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NFB Live Voice Chat Community Launches Saturday with Afternoon of Special Programming and Games


NFB Live, a new voice chat community sponsored by the National Federation of the BLind of New York and open to all, is launching with a grand opening celebration on Saturday, August 30. J.J. from A T Guys will be among the featured speakers for the afternoon, which includes a variety of presentations, activities, and games. The site and community are open to anyone, regardless of their membership in the NFB. The full press release is below.

We wish to announce the launch of NFB Live, a voice chat site hosted by the National Federation of the Blind of New York. Our grand opening will be on Saturday August 30. The day's activities as of now include games, door prizes, and a series of special guests and venders. The day will start at 2:00 PM Eastern with Carl Jacobsen, from the NFB of New York introducing two distinguished guest speakers, Mister Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, and Doctor Marc Maurer, immediate past president. Throughout the day, we will have a series of presentations by several speakers and venders.

At present, we are proud to have Art Schreiber who will discuss his experiences as one of two American reporters who travelled with the Beatles during their 1964 US/Canadian tour, and James Gashel who will discuss the KNFB Reader for iPhones, . We are happy to also have Dan Parker, blind motorcycle driver, who will tell us about his adventures driving in the Bonneville Salt Flats.

J.J. Meddaugh from the A T Guys will offer a presentation on his organization's products, and James Boehm from Kustomcane, will inform us about his unique line of canes and accessories. We also will talk with Gail Smith about Braille greeting cards.

We'll end the night with a few games.

Our most updated schedule will always be found at: http://www.nfblive.org/grandopening.htm If you're not signed up to NFB Live yet, go to: http://www.nfblive.org/join.htm Fill out the form and within 24 hours you will obtain a username and password with instructions on how to access the NFB Live chat site.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carl Jacobsen at: carl@nfblive.com or James Gagnier at: support@nfblive.com

This day promises to be exciting and informative. We hope to see you there.

Please feel free to distribute this announcement where you see fit.

Thank you,

Carl Jacobsen

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J.J. Meddaugh is an experienced technology writer and computer enthusiast. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a major in telecommunications management and a minor in business. When not writing for Blind Bargains, he enjoys travel, playing the keyboard, and meeting new people.


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