[NFBofSC] FW: A special presentation on Sunrise and Shine Thursday, February 23rd at 9:00 AM. Set this one on your calendar and help pack the house!

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From: russell at radiorusty.com <russell at radiorusty.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 6:03 AM
To: russell at radiorusty.com
Subject: A special presentation on Sunrise and Shine Thursday, February 23rd
at 9:00 AM. Set this one on your calendar and help pack the house!

Good Morning Sunrise and Shine with NFB-NEWSLINER Family!

We have a very unique get together scheduled for this Thursday, February
23rd at 9:00 AM, in large part because we have some very special guests
joining us all the way from Belgium. These folks aren't just dropping in to
sit and listen though, they'll be with us to provide information on a
fascinating mobile app that could soon be of tremendous benefit to blind
pedestrians right here in Florida. Michiel Janssen and some of his partners
from their company, Ayes, have developed a mobile app that detects the
information provided by traffic lights and then relays it to a smart phone
user almost instantly. The app known as OKO was first rolled out in Europe
but is now being adapted for use in the US. Michiel and his team are
currently in Florida providing demonstrations of the app and have generously
blocked out some time on Thursday morning to come and speak to us.

One of our loyal SRS family members, Doug Hall in Daytona Beach, had told me
about the app and introduced me to Michiele. I was so glad that he did this,
because it is giving me an opportunity to actually meet the team from AYES
at a live demonstration in Jacksonville on Wednesday. I think Doug is going
to get to meet them later today and I hope he will also join us on Sunrise
and Shine to give us his impressions of this amazing use of AI technology.

Because our guests have a tight schedule on Thursday, we'll get started
promptly at 9:00 AM, so you won't want to be late for this special event.

If you haven't been to one of our calls before, joining us at 9:00 AM for
coffee or tea will give you a chance to find out what you've been missing.
We always take time for welcoming new guest speakers and participants and
for lots of warmth and laughter.

Most of us have become pretty familiar with attending meetings using the
Zoom platform over the past couple of years and in fact, we've been using
Zoom since we launched Rise and Shine way back on April 16th 2020. If you're
not used to using Zoom or if it's still giving you difficulties, don't give
up just yet. You can access the meeting by clicking on he below listed web
link, by using the one tap mobile feature or by dialing the phone number
provided and entering the access code when prompted.

The regulars on our call are always warm and welcoming and are thrilled to
see new faces. 

Hope to have you with us Thursday morning, see below for the Zoom info. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me before the
call. Check the bottom of this email for the Zoom call-in instructions. 

Russ Davis, Coordinator

   NFB Newsline of Florida

ph. 904-993-8433 (mobile)

Email: Russell at radiorusty.com <mailto:Russell at radiorusty.com> 

NFB Newsline of Florida is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sunrise and Shine with NFB Newsline

Date/Time: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 9:00 AM Eastern Time (US and
Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/96184895393

Meeting ID: 961 8489 5393

One tap mobile

+16468769923,,96184895393# US (New York)

Direct dial access phone number

+1 646 876 9923

Meeting ID: 961 8489 5393

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