Exhibitor Open House
NOPBC Exhibitor Open House
July 16th, 1 P.M. Eastern Time
Here are the companies and organizations who will be represented, some details about what they will be sharing, contact information for the presenters, and the company or organization website.
- 1:00-1:05- Envision
focus on youth programs;
Mika Pyyhkala: Mika.Pyyhkala@envisionus.com
Website: http://www.envisionus.com
- 1:05-1:10- Humanware
Focus on blindness products including braille displays and Braillenote Touch Plus;
Peter Tucic: Peter.Tucic@humanware.com-
Website: http://www.Humanware.com
- 1:10-1:15- American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
Blindness specific products, Family Connect, Career Connect, and Vision Aware;
Olaya Landa-Vialard: olvialard@aph.org
Website: http://www.aph.org
- 1:15-1:20- Learning Ally
College success program;
Mary Alexander: malexander@learningally.org
Website: http://www.learningally.org
- 1:20-1:25- Pearson
Higher education, career mentoring, assessments
From Higher Education: Doug Hacker: douglas.hacker@pearson.com
From the Mentoring Program: Alisa Key: Alisa.Key@pearson.com
From Assessments: Jan McSorley: jan.mcsorley@pearson.com
Website: http://www.Pearson.comm
- 1:25-1:30- Aira
Visual Interpreting Service;
Kevin Phelan: kevin@aira.io
Website: http://www.aira.io
- 1:30-1:35- Vispero (Freedom Scientific)
Blindness products including Focus braille displays, JAWS, and Fusion;
Mike Wood, Strategic Accounts Manager: MWood@Vispero.com
website: http://www.vispero.com
- 1:35-1:40 Bookshare/Benetech
Access to thousands of digital books using audio, braille displays, or hard copy braille;
Allison Hilliker AllisonH@Benetech.org
Website: http://www.bookshare.org
- 1:40-1:45- National Federation of the Blind Youth Science Programs
NFB E.Q. and research
Natalie L. Shaheen, Ed.D. tech study – Dept of Special Education, Illinois State University, and contract education employee, National Federation of the Blind: nlshahe@ilstu.edu
website: http://www.nlshaheen.com/research
Website: http://www.NFB.org
- 1:45-1:50 National Association of Blind Students (NABS)
- Networking opportunities, interaction with peers, and a place to ask and answer questions about the “how to’s” of being a blind high school or college student;
website: http://www.nabslink.org