[Md-sligo] FW: Reminder: STTS, February 21st

[Brown, Debbie]

From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov]
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 3:28 PM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: Reminder: STTS, February 21st

The Job Club that may be especially helpful to people with disabilities will meet on Saturday, February 21st, 1pm to 4pm in room 215 at the MLK library. The topic is Getting your Assistive Technologies Together. The meeting will be available by conference call at the following number:

Conference dial-in number: (209) 647-1600
Participant access code: 951481#

Presenters include:



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

Thanks,
Patrick

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

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