[Md-sligo] FW: Feb 18th, Saturday Technology Training Session, 1pm to 4pm - Adaptive Services Division, DC Public Library - Accessibility Hackathon Outcomes

[Brown, Debbie]

From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov]
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:56 PM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: Feb 18th, Saturday Technology Training Session, 1pm to 4pm - Adaptive Services Division, DC Public Library - Accessibility Hackathon Outcomes

You are invited to attend and participate in this month's Saturday Technology Training Session featuring presentations and a discussion of outcomes of the Accessibility Hackathon held in November, including the following list of projects which will be coordinated this spring in collaboration with the University of Maryland iSchool's Information and Diverse Populations concentration.  30 UMD grad students will work with Adaptive Services Division staff and volunteers  on the following projects:

Project 1 - Evaluation of Adaptive Services custom-designed instruction on using the computer with JAWS Group members
Project Lead: Christopher Corrigan
Project 2 - E-Books for Kids with Print Disabilities: the Mobile Book Generator
Project Lead: Zaid Al-Timimi
Project 3 - UStream Broadcast and recorded archive
Project Lead: Patrick Timony
Project 4 - Transcribe three video recordings of DCPL-MLK ASL classes
Project Lead: Janice Rosen
Project 5 - Contribute to the development of online resource of ADA Section 508 Accessibility Technical Guides
Project Lead: Jamal Mazrui
Project Manager: Kevin Johnson

Come discuss the projects and how they can best be executed.

The Information and Diverse Population concentration website is:
http://ischool.umd.edu/content/information-and-diverse-populations

Saturday Technology Training Session
February 18th, 2012
1pm to 4pm
Room 215, Adaptive Services
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street NW
Washington DC, 20001

The Accessibility Hackathon was held on Nov 12th, 2011 as a part of DC WEEK's LibraryTech project (http://digitalcapitalweek.org/projects/library-tech/)and produced a list of product proposals to meet requirements from the user community (http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Accessibility_hackathon)

Saturday Technology Training Sessions are 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 between Gallery Place Chinatown and Metro Center on the Red Line. 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 and presentations from past sessions include iPhone and iPad, Captioned Telephone, and Employment tips from the Rehabilitation Services Administration.

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, and include adjustable furniture, large screen computer monitors, video magnifiers and software programs that make information accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Patrons 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 with a staff member and through regular weekly meetings with Volunteer Trainers.

The Adaptive Services webpage is on the DC Public Library website at www.dclibrary.org/services/adaptiveservices<http://www.dclibrary.org/services/adaptiveservices>.
Check out our archive at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seasonagos-show

Patrick

James Patrick Timony
Adaptive Technology Librarian
DC Public Library
202-727-1335


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