Podcast appearances and mentions of brian hartgen

In this episode of Double Tap, hosts Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into the complex world of artificial intelligence and its impact on accessibility. First up there's an interesting discussion with Brian Hartgen from Hartgen Consultancy, who has developed an accessible Zoom scheduling app to ease meeting management following accessibility issues faced by blind users of the online conferencing platform on Windows.The conversation on AI kicks off with some tongue-in-cheek remarks about AI's potential to “kill off careers” before moving into an in‐depth discussion with special guests Joe Devon—co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day—and Ben Ogilvie, a developer fusing AI with inclusive technology.Listeners will gain insights into how AI might replicate existing accessibility issues if trained on inaccessible data, and real-world challenges and opportunities for blind and low-vision users in the digital space.Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us feedback@doubletaponair.com or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also now contact us via Whatsapp on 1-613-481-0144 or visit doubletaponair.com/whatsapp to connect. We are also across social media including X, Mastodon and Facebook. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.Chapter Markers:00:00 Introduction10:28 Enhancing Accessibility in Zoom Meetings22:21 The Future of AI in Coding and Accessibility28:57 The Acceleration of Change and Opportunities32:23 Navigating the Future of Work and AI35:42 The Role of AI in Healthcare and Society42:47 Accessibility in Technology and AI50:37 The Human Element in an AI-Driven World Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap WebsiteJoin the conversation and add your voice to the show either by calling in, sending an email or leaving us a voicemail!Email: feedback@doubletaponair.comPhone: 1-877-803-4567

Today's episode is packed with breaking news in the world of accessible technology. We kick off with the launch of Leasey 10, the latest update to the powerful JAWS add-on that makes Windows more efficient for screen reader users. Brian Hartgen of Hartgen Consultancy joins us to explain the new features, including ChatGPT integration, AI-powered spell-checking, image generation, and even audio transcription!We also discuss Meta's collaboration with Envision on their latest AR glasses project, Project Aria Gen2. Could these new smart glasses finally revolutionize indoor navigation for blind and low-vision users? We break down the latest developments and what they could mean for the future of AI-driven navigation and accessibility.

20221022-6 Pennsylvania Council of the Blind 2022 Convention 20221022 Day 3 Evening Greeting, Sponsorship Acknowledgments & Raffle Winners PCB Banquet topic & speaker: Accelerate Your Trip to Self-Reliance, Brian Hartgen, owner of Hartgen Consultancy PCB Awards Presentation Find out more at https://acb-events.pinecast.co

There's a Lot to Love About Leasey in 2022! Lots of people are talking about the product Leasey this year. Leasey is a power-house of tools and services to support the JAWS screen-reader, ZoomText Fusion or ElBraille. In the upcoming Tek Talk, learn about just some of what is new in the most recent updates. Find out how easy it is to work with YouTube, EBay, Amazon, WhatsApp and more. Brian from Hartgen Consultancy will guide you through some of the most recent innovations. He cannot demonstrate them all as there are so many, but he'll get through plenty of them. Plus he'll give you a glimpse of a major feature now under development. That is a Tek Talk exclusive! Brian will also give you an overview of training courses available from Hartgen Consultancy including the new Opening Windows scheduled for later this year. Presenter Contact Info Email: brian@hartgenconsultancy.com Website: http://hartgen.org/ Telephone (in the UK): 02921-051325 Telephone (in the United States of America): 239-256-7779

There's a Lot to Love About Leasey in 2022! Lots of people are talking about the product Leasey this year. Leasey is a power-house of tools and services to support the JAWS screen-reader, ZoomText Fusion or ElBraille. In the upcoming Tek Talk, learn about just some of what is new in the most recent updates. Find out how easy it is to work with YouTube, EBay, Amazon, WhatsApp and more. Brian from Hartgen Consultancy will guide you through some of the most recent innovations. He cannot demonstrate them all as there are so many, but he'll get through plenty of them. Plus he'll give you a glimpse of a major feature now under development. That is a Tek Talk exclusive! Brian will also give you an overview of training courses available from Hartgen Consultancy including the new Opening Windows scheduled for later this year. Presenter Contact Info Email: brian@hartgenconsultancy.com Website: http://hartgen.org/ Telephone (in the UK): 02921-051325 Telephone (in the United States of America): 239-256-7779

Brian Hartgen of Hartgen Consultancy joins me for this episode. We’ll learn how Brian became interested in computing, discuss the state of the screen reading industry, and learn about the latest info about Hartgen Consultancy products including Leasey, J-SAY, scripts for StationPlaylist Studio, Zoom scripts, numerous audio tutorials and more.   Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736. Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to media-subscribe@mosen.org And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you. Episode Notes Notes go here

Brian Hartgen Talks All Things ElBraille!

Episode Notes On this month's Main Menu Live, we bring some exciting speakers to you as we learn all about JAWS 2021 and Leasey. In the first hour, Eric Damery from Freedom Scientific joins us to talk about the brand-new release of JAWS 2021. Come learn more about what is new in this upcoming release of JAWS for Windows 2021 and to get your questions answered. In the second hour Brian Hartgen joins us to talk all about his products with a focus on Leasey. Leasey has an exciting new feature to allow you to subscribe and listen to podcasts. We will learn about this and so much more when he talks about his products with us on the show! All of this is brought to you by the Information access Committee. Main Menu Live can be heard every Wednesday a 8PM and Thursday at 8AM on ACB Radio Mainstream East and West.

This session welcomes our guest presenter Brian Hartgen, from Hartgen Consultancy. For the past five years, Hartgen Consultancy have created a range of products and training courses exclusively to support the JAWS screen-reader and ZoomText screen-magnification software. In this session, Brian gives an overview of the product range, everything from low-cost training in applications you may care to use on a daily basis through to tools to improve your productivity, read the news, get the weather, download podcasts and even broadcast audio.

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We begin this episode by sharing about our March 2020 free event. this time, well be discussing and demonstrating the Leasey scripts available for JAWS. Brian Hartgen is kindly providing a recorded presentation to be shared in class, and well also be dem

We begin this episode by sharing about our March 2020 free event. this time, we'll be discussing and demonstrating the Leasey scripts available for JAWS. Brian Hartgen is kindly providing a recorded presentation to be shared in class, and we'll…

Brian joins John and Larry Gassman to  discuss  his 25 year career as an assistive technology trainer, the things that motivate him to extend JAWS functionality, and what's new in the products he offers. Plus, a JAWS Power Tip from Michael Fulton.

Welcome to our very first webinar from Thursday November 1st 2018. Stuart Lawler talks us through the new and exciting features in JAWS 2019, including faster start-up and a more responsive overall experience, improved performance in Office 365 applications, notification of spelling errors in Word and Outlook 365, Phonetic speaking of characters during navigation and much more. We are also joined by Brian Hartgen from Hartgen Consultancy, who talks not only about support in Skype 8 provided natively in JAWS 2019, but also about significant enhancements available to JAWS users of Skype, available for purchase from his company. For more information visit www.hartgenconsultancy.com

Laura Legendary talks Brian Hartgen about his products.

This week we welcome Brian Hartgen from Hartgen Consultancy, makers of software packages J-Say, Leasey, and J-Dictate. Plus we do some bad Bob Dylan impressions.

We begin by summarizing some of the exceptional offers available to those attending the US consumer conventions. We meet Maarten Bosch, former CEO of Optelec, now the Chief Commercial officer at VFO Group™, the company that operates the Freedom Scientific® and Optelec brands. Brian Hartgen from Hartgen Consultancy joins us to talk about what's new with J-Say, J-Dictate and more. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Episode 126 - US summer convention offers, Maarten Bosch - Chief Commercial Officer of VFO Group, Brian Hargen talks about J-Say, J-Dictate and more

One of the stars of this season's NBC show "The Voice" is a JAWS® user. Jonathan Mosen speaks with Blind Joe about how he made it so far on the show, and where he goes from here. Brian Hartgen of Hartgen Consultancy tells us all that's new with Leasey version 3, complete with an audio demonstration of a new game. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Episode 118 - Blind Joe from "The Voice"; Brian Hartgen discusses the latest version of Leasey

After listener comments, Jonathan Mosen demonstrates the new keyboard support available for Facebook with version 16 of our JAWS® screen reading software. Brian Hartgen of Hartgen Consultancy discusses and demonstrates their new product, J-Dictate, a cost-effective way to dictate to your computer. We then learn what's new in the latest version of their Leasey software, including an accessible interface to Spotify and iTunes. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Episode 107 - Listener Comments, Keyboard Support for Facebook with version 16 of JAWS, Brian Hartgen demonstrates J-Dictate and introduces the latest version of Leasey software

On this edition of Spotlight, Cory Martin meets with Mr. Brian Hartgen, owner of Hartgen Consultancy and a well-known leader in the Assistive Technology field who has brought amazing advancements to the way people with multiple disabilities use their computers. With Brian’s bridging product, J-Say, it is possible for a person to completely control their computer by voice alone, using both JAWS for Windows from Freedom Scientific and Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking. While J-Say has been improved over a number of years, Hartgen Consultancy brings a number of new products to the table, such as J-Dictate, a product which is focused on the professional or student who wishes to still use the Keyboard but receive audible feedback from JAWS, or transcribe notes in to text. In addition, Brian’s product Leasey makes it possible for beginners and power users alike to interact with their computers in a simplified and meaningful way with a straight-forward command structure and several tools to improve the computing experience. Brian discusses his beginnings, he tells us how he got started in the assistive technology field and how J-Say came to exist. Finally, Brian tells us about some of the new advancements to his Leasey product including all new support for complex iTunes tasks and the Spotify music streaming service. If you would like, click this link to visit Hartgen.org or if you wish to hear Brian demonstrate his various products, you may listen to his Laircast podcast with comprehensive demos.

On this edition of Spotlight, Cory Martin meets with Mr. Brian Hartgen, owner of Hartgen Consultancy and a well-known leader in the Assistive Technology field who has brought amazing advancements to the way people with multiple disabilities use their computers. With Brian’s bridging product, J-Say, it is possible for a person to completely control their computer by voice alone, using both JAWS for Windows from Freedom Scientific and Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking. While J-Say has been improved over a number of years, Hartgen Consultancy brings a number of new products to the table, such as J-Dictate, a product which is focused on the professional or student who wishes to still use the Keyboard but receive audible feedback from JAWS, or transcribe notes in to text. In addition, Brian’s product Leasey makes it possible for beginners and power users alike to interact with their computers in a simplified and meaningful way with a straight-forward command structure and several tools to improve the computing experience. Brian discusses his beginnings, he tells us how he got started in the assistive technology field and how J-Say came to exist. Finally, Brian tells us about some of the new advancements to his Leasey product including all new support for complex iTunes tasks and the Spotify music streaming service. If you would like, click this link to visit Hartgen.org or if you wish to hear Brian demonstrate his various products, you may listen to his Laircast podcast with comprehensive demos.

On this edition of Spotlight, Cory Martin meets with Mr. Brian Hartgen, owner of Hartgen Consultancy and a well-known leader in the Assistive Technology field who has brought amazing advancements to the way people with multiple disabilities use their computers. With Brian’s bridging product, J-Say, it is possible for a person to completely control their computer by voice alone, using both JAWS for Windows from Freedom Scientific and Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking. While J-Say has been improved over a number of years, Hartgen Consultancy brings a number of new products to the table, such as J-Dictate, a product which is focused on the professional or student who wishes to still use the Keyboard but receive audible feedback from JAWS, or transcribe notes in to text. In addition, Brian’s product Leasey makes it possible for beginners and power users alike to interact with their computers in a simplified and meaningful way with a straight-forward command structure and several tools to improve the computing experience. Brian discusses his beginnings, he tells us how he got started in the assistive technology field and how J-Say came to exist. Finally, Brian tells us about some of the new advancements to his Leasey product including all new support for complex iTunes tasks and the Spotify music streaming service. If you would like, click this link to visit Hartgen.org or if you wish to hear Brian demonstrate his various products, you may listen to his Laircast podcast with comprehensive demos.

In this our 100th episode, host Jonathan Mosen offers a few reflections on FSCast over the years. After some listener comments, Brian Hartgen joins us to talk about Leasey, a new product based predominantly on the JAWS scripting language offering many convenient features for both novice and expert users. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Episode 100 - Reflections on FSCast, Listener Feedback, Brian Hartgen talks about Leasey

Jonathan Mosen speaks with Brian Hartgen about j-Say version 12, providing users of our JAWS® screen reading software comprehensive access to Dragon Naturally Speaking. We then hear from Terry Bray, who evaluates assistive technology for one of Canada's major banks. Our JAWS Bytes section demonstrates the power of the JAWS Dictionary Manager. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Episode 89 - April, 2014

This week, Brian Hartgen and Sue Martin conclude their look at J-Tools version 4. Then, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia tells us about VoiceOver QuickNav on the Mac.

This week we begin with a Techy Tidbit review from Tyler Juranek covering some key features of the most recent Braille Sense firmware upgrade. Next, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia demonstrates using VoiceOver's keyboard commander to launch applications on the Mac. After that, Roger Wilson-Hinds continues his tour of the free screen reader Thunder by demonstrating Microsoft Word support. Then, Mary Emerson tells us more about e-mail using Windows Live Mail and discusses why she has chosen to switch to Thunderbird as her e-mail client of choice. Finally, Brian Hartgen and Sue Martin begin a demonstration of J-Tools version 4 for JAWS.

This week we visit with Brian Hartgen of T and T Consultancy about J-Tunes version 5. J-Tunes is a set of scripts for Jaws that improves the use of iTunes. Next, Michael Lauf of Serotek brings us an interview with Michel Pepin of HumanWare about Oratio for Blackberry phones. Finally, Rick Harmon continues his discussion of Windows 7. Main Menu first airs on Saturdays at 1 UTC which translates to Fridays at 8 Eastern in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/mainmenu