[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fwd: [Ohio-talk] Blind Photography Workshop

Tue Aug 15 01:26:02 UTC 2017

I am forwarding this since Theresa was interested in someone giving a
Monday night chat on taking pictures. The NY City Library has many
presentations related to blindness and anyone can attend via phone or
computer. I have not attended any of these but this sounds interesting to
me.
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From: Milena Zavoli via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 5:12 PM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Blind Photography Workshop
To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: mzavoli at roadrunner.com

 Getting the Picture: Blind Photography with JudithDixon

Saturday August 19, 2:00 PM ? 4:00 PM

Community Room, Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library

40 West 20th St

New York, NY 10011

Registration is free, and it?s required. Email
ChanceyFleet at nypl.org
 or
leave a message at (212)621-0627 to reserve your spot.

Let us know whether you?d like to attend in person or participate remotely
via Google Hangouts.

for blind people, using a camera to gather information has definitely been
a game-changer. Not only can it take pictures, the camera on a smartphone
can be used to detect light, recognize currency, identify objects, and
much, much more.

This workshop will focus on concepts and skills that must be mastered by
blind users to successfully use the camera to take pictures with an iPhone.
With such concepts grasped and skills acquired, blind persons can
participate in the wide variety of activities afforded by the use of a
camera on an iDevice.

Most blind people who have seen little or nothing in their lives have
minimal experience with a camera. Explanations of the many factors needing
consideration when taking a picture will be

discussed. These include such things as distance, lighting, glare, and
shadows.

Once the photography basics have been covered, then eight types of
activities using an iPhone's camera will be demonstrated. They include: 1.
Detecting Light; 2. Identifying Currency; 3. Detecting Colors; 4.
identifying Objects; 5. Scanning Barcodes and QR (Quick Response) Codes; 6.
Scanning Text; 7. Capturing Images to Deposit Checks; and 8. Obtaining
assistance.

Participants will have a chance to try out their own photography skills.

it can be very beneficial and rewarding for blind people, a group not
generally thought to be photographers, to develop and improve their camera
skills. The independence gained from successful use of the
information-gathering apps can reap great benefits both

professionally and personally.

About the Presenter

Judith M. Dixon is Consumer Relations Officer at the National Library
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress in
Washington, DC. During her thirty-six years at the library, she has been
concerned with all aspects of reading and access to information by people
with print limitations. In recent years, the advent of new technologies has
brought about an increased availability of information access through many
types of assistive devices and services and she has been in the forefront.

Dr. Dixon earned a B.A. from Stetson University, DeLand, Florida in 1974;
an M.A. from Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, in 1976; and a
Ph.D. in clinical psychology also from Adelphi in 1980. Dr. Dixon was the
2005 recipient of the Francis Joseph Campbell Award from the American
Library Association for her many years of excellent work in the field of
library service for blind and physically handicapped persons and for her
pioneering efforts in the area of electronic braille materials on the
Internet through the NLS service, Web-Braille. She was also the 2009
recipient of the American Foundation for the Blind's Gallagher Award for
serving as an outstanding role model to others who have vision loss.

In addition to publishing numerous articles, she edited the

volume "Braille into the Next Millennium" published by the

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically

Handicapped, Library of Congress in 2000. She served as Chair of the
Braille Authority of north America from 2007 through 2011 and Secretary of
the International Council on English Braille from 2008 to 2016.

One of her hobbies is writing books for National Braille Press about things
that are important to her. These include braille and mobile devices. She
has authored or co-authored nine titles. They include: Label It! Braille
and Audio Strategies for Identifying Items at Home and Work; Get the
Picture! Viewing the World with the iPhone Camera; Anyone Can Play:
Accessible Games for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch; Out and About: Our
Favorite Travel Apps; The Abundant Bookshelf: Reading Books on an iPhone,
iPad, or iPod touch; and Go Where You Wanna Go: Using GPS on the iPhone

--
Chancey S. Fleet
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
(212) 621-0627

Milena Zavoli

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