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<p class="MsoNormal">Wanted to share these as they are free to the public, and may be of interest.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Amy Mason<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>Upcoming Free Accessibility Training Boutiques<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The NFB Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access (CENA) to Education, Public Information, and Commerce with support from the Maryland Department on Disability through a Non-Visual Access Initiative Grant, continues to offer Accessibility
Boutiques (introductions to accessibility) free of charge and open to the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">public.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The boutiques are held in person at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute. To sign up for any of these boutiques please RSVP to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Rpugh@nfb.org">Rpugh@nfb.org</a> . Here are the boutiques scheduled through July:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2>An Overview of Braille Display Support Across Mobile and Desktop<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, May 23, 3-5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This boutique will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Braille support in the major operating systems based on a series of metrics. Operating systems<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">and screen readers covered will be the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">list of 5 items<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Windows with JAWS and NVDA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Mac OS with Voiceover<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Chromebook with ChromeVox<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Android with Talkback<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• iOS with Voiceover<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">list end<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2>Wearables<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, June 8, 8-10 a.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The fitness bands and Apple watches of the world are familiar, but are they usable for a blind person? This boutique will go over what’s available, what’s<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">accessible, and what is venturing out further. We’ll review some of the blindness-specific items and services such as the Buzzclip, OrCam, Aira, and the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sunu band and discuss their use and usefulness.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2>Accessible Gaming<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Saturday, June 17, 1:30-3:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gaming accessibility isn’t always obvious, but there are many people and companies who have done very innovative work to make their games accessible. This<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">boutique will demonstrate what is available for a blind consumer in the way of board games, PC games and phone games. Whether you like games for the ages<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">like chess, more modern additions like Exploding Kittens, casual phones games like Dice World, a good game of Streetfighter 5, cooperative gaming, or even<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DD style role playing – we have you covered.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2>July<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be no accessibility boutique held in July due to the National Convention and the Youth Slam.<o:p></o:p></p>
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