- From: David Poehlman <poehlman1@home.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:56:13 -0500
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----- Original Message ----- From: <jeffrey.d.pledger@verizon.com> To: <telecom-l@trace.wisc.edu> Sent: November 29, 2000 1:32 PM Subject: AbleTV.net's monthly town hall meeting webcast . . . My apologies in advance for getting this out so late, but as many of you know, the day job always seems to get in the way. Smile. Here is hoping that many of you can join in and participate in tonight's webcast. Thanks. Jeff Pledger AbleTV.net Webcast Town Meeting Tonight Hosts Ibraces.com and Disability Guide.com For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 29, 1000 Chantilly, Va. - AbleTV.net, the first web-based global TV network for people with disabilities, announces that tonight's monthly Town Meeting Webcast will feature principals from Ibraces.com and DisabilityGuide.com, and will be broadcast live at 7:30PM EST at http://www.abletv.net. Sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, this show is the latest in a monthly series of interactive AbleTV.net webcasts that attract extensive participation from the disabled community worldwide. Tonight's show features Dr. Uchenna Nwaneri, founder of Ibraces.com, a business to professional offering that serves orthopedic surgeons and other specialized healthcare providers that consume over $10 billion annually in musculoskeletal medical devices in order to serve the needs of musculoskeletal patients. These patients number over 40 million individuals in the United States and comprise approximately 50% of all medical office and emergency room visits. The IBraces electronic marketplace is positioning itself to be the largest Internet-based community for the identification, purchase and promotion of muscoloskeletal goods and services. To attain a leadership position in online medical education, they are also producing a rich, complete multimedia learning experience that will include live webcasting and online training from well-recognized sources in addition to proprietary content. Also joining tonight's show will be Russell Holt, founder of DisabilityGuide.com, a Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia based online information resource targeted at helping those with disabilities requiring a wheelchair for mobility find the information they need. Their mission is to showcase the website as a positive instrument to give the disabled community an accurate, complete and real-world resource for information, help, friendship and encouragement. Russ is a Montgomery County, MD resident with a long history of being locally active as an advocate for people with disabilities after being partially paralyzed in a 1986 auto accident.
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