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USAB conference proceedings online
The USAB 2009 Symposium proceedings are available online from the Springer web page.
Tools of Change 2011: Call for Participation now open
From the O'Reilly website:
The Call for Participation is Open—Submit a proposal to Speak by September 9
New Accessible Kindle now available
From the US National Federation of the Blind press room:
National Federation of the Blind Commends Amazon on Unveiling of New Accessible Kindle
Baltimore, Maryland (July 29, 2010): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) today commended Amazon on the unveiling of a new, accessible Kindle. Amazon announced Wednesday that the new Kindle will come equipped with a voice guide that reads all menu options aloud so blind and other print-disabled people can navigate the device menus.
National Library of the Netherlands and Google sign book digitisation agreement
From the KB (Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands) website:
ENCES: New European lobby organisation for Copyright in Education and Science
From the ENCES News archive:
ICT 2010 - Early bird registration extended until 9 July
From the Europe's Infomation Society thematic portal.
Europe's most visible forum for ICT research and innovation has become a unique gathering point for researchers, business people, investors, and high level policy makers in the field of digital innovation.
UNESCO copyright committee looks at exceptions and piracy trends
From the IFFRO web site:
On 7 June the XIV UNESCO session of the intergovernmental copyright committee discussed three items linked to copyright:
No Decision On WIPO Treaty For Blind Persons Misses ‘Golden Opportunity’
From International Property Watch
Member states at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) late Thursday night were unable to reach agreement on a draft chair’s conclusions text summarising a four-day WIPO copyright committee meeting, crashing the prospect of swift progress on improving international access to literary material for the visually impaired.
Workshop on Accessibility, user profiling and adaptive interfaces
By email:
This is an invitation to join us in Dundee for a one-day workshop on "Socio-Technological Issues of Adaptive Interfaces and User Profiling for Accessibility"
Date: 6th September 2010
Venue: University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland
Workshop outline:
Member States Discuss Key Copyright Issues
From the WIPO press room:
WIPO’s top copyright negotiating body this week discussed better access to copyright-protected works for the blind, visually impaired (VIP) and other reading-disabled persons, as well as updating the rights of broadcasting organizations.
