Many people love to read books using applications like BARD, and Bookshare. Kindle has been with us for quite a while but is now far more accessible when using JAWS. Please be with us on Monday February 28, as Ron Miller from Vispero will show you how to use Kindle for PC with JAWS and Braille.

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Phone: 800-444-4443 EXT. 1171 or 803-8000 EXT. 1171

Email: [email protected]

Published by the Carroll Center, the book is intended to help screen reader users to more effectively use Windows, the Microsoft Office suite, web browsers, and several other important applications. Additional target audiences include assistive technology instructors, teachers of the visually-impaired, and others who provide services to the blind.

David will discuss:

• Why he wrote the book.

• The book’s content.

• Ways to efficiently navigate through the book.

• A few of his favorite tips and tricks.

The book is available free of charge in Word format from the Carroll Center website. To download it, go to:

The Windows Screen Reader Primer: All the Basics and More

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If you’ve considered dipping your toe into the world of online dating, congratulations on thinking about embarking on this adventure. However, before you begin there are many important things to know first.

Fortunately, Kim Nova has been there and is happy to provide some helpful tips, tricks and advice for your journey. From dating sites and apps and their accessibility, to straight-forward help in creating dating profiles, and a bit on the red flags to look out for if he or she just seems way too good to be true, we’ll cover it all in this Valentine’s Day edition of Tek Talk. If you’re hoping this will be your last February 14 without a valentine of your own, come join us for this discussion, and, of course, bring your questions… and a box of yummy heart chocolate to share!

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Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mysticaccess.com

Dating in the Digital Age, book written by Kim for National Braille Press:

https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/DATING.html?from_search=1Presenter

Join us to hear highlights of the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show from Mike May, GoodMaps Chief Evangelist, and Gena Harper. Mike has been providing his summary of CES for over 20 years. He is currently Chief Evangelist at Goodmaps and has talked about that product on Tek Talk in late 2021. They will touch on popular products, cool products, weird products and accessible products.

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How many of you enjoy old time radio or modern radio dramas?

Join us on Tek Talk to here all about the new Story More service for the blind. You can think of it like the audio version of Netflix. Come learn more as Tanja Milojevic tells us all about it during the show today.

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Links to great information:

LightningBolt Theater of the mind: www.lightningbolt.podbean.com

My VO website: www.tanjamvoice.com

The Transposition of Chloë Brontë: http://www.chloebronte.com/

Story More: www.storymore.com

Resemble AI: www.resemble.ai

Tek Talk presents a discussion on the different ways people read and are currently reading books.

In this evening’s segment we catch up with Dan Clark, recently retired from Freedom Scientific/Vispero. Dan is a former dealer of assistive technology and long time JAWS trainer. We’ll discuss his dSurf website and free training materials including lessons on custom JAWS preferences and settings as well as his most recent training, “Windows 11 with JAWS,” with ten new lessons available. Dan will share how to access the resources available, including:

– Lesson plans, vocabulary lists, and ancillary documentation for teachers

– YouTube videos (including playlists and links for video headings)

– MP3 audio

– Lesson text and transcripts

Dan will also share his thoughts about the coming year and looks forward to learning about your needs and desires for new training.

Presenter contact info:

Web: https://dSurf.net/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdvsxXFEnNdYf0U2fDRO0A

Twitter: @dSurfDan

Skype: dan.clark.trainer

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dSurf

Scribe is a product from Pneuma Solutions, formally Serotek Corporation, that brings some innovative technology for online meetings. Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell describe Scribe this way:

The Quickest, Most Accurate Digital Document Remediation Product on the Market for as Low as $0.99 per Page. It’s the only hands-off remediation process eliminating individual document quote requests, providing accessible documents straight from your workflow to the end reader in just seconds. This is truly scratching the surface on what their platform is bringing to the accessibility community. Come find out how their product will make Zoom meetings an even stronger platform and an even more inclusive one at that with their Scribe for Meetings solution. What is Scribe for Meetings? As the world continues to move to a virtual environment, you need an affordable solution that guarantees full access to everyone in your audience.

The goal is to make the on-screen content in your online meetings and webinars accessible to print-impaired participants in as easy a manner as possible. Come learn more from Mike and Matt as we get updates from their new company.

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Matt Campbell: [email protected]

Tek Talk welcomes Chancey Fleet, Assistive Tech Coordinator at the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library, to discuss the library’s many assistive technology training opportunities and other programs.

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Email: [email protected]

We are excited to share how we are empowering screen reader users to achieve more with what’s coming in Windows 11. This session will focus on an overview of accessibility experiences in Windows 11. This includes: new Start Menu interactions, a new Windows Settings experience, brief comments about an all-new chat experience with your friends and family and more. New Windows hotkeys will also be introduced for things like Quick Settings, Notifications and others.

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Email: [email protected]