<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The AT Crowd: Braille and Graphics Edition</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thursday October 21, 5:00 to 6:45 PM Eastern</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In person at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library’s
Community Room. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We’re located at 40 West 20<sup>th</sup> St | New York, NY
10011</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please rsvp by calling (212) 206-5400 extension 3, or
emailing: <a href="mailto:ChanceyFleet@Nypl.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">ChanceyFleet@Nypl.org</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We’re bringing back our AT crowd series, where developers and
library patrons meet to explore emerging accessible technologies, network and discuss
the priorities, Preferences and best practices in our community. This Thursday,
we’ll be joined by teams from two companies who have recently debuted digital
Braille products, using two very different approaches.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Blind and visually impaired people, tactile readers, and
allies are encouraged to attend thid discussion and hands-on demo. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bonocle, a one-cell digital Braille device equipped with Bluetooth
and various sensors, is a braille
entertainment platform designed for the blind community. it allows users to
learn, get work done and play immersive games with their friends and family in
a unique way along with various other functionalities.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Dot Kiosk includes a high-contrast touchscreen,
text-to-speech audio, a refreshable tactile graphics tablet, and a 20-cell
Braille display. It’s designed to offer information, images and maps in public
places like museums and cultural institutions. Dot, Inc also develops the
4-cell digital Braille DOT Watch and the DOT Pad for tactile graphics. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Chancey S. Fleet<br></div>Assistive Technology Coordinator<br></div>Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library<br></div>(212) 621-0627<br><br><br></div></div></div>