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[Sherri]

Very interesting!

Sherri
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ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bob Acosta
To: Bob Acosta
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:48 AM
Subject: ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK PRESENTS STEVE MAHAN, THE GOOGLE 
DRIVERLESS CAR, MONDAY JUNE 17, 2013, 8 PM EDT, THE PAT PRICE ROOM: 
WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG


    Steve Mahan is the Executive Director of the Santa Clara Valley Blind 
Center in San Jose, California. At the beginning of 2012, Steve became 
Google's first official "user" of their Self-Driving Car. His experience 
behind the wheel was captured on film, a portion being released as a YouTube 
video in March of last year. Legally blind, it was Steve's first time behind 
the wheel of a car in more than eight years.



Now 60, in 1990 Steve was diagnosed with congenital nanophthalmos, a rare 
condition that caused the loss of all vision in one eye three years later 
and progressive loss of vision in the other eye. In early 2005, Steve became 
a client of the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center and began serving as a board 
director in 2007. Since early 2009, he has worked as the Executive Director 
of this agency located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Artist, history buff 
and technology junkie, Steve's resume includes work in graphic design, 
computer consulting, publishing, data management and ministry.



Google reached out to the Blind Center for help in understanding the needs 
and dreams of the blind community, among others, who might benefit from new 
technologies under development. As part of their testing, Steve was invited 
to have a more active role, the opportunity of a lifetime, as a passenger 
and even some time behind the wheel. "Driving" the blue Prius in his home 
town Morgan Hill, Steve was given Google's official designation, 
"Self-Driving Car User #0000000001." -----

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Steve

Daniel S. Mahan
Executive Director
Santa Clara Valley Blind Center
101 N. Bascom Avenue
San Jose, CA  95128
Phone: 408-295-4016 ext 201
Fax: 408-295-1398
smahan at visionbeyondsight.org

SCVBC's mission is to increase the confidence, independence, and quality of 
life for the blind and visually impaired through educational, recreational, 
and rehabilitative programs.



Date: Monday July 9, 2012



Time:  5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central,

                        8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 
12:00 GMT.



Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price 
Tek Talk Training Room at:



http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2



Or, alternatively.



Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: www.accessibleworld.org

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.



All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to 
participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation 
or podcast from the Tek Talk archives on our website at 
www.accessibleworld.org



If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing 
software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download 
and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to 
the Accessible World online rooms.



All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone 
worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound 
card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and 
others in the virtual audience or text chat with the attendees. To speak to 
us, hold down the control key and talk; then let up to listen.



Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the 
topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The 
lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum.



You can join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List 
or the Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at: 
www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists



Accessible World also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is 
intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions, 
suggest topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just to 
interact with others interested in using assistive devices to access 
computers. You may sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk 
Discussion link on the same page and completing the form.



Accessible World Contacts:



Robert Acosta, Chair

Accessible World

818-998-0044

Email: boacosta at pacbell.net

Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org



Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator

Accessible World

734-495-1496

Email: mgmoses at comcast.net



Steve Hoffman, President

Talking Communities

Email: steve at talkingcommunities.com



The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3) 
not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the 
disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly 
relevant information about new products, services, and training 
opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access 
barriers that adversely affect them























































Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org

You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers 
to us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at 
the above address.