[Nfbn-announce] ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK FEATURES JAMES GASHEL, THE NEW BLIO, MONDAY APRIL 9, 2012, 8 PM EDT, PAT PRICE ROOM, ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG

[Amy Buresh]

  Tek Talk Offers the Chance to Meet Blio, Accessible E-Books for All 
Monday, April 9, 2012

  The Accessible World News Wire, Indianapolis, Indiana USA

As mainstream book publishing continues the process of going digital, 
Tek Talk is pleased to feature the latest news about e-books and 
accessibility. Is
the goal of "same book, same time, same price" really achievable? Can 
blind people actually expect to enjoy the latest best sellers on the 
day they are
published and released to the general public? Can waiting for 
specialized libraries and services to produce accessible books become 
a thing of the past
for people who are blind? Can books be accessible to the blind on 
mainstream rather than expensive specialized devices?These questions 
and more will be
addressed during this week's Tek Talk event by James Gashel, Vice 
President of Business Development at K-NFB Reading Technology, 
speaking to the topic,
"Meet Blio, Accessible E-Books for All." Working with Baker and 
Taylor, the world's largest distributor of books direct from 
publishers to bookstores everywhere,
K-NFB Reading Technology, led by Ray Kurzweil, is seeking to make 
Blio the standard for accessible book publishing throughout the world.

Following the presentation, plenty of time will be available for 
questions from the virtual audience.

To learn more about Blio and download the free e-book reader for 
yourself please visit
blio.com.

(Contact:  James Gashel

Jim at knfbreader.com

Monday, April 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 1:00 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.


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