Peter Korn, Director of Accessibility at Amazon’s Lab 126 Gives Us a Demo on the Toshiba with Amazon Fire TV Built-In and an Overview of the Amazon Fire Cube. On the floor of the exhibit hall at the 2018 NFB Convention we had to check out the Amazon booth. Peter Korn, Director of Accessibility Lab 126, gives us an overview of the Toshiba Smart TV’s now available from Best Buy due to a partnership with Amazon that puts the Fire TV...
Humanware Brings it All to the Convention: Meet Sam AdlerSales Representative from humanWare The Blind Abilities Team was out near the pool when we ran into Sam Adler from HumanWare. Sam tells us about the Humanware products, what’s new and what devices are available from Humanware. From low vision to 80 cel Braille devices including the latest Briliant 14, a handy companion that takes note taking to a very quick and efficiant level....
In collaboration with Jack Chen, Blind Abilities presents ExcelAbility. A collection of podcasts from Jack Chen’s ExcelAbility Team. ExcelAbility, empowering excellence and success for people with disabilities. to learn more about ExcelAbility and to connect with the team, check out ExcelAbility on the web at www.teamexcelability.com Jack Chen delivers talks and training for corporations and other organizations on empowering success for people...
PACER’s Simon Technology Center: Making the Benefits of Technology More Accessible to Children and Adults with Disabilities (Transcript Provided)
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Director of Simon Technology Center (STC), Bridget Gilormini and Assistive Technology Specialist Paul Samft give us a look inside the Simon Technology Center and what services they provide to Parents and children with disabilities.
Bridget and Paul sit down with Jeff...
NFB 2018 Preview, Blind Abilities Will Be There! We’re Going Back! See You There! As we were last year at the NFB 2017 National Convention, Blind Abilities will again be there at NFB 2018! In this brief preview, Jeff and Pete chat about their convention experience last year, with their description of the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel and Conference Center and its various accoutrements, the convention sessions, the vast Exhibit Hall, and...
A Conversation with Aira CEO Suman Kanuganti: Good Things Are On The Horizon Suman Kanuganti, CEO of the Aira Tech Corporation, joins Pete Lane and Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studios to talk about what new is happening at Aira, the programs, projects and where Aira is headed into the future. Suman also talks about NFB 2018, what to expect and the partnership with Lyft to make every guest explorer’s experience accessibly...
Presenting Lyft: An Accessible App, A Partnership With Aira, and An Announcement for NFB 2018 Blind Abilities once again teams-up with Aira to present a review of Lyft, a ride-sharing service who not only has an accessible mobile app for both iOS and android, but who works hard on inclusivity for disabled riders. Join Jeff and Pete as they chat with Tommy Hayes, Lyft Sr. Policy Partnerships Manager, and Marco Salsiccia, Accessibility specialist...
BlindFold Games Headed Back to School! Play Games and Get Your Schooling On! Marty Schultz is the creator and designer of BlindFold Games and has over 80 games available for you to get your gaming on. Marty has recently been conducting a survey to check out the educators and teachers and find out what they would like to see in a combo of games mixed with educational learning. Marty has received all positive feedback and is moving forward with...
Fernanda Silva: A Persistent and Driven Individual, Her Amazing Life Story and is This the First Aira Baby? Blind Abilities features Fernanda Silva, born in Brazil, immigrating to the US at an early age, and experiencing successes and set-backs that few of us will ever realize. Despite them all, Fernanda maintains an extremely positive and upbeat attitude towards life. she has overcome much, such as transitioning to blindness, being diagnosed...
Daniel Morris may have made the big transition from Australia to Montreal, Canada for love, however, Daniel’s transition from one career into another was a whole new world in itself. In this podcast Daniel talks about what it was like to return to College and into his Masters program. The challenges he met and overcame. Daniel also gives some great information on nutrition and health as well as the scholarship program that he developed for...