That Blind Tech Show: Blind Ground Hog Gets debut and Peta isn’t Having It! Accessible Memes, Alt Text Your Facebook Photos Demo and Serina Leads the Way to AFB

Show Summary: Welcome back to another That Blind Tech Show Episode where we try to bring you the lighter side of Blind Tech news and information to help you navigate the world of blindness. In this show we barely get out of the gates when Brian funbles the football, and yes, right after the big game, The Super Ball! Yes, just ask Brian. Serina is off to become a leader and Jeff is on ice as he skates away on the thin ice of a brand new TBTS...

That Blind Tech Show: Privacy, Advertisers and Location Services – This Uber Driver Gots Ya Covered. PTSD at Facebook? Guide Dogs get State Honors, Kicked to the Curb and Separated all in One Week

Show Summary: That Blind Tech Show returns with just Brian and Jeff at the helm. Serina will be back on the next episode as she understandably has taken some time off for her Goat Training. Good luck with Billy Goat, Serina. With that said, we got a couple of demos showing us how to limit your advertising privacy and how to control how much Location Services can keep tabs on your device. We bring you all the joy found in the latest iOS 13...

That Blind Tech Show: Cat Black Kettle Pot, Riding Guide Dogs, Eating Apple Products, Facebook is Crashing more than Air Taxis, Jeff Gets Juicy, Brian’s iPhone Takes a Licking and Serina, We are Listening!

Show Summary: That Blind Tech Show is back in the saddle and no, not riding a guide dog as Brian is quite confused  about drive-throughs and kiosk. Screen Reader access may be coming to a restaurant near you according to the work being done by Visaro and the Jaws team. Is Brian using Seeing AI or is the CIA looking for Brian? And who did fall off that ladder? Is Facebook still crashing for VoiceOver users and how about jumping into an...

Episode 600: Reliving The Ride: Autonomous Vehicles, Driverless Navigation and Stepping into the Experience with Liz Bottner and Michael Colbrunn

Show Summary: Yes, it has been a few months since the summer conventions but we got this one coming out right now, and it nearly drove itself right out of the Blind Abilities studio. By the way, this is episode #600, Wow! Michael Colbrunn and Liz Bottner reflected back at an experience that made Las Vegas a ride they will never forget.  From the Aira party, Liz and Michael both won the opportunity to be driven back to the hotel...

That Blind Tech Show: The Voice of Audio Description – Roy Samuelson Returns to the BA Studio, The Big Bird is No More and Chuckie is Suspect, Best Apps of 2019 and Wow, isn’t iOS 13 Doing it for You?

Show Summary: Roy Samuelson, Audio Description advocate, and the voice of a many Audio Described movies and TV shows, returns once again to talk about the Audio Description boom as of late and answers the questions from our listeners. You can find Roy Samuelson on the web at RoySamuelson.com On twitter @RoySamuelson and check out the Facebook Group Audio Description Discussion. Roy is always interested in hearing from listeners...

That Blind Tech Show: To Aira or Not to Aira? Is Soundscape and Bose Dancing or Not? What OCR is in Your Pocket? Drum Roll Please, KNFB and Tivo Get Updates!

Show Summary The boys got anxious while Serina was out saving the world, so Lori Thompson jumped into the studio and kept an eye on these boys and kept them to task. Brian and Jeff along with Lori skip on through the latest news, apps and updates along with sharing their experiences with Aira, OCR, Bose Frames, Soundscape, Airport Tipping and a lot of stuff in between. What gadgets did you get this last year? Well, Brian brings his top Gadgets...

SciVIS: Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students, “Just because I can’t see the stars, doesn’t mean I can’t reach for them”

Show Summary: Dan Oates, Director of SCiVIS, Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students, finished up this year’s camp and sat down to talk about the camp, the experience and his 30 years of working at and organizing SCIVIS. SCIVIS is a week-long camp held in Alabama at the Marshal Space Flight Center known as the Home of propulsion. Where after World War II all the rockets engines were put together and tested. With the...

‪That Blind Tech Show: Stream Wars Begin! AppleTVPlus and Disney Have Set Sail and Peacock and HBOMax are Coming. the Stream is Filling Up and Accessibility and Audio Description is Getting the Love! ‬

Show Summary: Join the That Blind Tech Show Team as they wade through the stream of new Streaming Media companies floating their boat and offering up a pretty good line of shows with audio description and accessible means of accessing from AppleTV, iOS, Android, Computers, Fire Sticks and most anywhere you can imagine. What a change from just a couple years ago. With all the big names building their own smorgasbord  For us to choose from,...

That Blind Tech Show: Air Pod Pro Pal Club Still Taking Members After More than a Week! Apple Surrendering Privacy and Voice Guidance Taking Baby Steps. And What about iOS 13.2 and Catalina?

Show Summary: Welcome back to another That Blind Tech Show, after numerous reasons from a disappointing Yankees playoff run, to health and my mom’s hospital scare, the show and production finally gets its’ wings and published. We want to wish all of you and your families a wonderful start to the holiday season approaching. May good health and lots of happiness come your way.  The TBTS Team took to the microphones and shared, advised...

Pitch Black: A Dusklight Story – Harry Cooper Goes Psycho-Acoustic Over the Entire Environment. Emerge Yourself into Pitch Black – Coming 2020.

Show Summary: Harry Cooper talks about the process and experience behind developing an audio game being designed with the Blind in mind. Harry, Jacob and Conner make up Purple Jam Limited which is creating a game called Pitch Black. And here is a segment taken from their Kick Starter page, about Purple Jam and their Pitch Black project. Purple Jam consists of three audio specialists turned game developers, upon reassessing our...