Vision Forward

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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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AI Visual Assistance Apps! Featuring EMVI and Seeing AI! | Tech Connect Live! 10.04.2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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