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Most Recent Seminars

We've reorganized our past seminar list. The most recent 5 seminars are listed chronologically. Additional seminars are organized by topic for your convenience.

1. LinkedIn-New Look, New Features (Thursday, May 16, 2013)

LinkedIn-New Look, New Features Audio

2. iFocus: Spring Tips and Training for the iDevice User (Wednesday, May 08, 2013)

iFocus: Spring Tips and Training for the iDevice User Audio

3. Veterans Benefits: An Overview (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)

Veterans Benefits: An Overview Audio
Veterans Benefits: An Overview Transcript

4. Do You Have the Right Personality to be an Entrepreneur? (Friday, April 19, 2013)

Do You Have the Right Personality to be an Entrepreneur? Audio
Do You Have the Right Personality to be an Entrepreneur? Transcript

5. Simplifying Internet Searching (Tuesday, April 09, 2013)

Simplifying Internet Searching Audio
Simplifying Internet Searching Resources List
Simplifying Internet Searching Transcript

Seminar Topics

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Accessibility and Technology


LinkedIn-New Look, New Features

Simplifying Internet Searching

iFocus: A New Quarterly Series Focusing on Tips and Training for iDevice Users

Travel Applications on iDevices

iDevices: What’s New?

Accessing the Printed Word with DocuScan Plus

Surfing the Web with SAMNet

Accessing Facebook on Your iPhone

iReading on the iPad and iPhone Using the Bookshare Read2go App

Is the iPhone/iPad the Right Technology for Today’s Veterans and Seniors?

Tuning in with BookPort Plus

A Brailliant Way to Stay Social

Movies and More on the Apex

NLS/BARD: Downloading Done Easy

The Keys to NLS/BARD

Cloud Computing Basics - DropBox and Apple iCloud

Skype Me! Using Skype From Your PC and Mobile Device

Preparing Powerful PowerPoint 2010 Presentations for Blind Users (Part 2)

Preparing Powerful PowerPoint 2010 Presentations for Blind Users (Part 1)

Blindness on the Job

Going Ape for Apps - Hot New Accessible Apps for Your iDevice

Everything i

Horizons for the Blind and the INNOVATIVE directionsforme.org!

Office 2010 Suite for Blind Users

Yahoo! for Web Accessibility

Access to Mathematics & Science for Blind Students

FYI on PDAs: Considerations When Choosing a PDA/Note Taking Device

HumanWare: Reading Solutions for Education and Recreation

Using Apple's iPhone and iTouch

Staying Connected with NFB-Newsline®

Connect and Network with Facebook and LinkedIn Using Access Technology

Office 2007, Windows 7 and Window-Eyes

Accessible GPS Overview and Comparison

Staying Safe Online

The Features of the Victor Reader Stream

Sharing Experiences: High and Low Tech Solutions that Help Make My Day

Surfing the Web with Zoomtext

Features of the PAC Mate Omni Accessible Pocket PC

Mobile Access and Your Adaptive Technology

Bookshare.org, Hadley's Virtual Library

Accessible Technology from HumanWare

Experts in JAWS and MAGic

Digital Accessibility in the Workplace

Online Shopping

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Braille Literacy


Fun with Braille

UEB & You: What You Need to Know About Unified English Braille

Braille Literacy - Hadley Style

The Keys to NLS/BARD

The Slate and Stylus: Braille Media's Pen and Paper

Braille Music Technology

All About APH

Braille Exchange

The Braille Literacy Crisis

Connecting the Dots: Celebrating the Legacy of Louis Braille

Braille: Every Day, Every Way

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Business, Employment and Vocational Skills


LinkedIn-New Look, New Features

Do You Have the Right Personality to be an Entrepreneur?

Ensuring Your Success at Work: An Inside Look at the Hiring Process

The Logistics of eBay: Getting Products to Buyers

How to Start a Non-Profit

iReading on the iPad and iPhone Using the Bookshare Read2go App

Blind Vendors: Understanding the Randolph Sheppard Program

People Sense

Who’s on 1st? The Importance of Strong Communication Skills

Networking with Facebook Part 2

Networking with Facebook Part 1

Selling on eBay

Networking with Twitter Part 2

Teamwork: Skills and Characteristics of an Effective Team Leader

Networking with Twitter Part 1

Networking with LinkedIn Part 2

Networking with LinkedIn Part 1

Business Roundtable with Urban Miyares: Inventions

Business Roundtable with Urban Miyares: Self-Promotion

Business Roundtable with Urban Miyares: Partnering with Friends and Family

Blindness on the Job

The Secrets of Writing Attention-Getting Resumes

The Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship Is Here for You!

Home-Based Self-Employment

Self-Employment: Practice Before You Jump In

Career Opportunities for Youth with Visual Impairments

The Secrets of Successful Job Interviews

What Research Tells Us About Obstacles for Blind Job Seekers & How They Overcome Them

Time Management and Personal Effectiveness

The Art of Professionalism

Sharing Solutions: Strategies for Effective Socializing Whether at Work or Play

Self-Employment and Working from Home

The Customer Service Frame of Mind

Seven Important Ideas for Positive Life Change

Successful Business Ownership

Focus on Employment

Digital Accessibility in the Workplace

What Color is Your Parachute? Conversations with the Author

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Cooking and Entertaining


Semi-Homemade Cooking: Convenience Personalized

MasterChef Winner Christine Ha: My Delicious Experience

Microwave Magic

Soup's On

Cookies, Cookies and More Cookies!

NO COOK Cooking!

Comfort Foods Made Easy

Chocolate Chatter: Chips, Truffles, Mousse and More!

Easy Mexican Sizzling "Off the Plate" Dishes

A Round Table Discussion All About Cooking

Crockpots: Slow and Easy Cooking

Holiday Baking: Stirring it up in the Kitchen

Kids in the Kitchen

Backyard Entertaining

Talking Turkey: Blind and Low Vision Cooks Share Tips, Techniques and Accessible Resources

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Family Oriented


Parenting Blind: Tips and Techniques from the Trenches

Focus on the Family

Understanding Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)

All About Albinism

Hope: The Perfect Gift for the Holidays

Let's Talk: Raising a Child with Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

The Grandparent-Grandchild Connection

The Braille Literacy Crisis

Aging and Low Vision

Challenges of a Parent Who is Visually Impaired

Kids in the Kitchen

Braille: Every Day, Every Way

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Health and Medical


An Overview of Deaf-Blindness

Stress Management

Reducing Risk of Diabetes Complications

How Diabetes Saved My Life

PTSD, Depression and Success

Understanding Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)

Sleep, Light and Your Body Clock

Living Well With Diabetes & Visual Impairment

Dog Guides for Multiply Disabled People

SSDI, SSI, & You

All About Albinism

Hope: The Perfect Gift for the Holidays

Age Related Macular Degeneration: Current Research and Treatments

Getting Healthy With Yoga

Managing Diabetes with a Healthy Diet

Harvest the Benefits of Gardening

Healthy Eating: Easy to "Digest" Information We Can All Use

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Independent Living


Veterans Benefits: An Overview

The Ladies Lounge

Perfectionism in Relationships

Blueprint for Seamless Services: Building Blocks of Vision Rehabilitation

The Keys to Successful Nondriving

The Independent Airport Traveler

Decorating with Nature's Bounty: Ideas for Using Natural Elements for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Older Blinded Veterans and the Future

Transitioning From the Military to Society

iReading on the iPad and iPhone Using the Bookshare Read2go App

Parenting Blind: Tips and Techniques from the Trenches

Reducing Risk of Diabetes Complications

Orientation & Mobility: The Basics

People Sense

Where Did I Put It?

Have You Looked in the Kitchen Drawer? (A Process/Sensory Approach to Rehabilitation)

Confidence You Can Count On

All About APH

Sleep, Light and Your Body Clock

Jumpstarting Your Social Life

Living Well With Diabetes & Visual Impairment

Horizons for the Blind and the INNOVATIVE directionsforme.org!

Dog Guides for Multiply Disabled People

SSDI, SSI, & You

Shopping Without Dropping

Dog Guide Tales

Yes You Can: Harry Cordellos Tells How!

The Straight Skinny About Self-Esteem

Choosing A Rehabilitation Center

Two Kinds of Light: Friend and Foe

College Bound: Are you Ready?

Sharing Solutions: Strategies for Effective Socializing Whether at Work or Play

Surviving: Strategies and Techniques for Self Defense

On the Road Again: Travel Planning, Techniques and Tips

Aging and Low Vision

Dating - the Basics and Beyond

Challenges of a Parent Who is Visually Impaired

Seven Important Ideas for Positive Life Change

Interior Design and Organization

Is a Guide Dog for Me?

Backyard Entertaining

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Survival

Online Shopping

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Recreation and Leisure


The Paralympics Experience

iReading on the iPad and iPhone Using the Bookshare Read2go App

Woodworking Roundtable

Sailing for Summer Fun

Everything Recreation

Fishing: Don't Let the Big Ones Get Away!

Operation Mission Vision - A Return to Normalcy through Sports and Physical Activity

Braille Music Technology

Ted Hull & The Wonder Years

Sports, Recreation and Physical Activities for People who are Blind and Visually Impaired

Holiday Crafts from Creation to Presentation

Fishing with Lawrence Euteneier on the Blind Fishing Boat

Skiing the fun and safe way

Woodworking Techniques- Selecting and Using Routers and Router Tables

Sawdust 101 - Adaptive Techniques for Blind Woodworkers

Harvest the Benefits of Gardening

Recreation from Watching T.V. to Mountain Climbing

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About Hadley


The Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship Is Here for You!

Hadley Overview

High School Discussion: Hadley's Diploma Program

Bookshare.org, Hadley's Virtual Library

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And More


Hadley Celebrates Constitution Day!

Operation Mission Vision - A Return to Normalcy through Sports and Physical Activity

The World Blind Union Today

The Story of Thunder Dog

The U.S. Experience from a Chinese Perspective

Visit China Online - Vision Impairment and China

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