8:30-9:30
Introduction and keynote
Room B12
Keynote and keynote speaker:
Touching for knowing
Professor Edouard Gentaz, University of Geneva
9:30-10:15
FIKA: Coffee and networking at the exhibition
10:15-12:00
Three parallel sessions:
Session 9. Braille and literacy
Room B12
9:1 Developing decoding skills and fluency in braille reading. Anders Rönnbäck and Kia Johansson, National Agency of Special Needs Education and Schools in Sweden
9:2 Braille reading technique: How to increase the speed of Braille reading. Gyntha Goertz, Royal Dutch Visio
9:3 Reading speed and comprehension in braille. Luis Gonzalez-García Ph.D, The National Organisation of the Spanish Blind
9:4 iBraille Challenge App: Technology & Fun for Students Who Use Braille Frances. Mary D’Andrea Ph.D, Carolina Central University
Session 10. Tactile picture books
Room C58
10:1 Tactile Books: From the Ground Up Including Two Paradoxes. Philippe Claudet, Les Doigts Qui Rêvent
10:2 The Tactile Picture Book Project: Opportunities for Design, Customization, and Access to Tactile Picture Books Through Digital Fabrication and Broadscale Community Engagement. Abigale Stangl, University of Colorado
10:3 Tactile illustrations improve interactive reading. Colette Pelt, Picture Books Plus
10:4 Tactile Semiotic Code in Tactile Picture Book Dr. Aksinja Kermauner, University of Primorska
Session 11. Design for inclusion
Room C10
11:1 Tactile symbols and schedules: Enhancing activity and observing the use of tactile schedules. Gro Aasen Ph.D, Statped
11:2 Achieving inclusion among children with and without vision impairment - Reach & Match Fun for All. Mandy Lau MDes, Reach & Match
11:3 Inclusive Literacy: A new method for braille literacy. Elena Gastón, National organisation of the Spanish blind
11:4 Inclusive Tactile Design: Designing with braille and tactile graphics. Ann M. Conefrey, independent graphic designer
12:00-13:15
Lunch
13:15-15:00
Three parallel sessions:
Sessioin 12. Braille reading development
Room B12
12:1 Reading development for six students with blindness or severe visual impairment. Kim de Verdier, National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools
12:2 In the borderland - Why is it important for partially sighted children to learn Braille? Ann Jönsson, The Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired
12:3 Writing System or Code? -a Potential Disconnect Between Braille Readers and Teachers. Dr. Robert Englebretson, Rice University
12:4 Dedicon Math Notation: Is a Braille Code indispensable? Dorine in ‘t Veld, Dedicon
Session 13. Development of tactual understanding
Room C58
13:1 Conquering Complexity: Student Strategy Use to Understand Tactile Graphics. Ass. Professor Kim T. Zebehazy, University of British Columbia
13:2 Accessing Tactile Graphics: Evaluating the Use of Variable Height. Richa Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
13:3 Optimizing tactile images and maps for learning materials. Riitta Kangasaho and Tuija Piili-Jokinen, Valteri Center for Learning and Consulting
13:4 "Art does not have to be visual” - Students with visual impairment and their art teachers about motivation in art, Anneli Embe, National agency for Special Needs Education and Schools in Sweden
Session 14. Tactile graphics
Room C10
14:1 Recognizability of tactile graphics: Evidence from analysis of drawings made by learners with a visual impairment from different cultural backgrounds. Bogusław Marek Ph.D, Order of the British Empire
14:2 Tactile images: production, dissemination, pedagogy. Hoëlle Corvest, DUGTA Association
14:3 Tactile images –project results ‘Discover your world’. Thessa Stevenson-Doosje, Bartiméus school
14:4 Inclusive Design of Tactile Story Graphics and Objects: Engaging Blind People to Write their Own Story, and Design Their Own Tactile Graphics. Abigale Stangl and Ann Cunningham
15:00-15:30
FIKA: Coffee and networking at the exhibition
15:30-16:00
Final session
Room B12