[Md-sligo] FW: Saturday Technology Training Session, Sept 15th, MLK library -- Windows 8 accessibility, TV Speak

[Brown, Debbie]

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From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:00 AM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: Saturday Technology Training Session, Sept 15th, MLK library -- Windows 8 accessibility, TV Speak

September 15th - Saturday Technology Training Session, 1:00pm-4:00pm, room 215, MLK Library, Microsoft Windows 8, Narrator, TV Speak from Code Factory, American University Volunteers, and Meditation Museum

The agenda is as follows:

1:00 PM - Introductions and Announcements
1:10 PM - Meditation Museum, guided meditation
1:20 PM - American University Volunteers
1:40 PM - Ed Leary, Microsoft Windows 8 Accessibility
2:20 PM - John Herzog, TV Speak
3:00 PM - Networking and Refreshments
4:00 PM - End

Edward Leary from Microsoft will talk about Windows 8 accessibility and demonstrate Windows Magnifier and Narrator screen reader which is significantly improved from Windows 7 and is closing the gap with JAWS and other third party screen readers.  Ed will also talk about Speech recognition, which aids people with mobility impairments to navigate and use their PC, and the On-screen keyboard.

John Herzog , an Adaptive Technology user who is employed at the FCC but who is appearing independently, will demonstrate TV Speak from Code Factory which gives people who are blind or have low vision access to digital television with TV guide and audio description.  TV Speak is an application that is installed on a computer which is equipped to receive the TV signal through a tuner card. This application allows the blind or visually impaired to use the most common functionality of digital television in an accessible way.

American University Volunteers helping out at the library in their day of service will give short presentations on their program.

The Meditation Museum from Silver Spring will be on hand to conduct a short guided meditation.

Saturday Technology Training Sessions (STTS) are held on the first and third Saturdays of each month in room 215, Adaptive Services Division of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, and focus on the topic of adaptive technology as it relates to employment for people with disabilities.  The library is located at 901 G Street, NW Washington DC 20001, 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 Adaptive Technology Program provides adaptive technology workstations for library customers who need them.  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.


The STTS blog is here: http://sttsdc.blogspot.com/

The STTSDC google group is here: http://groups.google.com/group/sttsdc

The Adaptive Services home page is here: http://www.dclibrary.org/services/adaptiveservices

AccessibilityCamp.org is here: www.accessibilitycamp.org<http://www.accessibilitycamp.org>

Sessions are broadcast on http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seasonagos-show

The DC Public Library Accomodation Statement is here: http://www.dclibrary.org/node/2095

Please let us know at least 7 days in advance if you require American sign language interpretation.

Patrick

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

Adaptive Services Division, Room 215
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW
Washington DC, 20001



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