[NFBNJ] Blind Photography with Judith Dixon coming up Saturday August 19

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
The policy of the NFBNJ is to share information.
I received the following from Annemarie Cooke.
Thanks


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Joe Ruffalo, President
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Hi Joe, wasn't sure whether you get these postings from CCVIP. In
Janie's absence, thought  you might want to share w/NFB NJ as many of
our members can easily travel to NYC or participate remotely.

Thanks,
Annemarie

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Lisa Saunders <Lisa.Saunders at baruch.cuny.edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:32:22 +0000
Subject: CCVIP - FW: Blind Photography with Judith Dixon coming up
Saturday August 19
To:

Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library Event
Getting the Picture: Blind Photography with Judith Dixon
Saturday August 19, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Community Room, Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
Registration is free, and it’s required. Email
ChanceyFleet at nypl.org<mailto: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



-- 
Annemarie Cooke