[Nfb-seniors] NFBNJ convention kicks off tomorrow and see what we are doing. . .

[Jane Degenshein]

Hey all
Won’t be able to make a board meeting tomorrow because I am a bit tied up. . 
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Enjoy . . .Technology Division Seminar
THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 2018
1:30-5:30 pm—Technology Seminar: The Future is NOW—Crystal Ballroom A
Jane Degenshein, President, Technology Division
1:30 pm—Welcome & Overview
Joe Ruffalo, President, NFBNJ
Jane Degenshein, President, Technology Division
Welcome to all
Reminder of courtesy during the conference by turning off your phones and no 
talking during the presentations.
If  you need to talk , kindly remove yourself from the room.
The information here is valuable so take notes, recor the session for 
yourself
We will also try to
post the links to all  on our NFBNJ website
on  the technology division page

The seminar will run from 1: 45 to 4:15 and then we will break for 15 
minutes so the audience can reconvene in crystal ballroom C for the hands on 
help portion
which will run from 4:30 to 5:30
Marty Watts is our first presenter but is in transit as we speak from JFK 
airport and hopefully will make it here for his table at the hands on help 
seminar
So,  for the next 10 minutes I  have asked John Abbamont
to share his findings  regarding  the patriot view 101

1:45 pm—Aira: Blind with Vision
Marty Watts, Director of Marketing, Aira
2:00 pm—Braille Note Touch and Google Drive
Mac Biggers, Technology Specialist, NJ Commission for the Blind and VI
2:15 pm—Google Chrome Book and NVDA
Rick Fox, Board Member, Technology Division
2:55 pm—ios 12 and iPhone: Comparisons
Tony Santiago, Vice President, Technology Division
3:15 pm—Take a Bit and a Byte of the Apple
Matt Vollbrecht, Certified Apple Teacher; Owner, The Tech Juggernaut
I always speak about the value of list serves and would not have found this 
wonderful resource for us if not for the idevices list serve
of which both of us are subscribers.

Thank you for being such a great audience and a big hand for all on our 
panel
Now see you in ballroom C in fifteen minutes
4:30 - 5:30 pm—Hands-on Help Workshop—Crystal Ballroom C
Walk from table to table and get your tech questions answered. Featuring:
Table 1
John Abbamont
The Patriot View 101
which it is a closed-circuit TV reader
which a person must use with glasses
Table 2
Anne Marie Harris &  Brian Mackey
Scriptalk and Victor Reader
Table 3
Annemarie Cooke  & Linda Melendez
Adding contacts to your contact list such as conference call numbers
Table 4
Rick fox & Mac Biggers
Google Chromebook & Braille Note Touch, KNFB Reader, Seeing AI & Newsline
Table 5
Tony Santiago and Andy Smith
idevices, , Mac, Windows, JAWS & Microsoft Suite
Table 6
Matt Vollbrecht
Anything Apple
Table 7
Marty Watts
AIRA Demo
Table 8 Jane Degenshein
Newsline, seeing ai and basic to advanced iPhone help
Keep Smiling,
Janie Degenshein
Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have!
Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)
state affiliate board member
President of the senior division of the National Federation of the Blind of 
New Jersey
President of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind 
of New Jersey
NFBNJ Newsline co-ordinator
jdegen16 at comcast.net