| ...continued from previous page Also on the site are: initiatives and strategies on literacy for adult learners with disabilities; more best practices; tools for literacy practitioners who teach adult learners with disabilities; funding for literacy programs and for assistive devices; training and support for assistive devices; etiquette towards people with disabilities and more. We launched LIL in Ottawa on April 12, 2003 at a CAILC national conference. Dr. Frances A. Power, the current Literacy Consultant for the project, and Charles Ramsey, the Executive Director of NALD, walked us through the website's different sections. Then we sent an information sheet via e-mail to numerous organizations across Canada, to the United States and to the United Kingdom to advertise LIL. In July 2003 we were very pleased to be informed by the National Literacy Secretariat that more funding was available to continue our work. In the next phase of the project, we will be adding enhancements to the LIL site. For example, while there are many exciting initiatives taking place in several provinces, there is currently no information available nationally on the accessibility of literacy programs. With this in mind, we plan to add a database to the site with information on the accessibility of literacy programs across Canada. We will also develop a Resource Guide on literacy and disability issues. In late 2004 we plan to host a national literacy and disability symposium to bring together staff from our Centres and representatives from the literacy community so that we can learn from and share with each other. With these activities we hope to raise awareness, and ultimately our goal is for more persons with disabilities to be able to access literacy programs in their communities. NALD is continuing as our partner on Literacy for Independent Living and we are also pleased that the Movement for Canadian Literacy is going to support us as well. The creation of this site is innovative: LIL is the first bilingual centralized online library that houses resources on literacy and disabilities. With LIL we have collected upto- date resources that are useful and respect the Independent Living philosophy that CAILC and its member Centres espouse. LIL came online in May 2003. You can access LIL at http://www.cailc.ca/lil or to view it in French go to http://www.accva.ca/ava. If you have already heard of our site then we welcome your comments and feedback! If you are not familiar with LIL then check out our resources on literacy and disability. Contact : *Susan Forster, National Project Manager,CAILC, 1104 170 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa ON K1P 5V5, Tel. (613) 563- 2581 ext. 14, Fax (613) 563-3861, TTY (613) 563-4215 projects@cailc.ca http://www.cailc.ca/lil |
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Networks, the newsletter of the National Adult Literacy Database Inc., provides the Canadian literacy community with current information on educational activities in adult literacy and basic adult education. NALD keeps literacy practitioners, learners, administrators policy makers and researchers informed on trends, recent publications, available resources, upcoming events and ongoing activities both nationally and in the regions. For further information, or to give your comments, please contact: The Editor - Networks
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Team: NALD would like to thank CAILC (ON), Cape Breton Literacy Network (NS), Community Literacy of Ontario (ON), LAPS (AB), Ontario Literacy Coalition (ON), Literacy Alberta (AB), CASP (NB), Centre de formation pour adultes francophones (ON), the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec (QC) and Le Tour de lire (QC), who gave us the opportunity to use their photographs and graphics within this newsletter. |