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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 17, 2020 - Volume 773The Week's News in Access Technologyhttps://toptechtidbits.com/ A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Let Us Show You What Supporting Tidbits Can Do For You. Test Drive A Quarterly Sponsorship Today For Just $325.00 USD.
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If you'd like to learn more, please head on over to the Sponsorship Packages section of the Top Tech Tidbits website at https://www.toptechtidbits.com/sponsorship-packages.html. If you're ready to secure your Sponsorship today please contact Aaron Di Blasi of Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. at: sponsorships@toptechtidbits.com. Greetings,1) Exploring the Edge Chromium Browser and JAWSOne of the events happening on this day when Tidbits appears in your mailbox is this Freedom Scientific webinar to be held at 16:00 GMT / 12:00 PM EDT on 17 September 2020. Register at:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t-ThOTgmR5iSMTyeeFmkAQ 2) Mastering Google Classroom on the BrailleNote Touch PlusA couple hours later, this HumanWare webinar will take place at 18:00 GMT / 2:00 PM EDT on 17 September 2020. Register at:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J0KnmuOzRvif1xqqG5lW_A 3) Inclusive Design 24Our busy day continues. This series of talks started at 00:00 GMT on 17 September 2020 and continues for 24 hours until Friday starts:https://inclusivedesign24.org/2020/schedule/ 4) Accessible Health CommunicationsOur final event for 17 September 2020 is this webinar from TPG and Crawford Technology directed at those who create health content. Starts at 16:00 GMT / 12:00 PM EDT on 17 September 2020. Register at:https://crawfordtech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9EE8K9MwQ-Sz7OzLAQ4wOw 5) Research Like A Pro - Browsing the Web and Accessing Digital Talking Books on the BrailleNote Touch PlusContinuing with HumanWare, this webinar will be held on Thursday, 1 October at 18:00 GMT / 2:00 PM EDT:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dnn_nIV3RrKIw1n79KsoUw 6A) nvMathViewer Add-On for NVDAThis add-on for NVDA and extension for JAWS extends the ability of screen readers to read math. Here is the NVDA add-on:https://tseykovets.ru/download/nvda/nvMathViewer.nvda-addon 6B) nvMathViewer Extension for JAWSAnd here is the JAWS extension:https://tseykovets.ru/download/jaws/nvMathViewer.zip 7) 17 Things You Can Do in iOS 14 That You Couldn't Do BeforeThe new Apple operating systems have officially been released. Here's one person's take on iOS14:https://gizmodo.com/17-things-you-can-do-in-ios-14-that-you-couldn-t-do-bef-1844975020 8) iOS 14 and WatchOS 7, Demonstrations of Some New Features With VoiceOverThis is the Mosen at Large coverage of the new releases:https://mosenatlarge.pinecast.co/episode/4537a82242b34f55/ios-14-and-watchos-7-demonstrations-of-some-new-features-with-voiceover 9) The Accessibility Bugs Introduced and Resolved in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 for Blind and Low Vision Users:Every year, we decide whether to upgrade or wait. This AppleVis podcast will help:https://www.applevis.com/blog/accessibility-bugs-introduced-and-resolved-ios-14-and-ipados-14-blind-and-low-vision-users?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 10) Apple September EventThree adaptive technology experts come together to discuss what's new with Apple:https://www.dr-carter.com/ 11) 'Using The Mouse as a Blind Person and Other Accessibility Tips' on Tek TalkA creative instructor will talk about a range of topics on Tuesday, 22 September at 00:00 GMT:https://zoom.us/j/839935813 12) Navigating a Word Document with JAWS Screen Reader Version 2020 and Orbit Reader Braille Display TechnologyThis is the first of hopefully many instructional blog posts by Ryan Mann:https://technologyisawesome.com/2020/09/14/navigating-a-word-document-with-jaws-screen-reader-version-2020-and-orbit-reader-braille-display/ 13) NVDA 2020.3 Beta 1 Available for TestingThis version brings stability and performance improvements, particularly to Office, and other enhancements:https://www.nvaccess.org/files/nvda/releases/2020.3beta1/nvda_2020.3beta1_changes.html 14) Public Beta of JAWS 2021 AvailableThis new version brings more powerful picture explanations, a Voice Assistant for interacting with the program, and other enhancements:https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWSPublicBeta 15) What's New in Android 11 and What Accessibility Features Have Joined The Ranks?This episode of the Parallel podcast is an interview with two Android aficionados discussing the range of accessibility features in the new OS:https://www.relay.fm/parallel/35 16) Braille Technician PositionThe Social Security Administration is hiring to fill a Braille Technician Position whose assignments would include a broad range of Braille transcription or translation using adapted computers and specialized software to review and prepare materials for distribution. 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