Good Morning, Save the date for the 2024 Libraries Without Walls adaptive technologies conference in Lansing, MI. This conference is offered every 2 years and generally attracts between 200-300 individuals. We often see a mix of attendees including individuals with low or no vision, caregivers looking for more information, and professionals such as librarians and teachers. Join us for the chance to brush up on accessible technologies, visit with vendors offering various low vision products and services, and see what's new! Please feel free to post this flyer<https://docs.google.com/document/d/10vdh_RZ8vfkX4vS8NBP0ewK7a8XGeH2-lRkA0NNm8eA/edit?usp=sharing> in your libraries to promote this program to your patrons and register staff to join us. Registration will open within 1 week so keep a look out for follow-up details. Cost to attend is $15 and includes a boxed lunch. We hope to see you there! Libraries Without Walls: Empowering Access, Inspiring Innovation When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (registration/refreshments start at 8:30 a.m.) Where: Lansing Community College, West Campus 5708 Cornerstone Dr. Lansing, MI 48917 Cost: $15 (registration opening soon!) Join this program, brought to you by the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons' Braille and Talking Book Library, to introduce you to various adaptive technologies and help you gain an understanding of the skills needed to successfully use them. Keynote Address: Michael May, Executive Director of the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind Breakout sessions to choose from: * Mac computing * What's new in Jaws * Microsoft Narrator with Magnification * And more! Thank you, Stephanie Wambaugh, Librarian 12 Team Lead and Outreach Services Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) Bureau of Services for Blind Persons P.O. Box 30007 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 1-800-992-9012 Fax: 1-517-284-2885 wambaughs@michigan.gov<mailto:wambaughs@michigan.gov> LEGAL NOTICE: This email is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged and confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or duplication of this email is expressly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, delete the email from your computer, and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable legal privilege and does not constitute an electronic signature or provide consent to contract electronically.