[NFBSATX] Fwd: iBUG Today Events for March
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From: Michael McCulloch Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:54:06 -0600
Subject: [NFBT] Fwd: iBUG Today Events for March
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The upcoming free iBUG training and social events for March 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 $500 Tech Shopping Spree *Date of Event:* March 1
thru May 27, 2023
*Details*: How would you like to go on a $500 shopping spree to get that
new smart speaker, headphones, charger, keyboard, or other tech device?
For a donation of only $10, you will be entered into iBUG Today’s drawing
for a *$500 Gift Card* to your choice of the Apple, Google, or Amazon Store
to use any way you like. Increase your chances by purchasing 6 tickets for
$50!
iBUG will be holding the drawing at our 12th Anniversary iBUG Apple
Workshop on May 27, 2023. Winner need not be present.
Donation: $10 for 1 ticket or $50 for 6 tickets. Deadline to purchase
tickets is May 26, 2023.
Purchase tickets via the following methods. Be sure to include your phone
number, email, and the words "iBUG $500 Shopping Spree" in the notes
section.
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2. Square Cash App on your smartphone ($iBUG Today)
3. Send check or money order to: iBUG Today, 4719 Caroline, Houston, TX.
77004
Thank you for supporting iBUG Today, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – The Next Generation,
S6E2, S6E3 *Date
of Event:* Thursday, March 2, 2023
*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: My Favorite Things *Date of Event:* Saturday,
March 4, 2023
*Time*: 8:00 to 10:00 PM
*Details*: What is one thing you have done in your lifetime that you
would recommend others do? What is your favorite quote? What unnecessary
product or service do you consider necessary? Who is your favorite TV/movie
villain? What's your favorite thing about your day? When you go on
vacation, what do you enjoy most - eating, sleeping, relaxing, working, or
being a tourist? What new trend would you like to see banned forever? Come
share your favorite things with us on this month’s episode of iBUG
Unplugged. This conversation will be facilitated by Michael McCulloch.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Mac Buzz on Clubhouse *Date of Event:* Tuesday, March 7,
2023
*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 VILA Book Club *Date of Event:* Thursday, March 9, 2023
*Time*: 6:30 to 7:45 PM
*Details*: Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured
reading:
The House of Kennedy, James Patterson and Cynthia Fagen, DB100060
Bestselling novelist recounts the storied history of the Kennedy family and
describes the unique place the Kennedys have occupied in the American
imagination across decades and generations. (10 hours, 27 minutes)
Facilitator: Ethel Reid
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Café *Date of Event:* Sunday, March 12, 2023
*Time*: 4:00 to 6:00 PM
*Details*: Join us for this free "deep dive" training session on personal
assistance apps (Be My Eyes, Aira, Facetime video) 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, March
14, 2023
*Time*: 5:00 to 6:00 PM
*Details*: This free Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and iDevice
(iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues.
The iBUG Mini-Buzz is facilitated by Michael McCulloch and Sandhya Rao. 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 Android Insight *Date of Event:* Wednesday, March 15,
2023
*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
*Event:* iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – The Next Generation,
S6E4, S6E5 *Date
of Event:* Thursday, March 16, 2023
*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:
https://www.ibugtoday.com/trekkie-talk/
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*Contact Name*: Sandhya Rao
*Contact Email*: sraotexas at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Mac Buzz on Clubhouse *Date of Event:* Tuesday, March
21, 2023
*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: Movin’ on Up *Date of Event:* Thursday,
March 23, 2023
*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 organizing
and making a successful move. It’s iBUG’s Life is facilitated by iBUG
member, George Battiste.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Apple Workshop *Date of Event:* Saturday, March 25, 2023
*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 Mini-Buzz on Clubhouse *Date of Event:* Tuesday, March
28, 2023
*Time*: 5:00 to 6:00 PM
*Details*: This free Q&A help session is for anyone with iOS and iDevice
(iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV) accessibility questions or issues.
The iBUG Mini-Buzz is facilitated by Michael McCulloch and Sandhya Rao. 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 Mac-N-Talk *Date of Event:* Tuesday, March 28, 2023
*Time*: 7:00 to 8:30 PM
*Details*: Are you thinking about getting a Mac? Are you wondering if you
will be able to learn the MacOS on your own? Do you have issues or
questions about the accessibility features of your Mac? If you answered
“Yes” to any of these questions, you should join us for the free iBUG
Mac-N-Talk training session facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Chanelle
Allen.
*Contact Name*: Chanelle Allen
*Contact Email*: chanellem.allen 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, 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 highlights version of the Monday
night iBUG Buzz Q&A help session covering common accessibility questions
and issues with iOS and iDevices (iPhone, iPad, 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:
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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
iBUG Android Insight Podcasts *Date of Event:* On Demand
*Details*: To review a past iBUG training session, check out our podcasts
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Insight Podcast. Also available on your favorite podcast app by subscribing
to the appropriate iBUG podcast.
*Contact Name*: Michael McCulloch
*Contact Email*: mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com
*Event:* iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk and
iBUG Android Insight on YouTube *Date of Event:* On Demand
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