Unfortunately, the Fifth CETIS-TechDis Accessibility SIG (Special Interest
Group) Meeting scheduled for Friday 27th February had to be cancelled due
to the adverse weather conditions here in North Wales.  However, it has
now been rescheduled for Friday 12th March 2004 and will be held at
the University of Wales Bangor
(http://www.bangor.ac.uk/corporate/index.php). There is no charge for
attending the meeting and lunch will be provided.

The agenda remains the same and will include:

* E-Learning Accessibility Specifications - Sharon Perry, CETIS.
A very brief overview and introduction to the current accessibility
specifications available for e-learning.

*The X4L Programme and Accessibility Metadata - Pete Richardson, Coleg
Llandrillo.
This session will briefly describe JISC's (Joint Information Systems
Committee) X4L (eXchange for Learning) Programme, Coleg Llandrillo's
X4L "Devising Learning Objects for Use with Literature On-Line Information
Services from JISC" and accessibility metadata within X4L.

*The MEDIA Project: An Initial Study of Computer-Based Media Effects on
Learners who Have Dyslexia - Dr Nigel Beacham, Loughborough University.
(Available in PDF format from http://www.techdis.ac.uk/pdf/media01.pdf).
This study of the effects of computer-based media on dyslexic learners
looked at whether different online media combinations could affect a
learner's understanding of a learning object.

*Contextualised Travel Support for Visually Impaired Web Users - Yeliz
Yelisada, University of Manchester.
Some of the findings of Yeliz's PhD project into travel on the web for
visually impaired users will be presented.  The PhD will also include a
tool to increase mobility within a web page.

*Discussion and Feedback - Zoe Neumann, RNIB (Royal National Institute for
the Blind).
Regarding the use of technology in learning and accessibility.

*Discussion.
There will also be time for a general discussion session.

If you would like to attend, please visit
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/members/accessibility/registration/nextMeeting and
complete the registration form (link located near the bottom of the
page).

If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to
contact me.

Best Regards

Sharon

Sharon Perry
Accessibility SIG Co-ordinator
CETIS (Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards)
University of Wales Bangor.

e-mail: [log in to unmask]
website: www.cetis.ac.uk/accessibility.