<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Final reminder before tomorrow's event, with opportunities to participate in person and online!<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Come help make space travel safer for everyone, including future blind and low vision astronauts.</div><div dir="ltr">If you are a disabled person aboard the International space Station, what accommodations do you need to become a trusted part of the working crew?</div><div dir="ltr">If you can't see, and you are in zero gravity, how does that change the way you get around?</div><div dir="ltr">On Tuesday October 18, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Eastern, the library will host representatives of AstroAccess, a nonprofit working to ensure future space travel is accessible to everyone. The program will begin with a short introduction to AstroAccess by Lindsay Yazzolino and Sheri Wells-Jensen, two members of the blind crew who will fly aboard AstroAccess's zero G parabolic flight this December.</div><div dir="ltr">We are designing the world's first tactile way finding aids for a zero G environment, and we are are looking for people of all backgrounds to examine our progress and offer feedback. </div><div dir="ltr">We will show you the first examples of our tactile graphics system designed to provide </div><div dir="ltr">basic zero G orientation information such as which way is 'down' (should gravity return), and direction of emergency supplies and emergency exits. We need your feedback and suggestions.</div><div dir="ltr">If we can make space accessible, we can make any space accessible.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Where: Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library</div><div dir="ltr">40 West 20th St | NYC</div><div dir="ltr">We'll be hands-on with tactile graphics so in-person participation is encouraged, but we'll also have a Zoom for those who want to hear the discussion from afar. </div></div><div dir="ltr">Register here:</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdquunwFi_CIY88ofZvFLCNbDqtbMr-vfkfO9jn9OQhxkAKeg/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdquunwFi_CIY88ofZvFLCNbDqtbMr-vfkfO9jn9OQhxkAKeg/viewform</a><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div>
</div><br clear="all"><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>