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>Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 12:21:39 -0500
>From: Robert Neff <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Announcement
>
>WORLDWIDE TOWN MEETING: UTILIZING COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET TO ENABLE
>PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: LIVE WEBCAST ON THE ABLE CHANNEL AT:
>http://WWW.TVONTHEWEB.COM
>
>December 16, 1998 - Reston, VA: The ABLE Channel on the TV onthe WEBsm
>Network will debut with a LIVE Town Hall Meeting on issues concerning
>Disabilities, entitled: "Utilizing Computers and the Internet to Enable
>Persons with Disabilities". The webcast and interactive chat will take place
>on Tuesday, December 29th at 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM ET. Go to
>http://www.tvontheweb.com and click the link for the ABLE webcast to view
>the
>program and interact with the panelists via live chat. We will also be
>accepting phone calls at: 800-966-6689.
>
>Topics of discussion will include: the latest Microsoft technology for
>visual and hearing impaired, as well as the physically challenged. We will
>also demonstrate webcasting utilizing RealSystem G2, RealNetworks streaming
>media technology, which allows for accessible videos to be played (audio
>described and closed-captioned) via the web through the Able Channel web
>site.
>
>Our guest panelists (to date) include:
>
>- Lawrence A. Scadden, Ph.D., Sr. Program Dir., Program for Persons w/
>Disabilities, National Science Foundation
>Dr. Scadden's program develops and supports research and educational
>projects that promote full inclusion and participation of individuals with
>disabilities in science, math, engineering and technology education and
>career development. Dr. Scadden has published and spoken widely on
>technology applications for people with disabilities and the need for the
>design of accessible mass-market electronic products.
>
>- Jeffrey D. Pledger, President, Able Channel
>Mr. Pledger currently works as a Sr. System Specialist for Bell Atlantic
>Federal Integrated Solutions, INC. Mr. Pledger served as the Bell Atlantic
>representative to the Access Board's Telecommunications Access Advisory
>Committee. Mr. Pledger has been a speaker/presenter on issues concerning
>disabilities and their implications within the telecommunication industry.
>Mr. Pledger is blind.
>
>- Berry A. Cuffee, Vice-President of Operations, Able Channel
>Mr. Cuffee is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and has performed on
>Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, as well as on film and television.
>He is the founder and Executive Director of the C4 Foundation, Inc. a 501-C3
>organization, dedicated to empowering disabled individuals with the tools
>they need to live a more independent and productive life. He also serves as
>a board member on Fairfax County Disabled Service Board. Berry is a C4
>quadriplegic.
>
>- Marcie Roth, Director of Govt. Affairs & Public Policy, TASH, an
>international disabilities advocacy organization.
>Viewers on the web will be able to speak and comment to the Panelists via
>the telephone, email or live chat lines. There are a limited number of seats
>still available on location in our studio in Reston, VA, outside of
>Washington, DC. Please contact us as soon as possible to reserve your seat!
>Our studio is located at: 1950 Roland Clarke Place, Reston, VA. Tel:
>1-800-966-6689.
>
>The ABLE Channel.... Overcoming disabilities with the power of the human
>spirit and the tools of science and technology. The Able Channel at
>http:www.tvontheweb.com brings the activities, information and assistive
>technologies of the differently-abled community to millions of people
>worldwide,
>
>Contact: Jeffrey Pledger/Berry Cuffee, ABLE Channel: (301) 890-5944
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>Howard O'Brien, Vice President of Sales, ABLE Channel: (800) 739-4424
>Lisa Amore, Dir. of Marketing, TV onthe WEBsm, 703-620-6000,
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>
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