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20240119 In Perspective Originally Broadcasted January 19, 2024, on ACB Media 5   This episode featured Dan Spoone, ACB Executive Director   Sponsored by Branco Events

20240118 Book Match Originally Broadcasted January 18, 2024, on ACB Media 5   One of my greatest joys is connecting books with people who love them. Participants told me about their reading preferences (formats, genres, favorite authors) etc. and I'll do my best to supply book recommendations you'll love.

20240118 Vispero Presentation–Five Folder Management Tips in Windows 11 with JAWS Originally Broadcasted January 18, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants learned how to manage folders and files in Windows 11 with JAWS. We showed attendees how to create folders, move, copy, and organize  files, plus reset folder options and more.   Sponsored by Vispero

20240118 I Love Braille Originally Broadcasted January 18, 2024, on ACB Media 5   This month's polestar, Marsha Summer, shared her experience with learning and using braille.   Sponsored by East Bay Center for the Blind Subscribe to the I Love Braille email list. Access Archives Email Vileen Shah

20240117 Its Electric Originally Broadcasted January 17, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants talked about the small kitchen appliances they love so much: from blenders to Instant Pots and everything in between! Attendees brought their questions, tips, resources, recipes and accessible appliance recommendations!

20240116 Helpful Hints on Using Homophones Originally Broadcasted January 16, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined Mary Haupt to learn about homophones — words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. Examples: "W A Y", "W E I G H", and "W H E Y" or "W A I T" and "W E I G H T".

20240116 Unmute Presents Originally Broadcasted January 16, 2024, on ACB Media 5   The Unmute Presents team was ready to resolve your tech queries or guide you to find answers yourself, across Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.   Sponsored by Unmute Presents Access Unmute Presents Podcasts

20240116 Herbies Community Cooking Corner Originally Broadcasted January 16, 2024, on ACB Media 5 This time: Chocolate Fudge Cake If cooking along, you need the following: for the cake: o 2 cups all-purpose flour o 2 cups sugar o 2 sticks butter o 1 cup water. o 5 Tablespoons cocoa powder o 2 eggs o 1/2 cup buttermilk o 1 teaspoon baking soda o 1 teaspoon vanilla for the fudge icing: o 1 stick but...

20240115 Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Originally Broadcasted January 15, 2024, on ACB Media 6   Participants came together and shared how Dr. King has influenced us. Share a Speech, article or book of Dr. Kings and tell us what it means to you.   Sponsored by: The Multicultural Affairs Committee

20240115 BlindShell 101 and Beyond Originally Broadcasted January 15, 2024, on ACB Media 5   BlindShell Classic 2 is an accessible cell phone with tactile buttons. Whether you are a new user or are curious about its many features, participants joined Diane Ducharme for an instructional session about how to use the device.   Sponsored by BlindShell USA

20240115 BITS on the Rim Originally Broadcasted January 15, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Just when you thought BITS couldn’t get any better, participants joined the BITS Leadership team, as President Jeff Bishop announced the next big thing for BITS Members.   Sponsored by: Blind Information Technology Specialists

20240115 Get the Scoop Originally Broadcasted January 15, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined Kaila and Bel to tell the story behind their answer to the Daily question. Attendees chose one of the previous week's questions and gave us the full scoop!

20240115 Sports Roundtable Originally Broadcasted January 15, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined the Sports Spelunkers as they highlighted the wonderful, wide, and wacky world of (primarily) US team sports.

20240113 ACB Home, Garden, and Agriculture–Historical Blind Farmers   Peggy joined us to talk about historical  Blind people in agriculture.   Subscribe to our email list.

20240112 Its Play Time Originally Broadcasted January 12, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Meka and Cindy welcomed participants to join in for another fun Friday night filled with games and laughter.

20240112 A Blind View Originally Broadcasted January 12, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined Bel for an opportunity to discuss a range of topics on how we relate to the world around us, blind and low vision alike. Remember, your view matters!

Branco Events 20240112 In Perspective Originally Broadcasted January 12, 2024, on ACB Media 5   This episode focused on legal marijuana.   Sponsored by: Branco Events

20240112 Learn Blind Tech with Desiree Renae Originally Broadcasted January 12, 2024, on ACB Media 5   We covered downloading and basic configuration of the audio recording program Audacity. We also touched a bit on some feedback from listeners regarding accessing karaoke-versions.com using NVDA.

20240111 Berl Colley Leadership Institute–Maximizing Your Use of the ACB Membership Management System (AMMS) Originally Broadcasted January 11, 2024, on ACB Media 6   It is time for ACB affiliates to update their membership lists in preparation for the fast-approaching affiliate certification deadline. The importance of completing all the required fields in the database will be emphasized, as well...

20240111 Veterans of ACB Membership Meeting Originally Broadcasted January 11, 2024, on ACB Media 6   We welcomed all visually impaired Veterans from all military branches along with any supporting members to join us for our first official Veterans of ACB membership meeting. This meeting served to introduce our board of directors and answer questions about our facelift from Visually Impaired Veter...

20240111 Vispero Presentation–Five JAWS Settings for Increasing Productivity in Word Originally Broadcasted January 11, 2024, on ACB Media 5   We showed participants how to access JAWS Quick Settings in Word to increase productivity and efficiency. Attendees learned how to set document-specific Speech and ‘sounds Schemes, obtained important formatting information, read tables, set editing options,...

20240111 I Love Braille Originally Broadcasted January 11, 2024, on ACB Media 5   It was a participatory event, in which participants asked braille-related questions and participants answered them.   Sponsored by East Bay Center for the Blind Subscribe to the I Love Braille email list! Access Archives Email Vileen Shah

20240110 ACB Walk Committee meeting. Originally Broadcasted January 10, 2024, on ACB Media 6   Participants joined the ACB Brenda Dillon Memorial Walk committee for their January meeting. Attendees learned how the 2024 ACB Walk is shaping up. Bring your suggestions and questions and help make this year's Walk the best.   Sponsored by the ACB Walk Committee

20240110 Breakfast Recipe swap Originally Broadcasted January 10, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Breakfast might just be the best meal of the day! It doesn’t have to be cereal or eggs and bacon, you can have lots of wonderful things for breakfast. Participants shared their favorite breakfast recipe with us at our next recipe swap!

20240110 Tuning Up Your Tunes Originally Broadcasted January 10, 2024, on ACB Media 5   Participants joined Gudrun Brunot and Lisa Brooks for part 1 of a 6-part series designed to enhance your vocal knowledge and skill. Whether you just want to sing better in the shower, or if you want to level up on your next karaoke performance, we have tips for all levels. If you've always wanted to take vocal...