to the Department of Education Queensland @QLDEducation for sharing their newly developed online resource, the Blindness and vision impairment toolkit. https://t.co/L4UGaFtCOz

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Explore accessible art with RT members Monash University at Melbourne Design Week on Friday 26 May.
#a11y

[Monash Inclusive Technologies Research Group @MonashInclusive]

Please join us at No Vacancy Gallery for accessible gallery experiences on Friday 26 May, 11am-12pm as part of Melbourne Design Week. Registration required.
https://t.co/TeTDJOoCGo
#a11y #art for the #blind

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

A power pack of information empowering publishers and producers to create #BornAccessible PDFs - thanks to @vithyavv of @VisAbilityAU at #RoundTable2023

[Vithya Vijayakumare @vithyavv]

Thank you, #RoundTable2023 @RTAccess1 for the opportunity to speak about creating accessible PDFs in #InDesign #AcrobatDC. Great to meet link-minded people who strive to create #BornAccessible publications @VisAbilityAU

[Bhanuka @BhanukaManesha]

I express my gratitude to @RTAccess1 for giving me the opportunity to speak about my work on "What do blind and low-vision people really want from smart devices: A comparison of the literature with a focus study."

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

And that's a wrap! Thank you to all our attendees (along with 13 guide dogs!) for your contributions to #RoundTable2023. We wish you safe travels home with new ideas and connections.

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

When designing new technology, consider the edge cases and solve for the people who will have the most difficulty with your product in order to solve for all - @CfIDAus
#RoundTable2023 #a11y

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Given that 9/10 future jobs will require tertiary education, it is imperative that tertiary education is accessible to all - Darlene McLennan, @adcet_edu_au
#RoundTable2023 #a11y

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Congratulations to Kathy Riessen, recipient of the 2023 Tammy Axelsen Lifetime Achievement Award. Thank you Kathy for your 30+ years of service to braille and contributions to Round Table.
#RoundTable2023

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

The next Round Table Conference will be held in Perth from 16-19 May 2024.

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

We welcome Sonali Marathe as returning President of the Round Table and Tristan Clare as our new Chair of the Australian Braille Authority for the 2023-2025 term.
#RoundTable2023

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Game changer: From June 2025, any publisher selling to a European market will legally need to ensure that their ebooks are accessible.
#a11y #RoundTable2023
https://t.co/fHcGPtI5iL

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Keynote speech from Richard Orme @ways2read from @DAISYConsortium on international efforts for print #a11y
#RoundTable2023

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Good morning from the first morning of #RoundTable2023 conference proper. Roll call now in a room full of print accessibility experts and enthusiasts from all around the world. So great to be with you all!

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

The Australian Braille Authority is celebrating 40 years of leadership and advocacy for #braille
#RoundTable#2023

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

"Braille is a hands-on code to literacy" - Mary Schnackenberg
#braille #a11y #RoundTable2023

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Today we kick off #RoundTable2023 with the Australian Braille Authority annual meeting. Fittingly, we are seated at six round tables (almost) in the shape of a braille cell.

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Only two sleeps to go until #RoundTable2023 Conference in Sydney. Can't wait to catch up with old and new friends.
https://t.co/xLWfx1iQRC

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Only one more week (until 5 April) to book with Rydges Sydney for the special accommodation rate for the Round Table Conference.
https://t.co/xLWfx1iQRC
#RoundTable23 #a11y #Conference

[Print Disability @RTAccess1]

Just 8 weeks until #RoundTable2023 in Sydney! Registrations and updates at https://t.co/xLWfx1iQRC
#a11y