[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, June 30, 2022 - Volume 865

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, June 30, 2022 - Volume 865 Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, June 30, 2022 - Volume 865 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/tidbits2022/06302022/. Share: Share this volume of Top Tech Tidbits on Facebook: http://bit.ly/sharetidbits865. 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. 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This sale is for US residents and attendees of the ACB and NFB national conventions only. Learn more at: https://hims-inc.com/ Dear Rolando, 1) Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits From Last Week A.) JAWS with Microsoft Office Power Tip: How To Use The Paste Recovery Table And Why You Might Want To (5.7% of all clicks.) Courtesy of Freedom Scientific: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/90.html B.) Can You See Me: A New Windows Application to Assist in Determining Your Position in Your Computer's Camera (4.5% of all clicks.) This app provides a much-needed service which is sadly missing from the Windows operating system. It requires no installation and no administrator permissions to run. Just run the app and keep pressing the enter key to receive information regarding your position in the computer's camera. It's incredibly useful to know if you're visually centered in your camera for Zoom, Teams, Skype or other video calls. You can read more about the app and download it here:: https://canyouseeme.app/ C.) Enhancements in JAWS 2022.2206.9 | June 2022 (3.9% of all clicks.) A new JAWS update has been released by Freedom Scientific. Notification history, iTunes support, and Math Editor are among the enhancements: https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSWhatsNew#latest D.) Tactile Engineering Reveals New Technology To Help The Blind (3.4% of all clicks.) A Lafayette engineering firm has revealed technology that they claim will revolutionize the way blind people learn, work, and play. Tactile Engineering has developed a graphical computer tablet. The tablet includes 3,000 tiny parts that can change and act as interactive braille so users can experience animation. CEO David Schleppenbach said that the focus of this technology is overcome an important challenge; making it available and affordable to as many people as possible: https://www.wlfi.com/news/tactile-engineering-reveals-new-technology-to-help-the-blind/article_58ebb9f6-edd4-11ec-b7a8-1388d420c617.html E.) Reader Review: PenFriend 3 Voice Labeling System By Maxi Aids, Color Detector, Humanware Video Magnifier and Seeing AI (3.2% of all clicks.) Courtesy of Gwen Costello Becker, Top Tech Tidbits Reader: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/92.html 2) Top Tech Tidbits Click-To-Vote Quick Poll 864 Results | 310 Votes Question: Should Top Tech Tidbits continue to include the actual link text for each Tidbit? Or should we change the format to link just the title of the Tidbit? Results: B.) I vote to keep the actual link text present for each Tidbit. I do not click links within the newsletter. I manually copy and paste them into a web browser. (212 Votes / 68% of all clicks.) A.) 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If you are not already a Premium Subscriber, Sponsor or Supporter, there's still time to grab a Premium Subscription for just $1 a month: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/premium-subscribers.html#subscribe 6) CYBER.ORG Launches Project Access, a National Effort to Increase Access to Cybersecurity Education for Students with Disabilities CYBER.ORG has announced the kickoff of Project Access, a program designed to expand access to cybersecurity education for blind and vision impaired students between the ages of 13-21 who are in pre-employment transition (Pre-ETS). Through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant, CYBER.ORG is pioneering a series of camps this summer in Arkansas, Maine, Virginia, and Michigan to introduce blind and vision impaired students to key cybersecurity topics, help them develop cybersecurity skills, and explore the possibility of a career in a growing industry: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220627005666/en/CYBER.ORG-Launches-Project-Access-a-National-Effort-to-Increase-Access-to-Cybersecurity-Education-for-Students-with-Disabilities 7) JAWS for Windows with Microsoft Teams Power Tip: Navigating the Calendar with JAWS Courtesy of Freedom Scientific: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/97.html 8) Dolphin SuperNova Power Tip: Resolving Keyboard Conflicts With The Dolphin Cursor When Browsing The Web Courtesy of Dolphin Computer Access: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/96.html 9) Reader Review: Black & Decker Talking Toaster Oven Courtesy of Donna Jodhan, Top Tech Tidbits Reader: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/94.html 10) The Alt Text Issue Here is a well-thought-out guide to alternative text, particularly for social media written by Alexa Heinrich:. https://accessiblesocial.substack.com/p/june-28-2022 11) Audiom Audiom is a tool that purports to allow blind and visually impaired individuals to view maps completely in audio. It is a web component and can be embedded into any webpage, like Google Maps: https://www.ski.org/project/audiom 12) Introducing New Microsoft Teams On Web Features For Small Businesses Captioning improvements are coming to Teams:. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/introducing-new-microsoft-teams-on-web-features-for-small/ba-p/3556209 13) What To Do If You Can No Longer Use Gmail With Your Favorite Program or Device | WebFriendlyHelp Due to Google's increased security, you may find yourself unable to send email with your program of choice. If you want to keep using your existing email program, such as Outlook 2010, to read your Google email, read this for links to Google Settings and information: https://webfriendlyhelp.com/what-to-do-if-you-can-no-longer-use-gmail-with-your-favorite-program-or-device/ 14) NV Access In-Process For June 29th 2022 https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-29th-june-2022/ 15) First Look: Windows 11's New Sound Recorder App The replacement for Voice Recorder gets a new name, a new look, and new input and output capabilities: https://www.pcmag.com/news/first-look-windows-11s-new-sound-recorder-app 16) Date and Time Pickers for All | Adobe We are very excited to announce the release of the React Aria and React Spectrum date and time picker components! This includes a full suite of fully featured components and hooks including calendars, date and time fields, and range pickers, all with a focus on internationalization and accessibility. It also includes @internationalized/date, a brand new framework-agnostic library for locale-aware date and time manipulation: https://react-spectrum.adobe.com/blog/date-and-time-pickers-for-all.html 17) Googles Opens Accessibility Research Group To Start Accepting People That Reside Outside Of The US And Canada Your feedback will help shape new Google products. To sign up, you'll need a Google Account. If you don't have one, you can create one. You will then pick one of the Trusted Tester Programs, Communications or Accessibility: https://partnerdash.google.com/apps/uberfoodportal/join-a11y 18) #CSUNATC22 Audio: Inclusive Map Viewing Through Any Browser With Audiom It would be truly wild if you could take the skills you have learned through playing audio games, like Swamp or Tactile Battle, and transfer them into real world Orientation and Mobility. Surprisingly enough, J.J. did just that when he spoke to Brandon Biggs, Engineer with the Smith-Kettlewell | Eye Research Institute, during our CSUN 2020 coverage: https://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=22493 19) How the Notification History Coexists with our JAWS-Based Products | Brian Hartgen, Hartgen Consultancy Many people will be aware that in the update to JAWS version 2022 just released, a feature is in place to support alerts and notifications sent by the focused application or Windows itself to the screen-reader. This was widely publicized in the Mosen at Large Podcast. Of course, Jonathan Mosen, host of the podcast, provided an excellent demonstration of the capabilities of the Notification History feature, together with describing the kinds of alerts and notifications which are sent to JAWS and which potentially can be filtered out or viewed in a list. In the interests of efficiency, some of our products have filtered out such alerts and notifications for some considerable time, so I want to tell you how our various products fit into the new tool Vispero are providing so you are not caught out: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2227 20) Narrator Braille Driver Improvements | Jeff Bishop, Windows Accessibility My name is Jeff Bishop and I work on the Windows Accessibility team at Microsoft. We would encourage you to review our most recent Windows Insider blog post about some changes that we have brought to the Dev Channel for Narrator Braille. If you are participating in the Windows Insider program and are on the Dev Channel and have a braille display then we would appreciate your help in testing our new braille driver solution for Narrator along with third-party screen readers: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2226 21) June Updates for JAWS 2022 and Zoomtext 2022 | What's New JAWS Updates: https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSWhatsNew#Enhancements ZoomText Updates: https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/Fusion/FusionWhatsNew#enhancements 22) Mantis Q40 and Chameleon 20 2.0 Update | YouTube | APH Have you updated your Mantis Q40 or Chameleon 20? Our latest software update is jam-packed with features including one very exciting update to the Chameleon! Check out this video for a breakdown of the top features in 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ButQDs8_a4I 23) Dicapta: Spanish Audio Description Services and Technology for Accessibility (Including Emergency Alerts) Are you or a loved one a Spanish speaker who is blind, low vision, or deafblind? Read on to learn about an organization that makes audiovisual content and emergency alerts accessible to Spanish speakers with sensory disabilities: https://visionaware.org/blog/visionaware-blog/dicapta-spanish-audio-description-services-and-technology-for-accessibility-including-emergency-alerts/ 24) Alexa To Add Voices Of Your Deceased Loved Ones On June 22nd 2022 Amazon announced a new feature that will allow Alexa to speak in the voices of deceased relatives, friends and other loved ones: https://fox8.com/news/alexa-to-add-voices-of-your-deceased-loved-ones/?fbclid=IwAR3LLcSr0L7JT5g5A6hTahGdK4NGJbn6mzlXsrxRvz2ZyRXsPfUKfiJjryk 25) Accessibility in Fedora Workstation The first concerted effort to support accessibility under Linux was undertaken by Sun Microsystems when they decided to use GNOME for Solaris. Sun put together a team focused on building the pieces to make GNOME 2 fully accessible and worked with hardware makers to make sure things like Braille devices worked well. We even heard claims that GNOME and Linux had the best accessibility of any operating system for a while due to this effort. As Sun started struggling and got acquired by Oracle this accessibility effort eventually trailed off with the community trying to pick up the slack afterwards. Especially engineers from Igalia were quite active for a while trying to keep the accessibility support working well: https://fedoramagazine.org/accessibility-in-fedora-workstation/ 26) Experiment Shows Surprising Results Of Echolocation Echolocation has been used as a way for blind people to navigate, despite the skill's usefulness, few blind people have actually learned how to use echolocation. Now, though, researchers say humans can learn echolocation in as little as 10 weeks: https://coolblindtech.com/experiment-shows-surprising-results-of-echolocation/ 27) 6 Accessibility Basics Cause 97% of Errors I repeatedly encounter the same six issues when evaluating a website's accessibility, as do most consultants. I'd like to imagine a world where companies clean up most accessibility glitches in-house and hire consultants only to solve highly technical problems. Alas, many companies struggle with implementing the basics. Addressing the six common errors below solves many accessibility snafus, greatly helping vision-impaired users: https://www.practicalecommerce.com/6-accessibility-basics-cause-97-of-errors 28) What's New in Mozilla Thunderbird 102 The first of several planned updates, Thunderbird 102, is about to start rolling out: https://www.howtogeek.com/814358/whats-new-in-mozilla-thunderbird-102/ 29) Audio Description Quality: Best Practices and Legal Standards Video is everywhere. It's on our TVs, computers, smartphones, tablets, and even some smart refrigerators. But have you ever wondered how blind and low vision viewers access video content? To fully enjoy all the movies, TV shows, and other video content we so much love to watch, people with vision loss rely on audio description (AD) to access the visual elements of a video. Unfortunately, the quality of AD varies significantly among its providers. And so do consumer preferences on what visual information should be described, in how much detail, and how the descriptions should be voiced: https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/audio-description-quality-best-practices-and-legal-standards/ 30) Firefox 102: New ESR Base And Improved Security One bug fix to Firefox 102 will be of relevance to screen reader users: Pressing Enter while using a Screen Reader on Windows no longer activates the wrong element and/or another window: https://www.ghacks.net/2022/06/28/firefox-102/ ➜ Press Releases and Other News 1) W3C To Become A Public-Interest Non-Profit Organization The World Wide Web Consortium is set to pursue 501(c)(3) non-profit status. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops international standards for the Web: HTML, CSS, and notably, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): https://www.w3.org/2022/06/pressrelease-w3c-le.html.en 2) Deafblind Teen Artist Creates NFT Collection To Spark Passion And Discussion A Deafblind teen artist from Lancashire has created one of the first NFT collections of its kind to spread awareness about her disability. You can read more about this on the Lancashire Telegraph: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/deafblind-teen-artist-creates-nft-130000379.html?guccounter=1 3) Biden Administration Announces New At-Home Covid Tests For Blind And Low-Vision Americans On June 23rd 2022 the Biden administration rolled out free at-home Covid-19 tests that are designed to be more accessible for people who are blind or visually impaired. White House Covid-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said the administration will provide more accessible, rapid self-tests to Americans across the country for free through https://www.covid.gov/tests, which ships tests through the US Postal Service. The specific USPS form to place orders for Covid-19 tests that are more accessible to individuals with low vision or who are blind can be found here: https://www.wsiltv.com/coronavirus/biden-administration-announces-new-at-home-covid-tests-for-blind-and-low-vision-americans/article_150cfed8-3f9a-5515-acfe-548d1d66d66d.html 4) Braille Institute Names Winners of the 2022 Braille Challenge Celebrating more than 100 years of positively transforming the lives of those with vision loss, Braille Institute announced the winners of the 2022 Braille Challenge this past Saturday at the Finals Award Ceremony held at the University of Southern California campus: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/braille-institute-names-winners-of-the-2022-braille-challenge-301576105.html 5) The Role of Technology in Helping Students with Limitations Limitations come in all shapes and sizes. Some students have physical limitations that prevent them from being able to write, while others have cognitive limitations that make it difficult for them to process information. But there is one common thread among all students with constraints: the right technology can help them overcome their challenges and be successful in school: https://www.studentassembly.org/assistive-technology-helping-students/ 6) American Foundation for the Blind Announces Third Access and Engagement Report, Observing Impact of COVID-19 as Students with Visual Impairments Returned to In-Person Education On June 23rd 2022 the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced the release of the third Access and Engagement research report, which examines the continued negative impact of systemic and COVID-19-specific issues on the education of students who are blind or have low vision. The report is based on focus groups and short surveys with families of these students and the professionals who serve them as the 2020-2021 school year concluded: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-foundation-blind-announces-third-124300760.html 7) New Miami Lighthouse Podcast Focuses On Issues And Opportunities Facing The Blind And Visually Impaired Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired has launched a new podcast series that discusses medical, technological, legal, social and lifestyle issues impacting individuals with vision challenges and their families. Vision Insights has posted its first episodes, which can be heard on all major podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible and Amazon Music, as well as, the Miami Lighthouse website: https://southfloridahospitalnews.com/new-miami-lighthouse-podcast-focuses-on-issues-and-opportunities-facing-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/ 8) By the Blind, For the Blind Why tools made by the blind, are the best for the blind: https://write.as/devinprater/by-the-blind-for-the-blind 9) Some (More) Thoughts On Smart Canes | From The Blog Of Derek Reimer In early 2021, I wrote a blog post about smart canes, why they usually are hype, and why canes have the design elements that make them so versatile. This blog post got a couple orders of magnitude more traffic than I expected, and based on the feedback I have received, it was much more educational than I would have expected. It has been posted on many peoples blogs, and even Hacker News. I want to make sure the positive reception of my article is used to guide the industry in an appropriate direction, and generate new useful technologies, instead of being cynical and bashing anyone who may have the thought to attach something to a cane. I will do this by explaining some of the drawbacks to having objects on a cane, and travel implements we could design that would achieve useful goals for blind people, while being more robust: https://derekriemer.com/posts/2022/04/21/some-more-thoughts-on-smart-canes/ 10) 'Calls Kept Coming': Ukraine's Network For The Blind Shelters Displaced People One of country's oldest-running organizations turns factory into accommodation for refugees: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/22/ukraine-network-visually-impaired-provides-shelter-displaced-people 11) MetroList of Northern California Launches Property Search by Voice — Search by Voice Helps the Visually Impaired Participate in Their Home Buying Process MetroList, the largest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in Northern California, now offers Search by Voice capabilities, powered by Lundy, Inc. through its newly released MetroList.com real estate search portal. Lundy is leading the way in developing the most comprehensive property search engine to help MLSs be more inclusive and accessible to blind or visually impaired consumers: https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/metrolist-launches-property-search-by-voice-search-by-voice-helps-the-visually-impaired-participate-in-their-home-buying-process 12) NSITE Now Offers Additional Resources to Blind and Visually-Impaired Job Seekers and Employers NSITE, the first organization to provide a continuum of employment services for the blind or visually impaired, has announced an ever-expanding list of programs and resources to train and help place BVI and military veteran job seekers: https://www.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/578834300/nsite-now-offers-additional-resources-to-blind-and-visually-impaired-job-seekers-and-employers 13) Blind Scientist Envisions A More Accessible World Through Inclusive Technology After 20 years in academic research, Dr. Miele made a career shift into the tech space a few years ago by accepting a job as Principal Accessibility Researcher with Amazon. Now, he develops new ways to make Amazon's suite of products accessible to all users, making tools like Alexa, tablets, and TVs useable for the blind: https://www.inspiremore.com/blind-scientist-envisions-a-more-accessible-world-through-inclusive-technology/ 14) Envision Dallas Adds New Postpress Production Capabilities and Jobs for the Vision Impaired Envision Dallas is partnering with Kolbus America to expand their operation and bring jobs to the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) community of Dallas, Texas. The Kolbus DA 270 will be operated by blind and visually impaired employees of Envision and will expand their capacity to meet increased customer demand of their award binders and retirement binders: https://www.piworld.com/article/envision-adds-new-production-capabilities-jobs-vision-impaired/ 15) Nurturing A New Generation Of Visually Impaired Leaders Extant theatre company hopes sharing best practice across the industry will lead to increased sector opportunities for visually impaired talent: https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/nurturing-new-generation-visually-impaired-leaders ➜ 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) Recording: National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina: Good Maps | MP3 June 18th 2022 | Whether or not you are planning to go to New Orleans for our National convention? You should attend this technology presentation presented by the Computer Science & Technology Division of the NFB of SC. We will have a representative from Good Maps joining us to demonstrate the GPS Good Maps app. This app will allow you to keep track of the direction you are heading, what's around you, and the streets you are on/crossing: https://nfbofsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Good-Maps-6-18-2022.mp3 2) Low Vision Devices Delivered Right to Your Door | Hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts June 24th 2022 | CEO of Eschenbach Optik of America Ken Bradley joins the podcast to discuss how Eschenbach has adapted through the pandemic to help people with visual impairment access low vision devices remotely. Through their "Telelowvision" program, you can try out magnification devices from the comfort of your home to find what works best for you before you buy: https://hadley.edu/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts/low-vision-devices-delivered-right-your-door 3) Mosen At Large Episode 185: RNZ Told To Lift Its Disability Game, ACB, NFB Andcovid19, And Part 2 Of The Blindshell 2 Review June 25th 2022 https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/8347795e/rnz-told-to-lift-its-disability-game-acb-nfb-andcovid19-and-part-2-of-the-blindshell-2-review 4) Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 81: It Is The Display June 25th 2022 | In this episode we first talk about Google opening up their accessibility and research group to accept people residing outside of the US and Canada. We then take a look at the display settings on an Android phone. We demo the Christian teaching reading app. And then bring another Talkback Tip showing the cut text gesture. This episode can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iI0uwraRqqEtCBn9K3VeWdiKWMxD-bh 5) Blind Abilities Podcast Episode #823, New! Tech Abilities: It Is HOT, And The Tech Tidbits Are Fast And Furious, And VR As A Vehicle Explained. News From A Blindness Perspective From Around The Globe And The Outhouse, Too. June 27th 2022 | Serina, Callie and Jeff, dive deep into the pool of news stemming from Uber, Lyft, Microsoft, and you can check out the links and topics below. The TA Team take a journey into their Vocational Rehab experience and explain how VR impacted their destiny and how it is differed a bit for each of us. Join the Tech Abilities Crew and keep up with the latest news and Tech Tidbits from around the globe and always with a Blindness perspective. Everyone has a perspective, and we know we are not always seeing things the same way, so, let us know your perspective and give us a call at 612-367-6093, we would love to hear from you: https://blindabilities.com/?p=7445 6) Eyes on Success Episode 2226: National Coding Symposium and STEM Camp June 29th 2022 | The fields of computers and STEM offer excellent career opportunities for visually impaired people. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Leanne Grillot, outreach director at the American Printing House, about some of APH's ongoing programs to inspire interest in these fields, make people aware of the opportunities, and help them connect with mentors: https://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show%20notes/show%20notes%202226.htm ➜ Featured Webinars and Training Courses 1) Accessible Book Apps | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library July 9th 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | Accessibility can mean smartphone, computer, e-reader, or smart 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 2) Inaccessible to Accessible | SuperNova Everyday Essential Webinar July 12th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | How to magnify or convert print and PDFs and how to customize your view of interactive whiteboards at work or school. Participate live every Tuesday 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT or watch the recordings at your leisure: https://info.yourdolphin.com/en-us/supernova-everyday-essentials 3) VoiceOver External Keyboard Basics with iPhone & iPad | Access Ingenuity July 13th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | Previously, we introduced VoiceOver gestures while working with an iPhone or iPad. While that option is always available, did you know there is a more efficient method of using an external keyboard to navigate, edit, and type large amounts of information if you already know how to work with a QWERTY keyboard? Join Rachel Reeves, Marisa Church, and Zhi Huang from Access Ingenuity to explore VoiceOver keyboard basics to increase your efficiency while using VoiceOver with your iPhone and iPad. Learning Outcomes: External keyboard considerations, including USB and Bluetooth. How to connect a USB keyboard or pair a Bluetooth keyboard. Basic keyboard commands and how to perform them most efficiently. Turning on and off Quick Nav and editing basics. Join Zoom Meeting: Zoom Meeting for VoiceOver External Keyboard Basics with iPhone & iPad. | Meeting ID: 843 7682 5271 | Passcode: 525671 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,84376825271#,,,,*525671# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84376825271?pwd=YBrES1bQpOh3pZvAWqpu9aWQt4ypjX.1#success 4) Hiring for Cognitive Diversity in Tech | TPGi July 13th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Presenter: Le McNamara, Accessibility Engineer. Join TPGi Accessibility Engineer, Le McNamara as they talk about, "Hiring for Cognitive Diversity in Tech." Hiring neurodivergent technologists can benefit your IT teams! Twenty technologists who identify as neurodiverse came forward, during a hackathon event, to share and record their experiences with the hiring process in tech. This talk will cover the common threads of those disclosures, the value of neurodivergent team members, and the experiences positive and negative that neurodivergent applicants face in looking for work within the tech sector and for technology roles in other industries. We'll be sharing what in the interview processes triggered negative outcomes and what behaviors and processes facilitated positive outcomes. We'll be making suggestions for changes hiring professionals can make as well as accommodations that can be asked for and should be expected. We'll also be talking about how to reach out to neurodiverse talent directly, to get back those that have given up, by working directly with services and communities: https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-july-13-at-12pm-et-hiring-for-cognitive-diversity-in-tech/ 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 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) 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 8) 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/ 9) 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 10) 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 11) 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 12) 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 13) 20 Websites to Bookmark for 2023 | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library November 5th 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. No programs will be held in person. 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Sponsor: Fable ➜ Advance Your Career With Fable Pathways' Free, Accessible Online Learning Fable Pathways helps you gain the skills that you need to work in the tech sector with a free, accessible, and on-demand program. Learn from industry leaders with disabilities to take your career to the next level, like Kelly Ford, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, who introduces GitHub and VS Code using a screen reader. Spend less time and energy trying to access courses with your assistive technology and focus on the content that matters to you, with Fable Pathways' accessible platform. 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