Category: Technology

Podcast Summary: For those who are blind or visually impaired, detecting and avoiding unwanted obstacles can be a challenge at times. A new device, called the biped and developed by biped AI, aims to create a frictionless traveling experience for blind and visually impaired users around the world.  Worn as a portable smart harness with multi-directional cameras, the biped combines the power of obstacle detection, GPS services, and scene...

Podcast Summary: our guests in this episode Come to us from BlindShell USA and Envision.  BlindShell USA's President and CEO, Bari Azman, , and Diane Ducharme, Senior Program Director, along with  Envision's co-founder Karthik Kannan, announce the Envision AI app now available on the blindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone. The BlindShell Classic 2 accessible cell phone with tactile buttons has added the...

Podcast Summary: Since 2016, Envision has been providing products and services to enhance and empower blind and visually impaired people to live full and independent lives throughout the world. Join Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant as he speaks with Envision co-founder Karthik Kannan, as they discuss many groundbreaking additions to the AI powered smart glasses and smartphone app.  Notable Updates include:  Reduce cost by...

Podcast Summary: While attending the 2023 NFB of PA state convention, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant sat down with Ed Martin, Product Sales Representative at Enhanced Vision, one of the leading magnification companies in the world.  Ed gives listeners an overview of the many product offerings the company provides, and demonstrates one of the leading OCR solutions, the Smart Reader.  From the Enhanced Vision Website:...

Podcast Summary While attending the 2023 NFB Convention Banquet in Houston Texas, Blind Abilities podcast host Simon Bonenfant had the opportunity to connect with Gilles Pepin, Chairman of the Board at Humanware. During the Banquet, Mr. Pepin received the prestigious Kenneth Jernigan award. Mr. Pepin joined Simon in the virtual studio to discuss his incredible tenure as Former CEO of Humanware for 35 years.  From the Humanware...

Podcast Summary: Justin Ng is part of a two-person team that made Timecrest, an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch game that has won AppleVis accessibility awards for Best Game and Developer of the Year, inducted into the AppleVis Hall of Fame, featured on Apple's App Store Best Of list, and was recommended by the New York Times.  Timecrest was designed to be accessible from the ground up. the Sneaky Crab Team are sighted, but learned...

Podcast Summary: Are you a student or educator looking for free accessible academic content? Join me in the virtual studio, as I interview Cindy Camp, Communications and Marketing director of Described and Captioned Media.  Described and Captioned Media offers a wide variety of diverse academic video content for parents, students, and teachers throughout the United States. With a catalog of over 13,000 videos, there’s sure to be...