[Art_beyond_sight_theory_and_research] News for Video Description Research & Development Center

[Jennifer Justice]

VDRDC Director Dr. Joshua Miele to Address NFB & ACB 2012 Conventions
http://www.vdrdc.org/blog/vdrdcdirectordrjoshuamieletoaddressgeneralassembliesofthenfbacb2012conventions
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VDRDC is honored to announce that our very own Director Dr. Joshua Miele
will be addressing the general assemblies of the National Federation of the
Blind <http://nfb.org/> and American Council of the
Blind<http://www.acb.org/>respectively- two of the largest
organizations of blind people in the US.
On Tuesday July 3, 3pm Central Dr. Miele will share the VDRDC's recent
projects and technical advances with the general assembly of the National
Federation of the Blind in Dallas, TX. Then on Wednesday July 11 Dr. Miele
will address an assembly of the American Council for the Blind in
Louisville, KY. The title of Dr. Miele's speech is *"Descriptive Video
Exchange: Enhancing the Experience by Empowering the Consumer.*"

Complete agendas are available online now for both the ACB
<http://www.acb.org/node/258>and NFB
<http://nfbtx.org/agenda/2012-national-convention-agenda>2012 conventions
including registration and hotel information.

Unable to make the NFB Convention in Dallas? Live streaming of many
convention events can be found here.
<http://www.nfb.org/convention-streaming-schedule>