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>> Announcing An Accessible World Symposium: Holiday Stocking Stuffers

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>>>> Exciting Gift Ideas For Everyone, Including Those With Special Needs

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>>>> For those who are making out their holiday shopping lists for family

>>>> and friends with special needs, the upcoming Accessible World

>>>> Symposium is an event you will not want to miss. On Saturday,

>>>> November 26, 2005 the free Web conference event will focus on a

>>>> number of manufacturers and product Distributors who provide useful

>>>> and accessible products, such as appliances, watches, clocks,

>>>> household items and computer enhancement software and hardware that

>>>> is of particular interest to those experiencing vision loss.

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>>>> Start Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific; 11:00 a.m. Mountain; 12:00 Noon

>>>> Central; 1:00p.m. Eastern; 5:00 p.m. Universal.

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>>>> The event will begin with an overview of the Speak To Me Catalog by its

>>>> founder . She will describe some of the unique,

>>>> practical and fun products that talk, sing, play music, and allow

>>>> you to record your own personal message. These include many gift

>>>> ideas products that will delight both sighted and blind.

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>>>> Humanware Blindness Product Marketing Manager Mosen will

>>>> give an update on some of his company's innovative tools that

>>>> empower blind and visually impaired to compete effectively in a

>>>> sighted world.

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>>>> T. (Terrie) Terlau, Ph.D., Adult Life Project Leader Department

>>>> of Educational and Technical Research, at the American printing

>>>> house for the Blind, will demonstrate Money Talk an accessible

>>>> accounting and check writing program for the blind and low vision.

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>>>> Mcclure, Marketing Representative at Envision America, Inc.

>>>> will show how the I.D. Mate II, with its database of one-half

>>>> million North American UPC's and descriptions, give the user a huge

>>>> head start in identifying product and getting the information needed

>>>> about the item. The device also allows the user to associate any

>>>> number of recorded voice messages with a scanned bar code.

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>>>> Bierley & Associates, Inc. will provide a comprehensive description

>>>> of their newest product, the Color Mouse, a unique and affordable

>>>> hand-held video magnifier for low vision individuals.

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>>>> A. Guerra, Technology Specialist, will discuss how Specially

>>>> adapted tools, products and technology sold by Independent Living

>>>> Aids help the visually impaired enjoy a more independent lifestyle

>>>> thus enabling them to stay active and make their life easier. These

>>>> include canes, magnifiers,

>>>> large print books, Braille products, talking watches and clocks,

>>>> talking

>>>> cooking gadgets, and all items formerly sold by Ann .

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>>>> In an effort to enrich and improve the lives of millions of people

>>>> worldwide by making information ible through the use of affordable

>>>> technology, Grisham, President / CEO, of Premier Assistive

>>>> Technology will demonstrate some of their eighteen prize-winning

>>>> accessible products that provides access to today's technologically

>>>> oriented world. These products are useful to everyone, not just

>>>> those with physical limitations.

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>>>> Joann Becker, Marketing Manager for Optelec, Inc. will provide

>>>> information

>>>> about recently released products: a wireless Braille keyboard, the

>>>> EasyLink PDA, and Mobile Speak, the talking cell phone.

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>>>> To participate in this live interactive event, go to:

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>>>> http://www.talkingcommunities.com/pat

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>>>> Select the Auditorium and press ENTER.

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>>>> Type in your first and last name and press ENTER. No password is

>>>> required.

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>>>> You will then be in the Auditorium. It is just that easy!

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>>>> For more information, contact:

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>>>> Pat Price, Events Coordinator

>>>> The Accessible World Symposiums

>>>> pat@...

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>>>> Acosta, Co-Chair

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