Technology Events

Thanks to everyone who attended our Freedom Scientific seminar on Friday July 13th, either in person or virtually, using our audio stream or interacting with our live tweet facility.   Lots of information was given during the two-hour presentation, and you can now access the slides from the event if you want to get all …Read More about Freedom Scientific Presentation slides now available

In association with VICS, the Visually Impaired Computer Society we are delighted to announce details of a one-day workshop, aimed to introduce the free and open source screen reader NVDA. The workshop takes place at NCBI’s Training Centre, on Whitworth Road on Saturday June 9th, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. From its beginnings in …Read More about Announcing an exciting workshop to explore the free NVDA Screen Reader!

We are delighted to announce the re-scheduled visit of Humanware, who are coming to NCBI regional offices on the week of April 16th. Come and see the latest in magnification with the Connect12. This lightweight, sturdy and extremely portable device offers a 12-inch full HD touch screen tablet, to capture images and text at various …Read More about Announcing Humanware’s re-scheduled visit to NCBI Centres!

NCBI in association with ChildVision are delighted to invite you to join us for a technology exhibition and concurrent workshops to be held at ChildVision, National Centre for Blind Children, Gracepark Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 on Wednesday May 9th (12.00 noon to 7.00pm) and Thursday May 10th (10.00am to 3.00pm). This event is free of …Read More about ‘Enabling Educational Pathways to Digital Literacy’; Wednesday May 9th and Thursday May 10th 2018