Podcasts about visually impaired people ccvip

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Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust. The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220. [Part I -- 69 min.] Opening Remarks Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Plenary Session: Policy & Practice Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill [Part II -- 40 min.] Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College [Part III -- 68 min.] Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College. Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International

Baruch College hosts the 2nd annual Employment and Visual Impairment Conference "Changing Vision, Changing Lives." Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, Johnson & Johnson, and Colgate-Palmolive. The event takes place on April 2, 2009, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220. [Part I -- 58 min.] Opening Remarks Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People, Baruch College; Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College; Brian Daniels, Associate Commissioner, NYS Commission for Blind and Visually Handicapped Keynote Address: "Dare to Succeed" James Kutsch, PhD, President & CEO, Seeing Eye, Inc. [Part II -- 55 min.] Technology - Recent Trends Moderator: Dawn Suvino, VISIONS Presenters: Dr. Aries Arditi, The Lighthouse. Steve Landau, Tactile Kiosk Directory; Pratik Patel, Director, Information Technology Access, City University of New York [Part III -- 45 min.] Lunch & Metropolitan Placement Consortium "Breaking Barriers" Awards & Seiko Karate Demo [Part IV -- 80 min.] Technology - Web Usability Testing Moderator: Sandra Kupprat, Project Director at NYU Presenters: Michael Burks, Accessibility Consultant; Kate Schrauth, Executive Director, icouldbe.org Lynnette Tatum, Senior Instructor, computer Center for Visually Impaired People, Baruch College Comments from the audience moderated by Julie Jansen, Freelance Corporate Consultant and Career Coach and Sandra Kupprat, Project Director at NYU

Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust. The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220. [Part I -- 69 min.] Opening Remarks Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Plenary Session: Policy & Practice Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill [Part II -- 40 min.] Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College [Part III -- 68 min.] Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College. Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International

"The Newman Library and the Baruch College Computing Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) co-sponsor a lecture by Mike Mellor, the writer of the authoritative biography of the Louis Braille. This event marked the library’s official opening of the traveling exhibition on loan from the National Braille Press. The twenty-panel display, in print and Braille, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. It takes a viewer through the highlights of Louis’s life, the Braille production process, and why Braille remains important today. Karen Luxon Gourgey, Director of CCVIP, makes the opening remarks. Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, CCVIP Demo Center and Lynnette Tatum, Training Specialist, CCVIP, demonstrate a penfriend labeling system. Arthur Downing, Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian, Baruch College, introduces the speaker. The event takes place on December 3, 2009, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750."

"The Newman Library and the Baruch College Computing Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) co-sponsor a lecture by Mike Mellor, the writer of the authoritative biography of the Louis Braille. This event marked the library’s official opening of the traveling exhibition on loan from the National Braille Press. The twenty-panel display, in print and Braille, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. It takes a viewer through the highlights of Louis’s life, the Braille production process, and why Braille remains important today. Karen Luxon Gourgey, Director of CCVIP, makes the opening remarks. Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, CCVIP Demo Center and Lynnette Tatum, Training Specialist, CCVIP, demonstrate a penfriend labeling system. Arthur Downing, Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian, Baruch College, introduces the speaker. The event takes place on December 3, 2009, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750."

"The Newman Library and the Baruch College Computing Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) co-sponsor a lecture by Mike Mellor, the writer of the authoritative biography of the Louis Braille. This event marked the library's official opening of the traveling exhibition on loan from the National Braille Press. The twenty-panel display, in print and Braille, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. It takes a viewer through the highlights of Louis's life, the Braille production process, and why Braille remains important today. Karen Luxon Gourgey, Director of CCVIP, makes the opening remarks. Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, CCVIP Demo Center and Lynnette Tatum, Training Specialist, CCVIP, demonstrate a penfriend labeling system. Arthur Downing, Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian, Baruch College, introduces the speaker. The event takes place on December 3, 2009, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750."

"The Newman Library and the Baruch College Computing Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP) co-sponsor a lecture by Mike Mellor, the writer of the authoritative biography of the Louis Braille. This event marked the library's official opening of the traveling exhibition on loan from the National Braille Press. The twenty-panel display, in print and Braille, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. It takes a viewer through the highlights of Louis's life, the Braille production process, and why Braille remains important today. Karen Luxon Gourgey, Director of CCVIP, makes the opening remarks. Konstandinos Chalkias, Coordinator, CCVIP Demo Center and Lynnette Tatum, Training Specialist, CCVIP, demonstrate a penfriend labeling system. Arthur Downing, Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian, Baruch College, introduces the speaker. The event takes place on December 3, 2009, at the Baruch College Newman Conference Center, Room 750."