The Accessible World 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.
What does it take to start your own Internet radio station? How does one go about
putting it on the Net, and then how do you build and maintain an audience? If you've
never broadcast before, should you take the plunge and start your own station, or
should you go with an established operation?
Ride Radio owners Rick and Deb Lewis will address these questions and more as part
of their August 30th Tek Talk presentation, "Owning And Operating An Internet Radio
Station."
Whether you're a casual listener who just wonders how it all works, a prospective
6 cups sliced rhubarb, about a pound and a half.
½ cup granulated sugar.
1 3 oz package strawberry gelatin.
1 9 oz package yellow cake mix (like Jiffy).
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted.
2 tsp confectioners’ sugar for garnish.
Whipped topping such as Cool Whip optional. I would personally use vanilla ice cream.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Use baking pan, 11 X 7 X 2. Coat with nonstick spray such as Pam.
2. Place rhubarb in the prepared baking pan.
3. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and strawberry gelatin.
Do you wish you could talk to people who have experience with guide dogs and are
willing to answer questions? Do you have questions about the day-to-day routine of
working guide dogs? Practically speaking, what duties can a guide dog perform? What
skills or requirements are required to become a guide dog user? If you have never
had a pet, should this option be considered? If you do, how will this relationship
affect your pet? If you have young children, is it possible to use the dog while
walking with them at the same time? Must you have excellent mobility skills before
Bay Area Digital is pleased to announce that we will be featured Monday, August 23
on Tek Talk, your premier source for hearing and speaking about technology at Accessible
World. The presentation will be at 5:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight time and will last
approximately one hour.
On this program, Bay Area Digital will be discussing two new and very exciting products.
First, we will present the Bay Area Digital Internet Radio and its accompanying service.
Have you ever wished for an Internet radio that you could operate independently?
We will be discussing “Hard Fall”, by Ridley Pearson. You can find it on the BARD
site by searching for db36133. This is also its RC number, and you can request it
from your regional library on cassette.
You can find this book on Bookshare at: http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/7271
We look forward to having you share your opinions and your knowledge of mysteries
with us.
If you have questions or concerns, or you want to try out the software before attending
the Group, please do not hesitate to contact the Group's facilitator,
Ann Parsons, Group Facilitator
Books change. Authors we have come to know and love stop writing leaving us wondering
how we will fill the space their books used to occupy. If you feel this way, I think
the debut novel, Souvenir, by Therese Fowler will allay any concerns you may have.
Meg Powell and Carson McKay grew up on neighboring farms. The love they feel is the
forever kind no one can tear apart. Happily making plans for a future they are certain
will be theirs, knowing their love will bring joy and outlast any sorrows dealt by
the deck of cards that is life, their days are filled with dreams all lovers share.
Wednesday, August 18th is the date to mark on your calendar and now is the time to download and start reading “The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People’s History of Ancient Rome” (DB 57323
by Michael Parenti.
In this seminar, Larry Lewis, President of Flying Blind LLC will be discussing non-visual
strategies for self-defense techniques that can be used by persons who are blind/visually
impaired. Lewis has studied a few different martial arts but has found his passion
in training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, a grappling-based Martial Art with a highly affective
self-defense component that requires no vision to learn and utilize.
Lewis will be discussing the components of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as well as the pluses
of training in this amazing martial art as well as offering strategies for avoiding
To his many fans, he is known as the Jazz Man, so you know Steve Bauer is qualified
to demonstrate and discuss the new accessible HD radio produced by Dice Electronics.
Until now, HD radios have been a disappointment, leaving purchasers with a severe
case of buyer's remorse instead of the improved accessibility they hoped for. On
August 16, Steve will demonstrate an HD radio that is truly accessible for the blind.
If your experience with HD radio has left you disenchanted, or if you love radio
and have always been curious about it and would like to learn more, he will renew
