PhoneAbility

BROADBAND FOR ALL?

Proceedings of the Conference

on

The Use of Broadband
by Older People and People with Disabilities

 

Held at the Department of Trade and Industry, London

On

Wednesday 24 November 2004

Organised by

PhoneAbility

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Contents

1. Opening remarks - Tony Shipley, Vice Chairman PhoneAbility

2. Welcome from DTI - Stephen Speed - Director, Broadband, BR2

3. Broadband Britain, an introduction to broadband - Keith Lawton, BT

4. BT Yahoo! internet: features and accessibility - Chris Aver, Head of eCommerce BT Openworld

5. Broadband - an enabling technology or an insurmountable barrier. A critical look at what Broadband has to offer to older people and people with disabilities - Magdalen Galley, President of the Ergonomics Society

6. Broadband Provider Websites: A Digital Barrier to an Enabling Technology? - Scott Milne, Digital Media Access Group, Dundee University

7. Broadband use relevant to disabled and elderly people: A Scandinavian Perspective - Jan-Ingvar Lindstrom, Sweden

8. Video telephony and video information for deaf people - Prof Jim Kyle, Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol

9.Broadband for the home and business user - Pete Gardiner, Spinal Injuries Association

10.Total inclusion, access for all - John Worsfold, Dolphin Audio Publishing

11. Does more need to be done to meet the needs of disabled and elderly people? Panel and audience discussion

12. Summary - Mike Martin, Chairman PhoneAbility