Newswire: Special notice: We shall begin our festivities at 6:30pm EST with some Christmas music. The official program will commence at 7:30 EST. Family comes in many forms. All take time for celebrations of special days and moments in their lives. At Accessible World, we value your participation in and loyal attendance of events throughout the year. As another comes to a close, we want to spend a special evening with you and hope you will find time in your busy holiday season for this spectacular Christmas program. It is a celebration and our way to say how much you matter to us. What makes this program different from all the rest? Think of the best Christmas or holiday events you attend. The most memorable have music and stories which leave a legacy of happiness We promise on this occasion to share the joyous spirit of the season with music and stories of holiday cheer. Whether familiar or never heard before, we promise a program you won't forget. What would Christmas be without a gift. Those who wish to share a brief story of the most thoughtful gift received by them for Christmas will not only share a heart warming story. A gift of $300 will be given to the story voted most thoughtful. What is yours? We want to hear about it. You just might win. If not, you have had the chance to share something which will enrich all who hear it. Accessible World is what it is because you care. We wish you and yours joy during this very meaningful time and invite you to all that waits in the years to come. Put a special note on your calendar to attend a Christmas event as only Accessible World and you can do it. Date: Monday,December 19, 2011 Time: 5:30 PM PST, 6:30 PM MsT, 7:30 PM CST, 8:30 PM EST and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 1:30AM UTC. 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 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ acb-l mailing list acb-l@xxxxxxx http://www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/acb-l 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.