Nordic Braille Meeting 9th–10th October 2024

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9.30 Opening the day.

European Accessibility Act: What can Braille readers expect from ebooks?
Kirsi Ylänne.

10.00 The EU project ABILITY, Charlotte Magnusson (online)

10.30 “The hymn book for everyone” – a project aiming to enable visually impaired to take part in the singing of hymns in church. Tanita Thomassen.

10.55 Update about the music braille put into production in Norway this year. Nina Tveter and Hans Anton Ålien.

11.10-11.30 Fonts for presenting braille to sighted people. Lars Bjørndal.

11.30-12.30 Lunch, Antell Iiris

12.30. The Nordic STEM project, report and demo, Anders Eklund and Sami Määttä

13.00 A demonstration of 3D printed materials which can be used in the education of especially Children. The Synscenter Refsnæs, Denmark

13.30 Haptic Braille Teaching. Susanna Hannu

14.00 End of the meeting: conclusions & coffee