[accesscomp] ACCCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK PRESENTS THE ALT PROGRAM, THE PERSPECTIVE OF TWO JAWS USERS, MONDAY AUGUST 12, 2013 8 PM EDT, THE PAT PRICE ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG

From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 09:55:28 -0700
 

Newswire: August 12, 2013

 

TITLE: "ALT Revisited- Entering the Fast Lane with ALT- two Jaws-users 
perspectives"

 

What's better, faster or slower?  Join Darren Fittler and Gary Wunder as we 
explore their experiences "from then and now".

 

We all feel increasing stress in the workplace to be efficient, increase our 
personal, team and organization contribution and - to simply be faster! For 
screen reader users there is often a frustration with how long it takes to 
complete routine tasks and the annoyance of having to employ so many "tricks" 
to use software products designed for sighted users.  To this add the simple 
truth that many software products prevent navigation or present improper 
labeling resulting in the screen reader saying "button, button, button, button" 
as a poor substitute for meaningful identifiers.  *sigh*  

 

Then, there's ALT - able to simplify the complex tasks into simple shortcut 
commands, without hotkeys, converting "difficult-and-challenging" to "easy".

 

We had an interview with the Architects of ALT in August 2012.  This year we're 
going to talk to two ALT users.  Spanning two continents and two very different 
careers, Darren Fittler (a lawyer, in Sydney Australia) and Gary Wunder (the 
editor of the Braille Monitor magazine, in the U.S.) will share on their 
experiences and the impact of ALT in their workdays.   They have the common 
desire to work better, faster, smarter and use ALT to help in their jobs - 
daily.  

  

For additional information please contact:

ALT product information: Rob Nevin rob@xxxxxxxxxxxx

ALT users: Darren Fittler dd.fittler@xxxxxxxxx 

ALT users: Gary Wunder gwunder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Date: Monday August 12, 2013

 

Time:  5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central,

                        8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 
12:00 GMT. 

 

Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price Tek 
Talk Training Room at:

 

http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

 

Or, alternatively.

 

Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: www.accessibleworld.org

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.

 

All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate 
live at the above times then you may download the presentation or podcast from 
the Tek Talk archives on our website at www.accessibleworld.org

 

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 online rooms.

 

All online interactive programs 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 or text chat with the attendees. To speak to us, 
hold down the control key and talk; then let up to listen. 

 

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 also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is 
intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions, suggest 
topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just to interact 
with others interested in using assistive devices to access computers. You may 
sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk Discussion link on the same 
page and completing the form.

 

Accessible World Contacts:

 

Robert Acosta, Chair

Accessible World

818-998-0044

Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx

Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org

 

Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator

Accessible World

734-495-1496

Email: mgmoses@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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org

You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to 
us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the 
above address.
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