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The focus will be on “How can we Expand our recruiting efforts to minority communities?” The ACB Multicultural Affairs Committee will present “Tips for Recruiting People of Color”.

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 any other apps we finds useful are fair game. While different apps may be brought by the facilitator, we invite attendees to come with their favorite apps … Read more

YouTube and JAWS: 12pm ET, 9am PT, 6am HT Join User Ed team members as they take us through YouTube and Jaws and the Freedom Scientific YouTube Channel Presented and sponsored by Vispero

Learn several useful tips and tricks that will vastly improve productivity on the iPad with Voiceover. For example, learn how to add text captions to photos, correct misspelled words, copy and paste text, use Split Screen Multitasking, and drag and drop items from one app to another. Presented by Matt Vollbrecht, certified Apple teacher.

Join members of LinkedIn to discuss where they are in their accessibility journey and to get your feedback, positive and constructive. There will be folks from both LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning in attendance. This will include Jennison Asuncion, Head of Accessibility Engineering Evangelism, and colleagues from Engineering, Design and User Experience Research.

Members of the ACB Environmental Access and Transportation Committees will present timely information on transit, paratransit and navigating life as pedestrians who are blind and visually impaired. Come ready to learn, to share your own experiences and to ask your transportation and environmental access questions. This month: Hosts Koni Sims, Lyle Sine, and Patrick Sheehan … Read more

Join Matt Ater and guest to learn all you need to know about navigating Microsoft Teams with JAWS.

This week, we learn how to use object navigation with NVDA. Similar to using the cursors with a screen reader like Jaws, Object nav allows you to get information about what’s on the screen when tabbing and shift tabbing are not possible.

Cindy and fill-in host, David Dunphy, welcome you to join in for some fun and laughs.

On October 13, Apple held another media event. The topics this time included the much-anticipated iPhone 12 Series phones as well as a stunning new smart speaker. Join Matt Vollbrecht and the TTJ Team as they cover the highlights of the event and discuss the differences between the iPhone 12 models and previous generations. If … Read more