[SC-CSTD] FW: iBUG Today Events for July

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The upcoming free iBUG training and social events for July are listed below. Note: all times listed are Central Time (U.S.). The events may be navigated by headings with your screen reader.

Please note the following iBUG Today program changes in 2026
1.    iBUG VILA Book Club will take place on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 to 8:30 PM (time change only), effective January 1.
2.    iBUG Homeland Hangout will take place on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, effective March 11.

All events are available on the iBUG Zoom conference platform unless otherwise noted.
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** Event:  iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – Voyager, S4E4, S4E5
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Date:  Thursday, July 2, 2026
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.org/social
Contact:  Sandhya Rao, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Unplugged: CANCELLED
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Date:  Saturday, July, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:  You are invited to join us for another thought-provoking episode of iBUG Unplugged.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)


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** Event:  iBUG Mac Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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:  Herbie Allen, herbie.allen at gmail.com (mailto:herbie.allen at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Homeland Hangout, S2E5, S2E6
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Date:  Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:  You are invited to iBUG’s next Homeland Hangout, a watch party of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series, Homeland, which originally aired on Showtime in 2011 to 2019. Homeland is a political espionage thriller that follows Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but deeply troubled CIA officer whose instincts often place her ahead of the intelligence community—though at great personal cost. We watch two episodes each on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. A short group discussion follows each episode. Note that the episodes are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Rated R for violence, language and sexual content. iBUG Homeland Hangout is facilitated by Michael McCulloch.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)


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** Event:  iBUG VILA Book Club
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Date:  Thursday, July 9, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 PM
Details:  Join us to discuss and critique this month’s featured reading:
Camino Ghosts by John Grisham, DB121568
On Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed... and the past is never the past. 10 hours 20 minutes
Facilitator:  Pete Lane
Contact:  Sandhya Rao, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)


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** Event:  iBUG Café - CANCELLED
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Date:  Sunday, July, 2026
Time:  4:00 to 5:30 PM
Details:  Join us for this free training session featuring a detailed review of the TBDapp on the iPhone. During our weekly iBUG Buzz and monthly iBUG Apple Workshop, we July 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 to gain a hands-on, working understanding and utilization of the app. Periodically, new hardware connecting to the iPhone are reviewed.
The iBUG Café training session is facilitated by advanced iBUG member, Sree Roy.
Contact:  Sree Roy, sreebroy1 at outlook.com (mailto:sreebroy1 at outlook.com)



** Event:  iBUG Mini-Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Android Insight
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Date:  Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 PM
Details:  It's all about Android! Come and join a community that supports and discusses everything Android. Do you have an Android-based smart phone? Then this is the place. Do you have an Alexa or Google device? Then this is the place. Do you have a smart TV or a Braille device that runs on the Android platform? Then this is the place! Do you have questions or are you looking for a new device? Then this is the place to be! Android Insight is a free training session open to anyone desiring to become more proficient with the accessibility features on various Android devices. The monthly sessions are facilitated by iBUG advanced members, Ava Carruth and Harshid Trivedi.
Contact:  Ava Carruth, avacarruth3 at outlook.com (mailto:avacarruth3 at outlook.com)



** Event:  iBUG Trekkie Talk: Star Trek – Voyager, S4E6, S4E7
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Date:  Thursday, July 16, 2026
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.org/social
Contact:  Sandhya Rao, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Mac Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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:  Herbie Allen, herbie.allen at gmail.com (mailto:herbie.allen at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Homeland Hangout, S2E7, S2E8
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Date:  Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 9:00 PM
Details:  You are invited to iBUG’s next Homeland Hangout, a watch party of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series, Homeland, which originally aired on Showtime in 2011 to 2019. Homeland is a political espionage thriller that follows Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but deeply troubled CIA officer whose instincts often place her ahead of the intelligence community—though at great personal cost. We watch two episodes each on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. A short group discussion follows each episode. Note that the episodes are the audio track (no video) with audio description. Rated R for violence, language and sexual content. iBUG Homeland Hangout is facilitated by Michael McCulloch.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)


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** Event:  It’s iBUG’s Life: Personal Finance and Investment Essentials
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Date:  Thursday, July 23, 2026
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 be a question-driven presentation on personal finance and investment strategy. We will take a look at the fundamentals of stocks, bonds, and digital currency, while highlighting how strategic portfolio allocation and tax location can optimize your long-term growth. No matter your experience level, you'll walk away with a clearer picture of how to manage your assets efficiently. This session is highly interactive, and audience questions are welcome and encouraged throughout with this month’s guest presenter, Daryl Ochsner.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Apple Workshop
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Date:  Saturday, July 25, 2026
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. Join us for this free 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.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)


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** Event:  iBUG Mini-Buzz
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Date:  Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Mac-N-Talk
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Date:  Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Time:  7:00 to 8:30 PM
Details:  Thinking about getting a Mac? New to the Mac and VoiceOver? Already using a Mac but have questions about apps, accessibility, or getting things done? iBUG Mac-N-Talk is a free, open Q&A session for anyone interested in using the Mac accessibly. Whether you are considering a Mac purchase, learning VoiceOver and keyboard navigation, transitioning from another operating system, or looking for help with a Mac feature or app, you are welcome. Bring your questions, challenges, discoveries, or curiosity, and join the conversation with our facilitators, advanced iBUG members, Chanelle and Herbie Allen.
Contact:  Chanelle Allen, chanellem.allen at gmail.com (mailto:chanellem.allen at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Buzz
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Date:  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. The iBUG Buzz training sessions are facilitated by Maria Kristic, Brad Snyder, Sandhya Rao, Pete Lane, Ned Vanders, Stephen Kerr, and Michael McCulloch.
Contact:  Sandhya Rao, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG After Buzz
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Date:  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 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. The iBUG After Buzz sessions are facilitated by Jody Ianuzzi, Terry-Ann Saurmann, Mary-Alice Middleton, Deb Brummer and Ed Rhynold.
Contact:  Sandhya Rao, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:ibugtoday at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Buzz Radio Program
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Date:  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:  http://www.sightintosound.org (http://www.sightintosound.org/)
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Night at the Virtual Movies
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Date:  Weekly – Fridays
Time:  7:00 PM pre-movie social time, movie starts at 8:00 PM, discussion and Trivia Buzz follows
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.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:  Sandhya Rao, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk and iBUG Android Insight Podcasts
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Date:  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:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)



** Event:  iBUG Buzz, iBUG Apple Workshop, iBUG Café, iBUG Mac-N-Talk, iBUG Android Insight, It’s iBUG’s Life, and special episodes of iBUG Unplugged on YouTube
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Date:  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, and special episode of iBUG Unplugged.  Please use the following link to access the iBUG Today YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNJsQKMJrgakBEKzcZUKuA) . Please select the subscribe button and then select the notification bell to receive notifications when the latest training session has been uploaded.
Contact:  Michael McCulloch, ibugtoday at gmail.com (mailto:sraotexas at gmail.com)



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