[GreaterPhilly] Fwd: iBUG Today Events – June 2021

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> Date: June 1, 2021 at 2:43:48 PM EDT
> To: DBrown8827 at aol.com
> Subject: iBUG Today Events – June 2021
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> The upcoming iBUG training and social events for June 2021 are listed below. Note: all times listed are Central Time.  The events may be navigated by headings with your screen reader.  All events are available on the iBUG Zoom conference unless otherwise noted.
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> To receive notifications of upcoming training session and social events via email, please subscribe to the iBUG mailing list at the following link:
> http://www.ibugtoday.com/register/
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> Event:   iBUG Trekkie Talk – Star Trek Discovery – S1E11, S1E12
> Date of Event:    Thursday, June 3, 2021
> Time:   8:00 to 9:00 PM
> Details:   Join our discussion group to pre-watch and then meet to discuss the Star Trek episodes.  The iBUG Trekkie Talk discussion group is facilitated by advanced iBUG member Kenny Norton.  Everyone (including non-iBUG members) is welcome to participate.  For more info about Trekkie Talk and to access the Star Trek episodes, please visit the iBUG Trekkie Talk website: 
> http://www.ibugtoday.com/trekkie-talk/
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Sandhya Rao
> Contact Phone Number:   (713) 208-3278
> Contact Email:   sraotexas at gmail.com
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> Event:   iBUG Unplugged on Clubhouse
> Date of Event:    Saturday, June 5, 2021
> Time:   8:00 to 10:00 PM
> Details:   Get to know iBUG members and friends on iBUG Unplugged.  This month’s conversation explores those moral standards and ethical values we use as boundaries to negotiate our journey through life. This fun-filled and interactive conversation is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Michael McCulloch. If you are not signed up on Clubhouse, you may join using the following invitation link:  iBUG Today, Inc.
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Follow the iBUG Today Club on the Clubhouse app
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG VILA Book Club
> Date of Event:  Thursday, June 10, 2021
> Time:   6:30 to 7:45 PM
> Details:   Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured reading: 
> Call Me By Your Name, André Aciman, DB65344. 
> Each summer Elio's parents host a scholar in their home on the Italian Riviera. Oliver, a young academic from America arrives, igniting in seventeen-year-old Elio a passionate longing and desire. Years later Elio recollects his search for intimacy during that transformative season. Some descriptions of sex. 
> (8 hours, 20 minutes)
> Facilitator:  Sandhya
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A 
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Cafe
> Date of Event:  Sunday, June 13, 2021
> Time:  4:00 to 6:00 PM
> Details:   Join us for this free "deep dive" training session on the new Apple AirTags and other tracking devices and apps to gain a hands-on, working understanding and utilization of the apps.  The iBUG Café training session is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Sree Roy. 
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A 
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Sree Roy
> Contact Phone Number:   (703) 973-7733
> Contact Email:   sreebroy1 at outlook.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Android Insight
> Date of Event:    Wednesday, June 16, 2021
> Time:   7:00 to 8:30 PM
> Details:   Do you want to know about the accessibility features of Android devices? Do you want to know how Android devices are different from Apple devices? Do you want to become more proficient using an Android device?  If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, then come join us for our free iBUG Android Insight training session, facilitated by iBUG advanced members, Ava Carruth and Harshid Trivedi. Android Insight is open to anyone desiring to become more proficient with the accessibility features on various Android devices.
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:  Ava Carruth
> Contact Phone Number:  404-663-8004 
> Contact Email:  avacarruth3 at outlook.com 
>  
> Event:   iBUG Trekkie Talk – Star Trek Discovery – S1E13, S1E14
> Date of Event:    Thursday, June 17, 2021
> Time:   8:00 to 9:00 PM
> Details:   Join our discussion group to pre-watch and then meet to discuss the Star Trek episodes.  The iBUG Trekkie Talk discussion group is facilitated by advanced iBUG member Kenny Norton.  Everyone (including non-iBUG members) is welcome to participate.  For more info about Trekkie Talk and to access the Star Trek episodes, please visit the iBUG Trekkie Talk website:  http://www.ibugtoday.com/trekkie-talk/
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Sandhya Rao
> Contact Phone Number:   (713) 208-3278
> Contact Email:   sraotexas at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Mac-N-Talk
> Date of Event:    Tuesday, June 22, 2021
> Time:   7:00 to 8:30 PM
> Details:   Are you thinking about getting a Mac? Are you wondering if you will be able to learn the Mac operating system on your own? Are you wondering what the learning curve will be from using a PC to using a Mac?  If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you should join us for the free iBUG Mac-N-Talk training session facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Chanelle Allen.
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Chanelle Allen
> Contact Phone Number:   832-477-5303
> Contact Email:   chanellem.allen at gmail.com 
>  
> Event:   It’s iBUG’s Life on Clubhouse
> Date of Event:    Thursday, June 24, 2021
> Time:   6:00 to 7:30 PM
> Details:   Join us for this free conversation on independent living and various life skills development for the blind. This interactive and engaging training session is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, George Battiste. If you are not signed up on Clubhouse, you may join using the following invitation link:  iBUG Today, Inc.
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Follow the iBUG Today Club on the Clubhouse app
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Apple Workshop
> Date of Event:  Saturday, June 26, 2021
> Time:   2:00 to 4:00 PM
> Details:  The iBUG Apple workshop explores all things from the Apple-verse.  Join us for this free training session to learn more about the iOS and macOS accessibility features of Apple products. 
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:  Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   (832) 453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Buzz
> Date of Event:    Weekly – Mondays
> Time:   7:30 to 9:30 PM
> Details:   This free weekly Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues.  The first 45 minutes are dedicated to the beginner or novice user. 
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Buzz Podcast
> Date of Event:    Weekly
> Time:  On Demand
> Details:   Podcast of the weekly Monday night iBUG Buzz Q&A help session with iOS and iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues.   
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Available on Apple, Spotify, and Alexa by asking your voice assistant to play the latest iBUG Buzz podcast. Also available on your favorite podcast app by subscribing to the iBUG Buzz podcast.
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Buzz Radio Program
> Date of Event:    Weekly
> Time:   Wednesday, 1:30 PM, rebroadcast the following Tuesday, 5:30 PM and Wednesday, 5:30 AM, or On Demand
> Details:   A weekly half-hour condensed version of the Monday night iBUG Buzz Q&A help session covering common accessibility questions and issues with iOS and iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch and Apple TV).  Also, apps useful to the blind and visually impaired are demonstrated.
> Host Organization:  Sight into Sound, http://www.sightintosound.org or iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Listen via Sight into Sound Radio, using the special digital receivers from Sight into Sound, Sero app on your smart phone or via the internet by going to the Sight into Sound website at the following link and select the "Tune in Now" button at the times indicated above or on demand by selecting the “Podcast” button:  http://www.sightintosound.org
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Mini-Buzz on Clubhouse
> Date of Event:    Weekly – Tuesdays
> Time:   5:00 to 6:00 PM
> Details:   This free weekly Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues. If you are not signed up on Clubhouse, you may join using the following invitation link:   iBUG Today, Inc.
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Follow the iBUG Today Club on the Clubhouse app
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Event:   iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies
> Date of Event:    Weekly – Fridays
> Time:   7:30 PM pre-movie social time, movie starts at 8:00 PM
> Details:   To bring old friends together and to meet new ones, we have created iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies on Friday evenings.  The movies are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Discussion will follow immediately after the movie. Visit our website to check out the movie feature of the week.
> This presentation by iBUG Today is for the blind and visually impaired and is produced and distributed exclusively for use by blind, visually impaired, or physically disabled individuals under the authority of Section 121 of Title 17 of the United States Code, or with permission of the copyright owner(s).
> Host Organization:  iBUG Today, http://ibugtoday.org
> Location:   Zoom conference
> Address:   N/A
> Costs:   Free
> Deadlines:   N/A
> Contact Name:   Michael McCulloch
> Contact Phone Number:   832-453-7139
> Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
>  
> Regards,
> The iBUG Today Team
> Empowering the Blind Through Accessible Technology Training
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> Website:  www.ibugtoday.org
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