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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">From Annette
Karr.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>Hello
All,<BR><BR> <BR><BR>As we move forward with the planning for a Technology
Day on Saturday, September 24,2016, we need to select the 2 1.5-hour
presentations to take<BR>place at that event. The general details for the
day are:<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Date: September 24, 2016 <BR><BR>Location:
Providence Community Center, Vienna, VA<BR><BR>Session 1: 10:00am -
11:30am<BR><BR>Session 2: 12:00pm - 1:30pm<BR><BR>Pre-registration and
other event details are being worked out.<BR><BR> <BR><BR>In order to make
the content of this day as meaningful to the greatest<BR>number of people as
possible, we would like your input in selecting the<BR>session topics.
Please review the 5 topics described below and e-mail your<BR>1 top choice to
Annette carr at:<BR><BR> <BR><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A style='href: "mailto:Amcarr1@verizon.net"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Amcarr1@verizon.net</FONT></A><BR><BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <BR><BR>No later than
June 7, 2016. This will allow Annette and Joy to identify
a<BR>knowledgeable and dynamic presenter or panel of presenters for the 2
most<BR>popular topics as determined by you, our chapter members. Thank
you in<BR>advance for your input in making this event a success.
<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>Session Topics for
Consideration<BR><BR> <BR><BR>1. 2016 AppleVis Hall of
Fame App Nominations<BR><BR>* This
session will provide an overview and demonstration of the 8<BR>apps that have
been nominated for the 2016 AppleVis Hall of Fame Awards.<BR>This year's
nominations are 1) 1Password - Password Manager and Secure<BR>Wallet, 2) A Blind
Legend, 3) Microsoft Outlook - email and calendar, 4)<BR>Overcast: Podcast
Player, 5) Seeing Eye GPS, 6) Tweetings for Twitter<BR>(iPhone & iPod touch
edition), 7) Twitterrific 5 for Twitter, and 8)<BR>Workflow: Automation Made
Simple. Nominated apps must have met the<BR>following 4 criteria in order
to have made it for consideration: 1) Be fully<BR>accessible to blind and low
vision users, 2) Be from a developer with a<BR>demonstrated and long-term
commitment to full accessibility, 3) Have been<BR>available in the App Store for
a significant period of time, and 4)
<BR><BR>* Demonstrate excellence in
design, functionality and operation.
<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>2. Newsline, what is it
and what can it do for me?<BR><BR>*
This session will provide a description of the wide range of types<BR>of
information available from NFB Newsline. Participants will leave
with<BR>information on how to qualify and sign-up, as well as how to access
the<BR>available information from a telephone touch pad, a computer or
mobile<BR>device.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>3.
iPhone from Dusk to dawn<BR><BR>* This
session would consist of a panel of presenters who would<BR>demonstrate an
iPhone app that is accessible and been found to be beneficial<BR>in the daily
life of a person with a visual impairment. The specific apps<BR>to be
highlighted would be based on selected presenters' knowledge. We<BR>would
ask people interested in demonstrating to submit a proposal to the<BR>planning
committee. If this session was selected, we most likely would
not<BR>select the AppleVis Hall of Fame presentation as
well.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>4. Healthy living
with technology<BR><BR>* This session
will discuss and demonstrate product that help with<BR>maintaining a healthy
life style. A panel of presenters might talk about<BR>such things as
devices and apps for medication management (ScriptTalk) blood<BR>pressure and
Blood sugar testing and management, Medication information<BR>resources,
etc. Other topics might include Fitness (i.e. Blind Alive, Yoga<BR>Mat for
the Blind, apps for tracking steps & workouts), or Weight
management<BR>(i.e. calorie trackers and scales that interface with an
iPhone. Specific<BR>topics will be determined by the availability of
knowledgeable
presenters.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>5. Accessing
books<BR><BR>* Gone are the days when
books are only available in hardcover and<BR>paperback, and people with visual
impairments have to wait months or years<BR>for a title from a best seller
list to be available in an alternative<BR>format, that was most likely not
braille. Come to this session and learn<BR>how books are easily accessed
in large print, digitally recorded speech,<BR>synthesized speech, hardcopy
braille and refreshable braille. With the wide<BR>range of options now
available that are free, have a monthly, yearly, or per<BR>item cost, and can be
accessed in a way that best meets your needs, you can<BR>be curled up with a
good book within no time following this
presentation.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> </FONT></FONT><BR><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000"><BR>========================================================================<BR>John
Bailey<BR>President, Fairfax Chapter<BR>National Federation of the Blind of
Virginia<BR>703.994.2040<BR>john_bailey17@hotmail.com<BR><BR>Chapter meeting
location and
dates<BR>http://www.nfbv.org/chapters-divisions/fairfax/<BR><BR>Receive email
updates on chapter
activities:<BR>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbv-fairfax_nfbnet.org<BR><BR>Conference
call info:<BR>Phone: (641) 715-3286<BR>PIN: 2 2 3 9 7
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