20230123 Is A Cruise Right for You Originally Aired January 23, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Have you thought about taking a cruise? What do you need to plan for? How far in advance do you need to plan? Speakers were:

• Ron Pettit from Royal Cruise Line
• Haylie Gallacher from White Cane Travel
• Vicki Ratcliffe

There was time for participants to ask their questions.

Sponsored by Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss

20230123 Understanding Shortcuts on iOS Devices Originally Aired January 23, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Participants joined Darcy for the first in a series of discussions of the Shortcuts app on Apple devices. We began by talking about what Shortcuts are and how you can use them.

20230122 ACB Membership Focus Originally Aired January 22, 2023, on ACB Media 6

This membership focus event topic was how your affiliate can set goals you can accomplish. Speakers were:

• Doug Powell, President Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss
• Amanda Selm, President of ACB Next Generation
• David Kingsberry, President Bay State Council of the Blind
• Trampes Brown, President North Dakota Association of the Blind

Sponsored by ACB Membership Committee

20230122 Meet and Greet – Getting to Know You Originally Aired January 22, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Calling all our ACB Community members! Participants join Belinda and RaLynn as they host a casual chat/interview with a different community member every month, who you may or may not know! Who was it this time? Listeners must join us to find out! This call gives us all an opportunity to learn more about our guest and participants also have an opportunity to ask questions! Our hope for this call is that we help foster an even stronger sense of community by getting to know each other a little bit more. Is there someone you’d love to learn more about and hear featured on this call? Please email.

[email protected] with your suggestions!

20230121 Demand Our Access Originally Aired January 21, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Participants learned how to file a complaint with the Department of Transportation under the Air Carrier Access Act.

Sponsored by Demand Our Access

20230120 It’s Play Time Originally Aired January 20, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Meka and Cindy welcomed participants to join in for another fun Friday night filled with games and laughter.

20230119 Let’s Talk Mac Originally Aired January 19, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Getting acquainted with your mac. What do you need to know to get started? Herbie went over :

• basic keyboard commands
• common keyboard commands throughout apps
• how to learn more keyboard commands

20230119 Vispero Presentation – Customizing Web Settings with JAWS Originally Aired January 19, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Participants learned three ways to improve their web browsing experience by customizing their web settings with JAWS.

Sponsored by Vispero

20230119 I Love Braille Originally Aired January 19, 2023, on ACB Media 5

Linda Piekarski, an I Love Braille participant, was the polestar of this month. She shared her experience with learning and using braille.

Sponsored by East Bay Center for the Blind Subscribe to I Love Braille email list. Access Archives Email Vileen Shah

20230118 Untangling Transportation – Doing it Ourselves. Originally Aired January 18, 2023, on ACB Media 6

As we all know, the availability of safe and reliable transportation is one of the most important factors impacting our ability to get and keep a job. But what if transportation was the job? What would that look like? Can blind or visually impaired people even do that? On this month’s Untangling Transportation, we dove into these questions and much more with two ACB members who work in the field of public transit. Donna Browning lives in Northern VA and works in a paratransit call center where she helps other people with disabilities get to work, school, the grocery store, medical appointments, and the other places they need to go. David Bouchard lives in Portland, OR, and he works for the local public transit agency helping to make sure bus stops, rail stations and other transit facilities are accessible for all customers, including those with disabilities. Participants learned about how and why they got into the public transit industry and how it is going, and we also took your questions.

Sponsored by Accessible Avenue