ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK PRESENTS Jose Tamayo SETTING UP AN ACCESSIBLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM USING APPLE TECHNOLOGY , 8 PM EDT, PAT PRICE ROOM, WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG Newswire: There is increasing interest in development of technology to help blind and visually impaired people solve the numerous challenges that they face in daily living, work, and recreation. Jose Tamayo , , will discuss the many benefits that can be derived from setting up an accessible home entertainment system using Apple technologies. He will discuss the roles of each piece of technology. Jose will discuss some recent work that he has been doing in his own setup to have access to entertainment solutions at home. Jose will overview the capabilities that this system has and what he is able to do with it. A discussion of the various components will allow the listener to grasp how the system is put together from a physical standpoint. A discussion on where to obtain the technology will follow as well. One important factor that will be discussed is how to put the system together and what is required in terms of challenges to setup this type of entertainment system. Lastly, the details on how to get iTunes working with the entertainment system will be discussed, detailed, and demonstrated. Presenter: Jose Tamayo E-Mail: jtblas@xxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday May 14, , 2012 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. Enter the Pat Price Tek talk Training Room at http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2 [1] 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 Follow Accessible World on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/accessibleWrld 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. http://accessibleworld.org/ -- If you no longer wish to receive any more News Wires 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 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.