This ALA program may be of interest to list members. Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) President's Program "Information Access and Human Rights of People with Disabilities: National Library Associations and Global Cooperation." Sunday, June 27, 1999 8:30-11 a.m. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Room 228-230 When the UNESCO and WIPO Copyright Conventions are modified to provide exemptions for people with disabilities, e.g., allowing for changing format to enable access, individual nations will modify their copyright laws to implement these changes. How can we work together to ensure a harmony across nations to facilitate access to information by disabled people? Program participants are: Craig Anderson, President, Australian Library and Information Association Yerker Andersson, Past President, World Federation of the Deaf Mogens Damm, President, Danish Library Association Barbara Ford, Past President, American Library Association Margaret C. Fung, President, Library Association of China (Taiwan) Hiroshi Kawamura, Director, Information Center, Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Lorraine McQueen, President, Canadian Library Association Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights James Sanders, Vice President, World Blind Union Ross Shimmon, Secretary General, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Ann Symons, President, American Library Association -- Sarah E. Hamrick Director of Information Services Gallaudet University Library 800 Florida Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 651-5214 V/T (202) 651-5213 FAX [log in to unmask]