[Arizona-students] FW: Promoting Bookshare: Theme of Tuesday Event, July 3, 2007
Rivas-Parker, Karla, K
KRivas at azdes.gov
Mon Jul 2 11:23:35 CDT 2007
This message is being sent on behalf of the Accessible World.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Theme: Telling Others About Bookshare
Facilitator: Monica Willyard rhyami at gmail.com
Although Bookshare.org has dramatically increased access to books for
the
community of visually impaired and otherwise print disabled individuals
since 2002, it is still unknown in many circles. During Tuesday's live,
interactive meeting of the Bookshare community, the group will examine
ways
to take the Bookshare story to schools, universities, libraries,
retirement
communities, and other areas . throughout the United States.
Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00
p.m.
Eastern and Wednesday 00:00 GMT.
Where: The Bookshare Online Community Room.
There is no charge to attend this event. All you need is a PC running
Windows 2000 or later, an Internet connection, a sound card, and
speakers. A
microphone will be needed to allow you to interact audibly with each
other.
If, however, you do not have a microphone, text chatting will be
allowed.
To join this community of book lovers, click on the Bookshare Chat Room
link
on the Accessible World Home page at:
http://www.accessibleworld.org
or use the following direct link: http://tinyurl.com/2avczp
If this is the first time you have entered a Talking Communities chat
room,
or the conference client has been updated, you will need to install and
then
run the Talkcom software. It is very small and safe to install on your
computer.
When the installation is complete, you will be returned to the sign-in
screen. Select the Enter Room button. Enter your first and last name,
Leave
the Password field blank. tab to the log in button, and press Enter.
That's it. You will be in the room and can begin talking with others in
the
virtual audience by pressing and holding down the Control key.
Don't hesitate to invite all your friends. Seating is unlimited and All
events are FREE! Also, stop by the chat room anytime to visit with
friends
or get immediate answers to Bookshare issues.
See you Tuesday, July 3!
For additional information, contact:
The Accessible World
Pat Price, Events Coordinator
http://www.accessibleworld.org
317-254-1185
Email: pat at patprice.org
This online live event is entirely an activity of Bookshare volunteers
that
is sponsored by the Accessible World in partnership with Talking
Communities.
Susan Lumpkin, Co-Facilitator
Bookshare Chat Room
512-467-9725
slumpkin at austin.rr.com
Media Contacts for Additional Information:
Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee
Helping Hands for the Blind
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
Pat Price, Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
317-254-1185
Skype: patprice1
Email: pat at patprice.org
http://www.accessibleworld.org
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This message is being sent on behalf of the Accessible World.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Theme: Telling Others About Bookshare
Facilitator: Monica Willyard rhyami at gmail.com
Although Bookshare.org has dramatically increased access to books for the
community of visually impaired and otherwise print disabled individuals
since 2002, it is still unknown in many circles. During Tuesday's live,
interactive meeting of the Bookshare community, the group will examine ways
to take the Bookshare story to schools, universities, libraries, retirement
communities, and other areas . throughout the
United States
.
Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2007.
Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m.
Eastern and Wednesday 00:00 GMT.
Where: The Bookshare Online Community Room.
There is no charge to attend this event. All you need is a PC running
Windows 2000 or later, an Internet connection, a sound card, and speakers. A
microphone will be needed to allow you to interact audibly with each other.
If, however, you do not have a microphone, text chatting will be allowed.
To join this community of book lovers, click on the Bookshare Chat Room link
on the Accessible World Home page at:
http://www.accessibleworld.org
or use the following direct link: http://tinyurl.com/2avczp
If this is the first time you have entered a Talking Communities chat room,
or the conference client has been updated, you will need to install and then
run the Talkcom software. It is very small and safe to install on your
computer.
When the installation is complete, you will be returned to the sign-in
screen. Select the Enter Room button. Enter your first and last name, Leave
the Password field blank. tab to the log in button, and press Enter.
That's it. You will be in the room and can begin talking with others in the
virtual audience by pressing and holding down the Control key.
Don't hesitate to invite all your friends. Seating is unlimited and All
events are FREE! Also, stop by the chat room anytime to visit with friends
or get immediate answers to Bookshare issues.
See you Tuesday, July 3!
For additional information, contact:
The Accessible World
Pat Price, Events Coordinator
http://www.accessibleworld.org
317-254-1185
Email: pat at patprice.org
This online live event is entirely an activity of Bookshare volunteers that
is sponsored by the Accessible World in partnership with Talking
Communities.
Susan Lumpkin, Co-Facilitator
Bookshare Chat Room
512-467-9725
slumpkin at austin.rr.com
Media Contacts for Additional Information:
Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee
Helping Hands for the Blind
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
Pat Price, Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
317-254-1185
Skype: patprice1
Email: pat at patprice.org
http://www.accessibleworld.org
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