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The Art of Adjustment - Caribbean Dreams

ReidMyMindRadio - April 24, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Taking the time to stop and breathe applies to everything. It's my hope that those listening to this podcast, especially those new to disability, really take the time to digest the various ideas and topics my guests raise. In my last episode with Kiana Glanton,we chatted about Caribbean Carniva...

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Wellness Wednesday: Unwind the Mind: Navigating Stress with Savvy!

Blind Abilities - April 23, 2024 22:03 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
In this 32nd  episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, focus on Stress Awareness, which is during this month of April. In today's enlightening discussion, we dive deep into the myriad ways to manage stress, recognize its early warning signs, and take proactive ...

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Five Power Tips for Navigating Google Docs with JAWS

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - April 19, 2024 20:22 - 35 minutes
Are you new to Google Docs and JAWS? Want to learn how to write, edit, and navigate documents more efficiently? Then check out our podcast. We’ll provide an overview of the Docs layout, demonstrate powerful features to help you create and manage documents more efficiently, and show you keyboard ...

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Access Files in Teams with JAWS

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - April 12, 2024 23:26 - 14 minutes
In this short demo, Elizabeth Whitaker demonstrates file navigation and search within the newest version of Microsoft Teams (April 2024).

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Wellness Wednesday: Chuckling to Wellness: How Giggles Turn into Gigawatts of Joy

Blind Abilities - April 10, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
In this 31st  episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore the therapeutic benefits of laughter. They discuss how therapists may use humor to improve client rapport and highlight laughter’s role in fostering workplace camaraderie and overall mental health. ...

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FSCast 243, archive of the March 2024 FSOpenLine

Freedom Scientific FSCast - April 10, 2024 13:06 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
On the archive of the March FSOpenLine, people share their favorite things to do with PictureSmart AI, including how to use it with FaceInView to describe what’s in the background. And of course questions on a variety of other topics including why JAWS place markers sometimes lose their place, w...

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The Art of Adjustment - The Competitive Edge

ReidMyMindRadio - April 10, 2024 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Kiana Glanton, Development Intern at the Lighthouse Guild in NYC was in search of opportunity after vision loss. Today, she wants to help others by sharing what worked for her. Among them, Blind Baseball. She's also the reigning Miss Blind Diva & Miss Independent YouTube Challenge winner. Find o...

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Total Eclipse of the Park 2024

Airacast - April 09, 2024 17:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Aira Events: Total Eclipse of the Park  2024 Eclipse coverage  Our customers asked for more visual interpreting at live events. We’re starting that coverage with the solar eclipse of 2024. Professional visual interpreters will describe the activities both in the sky and on the ground at the To...

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JAWS Speech History with Ron Miller

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - April 05, 2024 20:55 - 23 minutes
Ron Miller demonstrates the Speech History Feature in JAWS. JAWS Speech History gives you the ability to review the last 500 announcements that were spoken by the speech synthesizer. If you miss one or more messages spoken by JAWS, you can press INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by H to open a Results V...

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An Introduction to the New Teams with JAWS

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - April 01, 2024 09:17 - 32 minutes
Do you use Microsoft Teams at home, work, or school? Need tips for navigating the new Teams with JAWS? Listen in to us and our special guest, Brett Humphrey from Microsoft for, “An Introduction to the New Teams with JAWS.” We’ll provide an overview of the Teams interface and show you how to: ...

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Culinary Confidence: Cooking Without Looking Exemplifies the Capabilities of Blind and Visually Impaired Cooks Throughout the World on YouTube and Podcasts

Blind Abilities - March 31, 2024 04:32 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
For 23 years, the Cooking Without Looking podcast and TV show have been providing blind and visually impaired role models the opportunity to demonstrate how they can successfully cook with little to no sight. Join Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant in the virtual studio to learn all ab...

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Empowering Yourselves and Standing Up for Yourself Takes a Lot More Courage than You May Think

Blind Abilities - March 27, 2024 22:27 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
In this 30th    episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC, Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore self-advocacy and Self-Confidence. How we feel in any space we find ourselves when our Accommodations come to mind..   Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes.   Show Hosts:         ...

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FSCast 242, a demo of PictureSmart AI, and a visit with Anil Lewis

Freedom Scientific FSCast - March 27, 2024 14:18 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
On FSCast 242, we’ll put the newly released Picture Smart AI through its paces, and you’ll hear the detailed descriptions it can generate for everything from a bar chart to a frame from a YouTube video. Then, a visit with longtime blindness advocate Anil Lewis, Executive Director of Blindness In...

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The Art of Adjustment - We're In This Together

ReidMyMindRadio - March 27, 2024 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
In this latest episode I continue with my self-portrait. My conversation with Andrew Leland led me to consider, what exactly makes someone a disabled artist? This raised other topics including identity, ableism and the impact on my family. So I invited my daughters, Riana and Raven to join me. W...

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From Darkness to Triumph: Zach Tidwell’s Unyielding Journey

Blind Abilities - March 25, 2024 01:53 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
If you are having thoughts about suicide, please call 988 by phone or text the word, "Talk", to the number 741741.     In this profound episode of Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson interviews Zach Tidwell, whose life story is nothing short of miraculous. Zach candidly shares the harrowing tal...

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Introducing Access AI

Airacast - March 24, 2024 18:23 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Episode Notes Airacast Introducing Access AI  Aira has added AI image description and verification to our mobile and web apps. We’ve bridged that gap between AI and professional, secure human visual interpreters. In this episode we’ll take you through each of the features of Access AI. What di...

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Teaching Resources with Ron Miller, Reading and Editing Text with JAWS Part 2

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - March 22, 2024 16:42 - 14 minutes
Our training series for teachers and assistive technology instructors serves as a guide to use when teaching JAWS. Through its targeted lessons, quizzes, and a multitude of free resources, you will gain new skills to help you train your students and clients. Listen as Ron Miller gives a tutorial...

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Aira Announces New Beta Release of Access AI! A Brand New AI Image Chat Feature Within the Aira App. Check out this Demo of the Access AI feature.

Blind Abilities - March 20, 2024 22:07 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
Aira is excited to announce the beta release of Access AI, a brand new AI image chat feature within the Aira app. Access AI allows explorers to take a photo, share from their photo gallery, mobile device, or computer, get a detailed description, ask follow up questions, and receive validation of...

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CSUN 2024 Preview: Meet the biped. Smart Navigation in a Simple Package

Blind Abilities - March 16, 2024 05:46 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
For those who are blind or visually impaired, detecting and avoiding unwanted obstacles can be a challenge at times. A new device, called the biped and developed by biped AI, aims to create a frictionless traveling experience for blind and visually impaired users around the world. Worn as a po...

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20 Minute Tech Tips: Picture Smart AI

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - March 15, 2024 21:07 - 25 minutes
Listen in to our new series, 20 Minute Tech Tips. We're excited to kick off this new monthly podcast with a dive into Picture Smart AI, an all new feature in JAWS and Fusion as of March 2024. Freedom Scientific Unveils Revolutionary PictureSmart AI for JAWS – Transforming Accessibility with AI...

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Wellness Wednesday: A Topic that Needs to be Talked About More than It Is... And that is Suicide

Blind Abilities - March 14, 2024 20:16 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
If you are having thoughts about suicide, please call 988 by phone or text the word, "Talk", to the number 741741.   In this 29th    episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC, Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, open the conversation about suicide. Looking at the demographics, occupations, and war...

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The Art of Adjustment - Welcome to the Country of the Blind

ReidMyMindRadio - March 13, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Andrew Leland's first book, The Country of the Blind, isn't about a fictional place, rather it's about something much more real.   In this episode we cover; Writing - its importance and impact on his adjustment Internal Ableism His vote for President of the Country of the Blind and more! Su...

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Split Braille in JAWS 2024: Show Speaker's Notes in PowerPoint Presentation View

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - March 08, 2024 22:59 - 3 minutes
The new Split Braille feature in JAWS 2024 gives Braille display users powerful new functionality, including the ability to view content from different locations on the same Braille line using one of several types of views. When a Split Braille view is active, your Braille display is split into ...

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Split Braille in JAWS 2024: Message List Plus Preview Pane View

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - March 08, 2024 22:56 - 4 minutes
The new Split Braille feature in JAWS 2024 gives Braille display users powerful new functionality, including the ability to view content from different locations on the same Braille line using one of several types of views. When a Split Braille view is active, your Braille display is split into ...

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Blind Centered Audio Description Chat: Certification Feedback

ReidMyMindRadio - March 06, 2024 19:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Edited recording BCAD Live Chat: 03/02/2024 (Zoom Recording) BCAD Live Chats are not limited to one platform. We hope to schedule on different days in order to help provide more opportunity for live participation across the globe. To find out where/when the next Live Chat will take place be su...

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Teaching Resources with Ron Miller, Reading and Editing Text with JAWS Part 1

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - March 01, 2024 20:32 - 19 minutes
Our training series for teachers and assistive technology instructors serves as a guide to use when teaching JAWS. Through its targeted lessons, quizzes, and a multitude of free resources, you will gain new skills to help you train your students and clients. Listen as Ron Miller gives a tutorial...

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BlindShell Partners with Envision to Integrate the Envision App on BlindShell Classic 2, Expanding Access to Assistive Technology

Blind Abilities - February 29, 2024 13:47 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
our guests in this episode Come to us from BlindShell USA and Envision. BlindShell USA's President and CEO, Bari Azman, , and Diane Ducharme, Senior Program Director, along with  Envision's co-founder Karthik Kannan, announce the Envision AI app now available on the blindShell Classic 2 Access...

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FSCast 241, all about accessible gaming

Freedom Scientific FSCast - February 28, 2024 13:21 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
On FSCast 241, guest host Mohammed Laachir introduces us to the world of accessible gaming.  He'll visit with Jesse Anderson, who runs the IllegallySighted YouTube channel, to talk about some of the games that you can play if you're blind or low vision.  Then Mohammed talks with NightBlade, who ...

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The Art of Adjustment - Get Up, Get Moving!

ReidMyMindRadio - February 28, 2024 01:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
In this continuous self-portrait episode, I'm exploring aspects of my own adjustment to becoming Blind.  Reflecting back on my early days, I realized I didn't have much of a chance of retreating inward. I was a little annoyed about that at first. But my special guest helps me understand. Conte...

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Ten Tips for Customizing Your Outlook Calendar with JAWS, Part Two

Freedom Scientific Training Podcast - February 23, 2024 12:23 - 35 minutes
Are you looking for ways to navigate and customize your Outlook Calendar with JAWS more efficiently? Then listen to part two of our podcast, Ten Tips for Customizing Your Outlook Calendar with JAWS. Check out part one if you haven't! https://www.freedomscientific.com/training/freewebinars/