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EASI has to more public Webinars this month. . . Wednesday and Thursday!!


Free Webinar Snapshot  FireFox Browser Extensions
Weds. March 19 - 2PM EASTERN (New York) Time
Presenter: Dick Banks
Firefox is the browser of choice for more and more people because it is not 
as vulnerable to hacking. Like Internet Explorer, it has many extensions 
that enhance its uses including helping developers evaluate and test Web 
pages for Accessibility.

Open hour-long Webinar Updating NLS Library of Congress Uses of Digital 
Book Formats
Thursday, March 20 - 2PM EASTERN (New York) Time
Presenters will include:
Lloyd Rasmussen, Acting Head, Engineering Section
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Also 3 consumers who have been part of the pilot digital book test group 
will discuss their experiences with the new audio DAISY format

The Library of Congress National Library Service has been providing book 
sin special formats such as Braille and talking books for well over half a 
century. NLS is currently starting to produce new books in a digital audio 
format with DAISY type navigation. During 2007 it has been conducting a 
pilot trial with a number of users who were provided a special player and 
who have been downloading books from the Web. NLS will be issuing new 
players to its regular customers this year and opening the new digital 
books for general use.




EASI Webinars http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
"What You See Is What You Get" Web Design a 4-part Webinar Series April 8

EASI April Online Month-long, Courses starting April 7:
Accessible Internet Multimedia: Podcasts, Vodcasts and Streaming
Train the Trainer
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm

Norman Coombs, Ph.D.
CEO EASI http://easi.cc
Laguna Hills CA 92653

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