Airacast
219 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsThe official podcast of Aira, the visual interpreter service for people who are blind or have low vision. At Aira, we connect people, via our free app, to trained professionals who provide visual information – all on demand. Subscribe to Airacast to learn about our technology, hear the latest innovations, ways you can use the service , agent profiles, and more.
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airacast Episode 15 Riding the Aira Wave
August 07, 2019 18:51 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBAiracast Episode 15 Riding the Aira Wave Surf’s up on this episode of Airacast as we talk with professional adventurer Joshua Loya about his life journey including blind surfing and a little event called San Diego Comic Con. You can follow Joshua on social media, www.facebook.com/joshualoya, www.Twitter.com/servantwarrior or check out his web page at www.joshuathejedi.com. We’ve got a Tech tip for you about teamveiwer, the screen sharing app. Plus our Agent Spotlight features Keny...
Airacast Episode 14 Go Big or Go Home!
July 24, 2019 20:09 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBAiracasts Episode 14 Go Big or Go Home! NFB’s 2019 convention took place in Las Vegas and we’ll hear about it from Aira’s own Ryan Bishop. We’ll also hear from a few convention attendees. Ryan then talks about the Aira Active Program and how you can take part. If you are interested in becoming a Coach for the Aira Active Program, you can email Ryan at [email protected]. We finish with a Tech Tip on messaging your agent.
Explorer Call July 2019
July 21, 2019 02:11 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBAira Explorer Call, July 2019 In this edition of our monthly Explorer Call, the Aira Team reviews the ACB and NFB conventions. Jenine is joined by Gelena and Ryan and we hear from many of our Explorers about their Aira experiences.
Airacast Episode 13 Getting the Job Done
July 13, 2019 23:51 - 26 minutes - 62.5 MBAiracast Episode 13 Getting the Job Done In this episode we hear from Explorers at the 2019 ACb Conference and Convention’s Aira Party! Then it’s big news about our Job Seekers offer and an interview with Aira Agent Joanne Mcintyre. Joanne’s job seeking webinars can be found at: https://go.aira.io/employment-webinar Finally we show you the Seeing eye GPS app with new Aira functionality.
airacast Episode 12 Taking It To The Street
June 28, 2019 16:33 - 32 minutes - 27.5 MBAiracast Episode 12 Taking It To The Street Did you know that your Aira Agent can assist you when traversing parking lots? We’ll hear an example. Paul Schroeder, VP of Public Policy, joins Jenine to discuss changes to our street crossing policy coming soon. We finish with a Tech Tip about how to rate your calls.
Airacast Explorer Call June 2019
June 20, 2019 20:07 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBOn this month’s Explorer Call we feature Jasmine Rezai to tell us about the many activities at the two national conventions. Plus we hear from Explorers about their convention experiences. You can learn more about these activities at www.aira.io/acb and www.aira.io/nfb.
airacast episode 11 Conventional Caring
June 13, 2019 20:58 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MBIn this episode we’ll talk national conventions and how you can help your affiliate, division or national fund. Get to know TJ Squires from our customer Care Department. Finally, it’s a Tech Tip about messaging. You can learn about Aira at the American Council of the Blind’s 2019 Conference and Convention at www.aira.io/acb. Go to www.aira.io/nfb to learn about us at the 2019 National Federation of the Blind Convention.
Airacast Episode 10 Coast to Coast
May 29, 2019 23:01 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MBThis episode of Airacast goes coast to coast with Robin Leathers, Aira Customer Satisfaction Manager Talking about LA Access. Next we tell you about our “Game of Words” contest with Blind bargains. To register for the contest, download and sign up for Aira, current explorers are automatically eligible. Go to http://www.aira.io/bbq to get your name in to win. We finish our trip in Boston with Sassy cutwater wright of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired to tell us...
Aira Explorer Call 05 15 2019
May 22, 2019 18:18 - 46 minutes - 28.2 MBThis Explorer Call features Amy Bernal and Paul Schroder talking about Aira Smart Cities. Greg Stilson brings us info on updates to Horizon, iOS and Android apps, plus Explorer feedback.
Airacast episode 9, We've got updates!
May 15, 2019 13:39 - 37 minutes - 31 MBGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day is coming up and Paul Schroeder tells us all about it. Explorer Vince Morvillo gives some suggestions of how to get more Aira Access locations in your city. Then it’s time for updates and Greg Stilson brings us a lot of them, for iOS, Android and the Horizon controller. You can use the hash tags #GAAD19 and #EverydayAccess to tell us about your Aira adventures this week. You can also reach your host, Jenine Stanley, [email protected].
Airacast008 - CSUN Explorer Q and A, introducing new host Jenine Stanley
April 30, 2019 17:37 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBWe transport you virtually to Anaheim and the recent CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, for Aira's Explorer Stories presentation. Chaired by Amy Bernal, this presentation features Jonathan Mosen and Greg Stilson, as well as some contributions from agents and members of the audience. And on Jonathan's last Airacast episode, he introduces the new Airacast host, Jenine Stanley, who begins her role as Aira's Brand Ambassador on May 6.
Airacast007 - April 2019 Explorer Call
April 18, 2019 03:36 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThis episode contains an archive of our April 2019 Explorer call. Erin Sanborn tells us about some changes we've made to improve our Customer Care experience in response to your feedback. Aira's Robyn Leathers joins us to talk about our Access April promotion. Learn about how to score yourself some free Aira and show some love for our awesome access partners. And Jonathan Mosen is leaving Aira for a new leadership opportunity in New Zealand. He discusses his departure along with his ex...
Airacast Episode 6 - Aira partners with Bose, full service in Australia and New Zealand, and meet agent Amanda
April 08, 2019 20:39 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBGreg Stilson, Aira's Director of Product Management, speaks with Jonathan Mosen about Aira's partnership with Bose. Greg describes Bose Frames, how and why you might use them, and what the future holds for Bose and Aira. Learn more about Bose Frames on the Bose website. Australia and New Zealand now have the full range of Aira pricing plans and our Horizon hardware. Learn more on our Australia page or our New Zealand page. There's now a subgroup of Aira's official discussion group, hos...
Airacast005 - March 2019 Explorer call
March 21, 2019 03:50 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBIn our March 2019 Explorer call, Aira's Chief Experience officer Amy Bernal summarises some findings from our recent annual Explorer survey. She then asks some questions arising from the survey related to Aira Access, what an Aira Starter Kit might look like, seeking specialized support from agents and more.
Airacast Episode 4: Updated Home Screen and audio tutorial, MWC awards, CSUN 2019 and meet Amy Bernal
March 06, 2019 06:32 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBThere's a new version of our Aira app for iOS and Android, making it easier for you to take advantage of Aira Access offers. With the updated app comes updated Aira audio training material. Aira has won yet more awards, this time at the Mobile World Congress. Coming to CSUN 2019 in Anaheim? Stop by our booth, visit our presentations, and be sure to check out all we have for you at this year's conference. There are several listener comments in this episode. In one of them, Darre...
Airacast003 - February 2019 Explorer call about Aira at the airport
February 21, 2019 04:20 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBThis episode of Airacast features a recording of our February 2019 Explorer call. The topic this month is Aira at the airport. We hear from Explorer and frequent flyer Jenine Stanley who takes us through the elements of the Aira airport journey. Then we hear Explorer comments and questions.
airacast Episode 2- Listener comments, Aira at CSUN, and Greg Stilson, our Director of Product Management
February 13, 2019 01:53 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBWe hear some listener comments, Jonathan shares some recent Aira experiences, and we learn about Aira's presentations at CSUN 2019. If you're going to CSUN, do look us up and say hi. Our featured interview is with Greg Stilson, Aira's Director of Product Management. Greg tells us a bit about himself and describes his role. He talks about what's involved in keeping Aira evolving, and talks Aira on Android, the agent dashboard, the future of Horizon, Aira's acquisition of Sendero's mobil...
Airacast Episode 1: Take Aira for a 7 day trial, meet Emily Hill
January 25, 2019 18:07 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBHello! We're here! Welcome to the first episode of Airacast. Jonathan Mosen begins by setting the scene. Learn what to expect from the podcast, and how you can contribute. Our shiny new podcast has a cool new theme produced by Explorer Andre Louis. And there's a snazzy new Airacast logo too, designed by Aira's own Kristie Kaiser. We'll connect to an Aira agent to get that logo described to you in vivid detail. You can download the free Aira app for iOS and Android, and use...
Airacast 000, Airacast Trailer
January 17, 2019 17:43 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBAiracast, Aira's official podcast, is coming soon.