Accessible World

Presenters:
Greg Stilson, HumanWare Product and Support Specialist
Phone; 800-722-3393
Greg.stilson@humanware.com
Dave Wilkinson, HumanWare US Western Region Blindness Product Specialist
Phone; 800-7-22-3393, ext. 241
Dave.wilkinson@humanware.com

Greg Stillson and Dave Wilkinson travel throughout the United States providing product
trainings and presentations and getting customer feedback for product functionality
and improvement. Greg and Dave work closely with the Technical Support staff and
are involved in product research. Both have been BrailleNote users since its inception.

the Tek Talk Planning Team with co-hosts Joann Becker and Rick Harmon will be conducting a Computer Forum where you can present your questions dealing with all aspects of using the computer.

During this week's Tek Talk event, Jim Gashel, Vice President of Business Development
for knfb Reading Technology, Inc. and Michael Hingson, Director of National Sales
for the National Federation of the Blind will demonstrate their superior Mobile Reader
product line for the blind and learning disabled - featuring the first cell phone
that reads and translates.
The knfb Reader Mobile is a major advancement in print access for the blind. The
software, delivered on a multifunction cell phone, allows the user to snap pictures

Born: August 20, 1928
Died: February 1, 2009

In Pat’s Own Words

She had experienced perfect sight, deaf-blindness, severe hearing loss, low vision, and total blindness for many years. Pat once commented that she has learned first-hand that information provides hope and empowerment. For those reasons she has felt compelled to focus her attention on providing not only relevant and timely information on all aspects of life, but also providing it in all accessible formats.

Most agree that every person should have the opportunity to fully access the world around them and have the freedom to build lasting friendships and a happy and productive life regardless of physical disabiliy. Making it happen for the deaf-blind has been a long and frustrating journey. However, those attending this week's Tek Talk online event will learn from highly qualified presenter and trainer Greg Stilson, Humanware Product and Support Specialist, how his company has used its technological expertise to design a product that significantly opens their lines of communication.

Using a computer program to read, write, and send email is probably the most
repetitive task any computer user performs on a daily basis. It is,
therefore, extremely desirable to choose a good email client or program and
learn its many features thoroughly. During this week's Tek Talk event, the
Accessible World has invited Denny Huff of Gateway for the Blind, L.L.C. to
take a close look at Microsoft Outlook 2007 and 2003.
Contact: Denny Huff, Gateway For The Blind LLC.
Email: Denny@GatewayForTheBlind.Com
Phone Number: 636-262-1383 or 888-362-1382
Web: http://WWW.GatewayForTheBlind.Com

When preparing to read an eBook on your computer or portable digital player,
do you frequently wish you could change to a different voice than your
screen reader or other text editor such as the smooth easy listening voices
used by Kurzweil?
Assistive Technology Trainer Ann K. Parsons has been invited by the
Accessible World to answer this question. During this week's Tek Talk online
training session, she will demonstrate how to convert eText into mp3 files
using Kurzweil 1000 reading software.
(Ann K. Parsons
Email: akp@portaltutoring.info or akp@samobile.net
Skype: Putertutor)

Have you heard about the latest portable solid-state digital audio recording
device for blind or sighted users from Plextor designed? It's the Plextalk
Pocket and it will be demonstrated during this week's Accessible World Tek
Talk online training.
The product is unbelievably feature rich. For starters, it makes it possible
to play and Record in a wide range of DAISY MP3 formats for voice or high
quality music applications. You can use the Pocket as an audio note taker
and enter audio navigation markers while in record or playback mode and it

Kurzweil 1000 Tech Tips

Many computer users are finding it necessary to upload and download larger
files than most email clients will allow. Fortunately, several free services
are available. During this week's Accessible World Tek Talk online
training, one of the more popular services, Sendspace
http://www.sendspace.com
), will be reviewed.
Rick Harmon, an extremely knowledgeable computer trainer, will provide
information about the various accounts or levels of service and the features
of each. He will then demonstrate how to download, install and set up the