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AdapTech Insider for Monday, January 28, 2013 - Volume 34
Empowerment Through Technology

A Flying Blind, LLC Publication
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Flying Blind Announces 2013 Apple Accessibility Initiative (AAI) Online Modules - January 28, 2013 - Cleveland Ohio, USA

Following a number of requests here at Flying Blind, LLC we are pleased to announce that in 2013 our AAI Professional Development Seminar will now be available in two different formats, based on your specific needs and budget. The Flying Blind, LLC AAI Professional Development Seminar may now be administered either live and in person, as it always has, or, now, remotely via the internet.

While we believe that the live and in person version is still the most optimal way to absorb this information, it has become apparent to us that a greater number of educators and service providers might benefit from this seminar if it were also offered online.

The Apple Accessibility Initiative (AAI) was launched in January of 2012 to provide today's educators and service providers of persons who are vision impaired with a comprehensive and field-tested overview of the various access components prevalent within Apple's i-devices.

Once these options have been uncovered and explored the AAI Professional Development Seminar provides specific instructions and recommendations for obtaining, interacting with, and sharing information between fully sighted and vision impaired students as well as the instructors expected to use these devices in educational settings.

Last year Flying Blind, LLC enabled dozens of educators to fully understand, realize, and consequently utilize, the mainstream power that these devices can place at their student's fingertips, and it is our hope that this online alternative will have an exponential impact on educators who might not have previosuly had the budget to bring the AAI Professional Development Seminar to them.

The online version of this day-long Professional Development Seminar, which is also conducted by Mr. Lewis, is divided into three modules, with each module lasting approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. The cost of each module is $400.00 USD per module, if purchased searately, or $1,000.00 USD if all three modules are purchased at once. These modules may then be scheduled to be conducted on three separate agreed upon days, or throughout the span of a single day, based on the preferences of your educators.

For more information about the AAI Professional Development Seminar:

On the web at:
http://www.flying-blind.com/articles_2013/articleid_1.html

PDF Brochure for Printing:
http://www.flying-blind.com/documents/fbllc-aai-brochure.pdf.

Flying Blind, LLC's Founder, and the instructor of all AAI Seminars, both online and off, Mr. Larry Lewis, will be offering a sample of what AAI Professional Development Seminar participants can expect at this week's ATIA Conference, Caribe Royale All-Suites Resort & Convention Center, Orlando Florida. If you're attending, please check out his presentation on Friday, February 1at at 8:00 AM located in Antigua 3: Providing Braille Access To Touch Screen Devices.

For more information, or to schedule your Seminar, please contact aai@flying-blind.com or give us a call today at +1 (216) 381-8107.

We Invite You to Join the 2013 Flying Blind, LLC Apple Accessibility Initiative (AAI)

Photo of a female hand interacting with the touch interface of an Apple iPad. If you are an educator of vision impaired students or a professional who makes decisions regarding the technological journey of a vision impaired student, then the Apple Accessibility Initiative (AAI) is for you.

Are you excited about receiving iPads for your students but not sure what access features are available to ensure your students are independent, efficient, and on an equal playing field with their sighted peers? Would you like to know which iOS apps can make your students more proficient in a post-secondary education or competitive job market?

The Flying Blind, LLC AAI Professional Development Seminar can provide you with all of this, and much more. This Professional Development Seminar was designed for educators who have either received or are receiving portable iOS devices such as iPads, iPods, or iPhones which are to be used by their students.

The Apple Accessibility Initiative (AAI) Professional Development Seminar will:

  • Introduce you to all of the built-in low vision options available within these devices.


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  • Unveil the robust screenreading access for speech users integrated into these devices.


    • Screen shot of the Apple iPad at Settings / General / Accessibility.

    		 Photo of the Apple iPad with Voiceover call outs assisting its user with various tasks.
  • Showcase QWERTY on-screen and wireless keyboard options for navigation and data entry.


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  • Illustrate how refreshable Braille I/O transforms these devices into a "Portable Information Management System".


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    Photo of an Apple iPad connected to a small Bluetooth wireless QWERTY keyboard by the universal Bluetooth symbol.
    		 Photo of an Apple iPad connected to a Braillepen and BraillePen 12 by the universal Bluetooth symbol.

    Once a framework for access to these devices has been established, attention will be redirected to the various applications, strategies, and methodologies that will allow you and your students to:

  • Search for and browse pertinent information.


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  • Download and Read Books.


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    Photo of an Apple iPad showing the New York Times inside the Safari browser.

    		 Photo of the Apple iBooks Store.
  • Manage and share information with others.


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  • And explore a variety of games to play.


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    A split image photo with the top half of the photo showing an iPad spewing countless photos and documents from its interior and the bottom half showing a user connecting the Apple iPad to the sky. An allusion to to the new iCloud.
    		 Photo of the Apple App Store Logo.

    Format
    The AAI Professional Development Seminar is available in two different formats based on your specific needs and budget. The AAI Professional Development Seminar may be administered live and in person, or remotely via the internet.

    CEU Eligibility
    Flying Blind, LLC will work with you, your staff, or any other governing authority to make certain the completion of the AAI Professional Development Seminar provides CEU eligibility for all participants.

    Group Size
    The standard AAI Professional Development Seminar is designed to accommodate 20 educators per seminar, though it can be scaled to meet the needs of any number of participants. Please contact us for additional information on larger groups.

    Pricing
    The cost for the live and in person version of the AAI Professional Development Seminar is $1,000.00 USD plus all pertinent travel expenses for Mr. Larry Lewis, Flying Blind, LLC's Founder, and the instructor who will be personally conducting each live and in-person seminar.

    The online version, which is also conducted by Mr. Lewis, is divided into three modules, with each module lasting approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. The cost of each module is $400.00 USD per module, if purchased searately, or $1,000.00 USD if all three modules are purchased at once. These modules may then be scheduled to be conducted on three separate agreed upon days, or throughout the span of a single day, based on the preferences of your educators.

    Why AAI is the Right Choice
    Flying Blind, LLC is keenly aware of today's economic climate, and we believe that by offering the AAI Professional Development Seminar in its current, comprehensive, and field-tested form, we will save you far more time, energy, and money than if you were to attempt to integrate these solutions without the proven resources and field tested information that we have built into this seminar.

    How to Reach Us
    For more information please contact us today at aai@flying-blind.com or give us a call at +1 (216) 381-8107.

    To download this brochure in PDF format you may click on or forward the following link: http://www.flying-blind.com/documents/fbllc-aai-brochure.pdf.

    Warmest Regards,
    Flying Blind, LLC Media Center

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