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Apologies for cross posting | Email not displaying? See it in your browser Disability and Access to Moving Image and Sound Peter White MBE, the BBC’s Disability Correspondent, will open the forthcoming Learning on Screen Conference on 7th and 8th April 2009 which is being organised by the British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC). The key theme of the Learning on Screen conference in 2009 is Disability and Access to Moving Image and Sound. There will also be sessions demonstrating new online services delivering access to moving image and sound content. Peter White presents BBC Radio 4’s programme IN TOUCH and has presented many other radio series as well as television series for Channel 4. Other speakers will include Joan Greening (RNIB – Royal National Institute for the Blind) who has been instrumental in promoting the use of audio description in TV and cinema; and Guido Gybels (RNID – Royal National Institute for the Deaf) who leads a team exploring technology solutions to assist those who are deaf or hard of hearing. We are also collaborating with the JISC TechDis Service which aims to be the leading educational advisory service, working across the UK, in the fields of accessibility and inclusion. In higher and further education, institutions are required to make reasonable adjustments in the delivery of course content and learning materials to avoid placing a disabled person at a substantial disadvantage. Techniques including signing, sub-titling, audio description, voice to text translation, Braille translators, online accessibility standards and auditing are a commonplace and have had beneficial effect. However, there is vagueness in the legislation which can cause justifiable concern for educational service-providers and there is more to be done to make reasonable adjustments. This conference will offer an opportunity to learn more and to discuss solutions. The Learning on Screen Conference will offer an opportunity for academic service providers, web developers, broadcasters, educationists, advisors, publishers and representatives of disability groups to meet to see examples of best practise, to learn about new techniques and to discuss the challenge of reaching the standards of delivery required by legislation to meet the expectations of users. Learning on Screen 2009 will take place at the Wellcome Trust. During the two days there will be opportunities to visit The Wellcome Collection's spectacular permanent and temporary exhibitions. To book your place, please complete the booking form and return completed to: Learning on Screen 2009 British Universities Film & Video Council 77 Wells Street, London W1T 3QJ For any assistance please feel free to email [log in to unmask] We look forward to hearing from you. Peter White British Universities Film & Video Council 77 Wells Street London W1T 3QJ tel: 020 7393 1512 fax: 020 7393 1555 bufvc.ac.uk moving image and sound, knowledge and access For more information, please contact The BUFVC: learningonscreen @bufvc.ac.uk 0207 393 1503 or visit BUFVC Website The BUFVC is a charity (no. 313582) part-funded by HEFCE via the JISC. Please don't reply to this email. It was sent by our automated email service and will not be read by our team members. To unsubscribe from BUFVC Bulletins please reply to [log in to unmask] with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' as the subject. This e-mail (including attachments) and the information it contains are confidential and may be privileged. If you have received this e- mail in error please delete it from your system. Unless you are the intended recipient, you should not copy this e-mail for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. This e-mail may contain personal views which are not the views of the BUFVC unless specifically stated. The BUFVC is not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of this communication as it has been transmitted over a public network. It is the recipientâs responsibility to scan this e-mail and any attachments for viruses. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.