----- Original Message ----- From: "Shiela & Bob Wilhite" <wilhites@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:26 AM Subject: Accessible World Tek Talk Presents Joel Snyderr, March 1, 2010 News Wire: On Monday,March first, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time, Tek Talk presents An interview with Joel Snyder, Director of American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project. Audio description, intended for persons who are blind or have visual impairments, is the narration that conveys the settings, costumes, body language, and sight gags in a visual presentation or performance. Concise, objective descriptions inserted between portions of dialogue or song can help listeners to understand important visual elements. Audio description is meant to complement a performance, not interfere with it. The narrative technique is successful because it makes the visual relevant. On the Accessible World broadcast, Snyder will highlight the work of the American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project (ADP), an initiative that Snyder directs [www.adinternational.org]. The ADP is a major initiative designed to promote and produce description for media. The ADP produced description for the 30th anniversary DVD of “The Miracle Worker”, as well as a DVD documentary biography of President Obama. In addition, the live ABC broadcast of President Obama’s inauguration was audio described. Snyder will report on pending legislation that would mandate description for broadcast television and give us an update on recent progress in the courts regarding description in movie theaters. He will also discuss how description is produced and share clips of description for nationally broadcast television and major motion pictures. Date: Monday, March 1, 2010 Time: 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 PM MDT, 7:00 PM CST, and 8:00 PM EST and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 1:00 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 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 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 Joann Becker, Events Coordinator Accessible World 617-487-8795 Email: joannbecker@xxxxxxxxxxx George Buys, CEO. Talking Communities Email: buys@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