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12:00 am on October 14, 2025 · a11ynyc (77), accessibility (84), blind (4), nypl (3)

RECORDING – A11yNYC – Literacy Beyond Print: Accessible Reading, Tech and Graphics at the NYPL – Chancey Fleet & Shane Smith

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ISOC LIVEYOUTUBE | TRANSCRIPT | SUMMARY | ARCHIVE | PERMALINK

On October 7, 2025 a the Accessibility NYC Meetup (A11yNYC) hosted a meetup ‘Literacy Beyond Print: Accessible Reading, Tech and Graphics at the NYPL‘. Chancey Fleet & Shane Smith of the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book branch, discussed how it offers New Yorkers who are blind, low-vision, or have other disabilities impacting print reading, a world of literacy options, including the free loan of digital Braille e-readers, new and improved talking book players, tech and arts programming, and the Dimensions Lab for the creation of tactile graphics and 3D models.

The meetup was webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society New York Accessibility SIG.

#Accessibility #AccessibleReading #Braille #TalkingBooks @a11ynyc @nyplheiskell @nypl @AskNYPL @ChanceyFleet @A11ysig #a11y #Captioned 

4:37 am on September 28, 2022 · a11y (127), a11ysig (75), accessibility (84), apps (5), blind (4), screenreaders (1)

WEBCAST OCT 6 – A11ySIG Webinar – Introduction to screenreader.app

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ISOC LIVE

ISOC LIVEOn Thursday October 6 2022 at 11:00 UTC the ISOC-NY Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG) will host a webinar ‘Introduction to screenreader.app‘. The free ScreenReader app, developed by Abra, can be used to learn how to use VoiceOver and TalkBack. Initiated during a COVID lockdown to help visually impaired people to digitally learn how to use a screen reader, now it is also used to create awareness and help other target groups, such as professional developers and testers, how to use a screen reader.

PRESENTER
Paul van Workum, co-founder, Abra B.V.

MODERATOR
Judith Hellerstein, Secretary, A11ySIG

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11ysig-screenreader (open captions)

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3CfLuh6 (closed captions)

REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-A11YSIG

TWITTER #screenreaders screenreader.app @allysig #talkback @googleaccess #voiceover @AppleSupport #a11y #accessibility @isoc-ny #captioned

SIMULCASTS (open captions)
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (+ AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/a11ysig-screenreader

4:16 am on September 7, 2021 · a11y (127), a11yvr (32), blind (4), vr (24)

WEBCAST SEP 28: @A11yVR – Virtual Reality in the Dark: VR Development for People Who Are Blind – Aaron Gluck

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livestream

livestreamOn Tuesday September 28 2021 at 19:00 EDT / 23:00 UTC / 08:00 JST (Wed) the Accessibility VR Meetup hosts ‘Virtual Reality in the Dark: VR Development for People Who Are Blind‘ on Mozilla Hubs. Aaron Gluck of Clemson University will discuss developing two VR game prototypes, The Enclosing Dark: A VR Auditory Adventure and Racing in the Dark, neither of which uses visuals to provide information to the player, but focus on the usually supplemental information channels: audio and haptic feedback.

The session will be webcast live via a partnership with the Internet Society Accessibility SIG (A11ySIG).

LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/a11yvr17 (open captions)

PARTICIPATE VIA MOZILLA HUBS: https://www.meetup.com/a11yvr/events/280442199/ (open captions)

REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=a11yvr

TWITTER: @a11yvr  @aaron_virtual #VR #XR

SIMULCASTS (open captions)
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://youtu.be/pqQWuZyURYw (monitored for comments)

ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/a11yvr17

8:54 pm on September 11, 2013 · accessibility (84), blind (4), google (23), online course (1)

@Google free online course – Introduction to #Web #Accessibility – Lesson 1 preview available

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Google Online Courses will this month present Introduction to Web Accessibility – a course that introduces tools and techniques for web developers to easily ensure that websites are more accessible to users who are blind or have low vision. The free course comprises text lessons, supplemental videos, practice code exercises and a hands-on project.  There is no requirement to do all the coursework so it’s ok just to lurk and look. Basic familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is recommended, and a Chrome browser, as the course uses the Google Chrome extensions ChromeVox and Accessibility Developer Tools.  A preview of Lesson 1 is available. An introductory video is below.

  • View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/qSzHhDE4pH0