----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Acosta To: Bob Acosta Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 5:36 PM Subject: RADIO WAVES PRESENTS TWO TOPICS: HURRICANE SANDY AND RADIO COVERAGE, AND PROPER EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO HAVE IN YOUR HOME: WEDNESDAY, 9 PM EST, RADIO WAVES ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG RADIO WAVES PRESENTS TWO TOPICS: RADIO AND THE HURRICANE; PROPER EMERGENCY RADIO EQUIPMENT, WEDNESDAY NOV. 7, 9 PM EST, RADIO WAVES ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG NEWSWIRE: Dual topics for the November edition of Radio Waves. We'll recap the radio coverage of the recent East Coast Super Storm - was radio useful as an information source during Sandy? What were your experiences with radio during the emergency? We'll also revisit emergency radio - what you should have - and not bother with - in terms of radio equipment in preparation for disaster. Join us for Radio Waves on Wednesday, November 7, starting at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern time. Group Facilitator: Jim Tedford Email: radio@xxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 Time: 6:00 p.m. PST, 7:00 p.m. MST, 8:00 p.m. CDT, 9:00 p.m. EST and elsewhere in the world Thursday 2:00 GMT. Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to the Accessible World Auditorium at: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs5affc3cfa191 Or, alternatively, Select the Accessible World Auditorium at: http://www.accessibleworld.org. enter your first and last name. 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. 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. Sign up information for all Accessible World News Wires and discussion lists are also available at our website: Accessible World Contacts: Robert Acosta, Chair Accessible World 818-998-0044 Email: boacosta@pacbell. net Web: http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org Joann Becker, Events Coordinator Accessible World 617-969-1213 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. 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.