[Home-on-the-Range] FW: Register now: NYPL's Accessible Technology Conference October 21st-22nd
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From: 'Chancey Fleet' via Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library <HeiskellTech at googlegroups.com>
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Subject: Register now: NYPL's Accessible Technology Conference October 21st-22nd
NYPL's Accessible Technology Conference October 21st-22nd
Join us Saturday, October 21–Sunday, October 22 at the <https://www.nypl.org/locations/heiskell> Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library for The New York Public Library’s first Accessible Technology Conference—a free and inclusive conference focused on the impact, affordances, and evolution of accessible technologies used by Blind, low-vision, and print-disabled people. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekAQBwfgLqN2tbCnCRNCbBItdOkDY8v5zFqReO0dwrfLdZWQ/viewform> Register here. Run by the staff of the Andrew Heiskell Library, this 2-day event will be held at the SNFL Library on 5th avenue and 40th street.
The free conference is open to all community members and is free to presenters and participants alike. Our conference team commits to a fully accessible conference, including providing accessible conference materials, an accessible venue, ASL, CART, and other access needs.
Register for the free conference and request needed accommodations using <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekAQBwfgLqN2tbCnCRNCbBItdOkDY8v5zFqReO0dwrfLdZWQ/viewform> this form. Please note there are limited spaces available.
Find more details about the speakers, sessions, and the venue here: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/09/06/you-are-invited-nypls-accessible-technology-conference-2023
Who Should Attend?
* Blind, low vision, Deafblind, and multiply disabled community members
* Technology instructors
* Service providers
* Beginner, intermediate, and advanced users of Accessible Technology devices
* Innovators and inventors
* Tactile artists
* Disability justice advocates
* Access hackers
* Educators, librarians, and information managers of all kinds
* Anyone interested in learning more about Accessible Technology!
When Does the Conference Start & End?
* Saturday October 21 from 10 AM–5:20 PM, with a lunch break and another short break during the day.
* Sunday October 22 from 10 AM–4:20 PM, with a lunch break.
You may also want to join us on Friday, October 20 for the grand return of our Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair and Entrepreneur day. <https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2023/10/20/accessible-community-culture-and-technology-fair> Learn more.
What Topics & Sessions to Expect?
* 3D Printing Clubs at Schools for the Blind: What Has Worked and How We Are Collaborating to Create Solutions
* Accessible Art Using Visual Descriptions
* Accessible Co-Design Methods for Tactile Graphic Creation
* APH’s Accessible Road to Code!
* Cadence: a modular improvement toward STEM access for the blind
* Creating a More Affordable and Repairable Braille Display
* Design for the future of technology
* Discussion of Best Practices in Culturally Competent Audio Describer Training
* Get to Know Makers Making Change and the Open AT Movement
* How AI is Transforming Accessibility
* iCanConnect Lightning Talk
* Indoor Orientation & Navigation Technologies
* Intro to Popular Generative AI Tools: Opportunities and Challenges for Accessibility
* Introducing SALS: Helping Students Get and Stay Involved in STEM
* Locking down your cyber security: four valuable keys to enhance digital security for the blind and visually impaired
* Oplay: soft tactile music interface
* Robots, Coding, and the Braillenote Touch +
* Soundscape: travel awareness for all
* Success Tech Stories of DeafBlind
* Tactile Graphic Fabrication with Digital Embroidery
* Tactile Robotics to Support Creative Making
* Tech in the DeafBlind World
* The Making of TMAP: A case study in building cool things you know nothing about
* Twelve Ways to Enter Text on an iPhone
Please note these sessions are subject to change. All attendees are expected to follow <https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/legal-notices/policies-and-rules> NYPL’s General Policies and Rules.
Availability of ASL, CART, Tactile ASL, & Assistive Listening Devices
* All sessions will be offered with ASL Interpretation and CART captioning.
* Assistive Listening Devices will be available onsite, and each session room has a hearing loop.
* Please indicate on your registration form if you would like to request Tactile ASL.
You can also email <mailto:accessibility at nypl.org> accessibility at nypl.org with any questions about accommodations or additional requests. Please send us requests at least two weeks in advance.
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Jill Rothstein
Chief Librarian
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
The New York Public Library
40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011
<mailto:jillrothstein at nypl.org> jillrothstein at nypl.org
talkingbooks.nypl.org <http://talkingbooks.nypl.org>
Tel. 212-621-0620
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