[Nationalharbor] FW: March Adaptive Technology Programs and scheduling changes at the DC Public Library

Tue Feb 25 23:47:02 UTC 2014

From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 2:40 PM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: March Adaptive Technology Programs and scheduling changes at the DC
Public Library

Starting in March, the AccessibilityDC meet-up
http://www.accessibilitydc.org/  will be an independent program, and will
not be announced on this list. If you would like to continue to receive
updates about future AccessibilityDC meet-ups, please reply to this email
and I will forward your request to the event organizer.

Saturday Technology Training Sessions, 1pm to 4pm, first and third
Saturdays:

March 1st: Podcasting using Audacity

March 15th: iOs Accessibility discussion including Podcasting

Tech Talk Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, first, second, and fourth Tuesdays:

March 4th: iOs accessibility meetup

March 11th: Employment meetup 

March 25th: Game Night

Details below:

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: http://www.dclibrary.org/node/2095

Saturday Technology Training Sessions (STTS)

The STTS for Spring 2014 will allow beginners and experts to share
information, learn about new adaptive technologies, and participate in
hands-on and small group trainings.  The classes will be structured in two
parts so that the first hour is an opportunity for experts to share
information in a one-to-many format and participate in question and answer
sessions, and the second hour is reserved for break-out groups, one-on-one
training and hands-on practice using the specific technologies.

Spring 2014 STTS discussions will center on new media and technology classes
that are currently being taught in the Digital Commons space at the MLK
library, and how to make them accessible.  Some of these courses include
internet safety, blogging, podcasting, music production, audiovisual
production, computer hardware and computer programming.  The Digital Commons
http://www.dclibrary.org/digitalcommons , is the new computer lab and
meeting space on the first floor of the MLK library, that houses new
technologies like 3D printers and is aimed at encouraging creation and
innovation, and includes courses taught by staff that include blogging,
music production and computer programming.

There will be no official presentations at any of these meetings but rather
the opportunity for members of the community to share information and
experiences.  The classes are open enrollment, with no reservations and with
seats filled on a first come first served basis.  Adaptive Services has
Adaptive Technology PC Workstations, laptops, iPads and iPod Touch devices.
Expert-level Adaptive Technology users are encouraged to  volunteer to help
out at these sessions.  Please contact us to volunteer.

Saturday Technology Training Sessions are held 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.

Tech Talk Tuesdays

Tech Talk Tuesdays will be held on the first, second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month 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. 

Tech Talk Tuesdays http://www.dclibrary.org/node/11406  allow adaptive
technology users to share information on specific topics, including iPads
and other mobile devices, Employment and Gaming.

The topics of the Tech Talk Tuesday meet-up will be as follows:

First Tuesday: iOs and Android Training

Second Tuesday: Informal Professional-level Employment-related meetup 

Fourth Tuesday: Game Night

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.   

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.  

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:

Braille Scrabble

Braille Bingo

Adaptive word games on the computer

Large print card games with braille

Braille and large print trivia games

And more

James Patrick Timony

Librarian, Adaptive Technology

DC Public Library

202-727-1335

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