Podcast appearances and mentions of ricky enger

February 21, 2025. Ricky Enger, the Director of Practical Help for Hadley, talks with host Ben Shaberman about her personal and professional journeys as someone born completely blind and the many assistive and accommodative technologies that are helpful to people with low vision. At Hadley, Ricky develops technology workshops and other community initiatives for older adults new to vision loss.

Brian and Ed discuss the waging war between Zuckhead err Facebook and Apple as the great privacy debate of the impending iOS 14.5 ramps up. Do you care if apps are tracking you and targeting advertising to you?   We then welcome in Trailblazers long time tech enthusiasts and podcasters Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp. Joe and Ricky walk us through the early days of Serotek podcasting and how all their different shows came in to existence. Ricky and Joe then catch us up in what they have been involved in since they left the Serotek podcast network. The conversation then moves to a passion of Joe’s accessible gaming for the low vision and totally blind. We discuss the game of the year for 2020, The Last of Us 2, not to worry as Brian butchers the name of the game several times. This is Us is a TV Show and The Last of Us is a video game. Ricky and Joe then walk us through their earliest experiences with assistive technology. Brian then gets his long awaited answer to why Joe is not a huge Apple fan boy, and the answer really catches Brian by surprise. We get Joe’s opinion of gaming from a low vision perspective in 2021 and Ricky’s opinion from a totally blind perspective. Joe then gives us the latest on what is going on with Blind Bargains. And we finally get an answer to the question ancient philosophers have been asking for years, what’s the meaning of the rickey Enger wake up song.        ,    Ed then discusses his experience getting vaccinated as a visually impaired blind peep.   You can reach That Real Blind Tech Show by email at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, tweet us at @BlindTechShow, or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.  

It's been awhile since we did a full-on cooking show, and many of our regulars have acquired a growing amount of cooking gadgets and essentials. So we decided to do our biggest cooking show yet, with Shelly Brisbin, Ricky Enger, J.J., and the podcast debut of regular contributor Tangela Mahaffey. In the Kitchen with the BBQ Crew This episode brings you audio from our test kitchens and homes across America as we endeavor to cook a variety of meals. No matter your cooking experience, we trust there will be something in this episode for you. Here's links to many of the products and services we mentioned: All prices from Amazon are as of the time of posting. Shelly says you need to be a bit patient for sous vide cooking, but it can be well worth the wait. She uses the Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Nano - $129 JJ recommends the Secura Air Fryer XL 5.3 Quart 1700-Watt Electric Hot Air Fryer - $69.45 You can cook healthy dinners, or just make lots of bacon. Ricky, who has a knack for finding awesome products that are about to be discontinued, makes hummus using the Braun FP3020 12 Cup Food Processor - $174.56 It still looks to be in stock as of this writing, so you may want to jump on this one quickly. You can also get the hummus recipe from Inspired taste that inspired Ricky. Tangela gives us a Blue Apron accessibility review. You don't need to be an expert cook, and that, in fact, is one of Blue Apron's strengths, if you can fit the cost of their meals into your budget. It slices, it dices. No actually, the Ninja Foodi just does a lot of things, and Ricky is a fan, as long as you remember the preset times for various functions. She uses the Ninja OP301 Foodi 9-in-1 Pressure, Slow Cooker, Air Fryer and More - $147.60 Check out these ULTRA Crispy Air Fryer Chickpeas from SWEET PEAS AND SAFFRON. Shelly speaks highly of the Cuisinart CSB-79 Smart Stick 2 Speed Hand Blender, Stainless Steel/Black - $89.99 And we bring back the old debate. Regular InstantPot, or a Wi-Fi model. With the price of the Wi-Fi model much lower than before, it gets a bit more interesting. Ricky has the Instant Pot Smart WiFi 8-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker - $89.99 J.J. stands by his trusty Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker - $79 So we've shared what's cooking at our house. What are you having, and what's your favorite accessible gadget? Sound off in the comments.

Go beyond #KnowYourNarrator - this bonus episode from the weekly Audio Description Narrators of America series interviews your favorite decision makers, creators, writers, and influencers for movies and episodic tv.  

Assistive technology experts Ricky Enger and Steve Kelley review BlindShell, a mobile phone built for those with visual impairment. They discuss the basic features, how it differs from a traditional smartphone, and how to decide if it's right for you.

We first teased our intent to take a look at the ColorStar during BBQ 188 during our summer convention wrap up show. now, a scant half a year later, the deep dive into the color identifier has arrive. Join Ricky Enger as she demonstrates the color, light and pattern detection modes of the device. Hear the speech of the unit in both the Universal and Artistic settings while Ricky tests them against an actual human's perception under various lighting conditions. And listen in as Ricky discovers what colors her holiday tree is... because that was the time in which this particular portion of the show was recorded. Visit the manual page for the ColorStar to learn more about the specs and more detailed aspects of operation. Or, journey over to the APH page for the ColorStar if you would like to purchase one yourself.

Hadley Practice Leader and assistive technology expert Ricky Enger presented on braille displays, note takers and more.

In this episode, Ricky Enger chats with Joe Strechay, associate producer on the Apple TV+ series SEE. The show takes place in a future where, after a viral apocalypse, all humans are blind. Joe takes us behind the scenes of the show and his work to help build an inclusive set for the cast and crew, including those with low to no vision. From casting to costumes, scripting to scenery, hear how Joe helped create a science fiction world that strives to be authentic to life with vision loss.

Ricky Enger is joined by Hadley's Debbie Worman and mindfulness expert Tiffany Guske in this latest episode. Debbie and Tiffany talk about what mindfulness is and the specific benefits that mindfulness can offer for those living with vision loss. Tiffany then walks listeners through a short mindfulness exercise.

In this episode, Ricky Enger speaks with New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, who shares the story of his sudden vision loss from NAION. Bruni speaks candidly on his adjustment to the change, maintaining a realistic attitude towards his vision loss, and the failure of medical professionals to provide resources after diagnosis.

In this episode, Ricky Enger chats with Microsoft's Jeremy Curry, a Senior Program Manager with the Windows Accessibility team. New vision accessibility features are now available in Windows 10 for low vision and screen reader users.

In the inaugural episode of Hadley Presents, Ricky Enger and Jonathan Mosen of Aira chat about the ways in which a visual interpreter service, such as Aira, can be used to gain valuable visual information and enhance travel and leisure activities for blind and low vision users.

1906 Home Delivery Shopping (Feb. 6, 2019) Show Notes Shopping from home has become more common over the past few years and can afford one with greater flexibility and independence. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Ricky Enger of the Hadley Institute about some of the available shopping and delivery services and how they … Continue reading 1906 Home Delivery Shopping (Feb. 6, 2019) →

Listen in as Ricky Enger and the Hadley Tech It Out community ask questions and discuss their experiences with digital assistants, like Alexa, Siri and Google.

This week on Main Menu, Chase Crispin speaks with Joe Steinkamp and Ricky Enger from Serotek Corporation about the new Socializer application built into the System Access Mobile Network (SAMNet) and other announcements from Serotek. David Woodbridge from Vision Australia discusses the One tap to Dial app for the iPhone. David Tanner demonstrates the tap Tap See app for iOS that allows you to take a picture of nearly any object and have it identified in just a few seconds. Finally, David Woodbridge returns to demonstrate the process of generating a secure password with Siri on an iOS device. You will not want to miss this program! Due to the upcoming coverage of the annual ACB conference and convention coverage on ACB Radio Mainstream, we will not have a Main Menu for the next two weeks. We will be back on July 19th. In the mean time, we will be working hard to fulfill many of your suggestions on topics you would like covered. If you have ideas for more topics that you would like to hear on Main Menu, please feel free to write us at: mainmenu@acbradio.org

Posted with permission from The TEch Doctor. In Android Accessibility Part Three, the Tech Doctor interviews four Nexus 7 users. Each person discusses their unique experiences with the device including getting started with accessibility and accessing favorite applications. Thanks Chris Nova, Ricky Enger, Pratik Patel and Allison Hartley for sharing your insights and expertise with the Tech Doctor listeners.

After this week's Tech update from Chase Crispin, David Tanner concludes his look at DocuScan Plus from Serotek. Then, Chase Crispin visits with Ricky Enger about all of the company's cross-platform applications and what we can expect from Serotek in the future.

This week, we have two tech updates from Chase Crispin. Next, we bring you the premier episode of a new podcast, VoiceOver On, where we learn about the new features found in IOS 4.1. After that, Kevin Chao demonstrates Digit-Eyes, a bar code scanning app for IOS devices. Then, Stephen Guerra demonstrates the Moshi clock radio available from Independent Living Aids. Finally, we visit with Ricky Enger about DocuScan Plus, a cloud-based OCR solution from Serotek.

This week Mike Calvo and Ricky Enger talk to us about Serotek's new Build A Bundle subscription options. Next, Rick Harmon gives us the details of Windows 7. For those of you who have noticed a problem with the Main Menu RSS feed, it is now working properly again. Thanks to Larry Turnbull and Shane Ditmar for fixing the problem. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Call the Main Menu comment line at (206) 338-7823 Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Greg Stilson of HumanWare gives us an in-depth tour of the newest generation of the BrailleNote family dubbed the Apex. Greg also tackles the question of why a blind person needs a dedicated notetaker instead of a mainstream product. Next, Ricky Enger of Serotek talks to us again about Accessible Event and she shares a special Serotek is offering on the use of the program until December 31. Next week we will visit with Ricky about iBlink Radio, Serotek's free application for the iPhone. Jamie Pauls and Ricky will compare notes on using touch screen devices running with Apple's VoiceOver and will talk briefly about Apple's commitment to accessibility. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Call the Main Menu comment line at (206) 338-7823. Messages may be played on the program and may be edited due to time constraints. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php