[Md-sligo] FW: Jan 21st, 1pm to 4pm - Saturday Technology Training Session, Adaptive Services Division, DC Public Library

[Brown, Debbie]

From: James (DCPL) Timony [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:55 AM
To: Brown, Debbie
Subject: Jan 21st, 1pm to 4pm - Saturday Technology Training Session, Adaptive Services Division, DC Public Library

You are invited to attend and participate in this month's Saturday Technology Training Session sponsored by the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library.  This event will feature an informal discussion of the outcome of the recent Accessibility Hackathon, as well as demos and an update on the status of ongoing, related projects.

Saturday Technology Training Session
January 21st, 2011
1pm to 4pm
Room 215, Adaptive Services
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street NW
Washington DC, 20001

Our Saturday, January 21st demo and discussion will include the following:


1.       A demo by App Developer Zaid Al-Timimi, of a beta version of the Mobile Accessible Book Generator.  Powered by The Mashup App, the Mobile Accessible Book Generator allows iPhone/iPad users to create e-books for kids with print disabilities. Originally proposed during the 2011 Adaptive Services Division's Accessibility Hackathon, the Mobile Accessible Book Generator is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2012. A future version is envisioned to allow users to submit generated books to repositories such as Bentech's Bookshare.



2.       A demo by Kevin Johnson and Patrick Timony of some of the other current digital archiving projects and accessible Internet participation applications related to the Accessibility Hackathon and the Adaptive Technology Program.


3.       Discussion of future events that could help to build the proposed solutions, including several proposed codeathon events, and the Maker Monday regular meetup at the library.



4.       Discussion of a proposed makerspace at the MLK library and the events and activities that could take place there, including skills training, book scanner building, 3D printing, format conversion, and disaster preparedness training and technology development.

The following organizations are currently involved (in no specific order): Adaptive Services Division, LibraryLab, University of Maryland iSchool, OpenForumFoundation, Federal Communications Commission, The Mashup App, Bookshare, VideoWashDC, iStrategyLabs, Bread for the City, Gallaudet Technology Access Program, HAC-DC.

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)

Library Lab (http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/LibraryLab) is a demonstration project at the DC Public Library that is designed as a community center for annotation, classification, creation, curation, digitization; education and publication, reading and writing and media production.

Free training is available in the Adaptive Services Division, to teach the basics of using ATs.  Networking programs and events on the topic of ATs are coordinated at the library and in the DC area.  Here is a list of our current activities:

    AT Training Program
    Saturday Technology Training Sessions bi-monthly user group
    Adaptive Services Interest Group AT professional meet-up
    Accessibility DC Monthly meet-up
    AccessibilityCampDC Annual Unconference
    Adaptive Technology Tips and Hints online AT tutorials
    Adaptive Services Internet Classroom - learn ATs on your own
    Accessibility Hackathon Project
    Maker Mondays
    Tech Talk Tuesdays
    Audio-Video Archive

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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