Latest Disibility Podcast Episodes
Tek Talk welcomes John Gassman and Myrna Votta of the Tek Talk Planning Committee to discuss reading Kindle books. 10/09/2023
Tek Talk - October 12, 2023 23:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKindle has over 6 million titles in its US Kindle Store. These books can be read using personal computers, Braille devices, smart phones, and Amazon Echo devices. John and Myrna will provide an overview of using these devices to read Kindle content. Presenter Contact Info Not available
Tek Talk welcomes Ryan Jones, Vispero Vice President, Software Product Management, discussing the newest features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion Version 2024. 09/25/2023
Tek Talk - September 28, 2023 13:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRyan joins us this year as we prepare for the official new release of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion version 2024. We will do a review of the key features and hear all about the release schedule and what to expect. In addition, Ryan will introduce Sharkvember and the “Next Big Thing” contest that Fr...
Tek Talk welcomes Chris and Kim Nova of Mystic Access to discuss tutorials on the BlindShell Classic ii, Victor Stream 3, and more. 08/14/2023
Tek Talk - September 23, 2023 17:22 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLots of new and exciting things have happened at Mystic Access since we’ve last had the pleasure of appearing on Tek Talk. In this presentation, we’ll catch you up a bit by discussing one of our most popular newer tutorials on the BlindShell Classic Ii, our bran new tutorial on the Victor Reader...
Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop to discuss the new iOS 17 release. 09/18/2023
Tek Talk - September 20, 2023 19:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCome learn what is new in iOS 17. Apple has been busily working on the new release and on the 18th of September the world will have access to the new release. Come learn about the many features that are new in this release. We will discuss everything from phone changes, voice mail changes, messa...
Tek Talk welcomes Ron Miller of Vispero to discuss setting up Braille displays and installing voices for JAWS. 09/11/2023
Tek Talk - September 12, 2023 20:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPresenter Contact Info Email: [email protected]
Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison, HIMS National Account Manager, to discuss the latest firmware release for the SensePlayer portable book reader, multimedia player and field recorder. 08/28/2023
Tek Talk - September 05, 2023 14:05 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPlease once again join us in welcoming HIMS National Account Manager Earle Harrison as he discusses the latest firmware release for the SensePlayer portable book reader, multimedia player and field recorder. The most notable improvements include the ability to customize navigation and speech par...
Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop to discuss Mastodon. 08/21/2023
Tek Talk - August 31, 2023 15:26 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop to discuss Mastodon. Presenter Contact Info Not available
Tek Talk welcomes Adi Kushnir, Venkatesh Chari, and Andre Polykanine of AccessMind to discuss their first product the Optima Braille laptop computer. 08/07/2023
Tek Talk - August 18, 2023 17:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe below is a direct quote from Adi’s email: “It has been a long time dream for many of us to change the landscape of assistive technologies produced for blind and visually impaired people. We want to get products that are truly innovative, match the 21st century, always connected, and upgradab...
Tek Talk welcomes participants to share their suggestions and requests for future Tek Talk programs. 07/31/2023
Tek Talk - August 13, 2023 08:27 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs we all know, technology changes continuously with a multitude of new products and accessibility features available. Please bring your suggestions and requests for topics you want discussed in future Tek Talk programs. Presenter Contact Info Open forum
Tek Talk welcomes a panel of convention attendees to discuss their experience at the recent national conventions. 07/24/2023
Tek Talk - August 03, 2023 20:34 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA panel including Michael Babcock, Steve Bauer, Brad Snyder, Mary Beth Metzger, Larry Gassman, and Mike Tindell will discuss their experience at the recent national conventions. Audience participants who attended will also be invited to share their experience. Presenter Contact Info Not available
Tek Talk welcomes Mike Tindell and Damian Pickering of Dream Vision Group to discuss the new braille display with built in note taking from Help Tech the Activator. 07/17/2023
Tek Talk - July 26, 2023 15:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin Mike Tindell and Damian Pickering with Dream Vision Group for Tek Talk on Monday July 17th. We are very excited to bring to the Tek Talk community a brand new device released by Help Tech the Activator. Join us to learn more about this revolutionary and innovative braille display with built...
Tek Talk welcomes Barry Scheur and Lisa Salinger, GuideLights And Gadgets, Inc. and Venkatesh Chari, Orbit Research, Inc., to introduce the new Orbit Speak. The Best of Then with the Future of Now. 06/12/2023
Tek Talk - June 29, 2023 22:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe are excited to have the opportunity to make the initial presentation about the Orbit Speak on TekTalk. For those of us who remember the excitement of using our first speech based notetaker those many years ago, that time has come again. The Orbit Speak is a Braille bluetooth keyboard notetake...
Tek Talk welcomes Michael Janssen, founder and CEO of AYES Inc., to discuss OKO, the revolutionary new pedestrian crossing app. 06/05/2023
Tek Talk - June 14, 2023 12:09 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAYES Inc. is developing an AI service to assist the blind and visually impaired to explore cities effortlessly. They have developed a mobile application, called OKO, that assists blind and visually impaired people to receive the status of the pedestrian traffic light and helps you with not veeri...
Tek Talk welcomes Daniel Lubiner, CEO of Touch Pad Pro Foundation, and Matthew Bullis, Chief Experience Officer, to discuss The Braille Doodle. 05/22/2023
Tek Talk - June 09, 2023 13:47 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTo describe this product, the BrailleDoodle has an array of hundreds of holes, and each hole contains a smooth metal ball that can be pulled to the surface by a magnetic stylus. A tiny spring under each ball holds it up with just the proper force, and the user simply pushes the balls back down t...
Tek Talk welcomes Michael McCulloch and Advanced iBUG member Hershi Trivedi of iBUG Today, Inc. 05/15/2023
Tek Talk - May 30, 2023 16:04 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingfor an update on everything iBUG has to offer. Presenter Contact Info Website: https://ibugtoday.com/
Tek Talk welcomes David Kingsbury, an Assistive Technology Instructor at the Carroll Center for the Blind, to discuss his new book the Second Edition of The Windows Screen Reader Primer: All the Basics and More. 05/08/2023
Tek Talk - May 23, 2023 20:44 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBelow is the information on the second edition of this resource copied from this Carroll Center website: https://carroll.org/the-windows-screen-reader-primer-all-the-basics-and-more-second-edition/ The second edition of The Windows Screen Reader Primer: All the Basics and More is now out. We a...
Tek Talk welcomes Janet Dickelman, National Convention Coordinator, American Council of the Blind, to discuss the topic: “The 2023 ACB Convention.” 05/01/2023
Tek Talk - May 16, 2023 18:35 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWant to know about the 2023 ACB National Convention? Join Janet Dickelman, ACB convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN to find out. Learn about the General Sessions, the Affiliate presentations, the exhibit hall, and the tours. If you can not be there in person, learn how you can listen as a...
Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison of HIMS to discuss the SensePlayer. 04/24/2023
Tek Talk - May 08, 2023 01:20 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBelow is the information on the SensePlayer copied from the HIMS product website: The SensePlayer is more than your normal multimedia player. Read and play your favorite documents and media from a wide variety of supported file types using the tactile keyboard that fits comfortably in the palm ...
Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop to discuss an overview of Chat GPT and AI. 04/17/2023
Tek Talk - May 02, 2023 15:04 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJeff Bishop, Michael Babcock, Michael Doise and Damashe Thomas will discuss an overview of Chat GPT and AI.
Tek Talk welcomes Oran McAllister, Client Engagement Officer at NaviLens, to discuss the NaviLens app and the NaviLens codes. 04/10/2023
Tek Talk - April 27, 2023 03:36 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the presentation, Oran will give a short introduction to NaviLens and the NaviLens codes including a little about how the codes were developed and tested. He will then speak about current use cases and the variety of ways NaviLens codes can be used. Additionally, he will speak a little about ...
Tek Talk welcomes Jenine Stanley, Aira Director of Customer Communications, to discuss the new Aira Explorer app. 04/03/2023
Tek Talk - April 17, 2023 13:40 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPresenter Contact Info Email: [email protected] Website: https://aira.io/
Tek Talk welcomes Ron Miller of the Vispero Training Department to discuss managing your Outlook Inbox with JAWS. 03/27/2023
Tek Talk - April 10, 2023 17:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLearn how to create folders and move messages; use basic rules to manage conversations; and use the Clean Up feature to manage your Inbox. Join Ron Miller from the Vispero training department. Presenter Contact Info Email: [email protected]
Tek Talk welcomes Larry Gassman, John Gassman, and Brad Snyder to discuss last week’s CSUN conference. 03/20/2023
Tek Talk - April 04, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPlease join us tonight to hear a report by our Tek Talk team who attended last week’s CSUN conference. The presentation will be all about CSUN including 20 minutes of audio as well as a firsthand discussion.
Tek Talk welcomes Stephanie Jones, VP of Marketing for Menus4ALL, to discuss this iOS app. 03/06/2023
Tek Talk - March 28, 2023 09:17 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFrom the https://www.menus4all.com/ website: 750,000 Accessible Restaurant Menus Yes, that’s not a typo. The Menus4ALL iPhone app offers 500,000 accessible menus in the United States and 250,000 accessible menus in Canada. Wherever you are and whenever you want, The Menus4ALL iPhone app is the ...
Tek Talk welcomes Debra Erickson, Executive Chef and Founder of The Blind Kitchen, to discuss adaptive culinary tools and cooking strategies for people with vision loss. 03/13/2023
Tek Talk - March 20, 2023 15:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDebra Erickson is the Executive Chef and Founder of The Blind Kitchen where adaptive culinary tools and cooking strategies are provided to people with vision loss who want to cook safely confidently and independently in their own kitchens. She has significant vision loss due to Retinitis Pigment...
Tek Talk welcomes a Tek Talk Planning Team panel discussing recent notable iOS apps with audience participation 02/27/2023
Tek Talk - March 08, 2023 10:11 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe will be discussing some recent iOS apps that have come to our attention and be prepared to share your own.
Tek Talk welcomes Mike May and his wife Gena Harper to discuss the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show and what it means for blind persons. 02/20/2023
Tek Talk - March 03, 2023 09:49 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin us to hear highlights of the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show from Mike May, GoodMaps Chief Evangelist, and Gena Harper. Mike has been providing his summary of CES for over 20 years. He is currently Chief Evangelist at Goodmaps and has talked about that product on Tek Talk in late 2021. They ...
Tek Talk welcomes Peter Tucic, Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Mathieu Paquette, Product Manager, of Humanware to discuss the new Victor Reader Stream 3. 02/13/2023
Tek Talk - February 22, 2023 07:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Victor Reader Stream 3 is finally out! After a long wait, Humanware is happy to present the new iteration of its popular product, the Stream. With new features and tons of improvements! Come listen to Peter and Mathieu discuss what’s new, what’s improved, and answer your questions about the ...
Tek Talk welcomes John Panarese, Director of Mac for the Blind, to discuss Mac computers and their use by those with vision impairments. 02/06/2023
Tek Talk - February 12, 2023 06:16 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis presentation will discuss using a Mac computer with the VoiceOver screen reader. It will cover the differences between Mac computers, such as laptop and desktop options, as well as an overview of how VoiceOver has developed and evolved over the years by Apple and the growth of its popularit...
Tek Talk welcomes Oran McAllister, Client Engagement Officer at NaviLens, to discuss the NaviLens app and the NaviLens codes. 01/30/2023
Tek Talk - February 06, 2023 18:37 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn the presentation, Oran will give a short introduction to NaviLens and the NaviLens codes including a little about how the codes were developed and tested. He will then speak about current use cases and the variety of ways NaviLens codes can be used. Additionally, he will speak a little about ...
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