Hi all, Like many of us on this list, I had the pleasure of attending techshare India 2008 on fourth and fifth February. I have to complement Barriorbreak Technologies on this initiative. Things were extremely well organised and the quality of volunteers was almost outstanding.
I had a hard time choosing which session to attend. I wish we had had more information on the sessions. Having been a presenter I know that abstracts of presentations were solicited by Barriorbreak Technologies. It would have been good if these abstracts were made public. This would have allowed me to better decide which sessions I wanted to attend. The experience zone was a good idea. I particularly enjoyed the Cross disability experience I received both in the experience zone and in the session on troubleshooting accessibility. As a presenter, I wish I had had a lapel microphone. I was extremely surprised to be limited to a hand microphone or a tabletop microphone. The advantage of a lapel microphone is that one can maintain a constant distance from the microphone and be free to move around. I had a knowledgeable session chairperson who introduced me accurately and was able to chime in whenever required. I wish we had had more vendors but I suspect this will be taken care of at subsequent conferences. Interestingly, some of them were surprised when people offered to buy things from them. As for equipment, the Care Text all had the most interesting equipment. I particularly liked the idea of a talking battery charger. <chuckle I also enjoyed meeting some of the people such as Steve Bennett who I had heard on various podcasts. My most memorable experience was being guided by a deaf volunteer. At that time, my brain jammed and I had no means of communicating with her. (Never mind the fact that my mobile phone nestled in the pocket of my jacket and texting is routinely used by the deaf to communicate with people). She was a skilled navigator and was able to guide me successfully across an entrance, board an elevator and finally find me a seat in a hall. I still wonder what her name was. Pranav To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
