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In this special Global Accessibility Awareness Day edition of Double Tap, Steven and Shaun are joined by top voices in tech accessibility, including Matt Ater from Vispero, Mike Buckley from Be My Eyes, Patrick Long from InnoSearch, and Apple's Director of Accessibility, Sarah Herrlinger.Matt shares news of Vispero's global rollout of accessible payment terminals powered by JAWS for Kiosk, and reflects on 30 years of JAWS development in partnership with Microsoft. Meanwhile, Be My Eyes and InnoSearch announce a new collaboration, offering 2% cashback for accessible shopping and a voice-based AI shopping assistant for non-tech users.Apple's Sarah Herrlinger unveils a suite of upcoming accessibility features, including Braille Access for note-taking, Magnifier for Mac, AI-powered object recognition in Vision Pro, and new Accessibility Nutrition Labels in the App Store. The show also features GAAD co-founder Joe Devon recounting how the movement began and why the mission continues.Chapters0:00 – Introduction4:40 – JAWS for Kiosk expands globally7:03 – Celebrating 30 years of JAWS and Microsoft's role9:23 – AI Labeler and Picture Smart in JAWS13:40 – Insert+J Club and JAWS community engagement14:52 – Be My Eyes and InnoSearch partnership announcement20:37 – InnerSearch's accessible shopping evolution33:44 – Origins of Global Accessibility Awareness Day with Joe Devon41:49 – Apple Vision Pro accessibility features44:14 – Braille Access and new note-taking tools46:24 – App Store Accessibility Labels explained51:01 – Magnifier for Mac and Accessibility ReaderRelevant LinksApple Accessibility: https://www.apple.com/accessibilityBe My Eyes: https://www.bemyeyes.comVispero: https://www.vispero.comInnoSearch: https://www.innosearch.ai/Global Accessibility Awareness Day: https://accessibility.dayGet in touch with us by email at feedback@doubletaponair.com or connect on WhatsApp at https://www.doubletaponair.com/whatsapp Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website---Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedin Subscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheart About Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited. "Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.

Joe Devon, the co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, joins Grant Hardy on The Pulse to share information about the Global Accessibility Awareness Day Foundation! Joe speaks about the foundation's work and expands on an exciting announcement from the foundation! Check out the Pulse on YouTube!About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca

The State of Mobile App Accessibility (SOMAA) report shares the findings from a study that analyzed the accessibility of 50 popular apps across five key industries – Food and Delivery, Payments, Streaming Media, Fitness, and Shopping. The report was conducted by ArcTouch, Fable, with advising from Joe Devon. Joe and Ben Ogilvie, the Head of Accessibility at ArcTouch, join Grant Hardy on The Pulse to talk about the report.  Check out the Pulse on YouTube!About AMIAMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca

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

In this podcast episode with hosts Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, the main topics discussed revolve around Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and the impact and importance of accessibility in digital products. The hosts reflect on the significance of GAAD and how it's celebrated on social media but also express concern about companies' genuine commitment to accessibility. They interview Joe Devon, one of the co-founders of GAAD, and discuss the origins and impact of the initiative.

Joe Devon, GAAD Foundation, AI FuturistJoe Devon has had a long career in both web development and the application of accessibility to the digital world. Joe talks about his earliest days becoming aware of the need for accessibility and building his knowledge. That lead to being a co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day and the GAAD Foundation. Joe describes his interest and excitement about the application of AI to accessibility and how it might transform how assistive devices work. Mentioned in this episode:Info about Accessibility at Blink

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2 Weeks since Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), co-founder Joe Devon joins Robin Christopherson to discuss:    This year's GAAD events and whether we're moving towards a more digital accessible world How Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be game-changing for accessibility Why accessibility overlays don't improve a website's accessibility    Sign up to AbilityNet's newsletter for the latest accessibility news.  Download a transcript of this session from the AbilityNet website: www.abilitynet.org.uk/podcast   Get in touch via enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk with feedback, questions and comments. 

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun review the week in accessible tech news, starting with the biggest story of the week: Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Steven reviews the latest announcements across the major tech companies and we hear from Joe Devon, one of the co-founders of the day itself. Also, there's an update from Be My Eyes CEO Mike Buckley, who talks about how the beta phase is going and where he sees more potential for the app to thrive, including using wearable devices and providing navigation support. There's also a demo of the Aiko transcription app using the Open AI Whisper transcription service. The app is available on iOS and Mac OS; Thomas Domville from Apple Vis demo shows it works. Get in touch with the Double Tappers and join the conversation: Email:feedback@doubletaponair.com Call: 1-877-803-4567 (Canada and USA) / 0204 571 3354 (UK) Twitter: @BlindGuyTech / @ShaunShed / @DoubleTapOnAir Mastodon: @DoubleTap YouTube: DoubleTapOnAir

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun dedicate the episode to the people who were instrumental in creating what is now known as Global Accessibility Awareness Day. They spend the hour with Joe Devon who, along with his friends, developed the day after it was clear there was a need to educate people on building accessible websites, services and apps. It all started with a blog post that still to this day goes viral each year. Read the blog post from MySQL Talk here: https://mysqltalk.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/challenge-accessibility-know-how-needs-to-go-mainstream-with-developers-now/ Follow the Double Tappers online where they will be sharing lots more news and content about Global Accessibility Awareness Day using the hashtag #GAAD or #GlobalAccessiblityAwarenessDay. Watch more from Joe Devon as he talks to Steven and Marc on Double Tap TV to discuss how AI will enable accessibility in the future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkqyrG1gMMs Get in touch with the Double Tappers and join the conversation: Email: feedback@doubletaponair.com Call: 1-877-803-4567 (Canada and USA) / 0204 571 3354 (UK) Twitter: @BlindGuyTech / @ShaunShed / @DoubleTapOnAir Mastodon: @DoubleTap YouTube: DoubleTapOnAir

Today, Steven and Marc are back together at the weekend to discuss all things shopping-related and artificial intelligence and accessibility. Marc talks to Joe Devon, one of the founders of GADD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) to talk about his thoughts on the intersection of AI and accessibility, and what the eventual impact of such technology will have on disabled people. As always, your feedback is welcome. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

On this episode of The DEB Show, host Debra Eckerling wraps up the "MAY your dreams come true" theme with a conversation on Paying it Forward with guests Howard Brodwin, Joe Devon, and Tisha Janigian. Part of realizing your own dreams is giving others a helping hand, and this crew of advocates has plenty of experience in that arena. Howard Brodwin is Founder/Managing Director of Sports and Social Change; Joe Devon is Chair of the GAAD Foundation and Co-Founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD), and Tisha Janigian is President/Founder of SHE IS HOPE LA. Howard, Joe, and Tisha talk about their backstories and organizations, share anecdotes, and offer thoughts on what acts of kindness are most meaningful and how to raise awareness.

In the thirty-first episode of the WordPress Briefing, GAAD Co-Founder Joe Devon joins WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy to discuss Global Accessibility Awareness Day and the role of open source in accessibility. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording. Credits Guest: Joe […]

The Microsoft Ability Summit just wrapped up, and Michael Babcock shares highlight announcements from the event. Which second round matchups are the most intriguing in the NHL? Brock Richardson gives us his thoughts. Vancouver Reporter Grant Hardy is here to chat about the Inclusive Gaming feature on tonight's episode of AMI This Week. Thursday, May 19th marks the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day. We chat about this special day and what it entails with Joe Devon, Co-Founder of Diamond and GAAD. ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto is back for the 7th Annual Festival taking place in person and online. We learn more about this event with Festival Coordinator, Linda Luarasi. Certain revelations have led to several people having their names withdrawn by the political parties they have chosen to represent in elections. What are the implications of these decisions? We discuss with Danielle McLaughlin.

Thursday, May 19th marks the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day. We chat about this special day and what it entails with Joe Devon, Co-Founder of Diamond and GAAD.

Our guest today is Joe Devon, the co-founder of the Global Accessibility Awareness Day and a co-founder of Diamond, an inclusive digital agency specializing in assisting clients to develop and implement accessible products. Joe talks with Mai Ling and shares some highlights from Diamond's annual State of Accessibility Report, tells how his father was the inspiration for his accessibility work, and why accessibility online is so vital. 

In the US, new guidance was officially released on how state and local governments and businesses can make sure their websites are accessible to people with disabilities. We chat about this monumental moment with Joe Devon, Co-Founder of Diamond and GAAD.

Dr. Danielle Jongkind features an organization doing great things in Northern Kenya for elephants and the local community. Nutritionist Julia Karantjas shares quick lunch time options to keep us energized throughout our day. In the US, new guidance was officially released on how state and local governments and businesses can make sure their websites are accessible to people with disabilities. We chat about this monumental moment with Joe Devon, Co-Founder of Diamond and GAAD. After two years of office spaces sitting empty, some companies are eager to call employees back for good. But, how do Canadian workers feel? We chat about this with our friends at Robert Half who break it all down. What is the origin of nail art? We learn with Keya Osborne on our Fashion segment. On our Book Club, we discuss Where The Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, with the recommender of the novel, Julie Martin!

On this episode of The Workflow Show, Ben Kilburg and Jason Whetstone speak to Joe Devon, CEO of Diamond, a product design firm focused on digital accessibility and widening access to digital resources for all. Along with telling the story of co-founding GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) and The GAAD Foundation, Joe talks about the various ways that companies, content producers, and digital platforms can design and support accessibility within their products. Ben and Jason also ask for advice on changing mindsets in design that start with asking questions about accessibility while starting a project instead of finding the need to respond to issues in the final design.  Episode Highlights: Details on how many of the top-visited websites have accessibility issues How to utilize HTML, Java, XHTML to the benefit of accessibility and broadening a user base What standards of accessibility are needed in digital media and how they're being addressed How to prepare for accessibility needs in the new coming technologies, including VR More about The GAAD Foundation and Global Accessibility Awareness Day: The GAAD Foundation was launched in 2021 to mark GAAD's 10th anniversary. Its mission is to disrupt the culture of technology and digital product development to include accessibility as a core requirement. The GAAD Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to disrupt the culture of technology and digital product development to include accessibility as a core requirement. Thursday, May 19, 2022 is the 11th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking, and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.  Hear about Global Accessibility Awareness Day from co-founder, Jennison Asuncion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rDaw5_PzBU&feature=youtu.be  More about Joe Devon: Joe is a serial entrepreneur who has been fostering the growth of the Los Angeles tech ecosystem since 2008. His experience includes co-founding at Diamond, an inclusive digital agency and co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). In 2019, Joe and the Diamond team launched their first State of Accessibility Report alongside “

Voting has opened for the Golden Apple awards. Michael Feir fills us in, and teases the upcoming Mushroom FM holiday countdown and Christmas party. Gardener Susan Kerney introduces us to the flower she loves to use in her Holiday arrangements, the Carnation. Diamond's 3rd annual State of Accessibility Report was released yesterday with new findings on how the top websites and mobile apps across Apple and Android are performing in regards to accessibility. We learn more with Joe Devon, Co-Founder of Diamond. It's the Thursday Buzz with Bill Shackleton. We flip through quirky stories from around the globe with Jeff Ryman, on What in the World. Former AMI Halifax Reporter Laura Bain is our Roundtable guest for this week.Find Kelly & Company on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca. Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+ Learn more at AMI.ca Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online: - X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc - Email feedback@ami.ca

Diamond's 3rd annual State of Accessibility Report was released yesterday with new findings on how the top websites and mobile apps across Apple and Android are performing in regards to accessibility. We learn more with Joe Devon, Co-Founder of Diamond.Find Kelly & Company on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca. Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+ Learn more at AMI.ca Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online: - X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia - Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio - Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc - TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc - Email feedback@ami.ca

There are lots of ways to make websites and apps more accessible for people with disabilities. Yet, when many people go online, features like sign-ups, check out forms and interactives simply don’t work with assistive technology. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams speaks with Joe Devon, the co-founder of Diamond, a digital design company that builds accessible websites. Diamond, for the last few years, has reviewed the top 100 websites (according to Alexa) to check how accessible they are. Devon says accessibility starts with the basics. Your first donation to Marketplace goes TWICE as far with a dollar-for-dollar match from the Investors Challenge Fund! Give now.

There are lots of ways to make websites and apps more accessible for people with disabilities. Yet, when many people go online, features like sign-ups, check out forms and interactives simply don’t work with assistive technology. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams speaks with Joe Devon, the co-founder of Diamond, a digital design company that builds accessible websites. Diamond, for the last few years, has reviewed the top 100 websites (according to Alexa) to check how accessible they are. Devon says accessibility starts with the basics. Your first donation to Marketplace goes TWICE as far with a dollar-for-dollar match from the Investors Challenge Fund! Give now.

There are lots of ways to make websites and apps more accessible for people with disabilities. Yet, when many people go online, features like sign-ups, check out forms and interactives simply don’t work with assistive technology. Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams speaks with Joe Devon, the co-founder of Diamond, a digital design company that builds accessible websites. Diamond, for the last few years, has reviewed the top 100 websites (according to Alexa) to check how accessible they are. Devon says accessibility starts with the basics. Your first donation to Marketplace goes TWICE as far with a dollar-for-dollar match from the Investors Challenge Fund! Give now.

Ten years ago, a pair of accessibility advocates decided to bring attention to the need for better accessibility in digital realms. They created Global Accessibility Awareness Day, or #GAAD. The annual event now attracts participation from Fortune 500 companies, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. But according to cofounder Joe Devon, #GAAD is still about developers doing the work to build things everyone can use.

Ten years ago, a pair of accessibility advocates decided to bring attention to the need for better accessibility in digital realms. They created Global Accessibility Awareness Day, or #GAAD. The annual event now attracts participation from Fortune 500 companies, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. But according to cofounder Joe Devon, #GAAD is still about developers doing the work to build things everyone can use.

Ten years ago, a pair of accessibility advocates decided to bring attention to the need for better accessibility in digital realms. They created Global Accessibility Awareness Day, or #GAAD. The annual event now attracts participation from Fortune 500 companies, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. But according to cofounder Joe Devon, #GAAD is still about developers doing the work to build things everyone can use.

In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, George Abraham and Shilpi Kapoor speak with the founders of the famous GAAD movement. Joe Devon and Jennison Asuncion teamed up in 2012 to initiate what's well known as the Global Accessibility Awareness Day. It was a blogpost written by Joe Devon that started it all. In it, Joe highlighted the need for accessibility know-how to become mainstream among developers. Jennison spotted the post on Twitter and the duo ended up pioneering a global campaign! Tune in to listen to their initial brush with accessibility, individual stories and how they reached out to their respective networks to create an impact in the tech community in the US and abroad. Almost ten years later, they are delighted to see the accessibility conversations go mainstream thanks to big tech companies embracing inclusion. Joe and Jennison have also started the GAAD Foundation with the mission to disrupt the culture of technology and digital product development to include accessibility as a core requirement. To access the podcast transcript, click on link: https://otter.ai/u/EfhoRv0CL7oTSu1iv1LZQbjiHZ4 This podcast is supported by BarrierBreak Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Countries around the world host events on the third Thursday of every May highlighting accessibility and making the digital world accessible to people with a disability. The intent is to get people talking and learning about it in an effort to improve accessibility and inclusion for everyone. We are speak with one of the co-founders of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Joe Devon.

In this audio extract from AbilityNet's monthly Accessibility Insights webinar series, we welcome Jennison Asuncion and Joe Devon, co-founders of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) as the latest guests. Robin Christopherson MBE Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet hosts a monthly online chat with individuals who are each working to improve digital accessibility and digital inclusion. On this webinar, introduced by AbilityNet's Annie Mannion, Jennison and Joe discussed their experiences creating GAAD, what they've learned along the way, and their plans for the future of inclusion and accessibility. You can download a transcript of this session from the AbilityNet website and view the video recording of the webinar on the AbilityNet website, where you will also find additional Q&As. Get in touch via enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk with feedback, questions and comments.