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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"'> Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony@dc.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 07, 2014 9:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Timony, James (DCPL)<br><b>Subject:</b> Tech Talk Tuesdays, February<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tech Talk Tuesdays<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>February, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Room 215<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Adaptive Services<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>6:30pm-8:30pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you need accommodation including American Sign Language interpretation, please let us know as soon as possible. Our accommodation statement and contact information are here: <a href="http://www.dclibrary.org/node/2095">http://www.dclibrary.org/node/2095</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday February 11<sup>th</sup> , 6:30pm – Informal Employment Discussion<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday February 18<sup>th</sup> , 6:30pm – Overview of the 21<sup>st</sup> Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday February 25<sup>th</sup> , 6:30pm – Game Night<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tech Talk Tuesdays will be held on the first through fourth Tuesdays of each month this Spring, starting January 7th, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, in room 215 Adaptive Services at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW. The library is located between Metro Center and Gallery Place/Chinatown. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tech Talk Tuesdays (<a href="http://www.dclibrary.org/node/11406">http://www.dclibrary.org/node/11406</a>) are an opportunity for adaptive technology users to get together and share information on specific topics, including iPads and other mobile devices, Employment, Web Accessibility and Gaming. They will be held every Tuesday night (except for the fifth Tuesday of the month) from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, starting January 7th, 2014 and going through the end of June, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The topics of the Tech Talk Tuesday meetup will be as follows:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First Tuesday: iOs and Android Training<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Second Tuesday: Informal Professional-level Employment-related meetup <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Third Tuesday: AccessibilityDC meetup <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fourth Tuesday: Game Night<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The first Tuesday evening, we are featuring an iPad accessibility training using the Voiceover screen reader, Zoom magnification and accessible apps for people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities. iPads and iTouch devices are available for people to use on a first-come first-served basis. Please feel free to bring your own iOs devices. We try to fit the format of the meeting to suit the needs of the people who show up, so if you are a beginner we will try to get you one on one hands on training, and if you are intermediate we will try to put you in a group with experts. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The second Tuesday evening is our informal Professional-level Employment-related meet-up where community members get together to share information and strategies related to the job search. The Job Club is an opportunity for job seekers to support each other, network, and work towards employment. Each meeting starts with a group discussion with the opportunity for more experienced members of the community to offer advice. After group discussion there will be time for individual work in our Adaptive Workstation Lab, with one-on-one help as much as is possible, and facilitated break-out groups. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The third Tuesday evening is the AccessibilityDC meet-up where the web accessibility community gathers to share information. Web Developers who are interested in Web Accessibility and Adaptive Technology Users who have a daily experience of accessibility issues are all welcome to attend. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The fourth Tuesday evening is Game Night for blind and low-vision gamers. All games are adapted for the vision impaired with Braille and large print. Gaming is a fun and interactive way to promote knowledge, literacy and community. The event is open to all ages. Games include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Braille Scrabble<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Braille Bingo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Adaptive word games on the computer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Large print card games with braille<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Braille and large print trivia games<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And more<o:p></o:p></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>202-727-1335<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>202-727-1335<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0080FF'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0080FF'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Look out for the homeless this winter. When the actual or forecasted temperature or wind chill is 32 degrees F or below, the District issues a Hypothermia Alert. To request support for persons who are homeless and on the street now, contact the Shelter Hotline at 1-800-535-7252 or 311 or email <a href="mailto:uposh@upo.org"><span style='color:black'>uposh@upo.org</span></a>.</span><span style='color:#0080FF'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='color:#0080FF'><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>