ACB Community Podcast
Search for that awesome new pizza place; get directions to the beach; or just explore your community. Do it all with Voiceover and Apple Maps. Even if you have no sight, you can use many powerful Apple Maps features to help you get around; to find business information; or even to assist others as they … Read more
Exercise warm-up for short-story contest. August 6 is National Fresh Breath Day as well as International Beer Day. Write a short story of no more than fifty words. Do these go together? Compare? Conflict? Have fun! Sponsored by Writing Works Wonders www.writingworkswonders.com Sign up for zoom links and browse archives at: https://bit.ly/WWWZoom or contact us … Read more
Join Terry as she welcomes life-long Omaha resident and Host Committee Chair of the ACB 2022 National Conference & Convention, Jim Jirak, to VISAbilities. Jim will talk about all his hometown has to offer. Learn about places of interest throughout the city;restaurants, transportation, pedestrian access, entertainment, etc. Get all the inside info from a real insider. … Read more
Rachel and Liz will provide JAWS back-to-school tips and trics. Sponsored by Vispero www.freedomscientific.com
In this week’s discussion, we will focus on the whole of chapter three from the book, People of Vision: A History of the American Council of the Blind, by James J. Megivern and Marjorie L. Megivern, copyright 2003 by American Council of the Blind. Whether you have read this book or not, join our discussion.
# Join Dan, Janet, and others to provide your convention week feedback. What did we do right? What could we do better? We want to hear from you! Come be a part of the discussion.
Whether you are 18 or 81, have been a member for 60 years or just joined ACB, you are invited to participate. Now that we have all experienced individual electronic voting, what’s next? What will happen during the August 14 meeting? How can you let your feelings and concerns be known. What can you do … Read more
ACB President, Dan Spoone, and ACB Membership Services Coordinator, Cindy Hollis, will tell participants about the benefits, advocacy, and services provided by the American Council of the Blind. Sponsored by the ACB Membership Committee
Join us for a different topic each week, complete with clear audio demonstrations as appropriate. Topics may include iOS apps and features, aspects of Windows with screen readers, Victor Reader Stream features, Etc. After the presentation portion, we take questions for the remainder of the hour, whether or not they relate to the week’s discussion. … Read more
Join us as we discuss how being blind from birth has shaped our world. Some of the topics may include relating to our sighted peers; different school experiences, both public or otherwise; advantages and disadvantages of being blind from birth; how we relate to others who went blind later in life; and more! Come share … Read more