The Jodi Awards 2008 will be presented on December 5 at The British Museum. More details can be found on the timetable below.

The awards are for museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage venues that use technology to provide access to collections and learning for disabled people, e.g. websites, interactive objects, audio-guides, PDAs and virtual reality shows.

The 2008 awards criteria can be downloaded here and the 2008 nomination form can be downloaded from here.

The Jodi Awards Committee is proud to announce that a new award will be given in 2008 in association with the Rix Centre. The award will be for the best use of technology to make collections and learning opportunities accessible to people with a learning disability.

Further information and sponsorship enquiries: contact the Jodi Awards manager, marcus.weisen@gmail.com

Jodi Awards 2008 - Key Dates

* June 19 - Call for nominations published in news release, and announced at UK Museums on the Web Conference in Leicester, together with news about new partnerships.

* October 3 - Deadline for nominations

* October 10 - Shortlisted projects announced

* November 3 - Final judging begins

* December 5 - afternoon - Accessible Digital Media seminar at British Museum (see below for more details). This is a joint event with the Museums Association.

* December 5 - evening - The 2008 Jodi Awards at The British Museum

Designing for disability: digital media in context

The Jodi Awards take place immediately following Designing for disability: digital media in context, a one-day conference organised by the Museums Association in association with the Jodi Mattes Trust.

The seminar is a unique opportunity to gain in-depth insights into some of today's best practice and hear about new thinking in accessible design and digital emerging.

If you have not already booked, we encourage you to attend the conference as well and join us afterwards.

For more information and a booking form go to: www.museumsassociation.org/events/designingfordisability