[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, July 14, 2022 - Volume 867

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, July 14, 2022 - Volume 867 Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, July 14, 2022 - Volume 867 The Week's News in Adaptive Technology https://toptechtidbits.com/ A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication https://mvsltd.com/ Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in adaptive technology. Web Version: Read this volume of Top Tech Tidbits online at: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2022/07142022/. Share: Share this volume of Top Tech Tidbits on Facebook: http://bit.ly/sharetidbits867. Spam Filter: You have received this email from Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. because you are subscribed to receive the Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday Email Newsletter. To ensure that you continue to receive the Top Tech Tidbits 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. Subscribers: 7,331 opt-in subscribers were sent this issue via email. 127 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Dolphin EasyReader App Inducted to the AppleVis Hall of Fame The AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame celebrates the skills and passion of developers who build apps that are fully accessible to VoiceOver users. EasyReader joins notable products such as DropBox, SeeingAI and Cash Reader in the Hall of Fame, as an app recognized for its full accessibility. EasyReader App is a free, accessible reading app that directly connects to over 40 countries' accessible talking book libraries, here in the US they are NLS-BARD and Bookshare. It is compatible on a variety of platforms-Android, Kindle Fire, Chromebooks, Windows and obviously Apple's iOS. EasyReader technology is also built into the Dolphin SuperNova range and GuideConnect software, with a simplified user interface. You can download EasyReader by going to your platform's app store. Read more about our induction at: https://yourdolphin.com/en-gb/news?id=521 or visit the EasyReader web page to learn more at: https://yourdolphin.com/EasyReader. Dear Rolando, 1) Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits From Last Week A.) Siri Gets A Boost in iOS 16 (10.8% of all clicks.) Siri's iOS 16 changes are all about making your iPhone easier to use: https://coolblindtech.com/siri-gets-boost-in-ios-16/ B.) How Blind or Low Vision Booklovers Can Fully Concentrate While Reading an Audiobook (7.4% of all clicks.) Empish J. Thomas has some tips for learning to enjoy audio books more fully with a visual impairment: https://visionaware.org/blog/visually-impaired-now-what/how-blind-or-low-vision-booklovers-can-fully-concentrate-while-reading-an-audiobook/ C.) Humanware Announces The Stellar Trek GPS Device: Still in Beta, Price Unknown | Tech-VI List (6.6% of all clicks.) After demonstrating some features of the Victor Reader Trek Rachel Feinberg of Humanware announced and demonstrated a prerelease version of a new GPS product from Humanware called the Stellar Trek: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2285 D.) Creating A More Accessible Envision (6.2% of all clicks.) Making the Envision app free of charge, lower cost to the glasses, and opening to 3rd party manufactures are among the changes: https://www.letsenvision.com/blog/creating-a-more-accessible-envision E.) Free Apps and Actions from APH (6.0% of all clicks.) We use apps every day to check email, listen to music, play games, and connect with friends. Here APH celebrates National App Day by sharing their FREE apps and actions that they think are a lot of fun: https://www.aph.org/free-apps-from-aph/ 2) Two Top Tech Tidbits Sponsorship Packages Currently Available I am very happy to report that our waiting list has been cleared and there are currently two sponsorship packages available to any potential Sponsor that might wish to secure one. So if you've been thinking about joining us, now is the perfect opportunity. If you're not sure if Tidbits is the right fit for your business or organization I encourage you to consider a quarterly trial. After 3 months of exposure in Tidbits you can decide for yourself the true value of a Sponsorship position. The first two potential sponsors to reach out to publisher at toptechtidbits.com will be provided with links to secure a package. You will be able to choose between our $325 per quarter option or our $1200 per year option. 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Become one of the 18 industry leaders that support the world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in adaptive technology while enjoying some really incredible benefits: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/sponsorship-information.html 3) Dolphin SuperNova with Microsoft Office Power Tip: Get Additional Help About An Item In The Office Ribbon With A Supernova Hotkey Courtesy of Dolphin Computer Access: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/98.html 4) Expanded Availability of At-home COVID-19 Tests for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision Last month, the Biden-Harris Administration launched an initiative to expand the availability of at-home testing options that are more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision. The tests work with a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone app to provide users with audible instructions and test results. Due to very limited supplies when the program began, each order included only two test kits. People were asked to order these tests only if they did not have options for using the traditional kits. Starting July 8th 2022, the program is expanding. People will now receive 12 test kits with each order. In addition, anyone who is blind or who has low vision is now encouraged to order the more-accessible tests: https://acl.gov/covid19/tests-people-who-are-blind-or-have-low-vision 5) Envision App, Now Free For Everyone A practical guide to what these changes mean for you: https://www.letsenvision.com/blog/envision-app-now-free-for-everyone 6) APH Is Ready for a Braille Revolution You undoubtedly heard the big splash in 2017, when we introduced our plans for the Graphiti, a dynamic, multi-level tactile display. All of us here vividly remember the day of the solar eclipse that year, when people who are visually impaired were able to touch the sun with their hands using the device. But through that development process, we learned that we can — and must — do even more. Graphiti would have been used side-by-side with a braille textbook. But now, in partnership with HumanWare, we're developing what we consider the holy grail of Braille: a single tablet device that provides both braille text and tactile graphics, all in one: https://www.aph.org/aph-is-ready-for-a-braille-revolution/ 7) Fable Launches Online Course Platform Fable, an online platform that connects companies in need of accessibility testers with people with disabilities, has launched Fable Pathways, a free skills development program that shares online courses for people with disabilities, by people with disabilities. The inaugural courses are "Getting Started in Web Development" and "Becoming a Manager." For more information and to view the free courses, visit: https://makeitfable.com/pathways 8) Breaking News: Aira Everywhere! Aira for the Desktop, Aira on the BlindShell Phone Classic 2, Aira on the ARX Headset and Aira on the Envision Glasses! We covered a good deal of this last week, but it is a good time to point out that Aira is now coming to the BlindShell Phone Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone. Lots of outlets covered this, but this is where we heard it first: https://blindabilities.com/?p=7448#:~:text=The%20BlindShell%20Classic%202%20Accessible,later%20this%20summer%20around%20August 9) Atkinson Hyperlegible Font The Braille Institute offers Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, available for free. Here the link to read more and download it to your Windows or Mac computer: https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont 10) A New Choice in Braille Transcription Software BrailleBlaster is not new, but we used it for a small project recently and noticed changes after updating: https://www.brailleblaster.org/download.php 11) Mycroft AI Launches Mimic 3 TTS Mycroft AI, creators of an open-source speech technology platform, has released the Mimic 3 text-to-speech (TTS) engine with more than two dozen languages and 100 voice sets. It can run completely offline on low-end systems: https://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Speech-Technology-News/Mycroft-AI-Launches-Mimic-3-TTS-153799.aspx 12) APH Releases Send to Braille 2.0 The American Printing House for the Blind has released an update of its free Send to Braille application, which allows Windows users to quickly create machine-translated braille files in BRL (unformatted MicroBraille) format. Version 2.0 allows the simultaneous conversion of multiple files and includes many back-end updates for smoother function. For more information, visit: https://tech.aph.org/ 13) 4 Free Sites and Extensions for Online Text-to-Speech Tools There are a whole host of different benefits that you can achieve with text-to-speech, no matter who you are or what you're doing. But downloading various programs onto your computer just to give text-to-speech a try can be a bit of a daunting task: https://www.makeuseof.com/sites-and-extensions-for-online-text-to-speech-tools/ 14) Updated Documentation For Leasey 7 Now Available While the major update of Leasey 7 has not yet been released Hartgen Consultancy has updated the documentation to reflect the new changes and additions. In anticipation of the upcoming release you may read the documentation from the following link. Please note that at the time of this writing the software available for download is still for Leasey 7.0 build 7060 which is not the upcoming version with the new features: https://www.hartgen.org/leaseydemo 15) NLS Patron Engagement Section Launches Virtual Programs As part of its effort to provide services, programs, and resources directly to patrons that will enhance their library experience, the newly formed Patron Engagement Section will be hosting a virtual Monthly BARD Review on Zoom. This program will occur the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Eastern, starting on August 11. Each Review will last for one hour and will discuss a predetermined topic about a component of BARD usage or a specific BARD product. After the prepared training, patrons will have an opportunity to ask any questions that they may have regarding the topic of the evening or any other aspect of BARD. To join the August 11 session, visit https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1611161911?pwd=bVh5ejFsWFBlL21KY0VqaHlRMUlSQT09 or call in by telephone at (669) 254-5252 ☎ (Meeting ID: 161 116 1911). The Patron Engagement Section is also launching a quarterly Patron Corner program. The first Patron Corner, held on June 13, 2022, covered Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Collection Selection, but Did Not Have the Vehicle to Ask. For future information on upcoming Patron Engagement Section programs, visit: https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/services/ 16) New Windows 11 Insider Build 25145 Brings Braille Driver Solution, OneDrive Storage Alerts To The Dev Channel Microsoft just released the latest Dev Channel build, version 25145, for Windows 11, and along with a number of changes, fixes, and improvements, it includes three new features: https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-windows-11-insider-build-25145-brings-braille-driver-solution-onedrive-storage-alerts-to-the-dev-channel 17) VoxLens Makes Interactive Data More Accessible For Screen Readers VoxLens is a JavaScript plugin that, with one additional line of code, allows people who use screen readers to interact with visualizations: https://www.futurity.org/voxlens-graphics-accessibility-blindness-screen-reader-2752842/ 18) 8 New Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts You Need To Know A few of these are extra nifty: https://www.pcworld.com/article/547654/8-new-windows-11-keyboard-shortcuts.html 19) New Directory Lists Accessible Windows Programs Laufware recently launched a directory of accessible Windows programs. Categories include Audio Players, Keyboard Shortcuts, Screen Readers, and many others. More than two hundred programs are listed. The website also highlights podcasts of interest to the blind and low-vision community. For more information, visit: https://laufware.com/ 20) Webinar Recording | The AT Social Hub: The Return of Steve Nutt from Computer Room Services | YouTube Sight and Sound Technology recently conducted a webinar with Steve Nutt from Computer Room Services. During Steve's presentation he discussed and demonstrated two products which may be of interest to some readers. He demonstrated one of the Milestone media players which was very likely the Milestone 312 Ace WIFI from Bones. This player can play DAISY titles, including those from NLS and Bookshare as well as titles from Audible according to the product page. He also demonstrated the Zeitgeist 2 talking timepiece with a variety of time-related functions including providing the time using haptic feedback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbWYHs9wKAY 21) Remote Incident Manager (Public Beta) | Pneuma Solutions Remote Incident Manager (RIM) is a fully accessible remote desktop product for technical support, training, and simply helping friends and family with their PCs. Try RIM completely free of charge during the public beta: https://getrim.app/ 22) The Business User's Guide To Google Voice Google Voice can add a whole new layer of power into your professional phone setup — once you figure out how to use it. Here's help: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3664093/google-voice-business-users-guide.html 23) Leasey Version 7 Build 7116 Now Available | Hartgen Consultancy https://www.hartgen.org/leaseydemo 24) The Muze: Build 46 Now Available | Hartgen Consultancy The Muze Build 46 is Released. Albums are now displayed with Official Charts Company searches. List Boxes of results are now returned in respect of searches for Wikipedia, Discogs and Genius Lyrics: https://www.hartgen.org/themuze 25) Review | Vision Buddy - New Tech From Sight And Sound Technology https://www.londonvision.org/blog/vision-buddy-review/ 26) Spring App For iOS: Twitter Client: Version 3.6 Includes Accessibility Improvements For VoiceOver Users In addition to what is mentioned in the release notes version 3.6 also seems to be a bit more responsive when swiping from one tweet to the next. This Twitter client offers some useful features with impressive accessibility for VoiceOver users: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spring-for-twitter/id1508706541 27) App Update from Leading Sport and Fitness Equipment Manufacturer Concept2 Includes New Accessibility Features A major update of the ErgData app from Concept2 is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for Android. The app has many new features, including audio guidance in both Apple and Android versions to increase accessibility: https://acb.org/ergdata-app ➜ Press Releases and Other News 1) Can Excessive Use Of Headphones Cause Deafness? According to a recent study by France's National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), a large number of people in France are facing problems due to headphones. The study also shared a surprising fact that about 25% of adults in France are struggling with hearing problems. The main reason for this is the excessive use of headphones: https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/can-excessive-use-of-headphones-cause-deafness-5502355.html 2) New Accessibility App For St. John's Pedestrian Mall Excludes Some With Vision Loss, Advocate Says This is a good example of how an app like BlindSquare or Microsoft Soundscape can limit access for users who do not use iOS: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/blindsquare-pedestrian-mall-concerns-1.6511251 3) FCC Takes Enforcement Action Against Verizon Wireless For Not Providing Information Related To Accessibility Of Its Premium Visual Voicemail Service FCC Enforcement Bureau proposes $100,000 fine against Verizon Wireless for apparently failing to produce documentation exhibiting due diligence in exploring accessibility and achievability of its Premium Visual Voicemail service: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-fine-against-verizon-failure-produce-documents 4) This App Gives People Who Are Blind Step-By-Step Audio Directions To Easily Navigate Public Transit Initially piloted in three D.C. Metro stations, Waymap — which uses sensors in a smartphone to know exactly where a person is and how they're moving — will be available across the city's transit system by Spring 2023: https://www.fastcompany.com/90768125/this-app-gives-people-who-are-blind-step-by-step-audio-directions-to-easily-navigate-public-transit 5) Strangers Rescue Visually Impaired Man Who Fell Into Boston Harbor With Guide Dog A man who is visually impaired is looking for the two strangers who jumped into Boston Harbor to save his life: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/visually-impaired-man-rescued-boston-harbor/ 6) National Beep Baseball World Series Coming to Beaumont | YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCSF87hCwdM 7) Advocates Tout 'Untapped' Pool Of Blind And Visually Impaired Workers To Fill Job Positions Despite a resume that includes a master's degree and a previous position as executive director for a deaf and blind advocacy organization, Paulette Monthei's low vision disability proved to be a hardship: https://www.news-journal.com/advocates-tout-untapped-pool-of-blind-and-visually-impaired-workers-to-fill-job-positions/article_71b12f1c-990c-52f1-af07-478110ef2cb8.html 8) Best Smartphone Assistive Apps For Seniors With Low Vision Assistive apps for smartphones could help seniors with low vision regain some of their independence and relieve caregiver burden at the same time. But there's a problem: Many older Americans who could benefit from apps designed for those with visual impairment do not use them. In fact, while 15.2% of people over the age of 75 reported having vision loss that could not be corrected through prescription lenses, only 6% of older smartphone users take advantage of these types of apps: https://www.seniorsmatter.com/best-smartphone-assistive-apps-for-seniors-with-low-vision/2614168/ ➜ Surveys 1) APH Surveys Page Surveys help inform APH of the greatest needs in the community so they can gear their efforts toward making sure those needs are met. Ongoing APH surveys can be found here: https://www.aph.org/rd/get-involved/surveys/ 2) Audible Vision Baseline Survey This baseline survey aims to understand how assistive technology users conduct certain activities: https://bit.ly/Audiblevision 3) Audible Vision App Survey This survey aims to understand how assistive technology users use the Audible Vision app: https://bit.ly/AudibleVisionForm2 4) NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2022 Nonvisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is asking users to complete a short satisfaction survey. It is at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-nr8XMipBx8jrXBTK7M_pxsw7GQR11Vt9E8VG52fK7op15Q/viewform ➜ Featured Podcast Episodes 1) Star Trek and Vision Loss | Hadley Presents A Conversation with the Experts July 8th 2022 | Actor and artist Bruce Horak talks about his personal journey with vision loss, how he got interested in painting, and his role in the new television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: https://hadley.edu/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts/star-trek-and-vision-loss 2) Mosen at Large Episode 187: Aira Arriving On New Devices, Differing Uber Experiences, And Tech Tips For Travel July 9th 2022https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/dc696b16/aira-arriving-on-new-devices-differing-uber-experiences-and-tech-tips-for-travel 3) Blind Abilities Podcast Episode 866: Tech Abilities: To Delve or Not to Delve, Aira Announces Lots, Apple Fever, Mobility and Guide Dogs, Text Selection, 3 Finger Quadruple Tap and the Rotor Organization Demo! July 11th 2022 | Serina, Callie and jeff dig into some news and tech tidbits that have been getting a lot of attention. Callie delves into the Guide Dog dream and is mobility going to be the ice breaker? How about Blind Pride, hmmm, to each at their own time probably, We got a lot of topics through out this episode and some really good tips on copying text and arranging your rotor actions for efficiency. And, much more news and tech tidbits from across the entire Universe! :) https://blindabilities.com/?p=7461 4) Eyes on Success Episode 2228: Graphical Braille Display and eBRF July 13th 2022 | Wouldn't it be nice to have an affordable, 2-D, refreshable Braille display? Soon that may not be just a dream. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Greg Stilson and William Freeman from the American Printing House about the new technology behind the combined text and graphics tactile display they are working on as well as formatting standards for such displays: https://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show%20notes/show%20notes%202228.htm ➜ Featured Webinars and Training Courses 1) Reading Books from Accessible Libraries NLS/BARD, NFB Newsline and Bookshare | SuperNova Everyday Essential Webinar July 14th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Participate live every Tuesday or watch the recordings at your leisure: https://info.yourdolphin.com/en-us/supernova-everyday-essentials 2) ACB Community Event: Use The JAWS Skim = Reading Tool to Quickly Review Long Documents | Freedom Scientific July 14th 2022 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 7PM GMT | Want to quickly review long documents and search for information? Join us to learn how to make the JAWS Skim-Reading tool work for you. American Council of the Blind. To request an invitation, email community at acb.org ✉. 3) Getting Started with Podcasting | The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library Saturday, July 16th 2022 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT | Join Brian Fischler and Allison Meloy from That Real Blind Tech show along with Jeanine Stanley from the Airacast Podcast, Steven Scott from Blind Guy Talks Tech Podcast, and David Goldstein from ICantCU and White Cane's Connect Podcast for a Roundtable about what else but podcasting. Have you ever wanted to learn how to start your own podcast? Join us to learn how to get started in podcasting, find out what tools you will need, how to launch your podcast, edit your show, and promote your podcast on social media. The group will discuss what works for them, what issues they have run in to over the years, and discuss podcasting best practices: https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvde6vqj8qEtXkzeLVw5KwdQgA9N845fBf 4) Ask Sharky: Use the JAWS Notification History | Freedom Scientific July 19th 2022 | Learn to use the new Notification History feature in JAWS and Fusion, which enables you to control what notifications you hear. Download the Clubhouse app from iOS App Store or Google Play to participate on your mobile device. 5) Envision Glasses: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask | Access Ingenuity July 20th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | Did you know that Envision Glasses are built like a platform, and are constantly updated with new features and functionalities? With that in mind, we are excited to present the July 2022 edition of our Envision glasses presentation. This session will serve as an introduction to those new to the glasses, as well as a chance to review, learn about the latest features, or ask questions for those who have attended our previous webinars or who are the lucky owners of a pair. We may even get a visit from an Envision representative! Join Ian Ramos and Zhi Huang from Access Ingenuity as we look at the exciting new Envision glasses. Envision glasses use the cutting-edge Google Glasses platform as a way for visually impaired users to gain access to their environment. They provide the ability to scan text, be it handwritten notes, books, or your favorite recipe. Using the built-in camera, you can call someone and have them see from your point of view to help you pick out the perfect outfit or help you navigate a challenging obstacle. Learn more about the additional features these glasses offer and how they differ from other wearable technologies currently on the market. Learning Outcomes: How Scene Description can offer more independence. How the glasses use cutting-edge technology to help you do more. Explore new features since our last Envision glasses presentation. | Meeting ID: 844 9731 5433 | Passcode: 122811 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,84497315433#,,,,*122811# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose). Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84497315433?pwd=ScI1ThYtHUY1tcB0cf_AOoDqdlB908.1#success 6) Best Practices to Structure Accessibility Testing | TPGi July 20th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | This webinar will cover common gaps in how organizations implement accessibility testing. These gaps complicate communication within an organization and lead to barriers for people with disabilities. Once the common gaps have been identified, we will review step-by-step instructions on how to reduce these gaps. Participants will leave with a clear plan for accessibility testing that is practical and sustainable. With this plan, organizations can increase the coverage and precision of their testing while decreasing the overall amount of test results. Additionally, participants will learn: The pros and cons of the different automated accessibility testing libraries and which one is right for their organization. The limitations of automated testing and how to bridge the gap with manual testing. How to track progress on errors and verify what's been fixed from one sprint to the next. While this webinar focuses on building accessibility testing skills with the ARC Platform, the lessons are applicable to all testing libraries. With the evolution of AI and machine learning, there are many new innovations in automated accessibility testing. This webinar evaluates their effectiveness and looks ahead to how they could affect accessibility testing. Register today: https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-july-20-at-12pm-et-best-practices-to-structure-accessibility-testing/ 7) JAWS Power Tips for Increasing Productivity at Work and at Play | Freedom Scientific July 21st 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Want tips for improving productivity in apps such as Word, Teams, and Edge? Join us for a webinar on JAWS power tips! Register for this webinar, which offers ACVREP credits to those who attend the live webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OwHsA3AJTMKeedGpAgBNzg 8) ACB Community Event: Schedule a Zoom Meeting Using JAWS | Freedom Scientific July 21st 2022 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 7PM GMT | Find out how to schedule events on the Zoom conferencing platform with JAWS. American Council of the Blind. To request an invitation, email community at acb.org ✉. 9) Snap & Read: 5 Essential Supports for Executive Function | Don Johnston July 26th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | Presented By: Stephanie Gilley. Executive function deficits — disorganization, poor time management, difficulty getting started with tasks — can keep bright learners from doing great things. And it can be tough to know how to help! Digital supports can empower students to stay organized, focused, and work independently, both at this point in their lives and in the future. In this webinar, Stephanie Gilley will demonstrate the top 5 tools that support learners with executive functioning difficulties: Read Aloud tools to support focus. Highlighting/Color Overlay/screen masking tool for help with visual tracking. A tool to reduce digital distractions. Note taking tools to help with organization. PDF annotation to help streamline tasks and assignments. Register to attend live or receive a recording: https://learningtools.donjohnston.com/webinar/snapread-5-essential-supports-for-executive-function/ 10) Methods to Navigate Word & Outlook Efficiently with JAWS Using Speech & Braille (ACVREP CE Approved) | Access Ingenuity July 27th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | Many JAWS users may know some features to quickly navigate specific increments and elements such as links, headings, forms, graphics, and tables when using a web browser. However, most do not know that there are similar JAWS features to increase efficiency when navigating Word documents and Outlook emails. Join Rachel Reeves, Marisa Church, and Zhi Huang from Access Ingenuity with Joe McDaniel from Vispero to explore various JAWS Navigation Quick Keys with a browser, Word, and Outlook. It is important to note that this presentation will benefit those who want to know how to work with Navigation Quick Keys using JAWS with either a QWERTY keyboard or a Focus braille display. Note that everybody is welcome and can benefit from this presentation. If you are a teacher of the visually impaired (TVI), this presentation is approved for ACVREP continuing education credit. Learning Outcomes: Introduce JAWS Navigation Quick Keys and how they can increase your efficiency when navigating a browser, Word, and Outlook. Understand how to turn on and off Navigation Quick Keys, when you want them on or off, and the JAWS default settings for Quick Keys in different situations. Discover how to learn the Quick Keys in different situations with the JAWS Screen Sensitive help. Explore Quick Key features such as links, headings, forms, tables, misspelled words, comments, track changes, etc. | Meeting ID: 872 7899 0752 | Passcode: 807757 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,87278990752#,,,,*807757# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87278990752?pwd=0bOnQubthYiLE-xJtf_PuOGsnBFL-F.1#success 11) How to Quickly Test Your Website for JAWS Screen Reader Compatibility | TPGi July 27th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Presenters: Mike DeSorda, Customer Success Manager, and Al Puzzuoli, Customer Support. Experience a real-world scenario exhibiting the synergy between the JAWS screen reader and TPGi's JAWS compatibility testing tool, JAWS Inspect, as part of the accessibility QA process. Webinar attendees will observe the interaction between a real JAWS user struggling with a poorly designed web page and a TPGi accessibility tester quickly making sense of the JAWS user's accessibility challenges via the power of JAWS Inspect. JAWS Inspect provides text output of the JAWS audio speech to enable non-JAWS users to efficiently test for screen reader compatibility. Attendees will get a first-hand look at how to use JAWS Inspect alongside JAWS (or by itself) for quick and easy screen reader compatibility testing: https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-july-27-at-12pm-et-quickly-test-your-website-for-jaws-screen-reader-compatibility/ 12) Controlling Your World with Control Bionics from APTAT July 27th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | APTAT Assistive Technology Training Series Training Duration: 1 hour. An expanded training including an overview of using the Control Bionics device for communication as well as an environmental control unit. Registration is required. Accommodation requests should be made at least 2 weeks before the event date. We will do our best to coordinate any requests made within 2 weeks of the event, however please be aware we may not be able to honor the request on short notice. Certificate of Attendance is available for live attendees and can be requested during registration. This webinar will be recorded and archived on our YouTube channel: Accessing Potential Through Assistive Technology: https://rehabalabama.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0scuCupjsrG9DYSokUMLLCB7Ck8WIqePKT 13) Ask Sharky: What Happened at the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Conference? | Freedom Scientific July 27th 2022 | Join us for details on Vispero activities at the ACB and NFB conventions. Download the Clubhouse app from iOS App Store or Google Play to participate on your mobile device. 14) ACB Community Event: Ten JAWS Power Tips to Increase Productivity | Freedom Scientific July 28th 2022 | 12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 7PM GMT | Discover ten JAWS power tips for increasing productivity when navigating apps and completing tasks. American Council of the Blind. To request an invitation, email community at acb.org ✉. 15) NaviLens and Apple air Tags | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library August 13th 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | Labeling and tracking just got a whole lot easier! Learn how to use these exciting new products. All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. No programs will be held in person. Please dial (319) 527-4994 ☎ at 10 AM ET: https://www.marylandlibraries.org/Pages/Technology%20User%20Group.aspx 16) Pixel Phone | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library September 10th 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | Has Android bridged the gap with Apple with this remarkable new device? All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. No programs will be held in person. Please dial (319) 527-4994 ☎ at 10 AM ET: https://www.marylandlibraries.org/Pages/Technology%20User%20Group.aspx 17) Blindness & Diabetes Webinar: Dexcom vs Freestyle Libre | Accessible Pharmacy Services For The Blind September 23rd 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Blindness and Diabetes Webinar: Dexcom vs Freestyle Libre. Please join Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind and University of Pennsylvania's Diabetes Education Center as we compare Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices available to our blind, deafblind, and low vision patients living with diabetes. We will be discussing differences between Dexcom and Freestyle Libre as well as their accessibility features. This webinar will have captioning and a live ASL interpreter. If you are unable to attend, please register to receive the webinar audio and video via email: https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/blindness-diabetes-webinar-dexcom-vs-freestyle-libre/ 18) iOS 16 Review And Editing Voice Memos | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library October 1st 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | Every year we look for accessibility improvements in our i-devices. See what is new in this latest version of the Apple operating system. All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. No programs will be held in person. Please dial (319) 527-4994 ☎ at 10 AM ET: https://www.marylandlibraries.org/Pages/Technology%20User%20Group.aspx 19) AT Gifts for the Holidays | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library November 5th 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | Our annual look at gadgets and gizmos that will make your holiday season a successful one. All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. No programs will be held in person. Please dial (319) 527-4994 ☎ at 10 AM ET: https://www.marylandlibraries.org/Pages/Technology%20User%20Group.aspx 20) 20 Websites to Bookmark for 2023 | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library December 10th 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | Technology keeps changing and so do the websites that are useful in our everyday lives. Find out why these 20 websites are so important for 2023. All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. 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