[SC-CSTD] FW: [tech-vi Announce List] From The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library: Astro Access - Tactile Graphics for Space Flight: Tuesday, October 18, 4:30 PM Eastern Time

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Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] From The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library: Astro Access - Tactile Graphics for Space Flight: Tuesday, October 18, 4:30 PM Eastern Time

From: 'Chancey Fleet' via Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library <HeiskellTech at googlegroups.com <mailto:HeiskellTech at googlegroups.com> > 

Come help make space travel safer for everyone, including future  blind and low vision astronauts.

If you are a disabled person aboard the International space  Station, what accommodations do you need to become a trusted part of the working crew?

If you can't see, and you are in zero gravity, how does that change the way you get around?

On Tuesday October 18,  from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Eastern, the library will host   representatives of AstroAccess, a nonprofit working to ensure future space travel is accessible to everyone.  The program will begin with a short introduction to AstroAccess by Lindsay Yazzolino and Sheri Wells-Jensen,  two members of the blind crew who will fly aboard AstroAccess's zero G parabolic flight this December.

We are  designing the world's first  tactile way finding aids for a zero G environment, and we are  are looking for people of all backgrounds to examine our progress and offer feedback.  

We will show you  the first examples of our tactile graphics system designed to provide 

basic zero G orientation information such as which way is 'down' (should gravity return), and direction of emergency supplies and emergency exits.  We need your feedback and suggestions.

If we can make space accessible, we can make any space accessible.

Where: Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

40 West 20th St | NYC

We'll be hands-on with tactile graphics so in-person participation is encouraged, but we'll also have a Zoom for those who want to hear the discussion from afar. 

Register here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdquunwFi_CIY88ofZvFLCNbDqtbMr-vfkfO9jn9OQhxkAKeg/viewform

David Goldfield,

Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist

 <https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification> 

 <https://certification.nvaccess.org/> NVDA Certified Expert

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