Technology Programs

Are you new to assistive technology? Want to get more out of your smart device or computer? This Zoom workshop is a 2 for 1! The first hour is devoted to structured learning – focusing on basics and beginner topics. Later on, we'll have a volunteer-led, tech-focused Q&A discussion group dealing with a wide range of questions. Come prepared to swap tips and tricks, share about your favorite apps, help one another and strengthen your own skills in the process. Join us while we figure it out – together! This technology group is hosted on Zoom, every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. Pacific Time.

Are you having challenges with using your technology or do you simply have questions about something new? Join this discussion group with others with sight loss where we share ideas and experiences that might be helpful. Many heads are better than one! The technology drop-in session meets on Zoom, the first and third Tuesday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time

The hosts of the call gather interesting topics from a wide range of applications and devices to bring them to the forefront of CNIB clients. From time to time, guests come live and chat with the group about new emerging technologies that promise to enhance the lives of people with sight loss. Techstravaganza meets on Zoom, every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

Mastery of the computer keyboard is essential for anyone using a computer, especially for someone using a screen reader. With this in mind, we are now offering weekly keyboarding coaching sessions at the CNIB Community Hub on Thursday's.

Due to popular demand, we're adding another monthly dose of our weekly Wednesday afternoon tech discussions. Techstravaganza 2.0 is a monthly discussion group that is joined by members all over the country to come together and talk everything tech. Techstravaganza 2.0 meets on Zoom, on the second Saturday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

Tech Connect is an interactive, engaging and educational program where participants discuss different technologies/apps that can help make life a bit easier! Participants will learn about technologies other participants use and you are then able to ask questions to get help with your own technology/apps. Tech Connect meets on Zoom on the second Tuesday of every month from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Newfoundland Time. 

Sponsored and hosted by the Canadian Council of the Blind GTT program. 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. CCB's Android Accessibility Users Group meets on Zoom, the third Wednesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

A monthly technology group on assistive devices for Kingston-area participants. This technology workshop meets at CNIB Kingston on the last Tuesday of every month from 12 to 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

A monthly technology group on assistive devices for Ottawa-area participants.  This technology workshop meets at the CNIB Ottawa Hub on the first Friday every month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Join us for a CNIB SmartLife open house with Eschenbach! We can't wait to show you what's new at our SmartLife Centre in Ottawa. We'd like to cordially invite you to a special event hosted by CNIB SmartLife, featuring Eschenbach, an industry leader in the accessible technology space with a variety of blindness and low-vision products. Join us for this open house on Tuesday, June 20th. Mix and mingle with an Eschenbach representative, enjoy live product demonstrations of various different devices, and learn more about our innovative new program, CNIB SmartLife Tech @ Home.