National Federation of the Blind

Access On

Hosted by Jonathan Mosen, Access On features breaking technology news , product demonstrations, reviews, comparisons, and interviews about the fast-changing world of technology. We also welcome contributions from our listeners. Follow Access On for news about computers, smartphones, AI, accessible appliances, blindness-specific devices including Braille displays, and more. Whether you’re a tech expert, or you’re trying to make sense of it all, Access On has something for you. Access On listeners benefit from the resources of the National Federation of the Blind, including our Center for Excell...

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National Federation of the Blind

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Technology

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Feedback on JAWS pricing communications, using smart glasses with your hearing aids, and more on podcasting as a blind person 09.07.2025

On episode 33 of Access on: Introduction, share your convention experiences 0:00 Listener feedback on JAWS pricing 2:25 Bug in the Doordash app for iOS 14:56 Smart glasses and hearing aids 21:21 Podcasting as a blind person 28:34 Closing and contact info 57:14

NFB Newsline's new Android app, podcasting as a blind person, and when you close the wrong tab in your web browser 02.07.2025

On this week's episode: Introduction 0:00 Scott White discusses NFB Newsline® 1:35 Part one of podcasting as a blind person 25:44 Tech tip, if you close the wrong tab on the Internet 56:03 Closing and contact info 56:37

More tech activities at national convention, new Meta Oakley Smart Glasses, and widespread confusion about JAWS pricing changes 25.06.2025

In episode 31 of Access On: Introduction 0:00 Brett Boyer, President of the Tech Trainers Division of the National Federation of the Blind 2:05 Brian Buhrow, President of the NationalFederation of the Blind in Computer Science 17:39 The next generation of Meta Smart Glasses is on the way 35:39 Major, confusing changes to JAWS pricing 37:40 Recommending the Honeywell TH2320WF thermostat 44:07 Quest...

Plenty of tech discussion at national convention, our advocacy on autonomous vehicles, and the search for the perfect windows email client 18.06.2025

On this week's episode of Access On: Introduction 0:00 Register for our Technology Advocacy Boutique 1:00 Plenty of technology-related sessions at national convention 2:05 Highlights of our Autonomous Vehicles Boutique 8:31 Third party tools and Facebook 34:48 Accessibility regression with the Samsung Smart Things app 41:21 1Password, the WeWalk app, and setting up an HP printer when blind 42:19 P...

A recap of Apple's 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote 09.06.2025

On this episode, Jonathan Mosen, Judy Dixon, Michael Feir and Heidi Taylor take a look at what's coming in the 2026 versions of Apple's operating systems, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, MacOS, visionOS, and iPadOS. You're welcome to share your thoughts with us for inclusion in a future episode.

Shop online at the NFB's Independence Market, and hosting and attending Zoom meetings 04.06.2025

On episode 28 of Access On: Introduction 0:00 Our WWDC keynote special 0:47 Join us for our four-hour seminar on podcasting as a blind person, June 11 4:13 Sean Seward from the NFB's Independence Market discusses shopping the catalog online 6:32 A look at the Zoom online meeting platform 31:52 Closing and contact info 1:04:05

Google and Aira announce an AI visual interpretation pilot, and accessible kitchen appliances 28.05.2025

On this week's episode of Access On: Register for our four-hour podcasting seminar 0:00 Troy Otillio discusses the AI partnership between Aira and Google 2:12 More on accessible appliances 54:37 Tech tip, Victor Reader Stream 58:15.340 Closing and contact info 1:00:52

The NFB and Innosearch announce a strategic partnership, working with Webex online meetings, and would people use DecTalk on an iPhone 21.05.2025

Here's what's in this week's episode of Access On, and when you can hear it. Register for our indoor wayfinding boutique 0:00 The National Federation of the Blind and Innosearch announce partnership 2:02 A guide to hosting and attending Webex meetings 8:38 It would be nice to have DecTalk on the iPhone 47:35 The Facebook website is still problematic 48:54 Impressed with Android 15 50:07 Appliance...

A guide to Google Meet, a bug in AirPods 4, and accessible control of Bosch dishwashers 14.05.2025

Here's what's on this episode of Access On. Global AccessibilityAwareness Day 0:00 Join us for our indoor wayfinding boutique 1:52 A guide to Google Meet 3:01 Thoughts on earbuds 20:36 Problem with Microsoft Copilot 31:50 Email clients and password managers 35:22 Another idea for a navigational/sensory substitution device 39:06 I want the iOS Home Screen but get the App Library instead 43:27 Poor...

A guide to Microsoft Teams meetings, audio description on YouTube TV, and Samsung Smart Things accessibility regression 07.05.2025

On this week's edition of Access On; A guide to meetings in Microsoft Teams 0:00 Navigation technology 44:34 Wanting accessible dishwasher recommendations 45:36 Tech tip, JAWS speech history 47:19 Apple Watch water resistance, and hearing aid questions 48:50 Netflix on Amazon Fire products 53:25 How do I get audio description on YouTube TV? 54:13 Apparent regression with Samsung TV accessibility 5...

Online meeting tips and tricks, Perplexity's Siri competitor, and the YouTube for iOS speed control 30.04.2025

Here's what's covered in this week's edition of Access On. A guide to effective participation in online meetings 0:00 Perplexity offers a voice assistant to rival Siri on iPhone 18:10 Problems with Stamps.com 38:31 Looking for English to Hungarian AI overdubbing 40:07 Working with PowerPoint 42:58 Thoughts on automated document remediation 44:58 Can't get my Bluetooth speaker to behave with my lap...

Vector promises smoother travels, more on accessible TV, and copying content from the web in JAWS 23.04.2025

On this week's edition of Access On: Join us for our Autonomous Vehicle boutique 0:00 Rob Quinn from MakeSense Technology discusses the Vector 1:38 Problems copying text from web pages using JAWS 32:54 My perspective on different earbuds 34:43 Accessible televisions 44:36 Working with multiple tabs in Google Docs 49:51 Getting to the iOS status bar 54:02 Closing and contact info 59:24

More on using AI tools, Innosearch is a phone call away, and Netflix on various devices 16.04.2025

In this week's edition of Access On: Introduction 0:00 Join us for an update on autonomous vehicles 0:58 Google AI Studio 3:12 ChatGPT Voice and video 13:59 I want a stand-alone talking thermostat 16:28 Can AI walk me through a route? 17:50 Getting information from a slide presentation 31:00 The arrival of the Copilot key 33:11 CSUN 2025, the NFB national convention, and exercise equipment 37:58 T...

Echo Vision Smart glasses, accessible televisions, and audio transcription solutions 09.04.2025

Welcome to episode 20 of Access On. This week: Introduction 0:00 Update from Google regarding SMS two-factor authentication 1:50 Podcast sponsorship opportunities now available 5:45 Huasong Cao from Agiga discusses the Echo Vision Smart Glasses 6:27 Inaccessible tools on the job 43:21 Can't get to the status bar of my iPhone via my Braille display 46:57 Looking for advice on accessible TVs 48:48 T...

creating PowerPoint presentations with a screen reader 02.04.2025

In this week's Access On, we're doing a deep dive into PowerPoint from a blindness perspective. Here's what you can hear, and when. Join us for our extended seminar on online meeting platforms 0:00 Creating PowerPoint presentations as a blind person 1:50 Tech tip, the iOS ItemChooser 56:16 Closing and contact info 58:17

When AI isn't the right tool, Aira and Be My Eyes on your PC, and more Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses feedback 26.03.2025

On this week's edition of the National Federation of the Blind's technology podcast: Introduction 0:00 Darrell Hilliker discusses AI hallucinations 1:41 Using Be My Eyes and Aira Explorer on your PC 11:18 Resolution to Facebook for iOS comments bug 34:17 Link previews disappear in WhatsApp 34:43 International availability of Meta AI on Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses 35:32 Choosing the right Braille di...

a recap of CSUN, a Facebook iOS regression, and how some iPhone users can find one another in a crowd 19.03.2025

In this week's edition of Access On: Panel discussion about CSUN 2025 0:00 Facebook for iOS regression re comments 49:06 Seeking advice on accessible fitness equipment 49:52 Innosearch is great but needs to do more 52:24 Three tech questions 53:48 Tech tip, finding another iPhone user in a crowd 56:57 Closing and contact info 59:15

AI prompt engineering. How to communicate with AI to get the results you want 12.03.2025

This week, we bring you an abridged recording of our recent boutique on AI prompt engineering. It covers: Introduction 0:00 Overview and general examples of prompt engineering 1:47 Using prompt engineering to get the visual information you want 24:37 Custom GPTs and tactile graphics 47:02 Closing and contact info 58:44

choosing the earbuds that are right for you, could Gmail be about to get more difficult to log into, and Amazon upgrades Alexa 05.03.2025

Coming up in this week's episode: Introduction 0:00 Register for our PowerPoint training boutique 1:15 Finding the earbuds that are right for you 2:29 Amazon announces a significant Alexa upgrade 42:30 Could logging into Gmail become less accessible 47:08 Thoughts on the BT Speak 51:06 Tech tip, converting photo file formats on Mac 55:36 Closing and contact info 59:27

Making purchases in-person, Apples iPhone 16e, and MLB Beat the Streak 26.02.2025

In this week's episode: Introduction 0:00 Shopping in-person is problematic 1:16 Discussion about accessible kiosks and other purchasing options 14:09 The iPhone 16e 30:58 Variable quality of audio description 37:17 Alexa.amazon.com appears to have gone 40:41 Accessibility of MailChimp 42:56 Navigation apps for pedestrians 44:42 Eset VPN accessibility issue 46:27 Finding Access On on the SensePlay...

Scribe for documents and when automated remediation is the right answer, inaccessibility limiting our tech choices, and making a phone call to ChatGPT 19.02.2025

This week on Access On: Introduction 0:00 Your final reminder to register for our AI prompt engineering boutique 0:59 Follow-up from some items on previous episodes 2:56 Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell from Pneuma Solutions discuss Scribe for Documents 5:40 When we can't choose the tools we prefer due to inaccessibility 43:57 Access ChatGPT via phone 56:28 Closing and contact info 59:24

The NFB President Mark Riccobono talks technology advocacy, and the National Federation of the Blind RadioNetwork NFBRN 12.02.2025

On this week's episode of Access On: Introduction 0:00 Register for the webinar, how to engineer an AI prompt on Feb 25 0:53 National Federation of the Blind President, Mark Riccobono 2:02 On Innosearch doing the heavy lifting 42:08 Flock accessibility, learning a language, and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses 45:26 Remembering Ed Potter 49:01 Recommending a captioning service 51:13 Some potential downs...

Blazie Technologies prepares its first refreshable Braille product, more on Facebook accessibility, and join us for our AI prompt engineering boutique 05.02.2025

Here's what's in store for you on this episode, followed by the time in the file you can hear the item. Introduction 0:00 Update on Facebook accessibility 0:53 Bryan Blazie and David Goldfield of Blazie Technologies 4:33 Accessibility of the RODECaster 44:43 Ray-Ban Meta Smart glasses 49:35 Playback Magazine and other publications of the past 53:50 Boutique on how to engineer an AI prompt 54:56 Te...

Meta rolls out some accessibility fixes to Facebook, Audiom provides accessible maps, and learning a language 29.01.2025

In this week's episode: Introduction 0:00 Improvements to Facebook accessibility 0:54 To use the mobile experience on a desktop device, visit https://facebook.com/?force_mobile=1 Brandom Biggs discusses Audiom 13:02 Remembering Ed Potter 43:35 Listening to Access On with SensePlayer, and accounting software 45:44 Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and hearing aids 47:10 Accessibility of Microsoft Word for...

The NFB's Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility, Meta Smart Glasses review, and a tribute to Ed Potter 22.01.2025

Welcome to episode 9 of Access On. Here's what you can hear in this week's episode. Introduction 0:00 Ed Potter dies 0:50 To hear past episodes of Playback Magazine, you can check out the Playback magazine Archive Jonathan Mosen, Karl Belanger and Kennedy Zimnik discuss the National Federation of the Blind's Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility 4:33 Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses 31:36 Revi...

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