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Hello Everyone The next JISC CETIS Accessibility SIG (Special Interest Group) meeting will be held on Wednesday 13th May 2009 at Technium CAST, Bangor, North Wales. Location details are available from the meeting web page - http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/Accessibility_SIG_Meeting_13th_May_2009 . Anyone with an interest in e-learning and accessibility is welcome. The event is free to attend and refreshments will be provided. Registration is now open at http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/events/register.php?id=161 . Sessions include: * Towards an Adaptable Personal Learning Environment - Elaine Pearson and Stavroula Gkatzidou, Accessibility Research Centre, University of Teesside. The Accessibility Research Centre's latest research on the creation of adaptable personal learning environments will be presented by Elaine and Stavroula. * AccessApps: Supporting Learners with Additional Needs - Craig Mill, JISC RSC (Regional Support Centre) Scotland and North East. Hands-on Session: Craig will be demonstrating the critically acclaimed AccessApps toolset. So if you have a laptop, bring one along. * Web 2.0 Applications and Accessibility – E A Draffan, University of Southampton. E A will talk about the Web2Access Project, which has looked at Web 2.0 applications, accessibility, and their use for e-learning. * Presentation and Discussion: Alternative Ways of Logging-in for Learners with More Complex Needs – Lisa Valentine, JISC RSC North West. Accessible log-ins seem to be problematic area for many at the moment, so Lisa will report on some of the "solutions" that have been developed in the Specialist Colleges in the North West. This will be followed by discussion - so come and share any solutions you may also have found. Please feel free to pass this invitation on to any colleagues you think might also be interested in attending this meeting. If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best Regards Sharon Sharon Perry, Learning Technology Advisor, JISC CETIS, University of Bolton. Website: http://jisc.cetis.ac.uk/domain/accessibility .