Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Jo Fishwick, Checking In with Care and Stepping Out with Caution – Devon, England

Full Transcript Show Summary: Every day we are inundated with reports about COVID-19: statistics, new cases, and worse. Every day we hear of how the coronavirus has impacted people all over the world, but we rarely if ever hear specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals. Thus far we have spanned the globe, introducing blind guests from Around the world, from Australia and Malaysia, to the United Kingdom, Trinidad...

Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Michael Babcock, – Work, Life and Family. Coquille, Oregon

Full Transcript Show Summary: Guest in this episode: Michael Babcock, Coquille, Oregon  Every day we are inundated with reports about COVID-19: statistics, new cases, and worse. Every day we hear of how the coronavirus has impacted people all over the world, but we rarely if ever hear specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals. Thus far we have spanned the globe, introducing blind guests from Around the...

Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective: Episode 10 – Jeff Bazer – Maintaining and Changing in South Carolina

Full Transcript Show Summary: Guest in this episode: Jeff Bazer, South Carolina  Every day we are inundated with reports about COVID-19: statistics, new cases, and worse. Every day we hear of how the coronavirus has impacted people all over the world, but have we heard specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals?  In this tenth episode in our series, Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness...

A Conversation with Apple’s Accessibility Team. Meet Sarah Herrlinger and Dean Hudson.

Full Transcript Show Summary: Apple Accessibility has never been better and the team at Apple has delivered again. In the studio today we talk to Sarah Herrlinger, Apple Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives, and Dean Hudson, and engineer on the Apple accessibility team. Learn about the new features coming to the latest iPhones and join in the excitement as we roll through the Apple Orchard and pick a few apple features to...

Listen to Podcasts the Way You Want To: Downcast App Developer, George Cox, is in the Studio Talking Accessibility from a Developers Perspective.

Show Summary: On this show we got the developer of the Downcast App talking about accessibility and the importance of providing access by developers. George Cox joins Brian and Jeff in the studio to talk about the Downcast App and how the app has progressed and what may be coming in the near future. The Downcast app is one of the most accessible and customizable apps in the Pod-Catcher field. Brian and Jeff use it as their workhorse podcast...

Jeff Bazer from Vispero Gives Us an Overview of the Freedom Scientific ElBraille and Optelec Compact 10. Special Prices Through July!

Show Summary: Jeff Bazer returned to the Blind Abilities studio to share with us the latest news out of Vispero Freedom Scientific. Jeff gives us a quick look at the Optelec Compact 10 and the L-Braille with all the specs, bells and whistles. And since it is summer and Vispero always has some summer specials, go to Vispero.com/events/NFB or Vispero.com/events/ACB and find out all the summer specials available through July...

Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective – Episode 9: Essential Worker Lori Thompson, Minneapolis, Minnesota – Coping and Adapting .

Full Transcription Show Summary: Every day we are inundated with reports about COVID-19: statistics, new cases, and worse. Every day we hear of how the coronavirus has impacted people all over the world, but have we heard specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals?  In this ninth episode in our series, Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective, we hear from Lori Thompson in Minneapolis...

Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective – Episode 8 – Sherry Molengraft: In Jacksonville, Florida – The New Hotbed.

Full Transcription Show Summary: Every day we are inundated with reports about COVID-19: statistics, new cases, and worse. Every day we hear of how the coronavirus has impacted people all over the world, but have we heard specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals?  In this eighth episode in our series, Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective, we hear from Sherry Molengraft in...

Good Bye Microsoft Stores, Bye Bye Bose Stores, too. Privacy, Browsers, Trackers, Oh My! Accessible Tweets Audio Still Coming?

Show Summary: The Gang of 4 return to the studio to take a good look at the news and happenings around the technology world with a blindness perspective. From Aira stating the Free 5 minute policy clearly to Bose and Microsoft Stores closing for good. Oh, yes, the Bose Frames are still pumping out the sound but the Virtual Reality gets put on the shelf and may not be a reality in the Bose labs. Twitter goes audio with Tweets, or at least, the...

Around The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective – Episode 7: in the Big Apple with Brian Fischler – New York, New York

Full Transcript Show Summary: Every day we are inundated with reports about COVID-19: statistics, new cases, and worse. Every day we hear of how the coronavirus has impacted people all over the world, but have we heard specific reports of its effect on blind and visually impaired individuals?  Thus far we have spanned the globe  with  blind citizens Around the world, from Australia and Malaysia, to the united kingdom, Trinidad...