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Banquet of Books Hosted by Joanie Leonard. 10/13/2024

Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday September 8 at 5pm Eastern. This informal discussion of whatever book you’re reading or have recently finished is most enjoyable and a great way to get new reading ideas. You can contribute your opinions and everyone is welcome.

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Tek Talk welcomes Ryan Jones, Vispero Vice President, Software Product Management, discussing the newest features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion Version 2025. 10/14/2024

Ryan joins us this year as we prepare for the official new release of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion version 2025. We will do a review of the key features and hear all about the release schedule and what to expect. As always, there will be plenty of time to ask questions. Be sure to give

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Tek Talk welcomes a panel including Thomas Domville, Marty Sobo, and John Gassman to discuss AppleVis and all that it has gone through this year. 10/07/2024

Presenter Contact Info Thomas Domville Email: thomas.domville@outlook.com Marty Sobo Email: msobo@mac.com John Gassman Email: john1gassman@gmail.com  

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Tek Talk welcomes a panel including Mike Tindell, Chris and Kim Nova, and Tek Talk Planning Team members to take audience tech questions. 09/30/2024

This will not be a session to give the audience specific technical support where we walk you through a problem with step-by-step instructions. We will only spend a maximum of two minutes on answering each question and the following are examples of the kind of questions we want: 1. How do I Braille an at

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Fiction Old and New with a special event with Author Deanna Noriega discussing her book Dogwood Blossom DBC 11736. 10/04/2024

Here is the NLS annotation Dogwood Blossom: growing up Native American DBC 11736 Noriega, DeAnna Quietwater. Reading time 1 hour, 15 minutes. Read by Laurie Coiley Massing. A production of Perkins Library, Perkins School for the Blind. Subjects: Biography of Persons with Disabilities; Family Description: In Dogwood Blossom, the author invokes a simpler time and

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Journey through History meets to discuss Walls: A History Of Civilization In Blood And Brick DB 92383 by David Frye. 10/01/2024

Jana Littrell has generously volunteered some of her new retirement time to leading and programming this group’s discussion, congratulations Jana ! Her first book is Walls: A History Of Civilization In Blood And Brick, DB 92383, by David Frye. Approximately 10 hours in reading time. NLS Annotation Walls: a history of civilization in blood and

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Mystery Book Discussion Group to discuss Stillhouse Lake DB88737 by Rachel Caine. 09/25/2024

The NLS annotation follows: Stillhouse Lake DB88737 Caine, Rachel Reading time: 14 hours, 5 minutes. Carol Jacobanis A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Suspense Fiction Four years ago, Gina Royal discovered that her husband, Mel, was a serial killer. Since then Gina and their two

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Tek Talk welcomes Quentin Christensen, the NV Access Training and Support Manager, to discuss the latest release of NVDA. 09/23/2024

Quentin Christensen has been part of the NV Access team since 2015 after working as an adaptive technology trainer with a major blindness agency for over a decade. As the Training and Support Manager, Quentin is responsible for the NVDA training materials, certification program and coordinating telephone support. Quentin also writes the fortnightly “In-Process” blog,

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Novel Ideas to discuss A Little Ray Of Sunshine DB 115175 by Kristan Higgins. 09/20/2024

As we’ve done the last few years, Novel Ideas will be taking the months of July and August off. Whether you’re going to the summer conferences, enjoying a vacation with family or friends, or just staying home, have a wonderful summer! When we meet in September, we will be discussing A Little Ray Of Sunshine

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Worlds of Books to discuss Still see you everywhere DB119891 by Lisa Gardner. 09/17/2024

The NLS annotation follows: Still see you everywhere DB119891 Gardner, Lisa. Reading time: 11 hours, 37 minutes. Read by Hillary Huber. Suspense Fiction Mystery and Detective Stories “No man truly fears a woman. Not even one who is her father’s daughter. The case was sensational. Kaylee Pierson had confessed from the very beginning, waived all

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Tek Talk welcomes Jonathan Mosen to cover the major new VoiceOver and accessibility features in iOS 18. 09/17/2024

Tek Talk welcomes Jonathan Mosen to cover the major new VoiceOver and accessibility features in iOS 18. 09/17/2024 Read More »

Tek Talk welcomes Joe Alfonso and Kürşat Ceylan of WeWALK to discuss its WeWALK Smart Cane 2. We encourage participants to attend the recording to learn about this product and to ask questions. 09/09/2024

Introducing WeWALK Smart Cane 2. Our most advanced smart cane to date, packed with groundbreaking safety, navigation, and AI features. Driven by lived experiences and the voices of our Community, we crafted the Smart Cane 2 with the goal of creating the ultimate mobility tool for visually impaired people.  It is a smart mobility companion designed to provide sensory, and

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