International approaches to Library Services to people with special needs
Programme:
Welcome greetings Michaela Bodesheim (Head of Library and Information Services, Goethe-Insitut Tokyo)
Presentation of LSN Participants
Speakers:
– Ingrid Kallstrom, Sweden (IFLA Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Committee Member) “Library services for children and young adults in Sweden suffering from reading impairments “
– Nancy Bolt, USA (IFLA Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Chair) “A new home? Library Services to Refugees, Immigrants, Migrants and Asylum Seekers)
– Samira Zahra, Germany (IFLA Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Committee Member) „Presentation of the IFLA Website and activities in general”
Tea reception 4.30-5pm
Moderation: Misako Namura (IFLA Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Committee Member and Board member, Assistive Technology Development Organization (ATDO)