Note that times and events are subject to change.
Chestnut Conference Centre, University Room – 89 Chestnut St., Toronto, ON
Monday, February 6th: 8:30-16:30 (All times are Eastern)
- 8:30: Doors open: coffee/tea and light breakfast will be provided
- 9:00: Welcome & Thank-yous
- 9:05: Updates & Introduction from NNELS
- 9:30: Logistics & Community Building
- Discussion of agenda, logistics, community agreements and accessibility guidelines
- 9:45: Break
- 10:00-12:00: The Experiences of Readers with Print Disabilities: Accessibility Demonstrations from members of NNELS’ Accessibility Testing Team
- 12:00: Lunch
- 13:15-14:30: Accessible Publishing: Industry Updates & Expert Perspectives
- Publishing: Deborah Nelson (eBOUND), Laura Brady (Independent), & Kate Edwards (ACP)
- Alternate Format Production & Libraries: Daniella Levy-Pinto (NNELS), Laurie Davidson (Centre for Equitable Library Access) & Mélanie Dumas (BAnQ)
- Standards: Wendy Reid (Rakuten Kobo / W3C)
- DAISY: Sarah Hilderley (DAISY/Inclusive Publishing)
- Education & Remediation: Adam Wilton (PRCVI) & bob Minnery (AERO)
- Public Libraries: Representatives from the Public Library Resource Centre
- French Publishers: Frédéric Brisson (Les Éditions David)
- Government Updates: Sarah Mayes (Canada Book Fund)
- 14:30-14:50: Break
- 14:50-16:10: Working Group Sessions
- 16:10-16:30: Reporting & opportunity for discussion/ Close of Day 1.
- 17:00: Optional Community Dinner (pay-your-own-way)
Tuesday, February 7th: 8:30 am – 16:15 pm
- 8:30: Doors open: coffee/tea and light breakfast will be provided
- 9:00: Welcome & Reflection on Day 1
- 9:15-9:45: Working Group Session
- 9:45-10:00: Reporting & opportunity for discussion
- 10:05-10:30: Working Group Session
- 10:30-10:45: Reporting & opportunity for discussion
- 10:45-11:05: Break
- 11:05-11:30: Working Group Session
- 11:30-11:45: Reporting & opportunity for discussion
- 11:50-12:50: Lunch
- 13:00-13:30: Working Group Session
- 13:30-13:45: Reporting & opportunity for discussion
- 13:50-14:45: Prepare overview of all questions, answers, etc.
- 14:45-15:00: Break
- 15:00-16:00: Presentations of the work and feedback/input/reflections
- 16:00-16:15: Closing notes.