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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 266 0:00 HeardThat now offers a remote microphone kit 5:37 The future of Castro Podcasts looks bright 8:58 Samuel Greene from Zoom North America discusses their new and accessible Essential Series of recorders 11:55 More on advocacy strategies and responsibilities 45:43 best and worst experiences going through airport security 59:33 Sharing the parenting duties when it comes to transport 1:15:12 deep fakes in the US presidential election, blood pressure monitoring, Apple accessibility 1:20:04 iPhone Action Button and Facebook extra verbosity 1:27:08 Video editing as a blind person 1:29:08 Sonos question 1:32:49 Are other New York Times puzzles accessible? 1:35:03 Accessible Crypto options 1:36:17 Google Password Manager on BrailleNote Touch+ 1:37:55 Update on Apple tech support woes 1:38:25 Problem with iPhone notifications 1:39:37 AI tools I use regularly 1:42:59 Some products mentioned include: Perplexity, You.com, Pi.ai, YouTube Summary, Whisper transcription on Windows, Free Subtitles, MacWhisper, Open AI NVDA add-on, AI Content Describer, i What do people know about matrix 1:51:28 Lost speech after iOS update 1:53:23 Closing and contact info 1:59:31

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 256 0:00 Now and then is out, and there's more Beatles magic coming 1:17 ACB's National Office is now on Mastodon 7:42 Comments on the Userway interview 8:25 Enjoying my Mantis Q40 17:09 Responding to Ring video doorbell notifications efficiently 22:20 Enabling audio description on Samsung TVs 24:42 The Victor Reader Stream 27:35 Songs that make me feel weird 36:07 Seeking language learning apps 37:43 Comments on recent topics 38:57 Audio description resources 45:57 Finding Employment 47:40 Personal Voice, BrailleNote Touch and an Audacity question 50:21 Experiments with hearing technology 52:49 Author of "Life Unseen",Selena Mills 1:05:46 Closing and contact info 2:00:06

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Be My AI available on iOS and faces are recognised again 1:32 Comments on recent Apple releases 10:57 The HeardThat app 1:01:43 Freedom Scientific's Next Big Thing isn't global 1:03:40 Lyft drivers and service dogs 1:04:36 Accessibility improvements with Focusrite Scarlet 1:07:38 Not happy with my BrailleNote Touch 1:11:48 Accessible appliances 1:13:17 The AllTerrainCane and my Braille reading story 1:17:08 Looking for a small mixer 1:27:56 Ad blocking and cookie preferences 1:30:22 Recording Zoom 1:32:00 Samsung accessibility has poor support 1:39:09 iCloud not syncing anymore 1:41:36 SamsungTV and Sonos ARC 1:44:25 Reading the show notes for a podcast episode 1:48:33 More on ableist language 1:52:18 I like Weatherology 1:55:27 New Zealand's Zoomy ride share service gets a rebrand 1:56:23 Favourite cane and cane technique 1:57:19 Closing and contact info 1:59:01.926

You don’t have to have been in the blindness community very long to have come across HumanWare and their two flagship brands: Victor Reader and BrailleNote. Indeed, on the second episode of this podcast, we talked extensively about the BrailleNote Touch, which has since been succeeded by the BrailleNote Touch Plus. BrailleNote is not the ... Read more

This is the demo I posted with Haley demonstrating the BrailleNote Touch+ upgrade. If everything works correctly, this version is chapter marked. I used the app Ferrite to make these marks.

This week we focus on Braille technology with a demonstration of the Focus 40, the BrailleNote Touch and the Orbit Reader 20.We are delighted to welcome to the live event Carol Byrne from the NCBI Library and Media Centre to tell us about the work the library is doing in relation to the production of Unified English Braille (UEB). Please follow the Link below to join the Live Event.NCBI Labs at email: labs@ncbi.ie. Also, as part of our Seeing It Your Way piece, we speak with Mark Kehoe who tells us about the role technology has played, and continues to play, in his day to day life.Support the show (https://www.ncbi.ie/supporting-us/donate-now/)

In this weeks Talking Tech, David celebrates his 30 years at the RBS of NSW and now Vision Australia by discussing some of the tech highlights over his time working as a technology specialist.     With these notes, you get the whole list, enjoy.   Unusual or Meaningful Tech Over the Last 30 years   When I started work for the then RBS of NSW (now Vision Australia) on June 4 1990, my tech on my desk was a Keynote PC Plus based on a Toshiba 1000, a Braille & Speak note taker, and of course a telephone land line.   Tech sitting on my desk 2020 for general everyday stuff, iPhone, QBraille Braille Display, iPad, MacBook Pro, Surface Pro, Google Home, Amazon Echo, and HomePod: plus my audio studio setup for podcasting and my radio program.   In no particular order, this is a list of all the tech that I have personally used for both home and work over the last 30 years covering my time at both Royal Blind Society of NSW then  Vision Australia).   Where amazingly some of the tech still exists when it first came out and where it has evolved to current, I’ve put the updated version in the current lists as well.   Interestingly, there are over 10 products that are Assistive Tech related that have lasted the test of time and are in the old and current tech sections.   Where some of the products may not be that well known (at least according to me smile), I’ve put a very short blurb next to them.   Oddly or not, I wish some of the devices that are no longer around still were, as they did some great specific things.   For me, I think the main technology advances were: Microsoft Windows 3.1 access (keeping in mind Outspoken had been out for a while for Macs) in the 1990’s, Mobile and Smart phone access in the 2000’s (Talkback for Synbian and VoiceOver for iPhone) plus VoiceOver for the Mac in 2005, Smart speakers and Smart home tech in 2010-2020.   Things we still need to conquer: Ongoing message and change for accessibility across mobile/desktop apps, and the huge one, the web. Access to self service kiosks. Indoor navigation. Accessibility in white goods. Accessible EFTPOS terminals (Apple Pay sort of gets around this). More audio described content on free to air. Hate to pick out out Foxtel, but they sort of deserve it, an accessible Foxtel box. One final point, we should be careful about assigning accessibility based on the fact that it works with one specific type of software, particularly in the screen reader industry.   Old Tech   If you haven’t heard of some of this stuff, use good old Google, should still be some info floating around.  If it brings back hopefully good memory’s I’m glad.     Keynote PC Plus (Toshiba 100 laptop with Keynote note taking software and insult speech). Keynote for DOS. Keynote across portable devices (current today - BrailleNote Touch)).   Braille & Speak (Braille keyboard based simple note taker with speech). Braille Lite (Braille & Speak with a 40 cell Braille Display). Type & Speak (Braille and Speak with a QWERTY keyboard).   Inca QWERTY Keyboard for DOS (with two Braille display lines).   Navigater Braille display.   OutSpoken for Mac for System 6.07, 7 and 8. OutSpoken for Windows.   Enlarge for Mac.   Closeview for Mac.   Artic Business Vision MSDOS screen reader. Artic Business Vision internal PC Card. Artic Transport (you could upload the screen reader to the MSDOS PC from the external synthesiser). Artic Gizmo Pad (an external navigation keyboard for Artic). Arctic Winvision for Windows.   Double Speak (external synthesiser).   Accent SA (external synthesiser).   Keynote Gold PCMCIA, PC or Keynote Gold external synthesiser (had driver to be made available to other screen readers).   Apollo external synthesiser.   Hal MSDOS screen reader (worked with the Apollo Synthesiser). Hal for Windows (eventually became Supernova for Windows current today).   DECTalk Classic(very large external speech synthesiser. DECTalk PC internal synthesiser card. DECTalk Express external synthesizer. DECTalk Access software synthesiser.   ASAP (As Soon As Possible) MSDOS screen reader. ASAW ASAP for Windows).   JAWS For DOS MSDOS screen reader. JAWS for Windows (current today).   Eloquence software synthesiser (Made famous when first worked with JAWS For Windows V3.2).   Vocal-Eyes MSDOS screen reader (could be configured). Window-Eyes for Windows.   Master Touch MSDOS screen reader (could read direct video writes). Master Touch Touch Tablet (25 line by 80 column tablet for navigating with Master touch cursor).   Dragon for DOS. Dragon For Windows (current today).   Braille to Print for Perkins Brailler.   Jot A Dot (small Braille writer).   Kurzweil PC Reader (internal PC Card supporting the KPR OCR software).   Arkenstone Easy Reader OCR software. OpenBook for Windows OCR software (current today).   Versa Braille (20 cell Braille note taker using cassette tapes).   Pac Mate note taker with 40 cell Braille Display.   Blazy Personal Embosser   Rainbow  Reader (stand alone reading machine).   Eureka A4 (personal Braille input keyboard note taker).  Oddly had a vault metre, and thermometer..   MountBatten Brailler, Braille Writer, embosser etc  (current Today). Mimic for MountBatten, LCD display  (current Today).   Braille Mate (single Braille cell on a notetaker).   Light Probe (detects light source - current today).   ABC Courier (deaf/blind Communicator). Telebraille, deaf/blind communicator.   Talking keyboard plug in box (made any keyboard speak that was plugged in to it).   Nomad tactile and talking diagrams.   Vista plug in PC screen magnifier for MSDOS, had own mouse. ViewPoint Split PC/CCTV.   Magic for DOS. Magic for Windows (no longer being upgraded).   Zoomtext for Dos. Zoomtext for Windows (current Today).   Road Runner text reader.   Book Sense (book reader).   Plextalk Pocket (seems to be no longer available).   Parrot or later Voice Mate (record notes and appointments).   Voice Diary (record notes and appointments).   Olympus DM5 Digital Recorder (with inbuilt speech menus).   Business Memo (voice recorder).   IBM OS 2 Screen Reader for OS 2 and Windows 3.11 with dedicated external number pad keyboard which could also be programmed).   Home Page Reader (from IBM for reading the web - self voicing application for Windows).   PW WebSpeak (self voicing application for reading the web in Windows).   Narrator for Windows XP screen reader for Windows, used to be joked about that this was an example of a screen reader that wasn’t a screen reader. Narrator for Windows 10 (current Today).   Talking Microwave late 90’s LG. Talking Microwave 2020 Cobolt (current Today).   Talking Caller ID for land line.   Nokia Communicator 9210 with Talks for later Nokia phones. Nokia N82 and other Nokia’s running Talks and the Symbian operating system.   Freedom Box talking interface to Windows - self voicing application, name later changed to System Access Mobile network. System Access Screen reader for Windows (could also run off a USB stick). SAToGo (run System Access from a Webpage). System Access Remote Access Manager (remote PC support).   Guide Connect early 2000’s, later sold to Dolphin Systems. Guide Connect (Dolphin Systems, simple to use menu driven self voicing application for Windows, current Today).   Speaking menus on iPod nano/Shuffle (speech came from PC).   Talking set top  box (Hills Set Top Box).   I can’t remember the name of this, but before land lines had a hands free speaker phone so you could instruct someone over the phone, there was a gadget that you placed the receiver of the phone on and it turned the phone in to a hands free phone for microphone and loud speaker.   Current Tech   A few main stream bits and Bobs in here as well.   The first 13 or so products below, are listed in both sections and whilst they have ben updated or changed, are still around amazingly.   Keynote across portable devices (current today - BrailleNote Touch)).   JAWS for Windows. JAWS Tandom (part of JaWS but fantastic tool for remote PC support).   Window-Eyes for Windows (this has only recently been discontinued).   Non Visual Desktop (NvDA) screen reader for Windows. Can be completely run as a stand alone screen reader. Supernova screen reader for Windows. Hal for Windows (eventually became Supernova for Windows).   Dragon For Windows.   OpenBook for Windows.   MountBatten Brailler. Mimic for MountBatten.   Magic for Windows (no longer being upgraded).   Zoomtext for Windows.   Narrator for Windows 10 (happy to now call it a screen reader smile).   Guide Connect Dolphin Systems. Dolphin Pod (use your TV to access entertainment options of Dolphin Guide Connect - plug in box).   Light Probe.   Plextalk Pocket (seems to be no longer available).   Victor Reader Stream.   Victor Reader Trek GPS.   Envoy Connect (basic daisy player.   Focus 14 and 40 Braille displays.   VoiceOver for Mac from 10.4.   VoiceOver for iPad nano, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Tv. Various iPod nano (latest version had version of VoiceOver on it before device was discontinued). Various iPhones. Various iPads. Various iPod touch. Various Apple TV. Various Apple Watch . Various AirPods.   Magic Trackpads and Magic Keyboards.   Wireless chargers.   Various Fitbits.   Be My eyes and Aira using 2 way video communication  via Smart phone for assistance.   Various tablet/phone stands.   Xbox One/One S (with Narrator).   Talkback for Android. Voice Assistant on Samsung phones/Tablets, and Galaxy Watch. Symapptic software for Android.   Various Macs (all Mac since 2005 with work laptop and current Surface Pro tablet).   Kindle eBook stand alone Readers.   Samsung Tab One (originally to drive my App driven coffee machine in 2017 and iOS version of the app was not accessible).   Samsung Galaxy S10 smart phone.   Surface Pro (Windows tablet).   Smart TVS (Samsung in particular).   RIVO keyboard (custom keyboard to navigate mobile platforms for iOs/VoiceOver, Android/Talks, and Samsung/Voice Assistant).   Orbit Reader 20 (first cost effective Braille Display).   Brailliant BI14 small Braille Display.   ElBraille Windows 10 docking station with a Focus 14 or 40 Braille Display.   InsideOne Windows Braille TAblet with 32 cell Braille Display.   Tap With Us Wearable Keyboard supporting VoiceOver for iOS.   Dot Watch (smart Braille watch).   Sunu Band (wearable sonar device for O&M).   Mini guide (hand held sonar O&M device).   Buzz Clip (attach to clothing or cane sonar O&M device).   O6 (navigate iOS with VoiceOver).   Orcam OCR etc wearable device.   Accessible Radio (Sangean Accessible Radio).   Accessible Power Bank (Engergrid).   Large print USB keyboards black/white, white/black, yellow/black.   Code Jumper from APH for teaching coding. Swift Playgrounds on iPad/Mac for teaching coding. 3D printing (Ballyland 3D objects to teach coding). Dash robots for Swift Playgrounds Tello Edu Drones for Swift Playgrounds.   Bose Frames (3D Audio Reality sun glasses).   Bone Conduction Head Phones (Aftershokz).   ID Mate Bar code scanner.   QBraille braille display and BT keyboard.   ViewPlus Embraille personal embosser.   Amazon Echo Dot, Echo Plus, and Echo Show. Google  Home, Google Mini, and original Google Hub. HomePod.   Olitech EasyFlip 4G Mobile Phone with speech/physical keyboard.   Smart Vision 2 Android phone with speech/physical keyboard.   Smart Home Tech: eg AC Controller for Split AC, video doorbell, switch’s, weather sensors, vacuum cleaner etc.   Tile Tag Tracking devices.   Beyond the usual assistive tech of screen readers. Screen magnifiers, Braille displays, Braille note takers, reading machines or OCR software etc etc, the devices that have stood out for me have been (and a few add ins here): Outspoken for Mac, Braille & Speak, The ABC Courier, Artic Business Vision/Winvision. Vocal-Eys for MSDOS. Master Touch. IBM OS/2 Screen Reader, Nomad Tactile Talking Diagrams. Road Runner, Arkenstone Easy Reader, Mountbatten Brailler, Talking Microwave, Victor Reader Stream, Victor Reader Trek, ID Mate, Talkback for Synbian, Speaking menus in Nano, VoiceOver for Mac and iOS, Apple TV, Macbooks, iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch, AirPods Swift Playgrounds. Code Jumper, 3D printing, Olitech 4G Easy Flip Phone. Magic keyboards and Magic Trackpad, App Store’s for iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows. QBraille, Dot Watch, Orcam, RIVO Keyboard, Tap With Us wearable keyboard, Sunu Band and Mini Guide, Aftershotkz Bone Conduction head phones, Bose Frames. JAWS For Windows and Eloquence, Narrator for Windows 10, Smart Speakers, Smart TVS. Be My Eyes and Aira. Wireless charging. Tile Tracking Tags.   The End    

This is not a Mystic Access recording, this is Megan's clip. This podcast is dedicated to Haley Tyrrell, co-host!

Braillenote Touch ist ein Tablet mit integrierter Braillezeile. Humanware erklärt, was sich in der Plus-Version geändert hat. Ein aktuelles Android-Betriebssystem und ein schnellerer Prozessor sind nur zwei Punkte.

Einen wohnzimmertauglichen ansehnlichen PC im Retro-Design zeigte die Ludwig Becker GmbH. Außerdem gibt Mo Steinebach im Interview einen Überblick über weitere Produkte, von der Brailliant 14 bis zum Braillenote Touch.

The team starts out this podcast with news of iOS Modules. Lessons 13-18 are now complete, and can be purchased from our site. Our final set of six modules starts in April, and can be ordered now The BrailleNote Touch…

After welcoming you to the podcast, we provide a demonstration of how to apply points to your order. We also answer questions about adding your birthday and the updated BrailleNote Touch. We also tell you a little about upcoming iOS modules. These are no

After welcoming you to the podcast, we provide a demonstration of how to apply points to your order. We also answer questions about adding your birthday and the updated BrailleNote Touch. We also tell you a little about upcoming iOS…

In this podcast, Olivier comes back on new features in NVDA 2018.2, which was released few months ago. As the new features in this version, A new USB driver is now available for the BrailleNote Touch and the BI 14 from HumanWare, the settings interface has been redesigned, it is now possible to postpone the installation of some updates, Windows OneCore voices are now used by default with Windows 10 and much more. 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. Visit our website regularly to be informed when new Podcast becomes available or subscribe to our YouTube channel. See how it is possible to listen to our podcasts by consulting the list of services where our podcasts are referenced and the instructions attached to them. Enjoy!

Dans ce podcast, Olivier revient sur les nouveautés de NVDA 2018.2 qui a été il y a quelques mois. Entre autres, un nouveau pilote USB est maintenant disponible pour le BrailleNote Touch et le BI 14 de HumanWare, l'interface des paramètres a été repensée, il est maintenant possible de reporter l'installation de certaines mises à jour, les voix Windows OneCore sont maintenant utilisées par défaut avec Windows 10 et bien plus encore. Aussi, veuillez noter que les tables Français (Canada) intégral et abrégé ont été supprimées. Elles sont remplacées par Français (unifié) braille littéraire 6 points et Français (unifié) abrégé respectivement. L'équipe de Canadialog demeure à votre disposition si vous avez des questions ou si vous souhaitez en connaître davantage sur nos offres de formations en groupes ou en privées. N'hésitez pas à visiter notre site Web régulièrement et à vous abonner à notre chaîne YouTube pour ne rien manquer. Voyez comment il est possible d'écouter nos podcasts en consultant la liste des services où nos podcasts sont référencés ainsi que les instructions qui s'y rattachent. Bonne écoute!

 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Carving His Pathway Towards Success, Meet Simon Bonenfant   Full Transcript Below Blind Abilities presents the TVI Toolbox. Where the collaboration between Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Agencies and the Students themselves help enhance the opportunities for success. Transitioning from high school to college and the workplace is a major step and the beginning of lifetime goals and aspirations. As Simon Bonenfant , this month’s featured interview, talks about his goals and what he is doing to enhance his opportunities and gain the skills to succeed. Simon is entering Geometry and Physics and showing the self-confidence he has about his skills, tools and support system, Simon will make this all happen in order to achieve his career that he wants. Join Simon Bonenfant and Jeff Thompson in this introduction to Simon and be sure to stay tuned when Simon returns to tell us all about his experience he gained from summer camp. You can follow Simon on Twitter @TheTechKid123and on Skype at TheTechKid55. You can find out more about Independence Science at www.IndependenceScience.com and follow on Twitter @IndSci From the TVI’s to the Agency counselor’s and program specialist, working together along with parents as well, is creating more opportunities and successes for Transition age students. Sharing experiences through Success Stories, sharing programs that make a positive impact, sharing ideas, findings, upcoming events and the Tools for Success all play a part in making the transition process a natural progression and better understood by all. Check out your State Services by searching the Services Directory on the AFB.org web site. State Services for the Blind of Minnesota We offer tools and training for employment and for helping seniors remain independent and active. As Minnesota’s accessible reading source we also transcribe books and other materials into alternative formats, including audio and braille. We assist Minnesotans who are blind, DeafBlind, losing vision, or who have another disability that makes it difficult to read print. I hope you find what you need here. We’ve also created a Tips for Using Our New Website page. If you’d like to apply for services, learn more, or have more questions, just give us a call. You’ll find contact information for all of our offices on our contact page, or you can call our main office at 651-539-2300. Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Store. Full Transcript;    Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: Carving His Pathway Towards Success, Meet Simon Bonenfant   Speaker 1: The special education teacher and I, we worked on technology. We looked at different job options and job opportunities, and career opportunities. Speaker 2: Use state services for the blind all the way through college. Jeff Thompson: Welcome to TVI Toolbox. Speaker 4: Part of the blind skills that I had to learn which helped me with my job is I have to be really on top of things. Jeff Thompson: Success stories of students on their journey through the transition process from high school to college to the workplace. With agency professionals, teachers of the visually impaired, parents of students and the students themselves. What's in your toolbox? What's in your toolbox? What's in your toolbox? What's in your toolbox? Simon Bonenfant: I just finished doing algebra, math and now I'm going into geometry next year and I'm also going to be taking physics next week. Jeff Thompson: Meet high school student, Simon Bonenfant. Simon Bonenfant: Hopefully going to be using equipment from a company called Independent Science, which a good friend of mine Cary Supalo, he runs that company and he made all different talking science equipment and I'm going to be using that for my physics next year. Jeff Thompson: Working through science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Simon Bonenfant: I'm not exactly sure what college I want to go to exactly but I know a career I want to get into. Jeff Thompson: Working on independence, working on striving to be the best that he can be. Simon Bonenfant: Network with lots of different people who have done what you are looking to do. Jeff Thompson: You can find more TVI Toolbox episodes on the web at www.blindabilities.com. You can also find our Job Insights episodes where we focus on vocational rehab and transitioning to the workplace. Simon Bonenfant: And so often I've met people who have finished their journey but say they wish that they found the people they did at a younger age because they can network and mentor more. Jeff Thompson: And now welcome, soon to be 10th grader, self-driven, Simon Bonenfant. Jeff Thompson: Welcome to Blind Abilities. I'm Jeff Thompson and I'm at the National Federation of the Blind Convention 2018 in Orlando, Florida. And I caught up with an old friend of mine. I shouldn't say an old friend of mine but a friend of mine from back in the Audioboom days and his name is Simon Bonenfant. How are you doing, Simon? Simon Bonenfant: I'm doing good how are you, Jeff? Jeff Thompson: Good. Just surprised to catch up with you because I've known you for four, five years and here we are here. You looked me up and it's just a great time to catch up with you and your mom. Simon Bonenfant: Oh yeah it is, has been. Jeff Thompson: So this is your second convention. Simon Bonenfant: My third. Jeff Thompson: Third. Simon Bonenfant: Yeah, I'm enjoying the convention, I'm enjoying the exhibit hall mostly and I also want to mention to you that I also live in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeff Thompson: What keeps bringing you back to the convention? Simon Bonenfant: I've been a part of NFB for a very long time and I have a lot of friends here that I know including you, Jeff, as one of mine. And I also enjoy learning about the technology too. I use a lot of HumanWare products and I use Apple products so I went to the different seminars and the different exhibit booths that have been here and I really enjoy that part of it. Jeff Thompson: What's your big excitement in the exhibits this year? Simon Bonenfant: I like the Google booth. I went to the Google booth I saw the Google Home that's the smart speaker that they have. I also went to Freedom Scientific that was very nice, cool. Yeah so I went to those booths. I enjoy that. Jeff Thompson: Did you get a load of the Aira stuff going on? Simon Bonenfant: Yeah I heard about Aira. I heard about that and it's very nice program. I heard that they have a free program for the people at the convention. Jeff Thompson: Yeah that program you can download the app right to your phone. You call up an agent and get service that way. Did you give that a try yet? Simon Bonenfant: No, I did not. I might do that maybe today or tomorrow just download the app and see if I can use it. And I heard about the there's glasses you can use too. Jeff Thompson: The new Horizon glasses just came out so give that a shot, get some instant access to information. So you went to the sessions and how were they going today? Simon Bonenfant: They were very good. I went to the general session today and that was very nice. And the part I like the most is they did a ... every state got up and they talked about their attendance at the convention and every state got to talk about themselves a little bit. And it was kind of cool because for Pennsylvania, I think Pennsylvania cheered the loudest we were screaming and yelling and having a good time. But we actually chanted the Eagles chant because the Eagles are Super Bowl Champions this year so that was kind of fun. Jeff Thompson: Rub it in. Rub it in. So you're going to a camp in a couple of weeks here? Simon Bonenfant: Yes I am. Yes, I'm going to a place called the Summer Academy down in Penn State Pennsylvania. It's a three week camp. They teach all blindness skills. They teach daily living skills, cane travel. They do all that kind of thing. It's going to be good for me because I'll be getting my independence and I'm actually going into 10th grade in high school. I've been getting more independent. I've actually done a lot of getting independent in this convention I've met a lot of people. And I actually was able to navigate the exhibit all myself, which at first I thought it was going to be giving me a little trouble but I made it around. I made it through and I found what I was looking for. I got around so I'm going to that camp for three weeks next Saturday actually I'll be leaving for that camp. Yeah I will be doing that and maybe I'll give a little recap on one ability after that of how it went and all. Jeff Thompson: Oh, we'll look forward to that. Can you tell us a little bit about your mathematics and your science and your school? Simon Bonenfant: Yes, well I just finished doing algebra, math and now I'm going into geometry next year. And I'm also going to be taking physics next year. It's going to be an interesting process for me. Jeff Thompson: So what kind of tools do you use, what kind of adaptive technology or accessible devices, alternative techniques do you use in that area? Simon Bonenfant: Well, for school mostly I use a BrailleNote Touch by HumanWare that's a relatively new device. For math, last year, I actually transferred back over to a bit of a low tech solution. I transferred over to the Perkins Brailler which had used in my early days but I transferred back to that because I find it was easy for me to do equations and read all my lines better and things like that. And next year, I'll be going to physics and actually, well, hopefully going to be using equipment from a company called Independent Science which a good friend of mine, Cary Supalo, he runs that company and he made all different talking science equipment and I'm going to be using that for my physics next year. Jeff Thompson: So when you talk about HumanWare you talked about the BrailleNote Touch. Did you check out the Brailliant that they have out now? Simon Bonenfant: Yes I did. Yeah I actually went to a session on HumanWare and I heard about the Brailliant and I went to the booth and I took a look at that. And the BrailleNote Touch for those of you who don't know it's by HumanWare. It's actually a braille note taker running Android on it. So, it's basically the first modern blind note taker and it's actually a certified Google tablet. And what's kind of neat is any kind of app that's on the Google Play store which is sort of like the Android of Apple so say equivalent to the Apple App store. So, anything that's on the Google Play store can be downloaded to the BrailleNote Touch and be used. And so it really opens up the playing field for the blind of note taking to have equal access to a lot of different, more opportunities and programs. Simon Bonenfant: And another thing that's neat about it is it has a screen on the device and what that's used for is blind users can actually type on the screen, type braille on the screen and it can be displayed for sighted viewing so it's really bridging the gap of blind and sighted. I've said this to a lot of people that out of all the generations and decades to be blind, this is probably the most exciting, and most fun and most accommodating era because of all this technology that's there. It's really accommodating. Jeff Thompson: Yeah I can tell your passion when you started talking about technology. What other type of technology do you utilize for school? Simon Bonenfant: Well I use a MacBook, I have the MacBook Boot Camp so I'm running Windows on it and I use that for Microsoft Word and other applications like that. I use this screen reader called NVDA which is a free screen reader, stands for Non Visual Desktop Access. And I also use JAWS as well. I also use iPhone which has been very helpful for me. An iPhone is a great tool. I've used seeing AI and other different apps like that. Jeff Thompson: Oh great, you're in the 10th grade and you got summer camp coming up here. Have you been starting to look towards college in the near future? Simon Bonenfant: Yes, I have been. I'm not exactly sure what college I want to go to exactly but I know a career I want to get into. I want to work as a technology teacher for the blind. And teaching JAWS, NVDA, voiceover, things like that. Because in my state and the country there's a real need for that expertise in the blind world. You know there is always something I heard from people that, "If you love what you do you never work a day in your life." And me doing that job would be me not working a day in my life because I have a passion for teaching people technology. And I'm actually starting, I'm trying to, in the future, hopefully I'll be starting a little bit of a tutoring business of tutoring people on using technology, assistance technology devices on trying to get that started in the near future. Jeff Thompson: I heard you're actually helping other students, tutoring them. Simon Bonenfant: Yeah, I have been doing that. Yeah. Jeff Thompson: What's that like? Simon Bonenfant: That's been good. I really want to give back to my community and technology is the way that I can do that. I would kind of say that I'm kind of like self-taught in technology. I'm involved in an online blind community on the service called Skype and a few other places where they kind of get me into using all kind of technology. I never really got any formal school training in technology and all it's been kind of me asking people or me just kind of playing around with programs and getting the knowledge, and I want to give back to the people in the community who are learning or to have an outlet where they can ask questions and talking things. In my technology exploration was when I found Audioboom which is where the Blind Abilities communities’ community channel started and I was involved with that for a very long time. Jeff Thompson: And you were actually part of that. You're part of the community that helped make that keep going for four years. Simon Bonenfant: I was and I tell people about my technology journey, I always imagine Audioboom because that was a real good outlet for me. I learned a lot. I met a lot of people through that community. It was really like a family, like a Blind Abilities family. So that's what it was kind of like. Jeff Thompson: I can't help but the time I heard your voice break it was really something because you were kind of like the child of the group, was like the kid. Also when you came on one time on a YouTube video you were speaking for your school, fundraising I believe it was. Also and I called my wife, Lorie, I said, "It's Simon, his voice changed." Simon Bonenfant: Yes I was doing some fundraising for school. The school that I previously went to was a school for the blind called St. Lucy School that's in Philadelphia. And I went there for all my grade school and that was a very nice school. That taught me a lot of good things. Taught me how to use a cane, cane travel, and braille. And it really taught me to be mainstream in a sighted classroom where I am in high school now, because it's the only blind school in the country that has a certain setup. And the way that they run their school is they actually partner up with a sighted school and they merged the blind students in with the sighted students and that gets the blind students, that gets us ready for high school and the challenges that's going to face and that has helped me tremendously. Now I can say I'm in a mainstream school called Archbishop Carroll High School. And the school I'm going to now is Catholic school and the St. Lucy School that's the blind school that one is Catholic as well. That's been my kind of schooling and education. Jeff Thompson: In that process, have you used teachers for the visually impaired like TVI's that are provided by the districts? Simon Bonenfant: Yes. I am working with one currently with two actually. Two teachers of visually impaired that are very good to me, they work very well with me. Jeff Thompson: Oh that's great. Simon Bonenfant: Yeah they're very good they help me with math and technology and a lot of other good things and they're very good. Jeff Thompson: A good resource. Simon Bonenfant: Oh yeah, very good. Jeff Thompson: So Simon, what advice would you have for someone who is in high school and considering transitioning into college one of these days and employment or going to camps or stuff like that? What advice would you have for them as they look forward to this journey? Simon Bonenfant: Well one advice I would have for them is network with lots of different people who have done what you are looking to do and find information from them. I know that some of my best friends are my best mentors and that's because I've reached out to them and talked to them. One of my friends, her name is Marta, she's an independent blind woman, and she went through a training center and she's one of my role models. And that's because she went through the things that I am planning to do and would like to do for my life, and I use her and you Jeff and people all from Blind Abilities as a resource because it's people that have gone through what I'm planning to go through. It's good to tap in and network to people that's how you find about things, like I found NFB. Simon Bonenfant: And so often I've met people who have finished their journey but say they wish that they found the people they did at a younger age because they can network and mentor more. Meet as many people and ask some questions as many people as you need to and as you want to and that are going into your same fields. And I would also say too, keep an open mind and meet people who are maybe not going into the exact same thing that you want to go into but you can learn something from everyone in this world. Jeff Thompson: That's great. Well Simon, thank you so much for taking your time out of the convention. I know those exhibits are a lot more fun than sitting with me doing a podcast. Simon Bonenfant: Oh it's a great time, definitely great. Jeff Thompson: But it's been a long time coming. Like we said Audioboom was something where we all met, a big community and now there's hundreds of us out there and we get to meet up sooner or later. Simon Bonenfant: Yeah, I've known you for four years. I just figured that out today, I've known you since 2014 when I came on to Audioboom. Jeff Thompson: Well, now you're on Blind Abilities podcast. Simon Bonenfant: Yeah, yeah there you go. Jeff Thompson: Alright, thank you very much Simon. Simon Bonenfant: Yeah, thank you. Jeff Thompson: Simon, if someone is interested in learning from you and want to get a hold of you how can they do that? Simon Bonenfant: Well, there's a few ways. You can either access me via Twitter @thetechkid123. That's t-h-e-t-e-c-h-k-i-d-1-2-3. And you can also find me where I most am more responsive is via Skype, and my Skype name is blindkid55, that's b-l-i-n-d-k-i-d-5-5. Jeff Thompson: All right, thank you. Simon Bonenfant: Thank you. Jeff Thompson: Such a great time to finally meet up with Simon Bonenfant. He's got such great self-determination and drive, I'm sure he's going to succeed in all his endeavors. Jeff Thompson: And if you or someone you know who is visually impaired or blind, be sure they contact their state services, their vocational rehab and begin to carve out your pathway to success today. And thank you Chee Chau for the beautiful music. You can follow Chee Chau on Twitter @lcheechau. Jeff Thompson: I want to thank you all for listening. We hope you enjoyed. And until next time, bye bye.   [Music]  [Transition noise] When we share what we see through each other's eyes... [Multiple voices overlapping, in unison, to form a single sentence] ...We can then begin to bridge the gap between the limited expectations, and the realities of Blind Abilities. Jeff Thompson: For more podcasts with the blindness perspective: Check us out on the web at www.BlindAbilities.com On Twitter @BlindAbilities Download our app from the App store: 'Blind Abilities'; that's two words. Or send us an e-mail at:info@blindabilities.com Thanks for listening.

In this podcast, the Tech Doctors are joined by Aleeha Dudley of the i Accessibility Cast To discuss three popular Refreshable Braille products. Aleeha owns the BrailleNote Touch, Robert purchased the BrailleSense Polaris And Allison has the VarioUltra The information that was discussed in the podcast was based on our experiences at the time of […]

This is Episode2 of Braillecast. Thank you for listening! Our host Dave Williams discusses the BrailleNote Touch, interviewing several teaching assistants at schools in the UK where the Touch is used. He talks to Greg Stilson from Humanware about the product. In Braille News As of the Windows 10 Creators Update, Braille support is now ... Read more...

The Mystic Access team is so happy to be back podcasting for all of you. We've been a long time away, and we thank you for your patience with us. we hope to be releasing a podcast bi-weekly from this point on. In this action-packed episode, we begin by sharing some site news including how you can subscribe to our new free teleclass discussion list. For site and product news as well as the occasional exclusive discount, you may also join our free news list from any page on the website. Just scroll down to the appropriate heading that asks you to subscribe to the news list, and fill out the form below that message. Chris also has very important news especially for Stream and QCast subscribers about how to make sure you're receiving all of our latest podcasts. Follow his step-by-step instructions and you'll be just fine. In Alexa news, we talk about and demonstrate her new free calling and voice messaging abilities, and share a little about what we've learned concerning access to these new features. Speaking of making phone calls, we found this great Alexa skill that will keep you from misplacing your phone! Chris demonstrates setting it up and using it, and the best news is, it doesn't just work with cell phones! For those of you who are new braille readers, or who wish to refresh your braille skills, we give the Braille Challenge skill a spin. Finally in our quick Alexa skill tour, we show you how to experience some rest and relaxation with the amazing sleep and Relaxation Sounds skill. With all these great sounds to choose from, your old sleep machine may be relegated to your next yard sale. To close us out, Kim shares about language profiles on the BrailleNote Touch, particularly exploring the use of Vocalizer voices. Don't have a Touch? Other Android users can also grab the Vocalizer app for free in the Google Play Store. Voices are $3.99 a piece. If you're a big Downton fan like Kim, you may particularly love Oliver! :) Be sure to listen closely to this episode, as there's a lot of important news to share, including a store discount that will only be available for a few more days! Thanks for listening! Did I mention that we're so happy to be back? :)

One of our listeners has been in touch to ask if it is possible to get audio description on the BBC iPlayer using the Braillenote Touch. The good news is a new update from Humanware has made this possible, and Julie Rodaway told us all about it. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk

The Braillenote Touch from Humanware brings the joy of an Android tablet together with the ease of a braille display for the very first time. Our regular listener Julie got in touch to share her thoughts on the popular device in part 2. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk

The Braillenote Touch from Humanware brings the joy of an Android tablet together with the ease of a braille display for the very first time. Our regular listener Julie got in touch to share her thoughts on the popular device. Part 2 is coming soon. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk

In this weeks show Stephen and David catch up with Ramona Mandy from Humanware to discuss the BrailleNote Touch and what type of low or high tech Ramona uses herself.  David mentions the Mac event happening on the 28th of October Aussie time, and the fact that the AirPods will be also avaialble: which David will pick up before the next show to demo/discuss.

1642 BrailleNote Touch Tablet (Oct. 12, 2016) Show Notes The BrailleNote Touch combines an Android-based tablet with a Braille display and detachable Braille keyboard to form a powerful note taker. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey speak with Greg Stilson, Blindness Products Manager from HumanWare about this new device and how it has been enhanced with … Continue reading 1642 BrailleNote Touch Tablet (Oct. 12, 2016) →

The team speak to Alan Davies from accessibility tech company Humanware about the new BrailleNote Touch device that allows a blind person to type braille on a tablet device and read using a braille display without needing two seperate devices. More info at www.humanware.com

In this episode Chris talks about the Abode home security system and does a quick demonstration of arming and disarming it using the Amazon Echo  and the iOS app. Next we share the news that Chris will be at the ACB convention and he looks forward to meeting participants there. Chris will be at the Humanware booth demonstrating the BrailleNote Touch and discussing the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial. We announce that updates to the Amazon Echo tutorial are complete. Echo tutorial customers should be able to log in to get their update in their Downloads section.  If you have any issues, though, please let us know. The Stream tutorial is also newly updated, but we are redoing the entire DAISY product, so the update isn't ready for prime time just yet. We'll keep you posted on when you can download yours. Finally we end with an 18 minute prerecorded  demo of the Pazera Free Audio Extractor product.  This product can assist in converting audio files from  one format to another. We hope you enjoy this episode!  

In this episode Chris talks about the Abode home security system and does a quick demonstration of arming and disarming it using the Amazon Echo  and the iOS app. Next we share the news that Chris will be at the ACB convention and he looks forward to meeting participants there. Chris will be at the Humanware booth demonstrating the BrailleNote Touch and discussing the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial. We announce that updates to the Amazon Echo tutorial are complete. Echo tutorial customers should be able to log in to get their update in their Downloads section.  If you have any issues, though, please let us know. The Stream tutorial is also newly updated, but we are redoing the entire DAISY product, so the update isn't ready for prime time just yet. We'll keep you posted on when you can download yours. Finally we end with an 18 minute prerecorded  demo of the Pazera Free Audio Extractor product.  This product can assist in converting audio files from  one format to another. We hope you enjoy this episode!  

In this episode Chris talks about the Abode home security system and does a quick demonstration of arming and disarming it using the Amazon Echo  and the iOS app. Next we share the news that Chris will be at the ACB convention and he looks forward to meeting participants there. Chris will be at the Humanware booth demonstrating the BrailleNote Touch and discussing the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial. We announce that updates to the Amazon Echo tutorial are complete. Echo tutorial customers should be able to log in to get their update in their Downloads section.  If you have any issues, though, please let us know. The Stream tutorial is also newly updated, but we are redoing the entire DAISY product, so the update isn't ready for prime time just yet. We'll keep you posted on when you can download yours. Finally we end with an 18 minute prerecorded  demo of the Pazera Free Audio Extractor product.  This product can assist in converting audio files from  one format to another. We hope you enjoy this episode!  

In this episode Chris demonstrates the ios ap for his Yamaha YHT-5920UBL MusicCast Home Theater in a Box   stereo system. They mention it has been a year for the Stream Tutorial.  On its birthday tomorrow (May 18) they are offering a discount of $20 on the stream tutorial. They give an update on the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial as well as other goodies. At the end of the episode you'll find the introduction to the soon to be released touch tutorial.  

In this episode Chris demonstrates the ios ap for his Yamaha YHT-5920UBL MusicCast Home Theater in a Box   stereo system. They mention it has been a year for the Stream Tutorial.  On its birthday tomorrow (May 18) they are offering a discount of $20 on the stream tutorial. They give an update on the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial as well as other goodies. At the end of the episode you'll find the introduction to the soon to be released touch tutorial.  

In this episode Chris demonstrates the ios ap for his Yamaha YHT-5920UBL MusicCast Home Theater in a Box   stereo system. They mention it has been a year for the Stream Tutorial.  On its birthday tomorrow (May 18) they are offering a discount of $20 on the stream tutorial. They give an update on the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial as well as other goodies. At the end of the episode you'll find the introduction to the soon to be released touch tutorial.  

Kim and Chris Join Greg Stilson of Humanware to discuss the BrailleNote Touch and the audio tutorial for the device.  The presentation was on May 09, 2016 hosted by Accessible World.

Kim and Chris Join Greg Stilson of Humanware to discuss the BrailleNote Touch and the audio tutorial for the device.  The presentation was on May 09, 2016 hosted by Accessible World.

Kim and Chris Join Greg Stilson of Humanware to discuss the BrailleNote Touch and the audio tutorial for the device.  The presentation was on May 09, 2016 hosted by Accessible World.

Kim and Chris Join Greg Stilson of Humanware to discuss the BrailleNote Touch and the audio tutorial for the device.  The presentation was on May 09, 2016 hosted by Accessible World.

One of the most anticipated releases this year was HumanWare's BrailleNote Touch. This device may look like your traditional note taker with a Perkins style keyboard and Braille display, but lift the cover on the top and out slides a slick looking tablet with either an 18 or 32 cell Braille display that uses the screen as a virtual BrailleTouch interface. Mike Tindell demonstrates this revolutionary device and shows us all the new innovations in HumanWare's latest note taker. eSight enables people with legal blindness to actually see. Want to try eSight? Get in touch with their team by calling : 1 855 837 4448 You can fill out the Try eSight form here.

One of the most anticipated releases this year was HumanWare's BrailleNote Touch. This device may look like your traditional note taker with a Perkins style keyboard and Braille display, but lift the cover on the top and out slides a slick looking tablet with either an 18 or 32 cell Braille display that uses the screen as a virtual BrailleTouch interface. Mike Tindell demonstrates this revolutionary device and shows us all the new innovations in HumanWare's latest note taker. eSight enables people with legal blindness to actually see. Want to try eSight? Get in touch with their team by calling : 1 855 837 4448 You can fill out the Try eSight form here.

In this episode of the Mystic Access Podcast, we are joined by Greg Stilson, Blindness Products Manager at Humanware.  Greg is excited to tell us about the new BrailleNote Touch.  This is the next generation BrailleNote tablet.  It has the familiarity of

In this episode of the Mystic Access Podcast, we are joined by Greg Stilson, Blindness Products Manager at Humanware.  Greg is excited to tell us about the new BrailleNote Touch.  This is the next generation BrailleNote tablet.  It has the familiarity of both Keysoft and mainstream Android applications.  Yes, you can install and use third party Android apps on the BrailleNote Touch. Greg explains all.  What makes the Touch so innovative?  Why would you want one if you already own an Android device and a braille display?  Find out during this comprehensive interview. Mystic Access also has a big surprise somewhere in this episode that we're very excited to share with you!

In this episode of the Mystic Access Podcast, we are joined by Greg Stilson, Blindness Products Manager at Humanware.  Greg is excited to tell us about the new BrailleNote Touch.  This is the next generation BrailleNote tablet.  It has the familiarity of both Keysoft and mainstream Android applications.  Yes, you can install and use third party Android apps on the BrailleNote Touch. Greg explains all.  What makes the Touch so innovative?  Why would you want one if you already own an Android device and a braille display?  Find out during this comprehensive interview. Mystic Access also has a big surprise somewhere in this episode that we're very excited to share with you!

In this episode of the Mystic Access Podcast, we are joined by Greg Stilson, Blindness Products Manager at Humanware.  Greg is excited to tell us about the new BrailleNote Touch.  This is the next generation BrailleNote tablet.  It has the familiarity of both Keysoft and mainstream Android applications.  Yes, you can install and use third party Android apps on the BrailleNote Touch. Greg explains all.  What makes the Touch so innovative?  Why would you want one if you already own an Android device and a braille display?  Find out during this comprehensive interview. Mystic Access also has a big surprise somewhere in this episode that we're very excited to share with you!