[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 27, 2022 - Volume 882

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 27, 2022 - Volume 882 Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 27, 2022 - Volume 882 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/tidbits2022/10272022/. Share: Share this volume of Top Tech Tidbits on Facebook: http://bit.ly/sharetidbits882. Spam Filter: You have received this email from Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. because you are subscribed to receive the Top Tech Tidbits email newsletter. To ensure that you continue to receive each issue of Top Tech Tidbits as it is released 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: 7,531 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. 152 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Join The Carroll Center For Its' Annual In Person Tech Fair (Virtual Exhibits Too) The Carroll Center for the Blind's in person Technology Fair is back! Attend exciting and informative presentations, visit with assistive technology exhibitors in breakout rooms, and find the products and services you need to live as independently as possible. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the latest products for individuals who are visually impaired. The Technology Fair is free and open to consumers, families, friends, and professionals. https://carroll.org/events/live-and-virtual-technology-fair/ Dear Rolando, 1) Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits From Last Week A.) AccessWorld September 2022 (6.7% of all clicks.) September updates include: Editor's Page Editor's Notes: Style Sheets and Hearthstone Access | Conference Coverage: A Wrap-Up of Apple's "Far Out" Product Launch Event | Access Matters Access Tech — The Future of Haptic Helpers | Product Reviews and Guides: The RealSAM Pocket — Is This the Phone You've Been Waiting For? | Amazon Fire-TV Recast: Accessible Over-The-Air TV Channels With No Cable Bill: https://www.afb.org/aw/full-issue?id=18062 B.) Apple Glasses Accessibility Features Could Be A Huge Benefit, Suggests Disability Campaigner | Ben Lovejoy | 9To5Mac (6.2% of all clicks.) Apple Glasses Accessibility features could see the long-rumored devices make a huge difference to the lives of those with disabilities. The point was made by Colin Hughes, the disability campaigner who recently shared the ways in which Apple tech allows him to live a more independent life despite almost no use of his limbs. I recently got to visit his London apartment to see for myself his combined Accessibility and HomeKit setup: https://9to5mac.com/2022/10/17/apple-glasses-accessibility/ C.) A Blind Woman Just Piloted An Airplane Across The Country (5.6% of all clicks.) "This is just such a huge moment, not just for me and my family, but the entire visually impaired community," Kaiya Armstrong said: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/10/13/kaiya-armstrong-blind-pilot-airplane/ D.) Enhancements in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2023 Public Beta 3 (5.3% of all clicks.) The latest public beta for Jaws, ZoomText, and Fusion 2023 has been released by Freedom Scientific: https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/PublicBeta E.) How To Get The Windows 10 2022 Update (4.9% of all clicks.) Microsoft has announced the availability of the Windows 10 2022 Update (also known as Windows 10, version 22H2): https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2022/10/18/how-to-get-the-windows-10-2022-update/ 3) Sponsorship Package Updates There are no Top Tech Tidbits Sponsorship Packages currently available. If you would like to support Top Tech Tidbits by becoming a Sponsor in the future please add your name to our waiting list today by sending an email to our Publisher at the address below. We will add your name to the list, let you know what position you currently hold within it, and then notify you the moment a package becomes available. There are currently three future Sponsors on the waiting list: publisher at toptechtidbits.com ✉ 4) Premium Subscriber Updates Premium Subscribers are entitled to all back issues, anytime they sign up. All available back issues will be sent to you via email within 24 hours of purchasing your subscription. Premium Subscribers will receive their 3rd Volume of the 60 Most Clicked Tidbits for October, November and December 2022 on Monday, January 2nd 2023. If you would like to receive a perfectly formatted and searchable Word Document with each of the 60 Most Clicked Tidbits of the last 3 months listed neatly within it, please consider joining us today for just $1 a month: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/premium-subscribers.html 5) An Open Letter To All Top Tech Tidbits Readers. We Need Your Help. Top Tech Tidbits To Spin Off Access Information News Section As Standalone Publication. Everything You Need To Know. Do you consider yourself to be a Top Tech Tidbits hard-liner? Did you know there was such a thing? And if you did, do you know what it means to be one? These questions answered along with an update that we're all pretty excited about. And we think you will be too: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/128.html 6) Top Tech Tidbits Weekly Scramble The Top Tech Tidbits Weekly Scramble presents a single word or phrase related to adaptive or assistive technology whose letters have been scrambled. Can you put the letters back in the proper order to determine this week's word? Check your work next week where we'll provide the answer along with a new challenge. LAST WEEK'S SCRAMBLE: TRTA ITEELNATXEV = ALTERNATIVE TEXT NEW SCRAMBLE: BITLDRIISS IGHTYA = (This phrase is 2 words with one space.) 7) Android Users Can Now 'Like' Messages From iPhones Texting between Android and iPhones isn't always the smoothest experience. Photos and videos get pixelated, messages from Android users show up as the dreaded green chat bubble on iPhone, and then there are emoji reactions. When an iPhone user hits the thumbs-up or heart reaction emoji, that doesn't translate to Android, and it shows up as an awkward text description of the emoji instead. Google has been trying to fix some of that, though it faces the never-ending challenge of buy-in from Apple. This week, Google said that updates coming to Messages will allow Android users to respond to iPhone texts with emojis: https://www.wired.com/story/android-users-can-like-iphone-messages-now/ 8) Announcing The See The World Through Your Ears App A new and first of its kind spatial audio navigation app, See the World Through Your Ears is now available for Android and iOS. The app requires bone conduction headphones for proper and safe use. Download link for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/waveout/id1496541182 Download link for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.dreamwaves.waveout 9) Demonstration of AIRA Using The Envision Glasses on the In Touch Podcast The piece begins at time index 11:49: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001d5kq 10) Demo of Google Lookout On The BlindShell Classic 2 | YouTube In this audio Michael Babcock takes his BlindShell Classic 2 phone into the kitchen to use Google Lookout so he can find the boxes and jars he is looking for. If you have been curious how Google Lookout works on the BlindShell Classic 2, we let you hear how this app works: https://youtu.be/Mdf0lPYl--k 11) How to Set Up Your New Android Phone Welcome to your shiny new Google-powered smartphone. It will be up and ready in no time with these handy tips: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-set-up-your-new-android-phone/ 12) How to Extract the Text From Any Image | Wired Whether it's for accessibility or research purposes, you have lots of tools to work with here: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-extract-text-from-any-image/ 13) Apple Releases iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1 And macOS Ventura Earlier this week, Apple released updates to its mobile and desktop operating systems. Here is a concise article describing the changes: https://www.thurrott.com/apple/275106/apple-releases-ios-16-1-ipados-16-1-and-macos-ventura 14) Apple Releases iOS 16.1 And iPadOS 16.1 Bringing Many Fixes for VoiceOver Users | AppleVis Apple has released iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 to the public. Our testing suggests that these releases resolve a number of the issues introduced for blind and low vision users with the initial release of iOS 16: https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-releases-ios-161-ipados-161-bringing-many-fixes-voiceover-users 15) The New Features, Changes, Improvements, And Bugs In macOS 13 Ventura For Blind And Low Vision Users | AppleVis Apple has released macOS 13 Ventura to the public. As usual, we won't cover the mainstream features here, concentrating instead on what's new and changed for blind and low vision users: https://www.applevis.com/blog/new-features-changes-improvements-bugs-macos-13-ventura-blind-low-vision-users 16) A Quick Guide to the System Settings App in macOS Ventura Here is a quick guide posted on AppleVis on the new settings app on MacOS X: https://www.applevis.com/guides/quick-guide-system-settings-app-macos-ventura 17) Apple Releases WatchOS 9.1 and TvOS 16.1 | AppleVis Apple has released WatchOS 9.1 and TvOS 16.1 to the public. According to the release notes, WatchOS 9.1 Includes the following changes: https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-releases-watchos-91-tvos-161 18) The New Features, Changes, Improvements, and Bugs in MacOS 13 Ventura For Blind and Low Vision Users | AppleVis Apple has released macOS 13 Ventura to the public. As usual, we won't cover the mainstream features here, concentrating instead on what's new and changed for blind and low vision users: https://www.applevis.com/blog/new-features-changes-improvements-bugs-macos-13-ventura-blind-low-vision-users 19) The Top New Features in Apple's iOS and iPadOS 16 | Wired The latest versions for iPhones and iPads are now available, complete with a revamped lock screen, editable Messages, and Safety Check: https://www.wired.com/story/apple-iphone-ios-16-ipados-16-new-features/ 20) What's New in JAWS 2023 Screen Reading Software | Freedom Scientific Windows on ARM and better access to Windows Notifications are among the enhancements:https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSWhatsNew#Enhancements 21) Magnifiers: What, How, and Where to Buy? | Hadley A magnifier can be a handy tool, but it can be overwhelming to find the right one. Here are answers to the 3 most common questions we get about magnifiers: https://hadley.edu/blog/magnifiers-what-how-and-where-buy 22) Review: Microsoft Releases PC Manager Beta to Optimize Windows Performance | David Goldfield | Tech-VI List David's Review: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2831 Announcement: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-manager-beta-microsoft 23) For Amazon Echo Enthusiasts: Echo Tips Podcast From New Vision, Roanoke, VA You can access this podcast within your client of choice as well as on an Amazon or Google Smart Speaker: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Education-Podcasts/Echo-Tips-Podcast-p1118403/ 24) Review And An Overview Of The Podcast Guru For iOS | Seeing In The Dark | October 19th 2022 | 50 Minutes This in-depth demonstration runs for 50 minutes and is endorsed by David Goldfield of the Tech-VI List for anyone searching for a full-featured podcast client for their iOS device: https://castro.fm/episode/ayvAbY 25) Recording: Hosting a Zoom Meeting with JAWS: Managing Participants in the Waiting Room | Freedom Scientific | YouTube Want to learn how to navigate the Zoom interface more efficiently with JAWS when scheduling meetings and other events? Listen to our series, "Hosting a Zoom meeting with JAWS:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6lBI7MqHMo 26) Let's Play! — A Collection of Free Stepwise Braille and Audio Classical Guitar Lessons Let's Play! is a collection of free stepwise Braille and audio classical guitar lessons. You'll need a guitar and a footstool. A footstool is something to put your left foot on so you can raise your left leg 5 to 20 inches and be able to hold the guitar properly: https://www.letsplayguitar.org/ 27) Windows Surface vs. Apple iPad: The Best Pro Tablets This is a good article on the comparison between popular Windows and Apple Tablets: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/can-pro-tablets-replace-your-laptop/ 28) Collection of Third Party Sites Offering JAWS Scripts | David Goldfield | Tech-VI List A few days ago someone posted a message to the JAWS for Windows (JFW) discussion group asking for addresses of websites which offer free or paid scripts to be used with the JAWS screen reader. I responded to this message by providing a list of such sites which were known to me. I am reposting my response to the Tech-VI list in case this information might be of interest or value: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2839 29) How to Stop Microsoft Edge From Hogging System Resources Microsoft Edge has earned its spot as a reputable browser, making it a fine default option for most Windows users. However, it isn't perfect. If Microsoft Edge is slowing your computer down, there are a few fixes you can try before switching to a different browser. We've combed through the app's performance settings to help you both speed up your browser and minimize its resource use on your PC: https://lifehacker.com/how-to-stop-microsoft-edge-from-hogging-system-resource-1849680959 30) Upcoming Training Course From Hartgen Consultancy: Catching Up with JAWS Chapter 4 for JAWS 2022 and 2023 | Wednesday, December 14th 2022 at 2:00 PM ET Catching Up with JAWS is priced £35 which is approximately 40 American dollars. Now is your chance to get some high quality training on some of the latest features within the screen-reader JAWS for Windows which have been introduced over the past two years. This follows on from our previous popular training courses on this subject. These training courses are still popular and people are purchasing the older volumes in the series even today: https://www.hartgen.org/catchup4 31) Recording: Freedom Scientific Training Podcast: Hosting a Zoom Meeting with JAWS: Using Chat and Accessing Links in Chat Messages | October 21st 2022 Want to learn how to navigate the Zoom interface more efficiently with JAWS when scheduling meetings and other events? Listen to our series, "Hosting a Zoom meeting with JAWS." Objectives: Participants will learn how to: Navigate the Zoom interface Schedule a meeting Open and navigate the list of meeting participants Start/stop screen share Open accessibility settings: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freedom-scientific-training-podcast/id1521340640?i=1000583449630 32) New Tech Lets Blind, Visually Impaired People Play Trackmania A French organization is developing technology to give visually impaired people more ability to perceive their environment — and they're using videogames to test and expand it. In the process they've managed to make Trackmania accessible to those who are totally blind: https://www.pcgamer.com/new-tech-lets-blind-visually-impaired-people-play-trackmania/ 33) Review: Rode Procaster: Broadcast-Quality Microphone For Under $200 | ZDNET Rode's Procaster microphone is built like a tank and provides excellent audio for new podcasters or video content creators: https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-office/rode-procaster-microphone-review/ 34) How To Perform Common Tasks in Windows Command Prompt All of the necessary basics to get you started: https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/use-windows-command-prompt 35) 2022 Sight Tech Global — Shaping New Technologies to Create a More Accessible World for People with Blindness and Visual Impairments | December 7th 2022 Sponsored by Google, APH, Amazon, Humanware, Microsoft, Fable, LinkedIn, and Waymo, Sight Tech Global is the first global, virtual conference dedicated to fostering discussion among technology pioneers on how rapid advances in AI and related technologies will fundamentally alter the landscape of assistive technology and accessibility. Register for free: https://sighttechglobal.com/ 36) Use Resume Assistant And LinkedIn For Great Resumes | Microsoft Resume Assistant is being phased out, starting in September 2022. By the end of January 2023, it will be removed and no longer supported. For creating a resume that gets you noticed by recruiters and hiring managers, we recommend starting with a professionally designed resume template in Word or using the LinkedIn Resume Builder. Once you've created your resume, you can upload it to LinkedIn for job applications or for displaying on your profile: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/use-resume-assistant-and-linkedin-for-great-resumes-444ff6f0-ef74-4a9c-9091-ffd7a9d1917a 37) A Quick Guide to the System Settings App in macOS Ventura In macOS Ventura, Apple replaced the familiar System Preferences app with a new app called System Settings. This app is fully accessible with VoiceOver, however the interface is quite different and many settings have been relocated, which may at first be disorienting to longtime Mac users. However, the new layout may feel familiar if you've used iOS or iPadOS, and you may eventually find that the increased parody between the two platforms makes the experience of locating and changing settings easier and more predictable on both of them: https://www.applevis.com/guides/quick-guide-system-settings-app-macos-ventura 38) Leasey For JAWS 2023 and Earlier Now Available Version 7 of Leasey from Hartgen Consultancy has been updated and is now compatible with JAWS 2023. This version of Leasey will also work with earlier versions of JAWS: https://www.hartgen.org/leaseydemo 39) LinkedIn Adds New Accessibility Features, Including Auto-Captions on Videos As we all know October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. To mark the event LinkedIn has announced a range of new updates to improve accessibility for LinkedIn users: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/LinkedIn-Adds-Accessibility-Features-Auto-Captions/634643/ 40) How Does A Blind Person Find A Door With Their Phone? | Visual and Audio Walk Through | YouTube | Juan Alcazar https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XlkgcvqBiCI 41) How A Blind Person Frames Themselves On Camera When Filming A Video | Visual and Audio Walk Through | YouTube | Juan Alcazar https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N40IEIPQO5k ➜ Access Information News ✍ Submit your Access Information news item for consideration within this section using this form: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/submit-tidbit or locate "Tidbit Submission Form" within the main menu of the Top Tech Tidbits website. 1) Tell Aira To Use 100% Accessible RIM Instead of TeamViewer This pre-filled letter can be sent to Aira in order to request that they adopt Remote Incident Manager (RIM) in order to provide a more seamless remote support experience to Explorers. The letter begins: I would like to request an improvement be made to the Aira service. While my experience with Aira has been very positive, there is one area in which I have faced some difficulty. As is well known by now, a recent update to TeamViewer broke accessibility with screen readers. This makes it impossible to read the ID and password independently in order to help the agent connect to my computer: https://t.co/Sehv9H3Sla 2) Q&A: UnlockedMaps Provides Real-Time Accessibility Information For Urban Rail Transit In Six Metro Areas This web app and study demonstrates the inaccessibility of transit stations in urban locations: https://www.washington.edu/news/2022/10/17/unlockedmaps-real-time-accessibility-information-urban-rail-transit-in-six-metro-areas/ 3) Audio Only Computer Game Receives Innovation Award An audio-only computer game developed by Lancaster University researchers was recognized at an awards ceremony organized by the national membership organization for sight loss charities. The game, which was tested by people with sight loss, received the Inspire Award at the annual Visionary Awards. The game uses abstract noises to guide players through 16 levels of an immersive maze. Sight Advice South Lakes recruited people with sight loss from across the country with computer game experience to take part in the testing of the technology: https://www.aop.org.uk/ot/science-and-vision/technology/2022/10/21/audio-only-computer-game-receives-innovation-award 4) Blue's Clues & You Introduces a New Character with Albinism Season 3, Episode 15 introduces a new classmate named Pearl the Bunny. Pearl is unique because she wears glasses, uses a cane, and her eyes "dance" because Pearl has albinism: https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/blues-clues-you-introduces-a-new-character-with-albinism/ 5) System Breaks Down Barriers for Blind Web Designers Numerous applications help blind users surf the web — but what if someone with a visual impairment wants to design the visual layout of a page? Few tools are available to support them, particularly without the help of a sighted person. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland are increasing accessibility by developing a novel device that lets blind users design a web layout using touch and sound: https://today.umd.edu/system-breaks-down-barriers-for-blind-web-designers 6) Announcing Democracy's Library | Internet Archive The Internet Archive has officially announced a brand new initiative: Democracy's Library. We believe that free and open access to public information is critical for any functioning democracy, and that every citizen should be able to seek knowledge in the public domain. That's why we're working to collect important government documents, so that citizens everywhere can be better informed: https://mailchi.mp/archive.org/20221020democlibryeng?e=6e9865d97d 7) While You Are Home: Activities for Children with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Activity ideas from Dr. Christine Roman for students with cortical visual impairment (CVI) in each of the three different phases: https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/while-you-are-home-activities-children-cvi/ 8) Greg Stilson on What Organizations Stand to Gain When They Prioritize Accessibility It's no secret that blind and low vision individuals face heightened barriers when it comes to securing workplace opportunities and advancement. Join Aira in celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month as they spotlight individuals who overcome these barriers through assistive technologies like Aira: https://aira.io/gregstilson/ 9) OER Initiative Offers Tools to Expand Awareness of Digital Accessibility Teach Access, a nonprofit focused on digital accessibility skills education, is launching a collection of free online teaching resources designed to help faculty teach accessibility across a range of computer science, technology, and design programs. Built in collaboration with iDesign, the Teach Access Curriculum Repository provides more than 250 open educational resources to help students better understand digital accessibility as they learn to design, develop, and build new technologies: https://campustechnology.com/articles/2022/10/25/oer-initiative-offers-tools-to-expand-awareness-of-digital-accessibility.aspx 10) Science, Symbolism And Sight: Wellcome Collection Explores How We See And Are Seen 'In Plain Sight' at London's Wellcome Collection explores sight from every angle, spanning science and symbolism, art and eyewear, and experiences of the partially sighted and blind: https://www.wallpaper.com/art/wellcome-collection-integrates-sensation-in-visions-of-history-spirituality-and-touch 11) Recording: Tek Talk Welcomes Peter Tucic, HumanWare Director of Strategic Partnerships To Discuss All That is New With HumanWare | October 10th 2022 Join Peter Tucic as he returns to Tek Talk with information on all that is new with HumanWare. Peter presents on recent updates to HumanWare's braille product portfolio including the implementation of text-to-speech on the Brailliant BI X series displays and direct cloud integration into the BrailleNote Touch Plus amongst other topics. Attendees also learn about the recently launched Steller Trek GPS device: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tek-talk/id1500954706?i=1000583301473 12) Blind to Problems: How VA's Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Eugene, Oregon, had a problem. Her patients — mostly in their 70s and beyond — couldn't read computer screens. It's not an unusual problem for older people, which is why you might think Oracle Cerner, the developers of the agency's new digital health record system, would have anticipated it. But they didn't: https://khn.org/news/article/va-electronic-record-system-blind-visually-impaired/ 13) Saying Goodbye to the Sonata Internet Audio Service on October 31st 2022 | British Wireless for the Blind Fund We launched the Sonata Internet Audio Service over 13 years ago. Our commitment to the Sonata service and to its listeners has seen it go from strength to strength. However, we have now reached a point where the technology is no longer sustainable. Therefore, we are sad to announce that the Sonata service will cease operating on 31st October 2022. After this date Sonata Radio will no longer connect to the content it currently provides. We will of course, be able to offer our Sonata users an alternative device. We will be in contact with all Sonata recipients nearer the time to talk through the available options: https://blind.org.uk/news/saying-goodbye-to-sonata/ 14) 70 Percent Of Blind Adults Are Unemployed. Miami Lighthouse Is Helping To Change That The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired may be best known for its impactful work bringing free eye exams to local schools and hosting early childhood education for vision impaired youth. A year ago, Miami Lighthouse opened Florida's first CVI center to respond to the leading cause of pediatric visual impairment. All this work continues, of course, but this 91-year-old award-winning Miami nonprofit organization has also long supported adults as well, and recently has been doubling down on its digital literacy programming as well as its website accessibility advocacy: https://www.miamiherald.com/living/helping-others/article267163806.html 15) Douglas County Nebraska Demonstrates New Voting Machines For Blind | 6News WOWT Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse said almost 70% of the early ballots cast so far this year have been dropped in a collection box. But for many of the 50 or so in attendance at Tuesday night's meeting of the Omaha Association of the Blind, he wanted to let voters know there are improved options for those who don't have that sort of freedom: https://www.wowt.com/2022/10/19/douglas-co-demonstrates-new-voting-machines-blind/ 16) Skateboarding Clinic Held For Visually Impaired Kids At Adidas Training Center | YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5nq72N9oXk 17) Empowering the Blind Voter | NFB | YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FunBffhvSks 18) Barilla® Adds QR Codes on Packaging to Assist Visually Impaired Customers in Expanded Partnership with Be My Eyes Barilla, a world leader in the markets of pasta, is expanding its partnership with Be My Eyes, a platform that provides live audio and visual support for blind and visually impaired consumers, by incorporating QR codes on the packaging of ten of Barilla's most popular classic pasta offerings: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/barilla-adds-qr-codes-on-packaging-to-assist-visually-impaired-customers-in-expanded-partnership-with-be-my-eyes-301651355.html ➜ Surveys ✍ Submit your adaptive technology-related survey for consideration within this section using this form: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/submit-survey or locate "Survey Submission Form" within the main menu of the Top Tech Tidbits website. 1) Surveys | APH Closes: Ongoing 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) Survey | Google | Keyboard-Only Navigation / Alternative Keyboard Users Closes: October 28th Team: Google Material Design. Length of Study: 30 minutes. Date(s): October 24th 2022 to October 28th 2022. Details: Study is open to Keyboard-only navigation / Alternative Keyboard Users. Participants will evaluate a proposed design to evaluate assistive technology usage. Due to the nature of the design, we will not accept Screen-Reader users for this study. Incentive: $50 USD. Location: Remote USA/Canada. Link for participating: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXe2NurYzKLjVlsxvzSKjQmuCdGTyGDPmSoTlb2FyOaJ7P5w/viewform 3) Survey: Paid Google Study For Those With Cognitive Accessibility Needs And / Or Those Who Aare Deaf / Hard of Hearing And Use A Tablet Closes: October 31st 2022Google is undertaking a paid study for those with cognitive accessibility needs or those who are deaf / hard of hearing and use a tablet. Here is what is needed: User Type: Users with Cognitive Accessibility needs and users who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. Product: Android. Length of Study: 90 minutes and short 3 day diary. Details: All users must use a Tablet Device (e.g. iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Microsoft Surface, Lenovo Tab etc.) Open to Tablet users who also use Stylus, Tablet Keyboards, Smart Watches or Smart Displays. User will have a short 3-day follow up diary assignment. Thank-You Gifts: $100 USD / $125 CAD for 90 mins plus $45 USD / $60 CAD for short 3 day diary. Location: USA / Canada Remote. Link to participate with eligibility form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRSkeyvWv-EONUIW0b8i8A0V1CenF-lvmkoCve3l1QMgaeiQ/viewform?resourcekey=0-XdiLbrvGRjNN1l91oHSlIw 4) Survey | Google | Using Pixel 5 or Higher | Focus is on the Google Assistant Closes: November 2nd 2022 Team: Assistant on Pixel. Length of Study: 90 minutes. Date(s): October 20th 2022 to November 2nd 2022. Details: All users must own a Pixel 5 or higher phone. All users must use Mobile Assistant weekly on their Pixel phone, preferably with SIM card. All users must use a mobile device that has screen sharing via Google Meet and a second device (laptop or computer) for audio communication. Incentive: $100 USD / $125 CAD for 90 mins. Location: Remote USA / Canada. Link for participating: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRXhnv5rQgOlx42-Ulyj5OmedsasqQyea6XVMlgghmpTJN5A/viewform ➜ Featured Podcast Episodes ✍ Submit your adaptive technology-related Podcast Episode for consideration within this section using this form: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/submit-podcast-episode or locate "Podcast Episode Submission Form" within the main menu of the Top Tech Tidbits website. 1) Mosen at Large Episode 203: iPhone And iOS Feedback, Comments On The Envision Smart Glasses, Another Beatles Remix And More October 22nd 2022https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/842775fd/iphone-and-ios-feedback-comments-on-the-envision-smart-glasses-another-beatles-remix-and-more 2) Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 98: Navigating With Wave Out - Audio Navigation October 22nd 2022 | In this episode we first inform our listeners that we have crossed the milestone of 750 YouTube subscribers. We then tell the listeners to join our 100th episode party email contactus at blindandroidusers.com ✉ and we will share the link to join, the 100th episode will be recorded on November 5th 2022 at 9:00 AM PT. We then interview Hugo Furtado, developer of WaveOut an audio navigation app for Android and iOS. We then show you, the latest features of CSR, how to disable key echo and the shake your phone. In the tip of the week, we show the feature talked about at the Made by Google Event which as of this recording is only available in USA on Pixel 3A and higher, Hold For Me and Direct My Call. Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iI0uwraRqqtLYqIQeJ0PX11zsbSJ4ZU 3) Eyes on Success Episode 2243: How to Find Accessible Games October 26th 2022 | If you enjoy gaming on your iOS or other device and are also visually impaired, it is likely that you have experienced the frustration of finding a game that is accessible. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey speak with Aaron Spelker, who runs the Mobile Accessible Games (for the Blind) Facebook group, about his game reviews that can ease the frustration: http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show_notes_2243.htm ➜ Featured Webinars and Training Courses ✍ Submit your adaptive technology-related Webinar or Training Course for consideration within this section using this form: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/submit-webinar-training-course or locate "Webinar / Training Course Submission Form" within the main menu of the Top Tech Tidbits website. 1) October 2022 Orbit Research Zoom Meeting October 28th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Richard Turner, and his wife Carol, are inviting you to the October Orbit Research zoom meeting set for October 28, at 9 AM pacific, 11 AM Central, Noon Eastern, and 5 PM in the UK. Robert couldn't host this month so asked me to do it and since my wife has a paid account, she will be assisting on the call for raised hands, etc. | Meeting ID: 890 8115 2310 | Passcode: 735975 | One tap mobile: +12532158782,,89081152310#,,,,*735975# US (Tacoma) | +13462487799,,89081152310#,,,,*735975# US (Houston): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89081152310?pwd=NHIwMlZqNUsvYy9ETnR2YXZSRDVXQT09 2) Inclusive Cybersecurity Workshop For Middle And High School Students October 28th 2022 | 4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 11PM GMT | The goal is to explore cybersecurity concepts with fun games and puzzles. This is for beginners and no experience needed in computer programming etc. At the end of the workshop, we believe that the kids would like to learn more about cyber and technology opportunities. The workshop is designed to be accessible to all. Agenda: Protecting Information online. Ciphers and Encryption. Online Scavenger Hunt. Quiz. Please enroll here to join: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Nii4FvGm0Oe3mh76c9j7lCSCLrHYzWr8f4qqcVsAEz8/viewform?ts=633a4fdc&edit_requested=true 3) Fourth Annual Digital Accessibility Legal Summit | Sponsored By TPGi November 1st 2022 and November 2nd 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | TPGi is proud to sponsor the Fourth Annual Digital Accessibility Legal Summit, a virtual conference and we invite you to join us on Tuesday & Wednesday, November 1st & 2nd, from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM Eastern Time each day. Attendees and presenters will range from digital accessibility consultants to governmental personnel to lawyers "from both the plaintiff and defendant side of the legal landscape." Come and attend a talk led by Vispero's (TPGi's parent company) Director of Business Development, Laura Boniello Miller, "Emerging legal issues in... Unattended Retail: What could possibly go wrong for customers with disabilities?" from 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM on day 2: https://www.tpgi.com/tpgi-sponsor-fourth-annual-digital-accessibility-legal-summit/ 4) Fourth Annual Digital Accessibility Legal Summit | Sponsored By TPGi November 2nd 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | TPGi is proud to sponsor the Fourth Annual Digital Accessibility Legal Summit, a virtual conference and we invite you to join us on Tuesday & Wednesday, November 1st & 2nd, from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM Eastern Time each day. Attendees and presenters will range from digital accessibility consultants to governmental personnel to lawyers "from both the plaintiff and defendant side of the legal landscape." Come and attend a talk led by Vispero's (TPGi's parent company) Director of Business Development, Laura Boniello Miller, "Emerging legal issues in... Unattended Retail: What could possibly go wrong for customers with disabilities?" from 2:15 PM to 2:45 PM on day 2: https://www.tpgi.com/tpgi-sponsor-fourth-annual-digital-accessibility-legal-summit/ 5) WordPress Accessibility Day November 2nd 2022 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | WordPress Accessibility Day is a free, 24-hour online event scheduled to start at 15:00 UTC (11:00 US Eastern, 8:00 US Pacific) on Wednesday, November 2nd. The conference will be held virtually so you can present from anywhere worldwide. Here are some other important things to know about speaking at WordPress Accessibility Day: We will provide an accessible speaking experience — the presentation platform will be screen reader-friendly, and we will have captions and sign language interpretation available for speakers as needed. You don't have to have speaking experience! We would love to have first-time speakers present and can support you in presenting as needed. You don't have to be an "expert" or have any special certifications. Anyone with something to share related to accessibility on the web or in WordPress is invited to apply. You can share your journey learning about accessibility or your experience as a person with a disability even if you don't think you've reached the end of that journey yet. Your topic doesn't have to be explicitly WordPress related. While we want some talks specific to WordPress and want to encourage developer-level presentations, not all talks need to be specific to WordPress. General website accessibility talks with broad applications for websites of all types and people of all levels of technical abilities are welcome. If you have an idea for a talk to share your knowledge or experiences about the intersection of WordPress and accessibility, we'd love to hear it! https://wpaccessibility.day/weekend-plans-apply-to-speak-at-wp-accessibility-day/ 6) ONYX Family of Magnifiers: Portable & Powerful (ACVREP CE Approved) | Access Ingenuity November 2nd 2022 | 4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 11PM GMT | The ONYX family of video magnifiers combines ease of use with powerful yet portable features to help people retain their independent lifestyle - reading, writing, viewing photographs and engaging in hobbies. Did you know there are three different ONYX models? The ONYX DeskSet and ONYX OCR offer larger screens and can adapt to multiple environments and tasks for productivity at school, work, and home. Modern camera technology and HD displays provide a clear, crisp picture with a wide range of magnification and color-coded controls. The ONYX Pro takes portability to the next level by combining it with the Surface 7 tablet to provide the ultimate tool for mobile magnification and reading tasks. During this webinar, we discuss the features and benefits all the ONYX models can give in specific situations. Join Ian Ramos and Joe McDaniel from Vispero as they dive deep into these powerful tools to help those challenged by vision loss. 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: Features of all ONYX models. How to determine which model fits your needs best. How adding speech capability can take you further. Benefits of portable, powerful visual tools. | Meeting ID: 859 6552 3448 | Passcode: 173081 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,85965523448#,,,,*173081# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85965523448?pwd=RklNZkpzQkRLcGc0bFprYjJGYzN1QT09#success 7) What's New with ARC Toolkit | TPGi November 3rd 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | ARC Toolkit is more than just a way to quickly find accessibility issues by scanning a page; but is a series of tools that can help developers, QA, and accessibility testers alike perform the additional tests needed to determine if a screen is accessible. Learn about ARC Toolkit and ask questions about what it can do and what it can do for you: https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-november-3-at-12pm-et-whats-new-with-arc-toolkit/ 8) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 2: Emergent Literacy and LEGO Braille Bricks | APH November 4th 2022 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | Let's discover together the countless possibilities for developing pre-braille skills using LEGO Braille Bricks and other manipulative tools: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 9) Let's Go Shopping 7 | Elegant Insights November 4th 2022 | We're just a month away! The 2022 holiday edition of Let's Go Shopping is scheduled for Friday, November 4th 2022 and Saturday, November 5th 2022. Several business owners have already sent in their RSVP, with an intent to present attendees with a full slate of fabulous gift ideas, so you can shop 'til you drop right from the comfort of your home. I'll have a few new vendors for you, as well as returning favorites. I'll also have a new hour set aside just to help with overburdened budgets this year, thanks to inflation. Any vendor who joins us for the inflation-fighters hour has pledged to offer at least one item at a deep discount. While of course, every little bit helps, I'll be honest, a measly ten percent discount barely gets my attention. The Let's Go Shopping entrepreneurs have agreed to do better than that, at least for one special item. We'll also have the usual stocking stuffers hour, where vendors with smaller gifts that would make great "secret Santa," "white elephant" gift exchanges, or thoughtful stocking fillers will share their products, all under $20.00. Finally, we'll also have our end of the day happy hour, our casual Q and A session for those who may have missed some info during a vendor presentation. Here's the important part: If you know of anyone who would like to join us, either as a vendor, or as an attendee, please send them our link below. It's the main information page for Let's Go Shopping, and they can subscribe to our groups list for all the relevant details, including the Zoom virtual shopping mall login. They can also send a blank email to: lgs+subscribe at groups.io ✉. to sign up to our announce list. This is where all the most important info is posted, including special sales, promos, giveaways, and the event schedule and vendor directory. So, please share this message! Get ready to shop for the best gifts from the best variety of small business owners anywhere, and get your gift list checked off early. Ready for a little retail therapy? Let's Go Shopping! Laura Legendary, Founder, Let's Go Shopping Virtual Events: https://accessibleinsights.info/blog/lets-go-shopping/ 10) Let's Go Shopping 7 | Elegant Insights November 5th 2022 | We're just a month away! The 2022 holiday edition of Let's Go Shopping is scheduled for Friday, November 4th 2022 and Saturday, November 5th 2022. Several business owners have already sent in their RSVP, with an intent to present attendees with a full slate of fabulous gift ideas, so you can shop 'til you drop right from the comfort of your home. I'll have a few new vendors for you, as well as returning favorites. I'll also have a new hour set aside just to help with overburdened budgets this year, thanks to inflation. Any vendor who joins us for the inflation-fighters hour has pledged to offer at least one item at a deep discount. While of course, every little bit helps, I'll be honest, a measly ten percent discount barely gets my attention. The Let's Go Shopping entrepreneurs have agreed to do better than that, at least for one special item. We'll also have the usual stocking stuffers hour, where vendors with smaller gifts that would make great "secret Santa," "white elephant" gift exchanges, or thoughtful stocking fillers will share their products, all under $20.00. Finally, we'll also have our end of the day happy hour, our casual Q and A session for those who may have missed some info during a vendor presentation. Here's the important part: If you know of anyone who would like to join us, either as a vendor, or as an attendee, please send them our link below. It's the main information page for Let's Go Shopping, and they can subscribe to our groups list for all the relevant details, including the Zoom virtual shopping mall login. They can also send a blank email to: lgs+subscribe at groups.io ✉. to sign up to our announce list. This is where all the most important info is posted, including special sales, promos, giveaways, and the event schedule and vendor directory. So, please share this message! Get ready to shop for the best gifts from the best variety of small business owners anywhere, and get your gift list checked off early. Ready for a little retail therapy? Let's Go Shopping! Laura Legendary, Founder, Let's Go Shopping Virtual Events: https://accessibleinsights.info/blog/lets-go-shopping/ 11) 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 12) Creating Source Files in Microsoft Office for PDF Remediation | Access Ingenuity November 9th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | Microsoft Office offers many tools that make remediation in PDF quicker and more successful. Join Rachel Reeves from Access Ingenuity to learn tips, tricks, and best practices for creating your documents in Microsoft Office with the intent to convert them to PDF. Learning Outcomes: Discover best practices in formatting standard document elements. Explore the WCAG 2.1 color requirements that may apply to your content. Introduction to creating PDFs directly from Microsoft Office. | Meeting ID: 874 1435 1888 | Passcode: 514898 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,87414351888#,,,,*514898# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose). Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87414351888?pwd=b0dvS2NPcUtjTnVYbzZCWEFBdVRhdz09#success 13) ATHEN Annual Meeting 2022 November 9th 2022 2022 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT | Please hold the date for the ATHEN Annual Meeting. All are welcome to attend the ATHEN Annual Meeting which will take place Wednesday, November 9th 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information and the Zoom link for joining the meeting. Real-Time Captioning will be provided. If you would like to request any additional disability-related accommodations, please indicate this on the Zoom form or contact me at: athenpresident at gmail.com ✉. Register in advance for this meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkd-qoqzkjHtfDz8f_4AG70f5HKm-EouSi 14) How Anyone Can Manage Accessibility Program — Ask Me Anything (AMA) | TPGi November 9th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Presenter: Aaron Farber, Senior Accessibility Platform Consultant. The foundation for an accessibility program is having a clear, repeatable process for accessibility testing — with roles and responsibilities mapped to each step from design to development. If you are leading your organization's accessibility effort, you need an accessibility resource center to create accessible online experiences consistently and provide defensible data to stakeholders. Join TPGi's Aaron Farber, Senior Accessibility Platform Consultant, for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session and get answers to your accessibility questions. This AMA session is great for product managers, content teams, UX teams, and marketers: https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-november-9-at-12pm-et-how-anyone-can-manage-accessibility-program-ask-me-anything-ama/ 15) How To Scale a Sustainable Accessibility Program | TPGi November 9th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Presenters: Mark Miller, TPGi's Director of Sales, and Kelly Mahoney, 3Play Media's Content & Partner Marketing Specialist. This webinar will explore what it takes to scale accessibility programs for enterprise organizations. From the foundations of digital accessibility to the actionable steps your organization can take moving forward, we'll dig into the details of what it looks like to ensure accessible content, policies, and practices are baked in from the beginning. Key takeaways: What is digital accessibility and how should it influence your organization? Actionable steps you can take toward digital accessibility, including remediation tools and services. What do accessibility policies/programs look like at an enterprise organization? https://www.tpgi.com/how-to-scale-a-sustainable-accessibility-program/ 16) Usability and Accessibility for Digital Marketers — Delight Your Audience With Inclusive UX November 10th 2022 | Presenters: Digital Marketing Institute, TPGi's Principal UX David Swallow, TPGi's UX Practice Manager David Sload, and Marketing Educator and Author Will Francis. Digital channels provide an opportunity for you to effectively reach and grow your target audience, communicate with them, provide information, build brand relationships, and enable transactions. The related concepts of usability and accessibility address the importance of removing barriers to efficient, effective, and enjoyable digital interactions for all users, including users with disabilities. When barriers are present, we risk brand damage, losing our audience to competitors, and potentially unlawful discrimination against people with disabilities. But how can we ensure usable and accessible digital experiences? To mark World Usability Day 2022, accessibility and user experience specialists David Swallow and David Sloan will make the argument that a focus on the needs of people with disabilities can help digital marketers deliver better user experiences for everyone. We'll define key concepts of usability, accessibility, and inclusive design and provide practical tips that everyone involved in digital marketing can apply in their work to make their digital experiences more accessible and usable: https://www.bigmarker.com/digital-marketing-institute/Usability-and-Accessibility-for-Digital-Marketers-Delight-Your-Audience-with-Inclusive-UX 17) National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 2022 Annual Convention November 11th 2022 to November 14th 2022 | Get ready for a weekend of fun and fellowship. Come and be part of celebrating our accomplishments and planning for the future! Place: Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel, 903 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD 21204. Meet our keynote speaker and National Representative, Donald Porterfield, President of the NFB of Arizona, Board Member of the NFB, and a criminal prosecutor. Explore opportunities through special workshops for parents and teachers of blind children, blind merchants and entrepreneurs, and students. Check out our technology workshops and more. Examine new products at the exhibit hall on Friday. Help us raise expectations for ourselves and for officials who manage services for the blind: https://nfbmd.org/convention/2022 18) Zoom Meeting for JAWS: Getting Help & Accessing Existing Training Materials | Access Ingenuity November 16th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | Get to know the various tools, help menu options, and free training materials that already exist with JAWS. Join Rachel Reeves, Marisa Church, and Zhi Huang from Access Ingenuity to discover ways you can get assistance with concepts, commands, exercises, additional web resources, and more. Learning Outcomes: Various help tools of JAWS, including Keyboard Help, Screen Sensitive Help, etc. Additional help from the help menu includes the manual, web resources, and free training. Free training web resources include the Freedom Scientific Training YouTube channel, Free Webinars Training page, Surf's Up Training website, etc. | Meeting ID: 886 5246 9982 | Passcode: 215449 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,88652469982#,,,,*215449# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose). Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88652469982?pwd=WnB6L21JbnZwZEpMMEJVM0N2K3VuUT09#success 19) Live and Virtual Technology Fair | Carroll Center for the Blind November 22nd 2022 | The Carroll Center for the Blind's in person Technology Fair is back! Attend exciting and informative presentations, visit with assistive technology exhibitors in breakout rooms, and find the products and services you need to live as independently as possible. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the latest products for individuals who are visually impaired. The Technology Fair is free and open to consumers, families, friends, and professionals: https://carroll.org/events/live-and-virtual-technology-fair/ 20) ACB's 2022 Audio Description Awards Gala November 29 2022 | The American Council of the Blind (ACB) proudly announces the second annual Audio Description Awards Gala on November 29, 2022. The Gala will once again celebrate outstanding achievements in audio description in media and expand awareness of its benefits. In recent years there has been enormous success in expanding audio description for audiences who are blind, low vision, or have other sensory disabilities that create barriers to full inclusion in visual media. "The Audio Description Awards Gala will celebrate the best of the best within the art and science of inclusive audio-described media," said Eric Bridges, ACB's Executive Director. "Together we will work to expand awareness of the transformative value that audio description brings to the lives of people with disabilities:" https://acb.org/save-the-date-2022-AD-Awards 21) PDF Accessibility Training for Organizations | Access Ingenuity November 30th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | Creating accessible PDF documents is essential for most organizations' digital accessibility process. However, organizations often struggle to get their staff trained and efficient at creating accessible PDFs and other accessible digital content. The first step is identifying document creators within the organization and the types of documents they're developing. Depending on the findings, standard and advanced PDF accessibility training may be required. Join Michael Parker from Access Ingenuity to review lessons we learned from creating digital accessibility training and how to apply them to your organization. Learning Outcomes: Understand the components of a comprehensive PDF accessibility training program. Understand the importance of creating accessible templates and using accessible color palettes. Breaking the training down into manageable chunks - from beginners to advanced users. Meeting ID: 883 8806 6414 | Passcode: 878053 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,88388066414#,,,,*878053# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose). Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88388066414?pwd=RU9tQU02ZDlRVjZzWlpwZHVGZjBSUT09 22) Blind Health Expo | The Accessible Pharmacy December 2nd 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | The Accessible Pharmacy Blind Health Expo will be the largest virtual expo of healthcare information, products, services, and medication for individuals who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. Join thousands of other attendees and register now for free! https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/blind-health-expo/ 23) 2022 Sight Tech Global — Shaping New Technologies to Create a More Accessible World for People with Blindness and Visual Impairments December 7th 2022 and December 8th 2022 | Sponsored by Google, APH, Amazon, Humanware, Microsoft, Fable, LinkedIn, and Waymo, Sight Tech Global is the first global, virtual conference dedicated to fostering discussion among technology pioneers on how rapid advances in AI and related technologies will fundamentally alter the landscape of assistive technology and accessibility. Register for free: https://sighttechglobal.com/ 24) 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. 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 25) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 3: Creative Manual Activities for Christmas | APH December 12th 2022 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | Christmas is a great time to create crafts. Let's share amazing and fun tactile ideas adapted to visually impaired children: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 26) Training Course: Catching Up with JAWS Chapter 4 for JAWS 2022 and 2023 | Hartgen Consultancy December 14th 2022 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT | Catching Up with JAWS is priced £35 which is approximately 40 American dollars. Now is your chance to get some high quality training on some of the latest features within the screen-reader JAWS for Windows which have been introduced over the past two years. This follows on from our previous popular training courses on this subject. These training courses are still popular and people are purchasing the older volumes in the series even today: https://www.hartgen.org/catchup4 27) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 4: Braille Around the World | APH January 4th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | Let's celebrate Louis Braille's Day and explore different braille codes around the world: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 28) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 5: School Aged Numeracy | APH February 1st 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | Using LEGO Braille Bricks to do math: let's discover some of the many uses of these little bricks to develop numerical and geometry skills, understand symmetry, and much more: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 29) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 6: Daily Living Activities | APH March 6th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | Let's explore daily-living activities using LEGO Braille Bricks and share our best practices, experiences, tips: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 30) 2023 3rd Annual Axe-Con | Building Accessible Experiences | The World's Largest Digital Accessibility Conference March 15th 2022 and March 16th 2023 | Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, has announced the third annual axe-con conference will return on March 15-16th, 2023. With the success of axe-con over the past two years, Deque will continue to host the conference as a free virtual event again next year. Axe-con is an open and inclusive digital accessibility conference that welcomes developers, designers, business users, and accessibility professionals of all experience levels to a new kind of accessibility conference focused on building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital experiences. Keynotes at this year's conference include Molly Burke, speaker, digital creator, author, and advocate; and Gene Kim, a multiple award-winning CTO, researcher, and author: https://www.deque.com/blog/save-the-date-for-axe-con-2023/ 31) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 7: Music | APH April 5th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | Let's discover together how to make music with these famous bricks! Come and share your creative ideas: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 32) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 8: STEM | APH May 3rd 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | Have you ever thought of doing science, computing, or technology with LEGO Braille Bricks? Expert guests will join us for an amazing session: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 33) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 9: Orientation & Mobility | APH June 7th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT | LEGO bricks to build plans, visualize routes, it's not new! But with LEGO Braille Bricks you can also create labels, add letters, words... 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