[NFBMI-Talk] Fw: [NJTechDiv] Fw: [iDevices] Possible interest in free courses to help current users or potential users of the Mac and iDevices, from Mac for the Blind

Wed Apr 22 20:20:43 UTC 2020

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From: Jane Degenshein via NJTechDiv <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
to: "new jerseytechdiv" <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Jane Degenshein <jdegen16 at comcast.net>
Subject: [NJTechDiv] Fw: [iDevices] Possible interest in free courses to
 help current users or potential users of the Mac and iDevices,
 from Mac for the Blind
Reply-To: New Jersey Technology Division List <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:31:35 -0400

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From: Rita Howells <mailto:ritahowells at att.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:02 AM
To: idevices at groups.io <mailto:idevices at groups.io>
Subject: [iDevices] Possible interest in free courses to help current 
users or potential users of the Mac and iDevices, from Mac for the Blind

I am posting this with the kind permission of the list owner. I 
apologize to those who are seeing this multiple times on other lists. I 
am trying to get the word out, so am utilizing as many avenues as possible.

Please also only respond via the contact link or my direct email 
address in the info, and not to this list.

I thank you in advance for your attention and any interest.

I have mentioned here in the past that I was interested in pursuing 
holding online courses of various kinds in the future. I got a bit 
sidetracked and caught up in several other projects and tasks, but I 
have slowly been contemplating and pondering the subject as time has passed.

What I would like to do is first offer some free courses to help 
current users or potential users of the Mac and iDevices get themselves 
started or familiar with a lot of the basics in an easy, straight 
forward in systematic manner. With the current circumstances created by 
the COVID19 pandemic, I also think free courses would be helpful to 
many and appreciated as well.

Obviously, if this project gains interest, it will expand and include 
several intermediate and advanced areas of material regarding the Mac 
or iDevices. I have plenty of ideas and thoughts, but it will basically 
depend on the response from the community and the interest of users.

With that all said, let me present my ideas and thoughts as they stand 
now. Please do pass this information along to as many possibly 
interested people you know and share it with them all.

The How

I plan to hold these courses in some kind of online or telephone 
manner. This will come down to what the general consensus of the 
interested people feel is best. I am looking at Free Conference Calls 
as one possible avenue, while other conferencing solutions, such as 
Zoom, has been suggested by many, along with a few others, including 
Microsoft Teams

The When

At the moment, I'd like to start doing something in May. Specifically, 
the weeks of the 11th or 18th are potential starting points. Again, 
though, this will depend on the number of people interested and their 
suggestions.

The What

As far as the material I plan to present, here are some initial topics 
I would like to offer.

• An Introduction to your Mac and MacOS using VoiceOver • VoiceOver 
Basics on the Mac: Interaction to Navigation •Basic Web Browsing on the 
Mac with VoiceOver and Safari • VoiceOver and applications on the Mac 
•An Introduction to your iDevice and its potential using VoiceOver 
•VoiceOver and iOS: Basic Gestures and the Item Rotor Explained 
•VoiceOver and Applications in iOS: A Crash Course • Your Apple Devices 
and Their Connectivity and Potential Power

What I need from You

Now, what I would like from those who are interested is to please 
respond to my ideas for the how, when and what options. You can do this 
by using the https://macfortheblind.com/contact-us 
<https://macfortheblind.com/contact-us>

Link on the main page

or you can email me directly at,

john at macfortheblind.com <mailto:john at macfortheblind.com>

Please indicate in the subject that you are interested in attending the 
online courses. Also, please tell me the following:

•What conferencing method might be desired or felt to be the easiest 
for you to use?

•What days of the week and times of the day would be most convenient 
for you to attend an online course that would last between one hour and 
an hour and a half?

•Out of the topics listed above, please let me know which ones would be 
of the most interest to you.

Once I receive responses from the community, I will contact you 
directly with details and set up the initial course time and material. 
If I receive a mixture of suggestions, I will do my best to present 
multiple courses with the desired topics to accommodate as many folks 
as I possibly can.

I thank you in advance for your interest, and I hope that I will meet 
you online in the near future.

Take Care

John D. Panarese

Director

Mac for the Blind

Tel, (631) 724-4479

Email, john at macfortheblind.com <mailto:john at macfortheblind.com>

Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com> 
<http://www.macfortheblind.com/ <http://www.macfortheblind.com/>>

APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (ACSP)

Apple Certified Trainer (ACT)

Apple Performance Partner

MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT

Take Care

John D. Panarese

Director

Mac for the Blind

Tel, (631) 724-4479

Email, john at macfortheblind.com <mailto:john at macfortheblind.com>

Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com> 
<http://www.macfortheblind.com/ <http://www.macfortheblind.com/>>

APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (ACSP)

Apple Certified Trainer (ACT)

Apple Performance Partner

MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT

Take Care

John D. Panarese

Director

Mac for the Blind

Tel, (631) 724-4479

Email, john at macfortheblind.com <mailto:john at macfortheblind.com>

Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com> 
<http://www.macfortheblind.com/ <http://www.macfortheblind.com/>>

APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL (ACSP)

Apple Certified Trainer (ACT)

Apple Performance Partner

MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT

Take Care

John D. Panarese

Director

Mac for the Blind

Tel, (631) 724-4479

Email, john at macfortheblind.com <mailto:john at macfortheblind.com>

Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com <http://www.macfortheblind.com>

APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer

AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE

MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT

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