----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Price To: bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx ; jolee4@xxxxxxxxxxx ; hall5837@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; mgmoses@xxxxxxxxxxx ; pat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 7:09 AM Subject: Special News Release for OTR Lists (PRWEB) June 8, 2005 -- Attending the June 2005 Accessible World Symposium June 8 11, 2005, will afford a new and exciting experience for everyone. The symposium will occur during the first voice-enabled virtual blindness expo ever held on the Internet. More than thirty hours of programming is scheduled. Attendees from around the world can attend the event free! All you need is a Windows, Macintosh, or Linux computer with a microphone, a sound card and speakers. If you do not have a microphone, you can still hear all the presentations and you can use the text chat area to ask questions or make comments. The OcuSource Expo can be found at www.ocusource.com beginning June 8 at 7 p.m. central time. Old Time Radio (OTR) fans will enjoy live interviews, book reviews, audio clips of interviews with OTR personalities, as well as highlights of several OTR shows from an impressive cast of OTR celebrities. These include: Ed Walker, host of "The Big Broadcast" on WAMU FM; Chuck Schaden, author of "Speaking of Radio" and host of "Those Were the Days" on WDCB FM; Old Time radio historian Larry Gassman; author Jack French; Ronald Staley, Old time Radio archivist; and Joanie Leonard, a loyal OTR listener. The OTR extravaganza will end with a lively discussion of all things OTR that will be moderated by Joanie Leonard. Master of Ceremonies Robert Acosta promises that attendees will be eligible to win some pretty terrific door prizes! Registrants must be present to win. "As though all this is not enough," Pat Price, the Accessible World Coordinator, comments "more surprises are in store for the attendees. Mark your calendars now so you will not miss any part of this great program!" The Accessible World Symposium can be found by following the OcuSource Expo links at www.ocusource.com. About OcuSource California-based OcuSource.com, LLC is the owner and operator of www.ocusource.com , an internet portal dedicated to assisting the low vision and blindness industry with essential online resources. OcuSource's mission is to enhance access to products, information, and services to individuals with vision impairment, as well as the professionals who assist them, through a set of integrated web-based resources. OcuSource provides vision impairment-specific resources such as auctions of adaptive products and accessories, search tools to find local and national resources like doctors and agencies, as well as other tools useful to eye care and rehabilitation professionals. The privately held company was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Placentia, ###### ###