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Braille Institute Celebrates 5th Annual "Assistive Technology Month" In January

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Braille Institute, a leading organization dedicated to empowering individuals with vision impairment, proudly announces its 5th Annual Assistive Technology Month, taking place throughout January 2024. This month-long initiative aims to showcase the latest innovations in assistive technology, focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and gaming, for those who are blind or visually impaired.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Braille Institute, a leading organization dedicated to empowering individuals with vision impairment, proudly announces its 5th Annual Assistive Technology Month, taking place throughout January 2024.
  • Blind Creator's YouTube Video Guide: Braille Institute Access Technology Specialist, Earth Kidkul, will lead a workshop on creating video content on YouTube for individuals with vision impairment.
  • Assistive Technology Month workshops are designed to provide practical skills and knowledge that can truly make a difference," said Skylar Covich, Braille Institute Lead Access Technology Specialist.
  • Braille Institute has seven locations in Southern California that offer free technology services for anyone who is blind or visually impaired.

THE BIG DRAW ‒Ar[t]chaeology: Convergence of Art with Sanxingdui event kicks off smoothly

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220629006042/en/
    On the morning of June 29th, the launch ceremony of THE BIG DRAW Ar[t]chaeology:Convergence of Art with Sanxingdui event was held successfully.
  • Kam Panesar, the Big Draw Ambassador in China said Archaeologists interpret the past, while artists interpret the past culture with the present and future.
  • This event, aims to inspire them to tell new stories of the unknown past through art and design.
  • For more information and registration, you can follow the official The Big Draw website and WeChat account for Sanxingdui Cultural and Creative Products.

Blind Institute of Technology partners up with Be My Eyes to assist professionals with Disabilities

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Starting on February 2, 2022,theBlind Institute of Technology(BIT)teamwill be able to field calls from the Specialized Help section of the app.

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  • Starting on February 2, 2022,theBlind Institute of Technology(BIT)teamwill be able to field calls from the Specialized Help section of the app.
  • "For too longblind and visually impaired(BVI) professionals settled for positions much lower thantheireducationandskills due to the lack of understanding of our capabilities.
  • BITworks withtalented disabled technology professionals and corporations tomake sure this does not continue.
  • Blind Institute of Technology is a 501c3 organization serving as a nonprofit staffing and recruitment agency for disabled technology professionals around the globe.BIT Academy is the only approved training provider by Salesforce.com for people with disabilities.