At Ciao, accessibility is at the heart of what we do, and we love highlighting organizations that advance this mission too. This week, we’re sharing CNIB’s trainings to help you use your iPhone better.
This winter, CNIB is offering a training program to help you unlock your iPhone’s full potential. Want to become more independent with your iPhone, master VoiceOver, and optimize your settings day to day? The free programming, accessible to everyone, designed and led by Lyne Dubé, head of the Adaptive Technologies program, is perfect for that!
The programming includes webinars, workshops, and trainings on Zoom to support you at your own pace. Here are a few examples:
iPhone/iPad workshops
The NCIB offers comprehensive workshops to help you be fully efficient with your technology:
- Low Vision Features Series: Built‑in tools like magnification, zoom, color adjustments, and Speak Screen to improve readability.
- Listen with VoiceOver Series: Training to navigate and use apps entirely via the VoiceOver screen reader.
- Calls, Texts and Emails Series: How to place calls, check voicemail, and send texts/emails using VoiceOver.
- Siri Series: Using voice commands for calls, messages, reminders, weather, and more with Siri.
- Web Browsing Series: Browsing, searching, and bookmarking in Safari with VoiceOver.
- Writing Series: Typing, Notes app basics, text editing, and dictation with the iPhone’s screen reader.
- Seeing AI App Series: Using Microsoft’s free Seeing AI app to read text, identify money, colors, and describe scenes.
Click here to see the full list of iPhone/iPad workshops
New to Assistive technologies?
CNIB offers a monthly tech drop-in. Check out the schedule here an register!
Tech Drop-ins are a great way to get help with your devices, from an expert who understands your reality.
Keep learning
CNIB’s website is full of resources (right this way!):
CNIB’s Technology Programs offer training, peer support, and hands-on practice with accessible tech for people with sight loss, delivered online and in-person across Canada.
- Recurring Zoom groups like Tech Drop-In, Tech Talk Tuesday, Tech Connect,
- Intro to Assistive Technology Info Session,
- Wireless Wednesday, and an iOS Tech Support teleconference, where participants learn basics, ask questions, and share app tips.
- There’s also a focused workshop on the Libby app for borrowing eBooks and audiobooks.
- Sessions run on set monthly or weekly schedules, with some offering one-on-one support and demos.