That Real Blind Tech Show
163 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple’s VoiceOver, Amazon’s VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.
Homepage Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Episode 157 - In Space No One Can Hear You Poop
June 30, 2024 20:51 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and David Goldstein pinch hitting for Ed get together to talk some tech and other nonsense. It is a long one, but well worth the listen, as we cover a lot of interesting topics and some insanity occurs along the way. We start off discussing the latest update to Twitter which has reportedly on iOS broke a lot of accessibility, but the good news is Spring for Twitter still works on both iOS and Mac. Brian then disc...
Episode 156 - A Conversation with PiccyBot Creator Martijn Van Der Spek
June 16, 2024 03:37 - 40 minutes - 28.9 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Jeanine sit down with Martijn Van Der Spek to discuss his new app PiccyBot. You can download the iOS version of the app here. Martijn tells us all about what PiccyBot is and does. The app is specifically designed for the blindness community. Some of you may remember the app Talkin Goggles that Martijn created back in 2012/13. We find out the meaning behind the name PiccyBot. We find out how the blindness community came to disco...
Episode 155 - WWDC 24 Recap: Smooth As A Babies Bottom
June 13, 2024 02:46 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show where our show notes are written and not corrected by any A.I. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together to recap and give our thoughts on all the big announcements from WWDC 24. We start off with a story about a phone booth, yes, a phone booth. Elon Musk has gotten a remote tribe in the Amazon connected to the internet, and you would never guess what has happened! We then discuss the pilot for a new sitcom called Don’t Look Now. Thi...
Episode 154 WWDC Look Back with A Touch of Celebrity Voice Erotica
June 02, 2024 22:12 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It’s a threesome as someone on the show does not know how the calendar and reminders work on the iPhone. We start off insulting a member of our show, because we like to make fun of each other. It makes us feel more secure about our own lives. We kick our stories off discussing that Atari recently purchased Intelivision, and yes this article is from 2024. Which leads us to a discussion about the potential rise of the Audio Video Game. ...
Episode 153 - Reptile Disfunction
May 20, 2024 23:41 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. With an epic week in tech, we got the entire gang here to recap it all. We kick things off about pickles, but unlike a dirty pickle, this story is about a frozen pickle. We then get a little side tracked about mice, alligators, and gerbils as only That Real Blind Tech show can do. We then get a lesson about the streets of Japan. We then discuss the issue with the latest Jaws update. We then dive in to the debacle known as the Son...
Episode 152 - Crappy Neighborhood, Won't You Be My Neighbor
April 30, 2024 01:16 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBThe entire gang is back together in full for the first time in awhile. We kick the show off discussing a woman who has it much worse with the airlines then any guide dog handler! Apple has announced an event for May 7th, but it is most likely just an iPad event. Apple has struck up talks again with ChatGPT to possibly include in iOS 18, what would this mean for Apple’s own Generative A.I.? Apple has yanked three apps from the App Store that could create nude A.I. fakes. Here at That...
Episode 151 - Poprocks Up Your Nose
April 14, 2024 18:57 - 1 hour - 77 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show minus one Ed as he is sick again, but the rest of the gang is here and well. We kick things off discussing the eclipse because why wouldn’t we? We then discuss the death of O.J. Simpson, again because why wouldn’t we? We then dive in to the tech news and start off discussing the conclusion to the VoiceDream Reader controversy and how the blindness community responded to it. And our new favorite term, Subscription Creep has hit 2/3 ...
Episode 150 - CSUN 24 Recap Irish Car Bombs and A Flaming Fischler
April 04, 2024 02:46 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBIt’s an all new extra extra big That Real Blind Tech show as it’s our 2024 CSUN recap episode. It is so big that we have the ladies Jeanine and Allison recording with friend of the podcast David Goldstein and because someone who edits the show got sick we then have Brian and Ed recapping CSUN as well. It all comes together in one giant Kumbaya podcast episode for your listening pleasure. Jeanine starts out discussing the announcements made by Aira at this year’s CSUN. We’ll give you a ...
Episode 149 - An Airing of Grievances and CSUN 24 Preview
March 10, 2024 20:33 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show and the full gang is all back together. We kick the show off discussing the last episode, and Brian’s thoughts of it. We then kick things off discussing letters of recommendation and how idiotic universities and the government can be when it comes to technology. Since a lot of Labs listen to our podcast, we discuss the article about how scientists recently discovered a gene that leads to most Labs being obese. Who would have thunk ...
Episode 148 - With Or Without You It's Less Gross
March 02, 2024 23:41 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Now that we are on a regular two week recording schedule, someone was missing from this episode, but of course we needed him to edit the show, hence the delay of the release. Hmm, who is not here? The gang kicks the show off discussing using Chat GPT to find information in large PDF documents. Without Brian here and after some character assassination the gang finally gets going and discusses the recent cellular outage that affected a lo...
Episode 147 - Fahrvergnugen A Plenty
February 11, 2024 17:51 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as Allison, Brian and Jeanine get together as Ed fell under the weather. We kick things off discussing the brilliant clip of Larry David on the season premier of Curb Your Enthusiasm and his experience with Siri. It is must watch, and can be fully viewed here. We then dive in to a story because we care about Steven Scott and the latest fiasco regarding Apple Maps in Scotland. A guy on Tinder used ChatGPT to speak to 5000 women an...
Episode 146 - A Conversation with Dr. Bryan wolynski About CES and ATIA Conferences
January 27, 2024 23:15 - 45 minutes - 31 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with Dr. Bryan Wolynski from the Lighthouse Guild in New York City fresh off of this year’s CES and ATIA conferences. We start off discussing this year’s CES Conference and the most interesting things that caught Bryan’s attention. How odd we start with autonomous vehicles. We discuss the fun part of locating your vehicle when it arrives. Next up was Robot Dogs. Blind brian’s Guide Dog Wesley was not a fan. Bryan ...
Episode 145 - Bloody Pig Mask
January 14, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBIt’s the first That Real Blind Tech show of the new year, and we got the entire gang here. It’s a blind tech podcast so we start off with what else, but a state of the podcast. We then kick the year off with the story of the year. Yes, we are getting it out of the way early as eBay executives sent critics of eBay a bloody pig mask among some other things. And yes, if you criticize us you may want to check your mailbox for a bloody pig mask! Microsoft is set to take one of your ...
Episode 144 - Worlds Collide. It's A Pornhub Party
December 26, 2023 19:26 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBIt’s an absolutely epic end of the year That Real Blind Tech Show which brings the entire gang and more together. We end 2023 squashing our beef with another Blind Tech show. We once and for all settle the beef over who The Real Mr. F is. After some fun we eventually get to discussing our favorite tech products of the year, as after all we are a tech show believe it or not. Of course with all of us here we have a little trouble getting through all our favorite tech products, but ...
Episode 143 - White Men with Packed Drawers Can't Rap
December 06, 2023 19:05 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBIt’s an all new That Real Real Blind Tech show as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together again for the first time in awhile. The Fab Four is back baby, sorry David. We kick off the show discussing new social networks which leads to us discussing old social networks. We then dive in to our back and forth with the gang over at Double Tap and Mr. F, and a response you must hear to actually believe. A boy in England has an issue with the Nerd Face...
Episode 142 - Dirty Pickle
November 24, 2023 18:34 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show, and the episode that almost never happened. It’s a packed studio with Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and David Goldstein once again pinch hitting for a sick Ed. After some fun technological difficulties, we kick things off discussing the NFB Pennsylvania state conference that both Brian and David were just at. And Brian doesn’t even live in the state of Pennsylvania. Jeanine then fills us in on the ACB Ohio conference she just attended and the speci...
Episode 141 - Fahrvergnugen Humanity
November 06, 2023 21:48 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang is almost here, we’re missing Ed, but we got David Goldstein pinch hitting for Ed as we recap the Apple Scary Fast event. But not to worry our show includes a lot more than the Apple event included. We kick the show off discussing traitorous behavior, and how silly other blind podcasts can be. Yes, we are quite the critics. We then play a clip of Brian on the news discussing this year’s Laugh For Sight Comedy Benefit whi...
Episode 140 - We're Sorry But Farts Are Funny
October 13, 2023 20:11 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here. We kick off the pre-roll with the first ever That Real Blind Tech Show talent competition where Jeanine dominates, and others just try. After our intros and a brief discussion about the horrific event that transpired this past weekend, we get in to some nonsense to hopefully put a smile on your face. Our first article we discuss may be of interest to those Ring Doorbell owners, and how you can get Amazon to give...
Episode 139 - Kardashian Size Cases, It's Very Texy!
September 28, 2023 20:32 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Joining Allison and Brian is T.J. Meloy, as we had to exclude Ed and Jeanine since they are not rocking all new iPhone 15’s. We decided to jump on and discuss our new iPhones along with a little other tech news. We kick things off discussing the latest coming out of Be My Eyes. On a related note ChatGPT announced they are rolling out chat and visual capabilities. Amazon announced they invested 4 billion dollars in OpenAI competitor Anthropic...
Episode 138 - A Different Kind of Apple Recap, Gender Neutral Dongles
September 18, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show where the entire gang is back together to discuss the Apple Wanderlust event, the products we have already ordered, and much more. We start off discussing why we recorded this episode later than usual. Hey, like we have said before, we got busy lives. Apple kicked off its Wanderlust event with a video of how Apple products have saved lives. Well let’s just say this gentleman did not make the video as his butt dial triggered the S.O.S. al...
Episode 137 - Bladies, Bloggles, and 50 Hour A Week Space Garbage Men
September 05, 2023 16:47 - 1 hour - 65 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It is just Brian and the newly named Bladies, Allison and Jeanine. We start off with a little pre-ramble discussing tech frustrations. Yes, it happens to us tech Gods. We then kick things off discussing exploding microwaves, and microwaves catching fire. If you have a great microwave for the blind, do let us know. Horrifying news, as scientists have proven that Beer Goggles are not real! Next up, who knew Astronauts were such Messy Mar...
Episode 136 - A Conversation with Casey Liss, the Developer of CallSheet
August 23, 2023 20:20 - 48 minutes - 45.6 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, Brian is joined by Developer, Writer, and Fellow Podcaster Casey Liss from The Accidental Tech Podcast. Casey is the developer behind the new fantastic CallSheet iOS app. The app works fantastically well with VoiceOver, and we highly recommend subscribing to the app if you are a TV and Movie fan. We kick the interview off actually talking about Brian and a little behind the scenes about his Top Gear appearance. Casey then tells us how he...
Episode 135 - You Will Not Use Chat Bots To Read the That Real Blind Tech Show Outline
August 16, 2023 19:53 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as most of the gang is back together for the first time in a month. Allison, Brian and Ed discuss some tech, interesting articles, and share some laughter along the way. We kick the show off discussing the Inaugural Laugh For Sight Long Island which took place on August 7th. We then get a little self involved as we realize our third anniversary since our rebrand came and went without a party or anything. We then discuss the recently rele...
Episode 134 - NFB 2023 Resolution Recap: Everyone Can Do It Privately and Accessibly
July 26, 2023 22:35 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are all here with are great audio back to normal now that we are off the road. We start things off discussing Ed and my Flight for Sight travel adventures, and some fun recording issues we ran in to while on the road. Allison then lets us all know what Brian is like as a houseguest. To learn more about Flight for Sight check out their website. We then dive in to the 2023 NFB Resolutions ...
Episode 133 - NFB In Person Recap: Not Today, Not Tomorrow, Not Ever!
July 22, 2023 15:27 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show and ICantCU Combo Podcast, as our friend David Goldstein joins Brian and Ed at the NFB Conference 2023 to recap our three day experience at this year’s conference. We recorded this podcast at two in the morning, so we may sound a little tired, and since we were all in the same room, we apologize for the issues with Ed’s mic. Of course with technology, it wouldn’t be That Real Blind Tech Show if there wasn’t a tech issue! We start off talking ab...
Episode 132 - A Conversation with Mike May on Traveling Blind
July 19, 2023 17:26 - 28 minutes - 27.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian and Ed sit down with Mike May at the National Federation of the Blind 2023 Conference in Houston, Texas. Our apologies for our tech issue as even though we tested it, Ed’s mic was not hot, so his mic quality is not what you are used to on That Real Blind Tech Show. Mike discusses using the Good Maps app to get around the Conference and find places of interest in Houston. Mike tells us a little about his career involvement with acce...
Episode 131 - Hey, Mr. Softy, Is That An iPhone In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy To See Me
June 25, 2023 19:36 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Join Allison, Brian, and Ed as they discuss the latest in tech news. We start off discussing a follow up article from two episodes ago, as we may be getting the fight of the century! A New York City man attempted to drive his car in to Google’s Headquarters as he claimed that Google had been torturing him for years, and no, it was not Brian. Flight For Sight has announced their Inaugural winners, and Brian is one of them. We disc...
Episode 130 - Getting To Know Aaron Hale, From the Battlefield to Fudge Making
June 15, 2023 23:20 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian welcomes in Aaron Hale, a motivational speaker, extreme athlete, business entrepreneur, and a Blind Veteran. We kick the interview off with Aaron telling us how he was blinded in combat as Aaron was in the army and an explosives expert. We find out what it feels like to approach an explosive device, and Aaron shares with us the incident that blinded him. Aaron then walks us through his recovery process at Walter Reed, and how helpf...
Episode 129 - Verbal Fornication, It's Better Than Podcasting Alone, A Recap of WWDC 23
June 07, 2023 19:07 - 1 hour - 71 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine sit down to recap all the announcements we got at WWDC23. Even though it is almost an all Apple show, we kick things off discussing a very funny article about Zuckhead. Unless you have been living underneath a rock, by the way who actually lives underneath a rock? The expression had to come from somewhere. By now you have probably heard that Apple announced Apple Vision Pro. We discuss all the juicy details,...
Episode 128 - A Demo of the New VoiceOver Actions in Downcast
June 02, 2023 22:08 - 39 minutes - 30 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show demo. Brian is flying solo and doing a demo of some new features to the fantastic iOS downcast app. Brian talks about his history with the Downcast app and why people are flocking away from the Castro podcast player. Brian starts the demo off exploring the Downcast podcast tab, and shows off some of the individual podcast customization settings. Brian walks you through the play screen settings including the different speed rates you can ...
Episode 127 - Blind Baseball, Italian Style
May 29, 2023 22:17 - 53 minutes - 52 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. We finally found Ed, he’s in Italy. Ed pops on to tell us why in the world he is in Italy. Also joining us on this episode from Italy is Amanda Maxson, a member of the New York City Blind Baseball team. We start things off with Amanda explaining to us how she got involved with blind baseball, and what the American team is doing in Italy. Amanda tells us about her love of the 1990’s Yankees, and Brian couldn’t agree more. Amanda then fills us i...
Episode 126 - OkO Co-Pilot For the Blind, Meet the Developers Michael and Vincent
May 25, 2023 21:14 - 53 minutes - 50.8 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian is flying solo but is joined by the developers, the C.E.O. Michael and C.T.O. Vincent of the fantastic new app OkO Co-Pilot For the Blind. Brian kicks things off with finding out what the OkO app is all about, and how the app works. Vincent then tells us what the development process of the app was like. We find out the meaning of the name OkO and you can find the app in the App Store here. Michael tells us about the process ...
Episode 125 - T-Rex Sex They've Lost Their Mojo, A Look Back at WWDC 22
May 17, 2023 00:28 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. On this episode it’s Brian and just his gal pals, Allison and Jeanine. We start off discussing the in product for this summer, blow up hot tubs. We then begin talking about what else, but A.I., and how in a few years we may be able to talk to and understand what animals are saying. With everything being A.I. focused these days, is Apple being left behind? WhatsApp may be leaving Britain due to a new Online Safety Bill. ...
Episode 124 - Be My Eyes, The Future of Customer Service With The Virtual Volunteer
May 08, 2023 21:30 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian is flying solo as he welcomes back Mike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes. With the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer rapidly evolving, Brian and Mike sat down to discuss how the app has been improving,, how the feedback from the closed beta group has been, and what’s up next for the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer. We discuss the call to action that Elon Musk put out calling for a delay with A.I. advancements beyond ChatGPT4. Mike then te...
Episode 123 - Fair and Balanced
May 05, 2023 20:44 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Allison, Brian, and Ed gather around the campfire to discuss the latest tech topics. How odd as a lot of it has to do with A.I. It is being reported that some visually impaired iOS 16.4.1 are having only 30 days in every month. While we could not reproduce this issue we thought it was still worth talking about. We then dive in to all the hot A.I. topics. We start off discussing the Godfather of Google A.I. leaving the company to warn t...
Episode 122 - Trendsetters, Getting To Know Preece, Shaun Preece
April 26, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Ed welcome fellow podcaster Shaun Preece to the show for another Trendsetters episode. We start off learning how Shaun went blind and how his journey to Blind Tech Podcaster God began. Next we dive in to Shaun’s first experiences with assistive technology. Shaun then hits us with a classic #EBB Embarrassally Blind Blunder story. Next we find out why Shaun prefers the PC and Jaws over the Mac and VoiceOver. As a fel...
Episode 121 - No Birds Were Actually Harmed During the Recording of This Episode
April 14, 2023 20:59 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the whole gang is back together for the first time in awhile. We allow you behind the curtain as we leave in some of our pre-show recording as we discuss food delivery services and tipping. Allison then hits us with an absolute shocker during our intros. Once we finally get going we start off discussing the strange story where in Houston Apple’s Find My keeps sending people to the same dudes house. Next up we discuss Brian discu...
Episode 120 - Midnight Express Guide Dog Style
April 08, 2023 18:53 - 43 minutes - 41.6 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian and Ed welcome in Sam Nikmanesh to discuss a story that is more harrowing than any other story we have ever discussed on the show. We start off finding out from Sam what it is like to start going blind while living in Iran, and what kind of services there are for people in Iran who are blind. Sam tells us about her recent travels from her home in Vancouver to Turkey with her Guide Dog Lemon and the misadventures that ensued....
Episode 119 - Farfegnugen the TSA, Guide Dog Stories and Misadventures
April 01, 2023 20:15 - 55 minutes - 52.4 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together for a different kind of conversation, not a tech conversation but rather a discussion about Blind Justice. We start off with Brian’s latest Uber guide dog refusal experience. Allison and Jeanine chime in with their most recent Uber refusals due to traveling with a guide dog. Brian then tells about starting his trip with a refusal and ending it with a refusal in the cab line at LaGuardia. Brian the...
Episode 118 - A Conversation with Be My Eyes Founder Hans Jørgen Wiberg and CEO Mike Buckley About the Virtual Volunteer
March 25, 2023 22:38 - 27 minutes - 28.8 MBIt is an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian is flying solo as Host, and is joined by Hans Jorgen Wiberg, Founder of Be My Eyes and Mike Buckley CEO, Be My Eyes. We start off finding out how the connection with Be My Eyes and Open AI originated. We find out what some early beta testers are saying about the Virtual Volunteer experience. We discuss what seems like endless possibilities for the early stages of the Virtual Volunteer. We discuss the closed beta and when people m...
Episode 117 - CSUN Recap, An Assistive Technology Intervention
March 23, 2023 17:58 - 58 minutes - 57.3 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and Bryan Wolynski get together to discuss the latest tech news and recap this year’s CSUN Conference. We kick things off discussing Senator Markey’s call for Elon Musk to bring back Twitter’s accessibility team. Next we discuss the huge announcement out of Be My Eyes that they are using Chat GPT4 to help create an all new Virtual Volunteer. Chat GPT4 has been released with a lot of improvements. And we d...
Episode 116 - Get To Know Flight For Sight and Their $10,000 Grant Give Away To Travel The World
March 19, 2023 20:01 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed welcome Mike Walsh, Founder of Flight For Sight to the show. We kick things off discussing Mike’s back story being diagnosed with Usher’s Syndrome in his twenties, and how Ushers began to change his life in his thirties. The three of us then compare notes about when we put the car keys down for the last time. We then dive in to a topic we never ever thought we would discuss on That Real Blind Tech Show, professional mascots,...
Episode 115 - Axe-Con 2023 Is Here, Get To Know Deque Systems Justin Yarbrough
March 13, 2023 20:36 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Ed welcome in Justin Yarbrough from Deque Systems. Justin will be presenting at this year’s all virtual Axe-Con taking place on March 15 and 16th. You can register to attend the conference here. We kick the interview off learning a little bit about Justin’s backstory. Justin then explains to us what he does at Deque Systems as an Accessibility Consultant. Justin tells us a little about his presentation at this year’s Axe-Con. H...
Episode 114 - Ai, You Just Wait To See What I Can Make You Say
March 05, 2023 22:18 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, and Jeanine are together to discuss the latest tech and AI headlines. We kick the show off discussing why in the world you would want to use a physical pass key. Then move on to discuss the recently released Victor Reader Stream 3. Is Tick Tock really a threat to the United States national security? Starting later this month Ring Alarm will require a subscription for basic features users have been getting for ...
Episode 113 - Getting To Know Clusiv, A Conversation With Blake Steinecke and Luke Simianer
February 27, 2023 18:20 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Join Brian and Ed as they sit down with Blake Steinecke, Growth Manager and Luke Simianer, CEO of Clusiv. We start off with Luke explaining to us what Clusiv is all about and how the company got its start. We then get a little background on Blake and find out what he does as the Growth Manager at Clusiv. Luke then explains to us how they design the curriculumn at Clusiv. We then find out what barriers Clusiv faces from the state ag...
Episode 112 - Fix Yo Sh*t, Know Your Role, and Shut Yo Mouth
February 06, 2023 22:14 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with a fully over packed studio as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are all together for the first time in 2023. We start off discussing the price changes coming to the Envision Glasses. Jeanine then fills us in about the latest announcement coming out of Aira about extra minutes and the special that will continue to run to the end of February. And it’s not just the assistive tech companies that are raising prices, as we disc...
Episode 111 - A Conversation with Nefertiti Matos Olivares About Audio Description
January 27, 2023 19:36 - 1 hour - 71 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Ed and Brian welcome Nefertiti Matos Olivares to the show. Not only is Nefertiti a fellow blind New Yorker, she works in one of our favorite industries, Audio Description. We start off discussing one of the many hats Nefertiti wears, that of a Cultural Accessibility Consultant, and find out what the role involves. Nefertiti then tells us about a few of the museums in New York City that the blind and visually impaired can go to and put their ha...
Episode 110 - A Conversation with Dr. Bryan Wolynski About What He Saw At This Year's CES
January 18, 2023 03:32 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBIt is an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed are joined by Dr. Bryan Wolynski, CTO Lighthouse Guild to discuss this year’s CES conference that Bryan attended in Las Vegas. We start the show discussing an Australian visually impaired woman being refused a drink at an Australian hotel. This leads to a conversation about why the general public treats people differently that use a white cane compared to walking with a guide dog. Navilens is partnering with Kellogg to br...
Episode 109 - Aira New Price Plan First Reactions and A Conversation with Troy Otillio Aira CEO and Jeanine Stanley
January 10, 2023 06:10 - 57 minutes - 56.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Allison are joined by friend of the podcast David Goldstein to discuss the new price plans announced by Aira today. Allison, Brian and David discuss their first thoughts after reading about the new price plans, retail prices, and having to call customer care to find out what your price plan will be. Next Brian welcomes in Troy Otillio, CEO of Aira, and Jeanine Stanley Aira’s Social Media Manager. Troy and Jeanine walk Br...
Episode 108 - From George Lucas to Clingan, A Conversation With Dr. Joel Snyder About Audio Description
January 06, 2023 21:41 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Kicking off the New Year, Brian and Ed welcome in Dr. Joel Snyder, from Audio Description associates and the Founder of the Audio Description Project. We start the interview finding out how Joel started working in audio description. Joel explains what the early days of audio description was like including how difficult it was to convey what audio description actually was when people had no clue what it was. We find out that a certain so...