[Ncabs] May 2014 Conference Call Minutes

Thu May 15 21:32:41 UTC 2014

Thanks Brice!

If you have good tips for ChromeVox, I'd love to hear them! So far,
for me, it's been a huge pain. :)

Cindy

On 5/15/14, Brice Smith via Ncabs <ncabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Google Hangouts works with VoiceOver on Mac and on Windows with Chrome and
> Chromevox, Googles screen reader for the Chrome browser. Even if it's
> usable, its not necessarily intuitive for the average blind student or
> screen reader user. It should go without saying that you want a call or
> meeting to be as easy to join as possible for as many users as possible, so
> I'd recommend using Skype instead.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 15, 2014, at 4:25 PM, Ashley Coleman via Ncabs <ncabs at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,   Do we know if Google Hang Outs is accessible?
>>
>> Ashley Coleman,
>>
>>
>>
>>> On May 15, 2014, at 13:56, Shickeytha Chandler via Ncabs
>>> <ncabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I read the note in the minutes about trying to increase participation
>>> in the conference calls. I have been on this email list for several
>>> months now as I have been preparing for graduate school, but have not
>>> yet participated in any of the calls. However, I do hope to get
>>> involved with those beginning sometime in the next couple of months.
>>> You mentioned Google Hangouts and asked for opinions. For me
>>> personally, phone is fine and I would probably prefer phone as opposed
>>> to Google Hangouts. As a student, I will be on my computer a lot and
>>> would appreciate the breather from my computer. But that's just me
>>> personally. I am certainly OK with Google Hangouts if it would benefit
>>> others.
>>>
>>> Look forward to talking with you all more in the future!
>>>
>>> Shickeytha
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 5/13/14, Travis Sherrill <tssherrill at windstream.net> wrote:
>>>> Hello all:
>>>>
>>>> Below you will find the minutes from our May conference call.  These
>>>> minutes
>>>> contain some extremely important information so read them carefully
>>>> please.
>>>> I hope you all had a wonderful ending to the semester and I hope your
>>>> exams
>>>> and grades turned out the way you hoped they would.  A reminder: our
>>>> next
>>>> NCABS conference call will be held on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 9:30 p.m.
>>>> That will be an extremely important call as we will have lots of
>>>> business
>>>> to
>>>> discuss so we need you all to attend because your opinion is extremely
>>>> valuable.
>>>>
>>>> Travis Sherrill
>>>>
>>>> Attendance:
>>>>
>>>> Travis Sherrill
>>>>
>>>> Alan Chase
>>>>
>>>> Bobbi Pompey
>>>>
>>>> Kevin Curren
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, May 12, 2014, the North Carolina Association of Blind
>>>> Students
>>>> (NCABS) held the monthly conference call.
>>>>
>>>> Alan Chase, the North Carolina Association of Blind Students president
>>>> won
>>>> one of the 30 scholarships awarded by the National Federation for the
>>>> Blind
>>>> (NFB).  Alan will travel to Orlando, Florida July 1-6 to the national
>>>> convention and receive his scholarship.  Congratulations to Alan!
>>>>
>>>> National Convention:  Speaking of the NFB national convention, it is
>>>> rapidly
>>>> approaching.  If you plan on going to national convention (July 1-6 in
>>>> Orlando, Florida,), your hotel reservations must be made by Sunday,
>>>> June
>>>> 1st, 2014.  If reservations are made after June 1, 2014, there is no
>>>> guarantee that you will get a room.  Slots are quickly filling up so
>>>> make
>>>> those reservations today.  You have just under two weeks to get it
>>>> done.
>>>>
>>>> Also concerning National Convention:  If you plan on going and you are
>>>> wanting some financial assistance from NCABS, you need to get in
>>>> contact
>>>> with Alan Chase absolutely no later than June 1st.  Note that the
>>>> financial
>>>> assistances you receive from NCABS will not cover your entire trip, but
>>>> it
>>>> will help some.  You can contact Alan via email at aachase1 at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:aachase1 at gmail.com> .
>>>>
>>>> EYE Retreat:  A limited number of spots still remain for the upcoming
>>>> EYE
>>>> Retreat.  If you know someone who would be interested in this wonderful
>>>> opportunity, let them know that they still have time to register.
>>>>
>>>> Maze Day:  Kevin attended a Maze Day and brought a computer game for
>>>> the
>>>> visually impaired that he created.  Unfortunately, he was put in a spot
>>>> where not many people went and played his computer game.  Of the
>>>> approximately 90 participants at Maze Day, only around 6-7 people went
>>>> and
>>>> played Kevin's game.
>>>>
>>>> Brochure:  NCABS has decided that we want to create a brochure that we
>>>> can
>>>> take with us to different events, whether it be SUP seminars, or other
>>>> events where we will be interacting with visually impaired students.  A
>>>> draft of the brochure has been sent to Alan and we are going to discuss
>>>> it
>>>> on our next conference call.  We need to decide what we want it to look
>>>> like
>>>> and what information we want to go in it.
>>>>
>>>> Google Hangouts:  It's no secret that the attendance on our monthly
>>>> conference calls has been in a steady decline this year.  We are looking
>>>> at
>>>> different avenues of conducting our conference calls as opposed to
>>>> using
>>>> the
>>>> phone line like we do now.  One thing we are looking at is using Google
>>>> Hangouts.  Google Hangouts is a video conferencing tool within GMAIL.
>>>> Hangouts is free and easy to use.  All you need is a Gmail account and
>>>> to
>>>> use Hangouts, you will need to install a free plug-in.  The thought
>>>> process
>>>> behind it is that for our intended demographic (college students), at
>>>> 9:30
>>>> at night, chances of you being on the computer online are extremely
>>>> high.
>>>> So, if you are already online, why not participate in our conference
>>>> call
>>>> online through the utilization of Google Hangouts?  Also, for anyone
>>>> who
>>>> does not get free cell phone minutes after 9 p.m., this would get rid
>>>> of
>>>> having to use your valuable cell phone minutes.  We want your feedback
>>>> on
>>>> this.  This is something we believe could help our attendance and the
>>>> more
>>>> people we have on our monthly conference calls, the better it is.
>>>> Explore
>>>> Google Hangouts a little bit and give us your thoughts on the list serve
>>>> on
>>>> whether you think this would be a good idea or not.  Don't just say, I
>>>> think
>>>> this is a good idea or a bad idea.  Tell us why you think it's a good
>>>> idea
>>>> or a bad idea.  We are here for you and we want to do whatever we can
>>>> to
>>>> reach as many of you as possible.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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Cindy Bennett
Secretary: National Association of Blind Students

B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
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