Well not all 5000 of them are blind of course, there are a good
number of blind but there are deaf, and mobility impaired as well
as a good number of non-disabled as well. Now if you want a big
convention of the blind go to the NFB national convention sometime.
Greg Kearney
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On Mar 25, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
And how do 5000 blind people go around that place? I have a dog
and everything, but the hotel must be big etc... I really think I
want to go anyway next year. I'll eventually find my way around
just like everyone else I guess...
I
On Mar 24, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote:
CSUN is the biggest US based technology and disability
conference. Anyone with $500 for conference credentials, $150
per night for a room and whatever a flight to San Diego will be
running, can attend. This year with 5000 people and about 200
dogs was a madhouse and the presentations were much more
interesting than the exhibits as little new was out there.
If you plan on attending the conference, get on their mailing
list early (you can find them using google) as there are
discounts to be had early on. Also, as there are so many
interesting things going on you will want to have your plan of
attack as to which presentations and events you will want to
attend sorted out before you get there.
You can also prepare a proposal to do your own presentation which
makes the $500 ticket discounted and is a good way to meet
people, learn stuff and make some friends.
If you are going mostly as a guest and not a presenter, you can
take it easier and enjoy yourself a bit; if you try to do
everything, including tasks related to your job, you will burn
out and should schedule the following week as mostly vacation and
decompression time.
cdh
On Mar 23, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
Who can attend this conference? I might want to go to this next
year...!
Thanks!
Ignasi
On Mar 23, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote:
I think that some of our heads are still spinning from CSUN
which went pretty much non-stop for a solid week. The Apple
presentations were very good and I learned a number of things.
Mike also let me handle the new iPod Shuffle which was the size
of a piece of Trident chewing gum and uses the speech features
we enjoy on the Nano for all users, blind or otherwise.
For the most part, though, this CSUN was, in terms of public
announcements and the like, pretty dull. Sure, Code Factory
made a screen reader for Blackberry and having another set of
phones from which we can choose is nice but not earth shattering.
The conference had no real "buzz" about anything in particular
other than, after 20 years at the LAX Marriott, CSUN will be
held in San Diego next year. As many of us blinks have grown
to know our way around the Marriott, all of us will need some
level of mobility training at the new hotel which can turn into
a pretty ugly scene with all of the dogs, sword fights and just
plain old disorientation in a crowd of 5000 conventioneers.
cdh
On Mar 23, 2009, at 6:15 AM, Keith Reedy wrote:
Yes the list has been quiet this weekend. Every thing seems
to be working ok, just a slow time and some times, thats ok.
Keith Reedy
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