Latest Assistivetechnology Podcast Episodes
Ebu Access Cast 21
EBU Access Cast - April 27, 2020 10:29 - 1 hourWelcome to this month's edition of the EBU Access Cast. As always, we are bringing you some pretty exciting news in the area of assistive technology. The current situation caused by the spread of the novel Coronavirus has impacted our lives in multiple ways, especially so in the case o...
FSCast 182, NFB president Mark Riccobono, and ACB president Dan Spoone on coping with COVID-19
Freedom Scientific FSCast - March 31, 2020 21:13 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsOn FSCast 182, we focus on coping with COVID-19. NFB president Mark Riccobono, and ACB president Dan Spoone discuss what these advocacy organizations are doing to help. Richard Tapping talks about product offers for students and employees now at home, and Rachel Buchanan lets us know about speci...
Ebu Access Cast 20
EBU Access Cast - March 20, 2020 14:40 - 1 hourWellcome to the 20th episode of Ebu Access Cast. We have come to the 20th episode so far, and we would like to thank you for listening to us. We are preparing some nice goodies for you for the future episodes, but new surprise will be coming to you soon. In the mean time, let's check what's goin...
FSCast 181, Freedom Scientific sessions at the CSUN technology conference, a power tip, and a discussion about the latest generation of ElBraille
Freedom Scientific FSCast - March 09, 2020 16:48 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsOn FSCast 181, we preview Freedom Scientific sessions at the CSUN technology conference, Joseph LaFauci Offers up a JAWS Power Tip, and we get details about the latest ElBraille from Ron Miller and Adi Kushner.
FSCast 180, archive of the February 2020 FSOpenLine
Freedom Scientific FSCast - March 02, 2020 17:55 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsOn the archive of the February 2020 FSOpenLine, tips on listening to FSCast on your smart speaker, using TurboTax with JAWS, and your calls on a variety of topics ranging from accessible statistical software to the need for more advance Microsoft Teams training.
Ebu Access Cast 19
EBU Access Cast - February 21, 2020 10:37 - 1 hourWelcome to the 19th episode of the EBU Access Cast. This is the second episode that you can listen our podcast in chapters in your favourite podcast player. Find out with us which podcast players support EBU Access Cast chapters. Mario shared with us his experience about Focus 40 Blue 5th ...
Ebu Access Cast 18
EBU Access Cast - January 27, 2020 12:07 - 1 hourWelcome to the 18th EBU Access Cast! Since this is the first podcast for 2020, we wish you all the best in 2020 from the whole team, and we hope that you will get some nice new gadgets which will expand and improve your daily Living. We also made some improvements in our podcast since 2020, ...
FSCast 179, CSUN technology conference coming in March, product updates in early February, and Everything you wanted to know about the new Chromium based Microsoft Edge
Freedom Scientific FSCast - January 21, 2020 17:18 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsDetails about the upcoming March 2020 CSUN Technology conference, a preview of the JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2020 updates coming in early February, two Power Tips, and a demonstration of JAWS working in the new Chromium based Microsoft Edge.
Ebu Access Cast 17
EBU Access Cast - December 22, 2019 17:46 - 1 hourWe are back with the latest episode of the EBU Access Cast and as it happens the last one for the year 2019 and the teens of this century. As Christmas is drawing closer, we began this episode with some tech gadget Christmas gifts discussion. Mario bought a Fossil 5 Gen Wear OS smartwatch and s...
FSCast 178 - A visit with Brian Hartgen, creator of J-Say, Leasey and other JAWS scripts
Freedom Scientific FSCast - December 11, 2019 14:11 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsBrian joins John and Larry Gassman to discuss his 25 year career as an assistive technology trainer, the things that motivate him to extend JAWS functionality, and what's new in the products he offers. Plus, a JAWS Power Tip from Michael Fulton.
FSCast 177, archive of the November 2019 FSOpenLine
Freedom Scientific FSCast - November 25, 2019 18:19 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsYour calls on a variety of topics including the new Chromium based Microsoft Edge, making our non-visual products more sighted friendly, the JAWS Skim Reading feature, whether to take the plunge upgrading from Office 2010 to Office 365, and more.
Ebu Access Cast 16, EBU General Assembly and tech fair interviews
EBU Access Cast - November 20, 2019 13:07 - 1 hourThe European Blind Union held its 11th general assembly in Rome on October 27-30. Bart was invited to record a special edition of the podcast. He spoke with the outgoing and incoming president of EBU, Wolfgang Angermann, and Rodolfo Cattani, as well as with its executive director Mokrane Boussa...
FSCast 176 - The 2020 versions of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion release at the end of October, a JAWS Power Tip, and things you might not know about our free product training.
Freedom Scientific FSCast - October 25, 2019 15:56 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsEric Damery is back to get you prepared for the upcoming product releases, Debee Armstrong offers up a JAWS Power tip, and Rachel Buchanan talks about the ongoing process of enhancing free product training and documentation.
Ebu Access Cast 15
EBU Access Cast - October 21, 2019 06:38 - 1 hourWelcome to the 15th episode of the EBU Access Cast. This month we commented the iOS 13 accessibility improvements and new bugs that came with the new iOS. We are disappointed that the official release brought so many accessibility issues and we hope that Apple will fix them soon. Microsoft ann...
FSCast 175, archive of the September 2019 FSOpenLine
Freedom Scientific FSCast - September 25, 2019 15:42 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsMore details about using the new JAWS Scan cursor that’s part of the JAWS 2020 public beta, a reminder about bringing your SMA up to date before the end of October, and of course your calls. This time, questions about PictureSmart, additional Vocalizer voices, Home Annual license renewal, and m...
Ebu Access Cast 14
EBU Access Cast - September 23, 2019 12:58 - 1 hourWelcome to the 14th EBU AccessCast! (September 2019) After our summer holidays Mario, Tanja, Bart and Pawel are back with you and as always, we have quite a lot to say for this month. Bart got himself a new pair of Bose frames which represent the alternative to the well-known aftershockz boa...
FSCast 174 - Eric Damery previews the first JAWS 2020 public beta, and retired Superior Court Judge David Szumowski previews his new autobiography "Reach for More."
Freedom Scientific FSCast - September 16, 2019 15:53 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsEric Damery joins John and Larry Gassman to discuss what’s coming in the first public beta of JAWS 2020, and David Szumowski talks about assistive technology and his legal career.
FSCast 173: Software updates Release August 6, John Gassman wins Disney's highest award, and a new book about formatting Word documents using a screen reader
Freedom Scientific FSCast - August 05, 2019 17:19 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsLarry Gassman talks with John Gassman about winning the Walt Disney Legacy award, and David Kingsbury discusses his new book, “Format Your Word Documents with JAWS and NVDA.” Whether your formatting requirements are simple or complex, this book has you covered. Read the transcript at blog....
Ebu Access Cast 13
EBU Access Cast - July 23, 2019 07:03 - 1 hourWelcome to the 13th episode of the EBU Access Cast, this time hosted by Paweł who is joined by Tanja, Mario and Bart to discuss all that happened in July in assistive technologies. Paweł got himself a new iPod Touch 7th gen and is yet again ready to explore the accessibility of the Apple ecosy...
FSCast 172, Archive of the June 2019 FSOpenLine
Freedom Scientific FSCast - July 02, 2019 15:21 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsWe report progress on some suggestions made in previous FSOpenLines and take your calls on a variety of issues including: future directions for JAWS, real-time document collaboration, Track Changes in Word, Wireshark Accessibility, and how to decide if the Home Annual License is right for you.
FSCast 171 - Product discounts at the U.S. summer shows, a JAWS byte, and news of the Freedom Scientific APH partnership
Freedom Scientific FSCast - June 25, 2019 12:52 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsEric Damery is back with news about saving money by purchasing products at the U.S. summer shows, Debee Armstrong offers up a JAWS Byte about using JAWS Speech History to review spelling, and Dave Wilkinson lets us know about the partnership between Freedom Scientific and the American Printin...
Ebu Access Cast 12
EBU Access Cast - June 20, 2019 09:00 - 1 hourWelcome to the 12 episode of the EBU Access Cast. We decided to refresh the way how our podcast is presented, so from now on every month you will hear somebody different from our team who will be the main host for the episode. In the June episode Tanja took the position of the captain and she is...
Ebu Access Cast 11, Sight City special
EBU Access Cast - May 22, 2019 15:42 - 1 hourWellcome to the 11th EBU Access Cast. This time we have a special episode on Sight City 2019 and we talk about all interesting tech goodies we saw at the conference. At the beginning of the episode you can listen to the interviews which Mario and Tanja prepared, and than after Mario, Tanja, Bart...
FSCast 170 - Product Specials for attendees of the July National Conventions for both NFB and ACB, What's new in April Software Updates, And News About American Blind Golf
Freedom Scientific FSCast - May 14, 2019 16:52 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsEric Damery joins John and Larry Gasman to announce product specials that’ll be available at the ACB and NFB summer conventions, and discuss details of the April software updates. The Gasman’s demonstrate recent improvements to JAWS and Fusion heading navigation when on the web, and Mark Arnold ...
EBU Access Cast 10
EBU Access Cast - May 02, 2019 12:24 - 1 hourWelcome to the 10th EBU Access Cast. We are extremely happy that our podcast reached the 10th Episode so far, and we hope that we will keep you interested in the future as well. For you this time Mario, Jakob and Tanja prepared lots of goodies and Bart was very busy with preparing 3 nice intervi...
FSCast 169 - Interviews from the 2019 CSUN Technology Conference
Freedom Scientific FSCast - April 09, 2019 14:53 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsJohn and Larry Gasman catch up with Jonathan Mosen and find out about his work with AIRA, Terry Bray talks about being a JAWS beta tester, and Larry Lewis explains how JAWS Inspect visualizes the screen reading experience.
FSCast 168, archive of the March 2019 FSOpenLine
Freedom Scientific FSCast - April 01, 2019 17:11 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsNews about our free training webinars and other learning resources, a preview of improvements to student licenses, what's coming in the JAWS April update, and of course your calls. Transcript available at blog.FreedomScientific.com
Ebu Access Cast 09
EBU Access Cast - March 26, 2019 21:08 - 1 hourWellcome to the Ebu Access Cast 09. As you will see March was very busy month for many updates in the assistive tech industry, as well as in the European Union which are very important for visually impaired community. Jakob, Mario and Tanja this time prepared many news, demos and the first guest...
FSCast 167 - Podcast transcripts, CSUN technology conference history, and previews of features coming in the March updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion
Freedom Scientific FSCast - March 08, 2019 13:13 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsGlen Gordon joins John and Larry Gasman to provide the backstory on why we now offer podcast transcripts. Eric Damery remembers some of the early CSUN technology conferences and sets the stage for the one occurring the week of March 11. He also offers a sneak peek at the new Picture Smart featur...
Ebu Access Cast 08
EBU Access Cast - February 21, 2019 14:12 - 1 hourWellcome to the 8th episode of the Ebu Access Cast. This time Mario, Jakob, Bart and Tanja prepared lots of goodies for you from the news section, and we achieved our own personal record in amount of demos prepared for our podcast. We would like to say a huge thank you to Mr. Daniel Montalvo who...