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Anyone For A Game of Chess?
The Accessible News Wire April 13, 2008, Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Chess has been defined many ways but most will agree that it is not merely
an idle amusement but essentially in its essence it is a game, in its form
an art, and in its execution a science. Several very valuable qualities of
the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or
strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. the
current form of the game emerged in Southern Europe during the second half
of the 15th century after evolving from similar, much older games of
Indian
and Persian Origin dating back somewhere before 600 A.D.. Today, while
chess
is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people
worldwide in clubs, online, by correspondence, in tournaments and
informally, only a limited number believe that it can be played and
enjoyed
by individuals who are blind. Anna Dresner and Alan Dicey will
demonstrate
to the Tek Talk audience that Whether you're new to chess or a seasoned
player, blindness does not have to stop you from playing, and playing
well.
It really is a game that can be played effectively and enjoyed by those
who
are totally blind.
IN their presentation, they will describe adaptive chess sets, discuss
playing as a blind person, tell you where to get free lessons, and suggest
lots of ways to meet other players - sighted and blind, from the U.S. and
elsewhere - and develop your skills via e-mail, voice chat, and computer
chess programs. So listen in, then grab a board and join the fun!
Contacts: Woody Anna Dresner, National Braille Press. Email:
adresner@xxxxxxx
Alan Dicey, President, U.S. Braille Chess Association. Email:
adicey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, April 21, 2008
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 0:00 GMT.
Where: Tek Talk Conference Room at:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
or
http://www.accessibleworld.org. Select the Tek Talk room, enter your first
and last names on the sign-in screen.
All Tech 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 Tech Talk archives on our website at
http://www.accessibleworld.org.
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.
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: http://www.accessibleworld.org.
Media Contacts:
Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
Pat Price, Founder and Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
Vision Worldwide, Inc.
317-254-1185
Skype: patprice1
Email: pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.accessibleworld.org
