Tek Talk

Tek Talk welcomes Kim Loftis, Mystic Access’s Director of Product Development, to discuss Amazon Fire tablets. Kim will share the options available when choosing a Fire tablet, the features you’ll find, navigation tips, and more. And, of course, answer your questions.

Are you new to touch screen devices and curious to learn, but aren’t sure you want to invest in a device over $400 as a beginner? Are you searching ...

Clubhouse is literally taking the world by storm. It’s an all audio International social media platform currently for iOS and very popular amongst blind people. Jeff Bishop, John and Larry Gassman among others will participate and of course questions, comments, and experiences with Clubhouse are welcome from the Tek Talk audience.

Presenter Contact info: Jeff Bishop: jeff@jeffbishop.com

John Gassman: johngassman@roadrunner.co...

Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop and Larry Gassman to talk about podcasting. What is a Podcast? How do you find a podcast? Quite a bit of time will be spent looking at the iOS platform because most of us listen to podcasts using smart phones. We will discuss the podcasting applications available and the pros and cons of each. Since 83% of listeners use the Victor Reader Stream, we will definitely devote some time to podcasting using t...

Nathan Tech is Nathan’s personal website which he founded back in 2013. Since then it has gone through several evolutions from Audio games, to Multi-User Dungeons and now to where it is today, software and tutorials. It should be noted straight off that the website still supports Games and the Multi-User Dungeon, however the main focus these days is the accessible software and tutorials. In the presentation he will begin by s...

We all have our favorite apps whether we’re using an iDevice, an Android device, an Amazon Fire device, or a computer running Windows or some other OS. Join us this Monday as a Tek Talk Planning Team panel discusses their favorite apps for various devices and be prepared to share your own.

About 10 minutes before each program dial the Zoom numbers or work with your computer link found on your Zoom invitation.

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Scribe is a product from Pneuma Solutions, formally Serotek Corporation, that brings some innovative technology for online meetings. Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell describe Scribe this way:

The Quickest, Most Accurate Digital Document Remediation Product on the Market for as Low as $0.99 per Page. It’s the only hands-off remediation process eliminating individual document quote requests, providing accessible documents straight ...

Tek Talk welcomes a representative from Envision AI . Envision, an award-winning assistive technology company, has announced the official launch of Envision Glasses, which are AI-powered smart glasses for blind and visually impaired people. Envisions software uses artificial intelligence (AI) to extract information from images and then speaks the images out loud so the user has a greater understanding of the environment around them...

Tek Talk welcomes Shane Lowe from Mediate to discuss the Supersense app. Mediate is an up and coming app-development company with blindness at the forefront of what they do. Supersense, their flagship product, features an intuitive interface and innovative recognition technology to create the most efficient scanning experience possible, and Mediate is preparing to release Super Lidar, the first blindness application to revolutioniz...

Have you ever shopped for a kitchen appliance knowing that it is not equipped with Artificial Intelligence? Later this month we will address appliances that are equipped with AI in our Smart Homes topic but not in this presentation. When you go shopping what questions should you ask the clerk when looking for the appliance you want? Join us on Monday August 9 as a panel of Tek Talk Team members give examples and also ask for your i...

Eric joins us again this year as we prepare for the official new release of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion version 2022. We will do a review of the key features, hear all about the release schedule and what to expect, and as always, have plenty of time to ask questions. Be sure to give the Release notes a review ahead of time and consider installing the Public Beta so you can try some of the new features as they are discussed.

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Tek Talk welcomes Adi Kushnir and Ron Miller to discuss new developments in the ElBraille world.

Adi Kushnir, the ElBraille Product Manager with Elita Group and Ron Miller, Vispero’s Blindness Technology Product Specialist will discuss several ElBraille related topics, including:

ElSuite, a suite of forthcoming applications designed to bridge the gap between Microsoft Windows’ mainstream features and notetaker requirements. ElEdit,...

Introduced in JAWS and Fusion 2019, Picture Smart allows you to choose a photo and submit it to be analyzed. A description of the image is then displayed in the Results Viewer. To use Picture Smart, press INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by P to activate the Picture Smart layer. You can then press A to describe a photo acquired from the PEARL camera or a flatbed scanner, F to describe a selected image file in Windows Explorer, C to descri...

Tek Talk welcomes Julian Vargas, a Mobile Access Technology Specialist, to discuss the latest developments in the world of mobile devices from Apple’s recent hardware announcements and updates to IOS to recent significant improvements to Google’s TalkBack screen reader for Android devices, including new multi-finger gestures. He will also talk about some of his favorite apps and of course, answer participants’ questions...

Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison, HIMS National Account Manager, to discuss and demonstrate HIMS Braille products such as the QBraille XL braille display and the newest addition to the BrailleSense line of note takers the BrailleSense 6.

The QBraille XL is the world’s only braille display that combines a Perkins style keyboard for input with the same extended keys found on a Qwerty keyboard. The new BrailleSense 6 is arguably the ...

Amanda joins us to speak about ScripTalk, a fully accessible prescription reader system to help you safely manage your prescriptions independently. Did you know your pharmacy can use the ScripTalk system to make reading your prescription labels fully accessible? Envision America offers a hardware device or smart phone app solution to scan your prescription labels. Both systems will speak all the information on your prescription la...

Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind is a comprehensive, home delivery pharmacy service specializing in the needs of the blind and low vision community. Founded by blind experts in the areas of accessibility and medicine, Accessible Pharmacy is the only provider of its kind. It is also the largest blind-owned healthcare company in America.

Presenter Contact info: Phone: 215-799-9900

Email: andy@accessiblepharmacy.com

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