[fcb-l] Fw: [Acbny-l] Information Access Committee Seminar Program at Convention

[Don Moore]

Dear Colleagues,

Below please see the program for Information Access Committee's Saturday 
Afternoon seminar.  As you can see below, it is jam packed and you won't 
regret the time you spend with us.  Be sure to forward this program to other 
groups as appropriate. Please write to me at pratikp1 at gmail.com if you have 
any questions.

Warm regards,

Pratik



TITLE: 411 from the I.A.C.

DATE: Saturday, July 10, 2010

TIME: 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Location: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown,  Paradise Valley

DESCRIPTION:

Each year, ACB's Information Access Committee brings you a fun-filled 
seminar with the latest and greatest information on technology. Along with a 
report from the Chair Person of the Committee, the seminar will bring you an 
expert to help you choose the right cell phone for your needs. You will also 
enjoy a panel discussion on the future of desktop screen readers, 
information about the latest happenings at the FCC, and an update on 
accessible communications and video description through legislation.


PROGRAM:

Information Access Committee Seminar

Saturday, July 10, 2010

2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Paradise Valley

MC: John Glass, Benetech.org/bookshare, Palo alto, California

1.      2:00 - 2:05: Introduction to the program - John Glass,

2.      2:05 - 2:45: Accessible Cell Phones: What Are Your Choices - Brian 
Charlson, Carroll Center. Boston, MA

This session will help you choose your next cell phone by comparing the 
latest cell phone access solutions including the Apple iPhone, Android, 
Blackberry with Orator,  Windows Mobile, and Simbian.

3.      2:45 - 2:55: 21st Century Telecommunications and Video Accessibility 
Update - Eric Bridges, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs, ACB. 
Arlington, VA

With a rapidly changing legislative calendars and happenings in the halls of 
Congress, Eric Bridges will briefly walk through the most recent and 
exciting updates in ACB's effort to make telecommunications and video 
description available to blind or visually impaired consumers.

4.      2:55 - 3:05: updates from the F.C.C. - Karen Peltz Strauss, Deputy 
Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission. Washington, D.C.

Disability access being one of the major tenets of a recent effort from the 
FCC to expand broadband access to all Americans, Karen Strauss, a former 
member of COAT's steering committee, will provide an update on opportunities 
for ACB to participate in discussions and rule-making regarding access to 
basic services.

5.      3:05 - 4:05: Future of Desktop Screen Readers: a Discussion Panel - 
moderator: Pratik Patel, Chair, Information Access Committee.

Representatives invited from: Apple; GW Micro; Freedomscientific; NVDA; and 
Serotek

What role do screen readers play in our rapidly-changing, complex future 
technological world?  With this question being at the heart, a panel of 
commercial and open source screen reader manufacturers and other experts 
initiate an important discussion about what role desktop screen readers will 
play in the economy and interfaces of our near-term and distant future.

6.      4:05 - 4:15: IAC Update From the Chair Person and Q & A. - Pratik 
Patel, Chair, Information Access Committee, ACB. Fresh Meadows, NY

Along with a brief update of the IAC activities, this time will enable 
participants to ask the chair person questions and provide suggestions about 
the future work of IAC.

7.      4:15 - 4:30: General Q & A, Comments, Suggestions - Pratik Patel, 
Chair, Information Access Committee, ACB.  Fresh Meadows, NY