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Online Webinar
DAISY in Egypt, the Way Forward
DAISY in Egypt, the Way Forward
2 September 2021 12:00 - 14:30 Egyptian time
2 September 2021 12:00 - 14:30 Egyptian time
11:30 Start entering of Zoom
11:30 Start entering of Zoom
MC: Ms. Dina Youssef, Head of Library Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA)
Arabic - English SI, Arabic sign language interpretation, and Arabic and English captions will be available
( English caption https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ATDO )Host: MCIT, NLAE, BA and JICA
Part I Openings & Keynote lectures
Part I Openings & Keynote lectures
12:00 - 12:10 Opening
12:00 - 12:10 Opening
Mr. MIYAMOTO Sogaku, Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Egypt
Mr. OMURA Yoshifumi, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Egypt Office
Assoc. Prof. Abd El-Monem El-Sharkawy, Chairman of the National Academy of Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT)
12:10 - 13:10 Keynote lecture
12:10 - 13:10 Keynote lecture
Keynote lecture 1:
Keynote lecture 1:
Dr. Ahmed Bahi Al-Din, Vice-President of the General Book Organization
(On behalf of the Minister of Culture)
Achievements of the Ministry of Culture in Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Keynote lecture 2:
Keynote lecture 2:
Prof. Ashraf Marei, Secretary General, National Council for Persons with Disabilities
The Right to Read of Persons with Print Disabilities: International and National Conventions
Video Presentations of Egyptian partners of the JICA DAISY Project (5-7 min)
Keynote lecture 3:
Keynote lecture 3:
Ms. Nada Alfy Thabet, Parliamentarian and the Founder of the Village of Hope for Development and Rehabilitation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Expectations on the Dissemination of DAISY books for Persons with Learning Difficulties
Keynote lecture 4:
Keynote lecture 4:
Mr. Maarten Verboom, President of the DAISY Consortium
Global sharing of Accessible Content Resources, The work of the DAISY Consortium
13:10 - 13:20 Break
13:10 - 13:20 Break
Part II Panel Discussion on DAISY in Egypt, the Way Forward
Part II Panel Discussion on DAISY in Egypt, the Way Forward
13:20 - 14:25
13:20 - 14:25
Moderator: Ms. Yasmine Youssef, Chair, Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities Section / International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (LPD / IFLA)
Video Presentation:
Ms. Shigeko Hamada, Representative of NaD, a Volunteer DAISY Textbook Production Network member organization in Japan
Ms. Ayaka Ozawa, Researcher, ATDO, 1st generation DAISY Textbook user with dyslexia in Japan
Online Panelists:
NLAE: Dr. Howayda Kamel
BA: Ms. Dina Youssef
JICA DAISY Project Team: Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura
Blind User / Producer of DAISY publications: Dr. Mahmoud Anwar
Egyptian Publishers Association: Mr. Said Abdou
14:25 - 14:30 Closing
14:25 - 14:30 Closing
Dr. Howayda Kamel, Director General of Public and International Relations, National Library and Archives of Egypt (NLAE)
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