Literacy Beyond Print: Accessible Reading, Tech and Graphics at NYPL - Chancey Fleet & Shane Smith

Описание: Accessibility NYC Meetup - October 7. 2025

TRANSCRIPT
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The New York Public Library's Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book branch offers New Yorkers who are Blind, low-vision, or have other disabilities impacting print reading a world of literacy options. Find out about their free loan of digital Braille ereaders, their new and improved talking book players, tech and arts programming, and their Dimensions lab for the creation of tactile graphics and 3D models.

Learn:
How New Yorkers, and people with print disabilities nationwide, can access accessible Braille, audio, and magnified books and periodicals for free.
How the branch provides free peer-powered tech coaching with accessibility in mind.
How our new Braille e-readers are supporting Braille literacy.
How we can help with making Braille materials like brochures and business cards, without a big budget.
How you can get started with learning about and making tactile graphics at the library.

PRESENTERS
Chancey Fleet is the Assistive Technology Coordinator, and Shane Smith is the Managing Librarian, at NYPL'S Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book branch.
  / chancey-fleet-35063317  
  / jshanesmith  

MEETUP
https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events...

LIVESTREAM
Provided by Internet Society New York Chapter Accessibility SIG.

ACCREDITATION
All A11yNYC meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

SPONSORS
Thanks to AKQA, Deque, Evinced, Equal Entry, Fable and AIRA for sponsoring. Want to be a sponsor? Contact [email protected]

ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY NYC
New York City is home to virtually every type of person and every type of company on earth. Our group exists to advance accessibility and inclusive design. Our goal is to bring together NYC's accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, and our experiences. If you're interested in accessibility and inclusive design then we want you in this group. We meet monthly, our previous presentations are archived on this YouTube channel -    / a11ynyc  

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