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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> James (DCPL) Timony [mailto:James.Timony@dc.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 16, 2011 6:01 PM<br><b>To:</b> Brown, Debbie<br><b>Subject:</b> Saturday Technoloyg Training Session Nov 19th KEENDC and NVDA Screen Reader<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Nov 19<sup>th</sup> Saturday Technology Training Session will feature two presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beata Okulska, Executive Director of KEEN Greater DC, will discuss the work of her organization providing recreational opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John J. Herzog, of the Federal Communications Commission will demonstrate NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access) a free and open source screenreader that he believes can support employment as well as JAWS in most cases.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>KEEN is a national, nonprofit volunteer-led organization that provides one-to-one recreational opportunities for children and young adults with <a href="http://www.keengreaterdc.org/published/about/disabilities.html">developmental and physical disabilities</a> <b>at no cost</b> to their families and caregivers. KEEN's mission is to foster the self-esteem, confidence, skills and talents of its athletes through non-competitive activities, allowing young people facing even the most significant challenges to meet their individual goals. Their website is: <a href="http://www.keengreaterdc.org/published/index.html">http://www.keengreaterdc.org/published/index.html</a> <span class=apple-style-span><span style='color:black;background:white'>Beata Okulska assumed her duties as Executive Director of KEEN Greater DC in August, 2001. Her primary responsibility is to carry out the strategic plans and policies as established by the board of directors that include: advising the Board, advocating and implementing organization changes in agreement with KEEN's mission, formulating policies and planning recommendations to the Board, deciding or guiding courses of action in operations by staff, and overseeing all operations of KEEN and the implementation of plans.</span></span><span style='color:black'> <span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>Beata is a native of Poland and came to the United States in 1986. She holds a master's degree in economics from Warsaw School of Economics. Formerly, she worked for the Epilepsy Foundation, where she served as Program Director, and as Director in the Affiliate Relations Department.</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='background:white'> </span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John J. Herzog is a graduate of the University of Illinois and a recent hire at the Federal Communications Commission, where he uses only the NVDA screen reader in the course of his job. He has demoed NVDA on the Blind Cool Tech PodCast and on other online and in person forums. He will demo the NVDA screen reader’s support for Internet Explorer, including how it works with flash content, as well as its support of numerous features of Microsoft Office. John is proving day to day that the NVDA screen reader can support employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>These Adaptive Technology user group meetings are on the first and third Saturday of each month in room 215, Adaptive Services Division of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. They 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Adaptive Technology (AT) Program provides AT workstations for library customers who need them. The workstations are located in the Adaptive Services Division, Room 215. Customers can call ahead and reserve two-hour sessions. Introductory training on Adaptive Technologies is available through our Adaptive Technology trainer, Chris Corrigan. Please contact him at </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:Christopher.Corrigan@dc.gov">Christopher.Corrigan@dc.gov</a><span style='color:black'> .<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The STTS blog is here: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://sttsdc.blogspot.com/">http://sttsdc.blogspot.com/</a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Adaptive Services home page is here: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.dclibrary.org/services/adaptiveservices">http://www.dclibrary.org/services/adaptiveservices</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>STTSs are archived here:<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seasonagos-show">http://www.ustream.tv/channel/seasonagos-show</a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Accommodation<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>If you have questions about physical access, need handouts in alternate format, or require American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation or other reasonable accommodation, please contact Venetia V. Demson, Chief, Adaptive Services, by e-mail:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:lbph.dcpl@dc.gov" target="_blank" title="lbph.dcpl@dc.gov"><span style='color:#027AC6;background:white'>lbph.dcpl@dc.gov</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black;background:white'> </span></span><span style='color:black;background:white'>or telephone: 202-727-2142, or Janice Rosen by videophone: 202-559-5368 or Sorenson video relay service 1-866-570-7364; Monday –Tuesday, Noon to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Please request accommodation as early as possible, but at least seven days in advance of the meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>For more info call Patrick Timony, Adaptive Technology Librarian, 202-727-1335<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James Patrick Timony<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Librarian, Adaptive Technology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DC Public Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Adaptive Services Division, Room 215<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>901 G Street, NW<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington DC, 20001<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>patrick.timony@dc.gov<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>202-727-1335<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Join Mayor Gray’s One City • One Hire - 10,000 Jobs Campaign</span></strong><span style='color:black'> <br>“Putting District Residents Back to Work – One Hire at a Time”<br>Learn more at <a href="http://onecityonehire.org">http://onecityonehire.org</a></span><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Support the DC One Fund Campaign, Each One Give One.</span></strong><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Learn more at </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.dconefund.org"><span style='color:black'>www.dconefund.org</span></a></span><span style='color:black'> or </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.onefund.dc.gov"><span style='color:black'>www.onefund.dc.gov</span></a></span><span style='color:black'>. One City, Working Together!</span><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>