[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 22, 2022 - Volume 877

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 22, 2022 - Volume 877 Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 22, 2022 - Volume 877 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/tidbits2022/09222022/. Share: Share this volume of Top Tech Tidbits on Facebook: http://bit.ly/sharetidbits877. 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: 7,467 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. 142 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: No Sponsorship Packages Currently Available. Please Consider Joining Our Waiting List Today! This Issue Made Possible By Support From The Following Sponsors: This issue made possible by sponsorship support from: A.T. Guys, GuideLights And Gadgets, American Printing House, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Adaptations Online Store, HumanWare, APH ConnectCenter, Freedom Scientific, Pneuma Solutions, Carroll Center for the Blind, Blind Mice Mega Mall, HIMS, Inc., Double Tap TV, Clusiv, Dolphin Computer Access, Fable, Blind in Mind, The Braille Superstore, Aira and That Real Blind Tech Show. Dear Rolando, 1) Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits From Last Week A.) What's New In iOS 16 Accessibility For Blind And Deafblind Users | AppleVis | Scott Davert (7.1% of all clicks.) I'm back yet again. Just like in years past, September brings us a new major release of iOS. This latest edition includes many mainstream changes such as a revamped Lock screen; enhancements to privacy and safety features; Focus Mode enhancements; new functionality in Messages and Mail; along with many other improvements. For Apple's official list of iOS 16 features and changes, see this webpage which Highlights many. A lot of articles will cover these changes in detail, but far fewer will cover the accessibility enhancements and features for individuals who are blind or deafblind: https://www.applevis.com/blog/whats-new-ios-16-accessibility-blind-deafblind-users B.) Apple's Killing the Password. Here's Everything You Need to Know (4.2% of all clicks.) With iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple is introducing passkeys — a more convenient and secure alternative to passwords: https://www.wired.com/story/apple-passkeys-password-iphone-mac-ios16-ventura/ C.) New Accessibility Features Are Coming To Android Devices (3.9% of all clicks.) Android is introducing new features to improve accessibility, personalization, and productivity across various devices: https://coolblindtech.com/new-accessibility-features-are-coming-to-android-devices/ D.) Accessibility Support Phone Lines You Should Know (3.2% of all clicks.) With a welcomed emphasis on accessibility and inclusion, numerous companies now offer specialized support services for customers with vision loss. They are there to help you get the most out of their products and to ensure your devices are set right to accommodate your needs. This is an effort we greatly appreciate and are delighted to spread the word: https://ophthalmicedge.org/patient/accessibility-support-phone-lines-you-should-know/ E.) iOS 16.1 Beta 1: Here Are All Of The New Features And Changes (3.2% of all clicks.) iOS 16.1 is here and available to download for developer beta testers. As we expected, the update includes a number of changes and features. These include updates to features already included in iOS 16, the addition of features announced at WWDC in June, and more. Head below for the full roundup: https://9to5mac.com/2022/09/14/ios-16-1-changes-features/ 2) Premium Subscriber Updates Premium Subscribers will receive their next issue of the 60 Most Clicked Tidbits for July, August and September 2022 on Monday, October 3rd 2022. Premium Subscribers are entitled to all back issues, anytime they sign up. 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 signing up here today for just $1 a month: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/premium-subscribers.html 3) 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: RRREDECSNEEA = SCREENREADER NEW SCRAMBLE: IDIEMNTOEAR = 4) JAWS with Microsoft Office Power Tip: How To Create A Folder in Outlook Courtesy of Freedom Scientific: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/119.html 5) Dolphin SuperNova with Microsoft Office Power Tip: Reviewing Applied Styles in Microsoft Word Courtesy of Dolphin Computer Access: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/120.html 6) Permanently Unhide The "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" Icon in Windows 11 | YouTube | DSurf | Dan Clark The Taskbar corner in Windows 11 has been condensed to a "Show Hidden Icons" button along with a minimal number of other icons. While this looks great and is less cluttered, some of the icons for apps you may often use could be hidden within the Show Hidden Icons area when you need them. This is true of the "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" icon. Here's how to find it and fix it in Windows 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OXPKCma2gY&feature=youtu.be&themeRefresh=1 7) AccessWorld August 2022 Articles this month include: Editor's Notes: Entrepreneurship and Personal Finance | First Post Pandemic Conventions: Together In Nola, NFB 2022 | Online Payment Platforms: An Evaluation of Accessibility, Part II: Apple Pay | Prizmo Go and TextGrabber: A Review of Two Mainstream OCR Apps | ReVision Fitness: An Accessible Fitness Program for iOS, Android, and on the Web: https://www.afb.org/aw/full-issue?id=18034 8) Android's New Notification Feature Is a Decade Overdue In Android 13, apps have to ask permission before they send any kind of alerts. Finally: https://www.wired.com/story/android-13-notifications-permission/ 9) Onsite 60 Minute Google Study in New York City For Persons With Speech Impairments Involving A Prototype of Google Assistant | Sept 27th 2022 Through September 29th 2022 | Blind Android Users If you live in the New York City area and have some speech impairment, Google is inviting you to participate in research involving a prototype of the Google Assistant. This is an in-person appearance, meaning, you would have to go to the Google Office in New York City to do the 60-minute study. Below is the info with the available dates and the URL to the form to fill out for participation in the study. User Type: Users with Speech Impairments. Product: Google Assistant. Length of Study: 60 minutes. Date(s): Tuesday, Sept 27th - Thursday, Sept 29th 2022. Details: User must be located and able to attend an in-person study at our New York City office. User will test a Google Assistant prototype. Thank-You Gift: $125 USD. Location: New York City , New York. Link for participating: https://forms.gle/A54mECBv3wTuyv2TA 10) iPhone 14: How to Enable the New Power On and Off Sounds For the iPhone 14 series, Apple has added an optional new accessibility feature that plays a sound when the iPhone is powered on and off. Here's how to enable them: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/enable-mac-like-startup-sound-turn-on-iphone-14/ 11) NVDA 2022.2.3 Released NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2022.2.3 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. This is a patch release to fix an accidental API breakage introduced in 2022.2.1, which broke compatibility with NVDA remote: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2022-2-3/ 12) NV Access In Process For September 2022 The recent patch, NVDA 2022.3 Beta 5, NVDA Remote, and accessing the Windows Task Manager are discussed: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-20th-september-2022/ 13) Spotify Launches Audiobooks. Don't Forget Your Wallet The service was always an unlimited buffet. Now you'll need to fork out for each audiobook — the biggest change to how you pay for Spotify in a decade: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/spotify-launches-audiobooks-dont-forget-your-wallet/#ftag=CAD590a51e 14) How to Unsend and Edit Messages in iOS 16 With one long press, you can finally unsend that ill-considered rant — as long as both you and your contact have iOS 16: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-unsend-and-edit-messages-ios-16/ 15) Dictating On The iPhone | How To Get The Best Results | 9to5Mac Dictating on the iPhone is, I would confidently estimate, something I do more than typing. Siri is also the main way I control my HomeKit devices. Any time I've mentioned either of these things, there are always comments from people saying how terrible their experience is with both, so I thought I'd share a few things I think make a difference. If you've just updated to iOS 16, now is a particularly good time to give dictation another go, as you can now easily mix-and-match speaking and typing: https://9to5mac.com/2022/09/14/dictating-on-the-iphone/ 16) Microsoft Windows 11 2022 Update: Every New Feature You Should Care About The Windows 11 2022 update is here. Here we break down everything new: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/windows-11-2022-update-every-new-feature-you-should-care-about/#ftag=CAD590a51e 17) New Accessibility Features in Windows 11 22 H2 | Paul Thurrott While this article was published three months ago it applies to the newest version of Windows 11 which is now available. Windows 11 version 22 H2 includes three major new accessibility features. Unfortunately, all three are available in U.S. English only. They are: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/268756/new-in-22h2-accessibility 18) OCR Video Series While we have not yet had the opportunity to review these we are happy to pass on the information. The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is proud to announce a video series covering a variety of topics on digital access in education, including how people with disabilities use technology, applicable Federal regulations, and identifying and remediating barriers to access. Whether you are in the educational field or not, these videos have wide ranging coverage for those who want to know: What makes technology accessible for individuals with disabilities? And how can I make my site or platform more accessible? https://adata.org/ocr-videos 19) Alexa Accessibility Features Extend To Fire Tablets Useful for people with speech and/or mobility disabilities, Tap to Alexa with a compatible Bluetooth switch allows people with disabilities to navigate and interact with their Fire tablet. Tap to Alexa on Fire tablets (8th generation and later) is available in the U.S., UK, Germany, and Japan: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/alexa-accessibility-features-extend-to-fire-tablets 20) 6 Helpful Accessibility Features in the Amazon Kindle And while we're on the subject, PC Mag has a description of accessibility features in a Kindle Paperwhite: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/accessibility-features-amazon-kindle 21) How to Fix Common iOS Accessibility Issues iOS provides a lot of accessibility behavior for free, so it's a great start to making a mobile application accessible. Unfortunately, accessibility is more complicated than the iOS behavior can address, and using only default behavior can actually cause the app to have additional issues: https://www.deque.com/blog/how-to-fix-common-ios-accessibility-issues/ 22) Discussion Paper: Where You AT? Supporting Clients Through Virtual Assistive Technology | The AT3 Team | King's Western University — Canada Hello fellow ATs. We've just released our discussion paper, Where you AT? Supporting Clients Through Virtual Assistive Technology. You can review insights from this discussion paper based on data from the AT3: An AT Survey for ATs by ATs. This discussion paper contains: An Executive Summary. Highlights from the AT3 survey. AT Tips for virtual support. Recommendations. We hope our discussion paper provides information and guidance that you can use to determine how you move forward with virtual AT support and improve accessibility for your students/clients. Please feel free to circulate this discussion paper among your AT networks: Yumpu eBook Version: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/67089992/where-you-at Downloadable Accessible Low-Res Version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IDau6BHz9NnoMfZxsagGaF8g7rEMJ4EY/view?usp=sharing Downloadable Accessible High-Res Version: https://indd.adobe.com/view/c92b09cb-c4b0-4fe6-9518-e1f222c1e658 23) Closet Organization | Part of the Clothing Series | Hadley | Learn tips to clean and organize your closet in the following workshop: https://hadley.edu/workshops/clothing-series/clothing-closet-organization 24) The Document Foundation Releases LibreOffice on Apple's Mac App Store The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced the release of LibreOffice on Apple's Mac App Store to support end users who want to get all of their desktop software from Apple's proprietary sales channel: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/09/19/the-document-foundation-releases-libreoffice-on-apples-mac-app-store/ 25) Announcing BARD Mobile for iOS 2.0 NLS has released version 2.0 of BARD Mobile for iOS. In this version, the BARD Website option is replaced by a new and powerful search engine that has the following abilities. The update is expected to be available by Friday, September 23rd 2022: https://www.loc.gov/nls/?loclr=eabard 26) For Users of NVDA And Microsoft Office | Announcing Office Desk: A New Add-on To Improve Support for Microsoft 365 Apps | Joseph Lee | Tech-VI List I'm delighted to announce a new add-on project specifically designed for Microsoft 365 users in mind: Office Desk, a new add-on designed to provide improved support for Microsoft Office applications. Borrowing concepts from Windows App Essentials, this add-on consists of a global plugin and a collection of app modules for Office apps such as Excel, Word, Access and others: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2658 27) The Inside Story of NVDA | Joseph Lee | Tech-VI List First, thank you to Brian V for giving me permission to do something I've been dreaming about for the last few years: giving you a tour of NVDA screen reader internals. For the last few years, I wished I could take some time to tell you how a screen reader works from the inside, as well as add a much needed body of knowledge to screen reader research. When you do a forum archive search for terms such as "internals" and "development", you will come across posts from yours truly and others talking about writing a series of articles on screen reader internals. To quote a few: Introduction and Overall Goals and Mindset (Technical): https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2660 What A Screen Reader Is And Is Not, Possibilities And Constraints Of Screen Readers: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/2659 28) Recording: Prep and Proof: Use Styles in Microsoft Word with JAWS | Freedom Scientific Training Podcast We provide an overview of what styles are and how to use them, plus show you how to: Apply existing Word styles to a document Create new styles to customize formatting Create a Table of Contents using styles Freedom Scientific Presenters: Elizabeth Whitaker and Cathy Johnson: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freedom-scientific-training-podcast/id1521340640?i=1000579681106 29) Telstra Builds A Buzzing, Vibrating Viewer For Visually Impaired AFL Fans If you can't see the game, chances are you're going to have a different experience watching football, or even reading this article. But Telstra has been dabbling with a gadgety solution that can help you feel it: https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2022/telstra-builds-a-buzzing-vibrating-viewer-for-visually-impaired-afl-fans/ 30) Korean Trio Designs Guitar-Inspired Musical Instrument For The Visually Impaired Korean design trio Eojin Roh, Seonjin Baek, and Yujeong Shin introduce 'VITAR', a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) designed for the blind and visually impaired. Shaped like a guitar, and instead of the traditional strings, the instrument includes a Braille fingerboard made up of several embossed keys that user's sense and press with their left hand to play a tune. While operating the keys, electronic signals get sent to a Digital Audio Workstation through which the melody unfolds: https://www.designboom.com/design/vitar-electric-guitar-inspired-musical-instrument-for-the-visually-impaired-09-07-2022/ 31) Smartphone 3D Surface Imaging Offers Accessibility to Visually Impaired Pediatric Patients with Craniofacial Abnormalities For many children, wearing the correct glasses is crucially important to ensuring lifelong, healthy vision. While finding the right prescription or style might be tedious, there are many commercially available glasses to fit the needs of most children. However, for pediatric patients with congenital or acquired craniofacial abnormalities, finding glasses that comfortably fit with their unique cranial anatomy can be a challenge. These children may have poor adherence to wearing glasses daily, and because of this, they are at an increased risk of vision loss secondary to refractive amblyopia: https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/home-page-picks/smartphone-3d-surface-imaging-offers-accessibility-to-visually-impaired-pediatric-patients-with-craniofacial-abnormalities/ 32) Sao Mai Braille 22.9.15 Released | A Free Word Editor And Braille Translation Software Sao Mai Braille (SMB) is a free rich text editing and Braille translation software for Windows, developed by Sao Mai Center for the Blind. Sao Mai Center is a non-profit organization based in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. With 19 new additional music Braille translation options, full math editing and Braille + speech conversion features, as well as many more new improvements, Sao Mai Braille (SMB) 22.9.15 excels in its support for editing and translating a variety of documents into Braille (text, graphics, math equations and music): https://saomaicenter.org/en/smsoft/smb ➜ Press Releases and Other News ✍ Submit your adaptive technology-related Press Release or Other 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) Canadian Family Taking World Tour Before Children Lose Their Vision Their daughter Mia was just three years old when Canadian couple Edith Lemay and Sebastien Pelletier first noticed that she was having vision problems. A few years after they first took her to see a specialist, Mia, the eldest of their four children, was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic condition that causes a loss or decline in vision over time. By this point, Lemay and Pelletier, who've been married for 12 years, had noticed that two of their sons, Colin, now seven, and Laurent, now five, were experiencing the same symptoms: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/canadian-family-retinitis-pigmentosa/index.html 2) RNIB and Oxford Uni Press Partner An agreement between Oxford University Press (OUP) and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has allowed those with a print disability to access more than 900,000 academic books: https://www.opticianonline.net/news/rnib-and-oxford-uni-press-partner 3) If I Could Speak Again | Cai Emmons I've been dreaming recently that I can talk. In these dreams I always know that my ability to speak will not last; it will come and go, so while it's available I have to speak quickly and efficiently to say everything I need to say. It's a positive dream, a real pleasure to be able to express myself again, if only for a limited period of time: https://caiemmons.medium.com/if-i-could-speak-again-3fef979d1008 4) New Treaty Helps Visually Impaired To Access Books China's effective implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty marks the country's continual efforts to ensure visually impaired people have equal rights to knowledge and education, experts said on Friday: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202209/17/WS63251ebea310fd2b29e78312.html 5) NewHaptics Awarded NIH SBIR Phase II Grant to Commercialize Multiline Braille and Graphical Tactile Display NewHaptics, an innovative tactile display technology company, announced it has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The competitive $1.7M grant was awarded by the National Eye Institute, which aims to eliminate vision loss and improve quality of life through vision research. This is the third SBIR award received by NewHaptics to date, and supports the company's development of novel tactile display technology for a low-cost multiline refreshable braille display for the blind: https://www.yahoo.com/now/newhaptics-awarded-nih-sbir-phase-191300993.html 6) Mida Solutions Launches New Attendant Console for Visually Impaired Agents Building on its longstanding partnership with Vision Dept, an Italian distributor of products and services for visually impaired and blind people, Mida Solutions has been working closely with the distributor to understand how to improve Mida Attendant Console in order to allow blind and visually impaired people to use the latest version of the application smoothly, without any kind of limitations compared to sighted operators. This has resulted in the new user interface of Mida Attendant Console achieving the aim of placing blind and visually impaired operators on a level playing field with sighted workers: https://www.uctoday.com/unified-communications/mida-solutions-launches-new-attendant-console-for-visually-impaired-agents/ 7) Alibaba Deploys Inclusive Technologies to Help Elderly and Visually Impaired Access Daily Services Alibaba says it is committed to narrowing the digital divide through scientific and technological innovation, such as by upgrading to barrier-free services, introducing AI to disease screening, as well as by taking care of the needs of vulnerable groups: https://pandaily.com/alibaba-deploys-inclusive-technologies-to-help-elderly-and-visually-impaired-access-daily-services/ 8) Northside Distilling Co. To Release Bourbon Whiskey For The Visually Impaired The Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is partnering with Northside Distilling Co. to release Braille Bourbon Whiskey later this month: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/dining/2022/09/14/braille-bourbon-whiskey-northside-distilling-co-partner-cabvi/69491871007/ 9) Braille Institute Establishes Partnership With CSULA to Provide Orientation & Mobility (O&M) Internships Braille Institute has entered into an agreement with California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) to provide graduate students in their O&M program the ability to obtain hands-on experience by working with blind and visually impaired individuals at one of Braille Institute's seven centers through a formal internship training program: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220913005063/en/Braille-Institute-Establishes-Partnership-With-CSULA-to-Provide-Orientation-Mobility-OM-Internships 10) Dining In The Dark Event Raises Awareness, Funds To Support Hoosiers Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired Tickets are on sale now for the Dining in the Dark event, which provides guests with an eye mask that allows them to experience how it feels to eat without being able to see. It's all part of a way to bring awareness to the training program offered at Bosma's Center for Visionary Solutions. Dining in the Dark is Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation's signature event. The gala will take place on Saturday, September 24th 2022 at the JW Marriott in Downtown Indianapolis starting at 7:00 PM: https://www.wishtv.com/lifestylelive/dining-in-the-dark-event-raises-awareness-funds-to-support-hoosiers-who-are-blind-or-visually-impaired/ 11) Viewpoint: Telehealth Disparities Exist Among Visually Impaired Populations An article in Health Affairs shows that visually impaired patients often experience telehealth disparities due to difficulties with accessibility and navigation and shares recommendations to alleviate these issues: https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/viewpoint-telehealth-disparities-exist-among-visually-impaired-populations ➜ 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: From 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: Data Visualization Research at Boston College Closes: September 22nd 2022 Hello, there! We are data visualization researchers at Boston College. We are currently studying how charts and graphs can be made more accessible for blind and low-vision users. For this, we are looking for people that meet the following requirements: blind or low-vision, screen reader user, in the USA, and at least 18 years or older. If this is you, please take part in our study! Your participation will help develop and improve different strategies to guide the exploration of charts. The study will take approximately 90 minutes. The study will be conducted online via a remote zoom call. We will compensate you with up to $50 in Amazon gift cards for your participation. To take part, send an email with the subject "Study Sign Up" to joynersh at bc.edu ✉. If you have any questions, you can use the same address. 3) Survey: Seeking User Feedback On The Accessibility Of COVID And Home Diagnostics Tests | ACB On Behalf Of The National Institutes Of Health (NIH) And The Georgia Institute Of Technology Closes: September 22nd 2022 Whether you have taken a COVID home test or not, your feedback is incredibly valuable to inform this research and improve all future forms of home diagnostic testing. Please help us gain more equitable access to at-home testing by taking 15-20 minutes to share your thoughts and experiences in response to this survey: https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bdqaz5GtByY4H1I 4) Survey: Robotics Institute at OSU is Testing A New Navigation Aid, The Optiband Closes: October 1st 2022 The Robotics Institute at OSU is testing a new handheld navigation aid, the Optiband, which uses vibrations to help a user understand their environment better. The Optiband was designed with a blind stakeholder to be more than an obstacle avoidance device, and helps users gain spatial and depth perception. We are interested in talking to BVI persons about our device, and whether or not they are willing to test out a model of the device. We are running a study and are actively recruiting participants, to whom we will provide a device as well as cash compensation for their time. If you are interested or have any questions/concerns, please send an email to: bontulaa at oregonstate.edu ✉ or send a text to (541)-360-9491 ☎. ➜ 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) Hadley Presents: A Conversation With The Experts: Tips for Fun and Accessible Travel August 19th 2022 | Certified accessible travel advocate Melvin Reynolds joins the podcast to share tips for getting the most out of traveling, no matter your level of vision. Melvin gives advice on what to research ahead of a trip, considerations for traveling with a guide dog, and how a certified accessible travel advocate can help: https://hadley.edu/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts/tips-fun-and-accessible-travel 2) Mosen at Large Episode 198: Microphone Advice, Laptop Advice, And One Of These 26 Things Is Not Like The Other September 17th 2022https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/7ad52cf6/microphone-advice-laptop-advice-and-one-of-these-26-things-is-not-like-the-other 3) Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 93: App Bonanza September 17th 2022 | In this episode we have our quarterly App Bonanza. We demo, Wion, Smart Audio Book Player and Yuka - Food & Cosmetic Scan. And we have a tip of the week in which Samsung users can change their side key from Bixby to Google Assistant. This episode can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iI0uwraRqpqOoiXXhw_Wimpf0YdhkD9 4) Blind Abilities Episode 892: iPhone101 QuickByte: Safari Ticking Be Gone! You Won't Miss It! September 20th 2022 | Blind Abilities presents another QuickByte offering some troubleshooting for a possible problem you may be having in the Safari app on your iDevice. We think it's safe to assume many of us have experienced it... that distracting, irritating, downright annoying noise: what exactly would we call it? clicking? tapping... Pete Lane says "no," it's clearly ticking! And here is how to turn off that ticking sound: 1. Go to Settings, Accessibility, Voiceover, Audio, Sounds & Haptics, Sounds, and down to "Item Loading". Perform a single-finger double-tap and you'll hear Voiceover say: "On". This is its current position, so do another double tap to turn it "off". Voila! You should not be bothered again by the dreaded "ticking" sound! Listen here: https://blindabilities.com/?p=7639 5) Eyes on Success Episode 2238: Living with a Blind Person September 21st 2022 | Most episodes of Eyes On Success center on the experiences of a blind person, whether dealing with technology, employment, travelling or whatever. This week, hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey discuss raising and living with a blind person from everybody else's perspective, including interviews with Pete's mother, sister, wife, in-laws and children: https://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show%20notes/show%20notes%202238.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) Accessible Music Tech 2022 September 23rd 2022 | 2PM PT, 3PM MT, 4PM CT, 5PM ET, 9PM GMT | A one-day, fully online event with technical talks, panels, and musical demonstrations exploring the intersections of accessibility and music. This event is free and there is no need to register. Just come back here at the start of the event: https://accessiblemusic.tech/events/2022/ 2) Blindness & Diabetes Webinar: Dexcom vs Freestyle Libre | Accessible Pharmacy Services For The Blind September 23rd 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT | Blindness and Diabetes Webinar: Dexcom vs Freestyle Libre. Please join Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind and University of Pennsylvania's Diabetes Education Center as we compare Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) devices available to our blind, deafblind, and low vision patients living with diabetes. We will be discussing differences between Dexcom and Freestyle Libre as well as their accessibility features. This webinar will have captioning and a live ASL interpreter. If you are unable to attend, please register to receive the webinar audio and video via email: https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/blindness-diabetes-webinar-dexcom-vs-freestyle-libre/ 3) Discovering Aira on the Blind Shell | Aira September 27th 2022 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT | Join us for this monthly series featuring Diane Ducharme of BlindShell USA and Jenine Stanley of Aira as they discover all there is to know about using Aira on the BlindShell Classic 2 phone: https://aira.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g9O7k3RaR7mYYT1ODnm0cA 4) TOPAZ Family of Magnifiers: Powerful Visual Aids (ACVREP CE Approved) | Access Ingenuity September 28th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | The TOPAZ family of desktop video magnifiers combines ease of use with powerful features to help people retain their independent lifestyle - reading, writing, viewing photographs and engaging in hobbies. All TOPAZ models are available in a range of monitor sizes and provide a clear, crisp picture with a wide range of magnification and color-coded controls. The ergonomic design provides exceptional reading comfort for hours of use in the home, office, or school. During this webinar, hosted by Ian Ramos and Joe McDaniel from Vispero, we discuss the features of all the TOPAZ models and the benefits each can give in specific situations. We will dive deep into how 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 TOPAZ models. How to determine which features fit your needs best. How adding speech capability can take you further. | Meeting ID: 836 4264 4156 | Passcode: 887513 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,83642644156#,,,,*887513# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83642644156?pwd=dWF6cVBpMFRVVEMvRU9QeUVIYmdMdz09#success 5) Train-The-Trainers Opportunity: Supporting Consumers Who Are Deafblind with Bluetooth QWERTY Keyboards on iOS | Technology Research and Innovation Center (TRIC) | Cost: $50.00 September 29th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | The Technology Research and Innovation Center (TRIC) announces Supporting Your Consumers Who Are Deafblind Using QWERTY Keyboards on iOS VoiceOver on an iPhone has been a popular access solution for many years. Many users also include accessories to utilize the operating system (iOS) more comfortably. Consumers who use speech, individuals who use a Mantis Q40 and for those who prefer typing on a QWERTY keyboard instead of a braille one, QWERTY keyboards often assist them in using their iOS device more efficiently. Demonstrations will be provided. Updated for iOS 16, topics in this seminar include: Reasons why a Deafblind individual may benefit from a Bluetooth keyboard over other access methods. Settings to consider when working with different parts of the Deafblind population. How to set up customized keyboard commands and why this may be necessary. On-screen sign language interpretation, voice over and captioning will be provided. This webinar will be taught by Scott Davert, an expert in the area of Deafblind technology. Time: 1 to 3 PM EDT. Cost: $50.00. CEU's available - please request when you register. Contact Information: If you have any questions about the webinar or registration, please contact us at: PLD at hknc.org ✉. Please use this link to register and pay: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7tSKJ78DRRilAXUqh31Ozw 6) 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 7) U.S. Access Board Webinar: Accessible Amusement Rides October 6th 2022 | 1PM PT, 2PM MT, 3PM CT, 4PM ET, 8PM GMT | Up and down, around and around! Amusement rides are enjoyed by many people, including those with disabilities. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards address accessibility for permanent amusement rides. The next webinar in the U.S. Access Board's free monthly series will take place October 6 from 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. (ET) and review scoping and technical provisions for amusement rides. For newly designed and constructed rides, scoping provisions provide the option to choose the type of access that is suitable for a particular ride or experience. Three options for providing accessibility onto a ride device include a wheelchair space on the ride, a ride seat designed for transfer, or a transfer device. This session will review the technical provisions for each type of access required on rides. Additionally, U.S. Access Board staff Bill Botten and Bobby Stinnette will address requirements for accessible routes, que lines, parking and passenger loading areas, signage, sales, and service counters. Visit Great Lakes ADA Center's AccessibilityOnline webpage for more information or to register. All webinars include video remote interpreting (VRI) and real-time captioning. Questions can be submitted in advance of the session or can be posed during the live webinar. Webinar attendees can earn continuing education credits. The webinar series is hosted by the ADA National Network in cooperation with the Board. Archived copies of previous Board webinars are available on the site: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ao/session/?id=111019 8) Virtual Career Fair During Blind Equality Achievement Month | National Federation of the Blind October 26th 2022 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT | Join us Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern via Zoom for our fall virtual career fair. There is no charge for employers or job seekers. The National Federation of the Blind career fairs are events for blind people seeking jobs to connect with employers, and an opportunity for employers to seek more talent for their teams. The career fairs may be in-person or virtual and provide additional trainings for developing skills such as interviewing tips. Join us for the next career fair. Registration required by October 12, 2022. For more information on the career fair, please contact Dick Davis, Employment Committee Chair, at dickblind at gmail.com ✉, John Dubay, Employer Liaison, at jdubay at leadsatscale.com, or Rachel Kuntz at rkuntz at saavi.us ✉. About National Federation of the Blind Employment Initiatives With opportunities to compete in the workplace in terms of equality, blind people can achieve careers based on their dreams, talents, and abilities. The National Federation of the Blind connects working-age blind people with opportunities and resources to compete in the workplace on terms of equality. For more information, contact Maurice Peret, NOMCT, Coordinator of Career Mentoring & Employment Programs, at mperet at nfb.org or (410) 659-9314 ☎, extension 2350. Registration for Job Seekers: https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-jobseeker-registration Registration for Employers: https://nfb.org/form/career-fair-employer-registration 9) 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/ 10) 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 11) 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 12) 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/ 13) 20 Websites to Bookmark for 2023 | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library December 10th 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT | Technology keeps changing and so do the websites that are useful in our everyday lives. Find out why these 20 websites are so important for 2023. All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. 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No longer focused on just Apple VoiceOver technology. That Real Blind Tech show covers all the fantastic talking tech and gadgets out there for the low vision and blindness community. Common topics include Apple's VoiceOver, JAWS, Microsoft Narrator, NVDA, Amazon Alexa and VoiceView, Google Assistant and Android. Basically, if a device can talk to you, we are going to be talking about it. That Real Blind Tech Show will not only educate you, but it will also make you laugh. Listeners are encouraged to not use treadmills or drink hot coffee while listening to our show, or accidents can and have occurred. Dishes have been broken while listening to That Real Blind Tech Show, and while we are responsible for the laughs, we are in no way responsible for the injuries or bills that pile up. Remember to keep it Real and also don't believe anything you hear on That Real Blind Tech Show. 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