[accesscomp] TEK TALK PRESENTS, TAKING PICTURE WITH THE IPHONE, JUDY DIXON, NLS CONSUMER RELATIONS OFFICER, MONDAY AUG. 18, 2014, 8 PM EDT, THE PAT PRICE ROOM: WWW.ACCESSIBLEWORLD.ORG
- From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:32:59 -0700
NEWSWIRE: MONDAY AUGUST 18, 2014
TEK TALK PRESENTS "DO YOU GET THE PICTURE?" JUDY DIXON, CONSUMER LIAISON
OFFICER, NLS,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Kimberley Ballard
<mailto:Sbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> kballard@xxxxxxx
617-266-6160 x437
Get the Picture! Viewing the World with the iPhone Camera
National Braille Press publishes new iPhone book for blind people
Boston (August 11, 2014) - Leading national braille publisher,
<http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/index.html?id=SG5iqzzX> National Braille Press
(NBP), announced today the premiere of their new book Get the Picture:
Viewing the World with the iPhone Camera by Judy Dixon. The book, for both
sighted and braille readers, shares the best strategies for utilizing the
iPhone and iPad camera and rates the most accessible apps for blind users.
"The iPhone and iPad have become a great resource for education, reading,
photos and much more," said Brian MacDonald, President of National Braille
Press. "There is a steeper learning curve for people with low vision in
using these devices, especially the camera, because of its visual nature.
This book is a great way to show readers how to utilize the iPad and the
iPhone camera in ways that are specific to blind users."
Dixon explains the purpose of her book: "Nowadays blind people have become
interested in photography because of the popularity of social networking
sites, such as Facebook and Instagram. We want to know how to take better
pictures, just like everyone else, which is what I discuss in the book. But
beyond that, the camera on an iPhone or iPad can be used to gather visual
information beyond anything I ever imagined. I can use it to recognize
currency, identify objects, read a barcode at Whole Foods, and so much more.
Yesterday I received a credit card in the mail, whose number I couldn't
read. So I made a FaceTime call to a friend on my iPhone and, after a bit of
positioning, she was able to read it to me easily-it was amazing!"
In the book, Judy Dixon, Consumer Relations Officer for the National Library
Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, shows
how to use the camera on the iPhone and iPad for more than just taking
pictures. She uses the camera to identify the color of her sweater, pull out
an Andrew Jackson 20-dollar bill, scan a barcode, or use FaceTime and Skype.
Judy has applied the knowledge she has gained from months of research on
iPhone photography and has put into practice strategies enabling people who
are blind to enjoy creating and sharing their own photographs of the world
around them.
ABOUT NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS
A non-profit braille publisher, National Braille Press promotes literacy for
blind children through outreach programs and provides access to information
by producing information in braille for blind children and adults. National
Braille Press is the premier braille publisher in the US that specializes in
producing original braille works written by blind authors expressly for
blind people. <http://www.nbp.org> www.nbp.org.
Date: Monday August 18, 2014
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>
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
Or, alternatively.
Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at:
<outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org> 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
<outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org> 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 found on every screen to our rooms.
Join us Monday August 11, 2014, in the Pat Price Tek talk Training Room of:
<http://www.accessibleworld.org> www.accessibleworld.org to learn more about
this company's "unique" products and services. Hope to see you there.
the software to download is available on every entry screen to the
Accessible World online rooms.
Enter your first and last names in the user field and tab to log in as no
password is needed.
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 may 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.
You can join the Accessible World announce List, by completing the form at:
<http://www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists%20This>
www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists This can be found at the bottom of the
web site.
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.
You can join the Accessible World Announce List,or the Tek Talk discussion
List by completing the form at:
<outbind://6/www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists>
www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists
You can also write Robert Acosta at: <mailto:boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx should you wish to subscribe to our announce list or
receive our monthly Events Calendar.
Accessibleworld Contacts:
Robert Acosta, Chair, Accessible World
E-Mail: <mailto:boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 818-998-0044;
Web site: <http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org>
www.helpinghands4theblind.org;
Randi Shelton, Accessible World Events Coordinator;
E-Mail: <mailto:rshelton820@xxxxxxxxx> rshelton820@xxxxxxxxx;
Phone: 412-221-0801;
Steve Hoffman, President Talking Communities;
E-Mail: <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
(818) 998-0044
www.helpinghands4theblind.org
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