Tek Talk

RealSAM Pocket is a friendly and easy-to-use voice-activated smartphone designed from the ground up for people who are blind or have low vision. This first of its kind smartphone is powered by a voice dialogue – a type of artificial intelligence (Ai) that allows for rewarding natural language conversations between people and computers. RealSAM Pocket has just launched in the US and has been...

Julian has presented at the Best in Tech Conference, the CCLVI/ACB National Convention, The Braille Institute in Los Angeles as well as several events hosted by the NFBCA San Fernando Valley Chapter. Phone: 818-794-9554 Email: prtblaccess@gmail.com Website: www.techjv.com

Voxmate is the first seamless suite of apps for people with sight loss that brings the joy of using technology instead of struggling with the tools. With Voxmate, you can make calls, scan printed text, read news, listen to audiobooks, play games, chat on the Audio Forum and more with just four swipe Gestures: up, down, left and right. The app gives you instant feedback and reads aloud every conten...

Many people love to read books using applications like BARD, and Bookshare. Kindle has been with us for quite a while but is now far more accessible when using JAWS. Please be with us on Monday February 28, as Ron Miller from Vispero will show you how to use Kindle for PC with JAWS and Braille. Presenter Contact Info Ron Miller, Vispero’s Blindness Technology Product Specialist Phone: 800-444-4443...

Published by the Carroll Center, the book is intended to help screen reader users to more effectively use Windows, the Microsoft Office suite, web browsers, and several other important applications. Additional target audiences include assistive technology instructors, teachers of the visually-impaired, and others who provide services to the blind. David will discuss: • Why he wrote the book. • The...

If you’ve considered dipping your toe into the world of online dating, congratulations on thinking about embarking on this adventure. However, before you begin there are many important things to know first. Fortunately, Kim Nova has been there and is happy to provide some helpful tips, tricks and advice for your journey. From dating sites and apps and their accessibility, to straight-forward...

Join us to hear highlights of the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show from Mike May, GoodMaps Chief Evangelist, and Gena Harper. Mike has been providing his summary of CES for over 20 years. He is currently Chief Evangelist at Goodmaps and has talked about that product on Tek Talk in late 2021. They will touch on popular products, cool products, weird products and accessible products. Presenter contact...

How many of you enjoy old time radio or modern radio dramas? Join us on Tek Talk to here all about the new Story More service for the blind. You can think of it like the audio version of Netflix. Come learn more as Tanja Milojevic tells us all about it during the show today. Presenter contact info: Email: tMilojevic@storymore.com Links to great information: LightningBolt Theater of the mind: www.l...

Tek Talk presents a discussion on the different ways people read and are currently reading books.

In this evening’s segment we catch up with Dan Clark, recently retired from Freedom Scientific/Vispero. Dan is a former dealer of assistive technology and long time JAWS trainer. We’ll discuss his dSurf website and free training materials including lessons on custom JAWS preferences and settings as well as his most recent training, “Windows 11 with JAWS,” with ten new lesso...

Scribe is a product from Pneuma Solutions, formally Serotek Corporation, that brings some innovative technology for online meetings. Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell describe Scribe this way: The Quickest, Most Accurate Digital Document Remediation Product on the Market for as Low as $0.99 per Page. It’s the only hands-off remediation process eliminating individual document quote requests, provi...

Tek Talk welcomes Chancey Fleet, Assistive Tech Coordinator at the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library, to discuss the library’s many assistive technology training opportunities and other programs. Presenter Contact Info Chancy Fleet: Assistive Tech Coordinator at the New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library...

We are excited to share how we are empowering screen reader users to achieve more with what’s coming in Windows 11. This session will focus on an overview of accessibility experiences in Windows 11. This includes: new Start Menu interactions, a new Windows Settings experience, brief comments about an all-new chat experience with your friends and family and more. New Windows hotkeys will also...

As blind people, how do we go about getting print items read? Do we use apps like Supersense? Do we use services like AIRA, or BE My Eyes? If we have low vision, do we use Magnifiers? Or do we still use human beings to help us with printed materials? Our Tek Talk team will be in place on Monday December 6 to give us some ideas. We also want you to participate with your ideas as well. Zoom invitati...

Denise Russell of Speak To Me Catalog will present from 8 to 8:30pm Eastern. We are very happy once again to welcome back Denise Russell the Founder of Speak To Me Catalog. This fine company was founded in July of 1994. Denise and her late husband and dear friend Seth worked tirelessly over the years to expand this fine company. This year once again, Denise will discuss her products for the holida...

Hear from Matt Ater about the campaign for sharing JAWS Power Tips and how JAWS is being used in self-service kiosks. Presenter Contact info: Matt Ater Vispero Vice President Address: 17757 US Highway 19 N, Suite 560, Clearwater, FL 33764 Website: www.vispero.com Email: mater@vispero.com Phone: 703-944-7317

Adi Kushnir, the ElBraille Product Manager with Elita Group and Ron Miller, Vispero’s Blindness Technology Product Specialist will discuss several ElBraille related topics, including: • ElEdit’s planned release to public beta on Thursday November 18th. • ElBraille Running Windows 11, information and Demonstration, • Demonstration of ElNotes multi-device syncing • ElCalc is now under development! •...

Tek Talk welcomes the Harbolt Company and A. T. Guys in part 2 of our 2021 Stocking Stuffers. The Harbolt Company will present from 8 to 8:30pm Eastern. We at the Harbolt Company love what we do, and can’t wait for you to share in our passion for all things cool and accessible. Whether you’re looking for some serious high end audio equipment, searching for the perfect accessory for you...

Mystic Access will present from 8 to 8:30pm Eastern. Do you still have technology gadgets collecting dust on your shelf from your last birthday, or even last year’s holiday season? Want to finally learn to use them in a relaxed way while having fun doing it? Let Mystic access support your journey with our extensive collection of audio documentation. Our documentation begins with foundational...

Self-driving or “autonomous” vehicles (AVs) stand to revolutionize transportation in the United States. Many, including Ron Brooks are currently fighting for accessibility. This topic has been an extremely popular one in the blindness community for several years. Ron Brooks is at the forefront of this topic and he will share his knowledge with us as he appears on Tek Talk. Presenter Contact info:...

The common denominator during this presentation is devices in our homes which feature Artificial intelligence. Jeff Bishop, Judy Dickson, Larry Gassman, and Peggy Carpenter from (IAC), the ACB Information Access Committee, will talk about Kitchen related devices, security devices, televisions, plus much more. You might be surprised about how many different AI devices are in homes across America. P...

Apple has Announced major changes across all of their devices. Come learn what is new for your iPhone, iPad, your Apple Watch, Apple TV and your Macc. WWDC was full of exciting announcements this year and we cover it all during this week’s addition of Tech Talk. Our lives will be improved by many of the changes coming in this year’s releases and we explore many of these changes and how you might b...

Freedom Scientific has a vast array of training resources, most of which have been updated in the past few months. We will examine what’s available off the main training page, including basic training for JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion, quick tips and short video tutorials. In addition, we will discuss archived webinars consisting of everything from Microsoft Teams and Office 365, to the Google S...

Peter will talk about the new intelligent braille displays that are now available including the new Brailliant BI X series of braille displays, the Mantis Q40, as well as what is on the horizon for the BrailleNote Touch Plus. Peter will also take questions, suggestions, and feedback from attendees regarding HumanWare braille products. If anyone does not wish to interact live, Peter can be reached...

Ever wonder what became of the Sendero GPS subscription apps, Seeing Eye GPS, RNIB Navigator and Guide Dogs NSW? There is one word to describe them now: free, free, free! GoodMaps is pleased to announce the impending release of these former Sendero apps in all respective markets under the name GoodMaps Outdoors. The apps will now be free and an Android version will be released in the next few days...