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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white'>Nowhere for blind students is the age old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” truer than when studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. This presentation will illustrate key parts of the many solutions with hardware and software tools for leveling the playing field for blind students and allowing them to compete at the highest levels. Mixing tactile graphics, braille and ink from standard applications through a standard printer driver, enables those tasked with creating accessible diagrams to use standard applications in the Windows environment. In this presentation, the ViewPlus solution for Windows, Tiger Software Suite v7, will be demonstrated with examples showing interline text and braille, including math, from Word, plus charts from Excel and how to quickly create tactile graphics with braille. In addition, a brief overview of commercially available embossers/printers will be included along with a sneak peak of audio tactile solutions for providing tactile graphics context to assist with orientation. Participants will learn how to leverage this widely used tactile graphics tool to make informative raised line drawings for blind students.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31>Please join us Thursday June 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM EDT to have these and many other STEM questions answered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31>Dan Gardner, CEO of ViewPlus Technologies, will be joining us to discuss, demonstrate and answer questions on accessibility for creating <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white'>tactile graphics</span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31>This is event is free and open to everyone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31>Please registered here <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white'>by Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 10:30am.</span> After registration is complete, an event specific Zoom room link will be emailed to the participants.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://nfbp.org/embossing-the-future" target="_blank">http://nfbp.org/embossing-the-future</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white'>If completing the form via an iDevice, such as an iPhone, you will need to perform the following if you are using VoiceOver:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.15pt'><br><span style='background:white'>- Flick over to the drop down fields, the field itself will be listed as “Choose, list starts”.</span><br><span style='background:white'>- Double tab on that and then the options to swipe through will be displayed towards the bottom of the screen, similar to when you are setting up an alarm on your phone using the Clock app.</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>If you are experiencing difficulty completing the form, please contact Brian Mackey, NFB of PA webmaster, at 609-680-8488 or </span></span><a href="mailto:bmackey88@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white'>bmackey88@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;letter-spacing:.15pt;background:white'>. We intend to record this event and post on the affiliate website for archival purposes.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31><b>Thank you!</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv4081579898msonormal31><b>National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>