Tek Talk

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Tek Talk welcomes Kim Nova to discuss online dating. 02/14/2022 Feb 18, 2022

Show notes

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!

Presenter Contact Info Kim Nova

Email: Kim@MysticAccess.com

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

Tek Talk welcomes Mike May and his wife Gena Harper to discuss the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show and what it means for blind persons. 02/07/2022 Feb 14, 2022

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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.

Presenter contact info: https://goodmaps.com/company/people/5f8f24bfcfdf73000e643b18

Tek Talk welcomes Tanja Milojevic to discuss the new Story More service for the blind. 01/31/2022 Feb 07, 2022

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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.

Presenter contact info: Email: tMilojevic@storymore.com

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 How do you read books 01/24/2022 Feb 02, 2022

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

Tek Talk welcomes Dan Clark to discuss his newly launched website, “dSurf, the digital surf for accessibility,” and the free training materials he has begun to offer. 01/17/2022 Jan 23, 2022

Show notes

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: Email: info@dSurf.net

Web: https://dSurf.net/

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

Twitter: @dSurfDan

Skype: dan.clark.trainer

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dSurf

Tek Talk welcomes back Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell of Pneuma Solutions to discuss the latest info on their product Scribe. 01/10/2022 Jan 20, 2022

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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.

Presenter contact info: Mike Calvo: mike.calvo@pneumasolutions.com

Matt Campbell: matt.campbell@pneumasolutions.com

Tek Talk with Chancey Fleet, Assistive Tech Coordinator at the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library, discussing the library’s many assistive technology training programs 01/03/2022 Jan 10, 2022

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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.

Presenter Contact Info Chancy Fleet: Assistive Tech Coordinator at the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library

Email: chanceyfleet@nypl.org

Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop, Program Manager, Windows Engineering, to discuss using Windows 11 with a Screen Reader. 12/13/2021 Dec 16, 2021

Show notes

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.

Presenter Contact Info Jeff Bishop: Program Manager, Windows Engineering

Email: Jeff@jeffBishop.com

Tek Talk welcomes a panel from our Tek Talk Planning Team to discuss the reading of print. 12/06/2021 Dec 13, 2021

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As blind people, how do we go about getting print items read? Do we use apps like Supersense? Do we use services like AIRA, or BE My Eyes? If we have low vision, do we use Magnifiers? Or do we still use human beings to help us with printed materials? Our Tek Talk team will be in place on Monday December 6 to give us some ideas. We also want you to participate with your ideas as well.

Zoom invitation

The Zoom meeting invitation for this Training Class is the following:

Hi there,

Larry Gassman and Alan Lemly are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Tek Talk welcomes a panel from our Tek Talk Planning Team to discuss the reading of print.

Tek Talk welcomes Denise Russell with Speak To Me Catalog and Dawn Brush with Pampered Chef in part 3 of our 2021 Stocking Stuffers. 11/29/2021 Dec 05, 2021

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Denise Russell of Speak To Me Catalog will present from 8 to 8:30pm Eastern. We are very happy once again to welcome back Denise Russell the Founder of Speak To Me Catalog. This fine company was founded in July of 1994. Denise and her late husband and dear friend Seth worked tirelessly over the years to expand this fine company. This year once again, Denise will discuss her products for the holiday season.

Dawn Brush, independent Pampered Chef Consultant, will present from 8:30 to 9pm Eastern. As a person who was born premature, Dawn has been blind since birth. She received all of her education in South Dakota where she attended the SD School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, graduated from public high school and received a degree from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD. Five months ago, Meadow, her third guide dog from GEB, and Dawn began their strong bond and working relationship. Meadow shares her days with Snickers and Hazel, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, who help to make Dawn’s life complete. After several career opportunities, she retired eight years ago to assist her parents. Dawn currently enjoys her role as an Independent Pampered Chef Consultant where her goals are fundraising for various organizations and assisting blind and visually impaired persons to enhance their cooking experience by finding products that work best in their kitchens. Through November 29th, several products are discounted and have no shipping charge. Dawn looks forward to visiting with Tek Talk on the 29th, and she’ll introduce us to some of her favorite products.

Presenter Contact info:Denise Russell and Speak To Me Catalog Website: www.speaktomecatalog.com/

Email: customer.service@speaktomecatalog.com

Phone: 800-248-9965

Dawn Brush, independent Pampered Chef consultant Website: www.pamperedchef.com

Email: dbrush@nvc.net

Phone: 605-380-1588