I am forwarding this announcement from the University of Toronto as it will
interest many list people. Please also not the EASI announcement at the bottom
Join us for the International Open Forum on e-Learning and
Standardization Supporting Human Diversity Through Inclusive Design,
September 13-14, 2007.
Check out http//open forum.elsacc.ca/ for details
The Adaptive Technology Resource Centre at the University of Toronto would
like to invite you to attend an upcoming International Open Forum on
e-Learning and Standardization, entitled Supporting Human Diversity Through
Inclusive Design. This two-day event will be hosted by the ATRC in
partnership with the E-Learning Standards Advisory Council of Canada,
ISO/IEC JTCI/SC36 and the Standards Council of Canada, and will take place
in Toronto on September 13 and 14, 2007.
The forum will bring together delegates - including public policy makers,
administrators, industry associations, educators and researchers,
educational advocacy groups, and usability and accessibility design experts
- from over 22 countries to discuss the challenges for international
standards development in regard to e-learning technologies, in conjunction
with the September 2007 International Plenary Meeting of the IT
Standardization for Learning, Education and Training.
Open Forum participants will have the opportunity to engage with a roster
of speakers representing the government, academic, corporate, and
non-profit sectors, including such notable organizations as UNESCO, the
World Wide Web Consortium, JTC1/SC36, Bell, the Canadian Human Rights
Commission, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Lights, Camera, Access,
Heritage Canada, the Trace Centre at the University of Wisconsin, the
Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, and the Faculty of
Information Studies at the University of Toronto.
The overall goal of the forum is to advance the inclusive design of
emerging and future educational systems, by
Identifying and addressing the challenges to inclusion,
Harnessing the potential benefits of emerging technologies and systems to
address the needs of individuals with alternative access requirements,
Infusing inclusive design into the foundation architectures of emerging
technologies so that inclusion will be a foundational characteristic of
future developments, and by
Developing inclusive practices in computer mediated education that are
innovative and sustainable;
such that no one is excluded from optimizing their potential through learning.
We would greatly value your input into this important public debate on
international standards development for e-learning technologies, and hope
that you will join us in Toronto this September. The full conference
programme and online registration are available at http//openforum.elsacc.ca/.
Please contact Jutta Treviranus, Director, Adaptive Technology Resource
Centre, directly for more information at [log in to unmask], or
you may contact Margaret Wall at [log in to unmask], who is
assisting with planning efforts.
EASI's September online course will also provide useful content on a
related topic:
Barrier-free Information Technology:
http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm
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EASI Courses and Webinars for September
Online Course: Barrier-free Information Technology:
www.easi.cc/workshop.htm
Webinar 4-part series: Accessible Vodcasts, Making Captions for a Personal
Portable Player:
www.easi.cc/clinic.htm
Free Webinar: Accessible E-books in Higher Ed, the Future is Coming:
www.easi.cc/clinic.htm
Norman Coombs CEO EASI
22196 Caminito Tasquillo
Laguna Hills CA 92653
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Check out EASI New Synchronous Clinics:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
Online courses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
Check the EASI Library Web http://www.rit.edu/~easi/lib.htm
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