You are invited to the CCB’s GTT Zoom meetings where we focus in on the technology needs and concerns of Canadians who are blind or low vision. The calls will take place over the accessible Zoom Conference system, which will allow participants to dial in using their landline phones, smart phones, or computers. You will find the Zoom link and phone numbers below the meeting listings. Please pay special attention to the “(NOTE)” notation after some of the meeting listings.
(Information on how to Join the various meetings is located towards the end of this document)
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Mondays
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CCB-GTT MONDAY OPEN CHAT
Monday January 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2024
1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific:
Host, David Greene
Join us each Monday as we discuss and share the tech topics of greatest interest and concern within our community. Come and ask your questions, network with others and share your knowledge and tips.
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Tuesdays
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CCB-GTT MAC USER’S GROUP
Tuesday January 2 & 9, 2024
2:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM Pacific:
Hosts/Presenters: Kim Kilpatrick and Wayne Antle
This group is for people who are using Mac computers. The room opens at 1:30 Eastern to give anyone who needs it, some extra help before the meeting starts.
(NOTE): Registration is required. Please e-mail gtt@ccbnational.net
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CCB-GTT NORTHERN ONTARIO AND RURAL CALL
Tuesday January 16, 2024
7:00 PM Eastern/4:00 PM Pacific:
Hosts: Dorothy Macnaughton and Brian Bibeault
We will be sharing “new” tech ideas, things one may have received for Christmas or wish they might have received. Everyone from across Canada is welcome to attend.
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Wednesdays
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CCB-GTT Unseen Touch Screen Course Session 15 with Michael Feir
Wednesday January 3, 2024,
1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific:
Host: Kim Kilpatrick
Presenter: Michael Feir
Description: Your iPhone is constantly checking for new information. Apps running in the background can interrupt you with notifications. So can calls and messages from people. Thankfully, Apple has provided tools to help deal with this effectively. We will discuss notifications settings in detail. These let you decide whether and how apps can inform you of things in normal circumstances. Meanwhile, focus settings let you determine what and who can interrupt you at a given time. Between these groups of settings, you can be in control of interruptions to your daily life from your iPhone.
This course is based on the second edition of Michael Feir’s free e-book, Personal Power: Getting the Most From iOS as a Totally Blind User. This book can be downloaded in several formats from: Michael Feir’s Blog: April 2022
People who have trouble downloading the book in the format of their choice should email Michael directly at: Michael.feir@gmail.com
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CCB-GTT BACK TO BASICS CALL
Wednesday January 10, 2024
1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific:
Hosts: Kim Kilpatrick
In this call, any and all questions are welcome! If there is something you’ve always wanted to know but thought it was too basic to ask, bring your questions and curiosity to the group. Also, this month we wonder, what is the best piece of tech advice you have ever received?
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CCB-GTT Q & A WITH MICHAEL FEIR
Wednesday January 17, 2024
1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific:
Host: Kim Kilpatrick
Presenter: Michael Feir
Join Michael for his very popular Q and A session. Come with all of your questions about iDevices and Voiceover.
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CCB-GTT ANDROID USERS GROUP
Wednesday January 17, 2024
7:00 PM Eastern/4:00 PM Pacific:
Hosts: Tracy Mousseau and Matthew Lorentz
Topic: We will have a presenter on the Smart Vision 3 Android phone.
Tracy and Matthew have put this group together to share their experiences navigating Android devices. We welcome the input from users of all experience levels so we can learn together. Please make sure your device in which you will be signing into the Zoom meeting has your proper name, so the host will recognize you and let you into the meeting.
(NOTE): Registration required, A different zoom room is used. Details given to those who register. Email: aaug.canada@gmail.com
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CCB-GTT LOW TECH TIPS AND TRICKS CALL
Wednesday January 24, 2024
1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific:
Hosts: Corry Stuive
Come join us as we once again share our low-tech tips and tricks. We’ve discussed locator dots, Braille labels, marking things using elastics, and much more. Come and ask your low-tech questions and share your tips with us.
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CCB-GTT INTERVIEW SERIES
Wednesday January 31, 2024
1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific:
Host, David Greene
Join David as he interviews a special guest.
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Thursdays
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CCB-GTT BRAILLE DISPLAY USERS GROUP
Thursday January 4, 2024
2:00 PM Eastern/11:00 AM Pacific:
Host: Kim Kilpatrick
Topic: A variety of presentations and time for general Q and A.
If you are using an electronic Braille display, come join us to ask questions, share tips and tricks, and get the most use out of your device.
(NOTE): Registration required. Please e-mail: gtt@ccbnational.net
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CCB-GTT ATLANTIC CALL
Dates TBA, Contact David Greene for more info.
8:00 PM Atlantic/8:30 PM NDT:
Host: David Greene
Description: This is a group for those living in Atlantic Canada. To find out more and to register please e-mail David.gtt@ccbnational.net
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Fridays
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CCB-GTT FRIDAY OPEN TECH CHAT
Friday January 5, 12, 19, & 26 2024
1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific:
Host, Shelley Morris and Nolan Jenikov
Join us each Friday as we discuss and share the tech topics of greatest interest and concern within our community. Come and ask your questions, network with others and share your knowledge and tips.
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CCB-GTT SMALL GROUP WORKSHOPS
Dates and times to be announced based on Demand, Contact David Greene for more info.
Instructor: David Greene
Siri, Sending Messages and Emails, Making Phone Calls and Viewing Contacts, Setting Reminders and Alarms, Getting Directions and Maps, Playing Music and Podcasts, Setting Timers and Countdowns.
(NOTE): registration required. This group is limited to a maximum of 10 persons.To register email david.gtt@ccbnational.net
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Not Tech but may be of interest…
Accessible Libraries, the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC), Alternate Education Resources Ontario (AERO), Braille Literacy Canada (BLC), the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), the CNIB Foundation, the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS), and the Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) are pleased to collaborate on a celebration of World Braille Day for the month of January. Highlights include…..
Thursday January 11, 2024 – 1:00 Pm Eastern (10:00 AM Pacific)
Building Community Through Accessible Programming
Join us for a discussion with Chancey Fleet, Assistive Technology Coordinator from the New York Public Library,
Thursday January 18 2024 – 1:00 PM Eastern (10:00 AM Pacific)
We have a panel discussion with writers who are blind/low vision including Andrew Leland author of the Country Of The Blind.
Saturday January 20, 2024 – 1:00 PM Eastern (10:00 AM Pacific)
We present a panel of arts content creators to talk about how they use braille in the creative process.
For more information and to register for events click here
https://nnels.ca/world-braille-days-wbd-2024
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Additional Resources:
CCB-GTT PODCASTS
You can subscribe to the CCB Podcast feed by searching for CCB/Canadian Council of the Blind Podcast on the Victor Reader Stream, or your favourite smart device Pod Catcher. You can use this link to the originating distribution source. https://ccbpod.podbean.com/
(NEW THIS MONTH): #125, A demonstration of Preplexity with Nolan Jenikov & #126, Unseen Touch Screen Course, Session 14 with Michael Feir
(NOTE): Unseen Touch Screen Course, Session 15 with Michael Feir, will be available on or before January 5th.
CCB-GTT TECH SUPPORT LIST
CCB sponsors a GTT email support list to provide help and support with technology for blind and low vision Canadians. To subscribe to the email list, send an empty email to: GTTsupport+subscribe@groups.io
You will get an email back from the list asking you to confirm your subscription. Simply reply to that email and you are subscribed. You will then receive a second email welcoming you to the list and describing how to use it. You are then ready to post your technology questions and/or answers to the list.
For more information visit: https://groups.io/g/GTTsupport
CCB-GTT BUY, SELL, TRADE OR DONATE LIST
This is a Canadian Group for blind, partially sighted and deaf-blind folks to buy, sell, trade or donate previously enjoyed assistive technology.
To subscribe to the email list, send an empty email to: main+subscribe@CCB-Tech-BuySellTrade.groups.io
(The list will serve as a connection venue only, and the CCB will assume no responsibility for the quality of goods or the value of the transaction(s) between two people, or a person and a company.)
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How to Join Meetings:
You can participate by phone or Internet from wherever you are: All calls listed above, with the exception of the CCB GTT Android Group can be accessed via the following link:
https://zoom.us/j/9839595688?pwd=N01yeERXQk4rWnhvNCtHTzZwdXcwQT09
Meeting ID: 983 959 5688
Password: 320119
Alberta One tap mobile for Smart Phones:
+15873281099,9839595688#
BC One tap mobile for Smart Phones:
+17789072071,9839595688#
Manitoba One tap mobile for Smart Phones:
+12045151268,9839595688#
Montreal One tap mobile for Smart Phones:
+14388097799,9839595688#
Toronto One tap mobile for Smart Phones:
+16473744685,9839595688#
Direct Dial:
Alberta: +1 587 328 1099
BC: +1 778 907 2071
Manitoba: +1 204 515 1268
Montreal: +1 438 809 7799
Toronto: +1 647 374 4685
CONTACT US:
David Greene, CCB GTT Accessibility Trainer
1-877-304-0968 Ext 509
Nolan Jenikov
1-877-304-0968
Corry Stuive, CCB National Program Coordinator
1-877-304-0968 Ext 550
GTT Program blog and resources 