RealSAM Pocket Launching in the U.S. Soon! Voice Activated Smart Phone for Calls, Newspapers, Podcasts, Books, Messages, Assistance and Much More, Just by Using Your Voice!

Podcast Summary: Brendan Lewis joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio and gives an overview of the RealSAM Pocket.  The RealSAM Pocket is the easy to use Mobile Phone, especially designed for people with Sight Loss. RealSAM Pocket is able to Make Calls, Read Messages, listen to Books or Newspapers and get Assistance just by Using your Voice. No need...

iPhone101 QuickByte: Punctuation: Do You Want to Hear a Comma, a Period or a Question Mark? Proof Reading, Maybe, All the Time? Maybe Not. Math and Science Specific? Maybe So.  Choosing System Punctuation Groups and Creating Custom Groups.

Podcast Summary: In this iPhone101/QuickByte from Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson takes us through the Punctuation System Groups and Creating Custom Groups. You can determine if Voiceover reads aloud Some, none or All punctuation. Imagine your email reading back like this: Hi comma Everybody comma How are you all question mark I am fine period  This can be annoying unless you are proofreading a paper, legal document or maybe...

Interested in Joining an Association of Blind Students? The Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students is Hosting Their 2nd Annual Virtual Piano Bar !

Podcast Summary: Members of the Pennsylvania Association of Blind Students (PABS) gathered in the Blind Abilities Studio to announce the 2nd Annual virtual Piano Bar Fundraising event. Happening on Wednesday, February 16 from 6 PM Eastern, 5 PM Central and 3 PM Pacific Time. This 3 hour virtual event will showcase college students playing piano and singing songs and engaging with the participants. President of the...

Tech Abilities: Windows 11, Notifications Disappearing, New Gucci Bag, Getting a Pet Dog as a BVI and a Lot More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective

Podcast Summary: The Tech Abilities crew gathered in the Blind Abilities Studio to cover news and tech tidbits from a Blindness perspective. Serina, Callie and Jeff are joined with Jesse and they cover a lot of topics from the new Gucci Bag for the Air Pod Max Headphones for only $980 Microsoft 11, Aira and the Puppy Bowl Webcast, getting a pet dog as a Blind person, Instagram and Accessibility and much more.  Marlon and Tre make a...

iPhone101 – Photos, Links and Documents in the Messages App: No More Fruitless Searching in Apple’s Orchard. 

Podcast Summary: Join Pete Lane for this short iPhone101 demonstration of this available and time-saving new feature in iOS. Be sure to check out the entire iPhone 101/QuickByte series on Blind Abilities. Apple  has made available a new feature in the Messages App which puts all links into a single, sequential list. So if you are looking for a photo, video, article, Tweet, song link ore pretty much any other...

Taking on Blindness, Stepping Back and Stepping Up – Meet Sree Roy: Assistive Volunteer Extraordinaire

Full Transcript Podcast Summary: Sree Roy is an Engineer by education, training and profession. Immigrating to the US in 1976 at the age of seven. Sree’s vision loss began in his late 30’s, well after he had completed college and entered into a high-tech career as an engineer specializing in call center support and technology.  In this intriguing interview, Sree discusses his journey through vision loss, how he learned from his...

Tech Abilities: COVID Masks, Tests and an Aira COVID Promotion, Amazon Clothing Store? Stitch Fix Preview, Direct Touch Typing Bug Fixed and Tons More Tech Tidbits with a Blindness Perspective

Podcast Summary: The Tech Abilities crew slid into the Blind Abilities Studio to bring you another episode of news and happenings from of course, a Blindness perspective. Covid Test and N95 masks are available and so a set of MagSafe chargers from Mophie on the Apple Store. Did you know Siri can fast forward and bring up Audio Description on Apple TV? Yup, and by the way, Happy B-Day Serina! Orcam wins at CES, the Consumer Electronics Show in...

Vision Buddy: A Low Vision Solution for Seeing the World Around You – Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities Through Technology – Meet Vision Buddy CEO Zack Afridi

Podcast Summary: Zack Afridi joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about Vision Buddy, a revolutionary device to assist people with Low Vision.  Vision Buddy is the world’s first ultra-simple TV watching system designed to assist the visually impaired in performing day to day tasks. By plugging the Vision Buddy Streamer to an existing cable box, streamer or any other provider, you will be able...

Tech Abilities: Ahh, that Smell of Theater Popcorn and Where’s My autonomous car? And a Lot More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective!.

Podcast Summary: In the Tech Abilities Studio Serina and Jeff are joined by Callie Gray straight out of Miami. The crew starts the year talking about eh latest gadgets and news released from the Holiday season and even have a few items they acquired. Tre jumps in and lets Jeff and Marlon have a little piece of his mind. From MagSafe Battery Pack to an affordable headset that sounds great to some new Aftershocks, the crew has some goodies to...

It’s Hockey! Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast Join Jeff Thompson to Talk and Describe Blind Hockey. It’s Not Just for Canada Anymore!

Podcast Summary: It’s Hockey! Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast Join Jeff Thompson to Talk and Describe Blind Hockey. It’s Not Just for Canada Anymore! Christine Malec and JJ Hunt from the Talk Description To Me Podcast, join Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk Blind Hockey. Coming off a week of Talking Hockey Christine and JJ are ready to hit the rink and talk Blind Hockey specifically....