[Massachusetts-NFB] FW: Did You Hear? We Have New Zoom Meetings on both Voiceover and on Braille, Come Join Us in our Tele-Fun Zoom Room Starting Tomorrow Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM ET Corrected!

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From: Gina Russo <gina.russo at perkins.org> 
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2023 4:34 PM
To: gina.russo at perkins.org
Subject: Did You Hear? We Have New Zoom Meetings on both Voiceover and on Braille, Come Join Us in our Tele-Fun Zoom Room Starting Tomorrow Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 11:30 AM ET Corrected!

 

Correction: Please note, the start time tomorrow and every Saturday is 11:30 AM. Thank You!

 

The Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, in collaboration with New York’s Andrew Heiskell Talking Book Library, are pleased to offer active Massachusetts patrons the chance to participate in Zoom meetings to obtain support for either braille or Voiceover, hosted by Elizabeth White, Braille Production Specialist of the Perkins Library, and Tony May, Andrew Heiskell Library volunteer. 

The group meets every Saturday morning from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Eastern Time. 

and on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Eastern Time.

Location: Perkins Library Zoom room.

 

The co-facilitators are fluent braille and Voiceover users who can provide answers to questions about braille literacy, reading and writing skills, tutoring and resources, as well as Voiceover questions and solutions.

 

*To join by computer or tablet:

https://perkins-org.zoom.us/j/6179727240

 

*To join by telephone, you can call 1-646-558-8656, then enter the Meeting ID 6179727240 followed by the pound sign twice. The pound sign is located to the right of the zero on your telephone’s keypad.

 

Patrons will be able to meet others from across the country, and the setting is relaxed and peer-oriented. 

There is also a mailing list that anyone can join that is updated throughout the week. Please use the following links: 

 

*To join the NYPLBrailleBuddies mailing list, send a blank email to nyplbraillebuddies+subscribe at googlegroups.com <mailto:nyplbraillebuddies+subscribe at googlegroups.com> .

 

*To join the NYPLiPhoneChat mailing list, send a blank email to nypliphonechat+subscribe at googlegroups.com <mailto:nypliphonechat+subscribe at googlegroups.com> .

 

These sessions are made possible through the auspices of the New York Library’s Technology Coordinator, Chancey Fleet, since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, and Perkins Library’s Zoom account, through Perkins Library Executive Director, Kim Charlson.

 

For more information about these programs, please contact Elizabeth White at 617-972-7241.

Or send an Email to elizabeth.white at perkins.org <mailto:elizabeth.white at perkins.org> .

 

Best regards,

Gina Russo

Outreach and Newsline Specialist

Perkins, Library

 <https://perkins.org/> Perkins School for the Blind

175 N. Beacon St.

Watertown MA 02472

617-972-7683

 <https://perkins.org/> 

 <http://facebook.com/OfficialPerkins/>  <https://twitter.com/perkinsvision>  <https://www.instagram.com/perkinsvision/>  <http://linkedin.com/school/perkins-school-for-the-blind/> 

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