ech Show. Allison, Jeff and Bryan bring you a jam packed episode including segments from an interview with the Be My Eyes Team, a demonstration on setting up your Amazon device with the new Follow Up feature. This allows you to ask another question within 5 seconds without invoking the A-word each time.
From England enlisting the Amazon device for reporting crimes to a new racing interface allowing Visually Impaired people to race competitively...
Blind Abilities presents the TVI Toolbox. Where the collaboration between Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Agencies and the Students themselves help enhance the opportunities for success.
Transitioning from high school to college and the workplace is a major step and the beginning of lifetime goals and aspirations. As Devin , this month’s featured interview in the Success Stories portion of this podcast, experienced the workforce through an...
Able Artist Foundation CEO and Founder Stephen Letnes joins us in the Blind Abilities studio to talk about the opportunities and discounts the Able Artist Foundation provides absolutely Free to it’s members. Stephen explains how easy it is to join and become a member and start receiving the discounts right away. He fills us in on another aspect of creating opportunities for a selected group to gain access to studio time, to work with...
George Wurtzel gives us a inside look and his philosophical approach to his involvement with the New Subaru TV commercial. We are including an audio described version of the audio from the Subaru commercial. George is George and nothing Hollywood about him as he explains the process and the experience of working on location and being part of this great commercial with such a great perspective on Blindness. George Talks about Wood Working for the...
Jeff Thompson gives us a overview of the Soundscape App from Microsoft. Running through the menus and settings and locating reference points as well as near-by bus stops. Here is what Microsoft has to say about their new Soundscape App: When you’re ready, just go for a walk on a well-known route and listen to the callouts to get a sense of how Soundscape works and how you may want to use it. Have fun! Microsoft Soundscape uses 3D audio...
MoveIt App: Bus and Train Live Info Blog Post By Jessica Hodges Yesterday, my phone died. I was just about to leave for an appointment. The result? Four wrong busses, going back and forth. Ok...maybe part of that was being a bit sleepy on the bus...but I did get on the wrong bus twice. Being unfamiliar with the area didn't help. Usually, I use tools on my phone to keep me mostly awake, and track where I am and how I need to get where I need to...
Welcome back to another TBTS as Allison, Brian and Jeff dig into the news and happenings around the tools and gadgets with accessibility in mind.
In Episode 12, Skype continues to Un-amuse the Blindness community with broken accessibility and mostly a usability that is failing fast. Delta Airlines enhances its policy on service dogs and basically gets it right. IOS 11.3 Beta brings us more feedback to the life of your battery and it’s...
Tony Giles has been to nearly all of the countries in the World and is setting out to Lebanon and Iraq to chalk up a few more to his continuing list of countries he has backpacked through. Totally Blind and a mind full of confidence and curiosity, Tony says that from a youngster he began traveling from school to home and to countries with common language and systems but then he wanted more challenges. From his studies and mostly his curiosity he...
Aira presents this Blind Abilities production of a full wrap-up of the Hash Tag Aira bowl event. As millions around the world viewed the 2018 Super bowl on NBC TV, thousands of blind and visually impaired listeners heard, for the first time in history, a complete audio-described narrative of the game, the commercials and all of the related activities around the event. Blind Abilities brings you an in depth “debriefing” interview with...
Aira presents this Blind Abilities production of an interview with Sassy Outwater-Wright. Sassy is the Director of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. MABVI is the first business partner to join the new Aira Employer Network, whose objective is to increase BVI employment across the nation by allowing businesses to purchase and provide free access to Aira for employees. Listen as Sassy describes the enthusiasm she...