[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, February 25, 2021 - Volume 796

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, February 25, 2021 - Volume 796 Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, February 25, 2021 - Volume 796 The Week's News in Adaptive Technology https://toptechtidbits.com/ A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication https://mvsltd.com/ About | Top Tech Tidbits is the world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in Adaptive Technology. Web Version | Read this volume of Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday online at: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2021/02252021/. Share | Share this volume of Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday on Facebook: http://bit.ly/sharetidbits796. Spam Filter | You have received this email from Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. because you are subscribed to receive the Top Tech Tidbtis for Thursday Email Newsletter. To ensure that you continue to receive the Top Tech Tidbtis for Thursday Email Newsletter please be sure to add the following email address to your Address Book, Email Contact List, Trusted Sender's List, and/or Safe Sender's List today: enews at toptechtidbits.com. This Week's Featured Advertisement: APH's Accessible Coding, Programming, and Electronics Tools Are a 'Snap' for Students Who are Blind and Visually Impaired! APH has made the following commercially available Elenco® products accessible with braille parts labels, and braille/large print instructions: • Snap Circuits® Jr Access Kit teaches children about circuits, current, resistance, switches, motors and other basic electronics concepts. Its parts are durable, colorful, and easy to assemble into projects that illuminate, make sounds, and more! • Snapino TM Access Kit is an introduction to the open-source Arduino® hardware-software coding environment. Combined with Snap Circuits Jr, you can design larger circuits with speech capabilities. • Coming Soon! With RC Snap Rover ® Access Kit, users of all ages can enjoy creating rovers and other fun devices. Snap Circuits BRIC: Structures® Access Kit will have you building a wiring your BRIC structure with lights, sounds, moving parts, and 3-D Circuits. Also part of our coding family, Code JumperTM takes block coding off the screen with brightly colored pods that physically create computer code that tells stories, cracks jokes, and plays music. Learn about these and other science technology products by reading our STEM Products blog, and by visiting our website at: https://www.aph.org/8-stem-products-for-inclusive-classrooms/ Dear Rolando, 1) Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits From Last Week A.) How to Replace Siri with Google Assistant on iPhone, iPad: (8.0% of all clicks.) https://wccftech.com/how-to/how-to-replace-siri-with-google-assistant-on-iphone-ipad/ B.) Narrator for a Day: (7.4% of all clicks.) https://technologyisawesome.com/2021/02/16/narrator-for-a-day/ C.) Calliope, More Than Just a Media Player: (6.5% of all clicks.) https://www.nathantech.net/products/software/calliope.php D.) JAWS Tip: Identifying The Address of a Link: (6.3% of all clicks.) https://www.toptechtidbits.com/6.html E.) What's New in JAWS 2021 Screen Reading Software: (6.1% of all clicks.) https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSWhatsNew#Enhancements 2) JAWS with Microsoft Teams Tip: Sending and Receiving Chats with JAWS https://www.toptechtidbits.com/7.html 3) JAWS Tip: Using Temporary Place Markers to Copy, Cut, Delete or Just About Anything Else You Might Want https://www.toptechtidbits.com/9.html 4) ZoomText Tip: Three Ways to Zoom In and Out https://www.toptechtidbits.com/10.html 5) New Features in JAWS, ZT, and Fusion A recap of the features made available in the latest Freedom Scientific product updates: https://webfriendlyhelp.com/new-features-in-jaws-zt-and-fusion/ 6) Demo of Upcoming Scientific Calculator Listen to this 9-minute demo of a forthcoming accessible scientific calculator: https://nathantech.net/productdemo.php 7) How to Fix Windows 10 File Explorer Not Responding If you sometimes encounter this annoyance, here are some ways to get around it: https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-10/how-to-fix-windows-10-file-explorer-not-responding/ 8) February 2021 AccessWorld This issue includes "Access Essentials for Your iOS Device: Must-Haves for People with Visual Impairments," "Sight Tech Global: A New and Different Mainstream Accessibility Conference," "The Smarter Phone: BlindShell Classic Lite," and "Video Streaming Services, Part 1: Getting Started with Netflix for People with Visual Impairments." https://www.afb.org/aw/22/2 9) Stanford Study Into "Zoom Fatigue" Explains Why Video Chats Are So Tiring A lot of us will relate to this information: https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/zoom-fatigue-video-exhaustion-tips-help-stanford/ 10) Microsoft Teams or Zoom? A Salesman Offers His Stunning Verdict This comes to us from ZDNet: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-teams-or-zoom-a-salesman-offers-his-stunning-verdict/ 11) Android 12 Has Landed - Here's What We Know So Far https://www.androidcentral.com/android-12 12) Magnification In Android 12 Is How It Should Have Always Been With Android 12 you can magnify a smaller, more precise section of the display. As opposed to the whole thing. Android 12 achieves this by employing a floating square that shows the magnified area. And you can drag this square around to easily magnify other parts of the screen: https://www.androidheadlines.com/2021/02/android-12-magnification-feature-accessibility-developer-preview-1.html 13) Foundation for Blind Children | Introducing The See It Our Way Podcast We'd like to send a huge shout out to Matthew at the Foundation for Blind Children along with all of the students involved in the See It Our Way podcast. They currently have 21 podcasts available on a range of topics: https://anchor.fm/seeitourway 14) Virtual Conferences Aren't as Accessible as You Might Think Scientific American lays bare the reality that while virtual conferences have some advantages for people with disabilites, they still have plenty of problems as well: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/virtual-conferences-arent-as-accessible-as-you-might-think/ 15) These 7 New Accessible Vehicles Let People with Disabilities Access Micromobility If you live in New York City and use a manual wheelchair, you may soon be able to use the Lime app to order a free rental of an attachment that turns it into a power vehicle. The design is one of seven adaptive vehicles the micromobility company recently developed to make its services more accessible: https://www.fastcompany.com/90605847/these-7-new-accessible-vehicles-let-people-with-disabilities-access-micromobility 16) What's New in NVDA 2020.4 This release includes new Chinese Input methods, an update to Liblouis and the elements list (NVDA+f7) now works in focus mode. Context sensitive help is now available when pressing F1 in NVDA dialogs. Improvements to symbol pronunciation rules, speech dictionary, Braille message and skim reading. Bug fixes and improvements to Mail, Outlook, Teams, Visual Studio, Azure Data Studio, Foobar2000. On the web, there are improvements to Google Docs, and greater support for ARIA. Plus many other important bug fixes and improvements: https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvda/releases/2020.4/nvda_2020.4_changes.html 17) Microsoft Offers New Accessibility Testing Service for PC and XBox Games Microsoft aims to make the PC and Xbox more inclusive with a new in-house testing service that compares games to the newly expanded Xbox Accessibility Guidelines: https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/17/microsoft-offers-new-accessibility-testing-service-for-pc-and-xbox-games/ 18) Supersense Introduces Super Lidar This new and free app from Supersense is one of the first apps to use LiDAR technology to analyze space and detect obstacles that might pose a danger to blind and low vision users: https://www.supersense.app/post/super-lidar-the-first-step-forward ➜ Podcasts 1) Hadley Presents | Painting Blind February 19th 2021 | World-renowned artist John Bramblitt describes how vision loss has shaped his painting and his life. https://hadley.edu/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts 2) Blind Android Users 11 | Android with a Prospective of a Low Vision User February 24th 2021 https://blindandroidusers.com 3) Blind Tech Guys | TalkBack 9.1 Is Here and Screen Readers Delight Check out the episodes to learn about upcoming TalkBack 9.1, and for a comparison of the three Windows screen readers: February 24th 2021 https://www.blindtechguys.com/ 4) Access Tech Watch-360 Podcast | Accessible Business as a Blind Black Male Entrepreneur February 24th 2021 | Hear from an audio production professional on this black history episode: https://accesstechwatch360.podbean.com/e/black-history-special-with-byron-harden-accessible-business-as-a-blind-black-male-entrepreneur/ 5) Eyes on Success 2109 | NaviLens School Kits February 24th 2021 | Tim Fahlberg is a math and computer science teacher at the Wisconsin School for The Blind. Inspired by a previous episode of Eyes On Success about the NaviLens system for creating accessible signage, Tim gathered some students to expand on the idea. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with them about the NaviLens School Kit they produced and how it is used. https://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show%20notes/show%20notes%202109.htm ➜ Webinars and Training Courses (Upcoming) 1) FSOpenLine | Freedom Scientific Global Call-In Show February 25th 2021 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 8PM GMT | In this show, we will talk about: Support for native math equations in Microsoft Word, new keystrokes for quickly adjusting JAWS and system volume, and how to verify the source of a link in an email or on a web page using screen sensitive help. Join via Zoom or call in: United States: +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833 | Australia: +61 (0) 2 8015 2088 or +61 (0) 8 7150 1149 | Canada: +1 647 558 0588 | Germany: +49 (0) 30 3080 6188 or +49 (0) 30 5679 5800 | Ireland: +353 (0) 1 691 7488 | New Zealand: +64 (0) 4 831 8959 or +64 (0) 9 801 1188 | South Africa: +27 87 551 7702 | United Kingdom: +44 (0) 20 3051 2874 or +44 (0) 20 3695 0088 | Meeting ID: 727-803-8000. Learn more: http://blog.freedomscientific.com/category/fscast/ 2) Getting Your Label On February 25th 2021 | 4:30PM PT, 5:30PM MT, 6:30PM CT, 7:30PM ET, 12:30 AM GMT, 2/26 | This month's free Mystic Access event takes a fresh look at the various methods for labeling various items. Here is the Zoom link: https://mysticaccess.zoom.us/j/83830999626?pwd=SURBVkFERlRQS0VRNkM5blVRdlZOZz09 3) Using The Focus Braille Display With iOS | ACB Community Call: Vispero Presentation February 25th 2021 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 8PM GMT | One Tap Mobile: +13126266799,,88275409010# | Phone: (312) 626-6799 ☎ | Webinar ID: 882 7540 9010 | Passcode: 974968 | Join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88275409010?pwd=dlZ1VFozQWlEcHZtSXBBZ25EQzRZdz09 4) Timecheck: Using The Apple Watch | ACB Community Call: Apple Presentation February 26th 2021 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 8PM GMT | Join Apple Teacher Matt Vollbrecht and the TTJ Team as they explain how to use an Apple Watch with Voiceover. Learn how to select the right size Apple Watch for you, then learn about how to set it up with Voiceover. Learn how to view and change watch faces, navigate content, get quick access to the information that matters most, and more. | One tap mobile: +13126266799,,84439933345# | Phone: (312) 626-6799 ☎ | Webinar ID: 844 3993 3345 | Join the webinar: https://acb-org.zoom.us/j/84439933345 5) Meet The Voice Dream Apps | NOAT Welcomes Winston Chen Founder of Voice Dream February 26th 2021 | 10:30AM PT, 11:30AM MT, 12:30PMPM CT, 1:30PM ET, 6:30PM GMT | In this session, Winston will share the personal story of how he founded Voice Dream, and give a demo of Voice Dream Reader. He will also talk about where Voice Dream is going in the future, along with an overview of other Voice Dream Apps: https://sites.google.com/noat.ca/events/2021/meet-the-voice-dream-apps 6) iBug Apple Workshop February 27th 2021 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 8PM GMT | Join us for this free training session to learn more about the iOS and MacOS accessibility features of Apple products. One tap mobile from a smartphone +1 346 248 7799,,7428486329# US | Dial from a landline: +1 346 248 7799 US | Join the Zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/7428486329?pwd=M003RmZaa3pTbWRlZ00xbSs4YTlmUT09 7) Exploring NVDA Using Google Forms | ACB Community Call February 27th 2021 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 8PM GMT | This week we will be discussing how to create forms using Google Forms. Google Forms is a tool to create and manage forms for people to fill out. So, take a step with me and let's take a safari into the wonderful world of Google Forms. For ease of use we will use the Chrome browser. Each week we will go through the ins and outs of NVDA, a free and open source screen reader for Windows, as well as NVDA. We will take a deep dive into Windows products such as the office suite and Windows ecosystem. | One tap mobile: +13126266799,,85748494298# | Phone: (312) 626-6799 ☎ | Meeting ID: 857 4849 4298 | Passcode: 272636 | Join the webinar: https://acb-org.zoom.us/j/85748494298?pwd=QXY4ZmtJU045bWxvZXBIb2JldTEvQT09 8) Free 2021 Virtual Assistive Technology Expo March 2nd 2021 | 5:30AM PT, 6:30AM MT, 7:30AM CT, 8:30AM ET, 1:30PM GMT | Sponsored by The South Carolina Assistive Technology Program. Keynote Speaker: Don Johnston, M.S. Target Audience: People with disabilities, their families, seniors, educators, veterans, and healthcare professionals. Learn more: https://scatp.med.sc.edu/expo/ 9) American Foundation for the Blind Centennial Gala Celebration March 4th 2021 | 4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 12AM GMT, 3/5 | The Art of Inclusion: AFB100 Concert & Celebration. An award-winning lineup of performers and other special guests. Available to stream via https://www.afb.org/ArtOfInclusion. Advance registration suggested at https://www.afb.org/100signup. Learn more: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-foundation-for-the-blind-announces-centennial-gala-celebration-301230831.html 10) Introduction to WeWalk March 4th 2021 | 2AM PT, 3AM MT, 4AM CT, 5AM ET, 10AM GMT | This demo and discussion of the WeWalk Cane comes from Sight and Sound Technologies and SeaScape in the UK. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fyiQPZKWQPi7TVtEgOWlMg 11) Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Project Clinical Trial | Informational Session and Recruitment March 9th 2021 | 4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 12AM GMT, 3/10 | Zoom meeting. Link to Zoom session will be sent following registration. Conducted By: Illinois Institute of Technology & The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. | Learn from the researchers about an experimental device intended to restore visual perception for individuals who are blind. Learn about the intracortical visual prosthesis device, the study, expectations, possible risks and benefits, and post implant requirements. Interested individuals will receive contact information to speak with study personnel after the educational session is over. For more information and to reserve your spot please contact: Kelsey Stipp at (312) 567-5304 ☎, or ICVP at iit.edu ✉. For more details: https://chicagolighthouse.org/icvp/ 12) Free iPad Course for VoiceOver Geared Toward Middle School / High School Students March 16th 2021 | This six-session course invites students to come and play games using their iPad with VoiceOver. Through game-based learning, students will learn and reinforce VoiceOver specific skills and explore apps helpful to the VoiceOver user. Through scavenger hunts, murder mysteries, and escape rooms, students will make friendships and connect with peers who are also VoiceOver users. Learn more about this and other California School for the Blind Short Courses here: https://www.csb-cde.ca.gov/outreach/shortcourses/index.aspx 13) Free Training Course from Humanware and the California School for the Blind (CSB) | BrailleNote Touch Plus Notetaker for Teachers and Professionals March 17th 2021 | 12:30 PM PT, 1:30 PM MT, 2:30 PM CT, 3:30 PM ET, 8:30 PM GMT | Presented by: Rachel Feinberg, West Coast Blindness Product Specialist on behalf of HumanWare Technologies. The very full agenda will cover: Introduction and orientation to the BrailleNote Touch Plus. Who benefits from use of the BrailleNote. Skills needed to prepare for BrailleNote use. Efficiency of the BrailleNote with built-in keyboard short-cuts as a "braille first" product. Use of BrailleNote vs. iPad with braille display. Overview of Google Drive/Google Docs. How to upload files to Google Drive/download files from Google Drive for editing in KeyWord. Explore EasyReader+. Download books from Bookshare and navigate contents. Web browsing using Chrome . Discussion of remote viewing of the BrailleNote screen including TeamViewer as well as other screen-sharing options. Overview of KeyMath. Q and A throughout training. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2LZDZ1PQVsGVFyP9G-CI_icKbizjOvzok-Vis9lGlZgOmqQ/viewform 14) Training Course from Hartgen Consultancy | Winning Teams! Using Microsoft Teams with JAWS for Windows March 17th 2021 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 7PM GMT | Cost: £150.00 / $205.00 USD | Four training sessions starting on Wednesday, March 17th 2021 and then weekly each Wednesday thereafter. If you cannot make a live session, you will have access to the recording of it shortly after. Requirements, registration and what you will receive available here: http://www.hartgen.org/teams 15) Free Training Course from Humanware and the California School for the Blind (CSB) | BrailleNote Touch Plus Notetaker for Students, Teachers and Families. March 31st 2021 | 12:30 PM PT, 1:30 PM MT, 2:30 PM CT, 3:30 PM ET, 8:30 PM GMT | Presented by: Rachel Feinberg, West Coast Blindness Product Specialist on behalf of HumanWare Technologies. The format of the training will be primarily question and answer. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzzuwVaRWiWtgsBmN_XPYsihhJ8b_vXAc8eYCV19CJrwNfcQ/viewform ➜ Job Announcements 1) European Space Agency Seeking Persons With Disability as Part of Their New Call For Astronauts "To be very explicit, this individual would do a meaningful space mission. So, they would need to do the science; they would need to participate in all the normal operations of the International Space Station (ISS)." https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56072219 2) New Organization Helps Blind Workers Find Dream Jobs in Cybersecurity National Industries for the Blind (NIB) has officially launched a new enterprise called NSITE, designed to connect businesses with qualified job seekers who are blind or visually impaired (BVI), and/or military veterans: https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/new-organization-helps-blind-workers-find-their-dream-jobs-in-cybersecurity/ 3) Accessibility Consultant with Level Access Level Access has immediate openings for Accessibility Consultants. As our Accessibility Consultant you will work with clients to test and validate user interfaces against accessibility requirements and consult on the effective technical implementation of digital accessibility requirements in client systems. You will utilize your significant experience working with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and strong verbal and written communication skills. https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2414704540/ ➜ Press Releases and Other News 1) 2021 Muck Artist in Residence to Focus on Accessibility The Muckenthaler Cultural Center has announced its third Artist-in-Residence, Erin Schalk, for the 2021 Season. During her residency she intends to focus on projects for the blind and visually impaired, including expanding art class access to that community and curating a gallery exhibition of work from visually impaired artists: https://fullertonobserver.com/2021/02/18/2021-muck-artist-in-residence-to-focus-on-accessibility/ 2) Disability Friendly Fashion and Beauty Brands The fashion and beauty industry have been excluding the blind and visually impaired for a really long time. 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