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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:
ATIA 2009 Conference October 28 to 31, 2009, Renaissance Schaumburg,
Chicago, USA - Come meet us at booth 612 and register for our FREE Drawings
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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