Living Blindfully

Hello Living Blindfully listeners. As promised, I am updating you to let you know that the new technology podcast from the National Federation of the Blind is coming soon. It is called Access On, and you can follow it right now, ahead of the first episode. I feel sure that if you enjoyed Living Blindfully, you'll love Access On, so please take the time to follow/subscribe, by searching for the pod...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 305 0:00 comments from theCTO of NV Access, makers of NVDA 2:33 Audio description in cinemas 7:28 Self-driving cars 10:24 Jerred Mace discusses Onecourt, a tactile way for blind people to enjoy sport Legendary BBC broadcaster, PeterWhite 45:27 Hannah Mae Aldeza and DerekLane say farewell 1:33:42 The Bonnie B...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 304 0:00 Accessibility of LinkedIn 1:59 Facebook accessibility regressions 5:59 Some Air Fryers that can be used by a blind person 9:17 Surf Shark vs ExpressVPN 15:12 Going keto 16:27 Francesco Magisano talks about keeping fit with the help of Achilles 24:57 Blind people judging each other 44:49 Comments on...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 303 0:00 Sometimes, being a screen reader user is a real disadvantage 1:05 Heidi unboxes an iPhone 16 Pro 11:53 Victory for United Blind Leaders 50:20 Steve Tyler discusses the blindness agency leadership crisis 58:28 Given the run-around by a major electricity company 1:48:02 NVDA is making inferior copies...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 302 0:00 New Apple goodies 0:57 Our community supports iOS Personal Power 5:26 iOS Notification Centre 6:39 Eleven Labs voices censoring some words 10:40 Aftermath of the UK election 20:28 iOS Personal Voice 31:49 Inaccessible medical devices 33:47 Low vision vs visually impaired 35:56 Talking glucometer, an...

Heidi Taylor, Judy Dixon, Mike Feir and Jonathan Mosen recap the big news from Apple's September 2024 event, including Apple Watch, AirPods and iPhone.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 300 0:00 Join us for our special Apple event coverage 1:03 Update on the Vision Australia CEO controversy 2:09 Introduction to the iOS18 review 7:08 Supported devices 8:00 VoiceOver What's New 9:20 The Live Recognition Rotor 10:40 Voice Rotor, customisation, equalisation 13:45 Use your Personal Voice with Vo...

During his September 2024 Presidential release, National Federation of the Blind President Mark Riccobono announced that Jonathan Mosen has joined the team at the National Federation of the Blind to pursue a range of initiatives in technology, accessibility, and communications. In this special episode, Mark and Jonathan discuss Jonathan's role, and how you can get involved.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 298 0:00 Living Blindfully to cease publication at the end of September 2:06 Special Apple coverage coming up 11:02 OrCam says it's committed to the blind and low vision market 13:27 AppleVis lives on 16:43 Abuse of power. Censorship fromVisionAustralia 17:47 You can sign the United Blind Leaders Petition he...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 297 0:00 Vision Australia's Board is not doing its job properly 3:07 Greg Stilson and Jason Martin from APH discuss the latest with the Monarch 13:16 Positive update on TPLink accessibility 1:05:12 Peacock,ExpressVPN, and Pulseway 1:06:54 Overdrive Media Console is no more 1:10:52 The SouthAfrican election 1...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 296 0:00 Blind, low vision, and DeafBlind people continue to be denied the chance to lead provider organisations 2:41 Will Vision Australia even give blind people a chance to apply to be CEO? 11:38 Update on Google Calendar 25:37 LinkedIn is impossible 31:34 Looking for air fryer recommendations 36:03 Nasty...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 295 0:00 Comments on Blind Barbie 2:02 Arielle Silverman from the American Foundation for the blind discusses the design and impact of Blind Barbie 5:04 Zoom announces another accessible recorder, the H1 XLR 33:48 Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses and privacy 36:49 Podcast players for Windows supporting chapters 40...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 294 0:00 A first look at Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1 beta 0:42 Living Blindfully Plus comes to Apple Podcasts. Siri's phenomenal new voices tell us about it 13:19 AI claims a scalp. OrCam exits the blindness and low vision market 22:42 Feedback on the Meta Smart Glasses 25:47 Listener thoughts on the clos...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 293 0:00 Hi from the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses 0:39 The final report of the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care 6:31 I'm worried about blind Barbie 32:52 Watching US Olympics coverage outside the US 43:03 New accessories for the Zoom H6 Essential recorder 46:27 Sonos says sorry. It's not enough 48:05 Be My Ey...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 292 0:00 A Salute to Gary O'Donoghue 1:08 The Overcast podcast app has been rewritten 6:08 the prodigal Castro user returns 11:42 Comments on the Doug Geoffray interview 15:45 I want to know more about the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses 25:06 iPhone problem, accessible voting machines and Be My Eyes private grou...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 291 0:00 Some recognition at a special time 4:19 Doug Geoffray, 25 years after that first Blind Line interview, talks about accessibility and AI at Microsoft 26:54 Bonnie and Jonathan's NFB Convention 2024 audio diary 1:17:03 NFB day 3 1:29:04 NFB Day 4 including a mini review of the Helptech Activator Pro 8...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 290 0:00 Living Blindfully has a WhatsApp Announcements Channel 1:22 Facebook hallucination 6:46 The Be My Eyes Inclusive Language Guide 9:05 X for iOS is accessible again 32:37 Workaround for clipped audio announcements with some Bluetooth headphones 33:07 Accessibility of parkinson's pumps and other medica...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 289 0:00 Send a text or voice message to us on WhatsApp 1:06 Outstanding technical support from Pulseway 6:43 Accessibility of X for iOS badly broken 11:36 Beatles book 13:59 The LenovoThinkBios Utility 19:44 Dr Nicholas Giudice discusses how we ensure blind people can use autonomous vehicles, and robot guid...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 288 0:00 This page intentionally left blank 2:51 The Aircove Go Router fromExpressVPN 13:43 If you'd like to try ExpressVPN for yourself, you can use our affiliate link. You'll get 30 days free, and so do we. We really appreciate it. Zamzar is a handy file conversion site 28:24 TPLink router accessibility 29...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 287 0:00 I will miss Michael Mosley 0:53 iOS 18 7:27 Listen Later 13:27 AI is a game changer 14:18 accessible ways to learn about yoga 19:53 Be My Eyes and their bonkers Inclusive Language Guide 26:26 Read the Language Guide here. Bryan Bashin from Be My Eyes discusses the Be My Eyes Inclusive Language Guide...

Jonathan Mosen is joined by Heidi Taylor, Mike Feir and Judy Dixon to discuss this year's feature-packed Apple keynote. Please share your thoughts with us about what Apple unveiled. We'll play a selection of listener comments in the next episode.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 285 0:00 Something you should know about the PhonakTV Connect 3:07 Travelling on airlines when you're blind 11:48 Microsoft Natural Voices for SAPI 5 31:02 Check out the project here The VictorReader Stream 3 33:08 ID.ME 40:16 Cochlea implants, Android, and readers 42:16 Accessibility issues on the ElevenLab...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 284 0:00 Apple's WWDC will be huge this year 0:50 Jonathan Mosen's keynote address to the International Council on English Braille 6:55 A frustrating legal experience 1:05:54 Slow but steady progress with Sonos 1:10:47 Choosing a laptop 1:17:01 Working with SharePoint 1:26:09 A positive Apple accessibility e...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 283 0:00 Comments on recent episodes 4:36 New hearing aids purchased 9:28 for users of the Rode Smartlav interview kit needing USB C connectivity 15:47 Wanting a podcast app for my Chromebook 17:59 Blind yoga? 19:33 Broadcasting systems for visually impaired accessibility 21:46 Downloading from YoUTube 27:18...

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 282 0:00 A lot is about to change in our lives thanks to ChatGPT 4O 2:26 Sonos comments on recent accessibility regressions 11:35 Listener comments on Sonos 19:11 Essential Series button layout descriptions available 36:19 the importance of blindness agencies leading by example when it comes to accessibility...