[Ncabs] seminar

[Alan A. Chase]

Thanks for you letting us know.  Hope she feels better in time for the EYE
Retreat!  Alan


On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:19 PM, D Minter <cmin79 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Alan,
> Grace Minter is presently at Duke Med Center with pneumonia and will not
> be able to attend the seminar.  We are hoping she will be discharged
> tomorrow.
> Diane Minter
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 10, 2013, at 8:24 PM, "Alan A. Chase" <aachase1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > *The first PDF reader for visually impaired people*
> >
> > *
> > St. Gallen – 24 June 2013. The Swiss National Association of and for the
> > Blind (SNAB), in collaboration with the Access for All foundation and the
> > service provider xyMedia, has developed an important innovation for
> > visually impaired people. The VIP PDF-Reader overcomes a previously
> > insurmountable problem for people with a visual impairment who want to
> read
> > and work with PDF files. This innovative product is now available free of
> > charge to Windows, Mac and Linux users.* **
> >
> > *The Swiss National Association of and for the Blind (SNAB)*
> > Since 1903, the Swiss National Association of and for the Blind (SNAB)
> has
> > been committed to helping deafblind, visually impaired and blind people
> to
> > take responsibility for determining the course of their own lives. As an
> > umbrella organization, the SNAB holds training courses for specialists
> who
> > work with deafblind, blind and visually impaired adults and children,
> > provides information about visual impairments and their consequences,
> runs
> > a specialist library and coordinates collaboration projects and research
> on
> > behalf of visually impaired people, while also representing their
> > interests. As a direct service, SNAB advises and supports deafblind and
> > hearing and visually impaired people, develops and sells aids, runs a
> > specialist center for optical aids and carries out research and training
> in
> > the field of low vision, in order to help visually impaired people to
> make
> > the best possible use of their remaining sight.
> >
> > *Access for All*, the Swiss foundation for accessible technology use, was
> > established in November 2000. It regards itself as a competence center
> and
> > a mediator between people with disabilities who are most affected by
> > technological barriers and providers of information and equipment from
> the
> > public and private sectors.
> >
> > *Download* Manual VIP PDF-Reader here http://www.szb.ch/
> >
> > To read the entire article go to*; *http://www.szb.ch/en/press/
> > press-releases/the-first-pdf-reader-for-visually-impaired-people.html **
> >
> > --
> > *Alan A. Chase, M.Ed.*
> > Special Education Teacher, Wake County Public School System
> > Program Coordinator, Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat
> > President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students
> > Secretary, Governor Morehead School Alumni Association
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-- 
*Alan A. Chase, M.Ed.*
Special Education Teacher, Wake County Public School System
Program Coordinator, Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat
President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students
Secretary, Governor Morehead School Alumni Association