Yes, as of now, I have the whole day open.
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maria Hansen" <mhansen1@xxxxxxx>
To: <passcoalition@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 12:11 PM
Subject: [passcoalition] Technology, Culture and Community Fair at the
Andrew Heiskell Library Oct 18th
PASS will have a table at this event. Are any other PASS members
available
to help me with our table?
Maria
The Andrew Heiskell Library will be hosting a Technology, Culture, and
Community Fair for People who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Disabled on
Saturday
October 18th, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Andrew Heiskell Library. Join us as we
turn our library into a hub for representatives from the great cultural
institutions,
sports programs, technology vendors, and community organizations NYC has
to
offer. Everyone is welcome, but the focus of the fair will be
accessibility
for people who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise disabled. Attend
showcase sessions about accessible culture and technology; hear NYPL's Job
Search
Central give career help, try out assistive technology for reading,
communicating, learning, and surfing the web; meet our team of peer
technology coaches
and set up a free appointment. Organizations represented include Lincoln
Center, The Rubin Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan
Museum
of
Art, The Guggenheim Museum, Google, Apex, Adaptive Climbing Group, Touch
Graphics, Abisee, C-Tech, Orcam, Vis-ability, Eye-Assist, ICanConnect,
Lighthouse
Guild International, The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, New
York State Commission for the Blind, Independence Science, NFB, Baruch
CCVIP,
3D Photo Works, Creative Adaptations for Learning, PASS, Gatewave Radio,
Touch Graphics, The New York Public Library's Job Search Central, and
more.
All
information will be available in large print and braille.
You can listen to the audio announcement at this link:
http://media.nypl.org/audio/discussions_2014_10_09_Heiskell_Fair.mp3
--
Jill Rothstein
Acting Chief
Managing Librarian for Outreach and Public Service
Andrew Heiskell Library
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212)-621-0637
