Libraries Without Walls: Empowering Access, Inspiring Innovation
This in-person program will introduce you to various adaptive technologies and help you gain an understanding of the skills needed to successfully use them. Patrons, caregivers, students, and professionals alike will find the sessions informative and useful.
The Keynote address will be given by Michael May, Executive Director of the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind. Crashing through: a story of risk, adventure, and the man who dared to see by Robert Kurson (DB 63747 / BR 17156) is a profile of Michael, who was blinded at age three and later became a champion skier, CIA analyst, and entrepreneur.
Attendees will then choose breakout sessions and visit vendor tables that meet their individual needs. Sessions include:
- Be My Eyes
- Be My AI
- Low Tech assistive devices
- NLS braille eReader
- Orcam
- Alexa
- Mac Computing
- Hims-Inc
- Victor Stellar
- What’s new in JAWS
- What’s new in iOS 17
- Screen enlargement for computer and mobile devices
- Artifical Intelligence
- Microsoft Narrator with Magnification
When: Thursday, May 9, 2024
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (registration/refreshments start at 8:30 a.m.)
Where: Lansing Community College, West Campus
5708 Cornerstone Dr. Lansing, MI 48917
Accessible details: This location welcomes service animals. There is free parking on site, and there are no steps to get to the conference area.
Cost: $15
Registration ends April 25, 2024
Questions about the event? Contact:1-800-992-9012 or BTBL@michigan.gov
This program is brought to you by the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons’ Braille and Talking Book Library and the Michigan Department of Education - Low Incidence Outreach.
The Braille and Talking Book Library provides library services for individuals unable to use standard print materials. Learn more at Michigan.gov/BTBL.
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