Seminar on Telecommunication for the Handicapped in Reykjavik

05. October 2007

Seminar on Telecommunication for the Handicapped in Reykjavik

The PTA hosted an open Seminar on Telecommunication for the Handicapped in Reykjavik on September the 26th. 2007.
The seminar was held in connection with the biannual meeting of the The NFTH (Nordic Forum for Telecommunication and Disability).

Agenda:
Note: The speaker´s slides (PDF) can be accessed by clicking on the titles of the speeches.
All the material is in english.

9:30	Welcome address Hrafnkell V. Gíslason,Director of PTA
9:35	Introduction of the NFTH Erland Winterberg, Chairman of NFTH
9:45	Swedish test of 3G-telephones, from a deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind perspective Andreas Richter, Swedish Handicap Institute
10:15	3G and Siminn. A unique approach for the deaf community Jensína K. Böðvarsdóttir, Director of Sales- Residental Market, Siminn
10:45	Coffee break
11:00	Accessibility on the Web - Access for all within the information society Fríða Vilhjálmsdótti, consultant at Sjá, web consultant agency
11:30	Accessibility on the Web for the Deaf Haukur Vilhjálmsson, The Icelandic Association of the Deaf
12:00	Technological progress for the blind, new challenges, new opportunities Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson, The Icelandic Association of the Blind