[NFBSATX] FW: iBUG Today Events for December

Thu Dec 4 21:28:24 UTC 2025

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The upcoming free iBUG training and social events for December are listed below. Note: all times listed are Central Time (U.S.). 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 Mac Buzz

Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  Mac Buzz 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.
Contact Name:  Herbie Allen
Contact Email:   <mailto:herbie.allen at gmail.com> herbie.allen at gmail.com

Event:  It’s iBUG’s Life: The Holiday Meal

Date of Event:  Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:  Join iBUG facilitator, George Battiste, as he hosts another conversation on independent living and life skills issues, adaptations, and tips for the blind.
This month’s free interactive and engaging training session will focus on preparing and cooking the holiday meal, specifically, the traditional turkey with all the trimmings.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> 

Event:   iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – Voyager, S3E3, S3E4

Date of Event:  Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 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 Jody Ianuzzi and Kenny Norton.  Everyone (including non-Trekkies) is welcome to participate.  For more info about Trekkie Talk, please visit the iBUG Trekkie Talk website:   <https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=2b12131fca&e=cfef20f8b7> https://ibugtoday.org/social
Contact Name:  Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:  sraotexas at gmail.com <mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com> 

Event:   iBUG Unplugged: A Partridge in a Pear Tree

Date of Event:  Saturday, December 6, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 PM 
Details:  You are invited to join us for another exciting episode of iBUG Unplugged. This month, our conversation centers around giving and receiving gifts. A gift carries meaning not by its price, but by its purpose. It is a signal of remembrance, a declaration that “I see you, I value you, and you were on my mind.”  To give a thoughtful gift is to say, in effect, “Your happiness matters to me.”  To receive a gift gracefully is to honor the giver’s spirit and affection. The greatest measure of a gift is not its cost, nor its craftsmanship, but the love, attention, and intention behind it.
Come share with the iBUG family and friends those special moments in your life when you gave or received memorable gifts. Our facilitator for this month’s iBUG Unplugged conversation will be Michael McCulloch.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com>  

Event:  iBUG Mini-Buzz

Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  This free Q&A help session is for anyone with questions or issues about hardware and accessories that connect to iOS devices such as smart glasses and other wearables, smart things in the home, external chargers, speakers, etc. The iBUG Mini-Buzz is facilitated by Sandhya Rao and Michael McCulloch.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

Event:  iBUG VILA Book Club

Date of Event:  Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time:  6:30 to 8:00 PM 
Details:  Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured reading:  
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, DB42687
Cambridge lecturer describes the year she spent training a goshawk, a decision she came to after the sudden death of her father in 2007. Discusses the field of falconry, which her father avidly practiced, the grieving process, and author T.H. White's book, The Goshawk. 10 hours, 41 minutes
Facilitator:  Sarah Potok
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com>  

Event:  iBUG Café

Date of Event:  Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time:  4:00 to 5:30 PM 
Details:  Join us for this free training session on the iPhone Reminders app. 
During our weekly iBUG Buzz and monthly iBUG Apple Workshop, we may demo an app and provide a high-level overview of the basic features of the app. The iBUG Cafe is a "deep-dive" training session on an app or hardware connecting to the iPhone to gain a hands-on, working understanding and utilization.
The iBUG Café training session is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Sree Roy. 
Contact Name:  Sree Roy
Contact Email:   <mailto:sreebroy1 at outlook.com> sreebroy1 at outlook.com

Event:  iBUG Mac Buzz

Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  Mac Buzz 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.
Contact Name:  Herbie Allen
Contact Email:  herbie.allen at gmail.com <mailto:herbie.allen at gmail.com> 

Event:  iBUG Android Insight

Date of Event:  Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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:   <mailto:avacarruth3 at outlook.com> avacarruth3 at outlook.com 

Event:  iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – Voyager, S3E5, S3E6

Date of Event:  Thursday, December 18, 2025
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 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://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=8dc9b79f4b&e=cfef20f8b7> https://ibugtoday.org/social
Contact Name:  Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   <mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com> sraotexas at gmail.com

Event:  iBUG Apple Workshop and iDinner – Holiday Celebration

Date of Event:  Saturday, December 20, 2025
Time:  2:00 to 4:00 PM
Details:  You are invited to the upcoming iBUG Apple Workshop which explores all things from the Apple-verse. This will be our Holiday Celebration Special with entertainment, games, and door prizes. You will not want to miss our last Apple Workshop of the year which is guaranteed to be filled with an abundance of merryment and holiday cheer. Join us for this free fun-filled training session for the latest news/rumors, app demos, and learn more about the accessibility features of Apple products. The iBUG Apple Workshop is facilitated by Michael McCulloch and Sandhya Rao.

In addition, for those in the Houston area, you are invited to join the iBUG family at our holiday iDinner following the iBUG Apple Workshop. RSVP required to Michael McCulloch,  <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com by Noon on December 19.  Dinner is self-pay.
WHEN:  December 20, 6:00 to 8:00 PM Central Time
Location:  Los Tios, 5192 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77005, 713-432-7131
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com 

Event:  iBUG Mini-Buzz

Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Time:  5:00 to 6:00 PM
Details:  This free Q&A help session is for anyone with questions or issues about hardware and accessories that connect to iOS devices such as smart glasses and other wearables, smart things in the home, external chargers, speakers, etc.. The iBUG Mini-Buzz is facilitated by Sandhya Rao and Michael McCulloch.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com

Event:  iBUG Mac-N-Talk

Date of Event:  Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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, then please join us for this free iBUG Mac-N-Talk training session facilitated by advanced iBUG members, Chanelle and Herbie Allen.
Contact Name:  Chanelle Allen
Contact Email:   <mailto:chanellem.allen at gmail.com> chanellem.allen at gmail.com 

Event:  iBUG Virtual Movie and New Year’s Eve Celebration

Date of Event:  Saturday, December 31, 2025
Time:  7:00 PM to Midnight
Details:  Come ring in the New Year at the iBUG Virtual Movie and New Year’s Eve Celebration. The evening begins with a social gathering of our old and new friends from around the world. Next, we will feature the audio-described film, TBD, with movie discussion and trivia, and more social time following the movie. Finally, we will watch the iconic Ball Drop from Times Square, NYC. Of course, there will be plenty of virtual champagne, hors d'oeuvre, and party favors to go around. The iBUG New Year’s Eve Celebration will be facilitated by Michael McCulloch and Sandhya Rao.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> 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, 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:   <mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com> sraotexas at gmail.com

Event:  iBUG After Buzz

Date of Event:  Weekly – Mondays
Time:  9:00 to 11:00 PM
Details:  This forum is intended to be a relaxed, casual and safe space to share events in our daily lives. Topics may range from simple ways to accomplish daily tasks to taking exotic or adventurous trips. Topics that are off limits include, but are not limited to those related to politics, religion and technology involving iBUG training. The meeting is open to everyone, however only those who are logged in prior to the start time will be admitted.  
Contact Name:  Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   <mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com> sraotexas at gmail.com

Event:  iBUG Buzz Radio Program

Date of Event:  Weekly
Time:  Thursdays, 9:30 AM, rebroadcast the following Tuesdays, 5:00 PM, or On Demand (see link below)
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:   <https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=c0cc9d59f4&e=cfef20f8b7> http://www.sightintosound.org
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:  mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> 

Event:  iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies

Date of Event:  Weekly – Fridays
Time:  7:00 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 plenty of argle-bargle. The movies are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Discussion and movie trivia will follow immediately after the movie. Visit our website each week to check out the movie feature:   <https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=7aa86028e8&e=cfef20f8b7> https://ibugtoday.org/movie-nights. This presentation by iBUG Today is for the blind and visually impaired and is produced and distributed exclusively for use by blind, visually impaired, or physically disabled individuals under the authority of Section 121 of Title 17 of the United States Code, or with permission of the copyright owner(s). 
Contact Name:  Sandhya Rao
Contact Email:   <mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com> 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 of the various weekly and monthly sessions. Available on Apple, Spotify, Google and Alexa by asking your voice assistant to play the latest iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk or iBUG Android 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 <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> 

Event:  iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk, iBUG Android Insight, and It’s iBUG’s Life on YouTube

Date of Event:  On Demand
Details:  Did you miss the latest iBUG training session? Do you want to review a past training session? Are you looking for an alternative way to listen to the iBUG training sessions other than the iBUG Today website archives?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you are in luck. iBUG Today’s training sessions are also available on YouTube. There are separate playlists on the iBUG Today YouTube channel for the iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk, iBUG Android Insight, and It’s iBUG’s Life sessions.  You may use the following link to access the  <https://ibugtoday.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4df096a1d765624b3d7355cf9&id=95c54aa82c&e=cfef20f8b7> iBUG Today YouTube channel. Please select the subscribe button and then select the notification bell to receive notifications when the latest training session has been uploaded.
Contact Name:  Michael McCulloch
Contact Email:   mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> 

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Empowering the Blind Through Accessible Technology Training

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