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Subject: [accesscomp] ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK PRESENTS DEBORAH KENDRICK TO
DISCUSS THE ICANCONNECT PROGRAM FOR DEAF-BLIND PERSONS, MONDAY FEBRUARY 24,
2014, 8 PM EST, THE PAT PRICE ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG

NEWSWIRE: TEK TALK, MONDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2014 FEATURES DEBORAH KENDRICK

ACCESSIBLEWORLD TEK TALK FEATURES DEBORAH KENDRICK TO DISCUSS AN INNOVATIVE
PROGRRAM FOR THE DEAF-BLIND CALLED ICANCONNECT

We think of Helen Keller as an anomaly, or at least of her situation as a
rare and unusual occurrence.  Yet, the Helen Keller National Center,
estimates that there are two million Americans who might be identified as
being deaf-blind, and a new program administered by the Federal
Communications Commission is making significant forward strides toward
mitigating their isolation.  

The National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, which came in to
being as part of the communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010,
allocates money to be used in each state to purchase equipment and training
to connect people who are deaf-blind to the rest of the world.

The program has become known as iCanConnect, and indeed, that is what is
happening for many of those people in every state who have dual sensory
disabilities.  

>From iPads and iPhones to computers and braille notetakers, from doorbells
with flashing lights to telephones with amplified speakers, people who are
deaf and blind are connecting with their friends, families, and potential
employers.  

Just as many blind people have a considerable amount of residual vision, so
are many who qualify as deaf-blind able to hear some sounds and see some
objects.  

Find out how to qualify for equipment and training from the iCanConnect
program, how individuals can apply, and some of what those of us who are
blind can learn from our peers who have the additional struggles of hearing
impairment.  

Presenter: Deborah Kendrick

E-Mail:  <mailto:dkkendrick at earthlink.net> dkkendrick at earthlink.net

Date: Monday February 24, 2014

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

Or, alternatively.

Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at:
<outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org> 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
<outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org> 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:
<outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists>
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:  <outbind://6/www.helpinghands4theblind.org>
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

(818) 998-0044

www.helpinghands4theblind.org

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