<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I met Tom Kamber when he presented to ISOC-Ny something like 20 years back. Hi Older Adults Technology services was just a small scrappy affair helping NYC seniors. Now they are affiliated with AARP and are a big deal! Every year he goes to CES to scout out the latest in assistive tech, so it was actually my idea that A11yNYC bring him in, as soon as he got back.</div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div class="gmail_default"></div><br><br><div class="msg6840247276524034044"><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(16,21,23);line-height:1.7;background-color:rgb(246,247,247)"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6840247276524034044body" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:956px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6840247276524034044container" style="margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;font-size:16px;display:block;max-width:832px;width:832px;padding-top:24px"><div class="m_6840247276524034044content" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px"><table role="presentation" class="m_6840247276524034044main" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:rgb(255,255,255);width:832px;border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6840247276524034044wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:24px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:784px"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6840247276524034044header" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:784px;margin-bottom:24px;line-height:24px"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;min-width:max-content;width:40px;padding-right:16px"></td><td class="m_6840247276524034044header-right" style="font-size:14px;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr></tbody></table><h1 class="m_6840247276524034044post-name" style="color:rgb(45,51,56);font-size:28px;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.15;margin:0px 0px 16px"><br></h1><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:784px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c855a7d1bcbf5c692650a674001cbcbd1f913020f9c7241f55ec5d12537f9e6c&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=78be4a79e8595a8021ab8281e958c42d&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTg3MDA" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a12ynyc0225-300x169.png" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 24px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Tuesday February 4, 2025</strong> at <strong>7:30pm-8:30pm EST</strong> (00:30-01:30 UTC) the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3587393cf5dc0d7b260f1006dffc8dcfb6d3f53123ead3591716b7ed78426c86&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=a1260603eb09c23de1451dbb1aceba2b&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9BMTF5TllDLw=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Accessibility NYC Meetup</a></strong> (A11yNYC) hosts a meetup ‘<strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=64ddfe47d80a2f31df0b3e770e652ec0a96bcfd95aa5365c84d153f49acc63e6&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=eafca715ca710152d4dada19d378188c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9hMTF5bnljL2V2ZW50cy8zMDUxMzE5MTAv" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Older Adults and Digital Inclusion</a></strong>'. <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=60b3ca383692bd460b9450520ba9b49e8de2c3ae1f5b50b338a8c076c0641030&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=2df844d7626e0c8469b5a7ea98e125ca&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGlua2VkaW4uY29tL2luL3RvbWthbWJlci8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Tom Kamber</a></strong>, executive director of <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a5305405f93cf409db3d75efcf2b86f4c102c31959908234c4c71b5f464936ea&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=2e474b0a6a3eeeac06e5bf48e2efdb91&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9vYXRzLm9yZy8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Older Adults Technology Services</a></strong> (OATS) from AARP, will discuss digital participation by older adults in America, including barriers to adoption and inclusion, and what is being done by OATS and others to close the gap. He will discuss the current landscape for promoting digital inclusion for older adults.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">The meetup will be webcast live via a partnership with the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=24655e4ab166815433f47c7e5ffbfa7df7173dfc2238e2ee786a44ca1dbb204b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=09aa457f074c4ffb61b4e890cb53a976&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9hMTF5c2lnLm9yZw=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Internet Society New York Accessibility SIG</a></strong>.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>LIVESTREAM: <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1352d56d46b15e97988552585fed1151f7e2a3bf45740a5c4e2e21c36fcaf07&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=528d6a21161c14f8df3bf6ca79bc50a1&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9rdy1ESEIzRjNKQQ=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://youtu.be/kw-DHB3F3JA</a> </strong>(Open Captions / ASL)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>PARTICIPATE:<a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=64ddfe47d80a2f31df0b3e770e652ec0a96bcfd95aa5365c84d153f49acc63e6&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=eafca715ca710152d4dada19d378188c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVldHVwLmNvbS9hMTF5bnljL2V2ZW50cy8zMDUxMzE5MTAv" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)"> https://www.meetup.com/a11ynyc/events/305131910/</a> </strong>(Captions / ASL / AD)</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>REAL TIME TEXT: <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=26bcf72b878a17661effbb7c328731fb62a7f562b437b5b415dd37c931ba5000&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=4168719552200c8bc208b3814697851f&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3RyZWFtdGV4dC5uZXQvcGxheWVyP2V2ZW50PWExMXlueWM" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11ynyc</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>TWITTER: #digitalinclusion <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bd66785fa27fe034f3fbbd85f6dac69327ae2b6d9328a4607d380f2f5717fb02&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=2e12f0e0c5c8f769230456e822d1e61d&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvNDNwQk1EYw=" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">@a11ynyc</a> @A11ysig @thomaskamber @OlderAdultsTech #a11y #Accessibility #Captioned </strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>#A11yNYC <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eed3654ec14ae23f3dc36bb67814b18ba902f8c9ab980a87ab6cdc33a7bc581c&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=98d7772eb66a5515447ff3da364df190&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXN0b2Rvbi5zb2NpYWwvdGFncy9BMTF5TllD" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">MASTODON</a>  | <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=7b365dabe27f3fa195565567e84ecd07c88c1201ea16efc2270444263d716dd3&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=aa2e63d09d84ef78185ead6c79849898&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9ic2t5LmFwcC9zZWFyY2g/cT0lMjNBMTF5TllD" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">BLUESKY</a>  | <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f1cef2849596c7b2a043aa45ee764837f7d1d634f218b1efa771557fb4983622&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=3a8b03211fa0f68ee2089fdaab1d0bb7&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9leHBsb3JlL3NlYXJjaC9rZXl3b3JkLz9xPSUyM0ExMXlOWUM" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">INSTA</a></strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>SIMULCASTS</strong> (Open Captions)<br><strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c97b7690bb4ff8f25bb656b1ef80c5eb8fdcbc12a8a9c312d4f1bdda90f6f12e&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18700&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=8aa85cf1cb5fa298d094b7d57de13076&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9JU09DX0xpdmU" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live</a></strong><br><strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1fccd2307df1525fbd89d111edc00f800b64f0f64b01bd0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