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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, December 1, 2022 - Volume 887 Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, December 1, 2022 - Volume 887 The Week's News in Adaptive Technology https://toptechtidbits.com/ A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication https://mvsltd.com/ Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in adaptive technology. Web Version: Read this volume of Top Tech Tidbits online at: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/tidbits2022/12012022/. Share: Share this volume of Top Tech Tidbits on Facebook: http://bit.ly/sharetidbits887. Spam Filter: You have received this email from Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. because you are subscribed to receive the Top Tech Tidbits email newsletter. To ensure that you continue to receive each issue of Top Tech Tidbits as it is released please be sure to add the following email address to your Address Book, Email Contact List, Trusted Sender's List, and/or Safe Sender's List today: enews at toptechtidbits.com. Subscribers: 7,136 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. 148 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: The Clusiv Mobile App Is Finally Here And It's Free! Learn The Skills You Need From The Palm Of Your Hand, Learn More Below Clusiv is excited to announce the first E-learning Mobile App built for and by people who are blind! With the Clusiv mobile app, you can learn how to master email platforms with JAWS through free access to select modules from our full paid course, Professional Skills for the Modern Workforce with JAWS. These modules will make learning technology skills simple, understandable, and even fun so that you can be more equipped in your career or employment journey. Become part of the Clusiv community today and download for free by searching Clusiv on the app store or click here to download on your iPhone. Want to learn more about our full courses, E-learning platform and how we are helping remove barriers to employment for the blind community? Visit our website at clusiv.io or download the app for iPhone at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clusiv/id6443922292. Dear Rolando, 1) Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits From Last Week A.) Your iPhone Has 26 New Accessibility Tools You Shouldn't Ignore (18.8% of all clicks.) This is a handy rundown of the latest accessibility features on iOS devices: https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/your-iphone-has-26-new-accessibility-tools-you-shouldnt-ignore-0385071/ B.) 'Moonwalkers': These Strap-On Shoes Can Make You Walk Three Times Faster (7.8% of all clicks.) Imagine being able to make a quick grocery run or walk your dog as fast as if you were on a moving walkway. An American start-up, Shift Robotics, has invented a device designed to be strapped onto your own shoes to boost your walking speed by up to 250 percent. That's right, you could be walking at up to 11 km/h, about three times faster than you normally would. The "Moonwalkers" look like skates, but they're not freewheeling — so that you don't lose your balance. Thanks to machine learning algorithms, they only move when you do: they can stop when you want, be locked to go up or down stairs, and automatically regulate their speed when you're going downhill: https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/11/18/moonwalkers-these-strap-on-shoes-can-make-you-walk-three-times-faster C.) Introducing The New Menus4ALL App Providing 750,000 Accessible Restaurant Menus | Stephanie Jones (4.5% of all clicks.) Publisher: Menus4ALL is a founding sponsor of the new Access Information News publication and a long time Top Tech Tidbits supporter. They've been working on this solution for some time and we are all so very happy to finally see it come to fruition. | Stephanie Jones: My name is Stephanie Jones and I am co-founder of an accessibility solutions company, Menus4ALL. Our mission is to provide folks accessible restaurant menus. Previously we offered 50,000 US accessible menus on our website for 3 years. This Fall we beta tested with the BVI community an iPhone app, available now in the App Store. The Menus4ALL iPhone app features 750,000 fully accessible restaurant menus. 500,000 menus in the U.S. and 250,000 menus in Canada. It supports Apple's dynamic type, VoiceOver, Voice Control and common Braille displays. And it's affordable for all at $2.99 a month, with a onetime 14-day trial: https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/introducing-new-menus4all-app-providing-750000-accessible-restaurant-menus D.) Reading Recipes With Siri Or Apple Watch | Jamie Teh (3.6% of all clicks.) I'm finally learning to cook some decent food, so I need to be able to read recipes. For a while, I was reading them out of SimpleNote on my iPhone. However, I encountered several frustrations with this approach (and this applies to any notes or text app really): https://www.jantrid.net/2021/08/24/reading-recipes-with-siri-or-apple-watch/ E.) Google Just Launched A Slew Of Helpful Search Features (3.6% of all clicks.) Google has announced a bevy of new search features to make searching easier and more helpful. The new features center around Google Maps, Search, Lens, and Shopping. Most of the features launched November 17th 2022, except one for Google Lens and another for Google Maps. Read more here: https://www.androidauthority.com/google-search-features-3236058/ 2) Sponsorship Package Updates There are no Top Tech Tidbits Sponsorship Packages currently available. If you would like to support Top Tech Tidbits by becoming a Sponsor in the future please add your name to our waiting list today by sending an email to our Publisher at the address below. We will add your name to the list, let you know what position you currently hold within it, and then notify you the moment a package becomes available. There are currently four future Sponsors on the waiting list: publisher at toptechtidbits.com ✉ 3) Premium Subscriber Updates Premium Subscribers are entitled to all back issues, anytime they sign up. All available back issues will be sent to you via email within 24 hours of purchasing your subscription. Premium Subscribers will receive their 3rd Volume of the 60 Most Clicked Tidbits for October, November and December 2022 on Monday, January 2nd 2023. If you would like to receive a perfectly formatted and searchable Word Document with each of the 60 Most Clicked Tidbits of the last 3 months listed neatly within it, please consider joining us today for just $1 a month: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/premium-subscribers.html 4) Ask Alexa A.) Browse curated selections of gifts to find picks everyone on your list is sure to love. Just say, "Alexa, give me holiday gift ideas." B.) Keep up with the latest scores and standings from the world of soccer. Just say, "Alexa, what's the soccer scores?" C.) Who's going to win the soccer championship? Cast your vote and then see which teams are predicted to win. Just say, "Alexa, open the polls." D.) Stay up to date with soccer's big moment in Qatar when you enable a daily routine to get tournament scores, news, and more from Alexa: Just say, "Alexa, enable the Soccer Update routine." E.) Easily reorder the items you purchase frequently — and need to get through the season. Just say, "Alexa, reorder coffee." 5) Fusion Power Tip: Saving Your Settings by Default Courtesy of Freedom Scientific: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/135.html 6) Reader Review: Magnetic Kitchen Clips Courtesy of Award Winning Sight Loss Coach, Advocate and Author Donna Jodhan: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/134.html 7) Recording: Hosting a Zoom Meeting with JAWS: Sharing a File in the Chat | Freedom Scientific | YouTube Want to learn how to navigate the Zoom interface more efficiently with JAWS when scheduling meetings and other events? Listen to our series, "Hosting a Zoom meeting with JAWS:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suG5-o6zBCM 8) From Hartgen Consultancy: Leasey Version 8 | Brian Hartgen | Tech-VI List As a company we would like to thank those of you who have already purchased Leasey version 8 as a special offer to be released in the new year. It's good that you have faith in us. I'm going to let you in on two of the features which are almost complete. There are others which are being worked on now, but the beta testers have not seen those so it's not particularly fair to divulge what they are: https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3046 9) Upcoming Mastodon Training Course By Hartgen Consultancy Cancelled | Brian Hartgen We have made a decision to cancel our training course on Mastodon for next week. There is simply not enough interest in this at the moment. All our other training courses are always well attended, but as of the time of writing, people are not interested in this particular one. For various reasons this can be well understood. Should the situation change in the future, perhaps early next year, we will consider delivering the training. Naturally, the small number of people who did purchase the training course will have their money refunded on November 30th 2022: https://www.hartgen.org/node/597 10) Launch Your Podcast Website In Minutes | No Coding Required Publisher: This online service, called podcastpage.io, has no free plans, but comes to us by way of Blind Android Users, who wanted to let readers know that it is a great accessible solution for Podcasters / YouTubers that want a website but don't know WordPress or other website builders. You can try it free for 14 days: https://podcastpage.io/ 11) Announcing Emacspeak 57.0 — Tilden! Emacspeak has announced immediate worldwide availability of Emacspeak 57.0 (Tilden) — a powerful audio desktop that leverages today's evolving Data, Social and Assistant-Oriented Internet cloud to enable working efficiently and effectively from anywhere: https://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2022/11/announcing-emacspeak-570-tilden.html 12) For Users Of Joseph Lee's NVDA Add-Ons: Important: Version 22.12 Add-On Releases From Joseph Lee Will Be The Last Releases To Support Old NVDA And Windows Releases | Tech-VI List https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3051 13) JAWS Scripts From Drew Weber: Don't Have An Applications Key On Your Keyboard? Want To Open #Notepad With A Simple Keystroke From Anywhere In The Windows OS? #JAWS Scripts To Make Life Simpler There are a couple things that I would like to do easier. For one, I don't have an applications key on my keyboard, and you have to hold the FN key along with Shift+F10 to bring one up. It's so much easier to just hit control+shift+a. Also, you never know when you will need to take a quick note, to be able to launch Notepad from anywhere in Windows without having to go to run and type in Notepad would be amazing! With these scripts, use control+shift+/ (slash). These scripts allow you to do both of these things: https://drewsound.com/2022/11/24/dont-have-an-applications-key-on-your-keyboard-want-to-open-notepad-with-a-simple-keystroke-from-anywhere-in-the-windows-os-jas-scripts-to-make-life-simpler/ 14) How to Make Autocorrect Work the Way You Want | Wired Even when it's wrong, it's hilarious — but you still have options: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-improve-autocorrect-iphone-android/ 15) New Paste Keyboard Shortcut For Excel There's a new paste keyboard shortcut coming to Excel that will be very handy when pasting into a cell, but perhaps also a little confusing: https://office-watch.com/2022/excel-new-paste-keyboard-shortcut/ 16) The Let's Go Shopping 7 Audio For Holiday 2022 Is Here! | Accessible Insights Blog If you're reluctant to leave home this holiday weekend, thanks to a resurgence of the latest Covid variants, the crazed crowds Black Friday bargain-hunting, or the general lethargy brought about by consuming 18,000 calories on Thanksgiving, I've got a great alternative for you. Shop 'til you drop, and do it from the comfort of your couch. Below, check out the complete recordings from the recent Let's Go Shopping event, held on November 4th and 5th 2022: https://accessibleinsights.info/blog/2022/11/23/the-lets-go-shopping-7-audio-for-holiday-2022-is-here/ 17) You Can Run Mac OS on the Nintendo Wii and Turn it Into the Ultimate Gaming and Productivity Machine With over 100 million units sold since its debut in 2006, there's no denying the popularity of the Wii, but two Nintendo consoles later, people are still finding clever ways to expand the capabilities of the console. This hack focuses more on productivity than gaming, however, by turning the Wii into a Mac: https://gizmodo.com/you-can-run-mac-os-on-the-nintendo-wii-and-turn-it-into-1849820408 18) Check Out This Library Of Obsolete Sounds, Including Plenty Of Clips Of Old Tech Obsolete Sounds is a new project that its creator Cities and Memory claims is “the world's biggest collection of obsolete and disappearing sounds.” It consists of over 150 sounds that are increasingly rare, ranging from sounds used in retro video games, recordings of old-fashioned transport, and plenty of mechanical sounds from outdated hardware: https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/28/23481711/obsolete-sounds-project-cities-and-memory-modem 19) Use Gmail With A Screen Reader We understand that this how-to article has recently been updated: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/90559?hl=en 20) Hands-Free Listening Comes to the Audible App - Just Ask Alexa This update allows users to access Alexa services from within the iOS Audible app: https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/hands-free-listening-comes-to-the-audible-app-just-ask-alexa 21) Neuralink Co-Founder Unveils Cyborg Eye Prosthesis To Cure Blindness The co-founder of Elon Musk's brain chip startup Neuralink has unveiled a visual prosthesis for blind patients as part of a new project. The Science Eye aims to target two forms of serious blindness that currently have no cure, before eventually serving as a brain-computer interface (BCI) by transmitting information through a wearer's optic nerve: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/neuralink-science-eye-brain-computer-interface-b2231585.html 22) Backup Software Macrium Reflect Free Is Being Retired The free for non-commercial use version is being retired by parent company Paramount Software UK Limited on January 1, 2024: https://www.ghacks.net/2022/11/27/backup-software-macrium-reflect-free-is-being-retired/ 23) Thunderbird Android Update: K-9 Mail 6.400 Adds Customizable Swipe Actions In what feels like the blink of an eye, four months have passed since announcing our plans for bringing Thunderbird to Android. The path to bringing you a great email experience on Android devices begins with K-9 Mail, which joined the Thunderbird product family earlier this Summer: https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/11/thunderbird-android-update-k-9-mail-6-400-adds-customizable-swipe-actions/ 24) Introducing The Tactile Times 2022 Accessible Online Advent Calendar! The Tactile Times, the world's first newspaper by young braillists, for young braillists is pleased to announce that its 2022 online advent calendar is now open for business! With a festive, braille-themed surprise waiting behind every door and an interactive countdown to the 25th, it's set to be the perfect way for young braille enthusiasts all around the world to celebrate the build-up to the big day: https://www.braillists.org/uncategorised/introducing-the-tactile-times-2022-accessible-online-advent-calendar/ 25) Wonderful YouTube Video Containing Samples Of Many Old And Modern Text To Speech Engines/Humor | David Goldfield | Tech-VI List The individual who produced this video either has too much time on their hands, too many text to speech engines or a combination of the two. This is a wonderful and light video to end the year and I personally found parts of it to be hilarious. Warning: some voices may be unexpectedly loud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsJS7SZdkAI 26) Hadley Headlines Newsletter For November 2022 http://bit.ly/3gCH7EA 27) Be My Eyes Newsletter for November 2022 http://bit.ly/3U8RyxF ➜ Surveys ✍ Submit your adaptive technology-related survey for consideration within this section using this form: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/submit-survey or locate "Survey Submission Form" within the main menu of the Top Tech Tidbits website. 1) Surveys | APH Closes: Ongoing Surveys help inform APH of the greatest needs in the community so they can gear their efforts toward making sure those needs are met. Ongoing APH surveys can be found here: https://www.aph.org/rd/get-involved/surveys/ ➜ Featured Podcast Episodes ✍ Submit your adaptive technology-related Podcast Episode for consideration within this section using this form: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/submit-podcast-episode or locate "Podcast Episode Submission Form" within the main menu of the Top Tech Tidbits website. 1) Blind Abilities Episode 910: Tech Abilities: Gratitude — Guide Dogs For The Blind K9 Buddy Program, Braille Readers Are Leaders, Netflix Kick Off, Twitter Yawn, And More Tech Tidbits From A Blindness Perspective November 22nd 2022 | The crew minus one is back again and filled with gratitude and news from around the community, industry and all parts involved. Callie, Seyoon and Jeff take a dive into the latest news and tech tidbits and give a lot of their personal experience with everything mentioned. We hope you enjoy. Topics include: Registration has opened for the annual Braille Readers Are Leaders contest! Guide Dogs for the Blind's K9 Buddy Program Expands to Include the Entire United States and Adults of Any Age K9 Buddy Program. Emergency SOS by Satellite is activated. Netflix lets you kick freeloading users off your streaming account. Elon Musk puts Twitter's Blue Verified relaunch on hold. It's already too late to order iPhone 14 Pro in time for Christmas. Apple Reveals Black Friday Deals for 2022. Gratitude. Thanks for Listening: https://blindabilities.com/?p=7719 2) Blind Abilities Episode 911: Wellness Wednesday: Gratitude — The Little Things Matter Too! Ways To Think About And Express Gratitude With Beth Gustin And Robin Ennis November 23rd 2022 | In this eighth episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore how they think about gratitude and ways to express gratitude. It's not just the big things, the little things matter, too. Show Hosts: Robin Ennis on the web at http://www.robinennislcsw.com/, Beth Gustin, LPC, NCC, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, CAGCS, PLGS at: https://transitioningthroughchange.com/. You can message Beth and Robin by calling (612) 367-6093 ☎. They look forward to hearing from you: https://blindabilities.com/?p=7723 3) The Blind Life: Tips on Technology and Low Vision | Hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts November 24th 2022 | We're joined by the creator of The Blind Life YouTube channel, Sam Seavey. Sam shares his personal journey with vision loss and advice he has for people who are newer to vision loss: https://hadley.edu/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts/blind-life-tips-technology-and-low-vision 4) Mosen at Large Episode 208: Why Mushroom FM Had Gone All In On Mastodon, Dan Clarke From Focusrite Talks About Their Accessibility Initiatives, And A Demo Of The Updated Vocaster Hub November 26th 2022https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/3829da8a/why-mushroom-fm-had-gone-all-in-on-mastodon-dan-clarke-from-focusrite-talks-about-their-accessibility-initiatives-and-a-demo-of-the-updated-vocaster-hub 5) Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 103: Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 103 Autofill Service, CSR And More November 26th 2022 | We first announce our partnership with Podcastpage.io and the redesign of our website. We then talk about autofill services, what it is, who needs it and advantages. Then we have a new CSR episode in which we talk about notifications, blacklist and whitelist. This episode can be found on our website at https://blindandroidusers.com/ or on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5iI0uwraRqqll_f1sjZwTfcan607KNbW 6) Eyes on Success Episode 2248: Hello Darkness, My Old Friend November 30th 2022 | "Hello Darkness, My Old Friend" is the story of a young man who, after losing his eyesight to disease, finds the power to break through the darkness and fulfill his vision for a life of distinguished public service. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with author Sanford Greenberg about his journey and how enduring friendships made a difference in his life.: http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show_notes_2248.htm ➜ Featured Webinars and Training Courses ✍ Submit your adaptive technology-related Webinar or Training Course for consideration within this section using this form: https://www.toptechtidbits.com/submit-webinar-training-course or locate "Webinar / Training Course Submission Form" within the main menu of the Top Tech Tidbits website. 1) Using JAWS Inspect and JAWS Connect for Testing | TPGi December 1st 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 5PM GMT | Presenter: Charlie Pike, Platform Success Lead Using transcripts of JAWS speech, you can quickly pinpoint accessibility and usability issues. This demonstration will walk you through some simple tests using both JAWS Inspect and JAWS Connect, explaining how these tools can be integrated into your test processes. Register today:. https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-december-1-at-12pm-et-using-jaws-inspect-and-jaws-connect-for-testing/ 2) Blind Health Expo | The Accessible Pharmacy December 2nd 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 3PM GMT | The Accessible Pharmacy Blind Health Expo will be the largest virtual expo of healthcare information, products, services, and medication for individuals who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. Join thousands of other attendees and register now for free! https://www.accessiblepharmacy.com/blind-health-expo/ 3) Microsoft Accessibility for Nonprofits Webinar December 6th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 5PM GMT | If you are part of a disability nonprofit organization, please join us for our Microsoft Accessibility for Nonprofits Webinar on Tuesday, December 6th. In this introductory session, you will learn about: Accessibility Nonprofit Tech Accelerator 2023 grant program that provides selected organizations with technology grants and dedicated specialist staff to support your mission. Access to Microsoft Philanthropies grants and discounts across our nonprofit cloud products including Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365 for all registered 501 c3 organizations. Microsoft Accessibility team will share our commitment to disability nonprofit partners, our work on AI for Accessibility & Innovation. Register today for the Microsoft Accessibility for Nonprofit Webinar: https://learning.eventbuilder.com/event/67484 4) The Current Legal Landscape for Digital Assets Accessibility Risks and How to Provide an Accessible Experience for Retail Customers December 6th 2022 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | Presenter: Matt Ater, Lori Sommerfield, and Kim Phan Join Matt Ater of Vispero, along with Lori Sommerfield & Kim Phan, partners at Troutman Pepper, for a discussion concerning the current state of legal risks for accessibility non-compliance and practical tips for making your retail business digital assets accessible for people with disabilities. We will discuss the current state of website and mobile application accessibility litigation, as well as the increasing threat of enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act for digital assets by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Biden administration. Learn how to mitigate legal risks by meeting digital accessibility requirements and creating a usable and accessible retail experience. Register today: https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-december-6-at-11am-et-the-current-legal-landscape-for-digital-assets-accessibility-risks-and-how-to-provide-an-accessible-experience-for-retail-customers/ 5) What's New With JAWS, ZoomText And Fusion In 2023 | APH ConnectCenter December 6th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT | JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2023 contain several new features and enhancements that increase productivity at school, work, and play. Join us for a live webinar to learn about these features and see some of them in action: https://aph.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f36877787e431c3edc0020ff5&id=ee03fc7f7f&e=55c3c23403 6) ONYX Family of Magnifiers: Portable & Powerful (ACVREP CE Approved, Assistive Technology Webinar) | Access Ingenuity December 7th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 6PM GMT | The ONYX family of video magnifiers combines ease of use with powerful yet portable features to help people retain their independent lifestyle - reading, writing, viewing photographs, and engaging in hobbies. Did you know there are three different ONYX models? The ONYX Deskset and ONYX OCR offer larger screens and can adapt to multiple environments and tasks for productivity at school, work, and home. Modern camera technology and HD displays provide a clear, crisp picture with a wide range of magnification and color-coded controls. The ONYX Pro takes portability to the next level by combining it with the Surface 7 tablet to provide the ultimate tool for mobile magnification and reading tasks. During this webinar, we discuss the features and benefits all the ONYX models can give in specific situations. Join Ian Ramos and Joe McDaniel from Vispero as they dive deep into these powerful tools to help those challenged by vision loss. Note that everybody is welcome and can benefit from this presentation. If you are a teacher of the visually impaired (TVI), this presentation is approved for ACVREP continuing education credit. Learning Outcomes: Features of all ONYX models. How to determine which model fits your needs best. How adding speech capability can take you further. Benefits of portable, powerful visual tools. Meeting ID: 821 2886 0126 | Passcode: 792304 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,82128860126#,,,,*792304# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose). Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82128860126?pwd=UHBhYXBzTHVGb0tCaktXZVc1anQ0dz09#success 7) 2022 Sight Tech Global — Shaping New Technologies to Create a More Accessible World for People with Blindness and Visual Impairments December 7th 2022 and December 8th 2022 | Sponsored by Google, APH, Amazon, Humanware, Microsoft, Fable, LinkedIn, and Waymo, Sight Tech Global is the first global, virtual conference dedicated to fostering discussion among technology pioneers on how rapid advances in AI and related technologies will fundamentally alter the landscape of assistive technology and accessibility. Register for free: https://sighttechglobal.com/ 8) 2022 Digital Accessibility Legal Update with Lainey Feingold | Free Webinar December 8th 2022 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 7PM GMT | What We'll Cover: A lot has happened in the digital accessibility legal space this year — have you kept up? Most recently, a new digital accessibility law was introduced in the United States Congress. If the law passes as written, it will result in digital accessibility regulations for both websites and software applications. Commercial providers who design, develop, and modify certain websites or applications are part of the proposed legislation. Speaker: Lainey Feingold. Lainey Feingold is a disability rights lawyer who has worked in the digital accessibility space since 1995. She is also an author and international speaker. Lainey, along with her blind clients and co-counsel, helped negotiate the first web accessibility agreement in the United States more than twenty years ago. She has worked with dozens of companies on their accessibility initiatives since that time. Lainey is the author of Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits. Her book shares stories and strategies from twenty-five years of collaborations and relationship-building to help create an inclusive digital world. Register here: https://go.3playmedia.com/wbnr-12-08-2022-lainey 9) 20 Websites to Bookmark for 2023 | Technology User Group, Maryland State Library December 10th 2022 | 7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 3PM GMT | Technology keeps changing and so do the websites that are useful in our everyday lives. Find out why these 20 websites are so important for 2023. All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. No programs will be held in person. Please dial (319) 527-4994 ☎ at 10 AM ET: https://www.marylandlibraries.org/Pages/Technology%20User%20Group.aspx 10) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 3: Creative Manual Activities for Christmas | APH December 12th 2022 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | Christmas is a great time to create crafts. Let's share amazing and fun tactile ideas adapted to visually impaired children: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 11) Basics of Accessibility Testing | TPGi December 13th 2022 | 9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 5PM GMT | Presenter: Aaron Farber, Senior Accessibility Platform Consultant. Accessibility testing is a critical step in delivering a modern online experience. This webinar goes beyond testing checklists to answer the fundamental questions people have when they start testing for web accessibility. For accessibility testing to be effective, organizations must understand what makes a digital experience equal. We'll cover web accessibility, the role and structure of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and how to quantify the risk associated with a guideline. Additionally, we'll discuss the following: How to set the scope for accessibility testing and feel confident you are covering the "right parts" of a website/web application. We'll document mouse-only, keyboard-only, and assistive technology testing plans. We'll delve into how web pages expose "semantics" and the tools to understand if your site is properly conveying its meaning to assistive technology. How to get expert support beyond your team to be sure that your accessibility testing results are accurate and more! Learn how to use the tools, access resources, and receive clear steps to perform a full-scale WCAG audit. Register: https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-december-13-at-12pm-et-basics-of-accessibility-testing/ 12) Partner Showcase: Audiojack's Newest O+M Experience | APH ConnectCenter December 13th 2022 | 1PM PT, 2PM MT, 3PM CT, 4PM ET, 8PM GMT | The APH Partner Showcase for December features Audiojack and its creator David Tobin. Listen live to the latest O&M Audiojack in the Life category, located in the mobile app and on the website. Then, engage with other Audience members and David as you discuss the newest Audiojack. The APH Partner Showcase is part of Access Academy, but does not offer ACVREP credits. The Showcase is strictly informational/promotional, and highlights some of APH's partner vendors in the field, and their product(s): https://aph.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GnG1mrKsT0SX60sz1MDs4g 13) Creating Accessible Promotional Materials (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity December 14th 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 6PM GMT | As a document author, learn about choosing colors, selecting images, and laying out your brochure, poster, or flyer in an engaging yet accessible way. Join Rachel Reeves in reviewing the most accessible way to create PDF Promotional Material. Learning Outcomes: Review color contrast requirements. Address mistakes commonly made in the Layout/Reading Order of one-page posters or flyers. Understand obstacles commonly encountered if using authoring tools such as Canva or Illustrator. Analyze poor templates that have images and fonts that make PDF remediation difficult. Meeting ID: 865 1628 1737 | Passcode: 967492 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,86516281737#,,,,*967492# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86516281737?pwd=NTZDdzRmZUdieFBTWnRiMzFsQVhHdz09#success 14) Training Course: Catching Up with JAWS Chapter 4 for JAWS 2022 and 2023 | Hartgen Consultancy December 14th 2022 | 11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 7PM GMT | Catching Up with JAWS is priced £35 which is approximately 40 American dollars. Now is your chance to get some high quality training on some of the latest features within the screen-reader JAWS for Windows which have been introduced over the past two years. This follows on from our previous popular training courses on this subject. These training courses are still popular and people are purchasing the older volumes in the series even today: https://www.hartgen.org/catchup4 15) Career Conversations with Joe Strechay | APH ConnectCenter December 15th 2022 | 4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 12AM on 12/16 GMT | Join us and meet Joe Strechay, a blind Film and Television Producer. No stranger to CareerConnect, Joe is back with us sharing his breakthrough into Television and film. Listen in and hear how as a blind professional, Joe works directly on set with actors and actresses who themselves are blind. From television and film sets both domestic and international, we will spend the hour engaging on this fascinating career: https://aph.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m0H5e0hpTeOLEeCIl-SH3g 16) ZoomText, JAWS & Fusion: Latest Features (Assistive Technology Webinar) | Access Ingenuity December 21st 2022 | 10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 6PM GMT | It's that time again. Not only is it the holidays but also the time when there are important updates for ZoomText, JAWS, and Fusion. Join Ian Ramos and Zhi Huang from Access Ingenuity to explore what's new in the 2023 updates and some features within the past few years. Learning Outcomes: Briefly explain the differences between ZoomText, JAWS, and Fusion. Compare the different licenses and how you can find out if you are eligible for the latest updates. Explore new 2023 features such as Tethered View, Smart Glance, Notification History improvements, New Tables Only option for Smart Navigation, etc. Review recent features, including Docking the Quick Access Bar, Voice Assistant, Sound Splitter, New Vocalizer Expressive Voices and Languages, and more. Meeting ID: 827 9977 1867 | Passcode: 853407 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,82799771867#,,,,*853407# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82799771867?pwd=VVNHeWhjVVVLc1JDUUtSMlllMnlQZz09#success 17) Ask The Advocate | APH ConnectCenter December 28th 2022 | 5:30PM PT, 6:30PM MT, 7:30PM CT, 8:30PM ET, 1:30AM GMT on 12/29 | Answering questions families have to better understand the processes, procedures and parent rights in a 504/IEP. When parents are better informed they will be better equipped to navigate and negotiate successful student outcomes: https://aph.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rSJUAYVjTfCA34Ibi8gyuQ 18) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 4: Braille Around the World | APH January 4th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | Let's celebrate Louis Braille's Day and explore different braille codes around the world: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 19) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 5: School Aged Numeracy | APH February 1st 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | Using LEGO Braille Bricks to do math: let's discover some of the many uses of these little bricks to develop numerical and geometry skills, understand symmetry, and much more: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 20) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 6: Daily Living Activities | APH March 6th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | Let's explore daily-living activities using LEGO Braille Bricks and share our best practices, experiences, tips: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 21) 2023 3rd Annual Axe-Con | Building Accessible Experiences | The World's Largest Digital Accessibility Conference March 15th 2022 and March 16th 2023 | Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, has announced the third annual axe-con conference will return on March 15-16th, 2023. With the success of axe-con over the past two years, Deque will continue to host the conference as a free virtual event again next year. Axe-con is an open and inclusive digital accessibility conference that welcomes developers, designers, business users, and accessibility professionals of all experience levels to a new kind of accessibility conference focused on building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital experiences. Keynotes at this year's conference include Molly Burke, speaker, digital creator, author, and advocate; and Gene Kim, a multiple award-winning CTO, researcher, and author: https://www.deque.com/blog/save-the-date-for-axe-con-2023/ 22) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 7: Music | APH April 5th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | Let's discover together how to make music with these famous bricks! Come and share your creative ideas: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 23) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 8: STEM | APH May 3rd 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | Have you ever thought of doing science, computing, or technology with LEGO Braille Bricks? Expert guests will join us for an amazing session: https://www.aph.org/lego-braille-bricks-live-sessions/ 24) Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 9: Orientation & Mobility | APH June 7th 2023 | 8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 4PM GMT | LEGO bricks to build plans, visualize routes, it's not new! But with LEGO Braille Bricks you can also create labels, add letters, words... 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