Program Thursday
All times are CET.
Location: Store auditorium
Øyvind Engh, Acting Deputy National Librarian and host of the conference
Location: Store auditorium
Clint Covington, Accessibility & AI Leader at Microsoft (USA)
Location: Store auditorium
The exhibitors will briefly introduce themselves
Location: Store auditorium
Dr. Neil Soiffer, Chief Listening Officer at Talking Cat Software (USA)
Dr. Soiffer will describe his 30 year journey from knowing nothing about accessibility to being a leading advocate for math accessibility and producing the primary solution for speaking, navigating, and brailling mathematics and chemical formulas. Like so many others working in accessibility, it has not always been a straight path, with both pushback and encouragement from companies and the government. He will recount some meetings with some remarkable figures in the field and help people understand the challenges around accessible mathematics.
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12:00–12:30 Reading Mathematics in EasyReader
Mattias Karlsson, AltFormat Product Manager, Dolphin Computer Access AB (Sweden)
The presentation explores how Dolphin EasyReader supports accessible reading of mathematical content. There will be practical examples using the MathCAT library for MathML, along with EasyReader’s AI‑driven assistance.
12:30–13:00 Discussion on reading mathematics
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12:00–12:20 Presentation on The DAISY International Tactile Graphics Working Group
12:20–13:00 Picture This: From Image to Experience. Transforming art, books and games into shared tactile experiences through UV printing
Geke van de Wakker, CBB (the Netherlands)
CBB will introduce their work, explain the elevated prints, and share more about the process and how these works are created.
Location: Canteen
Location: Folkestova
Visit the exhibition to see products and discuss various solutions.
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14:30–14:55 Authoring MathML – overview and shortcomings
Sami Määttä, Planner, Accessibility Library Celia (Finland)
The presentation will provide an overview of different solutions for authoring and proofreading MathML content. The aim is to also open discussion on solutions we do not know of yet.
14:55–15:20 Math Reading and Writing with a Screen Reader
George Kerscher, Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium and Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech (USA)
This presentation will explore practical strategies for reading and writing mathematical content using a screen reader, with a focus on MathCAT for reading and navigating math on web pages and within EPUB titles via Thorium.
15:20–15:35 Break
15:35–16:15 Discussion on authoring and writing mathematics
Facilitated by Richard Orme, Chief Executive Officer, DAISY Consortium
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14:30–15:00 Presentation on eBraille
Manfred Muchenberger, Head of Production, SBS Schweizerische Bibliothek für Blinde, Seh- und Lesebehinderte (Switzerland)
15:00–15:30 Presentation on eBraille
Humanware
15:30–15:45 Break
15:45–16:15 Discussion on eBraille
Location: Store auditorium
Maarten Verboom, DAISY Chairman of the Board and Director at Dedicon (the Netherlands)
The Annual General Meeting is open for all DAISY members. The link for live stream will be posted in the program one week before the meeting.
Location: Canteen