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Presentation of the Flex Picture Ebook project for publishers, Toulouse (France)

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the publishing house Les Doigts Qui Rêvent, the IJA foundation (Institut des Jeunes Aveugles) and the Ludosens association (an association that supports people with invisible disabilities: ASD, ADHD, DYS, etc.) will present the Flex Picture Ebook project and production tools with demonstrations of how to use them.

This conference will take place in Toulouse, at the Université Paul Sabatier (Auditorium – IRIT), 118, route de Narbonne, and will be open to transcribers, adapters, specialised teachers and publishers.

Registration is free on the Hello Asso website: here. The number of places is limited to 50.

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Presentation of the Flex Picture Ebook project for users, Toulouse (France)

From 2pm to 5pm, the publishing house Les Doigts Qui Rêvent, the IJA (Institut des Jeunes Aveugles) foundation and the Ludosens association (an association that supports people with invisible disabilities: ASD, ADHD, DYS, etc.) will present the Flex Picture Ebook project with demonstrations of how it works.

This conference will take place in Toulouse, at the Médiathèque José Cabanis (Small Auditorium – 3rd floor), 1, Allée Jacques Chaban-Delmas, and will be open to parents, teachers, educators, librarians, facilitators and support staff.

Registration is free on the Hello Asso website: here. The number of places is limited to 40.

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Lo Camin: influential association for autism, Saint-Macaire-en-Gironde (France)

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The Ludosens association, which helps provide solutions for families, children and young adults affected by neurodiversity, is organising several in-person events starting in mid-April. The first took place on 15 April.

  • Lo Camin: influential association for autism – 22 May: 6pm – 9pm (Saint-Macaire-en-Gironde)

Admission is free but the events are not available via videoconference.

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UFCV: parents of children with disabilities, Fargues-Saint-Hilaire (France)

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The Ludosens association, which helps provide solutions for families, children and young adults affected by neurodiversity, is organising several in-person events starting in mid-April. The first took place on 15 April and the second on 22 May. The third will take place on 28 June:

  • UFCV: parents of children with disabilities – 28 June from 1.30pm to 4.30pm (Domaine de la Frayse – Fargues-Saint-Hilaire)

Admission is free but the event is not available via videoconference.

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Interphases: association of professionals and parents affected by autism, Bordeaux (France)

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The Ludosens association, which helps provide solutions for families, children and young adults affected by neurodiversity, is organising several in-person events starting in mid-April. The first took place on 15 April.

  • Interphases: association of professionals and parents affected by autism – Professionals from Cap d’agir (school support workers), and a family from the Handicap collective: 15 April: 9 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. (Caplab premises in Cenon – Cité bleue in Bacalan)

Here are some photos and a video of the event:

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10th ICEVI European conference, Padua (Italy)

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The 10th ICEVI European conference will be held in Padua (Italy) from 15 to 17 May 2025, in English. The theme will be: ‘Supporting children and young adults with visual impairment: What can we do? What can be done?

During this event, Sophie Blain, director of Doigts Qui Rêvent, will present the Flex Picture Ebook project on Friday 16 May from 14:00 to 15:35 (ROOM PALADIN – Education and learning 1).

The rest of the programme is available on the website of ICEVI.

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​Conference Innovations in digital books: Solutions for inclusive education, LASUC, Vilnius (Lithuania)

LASUC is organising a conference on digital book innovation and the FlexPicture Ebook project. The conference will be held at the Lithuanian Education Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Ateities St. 44, Vilnius.

Here is the day’s programme:

9AM – 10AM. To register. Café
10.00AM – 10.15AM. Welcome speech (being coordinated)
10.15AM – 10.45AM. Technology for all: tools for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Head of the Ieva Stelmokienė Sign Language Interpreting and Teaching Department, Lithuanian Centre for Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
10.45AM – 11.15AM. Adaptation of texts and tasks for students with learning difficulties. Special teaching tools. Asta Kuneikienė, special educator, Kira Solovjovienė, psychologist, Lithuanian Education Centre for Inclusion.
11.15AM – 11.45AM. When reading becomes exclusion: EPUB as a solution in the context of dyslexia. Jurgita Pocienė, special educator and speech therapist, founder of the 'DYSLEXIA Centre&apos ;
11.45AM – 12.45PM. Lunch
12.45PM – 1.15PM. A learning tool for all: how EPUB contributes to inclusion in education. Julija Skerniškytė, Inclusive Publishing Specialist, Lithuanian Audiosensory Library
1.15PM – 1.45PM. Technical tools and formats improving reading accessibility for visually impaired people. Specialist in tiflotheory, doctoral student in the field of education at the Šiauliai Academy of Vilnius Ugnėė University, Audiosensory Library of Lithuania.
13.45 – 14.15. When we see differently: Methods and tools to help children read and understand texts. Audra Petronaitytė, specialist in vision disorders, Panevėžys Vision Centre 'Linelis&apos ;
2.15PM – 2.45PM. Create an inclusive reading experience with 'Flex Picture Ebook;. EPUB3 format capabilities. Special educator Indrėė, Lithuanian Education Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
2.45PM – 3.00PM Summary of the conference

 

Some photos from the conference:

Full conference roomFrom left to right: Nerija Moskalionienė, Director; Jonas Petkevičius, Deputy Minister of Education; Ieva Stelmokienė from the Lithuanian Education Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (LASUC)

From left to right: Nerija Moskalionienė, Director; Jonas Petkevičius, Deputy Minister of Education; Ieva Stelmokienė from the Lithuanian Education Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (LASUC)

From left to right: Senior specialist in Tiphlology, Ugnė Žilytė from the Lithuanian Audio-Sensory Library; Indrė Žvirblė, a Special Educator at the LASUC; Audra Petronaitytė from the Panevėžys Vision Centre ‘Linelis’

From left to right: Senior specialist in Tiphlology, Ugnė Žilytė from the Lithuanian Audio-Sensory Library; Indrė Žvirblė, a Special Educator at the LASUC; Audra Petronaitytė from the Panevėžys Vision Centre ‘Linelis’

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Training and activities programme Ludosens (France)

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The Ludosens association, which helps provide solutions for families, children and young adults affected by neurodiversity, is organising several face-to-face events starting in mid-April.

– Interphases: association of professionals and parents concerned by autism – Cap d’agir professionals (those involved in educational support), and a family from the Handicap collective: 15 April: 9am – 12.30pm (Caplab premises in Cenon – Cité bleue in Bacalan)

UFCV: parents concerned with a child with a disability – 17 May from 1.30pm to 4.30pm (Domaine de la Frayse – Fargues-Saint-Hilaire)

Admission is free but the events are not available via video.

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Presentation of the Flex Picture Ebook project at the Bologna Book Fair, Italy.

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On 2 April at 12.00, Olympe Broux of Doigts qui Rêvent, Silvia Moretti of Erickson publishing house and Roberta Zumiani of Abilnova, will present the Flex Picture Ebook project at the Bologna book fair.

Olympe Broux will focus on the structure of the research group while taking stock of the main activities carried out by the international group.

Then Silvia Moretti will explain how the Erickson publishing house and the ‘Cuscino a pois’ collection were involved in the project.

Finally, Roberta Zumiani will present the work accomplished so far by the Flex Picture Ebook Italia group.

All in less than an hour.

 

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