[NFBSATX] Fwd: iBUG Today Events for December
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Subject: [NFBT] Fwd: : iBUG Today Events for December
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The upcoming free iBUG training and social events for December are listed
below. Note: all times listed are Central Time (US). The events may be
navigated by headings with your screen reader. All events are available on
the iBUG Zoom conference platform unless otherwise noted.
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*Event:* iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – The Next Generation, S5E16,
S5E17 *Date of Event:* Thursday, December 1, 2022
*Time*: 8:00 to 9:30 PM
*Details*: Join our discussion group to pre-watch and then meet to
discuss the Star Trek episodes. The iBUG Trekkie Talk discussion group is
facilitated by iBUG members Kenny Norton and Jody Ianuzzi. Everyone
(including non-Trekkies) is welcome to participate. For more info about
Trekkie Talk, please visit the iBUG Trekkie Talk website:
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*Contact Name*: Sandhya Rao
*Contact Email*: sraotexas at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Unplugged: Before You Bid Adieu to 2022 *Date of
Event:* Saturday,
December 3, 2022
*Time*: 8:00 to 10:00 PM
*Details*: What was your favorite news story of 2022? What about your
favorite personal or public event? What was your proudest
accomplishment? Do you have a favorite piece of music, movie, etc. that
you experienced? What are you most looking forward to during this holiday
season? This month, we will explore the answers to these and other
questions from the past year. You are invited to join us for the next
episode of iBUG Unplugged for an informal conversation with iBUG
members and friends. This iBUG Unplugged conversation will be facilitated
by special guest host, Terry-Ann Saurmann.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Mac Buzz on Clubhouse *Date of Event:* Tuesday, December
6, 2022
*Time*: 5:00 to 6:00 PM
*Details*: Mac Buzz on Clubhouse is a free Q&A help session for anyone
with MacOS and Mac hardware accessibility questions or issues. Mac Buzz is
facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Herbie Allen. You may join us on
Clubhouse using the following link: iBUG Today, Inc.
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*Contact Name*: Herbie Allen
*Contact Email*: herbie.allen at gmail.com
*Event:* It’s iBUG’s Life: Decorating for the Holidays *Date of Event:*
Wednesday, December 7, 2021
*Time*: 7:00 to 9:00 PM
*Details*: It’s iBUG’s Life is a conversation on independent living and
various life skills issues, adaptations, and tips for the blind. This
month’s interactive and engaging training session will explore holiday
decorating tips around the home. It’s iBUG’s Life is facilitated by iBUG
member, George Battiste.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG VILA Book Club *Date of Event:* Thursday, December 8,
2022
*Time*: 6:30 to 7:45 PM
*Details*: Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured
reading:
Writers and Lovers, Lily King, DB98766
Blindsided by her mother’s sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love
affair, Casey Peabody arrives in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997
without a plan, but determined to live a creative life. When she falls for
two very different men at the same time, her world fractures even more. (8
hours, 16 minutes)
Facilitator: Sandhya Rao
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Café *Date of Event:* Sunday, December 11, 2021
*Time*: 4:00 to 6:00 PM
*Details*: Join us for this free "deep dive" training session on iOS 16.1
accessibility features to gain a hands-on, working understanding and
utilization of the apps. The iBUG Café training session is facilitated by
advanced iBUG member, Sree Roy.
*Contact Name*: Sree Roy
*Contact Email*: sreebroy1 at outlook.com
*Event:* iBUG Mini-Buzz on Clubhouse *Date of Event:* Tuesday,
December 13, 2022
*Time*: 5:00 to 6:00 PM
*Details*: This free Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and iDevice
(iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions
or issues. You may join us on Clubhouse using the following link: iBUG
Today, Inc.
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*Contact Name*: Sandhya Rao
*Contact Email*: sraotexas at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – The Next Generation, S5E18,
S5E19 *Date of Event:* Thursday, December 15, 2022
*Time*: 8:00 to 9:30 PM
*Details*: Join our discussion group to pre-watch and then meet to
discuss the Star Trek episodes. The iBUG Trekkie Talk discussion group is
facilitated by iBUG members Kenny Norton and Jody Ianuzzi. Everyone
(including non-Trekkies) is welcome to participate. For more info about
Trekkie Talk, please visit the iBUG Trekkie Talk website:
http://www.ibugtoday.com/trekkie-talk/
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*Contact Name*: Sandhya Rao
*Contact Email*: sraotexas at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Apple Workshop *Date of Event:* Saturday, December 17,
2022
*Time*: 2:00 to 4:00 PM
*Details*: The iBUG Apple Workshop explores all things from the
Apple-verse. Join us for this free training session to learn more about
the iOS and macOS accessibility features of Apple products. The iBUG Apple
Workshop is facilitated by Michael McCulloch and Sandhya Rao.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Mac Buzz on Clubhouse *Date of Event:* Tuesday, December
20, 2022
*Time*: 5:00 to 6:00 PM
*Details*: Mac Buzz on Clubhouse is a free Q&A help session for anyone
with MacOS and Mac hardware accessibility questions or issues. Mac Buzz is
facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Herbie Allen. You may join us on
Clubhouse using the following link: iBUG Today, Inc.
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*Contact Name*: Herbie Allen
*Contact Email*: herbie.allen at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Android Insight *Date of Event:* Wednesday, December
21, 2022
*Time*: 7:00 to 8:30 PM
*Details*: Do you want to know about the accessibility features of
Android devices? Do you want to know how Android devices are different from
Apple devices? Do you want to become more proficient using an Android
device? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, then come
join us for our free iBUG Android Insight training session, facilitated by
iBUG advanced members, Ava Carruth and Harshid Trivedi. Android Insight is
open to anyone desiring to become more proficient with the accessibility
features on various Android devices.
*Contact Name*: Ava Carruth
*Contact Email: *avacarruth3 at outlook.com
*Note:* There will be no iBUG events December 24 thru December 30.
*Event:* iBUG Virtual Movie and New Year’s Eve Celebration *Date of
Event:* Saturday, December 31, 2022
*Time*: 7:30 PM pre-movie social time, movie starts at 8:00 PM
*Details*: The movie discussion and trivia will start immediately
following the movie as usual. After that we will ring in the New Year with
the Times Square Ball Drop from the Big Apple.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Buzz *Date of Event:* Weekly – Mondays
*Time*: 7:00 to 9:00 PM
*Details*: This free weekly Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and
iDevice (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility
questions or issues. The first 45 minutes are dedicated to the beginner or
novice user.
*Contact Name*: Sandhya Rao
*Contact Email*: sraotexas at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Buzz Radio Program *Date of Event:* Weekly
*Time*: Wednesday, 1:30 PM, rebroadcast the following Tuesday, 5:30 PM
and Wednesday, 5:30 AM, or On Demand
*Details*: A weekly half-hour condensed version of the Monday night iBUG
Buzz Q&A help session covering common accessibility questions and issues
with iOS and iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch and Apple
TV). Also, apps useful to the blind and visually impaired are
demonstrated. Listen via Sight into Sound Radio, using the special digital
receivers from Sight into Sound, Sero app on your smart phone or via the
internet by going to the Sight into Sound website at the following link and
select the "Tune in Now" button at the times indicated above or on demand
by selecting the “Podcast” button: http://www.sightintosound.org
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*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies *Date of Event:* Weekly –
Fridays
*Time*: 7:30 PM pre-movie social time, movie starts at 8:00 PM
*Details*: To bring old friends together and to meet new ones, we have
created iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies on Friday evenings. We meet prior
to the film for a pre-movie social with song games, jokes and more. The
movies are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Discussion
and movie trivia will follow immediately after the movie. Visit our website
to check out the movie feature of the week: http://ibugtoday.org
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*Contact Name*: Sandhya Rao
*Contact Email*: sraotexas at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk and
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*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk and
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