[Md-sligo] FW: Saturday Technology Training Session, February 7th, 1pm to 4pm, MLK library - Getting your Adaptive Technologies together

Thu Feb 5 02:58:56 UTC 2015

Debbie,

I  just read  an email from Patrick that due to unforeseen construction at
the library, the class this Saturday has been cancelled. However, it will
start two weeks from now.

Michelle

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Subject: [Md-sligo] FW: Saturday Technology Training Session, February 7th,
1pm to 4pm, MLK library - Getting your Adaptive Technologies together

From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 9:44 AM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: Saturday Technology Training Session, February 7th, 1pm to 4pm, MLK
library - Getting your Adaptive Technologies together

The Saturday Technology Training Session (STS) on Saturday February 7th from
1pm to 4pm in room 215 at the MLK library is the first meeting of the Job
Club that may be especially helpful to people with disabilities, and will
feature Reggie Pratt of the Inspirational 3 Support Group and Loren Mikola
of the Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT).

Reggie Pratt works with the Inspirational 3 Support Group which holds a
weekly conference call on the topic of support for people who are blind or
have low vision .  The call takes place from 7pm to 9pm every Tuesday night.
One of the regular topics is peer to peer training in Android accessibility.
The conference call number is 559-726-1300 Access Code 813025# .  The I3
Support group is interested in working with the library to distribute mobile
accessibility training to adaptive technology users in the DC/MD/VA area. 

Loren Mikola works with The Partnership on Employment & Accessible
Technology (PEAT), an initiative promoting the employment, retention, and
career advancement of people with disabilities through the development,
adoption, and promotion of accessible technology. PEAT is funded by the U.S.
Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (link is
external) and is managed by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive
Technology Society of North America (RESNA). Guided by a consortium of
policy and technology leaders, PEAT is the only entity of its kind that
brings together employers, technology providers, thought leaders, and
technology users around the intersecting topics of accessible technology and
employment.

The itinerary will go as follows:

1:00 PM -- Introductions and Announcements

1:15 PM -- First Presenter

1:30 PM -- Questions

1:45 PM -- Second Presenter

2:00 PM -- Questions

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM -- Break out groups and one-on-one work at the Adaptive
Technology Workstations

The 1st section of the Job Club Curriculum is included below.  

The first step in the Center for Accessibilities Job Club will focus on
getting your adaptive technologies together.  That means knowing JAWS,
knowing what devices are going to be most useful to you, and knowing your
resources and the services that will help you in your job search.  An
introduction to the Job Club and some notes on the first step of the
curriculum are pasted below and attached.  Your homework is to look this
over, think about what adaptive technologies and skills you will need to
conduct your job search, and get to work.  The Adaptive Technologies session
of the job club will meet from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday, February 7th in room
215 Center for Accessibility at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Job Club that may be especially helpful to people with disabilities

The Job Club Wiki is at the following webpage:

 <http://districtcommons.org/jobclub> http://districtcommons.org/jobclub

Welcome to the Job Club. This is all about relationships

We offer: 

. A support group 

. Adaptive Technologies, Training and Networking

. A space to interact and work

What We Can Do For You 

The Job Club provides: 

. A bi-weekly meeting

. Support and advice

. Training 

. Presentations, demonstrations, discussion and the chance for one-on-one
consultation

What We Cannot Do For You 

. Provide jobs or a job list.

. Facilitate employment placement.

What You Agree To Do:

Treat your job search as a job! 

Look for leads, 

Make the telephone calls, 

Build your network of contacts, 

Go to appointments (job interviews, informational interviews, etc.) and 

Generally commit yourself to the hard job of finding a job. 

Respect the confidentiality of all participants in the meeting.

Complete all agreed-upon assignments.

Approach network contacts with courtesy

Treat all with respect.

Share information

Comply with the rules and procedures

come back and share with others your experience

GET STARTED 

You may have questions:

. What do I want to do? What should I be doing? 

. What tasks and activities are necessary for a successful outcome? 

. Where do I start?.

Your search is a project and will need to be managed. There will be many
phases to your search including, discovering the role you are called to do,
marketing yourself, and measuring your success in completing tasks.

Finding a Job 

. Know your Adaptive Technologies

. Get over anger, disappointment, and fear, relax. and get on with it

. Identify the job/vocation to which you are led.

. Prepare a resume, job hunt materials.

. Research your options.

. Research companies/informational interviews.

. Target best options

The Job Search or Career Discovery Process 

This guide is organized around the following points: 

1. Know your Adaptive Technologies -- Feb 7th

. Computer Access Technologies

. Community Resources

. Spiritual Practice

2. Identify your Purpose and Direction -- Feb 21st

. What Are Your Strengths, Gifts 

. What Makes You Happy? What Do You Enjoy? 

. Where Do You Go From Here? Putting it all together. 

March 7th - CANCELED

3. Marketing Strategy -- March 21st. April 4th

. Research 

. Elevator Speech 

. Resume Creation 

. Business Cards 

. Define the Target Market/Industry/Companies 

. Communications Plan 

4. Traditional and Non-Traditional Approach -- April 18th, May 2nd

. Responding to Ads - Cover Letter Writing 

. Internet Usage 

. Working with Recruiters 

. Alumni Associations 

. Informational Interviews 

. Networking 

. Accountability Groups 

5. Interviewing -- May 16th, June 6th

. Preparation and Additional Research 

. Thank You Letters 

. Follow Up 

. Rejection 

6. Decision Making -- June 20th

. Offers of Employment - What to do? 

. Negotiation 

7. Routine -- July 18th

. Daily Activities 

. Unemployed 

1. Know your Adaptive Technologies -- Feb 7th

The following Adaptive Technologies are available at Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Library and are also networked to all other locations:

JAWS - screen reader for people who are blind

MAGic - screen magnifier for people with low vision

WYNN Wizard - scanning and literacy software for people with learning
disabilities

The following stand-alone devices are available in some library locations:

Topaz - closed circuit television video magnifiers that magnify printed text
up to 70 times

SARA - stand-alone scanning and reading device: simple to use,
self-contained print-to-speech systems that have large tactile buttons that
make them ideal for first-time users

Technologies for Customers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Video Relay Service: two-way video station that allows American Sign
Language access to remote video stations and conventional telephones via a
free remote sign language interpreter. (MLK Only)

Handheld Amplifier (PocketTalker): audio amplifier that allows users with
T-switch hearing aids to amplify conversation.  Available at 25 branch
locations and Martin Luther King Reading Rooms.

Induction Loop Assistive Listening Device: electromagnetic loops that
amplify sound that is already amplified in a Public Address system, for
people who are hard of hearing and who wear hearing aids with telecoil or
T-switch:  Room A-5 of the Martin Luther King Library.

TTY: telephone typewriter permits an individual who is deaf, hard-of-hearing
or has a speech difficulty to make and receive telephone calls. The
conversation is read on a lighted display screen and/or a paper printout on
the TTY. Persons using a TTY may call any standard phone user by placing the
call through Telecommunications Relay Service, or they may call another TTY
user directly.

Deffinitions of Adaptive Technologies available in the Center for
Accessibility at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library:

Screen Reader Software - describes information on a computer screen in
synthesized speech for people who are blind or have difficulty reading: JAWS
and WindowEyes.

Screen Magnification Software - magnifies information on a computer screen
for people who have low vision: ZoomText and Magic.

Print-to-Speech Readers and Software - convert printed text into synthesized
speech by using a flatbed scanner and optical character recognition software
through a PC:  Kurzweil 1000 and OpenBook.

Stand-alone Scanning and Reading devices - simple to use, self-contained
print-to-speech systems that have large tactile buttons that make them ideal
for first-time users:  The Freedom Scientific SARA.

Braille Translation software - translates digital text into digital Braille
and sends it to be embossed by a Braille printer: Duxbury.

Braille Embosser - a Braille printer that embosses Braille onto specialized
Braille paper: Juliet Interpoint Braille embosser.

Refreshable Braille Display - a hardware device that uses tactile pins to
display Braille characters from a computer:  Freedom Scientific has a
PacMate 20-cell Braille display on loan to the library.

Braille Notetaker - portable hand-held computer accessible to blind and low
vision users: 

Speech Recognition: software converts spoken language into digital text, as
an alternative to keyboard text input: Dragon Naturally Speaking.

CCTVs - closed circuit television or video magnifiers that magnify printed
text up to 50 times:  Tabletop models include SmartView, MagniSight ,
MyReader and Topaz. Handheld model is  Senseview.  PC-compatible models
include Optelec and Prisma. Tabletop model CCTVs are also available in six
neighborhood libraries: Cleveland Park, Palisades, Lamond-Riggs, Capitol
View, Washington Highlands, and Woodridge.

Adjustable furniture - includes computer tables that adjust in height by
electronic switch from 29 to 45 inches to suit the needs of individual
patrons. Adjustable keyboard and mouse trays adjust to any angle and height
to accommodate physical mobility issues.

7-Large screen (27") computer monitors - one on an adjustable arms so
screens can be pulled close to the face for better viewing.  Monitors are on
three-part extendable Monitor Arms.

Low-tech adaptive technology - adhesive tactile dots on a keyboard give
users who are blind or have low vision an anchor around which to navigate
the keyboard quickly.  Wide felt-tip markers make handwriting accessible to
users with low vision. A hand-held Braille Labeler produces labels for
common office items. The library has a sample large-key calculator, talking
tape measure, TV amplifier and other items.

Typing Training software - lets blind or low vision learn touch typing:
Talking Typer, Talking Typing Tutor.

Accessible Portable AudioBook Players - portable devices that allow the user
to listen to digital audio books in various formats: Victor Reader Stream
and BookSense for Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH)
downloadable digital Talking Books; Victor Wave for Recording for the Blind
and Dyslexic CDs (for loan to LBPH patrons); Creative Zen Stone for the
library's downloadable Overdrive and Recorded Books (demonstration only);
Playaways (for loan to all DCPL patrons).

RollerMouse Pro - an ergonomic pointing device that helps prevent strain and
tension of upper extremity muscles, including shoulders and elbows.

Adjustable workstation ergonomic accessories - Ergoform adjustable keyboard
tray, and monitor arm accommodate many body types.

Portable CCTV - the Humanware SenseView is a hand-held portable video
magnifier that magnifies from 4 to 22 times

Augmentative communication device - a communication board that let users
with physical disabilities communicate by punching various programmable
labeled buttons: Cheaptalk 8 + Universal Iconmaker CD.

Alternative Mice - easier to access for people with physical disabilities:
Trackball, RollerBall, RollerMouse.

Alternative Keyboards - with large print keys, larger key size or
alternative key arrangement: Zoomtext Keyboard, BigKeys. 

Magnifying Glasses and handheld magnifying lenses - in various strengths
from 2x to 10x with LCD illumination: 3X LED Magnifiers available at
branches and in Martin Luther King reading rooms.

Braille Note hand-held PDA - with refreshable Braille display and keyboard.

BookSense Portable Book Reader - a competitor to Victor Stream, but with 4Gb
memory, a radio and wireless capability.

Digital DTB Player - the new Digital Talking Book Reader from the National
Library Service (NLS).  Plays books on cartridges or downloaded over the
Internet.  Allows for navigation by chapter at the push of a button.

PlayAway - one-book-per-player MP3 audio book device that you can borrow
from the library and return just like a print book.

Accessible Games - chess and card games that have tactile markings and large
print.

OpenBook - scanning and reading system for people who are blind

Kidspiration - visual organization software for kids

InspireData - visual organization software with an emphasis on math

Inspiration - visual organization software for people with learning
disabilities

Word Prediction - WordQ and SpeakQ software that make writing easier by
offering suggestions and using voice recognition.

Switches - large one-click buttons that can be used along with software to
make computer access easy and fun for people who have physical or
intellectual limitations that prevent them from gaining access to computers.

Switch Games - software that can be used in combination with button
switches.

Head Tracker and On-screen Keyboard optical mouse - for people who have
limited physical dexterity. A reflective dot is worn on the forehead and a
camera and software track the positioning and translate this into mouse
movements and clicks. ScreenDoor on-screen keyboard allows alphabetical and
numerical typing using the HeadTracker.

iPad and iTouch -- mobile technologies with gestural interfaces made by
Apple.  Both have the Voiceover screenreader and Zoom magnification.

AbleGamers Adaptive Gaming Station

Community Employment Resources for people with Disabilities in the
District/Maryland/Virginia

DC Public Library 

Center for Accessibility

Room 215

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

901 G Street, NW

Washington DC, 20001

202-727-2142

 <mailto:lbph.dcpl at dc.gov> lbph.dcpl at dc.gov

Inspirational 3 Support Group 

"Faith Hope and Love"

Support Group Telephone 559-726-1300

Access Code 813025#

Every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm

DC Assistive Technology Resource Center 

220 I Street Suite 120, NE, Washington, DC 20002

202-589-0288 EXT 137 or EXT 139 (Voice) 

Email the DCATRC ( <mailto:democenter at uls-dc.org> democenter at uls-dc.org)

DC Department on Disability Services

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

1125 15th Street Northwest #2, Washington, DC 20005

(202) 730-1700

Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington

1775 Church Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20036

(202) 234-1010

 <mailto:mail at youreyes.org> mail at youreyes.org

IONA Senior Services

4125 Albemarle Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

(202) 966-1055

Independent Living Center

1400 Florida Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002

(202) 388-0033

Columbia Lighthouse of the Blind

1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1103

Washington, DC 20006

202-454-6400

 <http://www.clb.org/> www.clb.org/

Columbia Lighthouse of the Blind offers programs and training for people who
are blind and visually impaired, including programs about assistive
technology, counseling, children's services, and rehabilitation services.

Dress for Success

Dress for Success Washington, D.C.

7826 Eastern Avenue, NW, LL12

Washington, DC 20012

Phone:  (202) 269-4805 

 <mailto:washington at dressforsuccess.org> washington at dressforsuccess.org

 <http://www.dressforsuccess.org> http://www.dressforsuccess.org

Dress for Success in DC provides professional attire, a network of support,
and career development tools for disadvantaged women.

LIFT-DC 

LIFT-DC

THEARC Office

1901 Mississippi Avenue SE 

Washington, DC 20020

Phone: (202) 450-2787

Perry School Office

128 M Street NW, Suite 335 

Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202) 289-2525

 <http://www.liftcommunities.org/washington-dc>
http://www.liftcommunities.org/washington-dc

LIFT-DC provides services to DC residents that include employment services,
housing, children's services, education/job training, legal services,
computer literacy, and others.

(DORS) Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation
Services  

Division of Rehabilitation Services . 2301 Argonne Drive . Baltimore, MD
21218 . 410-554-9442 . 888-554-0334

 <http://www.dors.state.md.us/dors> http://www.dors.state.md.us/dors

Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) offers programs and
services that help people with disabilities go to work or stay independent
in their homes and communities.

One Stop Career Centers

DC Works! One-Stop Career Center  - Headquarters        

4058 Minnesota Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20019

Monday - Friday

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Main: (202) 724-2337

 <http://does.ci.washington.dc.us/does/cwp/view,a,1233,q,538261.asp>
http://does.ci.washington.dc.us/does/cwp/view,a,1233,q,538261.asp

Each One Stop Career center provides career counseling, career planning,
resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training,
access to America's Job Bank (both online and via telephone), information
about local and national labor markets, unemployment compensation and much
more. (Nearby centers are also in Largo and Laurel in Maryland.)

American Council of the Blind (ACB)

DC Council of the Blind

Marilyn Lutter, President

1330 Massachusetts Ave. NW

Apt. #810

Washington, DC 20005-4132

(202) 783-0548

 <mailto:marlutt at verizon.net> marlutt at verizon.net

 <http://www.acb.org> http://www.acb.org

A membership organization that advocates for the blind and visually
impaired.

National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

Shawn Callaway 

President, NFB-DC 

(202) 352-1511

 <mailto:callaway.shawn at gmail.com> callaway.shawn at gmail.com

 <http://www.nfb.org> http://www.nfb.org

A member organization that conducts advocacy, research and educational
programs for the blind.

Spiritual practice

Religion, Meditation, Yoga, Healthy living, Reading

Talk to you on February 7th at 1pm.

Patrick

James Patrick Timony

Librarian, Adaptive Technology

DC Public Library

202-727-1335

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