Announcing An Accessible World Symposium: Holiday Stocking Stuffers and
Exciting Gift Ideas For Everyone, Including Those With Special Needs
For those who are making out their holiday shopping lists for family and
friends with special needs, the upcoming Accessible World Symposium is an
event you will not want to miss. On Saturday, November 26, 2005 the free
Web
conference event will focus on a number of manufacturers and product
Distributors who provide useful and accessible products, such as
appliances,
watches, clocks, household items and computer enhancement software and
hardware that is of particular interest to those experiencing vision loss.
Start Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific; 11:00 a.m. Mountain; 12:00 Noon Central;
1:00p.m. Eastern; 5:00 p.m. Universal.
The event will begin with an overview of the Speak To Me Catalog by its
founder Denise Russell. She will describe some of the unique,
practical and fun products that talk, sing, play music, and allow you to
record your own personal message. These include many gift ideas products
that will delight both sighted and blind.
Humanware Blindness Product Marketing Manager Jonathan Mosen will give an
update on some of his company's innovative tools that empower blind and
visually impaired to compete effectively in a sighted world.
Mary T. (Terrie) Terlau, Ph.D., Adult Life Project Leader Department of
Educational and Technical Research, at the American printing house for the
Blind, will demonstrate Money Talk an accessible accounting and check
writing program for the blind and low vision.
Anna Mcclure, Marketing Representative at Envision America, Inc. will show
how the I.D. Mate II, with its database of one-half million North American
UPC's and descriptions, give the user
a huge head start in identifying product and getting the information
needed
about
the item. The device also allows the user to associate any number of
recorded voice messages with
a scanned bar code.
Bierley & Associates, Inc. will provide a comprehensive description of
their newest product, the Color Mouse, a unique and affordable hand-held
video magnifier for low vision individuals.
Stephen A. Guerra, Technology Specialist, will discuss how Specially
adapted
tools, products and technology sold by Independent Living Aids help the
visually impaired enjoy a more independent lifestyle thus enabling them to
stay active and make their life easier. These include canes, magnifiers,
large print books, Braille products, talking watches and clocks,
talking
cooking gadgets, and all items formerly sold by Ann Morris.
In an effort to enrich and improve the lives of millions of people
worldwide
by making information ible through the use of affordable technology,
Kenneth
Grisham, President / CEO, of Premier Assistive Technology will demonstrate
some of their eighteen prize-winning
accessible products that provides access to today's technologically
oriented world. These products are useful to everyone, not just those with
physical limitations.
Joann Becker, Marketing Manager for Optelec, Inc. will provide information
about recently released products: a wireless Braille keyboard, the
EasyLink PDA, and Mobile Speak, the talking cell phone.
To participate in this live interactive event, go to:
http://www.talkingcommunities.com/pat
Select the Auditorium and press ENTER.
Type in your first and last name and press ENTER. No password is required.
You will then be in the Auditorium. It is just that easy!
For more information, contact:
Pat Price, Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
317-254-1185
Robert Acosta, Co-Chair
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
818-998-0044
