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The National Institute for Rehabilitation, I.P., in collaboration with the Nucleus for Braille and Complementary Means of Reading, will hold the commemorative session of World Braille Day, on the theme "Braille in Mobile Devices", through the Zoom platform, on January 4, 2023, at 15h00-16h30 (Central Portugal time) | 12h00-13h30 (Brasília time) | 16h00-17h30 (Spain time).

This session aims to celebrate the World Braille Day 2023, with a focus on the dissemination and promotion of the use of Braille Digital on Mobile Devices, while encouraging reflection on the usability of these resources with their users.

Register here, until 3 January 2023. The access link to the session will be sent after the registration closes.

Programme

15:00 | Opening Session

• Ana Sofia Antunes, Secretary of State for Inclusion (Portugal)

| Mobile Devices and Braille-Related Features

• Moderator | Carlos Ferreira, representative of the Braille and Complementary Reading Media Unit (Portugal)
• Communication “Reading and writing Braille on mobile devices, from physical keyboards to virtual keyboards” | María García Garmendia (Spain)
• Testimonials from users from Portugal and Brazil on Braille writing on mobile devices (IOS operating systems, from Apple and Android, from Google)
  • Audier Silva Gomes (Brazil)
  • Carolina Fernandes Herdy (Brazil)
  • António Santos (Portugal)
  • Duarte Silva Sousa (Portugal)
  • Júlio André Alves Coelho (Portugal)

Debate

16:30 | Closing Session

• João Ricardo Figueiredo, Director General of the Benjamin Constant Institute (Brazil)