ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK FEATURES JAMES GASHEL, THE NEW BLIO,

Tek Talk Offers the Chance to Meet Blio, Accessible E-Books for All
Monday, April 9, 2012

The Accessible World News Wire, Indianapolis, Indiana USA

As mainstream book publishing continues the process of going digital,
Tek Talk is pleased to feature the latest news about e-books and
accessibility. Is
the goal of "same book, same time, same price" really achievable? Can
blind people actually expect to enjoy the latest best sellers on the
day they are
published and released to the general public? Can waiting for
specialized libraries and services to produce accessible books become
a thing of the past
for people who are blind? Can books be accessible to the blind on
mainstream rather than expensive specialized devices?These questions
and more will be
addressed during this week's Tek Talk event by James Gashel, Vice
President of Business Development at K-NFB Reading Technology,
speaking to the topic,
"Meet Blio, Accessible E-Books for All." Working with Baker and
Taylor, the world's largest distributor of books direct from
publishers to bookstores everywhere,
K-NFB Reading Technology, led by Ray Kurzweil, is seeking to make
Blio the standard for accessible book publishing throughout the world.

Following the presentation, plenty of time will be available for
questions from the virtual audience.

To learn more about Blio and download the free e-book reader for
yourself please visit
blio.com.

(Contact: James Gashel

Jim@knfbreader.com

Monday, April 9, 2012

Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central,

8:00 p.m. Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 1:00 GMT.

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Robert Acosta, Chair

Accessible World

818-998-0044

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public, the disabled
community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly
relevant information about new products, services, and training
opportunities designed
specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that
adversely affect them



Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email:
boacosta@pacbell.net
Web Site:
www.helpinghands4theblind.org

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computers to us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer,
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