Podcast appearances and mentions of erich manser

2514 Re-learning Life Skills After Vision loss (Apr. 2, 2025) Show Notes What does it take to relearn life skills after vision loss? Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Erich Manser about his experiences with blindness training programs, transitioning from magnification to screen readers, and finding value in non-visual techniques. Erich's journey offers insights … Continue reading 2514 Re-learning Life Skills After Vision loss (Apr. 2, 2025) →

2444 Encore of 1739 Running with a Remote Aira Guide (Oct. 30, 2024) Show Notes Aira is a service developed to give the blind instant access to information using a smart phone, a video camera, and a remote sighted agent. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Erich Manser, a blind distance runner and triathlete, … Continue reading 2444 Encore of 1739 Running with a Remote Aira Guide (Oct. 30, 2024) →

Show Summary: Blind ability see sun coverage is sponsored by Be My Eyes. Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call. Download for iOS Download for Android In this CSUN interview, Jeff Thompson welcomes Erich Manser, from IBM Accessibility Design. Erich talks about IBM’s commitment to accessibility and inclusion. He expands on his sessions he is giving at the CSUN event and how IBM is impacting Industry through tools and guidance Tools and Guidance “Leverage an array of solutions and best practices that speed development efforts and help ensure web and mobile applications conform to industry accessibility standards. end, Tools and guidance.” Find out more about IBM Accessibility Research. Contact: 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.

Show Summary: Blind ability see sun coverage is sponsored by Be My Eyes. Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call. Download for iOS Download for Android In this CSUN interview, Jeff Thompson welcomes Erich Manser, from IBM Accessibility Design. Erich talks about IBM’s commitment to accessibility and inclusion. He expands on his sessions he is giving at the CSUN event and how IBM is impacting Industry through tools and guidance Tools and Guidance “Leverage an array of solutions and best practices that speed development efforts and help ensure web and mobile applications conform to industry accessibility standards. end, Tools and guidance.” Find out more about IBM Accessibility Research. And a huge Thank You goes out to Stephen Letnes for his beautiful music. Stephen provided the music for the Be My Eyes Promo.  Find out more about Stephen Letnes and the Able Artist Foundation on the web at www.AbleArtist.org Contact: 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.

1807 Mainstream Products Become Accessible (Feb. 14, 2018) Show Notes No, they’re not crazy. Attendees at the world’s largest consumer technology convention (CES) this year were talking to appliances and vehicles. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Erich Manser, who helped represent IBM’s “Accessible Olli” exhibit, about his experiences at CES and how mainstream … Continue reading 1807 Mainstream Products Become Accessible (Feb. 14, 2018) →

1739 Running with a Remote Aira Guide (Sep. 20, 2017) Show Notes Aira is a service developed to give the blind instant access to information using a smart phone, a video camera, and a remote sighted agent. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Erich Manser, a blind distance runner and triathlete, and Jess Jakeway, … Continue reading 1739 Running with a Remote Aira Guide (Sep. 20, 2017) →

AT&T and Aira Present: The #ExperienceMore Campaign   AT&T and Aira present the first in a series of interviews featuring individuals who have influenced the blindness community through their passions and actions. This podcast is produced by Blind Abilities.    Jeff Thompson andPete Lane chat with Deborah Sunday, representing AT&T, and Kevin Phelen, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Aira, to discuss the Experience More Campaign, a social campaign observing the achievements of various blind and visually impaired people across  the blindness community, including Christine Ha, Erich Manser and others. Also captured in this campaign will be a series of visits to AT&t stores in eleven cities across the nation, and perhaps most appealing: a Sweepstakes for which the winner will receive two tickets to Dallas to attend a professional football game. Add to this the fact that they will also have use of a pair of Aira glasses and the Aira Agent for the game will be the one and only Emmitt Smith, NFL Hall of Famer, and all-time leading rusher. Emmitt will call the play by play for the entire game. What better way to experience more at a professional football game!  Stay tuned to Blind Abilities for more interviews around the Experience More Campaign, and Aira.   You can read more about the campaign at: www.ExperienceMore.ATT.com   You can enter the sweepstakes on Instagram or Twitter by using the Hash Tag: #ExperienceMore #Sweepstakes @ATT, or by going to the web site above. You can find out more about Aira and find the plan that fits your needs. good luck and enjoy the podcast… and the trip to Dallas!   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.

This week we're talking with Erich Manser, Triathlete and Marathon Runner, about his experience running the Boston Marathon with a new technology called Aira.

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Erich Manser Goes the Distance With Aira! Erich Talks Boston marathon, Autonomous Vehicles, IBM and Adjusting to Blindness Erich Manser is an Accessibility Researcher for IBM, an Explorer for Aira, has held the World Record for a BVI in Triathlon and has participated in the Boston Marathon 8 times to date. His latest Boston marathon was enhanced  by a Visual Interpreter device from Aira. Aira is a revolutionary device that allows the user, the explorer, to connect up with an Agent who can see what the user is looking at. The Aira glasses have a camera that allows the Agent to actually visually interpret what is in front of the glasses. Whether it be a vending machine, new hotel lobby, an airport jet-way or to the extreme in which Erich took the Aira team. Erich’s Agent virtually completed her first Boston Marathon while being in Ohio. Erich talks about his blindness, his work as an Accessibility Researcher, accessible vehicles, and his experience using the Aira: Visual Interpreter for the Blind. You can find out more about Erich on Twitter @ErichManser You can find out about Aira on the web at www.Aira.io Follow Aira on Twitter @Airaio 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.

Aira Visual Interpreter for the Blind: the Agent Perspective, Growing and Evolving, an Inside Look Blind Abilities presents the next installment in its series on Aira. Pete Lane continues his interview with Amy Bernal, Director of Aira Agents, and Patrick Lane, Aira Agent analyst. Hear their thoughts on Aira agent training, their views on customer service and the continuing evolution of the agent position. Aira has grown from eight contract agents at the time of the interview, to twenty-three, and they continue to hire. If you are a sighted listener, check the web site at Aira.IO for details, or contact Erin@Aira.IO for information on becoming an agent. Hear how Aira is piloting extended hours of availability until 10p.m. Pacific Time, 1a.m. Eastern.    Blind Abilities offers a detailed look into Aira: the product, its users, agents and the company itself - a perspective that cannot be found anywhere else in the podcast arena. stay tuned for future podcasts as Jeff and Pete interview Erich Manser, employed by IBM Accessibility and a blind runner who recently completed the Boston Marathon with Aira as part of his visual guide. Keep it tuned right here for more podcasts with a blindness perspective! 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.

Join James, Jessica, and Nelson as they discuss some of the top stories from CBT this week. The Windows 10 Creators Update Has Finally Arrived. The team talks about the new features available in the Windows 10 Creators Update. They let you know what new accessibility features are available, and talk about how you can get the update. Make sure that you click the link above so that you can read Tamas Geczy’s review of the next version of Windows. The article is in two parts and is full of a wealth of information. ASU Professor Helps Develop a Medical Device to Help the Blind See. Arizona State associate professor, Bradley Greger, has developed an implant that is placed directly in the visual cortex of the brain to provide visual data to those who don’t have functional retinas. Virtual Assistant Guiding a Blind Man in Marathon. With help from Aira, Erich Manser, a member of the accessibility team at IBM, is making an amazing run in the Boston Marathon. Cool Picks The BuzzClip Nelson lets us know what all the buzz is about. The BuzzClip is a complementary mobility tool to address upper body and head level obstacles. Crafting Kingdom for iOS Jessica dares you to build an empire and join her on a quest with the iOS game, Crafting Kingdom. Year Zero: A Novel by Rob Reid James invites you to share in his strange reading habits by delving into this unusual science fiction novel by Rob Reid, the founder of Rhapsody. How to get all of the content offered by Cool Blind Tech Subscribe to our podcast feed here. Subscribe to our RSS feed here. The RSS feed has all of our articles and podcasts.

Join James, Jessica, and Nelson as they discuss some of the top stories from CBT this week. The Windows 10 Creators Update Has Finally Arrived. The team talks about the new features available in the Windows 10 Creators Update. They let you know what new accessibility features are available, and talk about how you can get the update. Make sure that you click the link above so that you can read Tamas Geczy’s review of the next version of Windows. The article is in two parts and is full of a wealth of information. ASU Professor Helps Develop a Medical Device to Help the Blind See. Arizona State associate professor, Bradley Greger, has developed an implant that is placed directly in the visual cortex of the brain to provide visual data to those who don’t have functional retinas. Virtual Assistant Guiding a Blind Man in Marathon. With help from Aira, Erich Manser, a member of the accessibility team at IBM, is making an amazing run in the Boston Marathon. Cool Picks The BuzzClip Nelson lets us know what all the buzz is about. The BuzzClip is a complementary mobility tool to address upper body and head level obstacles. Crafting Kingdom for iOS Jessica dares you to build an empire and join her on a quest with the iOS game, Crafting Kingdom. Year Zero: A Novel by Rob Reid James invites you to share in his strange reading habits by delving into this unusual science fiction novel by Rob Reid, the founder of Rhapsody. How to get all of the content offered by Cool Blind Tech Subscribe to our podcast feed here. Subscribe to our RSS feed here. The RSS feed has all of our articles and podcasts.

Join James, Jessica, and Nelson as they discuss some of the top stories from CBT this week. The Windows 10 Creators Update Has Finally Arrived. The team talks about the new features available in the Windows 10 Creators Update. They let you know what new accessibility features are available, and talk about how you can get the update. Make sure that you click the link above so that you can read Tamas Geczy’s review of the next version of Windows. The article is in two parts and is full of a wealth of information. ASU Professor Helps Develop a Medical Device to Help the Blind See. Arizona State associate professor, Bradley Greger, has developed an implant that is placed directly in the visual cortex of the brain to provide visual data to those who don’t have functional retinas. Virtual Assistant Guiding a Blind Man in Marathon. With help from Aira, Erich Manser, a member of the accessibility team at IBM, is making an amazing run in the Boston Marathon. Cool Picks The BuzzClip Nelson lets us know what all the buzz is about. The BuzzClip is a complementary mobility tool to address upper body and head level obstacles. Crafting Kingdom for iOS Jessica dares you to build an empire and join her on a quest with the iOS game, Crafting Kingdom. Year Zero: A Novel by Rob Reid James invites you to share in his strange reading habits by delving into this unusual science fiction novel by Rob Reid, the founder of Rhapsody. How to get all of the content offered by Cool Blind Tech Subscribe to our podcast feed here. Subscribe to our RSS feed here. The RSS feed has all of our articles and podcasts.

1629 Accessibility Initiatives at IBM (Jul. 13, 2016) Show Notes IBM shares its accessibility expertise with the wider community in order to improve accessibility for all. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Erich Manser and Drew LaHart of IBM’s accessibility team about their Quick Guide for developers, their plan for making many of their … Continue reading 1629 Accessibility Initiatives at IBM (Jul. 13, 2016) →

1617 Blind Marathoner and Celebrity Guide (Apr. 20, 2016) Show Notes Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey speak with Erich Manser, a blind accessibility engineer at IBM, and Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” about their experiences running the Boston Marathon together. They talk about how they got together, the special trust … Continue reading 1617 Blind Marathoner and Celebrity Guide (Apr. 20, 2016) →