International Seminar
COMMUNITY-BASED INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR PERSON WITH DISABILITIES

Date: 6th and 7th February 2009
Venue：Event Hall, Kyoto International Community House
Host:ATDO(Assistive Technology Development Organization)

PROGRAM

6th February (DAY1)09:30 Registration

• 10:00-10:10 Opening and welcome
  Shigeru Yamauchi, President, Assistive Technology Development Organization (ATDO)
• 10:10-10:30 Keynote: Community-based Inclusive Information Support for Persons with Disabilities － a DAISY Perspective
  Hiroshi Kawamura, President, DAISY Consortium and Vice President, ATDO
• 10:30-11:30 Keynote Lecture: Reasonable Accommodations in Higher Education
  Jim Marks, President, Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and Director, Disability Student Services (DSS), University of Montana
  Presentation
• 11:30-11:45 　Break
• 11:45-12:15 Support for Students with Disabilities at University of Montana and community in Missoula
  Mika Taylor-Watanabe, Coordinator, DSS, University of Montana
• 12:15-12:45 Libraries serving persons with print disabilities and DAISY standards in the US
  George Kerscher, Secretary General, DAISY Consortium and Senior Officer, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
  Presentation
  Power Point
• 12:45-13:00 My observation on support for persons with cognitive disabilities in Missoula
  Tadashi Kouyama, Teacher, Seki Special School for Students with Disabilities
• 13:00-14:15　 Lunch break
• 14:15-14:45 DAISY in Spain
  Francisco Martinez Calvo, Spanish National Organization of the Blind
  Presentation
  Power Point
• 14:45-15:15 DAISY in Finland
  Markku Reino, Celia Library
  Presentation
  Power Point
• 15:15-15:30 Telephone support system for deaf-blind people by the 'body-braille'
  Sadao Hasegawa, Helen Keller Phone Project
• 15:30-15:45 Break
• 15:45-16:45 Accessibility of Digital TV and motion pictures 　
  Kevin Carey, Vice Chairman, Royal National Institute of the Blind (UK)and Richard Orme, Head of Accessibility, Royal National Institute of the Blind
  Presentation
  Power Point
• 16:45 　　　　　End of the DAY 1

7th February (DAY2)

• 10:00-10:15 　Summary of DAY1 Hiroshi Kawamura
• 10:15-11:15 　DAISY as Tsunami evacuation manual and social skills training tool for persons with psychiatric disabilities
  Satoko Akiyama + Kimiko Yoshida + Maho Ikematsu, Urakawa Bethel's House
• 11:15-11:45 　Social Story in DAISY Format for Children with Autism
  Lailani David, Autism Society Philippines
  Presentation
  Power Point
• 11:45-12:15　 DAISY becomes a friend of my son with dyslexia － a mother’s view
  Kana Yamanaka, Tatsunoko; Hyogo Prefectural Branch of Parents Association of Children with Learning Disabilities, Japan
• 12:15-13:30 　Lunch
• 13:30-14:15 　DAISY Users and Services in Norway
  Mai-Linn, High School Student, Oslo, Norway and Arne Kyrkjebo 　, National Library for the Blind, Norway
  Presentation
  Power Point (Mai-Linn)
  Power Point (Arne Kyrkjebo)
• 14:15- 14:45 　DAISY as a tool for speech therapy-story of my rehabilitation
  Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Yamamoto Internal Medicine Clinic
• 14:45-15:00 　　break
• 15:00-16:40 　　Panel discussion on community-based inclusive information support: needs, resources and policy development
  Panels: Margaret McGrory, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Canada
  Monthian Buntan, Senator, Thailand
  George Kerscher, RFB&D and DAISY Consortium, United States
  Toshikazu Kato, National Association of Institutions of Information Service For Visually Impaired Persons, Japan
  Moderator: Hiroshi Kawamura, ATDO and DAISY Consortium, Japan
• 16:40-16:45 　Closing