In this episode of Next Up with NextGen, we feature a recording from a previous Tuesday Night Huddle event. The topic is spams and scams and how to avoid some of the most common scams out there, especially as someone who is blind or visually impaired. The presenters for this event are Moe Carpenter, ACB NextGen’s Treasurer, and Vika Trussell, Chair of ACB NextGen’s PR Committee. Learn more about ACB Next Generation, a special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind geared toward blind and visually impaired membersbetween the ages of 18 and 40, at http://acbnextgeneration.org/.The theme music for the Next Up with NextGen podcast was produced by Shane Aguilera. The voice of the podcast is Michael Babcock, and the podcast is edited by the Publications Committee and ACB Media.

In this episode of Next Up with NextGen, we feature a recording from a previous Tuesday Night Huddle event. The topic is the Job Search for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Presenter Sara Freeman Smith, a longtime human resources professional and author who is blind, covered a wide range of practical topics related to searching for a job, creating resumes and cover letters, the job interview process, finding a salary breakdown based on one’s experience, and accessibility tools and resources to make the job search more accessible for those in the blind and low vision community.Learn more about ACB Next Generation, a special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind geared toward blind and visually impaired membersbetween the ages of 18 and 40, at http://acbnextgeneration.org/.The theme music for the Next Up with NextGen podcast was produced by Shane Aguilera. The voice of the podcast is Michael Babcock, and the podcast is edited by the Publications Committee and ACB Media.

In this episode of Next Up with NextGen, we feature a recording from a previous Tuesday Night Huddle event. The topic is Notetaking for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The panelists covered how to effectively and easily create an agenda for a meeting. They provided several helpful tips and tricks on note taking on a computer using Microsoft Word or in the body of an email, using the Notes app on the iPhone, AI tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft CoPilot, and Google Gemini, and transcribing Zoom meetings or other audio. They also discussed the accessibility of these tools from the standpoint of a screen reader user. Learn more about ACB Next Generation, a special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind geared toward blind and visually impaired members between the ages of 18 and 40, at http://acbnextgeneration.org/. The theme music for the Next Up with NextGen podcast was produced by Shane Aguilera. The voice of the podcast is Michael Babcock, and the podcast is edited by the Publications Committee and ACB Media.