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OrCam Presentation - Apr 20, 2021

April 20, 2021

Come and get inspired by joining our webinar to hear the story of Bailey Martin, 18 year old college student, and aspiring Paralympian. She is part of the OrCam Dream Team that includes 12 extraordinary visually impaired athletes from all over the world and international soccer superstar, Leo Messi, whose goal is to bring awareness to the needs of people who are blind and visually impaired. Listen to her story on how she uses the OrCam MyEye in her college studies and her daily living activities. If you are interested in more information about the OrCam MyEye, please visit https://tinyurl.com/tbcfw6sc or contact Oded Tsin from the OrCam team at oded.tsin@... Sponsored by OrCam www.orcam.com

Get Moving Together with ACB - Apr 19, 2021

April 20, 2021

Do you want to get some exercise, and more importantly, raise money for ACB and your affiliate or committee? Get moving and join members of the ACB Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk Committee as we explain how the Walk works, share personal successes, give tips for raising money, and just discuss how we can work together to raise at least $95,000 this year. Sponsored by the ACB Walk Committee

Out of Sight Adventures - Apr 19, 2021

April 20, 2021
While Brian and Katie Smith are celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary, the crew is inviting you to join on a world shopping experience you don't want to miss. Thanks to our ACB jet airline, we will be able to hit the top 5 best places to shop in the world in less than 60 minutes.

How We View the World in Covid-19 in 2021 - Apr 18, 2021

April 19, 2021

ACB Families held a call last April and invited attendees to share how COVID-19 was affecting their lives. Feelings expressed were of sadness, frustration, and fear. Now, one year later, we have vaccines, but we also have variants and continued spread of the virus. We have learned to handle meetings, conventions, daily living tasks and much more as we cope with a different world. Come share your outlook on life as we move forward through 2021. Sponsored by ACB Families

Apps We like and How to Use Them (or Apps We Use and How to like Them) - Apr 18, 2021

April 18, 2021
Whichever you prefer, let’s take a deeper dive into both phone and computer apps we are using. We will have longer demonstrations of apps from, There's an App for That and Applevis.com, and any other apps we find useful are fair game. While different apps may be brought by the facilitator, we invite attendees to come with their favorite apps as well. This week we will continue our demonstration and discussion of apps unique to Apple Watch Series 6.

Exploring NVDA - Apr 17, 2021

April 17, 2021

Each week we will go through the ins and outs of NVDA, a free and open source screen reader for windows. as well as NVDA, we will take a deep dive into windows products such as the office suite and windows ecosystem. To grab your very own copy of NVDA please visit: https://www.nvaccess.org/download/ If you are looking for help with NVDA such as user guides go here: https://www.nvaccess.org/get-help/ Finally, if you are looking for addons to help enhance your NVDA experience go here: https://addons.nvda-project.org/index.en.html

It's Play Time - Apr 16, 2021

April 17, 2021
Meka and Cindy welcome you to join in for another fun Friday night filled with games and laughter.

Apple Presentation - Is Beta Testing for You? - Apr 16, 2021

April 16, 2021

In just about two months, Apple will almost certainly announce major updates to all its operating system software. Now is the time to start thinking about becoming a beta tester. Join certified Apple Teacher Matt Vollbrecht and his team as they share their experiences as beta testers, discuss how to become a beta tester and what it means, and attempt to answer the question of whether beta testing is for you. Sponsored by The Tech Juggernaut https://ttjtech.net/

Committing to Committees - Apr 15, 2021

April 16, 2021

The Berl Colley Leadership Institute training team invites you to a training on "committing to committees", dealing with all aspects of committee functioning. Sponsored by the Berl Colley Leadership Institute Committee

Cutting the Cord - Apr 15, 2021

April 16, 2021
We will look at ways to get the TV you want to watch, without using cable. Our emphasis will be on the channels plus app, a very assessable application.