On Tuesday, 2nd June BCA Inform was held to share key takeaways from the Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities which took place in Adelaide. The session featured two guest presenters: Dr Agata Mrva-Montoya, President of the Round Table and senior lecturer at the University of Sydney and Ben Clare, Co-President of South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI).
Agata provided an overview of the conference program, highlighting sessions on braille literacy, artificial intelligence in assistive technology, accessibility in galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM), and broader issues in inclusive service delivery.
The session then moved to Ben Clare who spoke about accessible health systems and the World Health Organization’s work to support member countries in making health services more accessible to people with disability by 2030. Drawing on his experience delivering mobile health systems in remote and conflict affected communities, Ben highlighted parallels between accessibility in health and education.
Attendees were reminded to stay tuned to New Horizons, which will feature two episodes with interviews from the Round Table conference.