FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: News Wire To: evans-lynn@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 10:11 AM Subject: Accessible World presents You and Your Guide Dog, April 14, 2010 News Wire: Accessible World is so very pleased to welcome yet another new program to our Family. "You and Your Guide Dog," hosted by Robert and Ruth Ann Acosta. Robert has used 9 wonderful guides and Ruth Ann is working with her fourth new guide, Egan. What we would like to accomplish is to provide people from all of the guide dog schools in the United States and from other countries of the world with the opportunity to join us in our audio community room in order to talk about our experiences with our great dogs. At our first meeting, we shall get acquainted and plan an agenda. In other words, what would guide dog users like to hear and talk about. We shall meet on the second Wednesday evening of each month commencing in April. Please see date and time information below. If anyone needs assistance in accessing our room, including the downloading of our simple Software program, please feel free to call or write to Robert Acosta. Presenters: Robert and Ruth Ann Acosta E-Mail: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM MDT, 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT and elsewhere in the world Wednesday 1:00 GMT. Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to the Accessible World Classroom at: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs2ccabdfcfd3a Or, alternatively, Select The Accessible World Guide Dog Users Room at: www.accessibleworld.org Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen. If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World rooms. All online interactive programs require no password, are free of charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual audience. To speak to us, hold down the control key and let up to listen. If no microphone is available, you may text chat with the attendees. Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum. You can join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or the Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at: www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists Accessible World Contacts: Robert Acosta, Chair Accessible World 818-998-0044 Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org Joann Becker, Events Coordinator Accessible World 617-487-8795 Email: joannbecker@xxxxxxxxxxx Steve Hoffman, President Talking Communities Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 -- If you no longer wish to receive any more announcements from the Accessible World announce list service, you may unsubscribe, edit your preferences or forward this email by using one of the links below. Unsubscribe: this link Update your preferences or unsubscribe: this link Forward a Message to Someone: this link