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Out of Sight Adventures - Apr 12, 2021

April 13, 2021

Join Out of Sight Adventures as we journey to another incredible location on this impressive planet of ours, and come get immersed in the culture, history, food and attractions of our amazing destinations Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Out-of-Sight-Adventures-242937676629900/

Music in the Air - Apr 12, 2021

April 12, 2021

Join our West Virginia friends to learn about tweets and twitters. We will be talking about spring bird songs, not social media! Sponsored by Mountain State Council of the Blind

Pigeons in the Park, or the Backyard - Apr 12, 2021

April 12, 2021
Have you ever wondered about different types of pigeons, like homers and rollers? Are you curious to learn how someone who is blind takes care of a flock of pigeons? If so, join Wayne to learn about his flock and how he takes care of them on a daily basis. He will be happy to answer any questions throughout the presentation.

Exploring NVDA - Apr 10, 2021

April 10, 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

Apple Presentation - Pealing the Apple - Apr 9, 2021

April 9, 2021

Join Matt Vollbrecht and his TTJ Team, as they select five of the most common questions they get, based on real customer feedback, and explain how to solve these common issues or complete common tasks. Sponsored by The Tech Juggernaut https://ttjtech.net/

Everything Audio Description Offers - Apr 8, 2021

April 9, 2021

What questions do you have about live and recorded programs and performances? How do you get it to work on your TV? Where do I find what’s available? What live performances are described? These and more questions will be answered during this special ACB/MWE collaborative session. This is the first call hosted by long-time ACB member Phyllis Burson, Board member of the Metropolitan Washington Ear. Let's make Phyllis and her guests Sylvia Rosenthal, Carl Richardson and Fred Brack welcome! Sponsored by Metropolitan Washington Ear www.washear.org

Advocacy Open Call - Apr 8, 2021

April 8, 2021
Please join the Advocacy Services Committee and ACB Advocacy Team for an open call. This call will be hosted by Advocacy Services Committee Chair Jeff Thom and include presentations from ACB’s Director of Advocacy and governmental Affairs, Clark Rachfal, and ACB’s Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, Swatha Nandhakumar. Following the advocacy updates, there will be time for attendees to ask questions and raise additional advocacy areas of interest.

Technology Learning Lab

April 8, 2021
Come to learn about and discuss various technology topics. These could include learning about iPhone and iPad apps, feature demonstrations, as well as answering questions asked by participants. Shawn Thiel from ACB of Ohio will do his best to ensure that audio from the iOS device, computer, Victor Reader stream, Etc. is put through his mixer to be as clear as possible.