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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> tech-vi@groups.io <tech-vi@groups.io> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Goldfield via groups.io<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> List <tech-vi@groups.io><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tech-VI] CBS News Covers HKS Tech Blitz Event Highlighting the Impact of Assistive Technology for Blind, DeafBlind and Low Vision Communities<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p>Helen Keller Services - Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:51 AM<o:p></o:p></p><h1>CBS News Covers HKS Tech Blitz Event Highlighting the Impact of Assistive Technology for Blind, DeafBlind and Low Vision Communities<o:p></o:p></h1><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p>Female newscaster: Companies from across the country were on Long Island today, hoping to transform daily life for thousands of Americans with sight and hearing challenges. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Male newscaster: CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reports modern technology is becoming a vital tool for independence and communication. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Myasia Mobley: When I woke up from the coma, I was blind and hard of hearing.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Newscaster: Myasia Mobley is from Brooklyn. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Newscaster: Were you born deaf and blind? <o:p></o:p></p><p>Julia Murray: Yes, yes. At birth, I had both conditions. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Newscaster: Julia Murray is from Pittsburgh. They’re among the intrigued who came to Helen Keller National Center in Sands Point looking for lifestyle breakthroughs. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Julia: It’s just finding new ways to do things. <o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Woman</span></strong>: It’s spelling DeafBlind in the manual alphabet.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Newscaster: Tatum Robotics created a hand that can interpret and communicate in American and tactile sign language. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Julia: This is so new, like, this is awesome!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Bryan Ward: Hi, so I am DeafBlind and this event is meaningful to me because we’re able to socialize and come together for the Tech Blitz. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Newscaster: A dozen companies showing off gadgets to help enhance lives.<o:p></o:p></p><p>40,000 people in the United States are DeafBlind. Many say they rely on the latest cutting-edge technologies. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Peter Jungvig: So here you see the red, red signal in the picture and you can feel-<o:p></o:p></p><p>Newscaster: Peter Jungvig designs light and vibration tools. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Peter: It also helps you in case there is an event like-<o:p></o:p></p><p>Myasia: an emergency-<o:p></o:p></p><p>Peter: like door, telephone, smoke alarm.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Myasia: It’s just like, out of this world, amazing.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Julia</span></strong>: So I’m currently in my, going into my third year of college.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Newscaster</span></strong>: Both Julia and Myasia, who have cochlear implants to help them with speaking skills, hope to bring what they’ve tried here, back home with them.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Myasia</span></strong>: New and better. Yes, as time goes on, the products evolve. The big goal for me to eventually move out of mom and dad’s house and get my own place and live independently.<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Newscaster</span></strong>: >From Sands Point, Long Island, Jennifer McLogan, CBS2 News.<o:p></o:p></p><p>[End of Video Transcript]<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.helenkeller.org/cbs-news-covers-hks-tech-blitz-event-highlighting-the-impact-of-assistive-technology-for-blind-deafblind-and-low-vision-communities/">https://www.helenkeller.org/cbs-news-covers-hks-tech-blitz-event-highlighting-the-impact-of-assistive-technology-for-blind-deafblind-and-low-vision-communities/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Goldfield,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you need help using your assistive technology learn about my training services by visiting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.screenreadertraining.com/">WWW.ScreenReaderTraining.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Am Yisrael Chai<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Nation of Israel Lives!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification/">JAWS Certified, 2022</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://certification.nvaccess.org/">NVDA Certified Expert</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news, events and information regarding the blindness assistive technology field.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io">tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.davidgoldfield.com/">www.DavidGoldfield.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Groups.io Links:<o:p></o:p></p><p>You receive all messages sent to this group. <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/7006" target="_blank">View/Reply Online (#7006)</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi@groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BTech-VI%5D%20CBS%20News%20Covers%20HKS%20Tech%20Blitz%20Event%20Highlighting%20the%20Impact%20of%20Assistive%20Technology%20for%20Blind%2C%20DeafBlind%20and%20Low%20Vision%20Communities" target="_blank">Reply To Group</a> | <a href="mailto:david.goldfield@outlook.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BTech-VI%5D%20CBS%20News%20Covers%20HKS%20Tech%20Blitz%20Event%20Highlighting%20the%20Impact%20of%20Assistive%20Technology%20for%20Blind%2C%20DeafBlind%20and%20Low%20Vision%20Communities" target="_blank">Reply To Sender</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/mt/106250870/17455" target="_blank">Mute This Topic</a> <br><a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/editsub/17455">Your Subscription</a> | <a href="mailto:tech-vi+owner@groups.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href="https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/leave/8954496/17455/1106850279/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [terrypowers59@gmail.com]<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'>_._,_._,_<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>