Presentations

Regional Conference for Europe

The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in the
Development of Inclusive Society for Persons with Disabilities

8-9 October 2015

Belgrade, Republic of Serbia

8 October

          Opening session

• Mr Miroslav Miletic, Vicepresident, Serbian Chamber of Commerce
• Government of the Republic of Serbia
  
  - Ms Tatjana Matic (State Secretary- Telecommunication)
  
  - Mr Sasa Mirkovic (State Secretary -Culture and Information)
  
  - Mr Vladimir Pesic (Assistent to the Minister- Social Care)

• Ms Irena Vojackova Sollorano, UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative

• Mr Jaroslaw Ponder, Coordinator for Europe, ITU Speech
• Mr Predrag Vostinić, ProForma
  

         Session one

• Accessibility policies and strategies at global level
• Ms Susan Schorr, Head of Special Initiatives Division, ITU Presentation
• Mr Damjan Tatic, Serbian representative to the UN Committee for Disability Video presentation
• Mr Bong-Keun Jung, Soon Chunh Yang University, South Korea Presentation
• Ms Pilar Orero, Representative of IRG-AVA, ITU Presentation
• Accessibility policies and strategies at regional level
• Mr Thomas Kuepper, Scientific & Technical Programme Officer, DG Connect, European Commission Presentation
• Ms Mia Ahlgren, European Disability Forum
  The role of NGOs in Accessibility Policy Advocacy, Presentation
• Mr Jaroslaw Ponder, Coordinator for Europe, ITU,
  ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Accessibility Presentation
• Q&A
  
          Session two
• Accessibility policies and strategies at national level
• Mr Anri Murati, Head of Technical Unit, Audiovisual Media  Authority (AMA), Albania Presentation
• Ms Amela Odobasic and Ms Suada Hadzovic, Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK), Bosnia and Herzegovina Presetation
• Ms Latinka Razpopova, Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Bulgaria Presentation
• Mr Nikola Ivanovic, Agency for Electronic Media, Montenegro Presentation
• Ms. Rosa Farga, Municipal Institute for People with Disabilities, Barcelona City Council, Catalonia Presentation
• Mr Goran Pekovic, Regulatory Authority of Electronic Media, Republic of Serbia
• Ms Irini Reljin, Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunication, Republic of Serbia
• Ms Irena Radinovic, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit, Republic of Serbia Presentation
• Ms Dragana Malidzan Vinkic, Social Inclusion Group, Serbia Presentation
• Q&A

        Session three

• Public procurement for accessibility  
• Introductory Presentation: Mr Donal Rice, Senior ICT Advisor for the National Disability Authority of Ireland and co-author of the framework for public procurement of accessible ICTs of the ITU Model ICT Accessibility Policy Report Presentation
• Ms Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero , European Commission, DG Justice
• Mr Dejan Maslikovic, ProForma Presentaton
• Q&A

      Session four

• Web and mobile accessibility
• Introductory Presentation: Ms Susan Schorr, Head of Special Initiatives Division, ITU: Mobile and Web accessibility framework of the ITU Model ICT Accessibility Policy Report Presentation
• Mr Marcus Weisen, Expert, Urbaccess and European Centre for Cultural Accessibility, France (Web Accessibility) Presentation (Audio)
• Mr Mikael  Snaprud, The European Internet Inclusion Initiative Presentation
• Mr Radoje Kujovic, Association of Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Serbia
• Q&A

9 October

      Session four (continued)

• Web and mobile accessibility
• Mr Aleksandar Bogdanovic, National Director,European Institute For Design and Disability (Accessible Mobile Apps) Presentation
• Ms Milica Đurić, ETF (Apps for children with autism) Presentation
• Mr Vlado Delic, FTN (The characteristics and role of speech technologies as assistive technologies) Presentation
• Ms Zeljka Car, ICT Competence Network for Innovative Services for Persons with Complex Communication Needs, Croatia Presentation
• Q&A

     Session five 

• TV and Video programming accessibility
• Introductory Presentation: Ms Susan Schorr, Head of Special Initiatives Division, ITU: TV/Video programming accessibility framework of the ITU Model ICT Accessibility Policy Report Presentation
• Ms Pilar Orero, Autonomous University of Barcelona and author of ITU online training on TV/video programming accessibility, Spain Presentation
• Mr Federico Spoletti, Founder, Fred Film Radio, Italy Presentation
• Ms Sonali Rai, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), UK Presentation
• Q&A

       Session five (continued)

• Mr. Francesc Mas, Engineer Consultor & Project Manager at CCMA, Spain Presentation
• Mr  Milan Dobričić, Serbian Broadcasting Corporation (RTS), Republic of Serbia Presentation
• Mr Mereijn van der Heijden, Soundfocus
• Mr Radiša Petrović, ETV, Republic of Serbia (digital TV-opportunities) Presentation
• Q&A 

       Session six

• Recommendations to address the issues of accessibility in Europe 
• Closing remarks

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