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Accessible World seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.
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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...
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...
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 Chris of Mystic Access to discuss and demonstrate the use of Chromebooks.
He will also discuss Chrome box and Chrome base using the ChromeVox screen reader.
Presenter Contact info: chris@mysticaccess.com
Website: www.mysticaccess.com
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...
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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Ever wonder what became of the Sendero GPS subscription apps, Seeing Eye GPS, RNIB Navigator and Guide Dogs NSW? There is one word to describe them now: free, free, free! GoodMaps is pleased to announce the impending release of these former Sendero apps in all respective markets under the name GoodMaps Outdoors. The apps will now be free and an Android version will be released in the next few days in addition to the currently live ...
iBUG Today, Inc. is a non-profit organization promoting the individual independence, social integration, and educational development of the blind and visually impaired community across the country through accessible technology training. iBUG (iBlind Users Group) endeavors to transform the blind community through accessible technology training so they can live extraordinary lives full of independence, productivity, communication and...
It is always a challenge to adapt to evolving technology and NVDA continuously works to this end for its many users. Join Quentin this Monday as he updates and then answers your questions..
Presenter Contact info: Quentin Christensen
Email: quentin@nvaccess.org
Tek Talk is delighted to welcome back one of our own Tek Talk planning team members.
Jeff Bishop is a product manager for Microsoft, and will be with us to talk about several key features in the May version release of Windows 10 including Windows Narrator.
Jeff will also speak to us about new items in Windows 10 for those who are blind and use a screen reader. He is also on the Windows accessibility team, and will be happy to answe...
Everything related to ACB is now in one place. No more searching to find what you are looking for on different ACB pages. Searching is now easy when looking for content. Jeff Bishop will be talking about the ACB Media network on Monday May 17. ACB is still adding content, but you can now search for your favorite podcast, blog etc.
Presenter Contact info: Email: Jeff@JeffBishop.com
ACB Media Network website: https://www.acbmedia.or...
It can be scary to have your screen reader die on you, but a few preparation steps can save you a world of hassle. Deborah Armstrong will show you how to set up your Windows PC to cope when this occurs.
Contact info: armstrongdeborah@deanza.edu
Are you legally blind or print disabled? Do you miss reading the newspaper, your favorite magazines, and other information? Learn how you can read hundreds of up-to-date newspapers, over 70 magazines, job listings, TV listings, store circulars, and more in an accessible format with NFB-NEWSLINE®. Liz Wisecarver, NFB-NEWSLINE® Texas Coordinator, will demonstrate this free electronic information service using the telephone, iOS app f...
Tek Talk welcomes David Goldfield to discuss the various email lists he has created, how he got into assistive technology, and his current role as a product manager with Comcast’s accessibility team. Some of the mailing lists David has created include Zoom-Users, Teams-Access for discussing Microsoft Teams, and, most recently, LarryKing-Fans for those interested in discussing their memories and sharing rare recordings of Larr...
Do to the storms our guest for tonight was unable to make it. So We will talk about Tek Talk Future.
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