Hi everyone, This is a great idea, If this happens after May, I would be able to help out, maybe demoing NVDA. In solidarity, Declan -- dmeenagh@xxxxxxxxx On 3 April 2014 08:40, Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Excellent idea. Free open source software can often be as good as, or > sometimes better than, commercial software. > > I think this is a very good idea for VICS to take up. > Ronan > On 28/03/2014, Cearbhall O'Meadhra <omeadhrac@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > HI all, > > > > Just thinking about the commercial drive that makes Sight and Sound hold > > this kind of open day. Naturally, NVDA does not feature as it has no > > commercial value. > > > > What about VICS taking up the challenge of presenting open source tools > > such > > as NVDA, Firefox, JAVA, a selection of the best accessible, free apps for > > iPhone and Android and so on? > > > > That would be a useful role and there is no other way to promote them > that > > I > > know of. > > > > > > All the best, > > > > Cearbhall > > > > M: 0833323487 t: (01) 2864623 em: omeadhrac@xxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stuart Lawler > > Sent: 28 March 2014 14:12 > > To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [vicsireland] Sight And Sound Drop-In morning - Thursday 10th > > April, 10:00 am-1:00 pm > > > > Dear All, > > > > NCBI are hosting an informal drop-in session with Sight and Sound LTD at > > our > > Rehabilitation Training centre at the rear of our Head Office on > Whitworth > > Road, on the morning of Thursday 10th April, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. > > > > James Everson from Sight and Sound LTD will be available to talk to and > > answer questions from users or potential users of Freedom Scientific, AI > > Squared, Hims, Aftershocks, Harpo and ViewPlus products. > > > > This is an informal drop-in session, and you are welcome to visit during > > the > > hours mentioned above. > > > > For further information, please contact me on 087 992 6360 or email > > stuart.lawler@xxxxxxx > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Stuart > > > > > > ________________________________________________________ > > > > Stuart Lawler > > > > Rehabilitation Centre Manager > > > > NCBI: Working For People With Sight Loss > > > > Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 > > > > Telephone (Direct): 01 882 1961 > > > > Mobile: 087 992 6360 > > > > Email: stuart.lawler@xxxxxxx > > > > Web: http://www.ncbi.ie > > > > > > > > Follow us on Facebook: > > https://www.facebook.com/ncbiworkingforpeoplewithsightloss > > Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncbi_sightloss > > > > Check-out NCBI's Micheal O Muircheartaigh appeal on the following link. > > http://youtu.be/25P2tiuCi0U > > > > NCBI Group - CRO No 26293 CHY 20902 > > NCBI Services - CRO No 527862 CHY 4626 > > NCBI Retail - CRO No 527863 CHY 20619 > > NCBI Charitable Foundation - CRO No 527864 CHY 12673 > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > > Information in this email (including attachments) is confidential. 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