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« Braille 1809-2009 »

L’écriture à 6 points et son avenir

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List of contributions

 

The contributions are published in the language they were given in (English or French).

The contributions without link are those for which the contributor did not provide his (her) speech in a written format.

 

Monday, January 5th

         

11.00 - 12.15 am: Plenary Session  “Louis Braille and his time”

·        Session Chair : Tommaso Daniele, Chair of the Italian Blind Union   

·       Euclid Herie, Canada (English) (français)  

·       Françoise Madray-Lesigne, France (français)

·       Michael Mellor, USA (English)

 

14h15 - 15h30 : « Le système braille et ses applications »

 

 2.15 - 3.30 pm: “The braille system and its applications”

Round Tables (options)

1. Music:

·        Chair: Kicki Nordström, Sweden; introduction

·       Nadine Baptiste-Jessel, France (français)

·       William McCann, USA (English)

·       Antonio Quatraro, Italie (English)

 

2. Mathematics:

·        Chair: Jean-Marie Cierco, France ; introduction (français)

·       Mateja Jencic, Slovénie (English)

·       Françoise Magna, France (français)

 

3. Information Technology:

·        Chair: Judy Dixon, USA ; exposé introductif, puis dix minutes par participant

·       Frédéric Brugnot, France

·       Christian Coudert, France (français)

·       Pierre Ferland, Canada

 

16h00 - 17h15 : Ateliers (au choix)

 

Workshop (A): Cartography, relief drawings and children’s books :

·        Presenter: Philippe Claudet, France

·       Kim Charlson, USA (English)

·       Catherine Feignez, France

·       Pierre Ferland, Canada

 

Workshop (B)  : Tactile handling of line, Space, Works of Art

·        Presenter: Hoëlle Corvest, France (français)

·       Christian Bessigneul, France (français)

·       Michel Bris, France (français)

·       Cyrille Gouyette, France (français)

 

Workshop (C):  Braille and games

·        Presenter: Tommy Théberge, Canada

·       Lydia Gonzalez, Belgique (français)

·       Alain Plourde, Canada

 

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Tuesday, January 6th

 

9.45 - 10.50 am: Plenary Session “Braille in the world and in various languages”

·        Session Chair: Euclid Herie, Canada, in the absence of Lord Colin Low, Chair of the European Blind Union; Great Britain

·         9.50 - 10.15 am: General statement : Pedro Zurita, Spain (français)

·       10.15 - 10.40 am: Braille in Japanese: Tetsuji Tanaka, Japon (English)

 

11.10 - 12.30 am: “Braille in the world and in various languages” Plenary session (continued)

Session Chair : Vincent Michel, Chair of CINAL, France  

·       11.15 - 11.35 am: Braille in Arabic: Nasir Ali Abdullahl Al Mousa, Saudi Arabia  (English)

·        11.35 - 11.55 am: Braille in Slavic languages: Oleg Pilyugin, Russia (English)

·       11.55 - 12.15 pm: Braille and the deaf-and-dumb: Lex Grandia, Denmark (English)

 

  2.15 - 3.30 pm: Round Table  “Braille unification : success and obstacles”

·        Chair:   Richard Lavigne, Executive Director of the French-speaking Blind Union, Canada

·       Jean-Marie Cierco, France (français)

·       Wiraman Niyomphol, Thaïlande (English)

·       Otto Prytz, Norvège (English)

·       Joseph Sullivan, USA (English)

 

3.50 - 5.15 pm: Round-table “Users perspectives over the world - braille in the developing countries”

·        Chair: Rodolfo Cattani, Italy

·       Bouraïma Asmanou, Togo (français)

·       Imed E. Chaker, Tunisie

·       Boniface Gnonlonfoun, Bénin (français)

·       Paul Tézanou, Cameroun

 

5.30 pm: Depart for the Valentin Haüy Association

 

6.00 - 8.00 pm: Inauguration of the new media library of the Valentin Haüy Association,
followed by drinks

 

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Wednesday, January 7th

What future prospects for braille ?

Session Chair : Françoise Sabotier-Grenon, Head of INJA, France

 

9.45 - 11.15 am: Plenary Session
“Braille in the context of new technologies, addition or competition?”

·          9.50 - 10.15 am: Braille and scientific research: Joana Belarmino, Brazil (français)

·        10.15 - 10.40 am: Braille and professional integration: Philippe Chazal, France (français)

·        10.40 - 11.05 am: Braille and school integration: Marie-Renée Hector, France (français)

 

 2.00 - 3.00 pm: Round-table “Braille in our daily life”  

·        Chair: John Helbrunn, Denmark; introduction (English)

·       Séverine de Bock, France (français)

·       Tonny van Breukelen, Pays-Bas (English)

·       Agathe Douvry, France  (français)

·       Monica Maiorano, Italie (English)

 

3.00 – 4.00 pm: Round-table “Social integration and Employment”  

·        Chair: Fred Reid, United Kingdom; introduction (English)

·       Hervé Cochet, France (français)

·       Roger Cosandey, Suisse (français)

·       Chuji Sashida, Japon (English)

 

Simultaneously: Round-table “Braille and children”  

·        Presented by ONCE (Spain) Session chair: Ana Peláez

 

4.20 - 6.00 pm : Closing Session

Chaired by Maryanne DIAMOND,
Chair of the World Blind Union, Australia

 

4.20 - 4.30 pm: Introduction by Maryanne Diamond (English)

 

4.30 - 4.45 pm: Contest results:

·        European Blind Union - ONKYO Braille contest 2008

·        “Le Poinçon Magique” (“The magic stylus”), organized by the Valentin Haüy Association and Union Francophone des Aveugles (the French-speaking Union for the Blind)

·        “Siaka Diarra”, a literary contest of short stories, organized by Union Francophone des Aveugles

 

4.45 - 4.55 pm: The Louis Braille medal, created in the United States by Marc Maurer

 

4.55 - 5.15 pm: Synthesis of the sessions by Françoise Madray-Lesigne, France (English translation)                       

 

5.15 - 5.45 pm: Closing speech by William Rowland, South Africa (English)

 

7.30 pm: CLOSING BANQUET in the Paris City Hall (Hôtel de Ville)
               in the presence of Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris

 

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