[NFBNJ] Archive NFBNJ: Technology Division Minutes June 18 Agenda Monday September 24 2018 at 8:00 pm yes, that is 24th

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Jane, thanks for the minutes and agenda for Monday, September 24.
Anna, please archive.
Ellen, please forward to all chapter/division presidents and secretaries.
Warmly Joe
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Hello All

First, I want to remind you that our meeting day is now the fourth Monday.
of the month.

Second, I hope that your summer was enjoyable and restful yet energized.

Third, become prepared to share , listen and learn as we have a terrific and
informative speaker Matt Vollbrecht.

You will read more  about him in the agenda portion of this email.

So, see you on Monday, September 24 at 8 PM

Dial: 1 515 604 9570

Code: 612068 pound

National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey

New Jersey Association of Blind Technology Users (NJABTU)

Date: Monday, June 18

Dial: 1 515 604 9570

Code: 612068 Pound

1. Roll Call: 37 members and guests in attendance

Officers:

Jane Degenshein, President

Tony Santiago, vice president

Mary Jo Partyka, recording secretary

Misty Hagan, Corresponding Secretary

Lydia Keller, treasurer

Board members:

Mario Brusco, Annemarie Cooke

Members:

Linda Anderson,  Siham Atchan, Johanna Baccan, Pat bunce,  Les Cameron,
Samson Carr, Ada Crandle, Fannie Davis, Lori Falk, Barbara Finan,  Jerry
Fontenelli, Chris Franz, Phil Harrison, Pam Hayes, Jimmy Hulme, Reggie
Lancaster, Ken Lawrence, Brian Mackey ,  Geri Mcginty, Brian McGrath,
Linda Melendez, Lori Neidhart, Jay Patel,   Angela Perone ,  Andrew Rees,
Marie Sawyer, Eileen Scrivani ,  Ellen Sullivan

Guests:

Judy Lewis  ( California) and Denny Huff, (Missouri) guest speaker

2. The meeting was called to order by President Jane Degenshein at 8 pm.
Jane thanked Les Cameron for assisting her with the reminder calls.

3. Welcoming remarks and phone etiquette: Jane Degenshein

President Jane Degenshein welcomed all to the call. To help with roll call
please have phone silence once you have connected to the conference call and
given your name. Roll call is important and it is extremely difficult to get
everyone’s name with side conversations going on. If the conference call is
already in progress when you connect please wait until the end of the
segment before announcing yourself. Mute yourselves after the treasurer’s
report by pressing star 6. You will hear muted if done correctly. Star 6
again to un-mute yourself when needed. Hold all questions until the end of
each agenda item or when the floor is opened for questions. Also, announce
yourself by giving your last name if you want to speak, wait to be
recognized and then you may have the floor. Do not interrupt individuals who
are currently speaking. It is very important to keep comments and questions
brief and specifically on the current topic -- remember others also may want
the floor to speak. Wait for the call moderator to move from one agenda item
or topic to the next. Non Agenda items can be discussed during round the
phone or after the conference call has been adjourned. Thank you in advance
for your cooperation and understanding.

4. Secretary's Report: Mary Jo Partyka

Mary Jo Partyka asked if all received the minutes via email. Mario Brusco
motioned to accept the May 2018 minutes as presented, seconded by Ellen
Sullivan, and unanimously approved.

5. Treasurer's Report: Lydia Keller

Beginning Balance:                        $602.56

Income:

Dues:                                               $    5.00

Total Income:                                  $    5.00

Expenses:

PAC Plan:                                        $  10.00

Total Expenses:                              $  10.00

Ending Balance:                             $597.56

Brian Mackey motioned to accept the treasury report as presented, seconded
by Barbara Finan, and was unanimously approved.

6. Guest : Denny Huff

Jane Degenshein introduced Denny Huff to us and stated that he will share
about the list serve and at the end of his talk, he will take a Q and A
session.

In his introduction, Denny Huff stated that he lost his sight at age 24 when
a truck tower blew up on him. He started his company, Gateway for the Blind
in 1995 and did computer training in Jefferson, Missouri. This training
covered Microsoft products. He started the iDevices listserv in 2001 where
people can discuss questions about the iPhone and various apps. Denny Huff
suggested that people use Seeing AI and another app called Speech Stickers.
A person can use Pen-Friend labels to list products and the Digit-eyes app
can print out the labels. A person can make bar codes out of these labels
and use them to read products with their iPhone. To join Denny Huff’s
iDevices listserv, send an email to idevices-join at gatewayfortheblind.com.
For more information, listen to the playback recording of Denny Huff’s
speech at https://fccdl.in/RyEq7bWaw1.

Samson Carr asked about the cost of receiving private training, and Denny
Huff said it depended on what the person wanted to learn.

Someone asked how busy the iDevices listserv was and Denny Huff said it gets
15 to 20 messages a day.

Ellen Sullivan asked Denny Huff if he still hosted the listserv on office
products and he said it was still in existence.

Samson Carr asked Denny Huff if someone had to be referred by an agency like
a commission for the blind for training. Denny Huff said yes but the
training is only available to those who live in Missouri.

Laurie Neidhart asked Denny Huff how she can contact him and he gave out his
phone number which is 314 2873333.

All were thankful for his time and information.

7. National and state convention updates

a. National Convention:

The following persons said they were attending the NFB national convention:

Annemarie Cooke, Barbara Finan, Linda Melendez, Brian Mackey, Ellen
Sullivan, Jimmy Hulme, Andrew Rees, and Jerry McGinty

b. State convention remarks from Brian Mackey/Linda Melendez:

Brian Mackey and Linda Melendez informed the group that 152 hotel rooms were
already reserved and that there are still rooms available. Those who have
not reserved a room should call the hotel soon to reserve their room.
Pre-registration forms should be going out at the end of August  or
beginning of September.

Linda Melendez told the group that New Jersey Transit representatives were
asked to speak at our state convention. Linda requested that any questions
about Access Link should be submitted to her in advance at
lindamelendez220 at gmail.com. A panel will go through the questions to
determine and summarize the group’s main concerns so that these issues could
be addressed. Linda also mentioned that the state affiliate and the Sports
and Recreation division will co-host the state convention. There will be a
karaoke Halloween party on Friday night. .

For additional information on the state convention, please visit
www.nfbnj.org/state-convention.

8. Round the phone: All

Jane Degenshein talked about the Lookout app which is similar to Seeing AI.

Someone spoke about the updated BARD app and said that a person can delete
books from their bookshelf.

Linda Melendez talked about the 6 Dot Dash and told everyone that New Jersey
won first place for the largest team. She also talked about the fun all of
us had and how we had the chance to do something for the NFB and for
ourselves as well.

Ken Lawrence told the group that he will be doing two bonus radio shows
tomorrow night—the rock and soul review on OutOfSight.net and an internet
show on gospel music. Go to www.encouragement.com.. His all 70s shows are on
from 8:00 to 10:00 PM.

Linda Melendez told the group that Jane volunteered to host a Sports and
Recreation division book club on a quarterly basis. The first book that will
be read is “The Blind Doctor” by Rosalind Perlman. A discussion on this book
will be held on June 25. Linda also told the group that there will be a
Beach Day at Asbury Park on July 28 and one at Long Branch. She also stated
that the Central Jersey Chapter had a bowling event after their chapter
meeting.

Brian Mackey said that he is managing six affiliate websites.

Siham Atchan asked if anyone had trouble with their Facebook app crashing.
She said that the problem didn’t occur all the time. Tony Santiago suggested
to Siham that if the app freezes, she should make sure her app switcher is
empty. Tony also suggested that she reboot her iPhone.

9. Adjournment:

Before adjourning, Jane Degenshein reminded everyone that we wouldn’t have
our next meeting until September. She said that our meeting dates will be
changed to the fourth Monday of the month so the next meeting will be on
September 24. Jane also asked that anyone who was interested should attend
an August 27 meeting to discuss the technology seminar which will take place
at the state convention.

Linda Melendez motioned to adjourn, seconded by Tony Santiago, and
unanimously approved. President Jane Degenshein adjourned the meeting at
9:08 PM.

Respectfully submitted by Mary Jo Partyka, Recording Secretary.

Reviewed by Jane Degenshein, President

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National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey

New Jersey Association of Blind Technology Users

Date: Monday, September 24, 2018

Time: 8 PM

Dial: 1 515 604 9570

Code: 612068 POUND

Agenda:

1. Roll Call

2. Welcoming remarks

since our  June meeting with our guest speaker, Denny Huff, there is a new
address to join the idevices list. It is

iDevices+subscribe at groups.io.

3. Secretary’s Report: Mary Jo Partyka

4. Treasurer’s Report: Lydia Keller

5. . State convention/Where are we and who will attend

A. Take names of attendees and also what they will want to share at the
beginning of the tech seminar at the hands on tables

B. Tech seminar overview

C. Tech division meeting on Friday morning

Year at a glance, elections, and dues

6.  Guest Speaker: Matt  Vollbrecht

Listen and learn from Matt about all he and his website have to offer.

Will be recorded and Q and A to follow

m.jvollbrecht at comcast.net

founder of The Tech Juggernaut

The Tech Juggernaut aims to make the use of 21st century technology in life,
learning, work, and play, a positive, enjoyable, productive, and beneficial
experience. This is done through demonstration, support, training, and more.
We offer set up, support, and training on all Apple products as well as many
accessories, networking solutions, consumer electronics, home automation
devices, security systems, and more. We also offer web design, e-book
design, and digital course creation services. The goal with the courses is
to introduce as many people as possible to the life-changing benefits
offered by Apple products. The free courses will be offered using the Zoom
live group conferencing service as well as the iTunes U app, which will
allow the distribution of relevant documentation, books, audio and video,
web links, group discussion, assignments, and more.

The web address is Https://ttjtech.net

7. Round the Phone: All

8. Adjournment

Our next meeting is slated for Monday, October 22 and the bulk of this
meeting  will be dedicated to the state convention and our duties and
responsibilities

Agenda submitted by Janie Degenshein, President

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
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