{"id":4669,"date":"2021-09-01T09:40:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2021-09-01T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:40:57","slug":"learn-about-chromebook-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4669","title":{"rendered":"Learn about Chromebook Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tuesday, September 7, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;via Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chromebooks are versatile and inexpensive computers that let you perform common computing tasks using Google\u2019s Suite of products. They are very popular in education and used by students in school districts across the country. Recently, Google improved on their functionality by adding the ability to install and run Android apps from the Google Playstore. However, Chromebooks do have some accessibility differences that can make them more difficult to learn for screen reader users.<\/p>\n<p>Join the National Federation of the Blind Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access on&nbsp;<strong>Tuesday, September 7, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET&nbsp;<\/strong>via Zoom to learn what the Chromebook can do and how to access its many features with a screen reader. Topics we will cover include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting started with a Chromebook and ChromeVox<\/li>\n<li>Navigating the Chromebook interface<\/li>\n<li>Using Google applications<\/li>\n<li>Installing and using Android apps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take advantage of this free opportunity.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nfb.org\/civicrm\/mailing\/url?u=22726&amp;amp;qid=5931095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nfb.org\/civicrm\/mailing\/url?u%3D22726%26amp;qid%3D5931095&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1630589309000000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFRMcCowyS0PZSMtS4V5ToyZJgoiw\">Register today!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Accessibility boutiques and seminars are workshops presented by our access technology experts that provide introductions to accessibility best practices and the latest trends in access tech.&nbsp;Learn more about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nfb.org\/civicrm\/mailing\/url?u=22735&amp;qid=5931755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nfb.org\/civicrm\/mailing\/url?u%3D22735%26qid%3D5931755&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1630589309000000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEqUDmynzvFpG5QwQ9k4fO_3NwXgA\">Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4669\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, September 7, from 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET&nbsp;via Zoom Chromebooks are versatile and inexpensive computers that let you perform common computing tasks using Google\u2019s Suite of products. 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