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I'm very glad to know that you had access to a Mass at #NFB25. This was not the case for #ACB25 and so I had to take Lyft to a nearby chapel to attend Sunday Mass. I'm glad you were able to attend. Good for #NFB25!!!
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Their talk at #ACB25 was quite good. One thing they confirmed was that the ability to get detailed descriptions has now rolled out to 100% of all Meta glasses.
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Many thanks to @ACBNational for a great #ACB25!!! I haven't been to an ACB convention since 1996 and I had a wonderful time.
#acb25 @American Council of the Blind

Home after a week in Dallas at #ACB25 Overall it was a fun week but I’m wondering if I’m not liking traveling as much as I used to. I enjoy things once I get there, it’s the actual traveling part that’s getting hard for me. No fun at all at the very least.
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@DavidGoldfield Sorry not to see #Bookshare at #ACB25 this year. Also sorry to see many exhibitors leave #ACB25 after only a few days. I guess that’s what happens when both conventions are during the same week.
#Bookshare #acb25 @David Goldfield

I hope you're able to find an appropriate guide. I've so far not gotten Covid, at least that I'm aware of, but getting it could be problematic for me and my wife getting it could be even more serious. Because of this, as well as my desire to protect others, I always mask when I'm out in public and I did so for the duration of #ACB25, even when I was exhibiting at my team's booth. I also met another product vendor who sounded like he was also masked.
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It was nice to meet Venkatesh at the Orbit Research booth and finally get to see all of their products that I've been reading about, such as the Orbit Speak and the Orbit Player. The Orbit Player is nicely built and is smaller than I expected. It could do very well for them but the initial lack of BARD access could hurt sales. I'm not in the market for a dedicated book player but if I were it would be a tough choice between the Evo 12 and the Orbit Player. I also got to briefly take a look at the SensePlayer for the first time and I also liked what I saw. #ACB25
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We had a great time meeting all of you who stopped by our booth at #ACB25. Interest in the BT Braille was amazing. Thanks to all who stopped by to provide feedback about the product. We're also at #NFB25 so if you're there, stop by and say hello.
DG
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At #ACB25, I was disappointed that the hotel didn't provide us with free AIRA access. That caused me to replenish minutes several times as I was using AIRA on my Meta glasses a lot for navigation around the hotel. Using AIRA on Whatsapp worked quite well overall. I did provide feedback both to AIRA and Meta that the AIRA app needs to be a native application on the glasses. I suspect this will happen.
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Absolutely, you as well! I hope to see you again soon! #ACB2025 #ACB25
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I had a lovely time at #ACB25. It was great meeting those of you out here who I've followed for some time and to be able to put a voice to the name, so to speak. Got to walk around the exhibit hall to look at products that I've been reading about for years but which I was finally able to get my hands on for the first time, such as the Monarch and other Braille products. It was also nice being able to stop by some of the booths just so that I could thank people for their life-changing services, such as @AiraVI and Scriptability. I wanted to say hi to Computers for the Blind but, not surprisingly, their booth was so jammed that I couldn't get in and so I chose to move on. It was also great working the @BlazieTech booth and showing people BT Speak and the BT Braille prototype. Before I left for convention, I was considering organizing a Doctor Who meetup for any fans who might have wanted to get together for pizza, having some informal conversation and listening to a DW episode. I decided against it and my brother told me that it would probably wind up just being me and one other person. 😀 I may do it next year and see about the logistics of having a small room for it.
#acb25 @Aira @Blazie Technologies

@ChrisDuffley It was wonderful meeting you at #ACB25. Thanks again for letting me know about the nearby chapel, which I did go to for 11:30 AM Mass. I didn't walk it but it was only a six-minute Lyft ride.
#acb25 @Christopher Duffley - KC1WXP

After I asked about the feature to enable detailed descriptions not being on my glasses, the product manager was happy to report that, as of a few hours before the session, this capability had rolled out to 100% of users (in the U.S., anyway.) After I got back home, I saw there was an update to the Meta AI app and the feature was finally available on my glasses. #ACB25
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In the meta session. If I hear anything interesting and new, I promise it’ll be here. #ACB2025 #ACB25
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I used @AiraVI quite a lot to navigate the Hyatt for #ACB25. It's quite the battery killer, not so much for my phone but for the Meta smart glasses. I soon learned to travel with its case so that I could then charge it after arriving at my destination. I wish we had something like Goodmaps. If we did, I wasn't aware of it.
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Wow, can't even follow any of the convention hash tags with the cake as it says no search results for either #NFB25 #ACB25 or #ACB2025 I literally did the #NFB25 tag in a post, then did a search for that tag, no results. Nice, and definitely broken
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Oka so that last post was delayed. ended up using #Aira with my #MetaGlasses. The freedom I felt just walking along, taking my own bag to security never gets old. #ACB2025 #ACB25
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@ChrisDuffley Thank you so much. That is fabulous. Yes, their Masses are at 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM.
1521 Main St. #ACB25 #ACB2025
#acb25 #acb2025 @Christopher Duffley - KC1WXP

Actually my mom found a much closer church within walking distance (no ride-share needed!) where we'll be attending tomorrow.
stjudechapel.org
It's literally about a half mile or slightly more away. Walk is only about 15 minutes. We passed it on the way to McDonald's for dessert before General Session. #ACB25 / #ACB2025
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Wishing healthy and safe travels for those who are attending the upcoming conventions in person. We'll be in the exhibit hall for both #ACB25 and #NFB25. Stop by and say hi.
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#blind #braille #btspeak #acb25 #nfb25 #btbraille

Freedom Scientific has published info on convention specials.
For #ACB25:
Convention Specials:
Visit us in the exhibit hall to take advantage of our summer show specials. Mention discount code JAWS30 to receive the specials listed below.
• 10% off all Home Annual Licenses and Home Time-Based SMA’s
Special pricing is offered to ACB convention registrants—both in-person and virtually, valid July 2-31, 2025. Register at the ACB website. Call 1-800-444-4443 to redeem.
vispero.com/events/acb-2025/

For #NFB25
Visit us in the exhibit hall to take advantage of our summer show specials. Mention discount code JAWS30 to receive the specials listed below.
• 10% off all Home Annual Licenses and Home Time-Based SMA’s
Special pricing is offered to NFB convention registrants—both in-person and virtually, valid July 2-31, 2025. Register at the NFB website. Call 1-800-444-4443 to redeem.
vispero.com/events/nfb-2025/


ACB 2025 - Vispero

ACB 2025 Convention Activity Schedule Vispero is delighted to be a sponsor and exhibitor at the 2025 ACB National Convention! We’re looking forward to connecting with you in Dallas, TX! Be sure to check the ACB Convention website for information on r…
Vispero
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Headed to #ACB25 in a week. Anyone have any recommendations for a good way to use the phone hands free for Aira and such? I thought about the navipouch, but then figured out it's not open screen, leaving me to wonder just how you make calls once it's in the pouch.
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Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall duriing #ACB25. We'll have the #BTSpeak for those who would like to try it and even buy it.
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This information is for those who are Catholic and who are attending this year’s ACB convention in person. While reviewing the program, I didn't see any
references to a Mass. In light of this, the nearest Catholic church to the hotel is likely
Cathedral Guadalupe | Downtown Dallas Catholic Church
2215 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75201
cathedralguadalupe.org/
It's approximately 1.8 miles from the hotel, about a ten-minute ride.
Here's their Mass and confession schedule.

Weekday
• Mass - Monday through Friday at 12 noon in English and 7 p.m. in Spanish
• Confessions - Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.

Sunday Mass Schedule
• Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. in English
• Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. in Spanish
• Sunday Mass at 12 noon in English
• Sunday Mass at 2 p.m. in Spanish
• Sunday Mass at 5 p.m. in Spanish
• Sunday Mass at 7 p.m. in Spanish
Taken from this page
cathedralguadalupe.org/about/m…
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Cathedral Guadalupe | Downtown Dallas Catholic Church

cathedralguadalupe.org
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I know that previous ACB conventions usually offer religious services. Does anyone know if #ACB25 is likely to have a Mass scheduled? I don't see any mention of this on the convention Web site so I'm assuming it just hasn't been officially announced?
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@vol4life8657 If you registered for the #ACB25 convention as a virtual attendee, we will be having a virtual exhibit in late June. I realize this doesn't allow you to see the BT Speak in person but you can at least interact with us and we'll be doing virtual #BTSpeak demos.
DG
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Some info for those going to #ACB25 next month. I have learned that the Hyatt in Dallas does not require your room key card to access the elevators. I cannot put into words how happy this makes me. I’ve never been able to make those bloody things work, and they are really becoming more ubiquitous in hotels I’ve stayed at over the past few years.
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Blazie Technologies will be exhibiting at the #NFB25 and the #ACB25 conventions. Stop by, say hi and check out the #BTSpeak Pro.
DG
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