Vision Forward
Vision forward's Tech Connect Live
Join Luke Scriven and Cory Ballard, Assistive Technology Specialists at Vision Forward, for Tech connect Live! This free event every other Thursday at 11:00 AM CST features a live demonstration of an assistive technology product, followed by an open question and answer session and general discussion. Come find out how devices perform when they’re put on the spot – and how Luke and Cory perform for that matter! This informal event is a great place to come and get a real experience of assistive technologies, all without having to leave the comfort of your own home.
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Vision Forward
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Jul 2, 2026
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Episodes
AI Visual Assistance Apps! Featuring EMVI and Seeing AI! | Tech Connect Live! 10.04.2025 50:38
Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 3:15 Comments from the Chat, 6:30 EMVI App Introduction, payment options 7:45 Data Protection with this app vs free AI options with worse data leaks 9:00 Demo of the App, navigating the menus and options 13:15 Taking a picture, human expression tests 17:00 Art Description via taking a photo with the app 20:00 Taking a photo of a computer cord and asking which...
EchoVision Glasses by AGIGA | Tech Connect Live! 27.03.2025 53:06
0:00 Start 6:00 Xiaoran, CEO of Agiga introduces the company, herself and the EchoVision Glasses 8:45 Huasong, CTO of Agiga, gives his story and how they chose to make their own smart glasses 16:00 Optional Colored or Mirrored front covers similar to clip on sunglasses 18:00 How to charge the glasses, how is the battery life and weight? 20:00 Demonstration of the reading mode, first using a busine...
Preview of 40th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference! | Tech Connect Live! 10.03.2025 43:11
0:00 Start IBVI Industries 7:15 Setting Expectations for this year's CSUN, Livestreaming Tuesday and Wednesday 5pm Pacific 9:40 Quick Run Through of the full list of CSUN Vendors and Exhibitors 10: 00 Accessibyte w/ Joe Jorgenson featuring: Typio, School and Work Suite of software, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Xy-XB6Jtc 11:20 Agiga w/ Hassan featuring: Hardware similar to Meta Glasses 12:45 A...
Brailliant and the Victor Reader Stream w/ Rachel Ramos from HumanWare | Tech Connect Live! 13.02.2025 51:37
Episode Notes 0:00 Start 6:45 Introducing Rachel Ramos from HumanWare, her story and her current role 10:15 HumanWare product overview of devices old and new 17:00 Victor Reader Stream, book reader, podcasts, internet radio, news and magazines, all audio 18:30 New features of Victor, organize your Voice Notes into folders, 20:45 Guided demonstration of navigating and creating named folders, 23:15...
Accessible Online Shopping with Innosearch.AI | Tech Connect Live! 06.02.2025 50:28
0:00 Start 2:15 End of Intro Song 4:30 Explaining how Innosearch. AI aggregates from other websites 10:00 Laptop Demo, Homepage, What are Flash Deals? 15:30 Search, information clarity via Stripped Down Interface, reviews 19:45 Ask Innosearch Artificial Intelligence for specific questions 31:00 Adding to Cart, Navigating 36:00 Searching for digital assets like Silver Arrows in Knights Manager 37:1...
Fun and Games with Amazon Alexa! | Tech Connect Live! 27.01.2025 50:22
Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 4:30 IBVI promotional video 5:30 Comments, Amazon Alexa Trigger Warning! 7:35 Akinator, Guess the Character! 12:30 Knight Manager, steer and cheer on your champion! 29:30 Escape the Room, Collect clues and crush puzzles to escape! 43:00 Sound Quiz, Guess the song name quicker than your competition! 47:20 Wrap Up Amazon Echo games Find out more at https://tech...
AI Research Workshop on AT for Blind and Low Vision Individuals | Tech Connect Live! 02.01.2025 51:11
0:00 Start 2:15 Where has Cory been? 4:15 Holiday Catch-Up 6:00 The new Nosferatu Movie Review 10:00 Envision Ally, past and future produced video 16:15 Introduction to the Workshop Topics 18:15 Early Pessimism as to how useful these workshops are; however, we were PLEASENTLY SUPRISED 20:45 How to get to the YouTube comments and live chat using a Screen Reader, 24:00 Low Vision using AI to detect...
Introducing the Blindshell Classic 3! | Tech Connect Live! 19.12.2024 51:16
0:00 Start 5:30 Introducing our Guests from Blindshell: Filip and Jakub 9:15 History and Development of previous Blindshell products 14:35 Upgrades from the Blindshell 2? RAM, new colors, Storage, Physical Grip, lower latency 17:00 Left Action Button, new features: display, notifications, battery and wifi settings, copy and paste! 21:00 Navigating the menus, describing the physical buttons and lay...
Exploring the EYE6 with Mikayla from Eyedaptic | Tech Connect Live! 05.12.2024 54:05
0:00 Start 5:30 Introducing our Guest: Mikayla Siditsky 9:00 Eyedaptic's EYE5 Hardware gets a Software Upgrade = EYE6 11:00 Ivy, a built in AI for your EYE6, introduction and Use cases 12:30 Physical Description of the EYE5, use of a tethered smartphone controller 18:45 Auto Zoom and Object Detection Options such as Faces or Text 22:50 Sheet Music, real-time stabilization, 25:30 Bright Text Functi...
PiccyBot! AI Video Description App! | Tech Connect Live! 21.11.2024 56:33
Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:00 Jokes and Audience Comments and Questions 7:50 Introducing PiccyBot, AI descriptions from video and photos 11:30 PIccyBot's creator Martijn Van Der Spec enters the chat! 13:00 Demo using VoiceOver navigating through the app , headings, controls 16:55 Demo of taking a still photo in the app and hearing its description 27:00 Using PiccyBot to analyze old p...
Smart Vision 3 PART 2: Apps both built in and downloadable | Tech Connect Live! 07.11.2024 48:58
Smart Vision 3 Part 2: Apps! Notes go here 0:00 Start 3:30 Upcoming Dining In the Dark event 5:15 Setting up expectations, referencing previous livestream on Smart Vision 3. 8:00 Overview of the phone and its controls, 9:00 Getting into the Application List 11:00 Agenda 12:20 Currency Identifier 15:00 Where can you purchase this phone? Raz Mobility website 17:55 Calendar, changing view scale and c...
Smart Vision 3: An Accessible Cell Phone for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Tech Connect Live! 24.10.2024 49:55
0:00 Start 10:00 Smart Vision 3 Introduction, who is it best for? 12:30 Physical Description, Button Controls 17:10 Demo of the device, Navigating through menus, 22:00 List of Applications, technological workarounds and gestures 25:00 T-Mobile support and 3 months of Mint Mobile for free 26:20 Getting to Contacts from main menu, 28:00 Discussing tech complexity and how simple controls don't always...
Joe from Accessibyte: A Simple Approach to Assistive Technology | Tech Connect Live! 10.10.2024 45:57
Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:45 Welcoming Joe Jorgensen, how did Accessibyte begin? Early steps and stages. 12:00 Laptop View and Demo from the Accessibyte Homepage. 14:45 Learning methodology of Typio. Giving students educational tools that don't need a teacher all the time. 17:00 Joe explains each program, including Accessibyte Arcade and Braillio! 24:30 Home edition vs School editio...
Maggie VR: Another Wearable Electronic magnifier | Tech Connect Live! 26.09.2024 44:54
0:00 Start 5:00 Elizabeth Evans background, training, experience and context of Maggie IVR 11:20 Showing the Headset controls, including tactile buttons of dials for customization 13:00 Why iPhone? Maybe Android next year, perhaps Pixel? 18:00 Handling the device, hardware review, 23:00 OCR on a wearable device, how often is it actually used? What devices are better for that? 27:00 Mobile use, Mag...
Its Go Time for eSight Go! | Tech Connect Live! 29.08.2024 51:01
0:00 Start 1:30 Jokes! 3:00 Audience Comments 5:45 Introducing Jeanette Von Dyck and the eSight Go! 7:00 Jeanette's personal story about getting involved in Assistive Technology 9:45 The eSight Go is best for those with Low Vision, ideal for those between 2200 to 2800 12:00 It is the type of device that you really need to test in person before knowing if it is right for you. 13:00 Jeanette explain...
AI with GPT and Copilot: How should it be Used? | Tech Connect Live! 15.08.2024 54:48
0:00 Start 4:30 Skip the Jokes if you DARE! 13:00 Using AI in your daily lives? Office work, Computer Programming, Skills and Teaching. 15:55 Comments from the Live audience: Is it moral to lean on AI for productivity? Skills? 19:55 Gemini as a casual option, Disappointing OrCam Rumors, Alternatives Wearables? 30:00 Demo of prompting Copilot to create a text flyer for an upcoming event. 38:00 Goog...
Meta Glasses: Are They Beneficial? | Tech Connect Live! 01.08.2024 49:38
Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start, Banter and Recent Events 4:30 Production History, physical description glasses, produced video demos 11:30 Wearing the Glasses, Examining the charging Case, how sleek are they? 18:45 Basic commands and trigger phrases, playing music vs identifying music 24:00 Realtime translation and reading text, stylized font, etc 33:30 Product Identification and Follow-Up...
What's the Wordle? | Tech Connect Live! 18.07.2024 43:38
Episode Notes 0:00 Start 3:15 History, Rules and General Introduction to Wordle 7:45 Laptop Instructions, Visual Settings, Controls 16:15 Actually Guessing and Checking and Trying again! 31:00 Smartphone Instructions, Keyboard controls and Tapping Tricks 38:45 Computer vs Phone? Computer is usually going to be easier to do! 41:15 Wrap-Up Review and Upcoming Events and Videos!
Software Highlights from Apple's latest Conference WWDC24! | Tech Connect Live! 20.06.2024 51:27
0:00 Start 2:20 Introducing Topics 7:00 Setting up the show, commenter questions and thoughts 10:00 Organization and Customization of the Home Screen 13:30 Rumors of additional Customization including individual App size 19:00 Siri is now better at understanding corrections and commands 27:00 Privacy, Data Management and GPT 43:00 Media Insights with relevant information during pause (Apple's equi...
Glidance with Amos Miller | Tech Connect Live! 06.06.2024 50:54
0:00 Start 0:35 Banter and Jokes 3:00 Intro for Amos Miller 5:45 What does Glidance mean relative to Guide Dogs? 14:30 Physical Description and Basic Use Cases 26:30 Responsiveness and Real-time Feedback (Checks x10 every second!) 30:30 The Glide can slow you down relative to how complicated the path is 33:00 Goals of The Glide, eventually we want it to be your primary mobility device 34:15 Telesc...
RIM - Accessible Remote Training & Support | Tech Connect Live! 23.05.2024 48:57
Episode Notes 0:00 Start 3:00 Jokes 6:15 Intro Guest: Will Walsh from Pneuma 8:30 The Story of Pneuma, 12:00 Troubleshooting Audio Echo 15:00 RIM through the ages, 2007 until 2010, then relaunched in time for COVID 22:00 How to use RIM, basic uses and case studies from workplace environments 26:00 Using RIM for personal support or tech support. Attended or non-attended options. 27:00 Pro or Enterp...
You Tube? Me Tube! How to Access YouTube with a Screen Reader! | Tech Connect Live! 25.04.2024 58:36
0:00 Start 4:00 Email List Reminder 6:00 The Scope of today's livestream is navigation, not production 9:35 Cory demonstrates YouTubed with his iPhone using VoiceOver 11:00 Opening the YouTube App, Customizing your Feed of recommended videos 14:00 YouTube Home Tabs explained: Shorts and the recent TikTok ban news 16:40 Your account, History, playlists etc 17:30 How to get back to Search, 18:15 Sea...
Tech Connect Live! | Apple Vision Pro w/ Sam Seavey and Carrie Morales! 11.04.2024 52:16
0:00 Start 4:17 Introducing Guests: Sam Seavey and Carrie Morales! 7:07 They each tested the device, AND BOTH RETURNED IT! Here is Why 12:40 Still no Magnifier App! Very disappointing for now, but maybe one day... 20:20 Chat Questions: Is there anything specific that our guests used the Vision Pro for? 23:00 New Gestures: How intuitive are those controls? 35:40 Without a physical phone to feel the...
CSUN 2024 Wrap Up | Tech Connect Live! 28.03.2024 48:26
0:00 Start 2:20 Jokes 3:15 What is CSUN? 8:30 Major Sessions: Indoor Navigation, AI, Web Accessibility, 19:30 Brain Computer Interfacing 23:00 Goodmaps Updates and new Scanning Tech for LIDAR 26:25 General Tips and How it was on the Expo floor 28:00 Glidance wheeled mobility aid with multicamera sensors and warnings. 33:00 Stargardt Wearables? Iris Vision 2.0 and Oxsight? 34:00 Case for Vision, ce...
How to Host Your Own Zoom Meeting | Tech Connect Live! 14.03.2024 1:04:52
Episode Notes How to Host your own Zoom Meeting! 0:00 Start 2:20 Jokes! 5:25 Introduction 7:20 Zoom.us Step-By-Step Download, Install, Sign In 9:15 We will focus on specifically the Meetings Tab 12:30 Setting the Stage: Date/Time/Reoccurring 27:00 Starting the Meeting! 32:00 Button Bonanza! One by One Explanations 40:00 Avoiding overloading participants with Jaws audio 43:00 Waiting Room Dynamics...
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