Podcasts about blind users

On this episode of Shaun of the Shed, host Shaun Preece explores the hand gestures feature of the Apple Watch, a game-changer for users who are blind or partially sighted. Shaun guides listeners through setting up and using pinch and clench gestures for easy navigation without needing to touch the screen. His practical tips, combined with personal anecdotes from his travels, make this episode an engaging and informative guide on enhancing accessibility with Apple technology.Highlights:Show Open (00:00)Using Apple Watch While Traveling (00:39)“New” Double Tap Feature (01:41)How to Use Hand Gestures on Apple Watch - Intro (02:34)How to Set Up Hand Gestures (02:58)Clench, Tap & Other Gestures (04:51)Activating Hand Gestures (06:16)Taptic Time & Magic Tap (07:35)Raise to Wake Feature (08:06)Hand Gestures Demo (09:45)Show Close (12:19) About Shaun of the ShedShaun of the Shed gives those new to the world of technology a helping hand with everything from using a screen reader or smart speakers to unboxing and starting up a new computer.Host Shaun Preece is an audio producer from Manchester who has a real passion for technology. Despite being born with a visual impairment, Shaun's sight has worsened over the years and as such he has depended more on assistive technology.You can also hear Shaun on AMI's Double Tap podcast, airing weekly at noon Eastern on AMI-audio or download it from your favourite podcast platform. About AMIAMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI's vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.Learn more at AMI.caConnect on Twitter @AccessibleMediaOn Instagram @accessiblemediaincOn Facebook at @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca

Sean Dougherty and Jeffrey Colon are Access Technology Experts who work for the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired non-profit, and they were very active at the XR Access Symposium during a number of sessions focusing on the NSF-grant funded SocialSense XR: Making the Invisible Visible program, doing a review of Vision Accessibility with AR+AI Tools, and facilitating a group discussion about Exploring Accessible VR for Blind Users. This was the final interview from my trip to XR Access Symposium, and a fitting end to my 15-part series on XR Accessibility because we explore both the many challenges of making XR accessible for blind and low-vision users, but also some of the many exciting possibilities for how XR can be used as assistive technologies to help solve real problems. Mobile-phone based AR apps that integrate AI and computer vision features are already seeing a lot of early adoption within their communities, and there's lots of work that's happening on the VR and virtual meeting front (including Zoom) that has the potential to feed into more AR assistive technology features in the future that help make the physical world more accessible. You can read a rough transcript of my interview with Sean and Jeffery down below. There's still lots of work yet to be done with XR Accessibility, but hopefully this 15-part and 8-hour series has helped to map out out the landscape and contextualize the work that has already been done and also what is yet to be done in the future. Again, here is all 15-episodes of this Voices of VR podcast series on XR Accessibility: Shiri Azenkot on founding XR Access Christine Hemphill on defining disability through difference Reginé Gilbert on her book about Accessibility & XR Heuristics Christian Vogler on captions in VR & potential of haptics Six interviews from the XR Access Symposium poster session Dylan Fox on the journey towards XR Accessibility Liz Hyman on the public policy POV on XR Accessibility Mark Steelman on accessible XR for career exploration W3C's Michael Cooper on customizable captions in XR Joel Ward on challenges with government contracting for accessibility and live captioning with XREAL glasses Jazmin Cano & Peter Galbraith on Owlchemy Labs' pioneering low-vision features for Cosmonious High Liv Erickson on intersection between AI & Spatial Computing for Accessibility Ohan Oda on upcoming accessibility AR features in Google Maps Yvonne Felix on using AR HMDs as an assistive technology for blind and low-vision users Sean Dougherty & Jeffrey Colon on the challenges and opportunities in making XR accessible for blind & low-vision users This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality

We chat with Shaun Preece, Host of Shaun of the Shed, a podcast giving those new to the world of technology a helping hand.

Google engineer claims that an AI chatbot is truly sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Some resources to help empower blind users. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error to occur in Google Chrome? Is a specific folder constantly appearing on my phone something to be concerned about? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after updating to Android 12? Earbuds that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Plus, converstaions with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! WWDC 2022 recap. Google engineer claims an AI chatbot is sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Sam Abuelsamid and Apple's self-driving vehicle...? Resources to empower blind users. Why a caller's new SSD is booting up so slowly. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome? How is junk mail filtering into your inbox at times? Chris Marquart and photo filters. Is a folder that's constantly popping up in my phone a problem? How to delete software from your computer? Why is my Surface Pro battery draining so quickly when in sleep mode? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after upgrading to Android 12? Is it worth setting up anti-virus software for an Android phone? Rod Pyle and NASA & UFO's. A reminder that 3G service is starting to become no longer supported on all cellphone carriers. Earbud suggestions that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1902 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/radio-leo Sponsors: go.acronis.com/techguy wealthfront.com/techguy

Google engineer claims that an AI chatbot is truly sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Some resources to help empower blind users. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error to occur in Google Chrome? Is a specific folder constantly appearing on my phone something to be concerned about? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after updating to Android 12? Earbuds that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Plus, converstaions with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! WWDC 2022 recap. Google engineer claims an AI chatbot is sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Sam Abuelsamid and Apple's self-driving vehicle...? Resources to empower blind users. Why a caller's new SSD is booting up so slowly. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome? How is junk mail filtering into your inbox at times? Chris Marquart and photo filters. Is a folder that's constantly popping up in my phone a problem? How to delete software from your computer? Why is my Surface Pro battery draining so quickly when in sleep mode? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after upgrading to Android 12? Is it worth setting up anti-virus software for an Android phone? Rod Pyle and NASA & UFO's. A reminder that 3G service is starting to become no longer supported on all cellphone carriers. Earbud suggestions that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1902 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: go.acronis.com/techguy wealthfront.com/techguy

Google engineer claims that an AI chatbot is truly sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Some resources to help empower blind users. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error to occur in Google Chrome? Is a specific folder constantly appearing on my phone something to be concerned about? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after updating to Android 12? Earbuds that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Plus, converstaions with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! WWDC 2022 recap. Google engineer claims an AI chatbot is sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Sam Abuelsamid and Apple's self-driving vehicle...? Resources to empower blind users. Why a caller's new SSD is booting up so slowly. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome? How is junk mail filtering into your inbox at times? Chris Marquart and photo filters. Is a folder that's constantly popping up in my phone a problem? How to delete software from your computer? Why is my Surface Pro battery draining so quickly when in sleep mode? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after upgrading to Android 12? Is it worth setting up anti-virus software for an Android phone? Rod Pyle and NASA & UFO's. A reminder that 3G service is starting to become no longer supported on all cellphone carriers. Earbud suggestions that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1902 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/radio-leo Sponsors: go.acronis.com/techguy wealthfront.com/techguy

Google engineer claims that an AI chatbot is truly sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Some resources to help empower blind users. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error to occur in Google Chrome? Is a specific folder constantly appearing on my phone something to be concerned about? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after updating to Android 12? Earbuds that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Plus, converstaions with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! WWDC 2022 recap. Google engineer claims an AI chatbot is sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Sam Abuelsamid and Apple's self-driving vehicle...? Resources to empower blind users. Why a caller's new SSD is booting up so slowly. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome? How is junk mail filtering into your inbox at times? Chris Marquart and photo filters. Is a folder that's constantly popping up in my phone a problem? How to delete software from your computer? Why is my Surface Pro battery draining so quickly when in sleep mode? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after upgrading to Android 12? Is it worth setting up anti-virus software for an Android phone? Rod Pyle and NASA & UFO's. A reminder that 3G service is starting to become no longer supported on all cellphone carriers. Earbud suggestions that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1902 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: go.acronis.com/techguy wealthfront.com/techguy

Google engineer claims that an AI chatbot is truly sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Some resources to help empower blind users. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error to occur in Google Chrome? Is a specific folder constantly appearing on my phone something to be concerned about? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after updating to Android 12? Earbuds that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Plus, converstaions with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! WWDC 2022 recap. Google engineer claims an AI chatbot is sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Sam Abuelsamid and Apple's self-driving vehicle...? Resources to empower blind users. Why a caller's new SSD is booting up so slowly. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome? How is junk mail filtering into your inbox at times? Chris Marquart and photo filters. Is a folder that's constantly popping up in my phone a problem? How to delete software from your computer? Why is my Surface Pro battery draining so quickly when in sleep mode? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after upgrading to Android 12? Is it worth setting up anti-virus software for an Android phone? Rod Pyle and NASA & UFO's. A reminder that 3G service is starting to become no longer supported on all cellphone carriers. Earbud suggestions that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1902 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy Sponsors: go.acronis.com/techguy wealthfront.com/techguy

Google engineer claims that an AI chatbot is truly sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Some resources to help empower blind users. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error to occur in Google Chrome? Is a specific folder constantly appearing on my phone something to be concerned about? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after updating to Android 12? Earbuds that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Plus, converstaions with Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle! WWDC 2022 recap. Google engineer claims an AI chatbot is sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Sam Abuelsamid and Apple's self-driving vehicle...? Resources to empower blind users. Why a caller's new SSD is booting up so slowly. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error in Google Chrome? How is junk mail filtering into your inbox at times? Chris Marquart and photo filters. Is a folder that's constantly popping up in my phone a problem? How to delete software from your computer? Why is my Surface Pro battery draining so quickly when in sleep mode? Why does my UI on my Android phone look so weird after upgrading to Android 12? Is it worth setting up anti-virus software for an Android phone? Rod Pyle and NASA & UFO's. A reminder that 3G service is starting to become no longer supported on all cellphone carriers. Earbud suggestions that are similar to the Google Pixel Buds. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Marquardt, and Rod Pyle Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1902 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy Sponsors: go.acronis.com/techguy wealthfront.com/techguy

This month, we talked all things rideshare with Robyn Bradley-Wallen, Founder and one of the moderators of the Blind Users of Uber and Lyft Facebook group. A native of St. Louis, Robyn has served as a member of two advisory committees for her local transit agency; a member of ACB's Transportation Committee; and as Chairperson of the Missouri Council of the Blind Transportation Committee. Robyn and I discussed services like Uber and Lyft; how rideshare companies are being brought into paratransit programs; and some of the opportunities and challenges that these services present for blind/low-vision customers. Your questions are always welcome. Sponsored by Accessible Avenue

Anna has written extensively about products used by the blind community, including IOS 15. This time, she will be focusing on a few iOS 15 features, and then will take questions about iOS 15 in general. So please bring your questions. Presenter Contact Info Email: wadresner@att.net Anna's book at nbp.org: https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IOS15-NEW.html

Anna has written extensively about products used by the blind community, including IOS 15. This time, she will be focusing on a few iOS 15 features, and then will take questions about iOS 15 in general. So please bring your questions. Presenter Contact Info Email: wadresner@att.net Anna's book at nbp.org: https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IOS15-NEW.html

Last week, we learned a lot about what's new in the second edition of Michael Feir's free guide for blind iPhone users. Michael is back to explain the process of creating the guide.

Michael Feir has released the second edition of his guide for blind users of iPhones. He walks us through what's new, and what went into writing it.

Michael Feir has released the second edition of his guide for blind users of iPhones. He walks us through what's new, and what went into writing it. Fern Lulham brings us a story from the U.K. disability community, involving a wonderful charity, and a special day out for Fern. In Partnership with KultureCity, Three Toronto sports venues are taking steps forward to become more sensory inclusive. We chat about this with Uma Srivastava, of KultureCity to learn more about how this can be done. It's the Thursday Buzz with Bill Shackleton. Let's check in with our friends from CNIB SmartLife. Today we're chatting with Corneliu Hoza. Today's Roundtable guest is Host of The Neutral Zone on AMI-audio, Brock Richardson.

For our accessibility story roundup, we chat about how Apple just unveiled a brand new feature that uses machine learning to identify and label every button, slider and tab automatically. Dave Brown has the details.

Episode #16: On today's show, I'll be covering the Federal Trade Commissions' lawsuit filed today against Facebook for illegal monopolization, Google CEO Sundar Pichai's response to the exit of its top AI ethics scientist, Dr. Timnit Gebru & Apple's new screen recognition feature that labels buttons & UI features for blind users using AI & ML. This week's tech-tip is for iPhone users looking to eliminate those pesky keychain loyalty cards while leveraging a digital wallet. *Subscribe to Coffey & Code to be notified when new episodes go live!* Want to support this podcast? Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/support or leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your support means the world to me! If you'd like to suggest a topic to be covered, or would like to give feedback on the show, I'd love to hear from you! Visit https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/messageto drop me a line, or find me on twitter @ashleycoffey_ and instagram @ashleyrcoffey89. Thanks for listening! Special thank you to Just Good Coffee Company, the official coffee partner of Coffey & Code! Just Good Coffee offers a carefully crafted selection of coffee from some of the most revered coffee-producing regions around the world. Their commitment to offering exceptionally good experiences extends beyond just the products themselves, but extends well into the community. Their mission is simple, to offer good coffee, and coffee for good. From cup, to community. That is the sole purpose of Just Good Coffee. Be sure to checkout their newest Culture Collection. These blends are carefully crafted and roasted to perfection, each with origins from within the great continent of Africa. You can find them at justgoodcoffee.co --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coffeyandcode/support

Episode ini akan memberikan shortcut - shortcut penting dalam Macbook untuk pengguna tunanetra. Silahkan kunjungi juga versi audio visualnya di YouTube: https://youtu.be/lu6PpFMAmW4

Disini kita akan belajar tentang: 1. Mengganti bahasa sistem Macbook. 2. Mengganti jenis suara dari Voice Over seperti Samantha, Alex, Damyanti, Daniel, dll. Untuk versi audio visual silahkan kunjungi YouTube saya di :: https://youtu.be/LcfcBdEQq8M

Ini adalah tutorial macbook yang ketiga untuk tunanetra. Pada episode kali ini, kita akan belajar cara mengaktifkan bantuan navigasi yang dapat diakses agar kita dapat belajar tentang navigasi di macbook dengan voice over secara mandiri. Untuk versi audio visual yang lebih menarik, silahkan kunjungi YouTube saya di: https://youtu.be/Kp9y3yEUlEk

Kia ora Mosen at Largers. Here's what we're all discussing this week.   Intro,0:00.000 Some people are locked out of iOS apps,1:05.694 Hurray! Android 11 supports multi-finger gestures for screen readers,4:05.996 Remembering talking clocks from days gone by,12:12.629 Cables for hearing multiple audio sources at once,17:55.328 Any software solution for balancing audio sources?,21:31.306 The joys of VOIP and working from home,24:54.229 Talking clocks,26:37.051 Tipping in America,30:32.413 TV remote problems will a universal remote help?,32:55.102 LearningFace ID,36:06.533 The Tiffany Report episode 2. Making the most of lockdown and robotic vacuum cleaner recommendations,40:36.508 Keeping JAWS on the same audio device even when Windows sets a new default,44:12.677 JAWS Adding a feature to work-around an increasingly common Windows audio annoyance,48:42.824 In defense of cash,51:40.832 A recommendation for the Brydge keyboards for iPad and questions about maintaining cheat sheets in Ulysses,53:41.084 Baseball in empty stadia,1:02:01.517 Anyone tried a new ElBraille?,1:03:28.647 Questions about mixers,1:04:45.212 Talking clock demo,1:13:39.682 Looking for a low cost simple portable recorder,1:16:12.227 Talking clocks,1:19:03.672 Blindness technology pranks,1:21:04.879 The Bonnie Bulletin COVID-19 New Zealand update,1:23:47.239 Sad news for Seeing Eye grads,1:32:45.128 Less intrusive sighted assistance one advantage of the pandemic,1:35:29.239 IRTI,1:41:59.048 More blindness tech pranks,1:43:37.602 iOS text to speech has changed for some but not others,1:44:46.623 New Zealand has the world's longest place name,1:47:43.024 SonicCloud is a hearing assistant for iOS,1:48:49.513 how to contribute to Mosen At Large,1:52:35.613  

I have decided to post today a new demonstration in the podcast episode, related with Health App in iPhone and Apple Watch. Starting with Apple Watch series 4, there is a new feature built-in which work great for me as a blind user. As one whom encountered some heart issues a while ago because a… Continue Reading How blind users make an ECG test on Apple Watch The post How blind users make an ECG test on Apple Watch appeared first on Accessible computer.

We were not sure we would have enough news to talk about this week. Then, thankfully, Amazon decided to announce a metric ton of stuff. This fits in perfectly with our topflight interview with the man himself at Top Dot, Dean Martineau. And we end the show with an all comment section filled "Sound Off", a new tip for Chrome along with food and an auditory odd link in the "Last Word". In The News: A New Feature makes the Amazon Echo Show More Useful for Blind Users All of the headlines from Amazon s big hardware-focused event Related to the talk about voice assistants, Celebrities Will Say Almost Anything on Cameo For The Right Price KeySoft Version 3 for the BrailleNote Touch Plus brings more powerful tools to your fingers First Public Beta of JAWS 2020 Posted with Improved OCR, Form Control Handling, More FSCast 174 Eric Damery previews the first JAWS 2020 public beta, Mozilla to release a new Firefox version every four weeks starting next year Apple to Release iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1 on 24 September; Bringing Many Bug Fixes and Some New Seeing AI adds dark mode, Siri Shorcuts and more Interview: Dean Martineau, Trainer and Author, Dean Martineau, , has been providing the Blind and Low Vision Community with helpful information for more than 700 issues of the "Top Tech Tidd Bits" newsletter. He sits down with J.J. to discuss his new book entitled "windows Keyboard Power User Guide". Hear why Dean feels that these materials are important for refreshing, or maintaining, your skill levels. And don't be frightened by the titles mentioned during the look back at Dean's previous guides, historical documents?, he has produced over the decades. You can find more about Dean, and his training options, at the Top Dot Enterprises website. And you can purchase a copy of the book in the various formats mentioned during this interview. Tip: Open Things Faster In Chrome Chrome is a powerful browser. And it even gets better if you utilize other Google tools and services. J.J. tells us that you can open a new Google Doc by simply typing "docs.new" into the address bar. The same goes for Sheets, Slides and other G Suite services. Joe also passed along this tip about how to force Google Chrome into Dark Mode Sound Off: This week we feature three entries from our comment sections from an article about Talkback, a thought from episode 189 and a viewpoint about episode 188. Airshock has this to say about Talkback and the ability to start it easier on Android devices. While this is a step forward, it's also sad that a simple feature like enabling or disabling your screen reader using voice control is just now coming to Android devices when iOS devices have had this feature for many years, and even macOS has had the same feature ever since Siri was introduced to the operating system sin 2016. Greg Epley had this to say about our conversations on episode 189. I was so disgruntled to hear J.J.'s difficulties signing up for CBS All Access. I myself started with them back in May 2016. I was most likely using IE as my browser of choice then, or perhaps Firefox; anyway, one of those. I am not always the most patient person in the world when it comes to poorly designed web forms since I once created websites. As recently as a few days ago, I went in and changed my payment method and password, and the only problem I ran into was forgetting that not all special symbols are available on TvOS remote keyboard. But I got it straightened out. I am hoping CBS gets this audio description thing worked out in time for Star Trek: Piccard in 2020, but I'm not holding my breath. I didn't really care for Discovery, or Enterprise, for that matter, but I also don't like absolutely everything Star Trek. Orko returns to our feedback section with this comment regarding episode 188. Hi Joe! I was very interested to hear that Ricki (I hope I spelled that correctly) got a Color Star color identifier because I had bought one several months ago. I agree that it is a bit over priced at $450, I also agree with Ricki in that I do not regret the purchase. It quickly became my favorite color identifier, so much so that I sold off all of the other color identifiers I had collected over the years. I will be looking forward to hearing what she has to say about it. Last Word: Things that can go in your ears, things that will make you cover up your ears and something you can put behind your ears. Okay, maybe not that last one. Worst... Cover... Ever! New Device Could Let People Unlock Smartphones With Their Ears Candy Corn Pizza: The Halloween Treat You Never Asked For (Bonus: The first 15 seconds of this track was the stuff of nightmares each time you entered the elevator at the summer NFB convention in Las Vegas This week Amazon brought the fire, and a whole lot of other products, to the news section. Next week, in BBQ 194, we'll see if Microsoft can do the same.

1922 Creating and Using Shortcuts in iOS (May 29, 2019) Show Notes Using shortcuts in Apple’s iOS devices can make many tasks more efficient and simple to perform. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Anna Dresner, author of “Getting the Job Done with Shortcuts: An Introduction for Blind Users”, about her book and how … Continue reading 1922 Creating and Using Shortcuts in iOS (May 29, 2019) →

In this podcast, Alexandre shows you what DoItWrite can help you to learn printed letters even if you're totally blind. This incredible app is available on the AppStore from Apple and it is compatible for iPhone, iPad and iPod. This app will explain you how to draw letters and will provide exercises and even a game to practice. This app is fully compatible with VoiceOver and it is based on VoiceOver hand writing feature. DoItWrite is available on the AppStore here. Please note that exceptionally this podcast is only available in English due to the fact that the presented application was not translated in French. Visit our website regularly to be informed when new Podcast becomes available or subscribe to our Youtube channel. Also, please note that our podcasts are now available on iTunes as well as on Victor Reader. In addition, as a reminder, the Canadialog team can offer private or group training on request on the use of assistive technologies. Do not hesitate to contact our team to learn more about training we can offer. Enjoy!

This Episode of the J.R. Bjornson Anchor Show talks about Anchor's newest update, and how it is not accessible with the iPhone screen reader called Voice Over. I also talk about why I still have a S.D account for my Podcasts.

Want to learn more about the ElBraille a new product available since a couple of month at Canadialog? This podcast is for you! The ElBraille is a full Windows 10 computer that you can bring anywhere. Smaller than a traditional laptop ElBraille can be controlled by using the Focus 14 Braille keyboard. To learn more about this product after listening to this podcast visit the ElBraille product page. Visit our website regularly to be informed when new Podcast becomes available or subscribe to our Youtube channel. Enjoy!

Don’t worry about how much it costs! Just go out and buy it! Tune in to this jam packed VIP where James Oates steps out of his comfort zone to take on the job as host with fellow hosts Joel Ramos and Nelson Régo. Using a Haptic Device, Blind People Can See Microscope Images: A team at Purdue University in Indiana has developed a haptic device that lets blind people feel images generated by a microscope. It has always been a huge undertaking to help the blind understand microscopic images. Sometimes, a sighted person just must describe it, which is problematic sense each description differs, and the blind person can’t always understand the description. Also, tactile images can be created and labelled in braille, but this is labor intensive and requires a sighted individual with the knowledge, time, and skill to do it. This new device is a haptic feedback joystick that plugs into a computer that also has a microscope connected to it. It has been tested on red and white blood cells. The blind person navigates the cell with the joystick, and receives a pushback when encountering a cell wall, and different vibrations when hovering over different textured objects. So far, tests have indicated that a blind person can identify the difference between a white and red blood cell more accurately using this device than by means of other methods. Handheld Scanner Converts Text to 36Cell Refreshable Braille: Cost, About $100: Six women, all undergraduate engineering students at MIT, won last year’s MakeMIT Hackathon by creating a device that can easily change the world for people who are blind. They call themselves Team-Tactile, and they did something that should have been done a long time ago. They created a device that is the size of a candy bar. It has a camera on the back, it runs OCR software, and it has 36cells of refreshable braille on the front. You just move the device, for now called Tactile, over printed text, and it is immediately displayed in braille on the front. Think about what an improvement this is over current methods of taking pictures, waiting for OCR software to convert to text, and then having to have a very expensive braille device connected to whatever you used to take the picture and convert to text. The team only had 15 hours to create this device during the hackathon competition, and it only costs around one hundred dollars. The problem in the braille display market is that no one has been motivated to create anything new and affordable. We are still using technology that is decades old, and the cost for these devices are in the thousands of dollars. It is about time that new options come to those who desperately need it. Only 10% of blind people can read braille, 70% of blind people are unemployed, and 80% of blind people who are employed can read braille. You do the math. Having easy access to braille material directly correlates to a more educated and productive blind community. Orca 3.24 Screen Reader and Magnifier Has Entered Development: Public Preview is Available for Download: Orca, the popular screen reader, and magnifier for Linux, has entered development in anticipation of the public launch of version 3.24 on March 23rd. Version 3.23.4 is available now for testing, if you would like to get a head start on the new release. You can download it here. Some of the improvements include: • Better support for webpages • Improved ARIA support • Improved support for the LibreOffice office suite • Improvements in handling the SeaMonkey mail client The New ChromeVox Screen Reader for Blind Users of Chrome Books is Now Ready: All Chromebooks released in 2017 will have the ability to run Android apps, some of the new Chromebooks have greatly improved specs, and now Google is also making improvements to its ChromeVox screen reader. Maybe it’s time to stop and take a serious look at Chromebooks again. Here’s what’s new in ChromeVox:

Don’t worry about how much it costs! Just go out and buy it! Tune in to this jam packed VIP where James Oates steps out of his comfort zone to take on the job as host with fellow hosts Joel Ramos and Nelson Régo. Using a Haptic Device, Blind People Can See Microscope Images: A team at Purdue University in Indiana has developed a haptic device that lets blind people feel images generated by a microscope. It has always been a huge undertaking to help the blind understand microscopic images. Sometimes, a sighted person just must describe it, which is problematic sense each description differs, and the blind person can’t always understand the description. Also, tactile images can be created and labelled in braille, but this is labor intensive and requires a sighted individual with the knowledge, time, and skill to do it. This new device is a haptic feedback joystick that plugs into a computer that also has a microscope connected to it. It has been tested on red and white blood cells. The blind person navigates the cell with the joystick, and receives a pushback when encountering a cell wall, and different vibrations when hovering over different textured objects. So far, tests have indicated that a blind person can identify the difference between a white and red blood cell more accurately using this device than by means of other methods. Handheld Scanner Converts Text to 36Cell Refreshable Braille: Cost, About $100: Six women, all undergraduate engineering students at MIT, won last year’s MakeMIT Hackathon by creating a device that can easily change the world for people who are blind. They call themselves Team-Tactile, and they did something that should have been done a long time ago. They created a device that is the size of a candy bar. It has a camera on the back, it runs OCR software, and it has 36cells of refreshable braille on the front. You just move the device, for now called Tactile, over printed text, and it is immediately displayed in braille on the front. Think about what an improvement this is over current methods of taking pictures, waiting for OCR software to convert to text, and then having to have a very expensive braille device connected to whatever you used to take the picture and convert to text. The team only had 15 hours to create this device during the hackathon competition, and it only costs around one hundred dollars. The problem in the braille display market is that no one has been motivated to create anything new and affordable. We are still using technology that is decades old, and the cost for these devices are in the thousands of dollars. It is about time that new options come to those who desperately need it. Only 10% of blind people can read braille, 70% of blind people are unemployed, and 80% of blind people who are employed can read braille. You do the math. Having easy access to braille material directly correlates to a more educated and productive blind community. Orca 3.24 Screen Reader and Magnifier Has Entered Development: Public Preview is Available for Download: Orca, the popular screen reader, and magnifier for Linux, has entered development in anticipation of the public launch of version 3.24 on March 23rd. Version 3.23.4 is available now for testing, if you would like to get a head start on the new release. You can download it here. Some of the improvements include: • Better support for webpages • Improved ARIA support • Improved support for the LibreOffice office suite • Improvements in handling the SeaMonkey mail client The New ChromeVox Screen Reader for Blind Users of Chrome Books is Now Ready: All Chromebooks released in 2017 will have the ability to run Android apps, some of the new Chromebooks have greatly improved specs, and now Google is also making improvements to its ChromeVox screen reader. Maybe it’s time to stop and take a serious look at Chromebooks again. Here’s what’s new in ChromeVox:

Don’t worry about how much it costs! Just go out and buy it! Tune in to this jam packed VIP where James Oates steps out of his comfort zone to take on the job as host with fellow hosts Joel Ramos and Nelson Régo. Using a Haptic Device, Blind People Can See Microscope Images: A team at Purdue University in Indiana has developed a haptic device that lets blind people feel images generated by a microscope. It has always been a huge undertaking to help the blind understand microscopic images. Sometimes, a sighted person just must describe it, which is problematic sense each description differs, and the blind person can’t always understand the description. Also, tactile images can be created and labelled in braille, but this is labor intensive and requires a sighted individual with the knowledge, time, and skill to do it. This new device is a haptic feedback joystick that plugs into a computer that also has a microscope connected to it. It has been tested on red and white blood cells. The blind person navigates the cell with the joystick, and receives a pushback when encountering a cell wall, and different vibrations when hovering over different textured objects. So far, tests have indicated that a blind person can identify the difference between a white and red blood cell more accurately using this device than by means of other methods. Handheld Scanner Converts Text to 36Cell Refreshable Braille: Cost, About $100: Six women, all undergraduate engineering students at MIT, won last year’s MakeMIT Hackathon by creating a device that can easily change the world for people who are blind. They call themselves Team-Tactile, and they did something that should have been done a long time ago. They created a device that is the size of a candy bar. It has a camera on the back, it runs OCR software, and it has 36cells of refreshable braille on the front. You just move the device, for now called Tactile, over printed text, and it is immediately displayed in braille on the front. Think about what an improvement this is over current methods of taking pictures, waiting for OCR software to convert to text, and then having to have a very expensive braille device connected to whatever you used to take the picture and convert to text. The team only had 15 hours to create this device during the hackathon competition, and it only costs around one hundred dollars. The problem in the braille display market is that no one has been motivated to create anything new and affordable. We are still using technology that is decades old, and the cost for these devices are in the thousands of dollars. It is about time that new options come to those who desperately need it. Only 10% of blind people can read braille, 70% of blind people are unemployed, and 80% of blind people who are employed can read braille. You do the math. Having easy access to braille material directly correlates to a more educated and productive blind community. Orca 3.24 Screen Reader and Magnifier Has Entered Development: Public Preview is Available for Download: Orca, the popular screen reader, and magnifier for Linux, has entered development in anticipation of the public launch of version 3.24 on March 23rd. Version 3.23.4 is available now for testing, if you would like to get a head start on the new release. You can download it here. Some of the improvements include: • Better support for webpages • Improved ARIA support • Improved support for the LibreOffice office suite • Improvements in handling the SeaMonkey mail client The New ChromeVox Screen Reader for Blind Users of Chrome Books is Now Ready: All Chromebooks released in 2017 will have the ability to run Android apps, some of the new Chromebooks have greatly improved specs, and now Google is also making improvements to its ChromeVox screen reader. Maybe it’s time to stop and take a serious look at Chromebooks again. Here’s what’s new in ChromeVox:

We tend to think of new technology as something that everyone can use. Not so! Sometimes, the hottest new technology is inaccessible to users who are low-vision or blind. Todd spoke with Sean at Cyber Timez who has a product called Cyber Eyez which is designed for people who are low-vision or blind. Cyber Eyez … Continue reading Cyber Timez Cyber Eyez Supports Low-Vision and Blind Users → The post Cyber Timez Cyber Eyez Supports Low-Vision and Blind Users appeared first on Geek News Central.

1627 Apple Watch for Blind Users (Jun. 29, 2016) Show Notes This week hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Matthew Carello, a trainer with Fedora Outlier LLC, about the Apple Watch and how it can be used by people who are blind. We’ll learn about the basic functions of the watch, hear it in … Continue reading 1627 Apple Watch for Blind Users (Jun. 29, 2016) →

1449 Tablet Comparisons for Blind Users (Dec. 3, 2014) Show Notes Tablet devices are gaining in popularity and there are many options. Selecting the right tablet for the needs of a blind person using speech output can be a daunting task. Hosts Peter and Nancy Torpey talk with Robbie Sandberg of Information Pool for Computer … Continue reading 1449 Tablet Comparisons for Blind Users (Dec. 3, 2014) →

We find that few authors of PDFs know how to make them accessible to blind users