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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><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> 'Chancey Fleet' via Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library <HeiskellTech@googlegroups.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 12, 2024 11:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> heiskelltech@googlegroups.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Saturday April 27 at Cooper-Hewitt: Touching the Stars - Tactile Symbols for Space Flight And Beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.4pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'>TOUCHING THE STARS: DESIGNING TACTILE SYMBOLS FOR SPACE FLIGHT AND BEYOND<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Cooper Hewitt’s<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/channel/give-me-a-sign/"><i><span style='color:#FF5700;text-decoration:none'>Give Me A Sign</span></i></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>exhibition explores the history of graphic symbols as documented by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss in his<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></i>(1972).<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>This program expands upon the symbol lexicon covered in the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>Symbol Sourcebook</i><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>to include tactile symbols, used by people who are blind or have low vision, as well as people with other complex disabilities.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Like their 2D counterparts, these symbols quickly convey important information, and they are often developed through collaborative and iterative design processes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>AstroAccess, a project dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in human space exploration, collaboratively designed a tactile symbol system to be used by blind astronauts.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Join Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen, linguist and participant in AstroAccess, and Steve Landau, founder of Touch Graphics, in conversation with blind tech educator and activist Chancey Fleet</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>to learn more about the design process for this project and for tactile symbol systems in general. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:22.5pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing: border-box'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>After the panel discussion, stick around for a hands-on workshop where you will have the opportunity to design your own tactile symbols!</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Register here:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/touching-the-stars-designing-tactile-symbols-for-space-flight-and-beyond-04-27-2024/">https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/touching-the-stars-designing-tactile-symbols-for-space-flight-and-beyond-04-27-2024/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any errors brought to you by iPhone! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chancey Fleet<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Assistive Tech Coordinator — Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Call or text: 347-632-8383 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></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>