[Home-on-the-Range] FW: Coming up Friday at 455 5th Ave: Accessible Culture, Community, and Tech Fair

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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: Coming up Friday at 455 5th Ave: Accessible Culture, Community, and Tech Fair

 

Come join us for this annual free event: no registration  required. The fair is on the 7th floor of our Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, 455 5th Ave. Volunteers will be on hand to offer direction and guidance See below for details:


NYPL's Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair


Date and Time

Friday, October 17, 2025, 11 AM - 4 PM

End times are approximate. Events may end early or late.

Location

 <http://www.nypl.org/locations/snfl> Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event Center

Fully accessible to wheelchairs

Fully accessible to wheelchairs

Event Details

Join us for our Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair on Friday, October 17th, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) on 5th Avenue and 40th Street. This fair precedes NYPL’s Accessible Technology Conference 2025: Connect - Innovate - Act on  <https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2025/10/18/nypls-accessible-technology-conference-2025-connect-innovate-act-day-1> Saturday, October 18 and  <https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2025/10/18/nypls-accessible-technology-conference-2025-connect-innovate-act-day-2> Sunday, October 19. 


What to Expect:


*	Tablers from diverse fields: education, employment, advocacy, arts, recreation, technology demonstrations, and support organizations
*	A  <https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2025/10/17/keynote-address-anastasia-somoza-accessible-community-culture-and> keynote speech by Disability Rights Advocate Anastasia Somoza
*	Interactive demos and more!


Featured Tablers: 


*	3Doodler: Empowers hands-on learning and creative exploration in 3D.
*	A Cubed Design: Developing a refreshable braille device that is affordable, repairable by users, and offers pathways to literacy and employment.
*	Able News/Viscardi Center: Educates, empowers and employs people with disabilities
*	Access To Places: Provides innovative solutions to access barriers.
*	Achilles International: Transforms the lives of people with disabilities through athletic programs and social connection.
*	Adaptive Climbing Group: Creates accessible and affordable climbing opportunities for people with disabilities.
*	AHRC NYC (NYSARC): Advocates for people with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities to lead full and equitable lives.
*	Alice Austen House: A significant site of LGBTQ history and home of one of America's earliest and most prolific female photographers.
*	American Association of People with Disabilities: A national disability-led and cross-disability rights organization working to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities.
*	American Museum of Natural History: One of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions.
*	Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library: Provides free and accessible reading materials to patrons who are blind, low vision, or print disabled. 
*	APS Advisory Committee: Provide an avenue for the Class to provide input and feedback on DOT's APS program, with a goal of continued outreach and collaboration between blind and low vision pedestrians and Department of Transportation.
*	Bronx Independent Living Services: An Independent Living Center that helps the disabled in the community.
*	Brooklyn Botanic Garden: An urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants, fostering delight and curiosity while inspiring an appreciation and sense of stewardship of the environment.
*	Brooklyn Museum: A large art museum with a wide range of objects, from ancient Egyptian masterpieces to contemporary art, representing almost every culture in the world, offering online and in-person verbal description tours, both public and private.
*	C TECH: Provides products for the Blind & Visually Impaired. 
*	Choice Magazine Listening: Publishes a quarterly collection of the best writing from magazines and literary journals. 
*	Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design, and the steward of one of the most diverse and comprehensive design collections in existence.
*	The Dented Puck Foundation: Supports and grows blind hockey throughout the USA. 
*	Dimensions Lab for Tactile Creation: Provides accessible technology and guidance via workshops and resources on 3-D printing and drawing, tactile design, embossing tactile images, using computer-aided design software, and more—all free.
*	DOROT: Provides entirely no-cost programs and services to older adults including a blind and low vision support group over the phone.
*	FMDG Music School: Empowers individuals of all ages to pursue their interest and study of music, while addressing the challenges posed by vision loss. 
*	GHO: Works with people with special needs and helps support them in the community.
*	Google: A multinational corporation and technology company.
*	Greater New York Council of the Blind: A self-help organization that advocates for equality of people who are blind and visually impaired, and connects us to education, resources, and each other to support our quality of life and independence.
*	Helen Keller National Center: Provides comprehensive vocational and vision rehabilitation services to youth, working-age adults and seniors with combined vision and hearing loss. 
*	Helen Keller Services for the Blind: Provides vocational rehabilitation services to visually impaired individuals. 
*	iHOPE/YAI: A highly specialized private school focused on educating students, ages 5-21, with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and multiple disabilities.
*	Inclusive Services at Brooklyn Public Library: Provides library services and programs for Brooklyn children and teens with disabilities.
*	Insight Beyond Eyesight: Provides support and resources to blind people and their families in the Jewish community and beyond. 
*	InTandem Cycling, Inc.: Provides tandem cycling programs to people who are blind, have low vision, or cannot ride independently due to other disabilities.
*	Intertwine Arts: Inspires creativity, joy, and self-confidence through free-form weaving for people of all ages with disabilities or chronic illness.
*	Intrepid Museum: A private, nonprofit educational institution showcasing the legendary aircraft carrier Intrepid, the space shuttle Enterprise, the world's fastest jets, and a nuclear-weapons carrying submarine, through bold and immersive collections, exhibitions and programming in order to honor our heroes, educate the public and inspire future generations.
*	JBI Library: Connecting anyone who is blind, has low vision, physical disabilities or reading disabilities to Jewish life through audio, large print and braille recreational reading and liturgical texts, custom projects, Judaism 101 programs, and more.
*	JCC Brooklyn / Kings Bay YM-YWHA: Vibrant community centers dedicated to enriching the lives of children, families, and seniors through inclusive programs, cultural experiences, and social services across Brooklyn.
*	Lighthouse Guild: Provides services that inspire people who are visually impaired to attain their goals. 
*	Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities: Liaison between New York City government and the disability community ensuring City initiatives, programs and policies address the needs and interests of people with disabilities. 
*	Metropolitan Museum of Art: Presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
*	Mountain Lakes Public Library Makerspace: Develops universal designed products with large text, Braille, and tactile elements.
*	MTA: Safe, reliable, accessible, and fast transportation
*	Multisensory Impairment in Visual Impairment Laboratory (MIVI Lab), SUNY College of Optometry: A highly collaborative research lab located in the State University of New York College of Optometry in New York City interested in studying how people with visual impairment interact with their environment and perform daily activities. 
*	The National Federation of the Blind: Helps blind individuals live the life they want by providing advocacy and education. 
*	The New York DeafBlind Collaborative: A federally funded project under the Office of Special Education Programs that provides technical assistance to families of children birth to 22 years of age with combined vision and hearing loss who reside in NYS.
*	New York Institute of Special Education: A private, nonprofit, nonsectarian educational facility that provides quality programs for blind or low vision children and preschoolers with developmental delays. 
*	New York State Commission for the Blind: A state vocational rehabilitation agency for Blind New Yorkers. 
*	New York Transit Museum: Located in a decommissioned subway station and tells the story of New York City's transit system through hands-on exploration in an authentic space. 
*	The Noguchi Museum: Advances the understanding and appreciation of Isamu Noguchi’s art and legacy.
*	NYC Commission on Human Rights: The city government agency that enforces the Human Rights Law throughout the five boroughs -- combating bias and discrimination at home, in the workplace, and in public spaces.
*	NYC DOHMH - Bureau of Early Intervention: Provides services for children under 3 years old who have any developmental delays or disabilities. 
*	NYC DOHMH - Healthy Homes: Improves and promotes the health and well being of the people of New York.
*	NYC DOHMH - Poison Center: An emergency telephone hotline staffed by registered pharmacists and nurses who are certified in poison information to respond to both intentional and unintentional exposures by providing callers information on patient treatment, poison prevention and educational programs.
*	NYC Department for the Aging: Provides programs and services to older New Yorkers and their Caregivers.
*	NYC DOHMH - Tuberculosis Control: Aims to prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) and eliminate it as a public health problem in NYC. 
*	NYC DOT Mobility Management: Improves mobility for underserved groups, such as people with disabilities, older adults, LEP populations, and low-income communities.
*	NYC Emergency Management: Helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through education, preparedness, and response.
*	NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library: A hub for educational and cultural programs in New York City.
*	NYPL Tech Connect: Offers more than 100 technology classes, both online and in-person, at libraries throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island—all absolutely free. 
*	NYU Ability Project: An interdisciplinary research space dedicated to the intersection of disability and technology. 
*	One Heart One Vision Inc.: Provides assistance of blind women from underserved communities.
*	Orbit Research: Develops and manufactures innovative, accessible technology solutions that empower individuals who are blind or visually impaired to learn, work, and communicate independently.
*	Parent to Parent NYS: Provides resources, guidance, and support to families of individuals with special needs. 
*	Peloton Interactive: A connected-fitness company with a Talkback screen-reader that makes the workout experience more accessible.
*	Poster House: The only museum in the United States dedicated to the impact, design, and exhibition of posters.
*	Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies (GSLIS): Provides affordable programs and rigorous teaching to educate critically minded, community-focused, and service-oriented professionals, offering several degree and certificate programs to prepare for employment and service in a diverse, global, and rapidly changing information society. 
*	ReelAbilities: The leading independent nonprofit and the premiere global exhibitor of disability-focused cinema, challenging stereotypes, celebrating authentic disability representation in movies, and expanding opportunities for disabled creators worldwide.
*	Safman Consulting: Draws from life experience as a DeafBlind Black man to help businesses and governments implement effective programs and policies for disabled individuals, such as Accessible websites, documents, inclusive events, voting GOTV, education (IEP), employment (interactive process and accommodations), emergency planning, transportation, and health care. 
*	See3D, Inc.: Leads a collaborative, volunteer, community initiative to design, print and distribute free 3D printed models for blind people globally. 
*	Touch Graphics Inc.: Creates exhibits, signs, maps and classroom aids that communicate spatial information through the sense of touch.
*	VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired: A 99-year-old not-for-profit providing services to individuals who are blind or have low vision, throughout the five boroughs of NYC, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley.
*	Xavier Society for the Blind: Providing free braille, large print, and Talking Books of a spiritual and inspirational nature since 1900.

Make sure to mark your calendar and share this event with others in your community!

 

 

 

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Chancey Fleet

Assistive Tech Coordinator — Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

Call or text: 347-632-8383 

 

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