{"id":6665,"date":"2021-04-23T12:44:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6665"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:44:59","slug":"vispero-empowering-independence-vispero-vice-president-matt-ater-talks-user-experience-and-how-the-vispero-team-is-listening-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6665","title":{"rendered":"Vispero \u2013 Empowering Independence: Vispero Vice President Matt Ater Talks User Experience and How the Vispero Team is Listening to You"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8298\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6665-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/MattAter.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/MattAter.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/MattAter.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Ater, Vice President at Vispero, joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio to talk about Vispero and what he and his team is doing to enhance the user experience and opportunities to learn about the products we have all come to know, such as the ever so popular screen reader, Jaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt talks about the importance of the user experience and how the Vispero team is reaching out to listen to the users and find out what can be done to improve upon the products. The entire team has a passion to keep improving upon the long line of products Vispero brings to the Blind and Visually Impaired community around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Matt for this deep dive into the user experience conversation and be sure to meet up with the Vispero team on a social network of your choice. From webinars, to YouTube Videos and Facebook groups, the team is making themselves available and the latest platform of Clubhouse has the team available 2 or 3 times a week, answering questions, giving tips and letting your voice be heard all in an effort to improve your user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to check out the links below to learn all about the latest from Vispero!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vispero.com\/\">Vispero<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Empowering Independence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomscientific.com\/\">Freedom Scientific<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 High-quality video magnifiers, braille displays, screen magnification software, and #1 screen reader, JAWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Freedom Scientific<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(800) 444-4443<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(727) 803-8000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.freedomscientific.com\/\">Freedom Scientific Blog<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 News from the cutting edge of assistive technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreedomSci\">Freedom Scientific on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FreedomScientificInc\">Freedom Scientific on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCLlctxRAroB4ApeQd5b_I6A\">Freedom Scientific Training YouTube Channel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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>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>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_8300\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6665-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/MattAter.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/MattAter.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/MattAter.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/MattAter.mp3 Show Summary: Matt Ater, Vice President at Vispero, joined Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities studio to talk about Vispero and what he and his team is doing to enhance the user experience and opportunities to learn about the products we have all come to know, such as the ever so popular screen reader, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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}},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6665","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-1Jv","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5302,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5302","url_meta":{"origin":6665,"position":0},"title":"Back to School with Vispero: Jeff Bazer Tells Us All About Freedom Scientific, Jaws, Optelec and Enhanced Vision. 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