[NFB-Conventions] Purchase Raffle Tickets to Support the Science and Engineering Division and Blind Students - And Have a Chance to Win an Accessible Talking Calculator

[David Andrews]

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>STEM Students and Fellow Professionals, The time 
>has come to unveil an exciting opportunity to 
>walk away with a unique piece of tech to help 
>you become the next Albert Einstein! I’m 
>talking about a raffle for two Orion TI-84 Plus 
>­ Talking Graphing Calculators 
>(https://www.orbitrresearch.com/product/orion-ti-84-plus/). 
>The Science and Engineering Division is proud to 
>be collaborating with the National Association 
>of Blind Students (NABS )--both of us proud 
>divisions of the National Federation of the 
>Blind--on this amazing opportunity! These two 
>calculators are being donated by DON WINIECKI's 
>company: Handid Braille Services a 501(c)(3) 
>non-profit producer of braille & accessible 
>media https://www.handid.org How it works: 
>Starting today, you can start buying raffle 
>tickets for a chance to win one of these amazing 
>items. Tickets are being sold, virtually only, 
>at: https://forms.gle/ozzuLq6mS715JkzB7 You can 
>buy raffle tickets as follows: one ticket for $5 
>or three tickets for $10 or six tickets for $20. 
>Tickets will be sold leading up to noon on the 
>banquet day. We will draw our winner at the 
>banquet. Are you not going to the convention but 
>still wish to participate? We have you covered 
>as you do not have to be present to win. Please 
>reach out with any questions or concerns to 
>Nathanael Wales "ntwales at omsoft.com" or Hunter 
>Kuester "hunterkuester2 at gmail.com". ---- Orion 
>TI-84 Plus ­ Talkking Graphing Calculator 
>https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orion-ti-84-plus/ 
>The Orion TI-84 Plus is the world’s first 
>fully accessible handheld graphing calculator. 
>Based on the popular TI-84 Plus model from Texas 
>Instruments, the market-leader in calculators 
>and educational technology, the Orion TI-84 Plus 
>represents a breakthrough in STEM education for 
>blind and visually impaired students. Since its 
>functions are the same as the TI-84 Plus, the 
>Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator is 
>very easy for teachers to help with. A 
>high-quality, synthesized voice announces each 
>key and the answer on the display, providing a 
>choice of speech rates, voices, etc. The Orion 
>TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator consists 
>of a compact accessory that is attached to the 
>top of the TI-84 Plus and enables someone who is 
>visually impaired to interact with the TI-84 
>Plus using speech, audio, and haptic (vibration) 
>feedback. The high-quality synthesized speech 
>reads out all textual and symbolic information 
>on the LCD screen, as well as each keypress. 
>Graphs can be explored using either spoken 
>announcements or the unique Sono Graph audio and 
>haptic feedback which provides multi-modal 
>feedback. The user can also review the contents 
>of the screen at any time, including all text 
>and graphical information, without affecting the 
>calculation. The Orion TI-84 Plus Talking 
>Graphing Calculator is fully expandable with 
>hardware accessories through a USB port and can 
>also print or emboss graphs when connected to a 
>printer or embosser. A high-capacity 
>rechargeable battery provides many hours of 
>continuous operation, and an AC adapter is 
>included to charge it. An automatic power-off 
>feature further extends battery life. The unit 
>comes with high-quality stereo earphones, user 
>manual in audio and digital form, and an AC 
>adapter/charger. The unit can also be charged 
>while connected to a computer’s USB port. 
>https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orion-ti-84-plus/ 
>Orion TI-84 Plus ­ Talking Graphing Calculator