BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:557@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20140522T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20140522T170000 DTSTAMP:20170315T120115Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/assistive-technology-libraries-need-k now-event-ref-tg2atl/ SUMMARY:Assistive Technology and Libraries: what you need to know [Event Re f. No. TG2/ATL] DESCRIPTION:This workshop is aimed at librarians and academic tutors in the higher education sector and specialist libraries interested in knowing ho w technologies including assistive technology could benefit students\, bot h disabled and mainstream \, to enhance their educational experience and a chievements. It will share expertise and approaches from an academic libra rians\, a senior technical advisor and specialist British Library staff.\n \nProgramme:\n\n1.00 – 1.30  – Arrival and registration and tea/coffe e\n\n1.30 – 1.40 – Welcome and introduction  - Vicky Robertson and Pa ul Allchin\n\n1.40 – 2.10 – Sally Ann Russell – “Dyslexia\, visual stress and the appropriate use of assistive technology”\n\n2.10 – 2.5 0 – Barbara Denton – “Assistive technology in higher education libra ries: challenges and opportunities”\n\n2.50 – 3.00 – Q &\; As\n\n 3.00 – 3.30 – Tea and coffee and networking\n\n3.30 – 4.00 – Jason Murray – “Assistive technology support for researchers at the British Library”\n\n4.00 – 4.50  – Alistair MacNaught – “Policy\, prac tice and self awareness”\n\n4.50 – 5.00 – Q &\; As and concluding remarks\n\n5.00 – Close of course.\n\nVenue: Meeting Room K at the Brit ish Library.\n\nHow to get to the Library: http://www.bl.uk/whatson/planyo urvisit/findlibrary/index.html\n\nJoining Instructions:\nPlease meet at th e information desk in the main hall – you will need to put your coats an d bags in the cloakroom and then you will be given a visitor pass and esco rted to the meeting room.\n\nPlease note that there are limited places ava ilable for this event.\n\nTo book a place please use our online booking fo rm or email the administrator via cpd25@london.ac.uk\n\nCost: £25 for mem bers and £36 for other institutions.\n\nCancellations less than one week before the event will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day\, the full fee will be charged.\n\n \; CATEGORIES:cpd25 Events LOCATION:The British Library\, 96 Euston Road\, London\, NW1 2DB\, United K ingdom GEO:51.5297852;-0.12737479999998413 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=96 Euston Road\, London\, N W1 2DB\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The British Library:geo :51.5297852,-0.12737479999998413 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20140330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR