{"id":6297,"date":"2020-10-05T19:12:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T00:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6297"},"modified":"2020-10-05T19:14:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T00:14:52","slug":"meet-tech-enthusiast-rita-howells-from-ritas-idevice-advice-taking-accessibility-recumbent-style-and-sharing-33-years-of-tech-know-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6297","title":{"rendered":"Meet Tech Enthusiast Rita Howells from Rita\u2019s iDevice Advice \u2013 Taking Accessibility Recumbent Style and Sharing 33 years of Tech Know-How"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8030\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6297-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/RitaHowells.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/RitaHowells.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/RitaHowells.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rita Howells joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to tell us about her new Recumbent Exercise Bike, why a recumbent and how she gained access to the manual, the Electronic Screen and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rita produces a column called, Rita\u2019s iDevice Advice, and monitors a Tech Group e-mail list called, iDevices located through email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:iDevices@Groups.io\">iDevices@Groups.io<\/a>&nbsp;and you can keep up with her weekly releases as well as join in on the discussions, give advice and learn from the hundreds of participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rita worked 33 years in the Voc. Rehab services in Illinois and now has a great vehicle for her to share her knowledge and experience through her column, Rita\u2019s iDevice Advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join Rita and Jeff for this conversation about accessibility and making stuff accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some links from the show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3gcardio.com\/shop\/elite-rb-recumbent-bike\/\">Elite 3G RB Recumbent Exercise Bike<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3G Cardio Elite RB is the most comfortable recumbent bike you will ever use! A bold statement from the 3G web site.&nbsp;\uf04a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:idevices+subscribe@groups.io\">\u201ciDevices\u201d e-mail listserv<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 join and ask questions about iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and related apps and accessories. People also bring their Apple TV, Apple Watch, and HomePod questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HALOS tactile icons are shapes that represent common features on home appliances. \u00a0We sell the tactile icons as stickers that can be applied directly to a touch surface control panel. \u00a0These stickers identify both the location and the function of an appliance feature. \u00a0They are like bump dots but smarter! \u00a0We offer five tactile icon packages &#8211; microwave, oven, washer, keypad and home. \u00a0The microwave, oven and washer packages contain two sets of 9 commonly used appliance features. \u00a0For example the microwave package includes tactile icon stickers for start, stop, power level, add time, popcorn, pizza, potato, defrost and timer. \u00a0The home package has over 60 icons to identify a variety of home appliance features. \u00a0Finally our keypad package is used to label keypads commonly found on microwaves and ovens. \u00a0We also offer custom labeling &#8211; just send us a picture of the appliance, plus the make and model and we will create a custom set of tactile icons for all the buttons on your appliance. \u00a0For more information go to <a href=\"http:\/\/tangibleSurfaceResearch.com\/halos\">http:\/\/tangibleSurfaceResearch.com\/halos<\/a> or contact Anne at Anne at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tangibleSurfaceResearch@gmail.com\">tangibleSurfaceResearch@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8032\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6297-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/RitaHowells.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/RitaHowells.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/RitaHowells.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/RitaHowells.mp3 Show Summary: Rita Howells joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to tell us about her new Recumbent Exercise Bike, why a recumbent and how she gained access to the manual, the Electronic Screen and much more. Rita produces a column called, Rita\u2019s iDevice Advice, and monitors a Tech Group e-mail list called, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1Dz","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6973,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6973","url_meta":{"origin":6297,"position":0},"title":"iPhone101: Voice Memos \u2013 Not Your Basic Recorder Anymore. 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