[Md-sligo] FW: Fall Schedule and cancelation of August Saturday Technology Training Sessions at the DC Public Library

[Brown, Debbie]

From: James (DCPL) Timony [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 5:37 PM
To: Brown, Debbie
Subject: Fall Schedule and cancelation of August Saturday Technology Training Sessions at the DC Public Library


There will be no Saturday Technology Training Sessions (STTSs) in August.  Also the first STTS in September is cancelled for the holiday.



Saturday Sessions will start in the fall on the third Saturday in September, with a panel discussion on the iPhone and iPad featuring Mark Reumann and the kick-off of a Disability Awareness project headed by Daman Wandke.



The Adaptive Technology Program has a new collaborative web site where participants can comment and share information.  Links and transcripts from Saturday Sessions will be posted.

Go to https://sttsdcpbworks.com<https://sttsdc.pbworks.com/> and click the "request access" button and enter your email address.



Fall programs sponsored by the Adaptive Technology Program are listed below.



The Web Accessibility DC meet-up will continue in August and September leading up to AccessibilityCampDC on October 9th.

Tuesday, August 17th, WebAccessibility monthly meetup, 6:30pm-9pm, room 215, topic to be announced



Saturday, September 11th, Arts on Foot Festival performances and art show, Great Hall, MLK library, 12noon-5pm, featuring music, singing, poetry, art, and other creative works by members of the Adaptive Technology community.  Performers and Artists will include the Art and Drama Therapy Choir, Art Enables, Antoinne Banks, Gail Snider, Herschel Johnson, ASL Sign Song, Elisa and Gilbert Busch, and more.  Performers and artists please contact me for details and to get on the schedule.



Saturday, September 18th, Saturday Session panel discussion on iPhone and iPad featuring Mark Reumann, and kick-off of Daman Wandke's new project: DAMAN (Disability Awareness Moving Across the Nation).  Daman's website is www.damanw.com<http://www.damanw.com/> .  He co-founded Students for Disability Awareness: http://www.wwusda.org/DAW.html



Tuesday, September 21st, WebAccessiblityDC Monthly Meet-up, 6:30pm-9pm, room 215, topic to be announced.


Saturday, September 25th, DC Partners in Transition second annual Stakeholder Forum and Resource Fair, Great Hall, A-level and 2nd Floor, MLK library, 9:30am-5:30pm, the purpose of the forum will be to bring together all stakeholders - parents, youth, educators, government agencies, advocates, business & community members, etc. - to discuss the challenges associated with secondary transition for DC youth with disabilities.  The forum format will support sharing of information and expertise, relationship building, and collaborative problem-solving. This one-day event will include workshops on various topics, a resource fair, and interactive discussion sessions. We are planning on approximately 150 attendees.

Saturday, October 2, tentatively scheduled Saturday Session on senior services including Iona House and homebound services, 1pm to 4pm, room 215.


Saturday October 9th, Accessibility Camp DC, 9:30am to 5:30pm, 2nd floor MLK library, an informal conference that brings together web accessibility specialists and adaptive technology users so that they can share information.

Saturday October 15th, tentatively scheduled White Cane walkathon 1pm to 4pm.

Tuesday October 19th, mayor's annual disability awareness conference, MLK library.

More information to come.




Saturday Technology Training Sessions are regularly on the

1st and 3rd Saturdays, 1pm to 4pm

Adaptive Services Division, DC Public Library, Room 215

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

901 G Street NW

Washington DC 20001

We are located diagonally across the street from the 9th street exit of the Gallery Place Chinatown Metro stop, or two blocks from the 11th and G exit of Metro Center.   There is no public parking at the MLK Library.

The meetings are a chance for people who use Adaptive Technologies to get together and share information, learn about Technologies like the JAWS ScreenReader and MAGic ScreenMagnifier which make the computer accessible to people who are blind or have low vision, and hear demonstrations of new Adaptive Technologies and Services. Some examples of demonstrations from past sessions include accessible cell phones, Dancing Dots Music software, PeaPod online grocery ordering service, and Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind.

The Adaptive Technology Program provides adaptive technology workstations for people who need them in order to access the library's programs and services.  The workstations are located in the Adaptive Services Division, Room 215 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.  Customers can call ahead and reserve two-hour sessions at either the computer workstations or at the CCTVs.  Introductory training on Adaptive Technologies is available through orientation sessions and regular weekly meetings with Volunteer Trainers.



Check out our Blog at http://sttsdc.blogspot.com/



Patrick



James Patrick Timony

Adaptive Technology Librarian

District of Columbia Public Library

Adaptive Services Division, Room 215

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

901 G Street, NW, 20001

patrick.timony at dc.gov

202-727-1335
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