Podcast Summary: At the 2023 NFB Convention in Houston, Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant sat down with Nimer Jaber, Accessibility Analyst at Google, Inc. Nimer discusses his love for, and advocacy of, the Android operating system. He recounts his own path of blindness and his views about technology. We hear Nimer’s journey from resisting a smartphone, to becoming a tech trainer, to his current work helping the blind...
Podcast Summary: Away from the bustling crowds of the exhibit hall at the 2023 NFB Convention, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant met with Klaus-Peter Hars, Founder and CEO of Inventivio. Inventivio’s newest products is the Tactonom Reader, a new device designed to help blind and visually impaired people have greater access to tactile graphics. From the Inventivio Website: “The Tactonom Reader is a new...
Podcast Summary: From the 2023 NFB Convention Floor, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant talked with Orbit Research CEO Venkatesh Chari and Adi Kushner, CEO of AccessMind. Venkatesh first gives listeners an overview of the products Orbit research has produced in the past such as the Orbit Reader 20 and 40 cell braille displays, talking graphing calculators, iBill Currency Reader, Orbit Writer, etc. While this interview mainly focuses...
Podcast Summary: From the 2023 NFB Convention in Houston Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant spoke with Greg Stilson, Head of Global Innovation at American Printing House for the Blind (APH). Greg first takes listeners through the new Monarch Tactile Display. This braille display is a partnership between APH, Humanware, and the NFB. From the APH Website: “Together with our partners at HumanWare and the National...
Podcast Summary: During the 2023 NFB Convention in Houston Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant sat down with Alex Wesley, Founder and CEO of Arovia. Alex chats with Simon about his new product, called Splay, a portable projection solution. From the Arovia Website: “Introducing Splay: The Ultimate 2-in-1 Display and Ultra-Short-Throw Pico Projector. Transform your entertainment experience with Splay, a groundbreaking...
Podcast Summary: While attending the 2023 NFB Convention in Houston Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant met with Ed Rogers, Managing Director at Bristol Braille Technologies. Simon also talked with Steph Sargent, a contractor with Bristol Braille and a Director at Vision Through Sound. Hailing from the UK, Bristol Braille is a company that supports blind people in their assistive technology needs. Ed gives listeners an overview...
Podcast Summary: Carrie Morales is a YouTube Creative with video content covering all things accessible tech, iPhones, androids, book readers and nearly everything else out there. You will also find topics covering living with blindness and the accessibility field as well. Carrie joins Jeff in the Blind Abilities Studio to cover topics on how and why Carrie started her YouTube Channel, "Carri On Accessibility". Listen in as Carrie gives...
Podcast Summary: In this fifteenth episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, take us into the topic of Vulnerability and how trust plays an important role in one's ability to open up and work on becoming stronger. Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes. Show Hosts: Robin Ennis on the web at www.robinennislcsw.com...
Podcast Summary: In this fourteenth episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, take us into the topic of accountability, accountability partners and going with your gut feelings. Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes. Show Hosts: Robin Ennis on the web at www.robinennislcsw.com...
Podcast summary: In this 13th episode of Wellness Wednesday, Beth Gustin, LPC and Robin Ennis, LCSW, CPC, explore journaling, writing, and affirmations to help one stay mentally strong. Some of the Apps mentioned in this episode are Day One Journal, finch and the upcoming Mood Tracking feature in the Health App being released in Apple's iOS 17 this fall. Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes....