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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Accessible
World's Tek Talk is pleased to present George Abbott and Amy Salmon from the
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/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hadley</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the
Blind. Mr. Abbott is currently Vice President of Development and
Communications for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Hadley</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. Amy Salmon’s is an instructor at
Hadley; her current classes include several technology-based courses. George and
Amy will provide a brief overview of the Hadley school and its mission.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also they will describe how Hadley and
its students are currently using assistive technology, Such as with email
assignments, online courses, online office hours, etc.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">If you are
new to assistive technology, or simply wish to learn more about the Internet and
Microsoft Office, this is an opportunity for you to discover the array of
technology-based courses Hadley offers to its students.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In addition, learn about how Hadley plans
to integrate technology in its future programs. There will be an opportunity for
questions and answers. Be sure to visit The Pat Price Tek Talk Room at 8:00 PM
EDT on May 4th to learn more about the distance learning programs that
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hadley</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Blind
provides for blind and visually impaired persons.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Date:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Monday, May 4th,
2009.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Time:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5:00 p.m. PDT, 6:00 p.m. MDT, 7:00 p.m.
CDT, and 8:00 p.m. EDT</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and elsewhere in
the world Tuesday 0:00 GMT</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Approximately 15 minutes
prior to the event start time; go to <SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">The Pat
Price Tek Talk Training Room at:<BR><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2"
target=_blank><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Or, alternatively.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: <A
href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple">http://www.accessibleworld.org</SPAN></A>. Enter your
first and last names on the sign-in screen.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">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 at <A href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/"
target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple">http://www.accessibleworld.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR>If you
are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software,
there is a small, <SPAN class=yshortcuts>safe software program</SPAN> 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.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Sign up
information for all Accessible World News Wires and discussion lists are also
available at our website <A href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/"
target=_blank><SPAN
style="COLOR: purple">http://www.accessibleworld.org</SPAN></A>.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN></U><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Accessible World
Contacts:</SPAN></U><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Robert Acosta,
Chair</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Accessible
World</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">818-998-0044</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Email: <A
href="mailto:boacosta@pacbell.net">boacosta@pacbell.net</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Web: <U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><A title=http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org/
href="http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #606420">http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org</SPAN></A></SPAN></U>
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Joann Becker, Events
Coordinator</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Accessible
World</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">617-969-1213</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Email: <A
href="mailto:joannbecker@pcomcast.net">joannbecker@pcomcast.net</A>
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">George Buys,
CEO</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Talking
Communities</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Email: <A
href="mailto:buys@talkingcommunities.com">buys@talkingcommunities.com</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The
Accessible World, a division of H<SPAN class=yshortcuts>elping Hands</SPAN> 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.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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