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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:aw-announcements@groups.io">aw-announcements@groups.io</a> <<a href="mailto:aw-announcements@groups.io">aw-announcements@groups.io</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Lemly<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room Zoom meeting link follows and executing it from your computer or device running the Zoom Cloud Meetings app should take you right into the meeting with no further action required other than waiting for the host to start the meeting:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F839935813%3Fpwd%3DeXFMRHpxNnhFZlRiMHAzRWNWYXM3Zz09&data=04%7C01%7C%7C87c4c9b2a5b642d5570708d8b4db9ca7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637458202600893662%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pvUObuQbPLk6r4PZfev299EAmXRsZLN1zkga5psJZek%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/839935813?pwd=eXFMRHpxNnhFZlRiMHAzRWNWYXM3Zz09</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Special note: We are proud to announce that Tek Talk Programs can now be heard on ACB Mainstream. Please visit the schedule for our programs by going to </span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acbradio.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C87c4c9b2a5b642d5570708d8b4db9ca7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637458202600893662%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=B%2B4voiukxiTYwzyCwGbKJd6r1o8IjGPJqTz2GymY5qg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>www.acbradio.org</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>. Also we can now be listened to on your Echo Smart Device. Say “Echo, play Tek (spell Tek) Talk podcast on Tune-in.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Major sections of this newswire are at heading level 1. Contact information is at heading level 2.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Newswire <o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Tek Talk welcomes a representative from Envision AI . </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Envision, an award-winning assistive technology company, has announced the official launch of Envision Glasses, which are AI-powered smart glasses for blind and visually impaired people. Envisions software uses artificial intelligence (AI) to extract information from images and then speaks the images out loud so the user has a greater understanding of the environment around them. Blind and low-vision users can see to read documents at home or work, view labels while shopping, easily recognize their friends, find personal belongings at home, use public transport, video call anyone in real time, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Envision is developed for and together with the visually impaired community. The app is simple, gets things done and brings the best assistive experience to blind and low vision users. Simply use your phone camera to scan any piece of text, your surroundings, objects, people or products and everything will be read out to you thanks to Envision's smart artificial intelligence (AI) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Now, they have taken things one big step further and put everything into glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Website: <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.letsenvision.com%2Fenvision-glasses&data=04%7C01%7C%7C87c4c9b2a5b642d5570708d8b4db9ca7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637458202600903621%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3Zy1EabnfWI3vkhjF%2BipMVGSrVXA1lhHZO8dkmFCyQk%3D&reserved=0">https://www.letsenvision.com/envision-glasses</a> </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Contact information: Karthik Mahadevan, Co-founder / Chief Designer and Karthik Kannan, Co-founder / Chief Engineer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Email: <a href="mailto:karthik@LetsEnvision.com">karthik@LetsEnvision.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>About 10 minutes before each program dial the Zoom numbers or work with your computer link found on your Zoom invitation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Zoom invitation<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>The Zoom meeting invitation for this Training Class is the following:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Hi there,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:16.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Larry Gassman and Alan Lemly are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Tek Talk welcomes a representative of Envision AI to discuss their recently launched Envision Glasses, which are AI-powered smart glasses. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Time: Meets Monday, January 11, 2021, from 8-9 p.m. Eastern. If you have installed the Zoom client software on your computer, I would recommend your starting that software before executing the below link on your computer. If you have installed the Zoom Cloud Meetings app on your smart device, I suggest you open that app before executing the below link on your smart device.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: </span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F839935813%3Fpwd%3DeXFMRHpxNnhFZlRiMHAzRWNWYXM3Zz09&data=04%7C01%7C%7C87c4c9b2a5b642d5570708d8b4db9ca7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637458202600903621%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bAwLkefSp%2F8Xvql%2FJIs6m3kn0OUxNPOtnti1aj74aig%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/839935813?pwd=eXFMRHpxNnhFZlRiMHAzRWNWYXM3Zz09</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Or iPhone one-tap:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>+19292056099,,839935813# US (New York)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>+13126266799,,839935813# US (Chicago) </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Or Telephone:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Dial by your location</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Meeting ID: 839 935 813</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Passcode: awz</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>International numbers available: </span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fu%2FcnnUjZ1oh&data=04%7C01%7C%7C87c4c9b2a5b642d5570708d8b4db9ca7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637458202600913649%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=2DAmPnegBYkPTsuC47Fqf0xlCl7Jdi4bmD3AK%2F%2F3rUA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>https://zoom.us/u/cnnUjZ1oh</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Podcast feed<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Those wishing to subscribe to past Tek Talk program archives can do so using their mobile device and podcast app of choice or using their computers and podcatcher program of choice. The link with which to subscribe follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><u><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'><a href="https://accessibleworld.org/feed/podcast/tektalk">https://accessibleworld.org/feed/podcast/tektalk</a></span></u><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Subscription information<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Special note. To subscribe to our Tek Talk Discussion list, send a blank email to: </span><a href="mailto:tek-talk-discussion+subscribe@groups.io" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>tek-talk-discussion+subscribe@groups.io</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>. You will receive a reply and just reply back without putting anything in that message.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>To subscribe to our one-way announcements list, send a blank note to: </span><a href="mailto:aw-announcements+subscribe@groups.io" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>aw-announcements+subscribe@groups.io</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>. Follow the above instructions to get subscribed.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Contacts:<o:p></o:p></h1><h2>Larry Gassman: Accessible World Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Phone: 714-449-1958</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:larrygassman@roadrunner.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>larrygassman@roadrunner.com</span></a><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h2>Alan Lemly: Accessible World Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=yiv1085371197msonormal style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Phone: 601-919-6907</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:walemly@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>walemly@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nfbofsc.org/?p=1985"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Click here to access the membership form for the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center. Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://rockybottomofsc.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Scabs1944/?refid=46&__xts__%5B0%5D=12.%7B%22unit_id_click_type%22%3A%22graph_search_results_item_tapped%22%2C%22click_type%22%3A%22result%22%2C%22module_id%22%3A1%2C%22result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22dde06b014c19c1fa49889d82a62edcda%22%2C%22module_role%22%3A%22ENTITY_PAGES%22%2C%22unit_id%22%3A%22browse_rl%3Aaed5eb18-5eed-4148-8ec7-5150ce26bf7b%22%2C%22browse_result_type%22%3A%22browse_type_page%22%2C%22unit_id_result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22module_result_position%22%3A0%7D"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Association of Blind Students</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Parents of Blind Children</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:26.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'>Free White Cane Program <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind has distributed more than 64,000 free white canes since 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:15.0pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'><img border=0 width=545 height=363 style='width:5.677in;height:3.7812in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D6E722.72529F50" alt="A blind man helps a blind girl use her long white cane.">The white cane gives blind people the ability to achieve a full and independent life, allowing us to travel freely and safely. We started our free white cane program because we believe that no blind person should be without a white cane, regardless of his or her ability to pay for it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:22.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span lang=EN style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'>You can request a Free White Cane at the below link.</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/free-white-cane-program"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Apply for a Free White Cane!</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>