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Contact Details
For Abstract Submission
ICEVI Secretariat3, Professors' Colony Palamalai Road S R K Vidyalaya Post
Coimbatore 641 020 Tamil Nadu, INDIA
For Registration
Foundation for the Employment Promotion of the Blind
2218/86 Chan Road, Khet Yan Nawa, Bangkok - 10120, THAILAND
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Programme
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| Guidelines for PAPER PREPARATION |
Dear Colleague,
Please follow these instructions to prepare your paper or poster for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. It is anticipated that all papers including those from the Plenary sessions will be published in CD ROM format. I enclose part of a paper in the required format as an exemplar.
The paper should not exceed 2500 words.
The papers will be published in the format they have been received so it is your responsibility to make sure that the instructions are followed carefully taking particular care with:-
- Grammar
- Spelling
- Font size (12 point) for main text and 14 point for title
- Spacing (single line)
- Margins
- Word Length
- References
The conference programme committee reserves the right to reject those papers for publication that do not comply with instruction.
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| Instructions |
- Margins - top and bottom 1.5cm; left and right 2.0cm
- The word length should not exceed 2500 words.
- Title of Paper. Use bold 14 point and centre. It should not be more than 25 words in length.
- 4. State the focus area eg.
Focus: Access to Curricular and Extra-Curricular areas
Use 12 point type face. Do not centre.
- Margins
- Word Length
- References
- Your name, position, institution, address and any contact telephone numbers and email addresses: Use a separate line for each of these. Use 12 point type face
- Paragraphs: Do not indent or justify lines. Separate each paragraph by a line spacing.
- Label any graphs, charts, tables, photographs or diagrams carefully.
- Email your completed paper to Conference Office ( oficevi@vsnl.net or oficevi@gmail.com) no later than 31 May 2010. Papers not meeting this deadline will not be included in the published Conference Proceedings.
Please contact the conference office or any member of the Programme Planning Committee if you have any queries.
Yours sincerely
Dr. Jill Keeffe
Chairperson, Programme Committee
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| Exemplar (Format only) |
Focus area : Low Vision Services
Title : The use of low vision devices by high school students
Brian P Taylor
Senior Lecturer
Department of Special Educational Studies
University of Westingham
Westingham
WX 34 9HY
England
0044 1307 669 443
bptaylor@talk25.com
Low vision devices have long been recognised as an important aid to increased independence. However teachers and parents often have a difficult battle in trying to persuade young people during the adolescent years to use them in inclusive educational settings.
During this period of their life, young people with a visual impairment are increasingly aware of ‘being different’ to the rest of their peers and feel the need to conform to normal teenage pressures. However this is only part of the picture. A survey that asked a substantial number of such young people what they disliked about the devices and why they were reluctant to use them within the classroom. Table 1 summarises their comments."
Table 1, Replies from Pupils with Visual Impairments: Dislikes About their LVDs
| Response |
% |
| Makes eyes tired |
51% |
| Feeling different |
42% |
| Restricted field of view |
36% |
| Embarrassment |
35% |
| Slows them down |
35% |
| Teasing |
27% |
| Difficult to use |
9% |
| Negative attitude from teachers |
7% |
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| Guidelines for POSTER PRESENTATION |
General Information
POSTERS are an excellent and effective way to communicate information on research projects, educational programmes, new materials and other areas that benefit from visual presentation. They also allow interaction with a large number of interested participants with the opportunity to answer questions and to explain points in more detail.
We are also happy to inform you that specific time on each day will be devoted for all participants of the conference to view posters.
What you can expect
One poster boards approximately 1.25 x 1.25m for your posters and one table (size). These boards can be used on both sides and are mounted on a stand 75cm high. Poster and photographs may be fixed to the boards with drawing pins.
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Suggestions for Poster Presentation
Please be aware that many of the participants may have low vision. Therefore follow these principles of goo d presentation
- use a suitable font eg Arial, Helvetica
- avoid unnecessary visual ‘clutter’
- use good contrast between background colour and print, for example, black lettering on a yellow background
- use capitals and lowercase letters - full texts in capital letters are difficult to read
- make short text lines
- arrange the texts in vertical columns, like a newspaper
Prepare your poster before arrival. Plan your Poster in such a way that all parts of it are easily transportable and fixable.
Posters can be mounted with either push-pins (drawing pins) or velcro tabs. Gluing to the poster boards or writing on them is not permitted.
Fix your text, pictures and graphics on firm materials with a solid colour background. Letters, graphics etc should be in clear contrast with the background.
As the Poster title should be readable from about five metres, use a minimum Font size 144 (letter height of 4cm).
For authors’ names, subheadings and other basic information use a minimum of Font size 36.
Prevent long texts, overfull graphics and overcrowded pictures. All texts should be kept very brief. Use a minimum font size of 24.
Graphics and pictures should be at least 30cm by 20cm and should not be overcrowded with information.
Keep the layout of your poster surveyable and well organised - do not be too ambitious. Keep related items together and keep wide unfilled spaces between them. ‘Simple’ and uncluttered Posters that communicate the message in a flash will generate more attention.
Have at least one well-informed presenter with your poster.
Have written handouts, mailing addresses, email addresses, business cards etc available for those who want to know more details or contact you at a later date.
The Poster authors are responsible for all matters regarding copyright of the displayed materials and handouts.
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