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20220823 Herbie’s Cooking Corner Originally Aired August 23, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Making Cindy Hollis’s famous potato salad. Cindy Sunshine Hollis joined Herbie and Tori live. Dial 662-443-2664 for the ingredients list. Subscribe to the ACB Cooks email list Email the ACB Cooks Find Herbie's Cooking Corner on YouTube

20220823 Unmute Presents Originally Aired August 23, 2022, on ACB Media 5   Listeners join us each week as we share updates on the Access Technology Community and answer your questions regarding iPhones, Androids, Mac, and Windows. We also give your insight into new apps; helpful information to stay up to date on accessibility technology; and the best podcasts to listen to. Sponsored by Unmute Pre...

20220821 In the Kitchen with Courtney Originally Aired August 21, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Making Ruby Tuesday’s apple salad. Dressing ingredients: • 1/4 cup mayonnaise • 1/4 cup sour cream • 2 Tbsp. Splenda or sugar • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice Salad ingredients: • 1 diced red apple • 1 diced Granny Smith apple • 1/3 cup chopped celery • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans • 1/3 cup dried cherries or cra...

20220820 Stars, Staterooms, and Stowaways Originally Aired August 20, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Listeners met Gary Glading, author of Stars, Staterooms, and Stowaways. Hear about the celebrities he has interviewed on cruise ships. Listen to humorous stories about passengers. Hear about the animals he rescued and brought on the ships before 911. Gary recently put his book in an audio format. There was t...

20220819 It’s Play Time Originally Aired August 19, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Meka and Cindy welcomed listeners to join in for another fun Friday night filled with games and laughter.

20220818 Financial Sense¢ Originally Aired August 18, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Do you love a good sale? Tis the season for back-to-school sales. We talked about the things you can find on sale this time of year. We also talked about ways our budgets change as we transition from summer to fall and how we may be able to take advantage of those changes to boost our savings. Sponsored by Penny Forward

20220818 New Teaching Method for Blind Piano Students Originally Aired August 18, 2022, on ACB Media 5 A demonstration of how patterned music is and how learning chords and concepts expedite the learning curve. Sponsored by Blind Piano Lessons

20220818 Vispero Presentation Originally Aired August 18, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Liz showed listeners how to use the flexible web feature in JAWS to improve their web browsing experience. Sponsored by Vispero

20220817 Untangling Transportation – Taming Transit in Your Town Originally Aired August 17, 2022, on ACB Media 6 Public transportation, paratransit, and community accessibility are local issues that impact all of us. With most of the decision making happening locally, advocacy always happens at the local level. That means that it’s up to individuals living in communities and local ACB chapters to...

20220816 Games to Play with Lady A Originally Aired August 16, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Listeners joined Lucy for a discussion of games you can play with your Amazon Echo Device. New games were discussed. Listeners were encouraged to bring their own suggestions.

20220816 Herbie’s Cooking Corner Originally Aired August 16, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Making too much chocolate cake. For the cake: • 1 pack chocolate fudge cake mix • 1 pack instant chocolate pudding • 3/4 cup vegetable oil • 1 cup sour cream • 1/2 cup water • 4 eggs • 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips For the chocolate glaze: • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips • 1/2 tbsp corn syrup • 4 tbsp butter Greased...

20220816 Unmute Presents Originally Aired August 16, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Listeners join Michael and Marty each week as they share updates on the Access Technology Community and answer your questions regarding iPhones, Androids, Mac, and Windows. We give your insight into new apps; helpful information to stay up to date on accessibility technology; and the best podcasts to listen to. Sponsored by...

Episode Notes Lively Latin: A lively introduction to Latin and its effect on everyday English. Lessons in Mythology will be included. Class notes can be found at: https://bit.ly/3sX3c2D

20220815 Sports Roundtable Originally Aired August 15, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Listeners joined the Sports Spelunkers as they highlighted the wonderful, wide, and wacky world of (primarily) US team sports.

20220814 In the Kitchen with Courtney and Kerry Originally Aired August 14, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Making roasted vegetable burritos. Ingredients: • 1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain white rice • 1 tsp salt • 1/2 Tbsp chili powder • 1 zucchini • 1 red onion • 1 red bell pepper • 8 oz. mushrooms • 1 large, sweet potato • any other vegetables of your choice • 1/2 tsp salt • 1/2 tsp ground cumin • 1/2 tsp...

20220813 Doing Braille Digitally Originally Aired August 13, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Herbie presented on using braille screen input on your iOS device. Android users are welcome to join to provide insight on using braille screen input on Android. Discussions were on all things relating to using braille with a braille display. Navigation and productivity tips; use with Windows, iOS, and Mac; individua...

20220813 ACB Home, Garden, and Agriculture – Food security Originally Aired August 13, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Our guest was a Holocaust survivor who lived in a concentration camp as a child. She discussed sourcing food during the most difficult of times. She also talked about resilience; her experiences as a person who developed low vision later in life; and how she still greatly enjoys gardening. S...

20220812 It’s Play Time Originally Aired August 12, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Meka and Cindy welcomed listeners to join in for another fun Friday night filled with games and laughter.

A few state affiliates have already held hybrid conventions, and others are planning them. We focused on two prominent issues surrounding hybrid conventions. First, what are the advantages of holding a convention with both an in-person and remote component? Second, what concerns does a hybrid convention present, and how might an affiliate best address them? Sponsored by Berl Colley Leadership Trai...

Ron Miller showed listeners five tips for troubleshooting JAWS issues. Sponsored by Vispero

Participants asked and answered questions. Access I Love Braille Archives Sponsored by East Bay Center for the Blind

Let’s get corny! It’s the season for fresh corn. Whether you buy it at your grocery store or a local farm stand, corn is great this time of year. Listeners shared their favorite corn recipes.

Listeners joined Herbie and Tori for tours of their kitchens. Find Herbie's Cooking Corner on YouTube

Episode Notes 20220809 Unmute Presents Originally Aired August 9, 2022, on ACB Media 5 Listeners join Michael and Marty each week as they share updates on the access technology community and answered your questions regarding iPhones, Androids, Mac, and Windows. They also gave listeners insight into new apps; helpful information to stay up to date on accessibility technology; and the best podcasts...

Episode Notes Lively Latin: A lively introduction to Latin and its effect on everyday English. Lessons in Mythology will be included. Class notes can be found at: https://bit.ly/3sX3c2D