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TSBVI Tech Tea Time: Cris Cole Rehabilitation Center Smart Start: Accessing Options for Independence at Home and Work
Open Captioned. At Cris Cole Rehabilitation Center (CCRC), students learn in multiple modalities, whether high- or low-tech, for accomplishing their vocational goals. To help students integrate their skills into their home environment after they graduate, CCRC has started an initiative called the Smart Start Studio, an innovative learning lab where students can explore the many choices available to the blind and visually impaired community and make informed choices for their future. The Smart Start team- Community Engagement Coordinator Jessica Glasebrook and Technology Instructor/Smart Start Committee Chair Dustin Boggus- will explore the exciting world of advanced technology and accessibility, as well as classic independent living options that never go out of style.
TSBVI Tech Tea Time: Braille Institute: Access Technology Program for the Blind
Open Captioned. The Braille Institute offers remote one-on-ones, weekly classes and workshops about a variety of access technology topics for blind and low vision clients, along with in person services at our 7 southern California centers. Our workshops, which are one-time sessions about a specific topic, are also open to anyone including families of blind clients and those working with the blind. Topics we cover include smart phone and computer low vision settings and screen readers, smart speakers, braille devices, audio books, and AI aps.
TSBVI Tech Tea Time: Computers for the Blind
Open Captioned. Low cost computers available to students who are blind or with low vision.
TSBVI Tech Tea Time: Guide Dogs – The Seeing Eye
Open Captioned. Melissa Allman from The Seeing Eye speaks about the services provided by The Seeing Eye and shares her experience with service animals.
TSBVI Tech Tea Time: Latest Trends in AT – Irie-AT
Open Captioned. Irie-AT will demonstrate newly developed technologies that are helping to address the ever-changing needs of the modern low vision classroom. Attendees will also get a glimpse into low-vision technologies that are coming soon. Irie-AT Electronic Catalog
TSBVI Tech Tea Time: The Future of Cooking for Assistive Technology Users
Open Captioned. Brava introduces its innovative countertop Smart Oven that empowers assistive technology users with safer, more independent cooking experiences. Attendees will learn about Brava's patented light-based cooking technology, intuitive design, and the software that makes culinary tasks effortless for individuals with disabilities. This summer Brava is set to revolutionize your kitchen with a software update tailored for the blind and low vision communities. You’ll enjoy the freedom to set up and control your cooking entirely from your smartphone, with full voice control capabilities, eliminating the need for the touchscreen. With built-in safety features like guided recipes, staying cool to the touch and automatic shutoff, Brava empowers you to prepare meals safely and independently. The presentation will detail Brava's impact in Massachusetts, demonstrating its effectiveness and versatility. We will discuss our commitment to enhance accessibility through upcoming software updates, explore current and future use cases, address current product limitations, and outline our vision for future accessibility features. The session will conclude with an open call for partnerships to expand Brava's presence in lending libraries and to navigate the funding landscape together, inviting a collaborative approach to increase the quality of life for AT users.
TSBVI Tech Tea Time: Accessible Video Gaming
Open Captioned. Accessible Video Gaming: EVERYONE should be able to shoot zombies! Come explore the basics of accessible video gaming for computer-based, Xbox, and PlayStation. Explore the hardware and software may have accessibility options to enable individuals who are blind/low vision to play video games.
Tech Tea Time: Who is Christal-Vision and the Monarch
Open Captioned. Refreshable Braille no longer must be absorbed one character or row of characters at a time. Innovation and invention has now created Braille technology revealing multiple rows and tactile graphics in refreshable Braille. The Monarch stands alone, while using this technology. Come give it a few minutes of discovery and envision how this Braille could change the lives of your students. You will be able to start here and take next steps to schedule your appointment to touch true literacy for yourself.
Tech Tea Time: Dancing Dots
Open Captioned. Dancing Dots offers technology, educational resources and training to assist blind people to read, write, and record their music. Our products and services foster inclusion, literacy and independence for visually impaired musicians and audio producers engaged in educational, leisure, and professional pursuits.
Tech Tea Time: The CATIS Program
Open Captioned. Northern Illinois University (NIU) has the perfect opportunity for you to do so. We offer a fully online, asynchronous course that meets the ACVREP CATIS Core Domain checklist for all the necessary education needed for CATIS certification eligibility.