[Md-sligo] FW: Saturday Technology Training Sessions for November and December 2013 at the MLK library

[Brown, Debbie]

From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 4:24 PM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: Saturday Technology Training Sessions for November and December 2013 at the MLK library


The Saturday Technology Training Sessions for November and December 2013 will occur on the following dates:



Saturday, Nov 2: Scanning and Reading solutions

Saturday, Nov 18: DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities Forum

Saturday, Dec 7: Clerc-Gallaudet program

There will be no Session on the third Saturday in December.



Room 215, Adaptive Services

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

901 G Street, NW

Washington DC, 20001



Details follow.



The Library's accommodation statement is on the following webpage: http://www.dclibrary.org/node/2095



Novermber 2nd: Discussion on accessible Scanning and Reading solutions including a demo of ABBYY TextGrabber + Translator

1:00PM - 4:00PM



This discussion is designed for blind and visually impaired students and professionals to provide quick access to printed materials using a Mobile scanning OCR app known as TextGrabber + Translator with iPhone or iPad.



ABBYY TextGrabber + Translator is a mobile application which extracts text from a variety of printed sources, such as books, magazines, ads, timetables, etc. by using the device's camera. With its text capture and translation features you can digitize printed information and translate it into your preferred language anywhere, anytime.



Combining ABBYY's on-device OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology for mobile platforms with the VoiceOver functionality from Apple, the application also provides special capabilities for visually impaired and blind users to easily scan document and comprehend information from various printed sources.  This app is accessible with Apple's VoiceOver text-to-speech feature.



Objectives:



By the end of this discussion, participants will learn:



* How to scan a document with an iPhone or iPad.

* Open the scanned document from the History folder.

* Explore the menu.

* Copy the text into the clipboard.

* Paste the document in the Apple Word processor called Pages app.

* In Pages Tool menu, select "Share and printer".

* Select the file type you would like to save.  The choices are Pages, Word, PDF.

* Click the app where you'd like to save the file, such as Dropbox or Google Drive.

* Send the scanned text by email or SMS.



Mel Demissay is a Vision teacher and former Rehab Assistive Technology Specialist for DC RSA.







November 16th: DC Commission on Persons with Disabilities Forum

1:00PM - 4:00PM



Christina Mitchell and possibly Denise Decker will describe the commission and answer any questions.

http://odr.dc.gov/page/dc-commission-persons-disabilities



The Mission:

As advocates for effective public policy, we protect the rights of all residents of and visitors to the District of Columbia, regardless of their physical or mental ability.



Our Vision

A District of Columbia in which all people have equal access to the enjoyment of all rights, privileges and opportunities.



Strategies and Goals

The District of Columbia's Commission on Persons with Disabilities will work towards these strategies and achieve these goals. Our attention will be directed to six areas of need concentrating on:



Accessible Transportation

Communication and Assistive Technology

Employment

Housing

Independent Living

General Community Issues

Summary

The Commission serves as an advisory body to inform and advise the District on programs, services, facilities, and activities that impact the lives of residents with disabilities in the District of Columbia.  The Commission is committed to enhancing the image, status, inclusion, and quality of life for all District of Columbia residents, visitors, and employees with disabilities, and ensuring that they have the same rights and opportunities as those without disabilities.



We are working on community outreach and have established advisory subcommittees on accessible transportation, assistive technology, job creation, adequate housing and the enhancement of independent living skills.  We're conducting community forums on topics of interest to our constituency, including transportation and health.  We meet with District and private-sector providers of disability services, and generally work toward fuller participation of people with disabilities in District life.  The DCCPD collaborates with other District Government Agencies on the Mayor's Annual Disability Awareness Conference.  The conference highlights various city services for people with disabilities and encourages meaningful employment opportunities within District Government.





December 7:  Clerc-Gallaudet program

2:00PM



Originated by the Library in December 1974, the Clerc-Gallaudet Week promotes library awareness in the deaf community and deaf awareness in the library community.   Every year, notable achievers from the deaf community are honored.



About Clerc-Gallaudet Week

Held the first full week of December, Clerc-Gallaudet week recognizes the birthdays Laurent Clerc, America's first deaf teacher (December 26, 1785), and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the co-foundeder of the first institution for the education of the Deaf in North America (December 10, 1787).





James Patrick Timony

Librarian, Adaptive Technology

DC Public Library

202-727-1335

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