Teleconference
All times listed are in Eastern.
9 am: ACB Presents The Daily Schedule
Join your Community Morning Crew for the question of the day; reading of the daily schedule; and sharing time.
Say to your Amazon device, “ask ACB Media to play 5.”
11 am: Saturday Morning Trivia
Play Saturday morning trivia with Danette and your fellow Community members. Some of these are pretty easy. Some will break your brain. Fun and laughter will be plentiful.
1 pm: ACB Government Employees Open Chat
This call is open to current and former local, state, and federal government employees and contractors who are concerned about their status or looking for resources to assist them with next steps, related to the current administration's nonstop flurry of activity concerning the federal government. Families and friends of this group are also welcome. To encourage the sharing of thoughts, views, and concerns of the participants, only first names will be used and the call will not be podcasted.
1 pm: Friendship Circle
Take your connection to the next level! Participate in smaller gatherings of three to five people in friendship circles and will do them as many times as we can in one hour.
Note: This event is using breakouts. Everyone must identify themselves to participate.
2 pm: Disability Reading Group
This month we're discussing Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths about Disability by Melissa Blake (DB122530). For more information about the reading group
Visit Invisible Books – Resources for Reading Groups
3 pm: Basics With BITS
Join BITS, as we get down to basics, and provide a helping hand to assist you in becoming more confident with your technology. This time, we take a look at how to copy and save text from email, websites and anywhere else. There are easier ways to select text in JAWS and NVDA than you may realize, and more added flexibility when using the Windows, Office and FS clipboards than you may be aware of.
Sponsored by Blind Information Technology Specialists
Say to your Amazon device, “ask ACB Media to play 5.”
4 pm: Tar Heel Tailgate
Join Bel for games, casual chat, and most importantly, lots of laughs. Come spend part of your Saturday with us!
4 pm: The Five W's of Prayer and Much More
Who, what, when, where, why do we pray and more. We will learn from each others experience and sprinkle in additional thought-provoking items to enrich our lives and knowledge of prayer. All are welcome.
6 pm: Grief Journey
We are all grieving for different reasons. Please come and share, or listen in and provide support.
Disclaimer: The purpose of this group is for peer support only. It is not a therapy group; will not be facilitated by a health care professional; and does not report to provide mental health services.
6 pm: Weekend Braille Together - Teddy Braille Picnic
Today’s the day! Join us for our 4th annual Teddy Braille Picnic! Bring an anecdote or poem about braille to share. We will also create a small drawing of a teddy bear using braille characters.
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8 pm: Community Karaoke
Meka and Cindy invite you for another night of karaoke with your community friends. Performances are all pre-recorded. Those wishing to perform should email community@acb.org to be included in the weekly communication.
Note: Please remain muted throughout the evening with only a brief unmuting to provide verbal applause at the end of each performance. Hosts will mute as needed and remove repeat offenders if necessary.
Say to your Amazon device, “ask ACB Media to play 4.”