Tech and Culture Workshops Online from Andrew Heiskell Library, NY

Below, you’ll find all offerings for the fall.  Just use the link within each listing to register and to receive a reminder about each upcoming workshop. To find out about additional pop-up offerings, email heiskelltech+subscribe@googlegroups.com or contact their tech team to join their announcement list. Email chanceyfleet@nypl.org if you need help or would like to suggest an additional workshop.

Exploring NVDA: A Twelve-Week Workshop

Wednesdays April 3 through June 19, 5 - 7 PM Eastern 

If you already know how to type but need experience with the free NVDA screen reader for Windows, this workshop is for you. We’ll go over setting up and customizing NVDA, accessing help and documentation, working with the operating system, editing text, managing files, going online and more. Please plan to attend all sessions if possible. 

This workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcuuqqz4sHN3gUt8vYNngAOIgwHUyIrJf [nypl.zoom.us]

Voiceover for Mac -a Twelve-week Workshop

Wednesdays April 3 - June 19, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Eastern

If you already know how to type but need experience with the Voiceover screen reader for Mac, this workshop is for you. We’ll go over setting up and customizing Voiceover, accessing help and documentation, working with the operating system, editing text, managing files, going online and more. Please plan to attend all sessions if possible. 

This workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpf-yrqj0tEtZlIeeuEtSRxmAl1YNzS0hZ [nypl.zoom.us]

Voiceover for Mac Discussion Group

Saturdays April 27, May 18, and June 29, 2 - 3:30 PM Eastern

This informal group meets monthly to tackle questions about using Voiceover for Mac. 

This workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpd-qspz8qH9TPI2LGYxFM34_dknY-pxGM [nypl.zoom.us]

Nonvisual Drawing Workshop

Saturday, April 13th, May 11th, June 8th 2-4 (April and June in person, May remote)

For the in-person workshops, please rsvp to chanceyfleet@nypl.org

For the Online workshop, click the link below.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpduyrrTstE9Syiis8tUl-V6n4kh3JoyOS [nypl.zoom.us]

Tools and Techniques for Accessible Cooking

Thursday April 11, 5 - 6:30 PM Eastern

Join us to explore tech tools for cooking with accessibility in mind, including recipe sites, timers, talking scales and thermometers, and more. 

This workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApd-morDIiHNOC6PUn0sDteX2-9K3ASU9_ [nypl.zoom.us]

Intro to Microsoft Excel with Accessibility in Mind

Tuesday April 16, 1:30 - 3:00 PM Eastern

Learn how to enter, edit, explore and sort data, use simple formulas and find documentation, using your screen reader of choice.

This workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcuysqD8tHNKXD-xPRola5C03VsX-gO5M [nypl.zoom.us]

Creating and Formatting Accessible Documents with Google Docs

Thursday May 2, 5 5:00 - 7:00 PM Eastern

Learn to create documents that incorporate headings, links, readable fonts and colors, lists, tables, and graphics. Then, learn how to publish your document to the web so that anyone with a browser can read it.

This Workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcOqhrDMqH9YaoYEO9c5nBI0ETEieTjhI [nypl.zoom.us]

Creating Graphics with SVG

Thursday May 9, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Eastern 

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is a coding language you can use to create lines, shapes, and textures using a text editor. SVG is one of the most accessible ways for blind people to create original graphics.

This workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlc-yoqD0uH9zK_eJTn8Z1ExHbudsXdxlm [nypl.zoom.us]

Building a Tactile Graphics Collection: Finding, testing, and filing images you can reproduce tactilely

Thursday June 20, 7:00 - 8:30 PM Eastern

In this workshop we will discuss places where you can find suitable images, how to look for them with key words and phrases, and techniques for filing your images so you can find them more easily when it’s time to produce them on paper. We will discuss methods for producing tactile images including strengths of each. This workshop will take place online.

This workshop will take place online.

https://nypl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvf-yprD8vHNCZpPrz2gHEB4_PNygRj-MV [nypl.zoom.us]