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- Subject: [webwatch] Fwd: [SEC508] MEDIA: accessible CSUN keynote webcast on Abletv.net . . .
- From: Kelly Ford <kelly@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 05:26:11 -0800
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>From: "Jeffrey Pledger" <jpledger@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <sec508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 02:21:56 -0500
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>My apologies for sending this out on such short notice. The CSUN keynote
>address by Ray Kurzwel is going to be webcast in an accessible format on
>AbleTV, Wednesday, March 19th at 7:30 AM (PST) from the Hilton LAX
>venue. To view the webcast go to
><http://www.abletv.net/>http://www.abletv.net and go to the CSUN2003 link
>under the Late Breaking News section on our home page. For those wishing
>to view the live webcast, you must have either the Real One player Basic
>or Plus application loaded on to your computer. We suggest using the Real
>One basic as this software is free of charge. This keynote address is
>slated to be one of the most exciting ones done yet at CSUN as Ray
>Kurzweil is someone of great visibility within the field of
>accessibility. I would appreciate it if this email announcement could be
>forwarded on to other list serves where the message has not been viewed
>yet. As always, I appreciate your support of viewing accessible webcasts
>done on AbleTV and I am looking forward to having many of you view this
>event on Wednesday morning.
>
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>Jeffrey Pledger
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>President, AbleTV
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>tvwoRLDWIDE.COM
>PRESS RELEASE
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>Able TV and AT508.com Team for Web Simulcast Coverage of 2003 CSUN
>Conference, Sponsored by IBM, HP
>
>Accessible Live and Archived Streaming Video of March 17-22 CSUN
>Conference on Technology and People with Disabilities sponsored by IBM at
>AbleTV.net and by Hewlett Packard on AT508.com
>
>For Immediate Release
>March 14, 2003
>
>Contacts:
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>Jeanne Fulginiti
><mailto:Jeannemc@xxxxxxxxx>Jeannemc@xxxxxxxxx
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>TV Worldwide.com, Inc.
> <http://www.tvworldwide.com/>www.tvworldwide.com
>(703) 961-9250 Ext. 222
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>Jeff Pledger
><mailto:able@xxxxxxxxxx>able@xxxxxxxxxx
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>AbleTV.net
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><http://www.abletv.net/>www.abletv.net (301) 890-5944
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>John Williams
><mailto:JMMAW@xxxxxxx>JMMAW@xxxxxxx
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> AT508.com
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>
><http://www.at508.com/>www.AT508.com
>(703) 404-0071
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>Chantilly, Va. ? AbleTV and AT508.com, the leading Internet TV Channels
>serving the community of people with disabilities announced today that
>they would produce a web simulcast of the March 17-22 CSUN Conference on
>Technology and People with Disabilities, with both live and archived
>coverage from Los Angeles, Ca. Able TV?s transmission of this web
>simulcast is made possible with funding from IBM Corporation, while
>AT508.com?s event coverage is supported by main event sponsor Hewlett
>Packard in addition to AT508.com charter sponsors, Kurzweil Educational
>Systems, The Paciello Group, Keybowl, Corda, Deque and Sighted
>Electronics. Able TV (<http://www.abletv.net/>www.abletv.net) and
>AT508.com (<http://www.at508.com/>www.AT508.com) are channels on the
>TVWorldwide.com Internet TV network, which will be producing the live and
>archived webcast.
>The web simulcast will include live accessible coverage of the CSUN
>keynote address of renowned disability inventor Ray Kurzweil, Wednesday,
>March 19, 7:30 AM PST.
>
>"HP is proud to sponsor the CSUN Conference," said Michael Takemura,
>director of the HP Accessibility Program Office. HP, major sponsor for
>the CSUN Conference since 2000, is committed to providing products,
>services, programs, and information that are accessible to persons with
>disabilities. "The CSUN Conference plays an important role in providing
>information and education opportunities regarding accessibility, and HP
>sees the critical importance in providing access to the conference via
>AT508.com to people who are unable to attend."
>
>?Delivering information to the community of people with disabilities
>through accessible technology, such as AbleTV, is one of the reasons IBM
>is at CSUN,? said Shon Saliga, Director, IBM Worldwide Accessibility
>Center, Austin, Texas. ?IBM will help shape the future through
>technology, making it possible for more people, regardless of ability, to
>access and interact with information on demand - - no matter what the
>venue - - audio, graphical, or video.?
>
>"We are thrilled to provide a live streaming video with captioning of the
>keynote and other archived events during the show, upon which so many of
>AbleTV and AT508.com viewers with disabilities who can't make it to the
>show depend," said David Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TVWorldwide.com, Inc
>and Chairman of AbleTV. "Jeff Pledger, AbleTV's president, has been
>instrumental in working to provide CSUN coverage over AbleTV for the past
>4 years and with the large added audience of John Williams? AT508.com
>channel, this will be an unprecedented streaming event."
>
>Access to archived captioned streaming video of the CSUN conference will
>be available at <http://www.abletv.net/>www.abletv.net and
><http://www.at508.com/>www.AT508.com. Participants should have the free
>Real Player installed prior to viewing the video. Technical Questions can
>be directed to 703-961-9250, ext 223 and
><mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>About TVWorldwide.com, AbleTV.net and AT508.com
>
>In addition to being a video streaming service provider, TVWorldwide.com
>is building a network of community-based Internet TV channels, each
>underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcasting" to targeted B2B and
>special interest audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com has worked with one
>of its first aimcast channels, AbleTV.net, to pioneer live and archived
>video streaming with open captioning to aid web site accessibility for
>people with disabilities, a concept developed by disability activist Jeff
>Pledger, who lost his sight 19 years ago due to illness. Now, AT508.com,
>has joined the TVWorldwide.com line-up, powered by the assistive
>technology and Section 508 writings and video interviews of noted
>disability columnist John Williams. TVWorldwide.com was recently named one
>of the streaming video industry's "Hottest Companies" by Streaming Magazine.
>
>About CSUN
>
>California State University, Northridge is a vibrant, diverse university
>community of nearly 28,000 students and more than 3,300 faculty and staff,
>sited on a 353-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando
>Valley. Cal State Northridge is committed to the educational and
>professional goals of students, and service to the community. More
>information about the campus can be found at http://www.csun.edu.
>
>About IBM?s Accessibility Center
>
>The IBM Accessibility Center was created in 2000 to apply research
>technologies to solve problems experienced by people with disabilities. In
>2002, the Accessibility Center team expanded its focus to include access
>to information by virtually anyone under virtually any circumstances. IBM
>Accessibility Centers are located in the United States, Europe and Japan.
>For more information on IBM?s Accessibility Center, visit
><http://ibm.com/able>http://ibm.com/able
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>About HP
>
>HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and
>services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT
>infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and
>imaging and printing. HP completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer
>Corporation on May 3, 2002. More information about HP is available at
><http://www.hp.com>http://www.hp.com.
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