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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Andy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Again, you were great and I will rely on you for
assistance
during our upcoming tech div monthly meetings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I noticed the only list we needed to add was the tech div
list</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>woo hoo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Hugs</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=guitarwizandy@optonline.net
href="mailto:guitarwizandy@optonline.net">Andy</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 22, 2020 2:46 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=njtechdiv@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:njtechdiv@nfbnet.org">New Jersey Technology Division List</A> ;
<A
title=jdegen16@comcast.net href="mailto:jdegen16@comcast.net">Jane
Degenshein</A> ; <A title=nfbnj1@verizon.net
href="mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net">joe ruffalo</A> ; <A
title=lindamelendez220@gmail.com
href="mailto:lindamelendez220@gmail.com">Linda
Melendez</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> List of Resources: Links and
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<DIV>Hi all! Below, I feature a list of resources. Joe or Linda,
if
you could forward this to the distribution list, I'd greatly appreciate
it. We had a great convention! I look forward to next
year.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On Thursday, 19 November, I gave a presentation on a list of resources
that
are useful for all things technology. Below you will find links and
explanations to these resources. This list includes email lists,
websites,
and podcasts.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There are many vibrant, active email lists/communities that are useful
for
assistive technology. The <A
href="https://groups.io/g/PhonesForTheBlind">PhonesForTheBlind</A> group
discusses all things phone-related. This group discusses smartphones,
useful apps, and phone accessibility.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Similarly, the <A
href="https://groups.google.com/g/viphone">VIPhone</A>
group also focuses on these topics. Note that this list in particular
receives a great deal of traffic. People ask and answer questions
about
iOS devices, Android devices, and apps for both platforms. Feature
phones
occasionally also get discussed here.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Android users in particular might be interested in the <A
href="https://groups.google.com/g/eyes-free-dev">Eyes-free Programming and
development</A> group. It's focused on Android developers wanting to
make
apps accessible is sometimes gets technical, but Google also posts
announcements
to this list.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The NFBNet network of email lists offers several technology-related
lists. Among these is <A
href="https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/electronics-talk_nfbnet.org">Electronics
Talk,</A> which mainly focuses on home appliances and "Internet of things"
devices, such as smart microwaves, ovens, speakers, etc. People post
questions, comments, and accessibility issues/impressions concerning these
types
of devices.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>NFBNet also offers an email list called <A
href="https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbcs_nfbnet.org">NFBCS,</A>
which
focuses on computer science and computer programming-related topics.
List
subscribers post questions and comments about programming languages,
accessibility of code editors, etc.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>NFBNet also offers <A
href="https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-science_nfbnet.org">NFB-Science,</A>
which focuses on science and engineering. Discussions focus on
accessibility and education of all things science. During this
convention,
we had a presentation from Independence Science; their products have been
brought up before.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The NFB's structured discovery method produces very positive results in
all
areas of blindness skills training. For assistive technology trainers
looking to implement this method of instruction, you might want to look into
NFBNet's <A
href="https://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/trainer-talk_nfbnet.org">Trainer-Talk</A>
email list. Instructors ask questions and generally communicate with
each
other about how they implement and instruct assistive technology
topics.
It's a valuable resource for instructors.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>For anyone wishing to buy and sell items, you should check out the <A
href="https://groups.io/g/BlindAds">BlindAds</A> group. List
subscribers
post items that they are wishing to sell. Products posted include
Braille
displays, note-taking devices, and many others. Note that, although
this
list is focused on blindness-specific items, people also post Braille books,
games, and other devices.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>For anyone using a Mac, you might be interested in the <A
href="https://www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind">Mac4TheBlind</A> email
list. Questions about VoiceOver, Zoom, and other Mac accessibility
features get asked and answered by a knowledgeable user base of blind Mac
users.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If you're interested in gaming, the <A
href="https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers">BlindGamers</A> list is worth
subscribing to. Audio games and video games get discussed for all
platforms. If you have questions, comments, tips, tricks, cheats, etc
about gaming, then this is the place to go.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>For general Windows 10 questions, the <A
href="https://win10.groups.io/g/win10">Win10</A> email list is a great
community. A knowledgeable group of Windows users can answer all
questions
about Windows 10, regardless of the screen reader you're using.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>To wrap up the section on email lists, check out the <A
href="https://techtalk.groups.io/g/main">Tech Talk</A> group. This is
useful for general technology questions.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>There are a ton of active websites that are useful for assistive
technology
users. Some of these contain information, others are updated very
frequently.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The <A href="http://applevis.com">AppleVis</A> website is very useful
for
everything Apple and blindness. Whether you have an iPhone, iPad, Mac,
Apple TV, or Apple Watch, there is valuable information here. The
editors
post articles about mainstream Apple topics, but users of the site can ask
questions, post their accessibility impressions of apps, and much
more.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Similarly, <A href="https://www.inclusiveandroid.com">Inclusive
Android</A>
is a similar resource for Android users.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>There is a terrific magazine called <A
href="https://www.afb.org/aw">AccessWorld.</A> Here, articles are
posted
about all things assistive technology. Reviews of hardware, software
and
accessibility are popular topics.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://hadley.edu">Hadley</A> is a fantastic resource for
blindness skills learning. Their assistive technology courses are
top-notch, and go into great detail about Office, Android, iOS, and many
other
topics. Similarly, they also offer podcasts and other resources.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If you're looking for reviews and technology news, <A
href="https://coolblindtech.com">Cool Blind Tech</A> is a great place to
go. They interview people about assistive technology, post detailed
product reviews, and have lengthy discussions about assistive
technology.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Another resource worth looking at is <A
href="http://blindbargains.com">BlindBargains.</A> Operated by <A
href="http://atguys.com">the ATGuys,</A> they post detailed articles about
technology, deals, and other items of interest to the blind community.
BlindBargains also maintains a very informative podcast. ATGuys is a
small
business offering assistive technology at great prices. They sell the
Orbit Writer, the Orbit Reader, various types of headphones, USB hubs, and
other
awesome products.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Another small business offering electronics at great prices is <A
href="https://talkingmp3players-com.3dcartstores.com">Talking MP3
Players</A>
(also known as Accessible Electronics). Their focus is on easy-to-use
electronics. They offer the Victor Stream, talking tablets, headsets,
speakers, and other items.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A website known as <A href="https://liveaccessible.com">Live
Accessible</A>
maintains many articles of usefulness to blind people. They have a
list of
resources, and short explanations on how to use built-in Windows
accessibility
features.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A small business from the UK, known as <A
href="http://www.hartgen.org">Hartgen Consultancy,</A> offers many training
courses and JAWS scripts for sale. Brian Hartgen is the maintainer of
Leasey, J-Say, and J-Dictate. He also maintains scripts for
Zoom. If
you're looking for JAWS training, Brian might be worth a look.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>To round out this section, I want to bring to your attention a great
resource to Mac users known as <A
href="http://maccessibility.net">Maccessibility.</A><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"'> Maintained by expert blind Mac
users, they post lengthy, detailed articles on how to use Mac
functions.
If you're a Mac user, you'll find this very useful.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>I want to bring to your attention some great podcasts about both
assistive
and mainstream technology. Podcasts are usually delivered as audio
(though
they can be video), and are updated regularly. Content is
automatically
delivered to you. You need a podcast client such as Apple Podcasts,
Downcast, Overcast, Juice, or Winamp to get episodes delivered to you.
The
Victor Stream Second Generation and the Victor Trek can also do this.
It's
possible to manually check for episodes if you aren't interested in using a
podcast client.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>A podcast known as <A href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1163732">Blind
Tech
Guys</A> mainly focuses on mobile phone topics. Nimer Jaber, Warren
Carr,
and Marco Curralejo discuss Android and iOS-related assistive technology
news,
apps, and accessibility.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>ACB Radio maintains a podcast called <A
href="https://mainmenu.pinecast.co">Main Menu.</A> Started in 1999,
it's a
monthly podcast about technology from a blindness perspective.
Highly-regarded, this podcast is a must-listen to if you're interested in
blindness. This past month, for example, they talked all about the new
features of JAWS 2021.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jonathan Mosen was the founder of ACB Radio. He then went onto
work
at HumanWare and Freedom Scientific. He's now the CEO of Workbridge,
an
organization in New Zealand. He operates a weekly podcast called <A
href="https://mosen.org/mosenatlarge/">Mosen At Large.</A> Because he
worked in assistive technology for so long, the podcast is skewed towards
technology, but that's by no means the only topic focus on. Recent
episodes have featured guide dogs, the 2020 Election, voting systems, a
review
of the MANTIS Q40 Braille display, and smart canes.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Blind Abilities offers a podcast called <A
href="https://blindabilities.com/?p=6200">TechAbilities.</A> Though
it's
only updated occasionally, it can be useful for iOS users.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Freedom Scientific offers <A
href="https://blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast/">FSCast,</A> a podcast
focusing
exclusively on their products. They talk about tips on effectively
using
JAWS, webinars, interviews, and demonstrations.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>To round this out, I want to mention <A
href="http://twit.tv">TWiT.</A> TWiT is a network of mainstream
podcasts
that doesn't focus at all on assistive technology; rather, they focus on
everything mainstream. They offer a podcast on computer security, they
have podcasts on Android, Mac, iPads, iPhones, Macs, Windows, and many other
topics.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope you find these resources useful. There's a lot of great
info
here, so check out these valuable resources and
learn!</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>