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<DIV>Special Announcement News Wire:<BR><BR>Accessible World is very pleased to
announce that due to the kind permission of Bonnie Bloce, the great host of
Books and Beyond, we will download selective programs of interest to the blind
community.<BR><BR>To access the programs, please go to: <A
href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/">www.accessibleworld.org</A> and find
Books and Beyond under Special programs.<BR> <BR>Our first program is a
wonderful interview with Dr. James Kutsch, the President of The Seeing
Eye. Seeing Eye is celebrating its 80th anniversary as the first dog guide
school in the United States.<BR><BR>We hope that you will download and enjoy
this program as I did.<BR> <BR>Robert Acosta,
Chair<BR>Accessible World<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:boacosta@pacbell.net">boacosta@pacbell.net</A> <BR><BR>If you are a
first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing <BR>software,
there is a small, safe software program that you need to download <BR>and then
run. A link to the software is available under the First time participant
information paragraph on the room entry screen.<BR> <BR>After the software
has been installed, enter the conference room by selecting the Click here to
enter the room. A new Log In Dialog Box will open. Enter your first and last
name in the User Name field. Leave password field blank. You may check the box
to Save my info for this room and you will not have to re-enter this information
again. Select the Log On button and the conference room will open.<BR><BR>All
online interactive programs 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
irtual audience. To speak to us, hold down the control key and let up to listen.
If a microphone is not available, you may text chat with the
attendees<BR><BR>Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform
people of the topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible
World. The lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum. You can
join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or the
Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at: <A
href="http://www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists">www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists</A><BR><BR>Accessible
World Contacts:<BR><BR>Robert Acosta, Chair<BR>Accessible
World<BR>818-998-0044<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:boacosta@pacbell.net">boacosta@pacbell.net</A> <BR>Web:
<A
href="http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org/">www.helpinghands4theblind.org</A><BR><BR>Joann
Becker, Events Coordinator <BR>Accessible World <BR>617-487-8795 <BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:joannbecker@pcomcast.net">joannbecker@pcomcast.net</A><BR><BR>George
Buys, CEO.<BR>Talking Communities<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:buys@talkingcommunities.com">buys@talkingcommunities.com</A><BR><BR>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
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