RNIB Tech Talk

This week we’re talking to Dr Sheri Wells Jensen about her incredible work to make space a more accessible place, plus Hubert is along with a demo of accessibility features of the Samsung smart TV. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast...

This week Hubert speaks with Tom Pay from Waymap, the indoor/outdoor navigation app, Dave takes us through one of the most popular portable audio recorders on the market, the Zoom H1n and we’ll have the next in our on-going series on the Windows Narrator screen reader. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or o...

This week we’re talking about the new AI service from ‘Be My Eyes’ – ‘Be My AI’, which is offering AI-powered visual assistance for fast image-to-text generation. Hubert takes us through more of the must-knows for Windows Narrator, and we hear about accessibility at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www....

This week, we’ll be hearing more from Dave’s conversation with Drew Mochak, Technical Specialist at WhatsApp, we’ll bring you the latest accessible additions to the RNIB shop and Hubert will be along with the first in a series on using ‘Narrator’ in Microsoft Windows. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or...

This week, we’ll be hearing about the latest updates to GoodMaps, including their use of 3D audio, we’ll also be speaking with Drew Mochak, Technical Specialist at WhatsApp. Plus, Hubert will be along with a demo of Apple TV from a blind and partially sighted perspective. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk ,...

This week, Dave has been on his travels once again, this time to sunny Birmingham for Sight Village Central 2023, and Hubert gives us a demonstration of the ‘Hable One’ external keyboard for smartphones. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk...

This week, we hear about ‘Biped’, a new smart harness for blind and partially sighted people, Hubert test drives the new ‘Threads’ app for iPhone plus we’ll be answering some of your emails. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every...

This week, we’ll hear highlights from the NFB Convention in Houston, Texas. Plus, Hubert will be heading to the train station to hear about the difference that the 'Aira' visual interpreting service can make to blind and partially sighted travellers. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart spea...

This week we’re looking back at more great discussions from the recent ‘Inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference’ in Glasgow, we’ll keep you up to date with improvements heading to RNIB’s Technology For Life Service and we’ll be digging through more of your emails. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk ,...

This week we're in Glasgow for RNIB's 'Inclusive Design For Sustainability' Conference. We hear from Sony, Google, WeWalk and more. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Friday so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an epi...

This week Dave heads to Wolverhampton bus station to hear about how the latest NaviLens trial is making bus travel more accessible.  We hear about some new items available in the RNIB shop including the RNIB Accord USB player. And Steve Tyler returns to find out if you can tell the difference between a human voice and an AI clone. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on F...

This week we’re hearing about Samsung’s recent work in accessibility and inclusive design, we’ll be chewing over some of the biggest announcements from Apple’s recent developer’s conference and we’ll be putting your ears to the test with the help of AI.    You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smar...

This week RNIB Volunteer and chef Kim Jaye talks about some of the best accessories to make your kitchen more accessible. Callum tries out the new Chat GPT App, from Open AI and we’ll hear about plans for the upcoming Sight Village Central Exhibition. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart spe...

This week we hear from Christopher Patnoe, Google’s ‘Head of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion’ ahead of RNIB’s ‘Inclusive Design For Sustainability Conference’. We get the latest about a new NaviLens trial taking place in Wolverhampton and we’ll find out more about the Valuable 500 organisation. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at...

This week we’re hearing about the ways that Microsoft marked the recent ‘Global Accessibility Awareness Day’, Callum returns with his practical demonstration of the WeWalk smart cane and RNIB’s Head of Social Media, Becky Brynolf, talks about using ALT text on social media. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk...

This week, the team at Plane Studios are joining us to talk about a new way of using A.I. to make images more accessible when you’re online. Callum tests the WeWalk smart cane, plus, to celebrate this year’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re talking about the global trends in technology that you need to be aware of. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview...

This week, we’re hearing about the changes that could be on the way to make radio, television and streaming broadcasts more accessible for everyone. We’ll have the second part of our interview with Aidan Forman, RNIB’s Director of Technology. And we’ll find out about the latest product line to carry Navilens technology. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Cha...

This week, we’ll hear about why travel booking website 'Skyscanner' are making it a priority to hire from the blind and partially sighted community, RNIB’s Director of Technology, Aidan Forman, takes us inside the charity’s IT department and technology and travel consultant Hussein Patwa will tell us about his Samsung Galaxy Smartwatch. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1p...

This week, a special roundup of events from this year’s Sight Village Wales and we hear about the ‘Sound Without Sight’ event for audio creators which is coming up at Google HQ. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Friday so ma...

This week the accessibility team from Avanti West Coast Trains will be back to give an update on their latest project and to answer some listener questions, we’ll be hearing more about the new ‘Monarch’ multiline refreshable braille display, and we’ll be answering your emails. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org...

This week gamer SightlessKombat tells us about RNIB’s recent Twitch video game streaming, we’ll hear about the new ‘Monarch’ multiline braille display from Humanware and American Printing House, we’ll also be finding out more about the work of NV Access. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart...

This week were hearing about RNIB’s new ‘Design For Every Gamer’ campaign, which hopes to create better gaming experiences for all. Siobhan Mede tells us about her time using the Estée Lauder accessible makeup assistant app, and Tasneem Arshad tries out the Emporia tablet. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk...

This week we hear more reports from this year’s CSUN conference, Tasneem gets the low down on the VoxiVision and we’ll also be speaking to one listener about their experience of using the Octopus Home Mini. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Ta...

This week we’ll be hearing some special reports from the CSUN Accessible Technology Conference in California, and Callum gets his hands on the Talk Active Phone from Emporia. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconnectradio.org.uk , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Friday so make...

This week Steve Tyler, Director of Assistive Technology at Leonard Cheshire gives us his take on the recent trend for so-called ‘artificial intelligence’ tools, Callum asks Stuart Lawler from Sight and Sound all about the Senseplayer from HIMS and of course we’ll be tackling your emails. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at www.rnibconne...