Programme

Opening session

The launch becomes official! The story behind the DAISY Regional Networks and why it is Africa's turn to drive progress across the continent.

Visionary Learning through Technology

A practical model for inclusive education - the kit, content, confidence it takes to make accessible learning and reading real - illustrated with stories from South Africa, across Africa, and around the world.

Innovations for equality

A look at the free tools turning printed pages into accessible digital text, audio and braille - and the apps and devices that put them straight into readers’ hands.

Opening the Treasure Box

The power of global collaboration in action — navigating the copyright landscape, unlocking the world’s accessible book collections through the Accessible Books Consortium, and looking at where braille technology is headed next.

Strategic roadmap and closing session

Voices from across the continent make the case for why this network matters to their country, before we set the immediate next steps and close the day.