FYI
Lillian
News Wire:
Windows 7 is available to the
public on October 22nd. Tune into a presentation from Kelly Ford from
Microsoft to learn about what’s new in Windows 7 that may interest computer
users who are blind and find out all about Windows 7 and what it has to offer
for you.
About Kelly Ford
Kelly Ford is a test Manager with the
Internet Explorer team at Microsoft and has been with the company for just under
nine years. Ford has worked in the accessibility industry for more than 20
years with stops at Microsoft, Mt. Hood Community College in Oregon and the
Trace R&D Center at the University of Wisconsin. Ford has more than a
quarter century of experience using screen readers and accessible
technology.
Presenter: Kelly Ford
Date: Monday, September 28,
2009
Time: 5:00 p.m. PDT, 6:00 p.m. MDT, 7:00 p.m. CDT,
and 8:00 p.m. EDT
and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 0:00 GMT
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