The first Spoken Easy Language conference in Sweden

People attending conference in Malmö.

The third multiplier event took place in Malmö on 23 May.
It was a conference on Spoken Easy Language.
The Swedish Dyslexiförbundet organized the conference. The topic was the work of SELSI, and a special focus was on talking books.

The agenda of the day included, among other talks:

a presentation of Malmö folkhögskola, where the conference was held;
a presentation about talking books by Ulrica Lejbro, a specialist in Talking Books at the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media;
presentations from the SELSI team of results from tests done in Slovenia, Sweden and Latvia;
user panel of persons who have participated in SELSI tests;
a talk about AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) by Marika Schütz, a speech-language pathologist.

It was the first conference on Spoken Easy Language in Sweden. About 40 persons attended the conference on-site,
and another 40-50 online.
We filmed the conference.
This will allow participants to see the content more times.

Materials in English and Swedish

ME3 Agenda
Conference opening: Dyslexiförbundet | video
Presentation of Malmö folkhögskola, and nonformal adult education in Sweden: Malmö folkhögskola | video | slides
The SELSI project, background, and objectives: Tatjana Knapp, project manager from the organization Zavod Risa, Slovenia | video | slides
Talking books – Production, guidelines, and voices: Ulrica Lejbro, Specialist in Talking Books at the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media | video | slides
User involvement in the development of the SELSI recommendations for Spoken Easy Language. Test results from Slovenia, Latvia, and Sweden. Panel discussion about what makes speech easy to understand, with end-users: Stefan Johansson, Begripsam (Sweden), Tatjana Knapp, Zavod Risa(Slovenia) and Gunta Anča, Vieglās valodas aģentūra (Latvia) | video 1 | video 2 | slides
Listening to text during studies: Eva Wennås Brante, Professor in Educational Pedagogy, Malmö University | slides
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) – strategies and tools to support spoken language: Marika Schütz, Speech Language Pathologist, MSc. | slides
Let more voices be heard. How to include people with disabilities in everyday radio programs: Madeleine Fritsch Lärka, journalist at the Swedish Radio | video | slides
Recommendations on Spoken Easy Language: Laura Vilkaitė-Lozdienė, Vilnius University | video | slides
Closing session: Tatjana Knapp, Zavod Risa, Ester Hedberg and Sara Rydin, Dyslexiförbundet