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Novel Ideas to discuss The Ursulina DBC27483 by Brian Freeman. 05/15/2026

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BARD annotation The Ursulina DBC27483 Author: Freeman, Brian Reading Time: 10 hours, 52 minutes Production: Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center Read by: Karen Ray Subjects: Mystery and Detective Stories, Suspense Fiction   Deputy Rebecca Colder’s dark journey to reveal the truth about the Ursulina ultimately leads to an excruciating choice that will […]

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Tek Talk welcomes Janet Dickelman, National Convention Coordinator, American Council of the Blind, to discuss the 2026 ACB Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. 05/11/2026

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Want to know about the 2026 ACB National Convention meeting on in-person dates July 24 through July 31 in St. Louis? Join Janet Dickelman, ACB convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN  to find out. Learn about the General Sessions, the Affiliate presentations, the  exhibit hall, and the tours. If you can not be there in person,

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Fiction Old And New to discuss The book, The Book Club For troublesome  Women A Novel    by Marie Bostwick  DB130925. 05/01/2026

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This book gets a 4.3 rating on Goodreads with more than 100,000 reviews.   The facilitator for this meeting will be LeDon: ledonb@outlook.com.   The Meeting link is at heading level 1.   My review Come and walk with me as we step back into yesteryear. Let us turn to the year 1963.  That was

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Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop to discuss the GLOW Accessibility Toolkit that helps authors, publishers, and organizations produce accessible documents. 05/04/2026

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GLOW stands for Guided Layout & Output Workflow — a guided, confidence-building accessibility experience built for real publishing workflows. The GLOW Accessibility Toolkit helps authors, publishers, and organizations produce documents that comply with the American Council of the Blind Large Print Guidelines and WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The toolkit audits, fixes, and templates Word, Excel,

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Journey through History to discuss The gunfighters: how Texas made the West wild DB129769 by Bryan Burrough. 05/05/2026

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BARD annotation The gunfighters: how Texas made the West wild DB129769 Author: Burrough, Bryan Reading Time: 12 hours, 53 minutes Read by: Fred Sanders Subjects: U.S. History, True Crime, Social Sciences “The “Wild West” gunfighter is such a stock figure in our popular culture that some dismiss it all as a corny myth, more a

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Banquet of Books hosted by Joanie Leonard. 05/10/2026

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Please join us as Joanie Leonard hosts Banquet of Books Sunday, May 10, 2026 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 invites participants to an open forum to share recommendations and techniques for making their household accessible. 04/20/2026

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If you have accessible appliance recommendations, bring their names and model numbers. Anything used in a household is fair game whether it be TVs, washers and dryers, kitchen appliances, etc. We also want to hear about any tips and tricks used to make your household accessible.  

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Tek Talk welcomes Venkatesh Chari, President of Orbit Research, to discuss What’s New with Orbit Research including a new subsidy program. 04/27/2026

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Presenter contact info: Venkatesh Chari, President of Orbit Research Email: v.chari@orbitresearch.com Phone: 888-606-7248 Website: www.orbitresearch.com  

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Worlds of Books to discuss Wild Dark Shore DB127669 by Charlotte McConaghy. 04/21/2026

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BARD annotation Wild dark shore: a novel DB127669 Author: McConaghy, Charlotte Reading Time: 9 hours, 38 minutes Read by: West, Steve, Maarleveld, Saskia, Littrell, Katherine, Mortlock, Cooper Subjects: Suspense Fiction, Mystery and Detective Stories “A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his

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Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison from the Selvas BLV North American offices and Jenny Axler from the Selvas Healthcare international team as they discuss everything HIMS. 04/13/2026

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The primary topic for discussion is about the new BrailleSense 7 which is projected for release this summer.  They will also talk about updates to existing products such as the BrailleSense 6, Braille eMotion and SensePlayer, which are all expected to receive updates before the end of the year. Presenter contact info: Earle’s email: earle@selvasblv.com

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Tek Talk welcomes Jenine Stanley, Community Support Specialist, and Jennipher Wilson, Product Manager, from Aira discussing the new integration with the Meta AI glasses. 04/06/2026

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Jenine and Jennipher will discuss how the new Aira integration with the Meta glasses will change your hands-free experience. They also have news about some new Access Network partners around the US that will make the baseball fans stand up and cheer. Presenter contact info: Jenine’s email: jenine.stanley@aira.io Jennipher’s email: jennipher.wilson@aira.io  

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