Michael McCulloch, Founderof iBUG Today (Blind Users Group) visited with 17 Center members to talk about how their nonprofit formed and the training, social activities, and mentoring they offer. Michael, a former NASA engineer who began to lose his sight in his late 20’s, was impressed with the accessibility features that the iPhone offered and wanted to share this with other folks in the blind community.

From these humble beginnings iBUG currently hosts about 23 no cost virtual programs each month. They also offer one-on-one mentoring for iPhone users and a twelve-week Mac Voice Over course, this program is so good that folks who train others on Voice Over come to take this course. Both aforementioned opportunities currently have waiting lists. If you are curious, I highly recommend checking out their Friday virtual movie night, if you can burn the midnight oil, as they are on Central time.

We enjoyed a delicious lunch of BBQ chicken sandwiches, cucumber salad, potato salad, and an assortment of cookies.