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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> 'Chancey Fleet' via Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library <HeiskellTech@googlegroups.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 18, 2021 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> heiskelltech@googlegroups.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Coming up Thursday: AT Crowd, Braille and Graphics Edition with Bonocle and Dot Inc<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>The AT Crowd: Braille and Graphics Edition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Thursday October 21, 5:00 to 6:45 PM Eastern<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>In person at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library’s Community Room. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>We’re located at 40 West 20<sup>th</sup> St | New York, NY 10011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Please rsvp by calling (212) 206-5400 extension 3, or emailing: <a href="mailto:ChanceyFleet@Nypl.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>ChanceyFleet@Nypl.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>We’re bringing back our AT crowd series, where developers and library patrons meet to explore emerging accessible technologies, network and discuss the priorities, Preferences and best practices in our community. This Thursday, we’ll be joined by teams from two companies who have recently debuted digital Braille products, using two very different approaches.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Blind and visually impaired people, tactile readers, and allies are encouraged to attend thid discussion and hands-on demo. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>Bonocle, a one-cell digital Braille device equipped with Bluetooth and various sensors, is a braille entertainment platform designed for the blind community. it allows users to learn, get work done and play immersive games with their friends and family in a unique way along with various other functionalities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'>The Dot Kiosk includes a high-contrast touchscreen, text-to-speech audio, a refreshable tactile graphics tablet, and a 20-cell Braille display. It’s designed to offer information, images and maps in public places like museums and cultural institutions. Dot, Inc also develops the 4-cell digital Braille DOT Watch and the DOT Pad for tactile graphics. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chancey S. Fleet<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Assistive Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>(212) 621-0627<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:HeiskellTech+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">HeiskellTech+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>