Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 8, 2019 - Volume 717
The Week's News in Access Technology
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1) Useful Blog and Training Services
WebFriendlyHelp is an adaptive tech training business. The blog receives weekly posts that are informative:
https://webfriendlyhelp.com/blog/
2) August 2019 Accessworld
The Latest AccessWorld includes discussion of FreshBooks, an accessible accounting software package, an introduction to the team and workplace chat app Slack, and a comparison of Android text and object recognition apps Speak! and Envision AI, among other articles:
https://www.afb.org/aw/20/8
3) Why I carry an iPhone and an Android phone
This article with comments attached comes from Android Central
https://www.androidcentral.com/why-i-carry-iphone-and-android-phone?utm_source=ac_tw&utm_medium=tw_card&utm_content=77891&utm_campaign=social
4) Free Introduction to Accessibility Course
For a bit longer, Microassist is offering its very basic accessibility course for free:
https://www.microassist.com/courses/introduction-to-accessibility/
5) JAWS and Zoom
Freedom Scientific has a short webinar on the Zoom Conferencing client with JAWS:
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Services/TrainingAndCertification/FreeWebinars
6) Zoom JAWS Scripts from Hartgen Consultancy
Hartgen Consultancy sells JAWS scripts to enhance performance with Zoom:
http://www.hartgen.org/zoompro
7) Complete List of Google Home and Google Assistant Commands
This list from 1 August comes from CNET:
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/every-google-home-and-google-assistant-command-you-can-give-right-now/
8) The A11Y Project
This is a large list of resources on accessibility:
https://a11yproject.com/resources/
9) Interview with Jim Fruchterman
The Making Better podcast provides transcripts, and this is a transcript of their interview with Jim Fruchterman:
https://www.makingbetterpod.com/2019/07/22/episode-6-jim-fruchterman/
10) Guide Connect. Simplified Computing
Guide Connect from Dolphin Computer Access is an $895 download that lets people who find learning standard computer operation difficult to enjoy the benefits of the computer. A 30-day trial, videos and webinars are available to explore further:
https://yourdolphin.com/en-gb/products/individuals/guide-connect?utm_campaign=GuideConnect%20US%20Launch%20%26%20101%20Webinars&utm_source=email
11) ACBRadio Mainstream Schedule
While many of ACBRadio Mainstream's programs relate specifically to the American Council of the Blind, others relate more generally to blindness and technology, and each program airs many times during the week:
http://acbradio.org/mainstream
12) HIMS on Tek Talk
Get the latest news from HIMS on Tak Talk on GMT 13 August at 00:00:
https://zoom.us/j/839935813
13A) Thunderbird Mailing List Website
This is a mailing list for discussing all things regarding the Windows program. The official list web site is:
https://groups.io/g/thunderbird/
13B) Thunderbird Mailing List Subscription
And you can subscribe by sending a blank message to:
thunderbird+subscribe@groups.io
14) Freelance Journalism on Eyes on Success
Program #1932 is an interview with a freelance journalist:
http://eyesonsuccess.net
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