<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="" class=""><span style="" class="">Oleg</span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="" class="">Be careful with inputting only tablets---they are supplementary tools...PC with talking software and braille displays still rule</span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br style="" class=""><span style="" class=""></span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida
Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="" class="">If our kids do not learn what is used the most in the world..they will suffer--read this</span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br style="" class=""><span style="" class=""></span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="" class=""><a style="" class="" href="http://www.yourtechvision.com/content/top-8-mobile-and-desktop-computer-versions-worldwide">http://www.yourtechvision.com/content/top-8-mobile-and-desktop-computer-versions-worldwide</a></span></div><div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family:
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style="" class=""></span></div><div style="" class="">Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <br style="" class="">CEO, TechVision, LLC<br style="" class=""><span style="" class="">Specialist in technology, teaching, training for blind/low vision</span><br style="" class="">423-573-6413<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with keystrokes: <a style="" class="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.yourtechvision.com/">www.yourtechvision.com </a><br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is<br style="" class=""> doing it." --<cite style="" class="">Chinese Proverb</cite><br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination.<br style="" class=""><cite style="" class="">--Albert Einstein</cite><br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">It's kind of fun to do the impossible.<br style="" class=""><cite style="" class="">--Walt Disney</cite></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="" class="" dir="ltr"> <font style="" class="" face="Arial" size="2"> On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:07 AM, Oleg Shevkun via Pibe-division <pibe-division@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br style="" class=""> </font> </div> <blockquote class="" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <br style="" class=""><br style="" class=""> <div style=""
class="">Hello listers,<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">My name is Oleg, and I am the executive editor of Radio VOS, the <br style="" class="">official Internet radio station of the All-Russia Association of the <br style="" class="">Blind (Http://www.radiovos.ru). We provide blindness-oriented <br style="" class="">programming to Russian-speaking audience. It is one of our goals to be a <br style="" class="">trustworthy resource for positive and authoritative information on all <br style="" class="">issues affecting blind and visually impaired people, as well as to be a <br style="" class="">forum for open and constructive discussion of these issues.<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Currently, there is a group here in Russia coming up with an initiative <br style="" class="">to integrate tablet computers into K12 education of blind and visually <br style="" class="">impaired students. The initiative is now in its initial stage,
with <br style="" class="">experiments scheduled for the 2014-15 school year. We are working on a <br style="" class="">30-minute program regarding this issue. It is my understanding that <br style="" class="">tablets such as iPAD are already being used by blind students in K12 <br style="" class="">schools throughout the US. Hence, I'd like to do a short (5 minutes at <br style="" class="">most) interview with someone who works in special education, and who <br style="" class="">could talk to our listeners about the practical side of integrating <br style="" class="">these devices into the school curriculum. Specifically, we would be <br style="" class="">interested in the following:<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">- How common are tablets in the education of blind and visually impaired <br style="" class="">students?<br style="" class="">- In terms of organization, how do you implement these devices into the <br style=""
class="">curriculum? Specifically, is this initiative promoted by blindness <br style="" class="">organizations? By educators? By agencies?<br style="" class="">- How does the use of these devices relate to braille literacy?<br style="" class="">- Does the use of tablets enhance the accessibility of textbooks? If so, <br style="" class="">then how does it work specifically?<br style="" class="">- Are tablets being used in tandem with other devices, such as external <br style="" class="">keyboards or braille displays?<br style="" class="">- What are the challenges to using these devices in school settings?<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Actually, we are on a pretty tight schedule. So, I'd really appreciate <br style="" class="">it if we could record an interview (or, for that matter, several <br style="" class="">interviews) on this subject within the next couple of days. So, if you <br style="" class="">are an expert and you are ready to
talk to us, please drop me a note at <br style="" class=""><a style="" class="" ymailto="mailto:OShevkun@RadioVOS.Ru." href="mailto:OShevkun@RadioVOS.Ru.">OShevkun@RadioVOS.Ru.</a> Alternatively, if you are not an expert, but you <br style="" class="">know someone else who would be qualified to discuss these issues, I'd <br style="" class="">appreciate it if you could pass this email to those people.<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">We could do the interview on Skype or by phone at your convenience (but <br style="" class="">please keep in mind that there is a time difference). Of course, the <br style="" class="">interview will be all in English, and we will then record voice-over <br style="" class="">interpretation.<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Thank you for your assistance, and I am really looking forward to <br style="" class="">hearing from you!<br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">Sincerely,<br style="" class="">Oleg
Shevkun,<br style="" class="">Executive Editor,<br style="" class="">Radio VOS<br style="" class="">Http://www.RadioVOS.Ru<br style="" class=""><br style="" class=""><br style="" class=""><br style="" class=""><br style="" class="">_______________________________________________<br style="" class="">Pibe-division mailing list<br style="" class=""><a style="" class="" ymailto="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:Pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a><br style="" class=""><a style="" class="" href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org</a><br style="" class="">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Pibe-division:<br style="" class=""><a style="" class="" href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/dmehlenbacher%40yahoo.com"
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