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Major sections of this newswire are at heading level 1. Contact information is
at heading level 2.
Tek Talk welcomes Jackie Brown, Author, to review her book: “Braille on
Display.”
January 6, 2020
Newswire
I largely want to talk about the importance of Braille, particularly in
literacy and employment, how I came up with the idea of writing and updating
the book, then introducing the concept to Jonathan, and finally discuss the
range of Braille devices covered. I am not an expert, but would be happy to
take questions about which displays work best with various operating systems
from my own perspective.
Contact information for Braille On Display is
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Presenter: Jackie Brown
Email: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday January 6, 2020
Time: 5 pm Pacific, 6 pm Mountain, 7 pm Central, 8 pm Eastern and throughout
the world, Tuesday 1:00 GMT.
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Zoom invitation
Welcome to the Zoom platform:
You can attend Zoom meetings in many different ways including with a Windows,
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meetings client software, on an iOS, Android or Amazon Fire smart device if
you've installed the Zoom Cloud Meetings app, or on a regular telephone.
The Zoom meeting invitation for this Training Class is the following:
Hi there,
Robert Acosta is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Tek Talk welcomes
Jackie Brown, Author, to review her book: “Braille on Display.”
January 6, 2020
Time: Meets Monday, January 6, 2020, from 8-9 p.m. Eastern. If you have
installed the Zoom client software on your computer, I would recommend your
starting that software before executing the below link on your computer. If you
have installed the Zoom Cloud Meetings app on your smart device, I suggest you
open that app before executing the below link on your smart device.
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
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Or Telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 408 638 0968
Meeting ID: 839 935 813
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If you execute the above link from a smart device containing the Zoom Cloud
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If you prefer to use your iPhone as a regular phone without the app to call
into the meeting, you can double tap on one of the above two numbers to
initiate the call.
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Contacts:
Robert Acosta: Chair Emeritus
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Phone: 818-998-0044
Email: boacosta818@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:boacosta818@xxxxxxxxx>
Website:
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Larry Gassman: Accessible World Co-Chair
Phone: 714-449-1958
Email: larrygassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:larrygassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Alan Lemly: Accessible World Co-Chair
Phone: 601-919-6907
Email: walemly@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:walemly@xxxxxxxxx>
The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3)
not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled
community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant
information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed
specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect
them.
Robert Acosta
