as long as it's done in good taste! ;) -----Original Message----- From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynn Evans Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:29 PM To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tabi] Fw: [Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: Fw: Accessible World Presents Tek Talk,"Seeing with Your Tongue", August 24, 2009 FYI Could be a lip smacking good show. Here's licking at you kid. The tongues should be wagging after this one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "tektalk discussion" <tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 2:30 PM Subject: [Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: Fw: Accessible World Presents Tek Talk,"Seeing with Your Tongue", August 24, 2009 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "tektalk discussion" <tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:44 AM > Subject: [Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: Accessible World Presents Tek > Talk,"Seeing with Your Tongue", August 24, 2009 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "News Wire" <listservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:35 PM > Subject: Accessible World Presents Tek Talk, "Seeing with Your > Tongue", August 24, 2009 > > > News Wire > > Wicab, Inc. in Middleton, WI is developing a new technology that has > the potential to provide assistive benefits to blind individuals by > enabling greater independence. As an assistive tool, the BrainPort > vision device may enhance important functions as mobility, > orientation, reading, object recognition, employment, and recreation. > The BrainPort system presents information to the brain via electrical > stimulation of the tongue, augmenting normal sensory channels. The > device consists of an electrode array for the tongue, a video camera, > and a control system. Luminance or brightness information is collected > from a video camera and translated into electrical intensity patterns > that are "displayed" tactilely on the tongue and interpreted as > spatial-temporal visual information. With just a few hours of > training, BrainPort users form a spatial reference of this new > information to their environment. Participants have able to detect > shapes, identify motion, report contrast differences and depth cues. > The development of BrainPort technology has significant potential for > improving safety and quality of life for those who are blind. > > Presenter: Aimee Arnoldussen, Ph.D.* > > email: *aarnoldussen@xxxxxxxxx > > Date: Monday, August 24, 2009 > > Time: 5:00 p.m. PDT, 6:00 p.m. MDT, 7:00 p.m. CDT, and 8:00 p.m. EDT > And elsewhere in the world Tuesday 0:00 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 > > Or, alternatively. > > Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: > http://www.accessibleworld.com > > 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 > http://www.accessibleworld.com > > 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 or text chat with the attendees. To speak to us, hold down > the control key and talk; then let up to listen. > > 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.com > > Accessible World Contacts: > > Robert Acosta, Chair > Accessible World > 818-998-0044 > Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx > Web: http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org > > Joann Becker, Events Coordinator > Accessible World > 617-969-1213 > Email: joannbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > George Buys, CEO > Talking Communities > Email: buys@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. > > > > -- > If you no longer wish to receive any more announcements from the > Accessible World announce list service, you may unsubscribe, edit your > preferences or forward this email by using one of the links below. > > Unsubscribe: > http://www.accessibleworld.org/lists/?p=unsubscribe&uid=bc448300d9b36f > 1867fa8bb0427649ad > > Update your preferences or unsubscribe: > http://www.accessibleworld.org/lists/?p=preferences&uid=bc448300d9b36f > 1867fa8bb0427649ad > Forward a Message to Someone: > http://www.accessibleworld.org/lists/?p=forward&uid=bc448300d9b36f1867 > fa8bb0427649ad&mid=396 > > > -- > Powered by PHPlist, www.phplist.com -- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tektalkdiscussion mailing list > Tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://accessibleworld.org/mailman/listinfo/tektalkdiscussion_accessib > leworld.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tektalkdiscussion mailing list > Tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://accessibleworld.org/mailman/listinfo/tektalkdiscussion_accessib > leworld.org Check out the TABI resource web page at http://acorange.home.comcast.net/TABI to unsubscribe send a message, containing a subject line of the word unsubscribe, to tabi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx if you'd like to unsubscribe you can do so through the freelists.org web interface, or by sending an email to the address tabi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject. 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