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  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 Our very own, yes, we will claim him, Brian Fischler, attended the CSUN Conference in Anaheim, California. This Assistive Technology Conference is huge, Brian boarded his plane and headed West from New York and got quite the experience at the conference. Join Brian along with Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities as Brian shares his preparation plan, his feedback from the sessions he attended and all about the exhibits. Brian knows what he will do differently next year and gives us a great perspective being that this was his first CSUN conference. And yes, he said he would do it again. This Assistive Technology Conference is huge, Brian boarded his plane and headed West from New York and got quite the experience at the conference. Join Brian along with Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities as Brian shares his preparation plan, his feedback from the sessions he attended and all about the exhibits. Brian knows what he will do differently next year and gives us a great perspective being that this was his first CSUN conference. And yes, he said he would do it again. Be sure to check out all the #CSUNATC19 coverage. Contact Thank you for listening. Send us Feedback via email Follow us on Twitter @BlindTechShow That Blind Tech Show is produced in part with Blind Abilities Network 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. Get the Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play 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 Alexander Hauerslev Jensen and Will Butler from Be My Eyes along with Kyndra Lococo, Accessibility Partner and Community Programs Manager at Google, join Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities to share the exciting partnership announced at CSUN. Image showing two phones in front of the other. The phone in front is displaying the Google profile on the Specialized Help platform, and the one behind is displaying a Be My Eyes call. “We are very proud to add Google to Specialized Help, this is a big step for accessibility and we are honored to have the support of Google to help blind and low-vision individuals lead more independent lives.”  - Alexander Hauerslev Jensen, CCO at Be My Eyes. It is Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful for everyone, and accessibility is a core consideration for Google from the earliest design stages to release. Now, Google also offers customer support that is accessible and more efficient for their blind and low-vision customers. “The Disability Support team aims to provide the best support possible for people with disabilities. We are thrilled to partner with Be My Eyes as this brings us one step closer to achieving that goal.” ‍- Kyndra LoCoco, Accessibility Partner and Community Programs Manager at Google. Kyndra talks about the training the Google support agents went through to make the experience for the BVI community the best support it can be. Informs as us about the Google Accessibility Support on the web at G.co/DisabilitySupport The Google Disability Support will be open Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM PT, currently available in English only. Google can be contacted through the Be My Eyes Specialized Help platform by users in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.  We’re working to expand the Specialized Help platform, and if there are any companies that you would like to seek assistance from, please share your suggestion, and we’ll do our best to get them onboard the platform. You can find out more about Be My Eyes on the web at www.BeMyEyes.comand Google Accessibility Support at G.co/DisabilitySupport And a huge Thank You goes out to Stephen Letnes and Louie Chee Chau for their beautiful music. Stephen provided the music for the Be My Eyes Promo and Chee Chau, the music in the podcast.  Find out more about Stephen Letnes and the Able Artist Foundation on the web at www.AbleArtist.org You can follow Chee Chau on Twitter @LCheeChau 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 Dr. Bryan Wolynski from Orcam. Bryan talks about his presentation at CSUN and the Orcam Wearable AI Devices for the Blind. Orcam has 2 wearables, the MyEye 2.0 and the MyReader. The MyEye 2.0 - Uses AI technology and instantly reads text, recognizes faces, identifies products, identifies money and notes and more. The MyReader – the most sophisticated AI assistive reading device. Bryan gives us a great description of each Orcam device and how they can turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary day! You can find out more about Orcam MyEye 2.0 and MyReader on the Orcam web site. 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.

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, Brian Fischler and Jeff Thompson welcome Mike Shebanek, Head of Accessibility at Verizon. Mike has been involved with accessibility with Yahoo and Apple and is continuing to bring access and inclusiveness to apps and products with a great team at Verizon. Mike talks about Verizon’s presence at the 2019 CSUN convention. The Accessibility Labs and Verizon’s continuing commitment to accessibility to all. Our users are at the center of everything we do. We work ensure that the needs of people with disabilities are considered throughout the user experience research, design and development process to deliver an excellent user experience for all. You can find out more about Verizon’s Accessibility Team on the web. 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.

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, Brian Fischler and Jeff Thompson welcome Mike Shebanek, Head of Accessibility at Verizon. Mike has been involved with accessibility with Yahoo and Apple and is continuing to bring access and inclusiveness to apps and products with a great team at Verizon. Mike talks about Verizon’s presence at the 2019 CSUN convention. The Accessibility Labs and Verizon’s continuing commitment to accessibility to all. Our users are at the center of everything we do. We work ensure that the needs of people with disabilities are considered throughout the user experience research, design and development process to deliver an excellent user experience for all. You can find out more about Verizon’s Accessibility Team on the web. 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.