[Massachusetts-NFB] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Intro to Mastodon for NFB Members: Monday September 25, 4 PM Eastern

[sharawinton at gmail.com]

Have you heard? NFB divisions, groups and state affiliates can now create Mastodon accounts on the NFB.social domain. Members and friends are invited and encouraged to get to know Mastodon and use it to keep up with division, group and affiliate happenings.

Mastodon is a social network whose popularity is increasing in the wake of changes to other platforms. Unlike commercially owned social networks, Mastodon is de-centralized: individuals and organizations can choose an existing server to join or run their own, and everyone can communicate freely with people on other servers, a lot like email. Mastodon also has a rich accessibility culture, with alt text prevalent on photos and a thriving community of accessibility-minded people and organizations. 

Mastodon is free, accessible, and non-commercial, but has a lot in common with social networks you might already know well. The NFB Assistive Technology Trainers' Division is pleased to offer a Mastodon training to get you up and running, where you'll learn about:

Discovering and following accounts and hashtags

Crafting posts with text, photos, links, polls and other media

Understanding how servers work and choosing your first server

Understanding and reading timelines

Boosting and favoriting posts

Peace and quiet: snoozes, mutes and blocks

Ways to access Mastodon using accessible apps or your web browser

Plus, hear from the NFB Communications team about how your division, group or affiliate can get started with an nfb.social account!

This event starts at 4 PM Eastern on Monday September 25 and will run for about 90 minutes. Register here:

Meeting Registration - Zoom <https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtceqsrTgoH93o8keIQpMUuQ0YLq1ThoXn#/registration> 
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Chancey S. Fleet

Assistive Technology Coordinator

Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

(212) 621-0627



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