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Description: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! NFB-NEWSLINE now available to use with the APH Mantis or Chameleon. Get connected with your community and world with over 500 publications, by downloading local papers or magazines directly to either device and then read with a preferred braille table.Instructor: Scott WhiteInstructors Title: Director of Sponsored Technology ProgramsInstructors Affiliation: National Federation of the BlindInstructors Email: SWhite@nfb.orgInstructor: Joe HodgeInstructors Title: Software Quality Assurance AnalystInstructors Affiliation: APHInstructors Email: jhodge@aph.orgPrimary Core or ECC Area: Assistive TechnologyTarget Audience: Adults, Students, Teachers, Assistive Technology SpecialistsPre-requisite knowledge: NoneLesson Plan Goal: The presentation will clarify how Mantis and Chameleon users can use NFB Newsline to access newspapers, magazines and other periodicals.Learning Objectives: (Currently Clarifying if this will be for ACVREP)Participants will learn the eligibility criteria for NFB-NEWSLINE service.Participants will compare and contrast two applications that can be used with the Mantis and Chameleon to access the NFB-NEWSLINE service.Participants will identify at least four types of news and or periodicals that can be accessed with NFB-NEWSLINE. |
