Interesting, regarding the Power and Portability session, the
mainstream World has caught on and gone past!!
Hopefully HW and the BN is about to try and bridge that gap?
Peter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike welty" <[email protected]
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:51:29 -0400
Subject: [Braillenote] Fw: HumanWare at ATIA 2009
HumanWare at ATIA 2009Hey all, this is the message from HW I'm
talking about. try to find anything positive about the BN in it,
if you can.
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From: HumanWare
To: mike welty
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 14:43
Subject: HumanWare at ATIA 2009
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http://www.humanware.ca/web/en/newsletter/70-t.htm)
HumanWare at ATIA 2009
HumanWare, the global leader in assistive
technologies for the print disabled, invites you to visit us at
booth 612 and attend to the following presentations on our
exciting innovative products:
Thursday October 29
Experience Accessible Books
8:15AM-10:15AM
Room: Schaumburg Ballroom West
Speakers: Brenda McBride, Susie McKinnon, Mary Jo
Barray
For students with print disabilities, accessing
general and educational materials can be a real problem. Learn
how you can take advantage of the collaborative efforts of
Bookshare, Don Johnston and Humanware through an Office of
Special Education award to provide your students access to
digital texts and tools that will ensure they become successful
readers and learners. You will explore Bookshare's services and
website, practice using Read:OutLoud and the ClassMate Reader,
hands on.
Orator for BlackBerry Smartphones
9:15AM-10:15AM
Room: Schaumburg B
Speaker: Michel Pepin
New screen reader software application provides blind
and visually impaired customers with a solution to access
BlackBerry® smartphones.
How the ClassMate Reader Helped LD Non-readers
3:00PM-5:00PM
Room: Poster Session 8
Speaker: Brenda McBride
This presentation will explore the use of using a
text reader effectively and provide guidance on the underlying
pedagogy needed for successful implementation. By using the
model of a research study, the presentation will explore the
following: How to use a text reader effectively in the classroom;
guidance on the underlying pedagogy needed for successful
implementation; discussion of the resulting improvement of
reading skills after using a portable text reader.
What's New in Low Vision
4:00PM-4:30PM
Room: Education Theater in Exhibit Hall
Speaker: Ed Wikdall
This session will give an overview, questions and
answers and hands on play with the latest low vision products
form HumanWare, both portable and desktop types.
Friday October 30
Communication Utilizing Today's Technology for the
Deaf-Blind
9:15AM-10:15AM
Room: Euphoria
Speaker: Greg Stilson
This presentation will explain how Humanware, working
in conjunction with the Washington State Office of Deaf and Hard
of Hearing (ODHH), as well as focus groups consisting of
Deaf-Blind Professionals and trainers, greatly assisted in the
development of this exciting communication solution.
A Day in the Life of a Victor Stream
12:00PM-12:30PM
Room: Education Theater in Exhibit Hall
Speaker: Dave Wilkinson
A normal days' use of the VictorReader Stream DAISY
player will be demonstrated during this session. A Victor Stream
user can access the morning paper, create bookmarks in textbooks
for study, leisurely listen to music, or check out the latest
Best Seller. The Victor Stream can do all this and more, and
session attendees will be shown how.
Trekker Breeze: GPS
4:00PM-5:00PM
Room: Schaumburg B
Speakers: Julie Hapeman, Greg Stilson
The new Trekker Breeze allows a much wider portion of
the population living with a visual impairement, a physical or
cognitive handicap to benefit from the use of a GPS orientation
tool. Simple and easy to operate, the Breeze is designed for non
technical people looking for a basic navigation system to assist
them in their day-to-day routes and travel in local environments.
Saturday October 31
What to Choose: Power & Portability
11:00AM-11:30AM
Room: Education Theater in Exhibit Hall
Speaker: Dave Wilkinson
Blind people have been enjoying the power and
productivity offered in notetakers such as the BrailleNote for
years. Now the mainstream world has caught on. Computers are
getting smaller and more powerful every day. Netbooks and free
screen readers have made accessible computers more affordable
than ever.
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