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More on creating websites from a blindness perspective, and the bitter-sweet experience of using Plaud Note Pro Jul 22, 2026

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In this week's episode of Access On: Our next Access On webinar is on Zoom recorders 0:00:00 Ghost 0:02:36 Static Site Generators 0:07:15 Micro.blog 0:12:30 SquareSpace and Wix 0:16:02 Markdown 0:19:55 Integrating your website with social media 0:40:30 Plaud Accessibility 0:53:19 Closing and contact info 1:00:05

Part Two of our Look at Creating Websites Jul 15, 2026

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This week, we continue our series on creating websites, with a look at two of the most popular content management systems.

WordPress 0:00:00 Drupal 0:38:45 Closing and contact info 1:08:40

Part One of our Look at Creating Websites Jul 08, 2026

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The building blocks of the web 0:01:02 The importance of semantic structure 0:24:38 Introduction to content management systems 0:43:47 Closing and contact info 0:54:51

Summarize podcasts with Snipcast, getting a Waymo in Austin, and are people getting the screen reader that best meets their requirements? Jul 01, 2026

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This week on Access On:

Getting a Waymo in Austin 0:00:00 Summarize and transcribe podcasts with Snipcast 0:02:46 Apple won't refund my subscription to an inaccessible app 0:27:56 Microsoft said to be dropping SMS authentication 0:30:15 More discussion on detecting deep fakes 0:35:57 WhatsApp for Windows accessibility regression 0:37:34 Giving consumers the best choice based on need, not price 0:38:53 Thoughts on WWDC 0:47:47 Comment on recent episodes and webinars 0:51:44 Number Pad Commander in MacOS 0:53:36 Accessibility developments at Microsoft 0:55:19 Tech Tip, use Gemini to recognize handwriting 0:57:45 Closing and contact info 1:00:04

Looking ahead to #NFB26, and listener feedback Jun 24, 2026

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This week on Access On:

Register for our Access On gaming webinar 0:00:00 Technology-related events at #NFB26 0:01:35 Brett Boyer, president of the NFB's Assistive Technology Trainers Division 0:16:25 BBC radio outside the UK 0:29:32 Saving recordings in Ootunes 0:30 Thoughts on AI 0:31:23 Comments on Speaky AI 0:33:16 Bose abandoning voice prompts 0:37:14 Is the increasing call for certification in access technology training locking out capable blind people? 0:38:46 Network attached storage devices 0:42:06 My new wonderful kitchen assistant 0:45:19 Putting an audio setup together for live NFB events 0:46:02 Comments on recent Microsoft and Apple announcements 0:51:46 Perplexity 0:53:44 The Tovala smart oven 0:54:57 Missing tones on Alexa devices 0:58:34

The BrailleNote Evolve from HumanWare Jun 17, 2026

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This week's Access On features a comprehensive review and demonstration of BrailleNote Evolve, the latest generation of BrailleNote from HumanWare running Windows 11 Pro.

here are the segments in the episode, which you can skip to using the chapter feature of your podcast player or app.

Looking ahead to our gaming Access On webinar 0:00:00 What is BrailleNote Evolve 0:02:13 The evolution that led to BrailleNote Evolve 0:06:11 BrailleNote Evolve with JAWS 0:12:22 Hardware 0:15:25 Dimensions and portability 0:24:38 The keyboard 0:28:13 Setup 0:33:02 Starting, and the Main Menu 0:34:44 Testing the microphones 0:40:01 Word, BrailleNote Evolve, and NVDA 0:42:47 Options 0:58:18 Braille Editor 1:10:14 Victor Reader 1:11:54 File Manager 1:16:41 No Braille Terminal 1:18:16 Final thoughts 1:19:45 Andrew Flatres and Rachel Ramos from HumanWare 1:31:18 Closing and contact info 2:02:08

A recap of Apple's WWDC keynote from a blindness perspective Jun 08, 2026

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This week on access On, Jonathan Mosen is joined by Judy Dixon, Heidi Taylor, and Michael Feir to discuss Apple's 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. We discuss the completely revamped Siri, other changes to Apple intelligence, and more.

Tips for creating well formatted Microsoft Word documents Jun 03, 2026

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In this week's episode:

Special Apple event coverage next week 0:00 We then move on to a look at creating great-looking word documents. topics include: Why good presentation and layout matter 2:13 Making lists 7:10 Bold text 23:03 Creating headings 29:12 tables of contents 39:14 Adding an image to a document 49:53 Adding links to a document 57:49 Adding page numbers 1:03:51 The power of Alt+Q 1:08:06 Detailed document proofing 1:10:26 Closing and contact info 1:23:37

Announcements from Microsoft, Google, and Apple, and how to spot deep fakes May 27, 2026

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In this week's episode of Access On:

Microsoft Ability Summit 0:00 Recap of Google IO 16:40 Apple previews some new accessibility features 34:48 Tips for spotting deep fakes 43:47 Possible Brava smart oven alternatives 47:32 Three utilities from Jamal Mazrui 51:39 Note that some of the links provided below are direct links to the installers. Microsoft Edge may warn taht the files are not commonly downloaded.

Turning a print score into ABC notation 56:00 Closing and contact info 59:10

create your own private secure network with Tailscale, a new smart scale from Renpho, and moving apps on the Windows taskbar May 20, 2026

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On this week's episode of Access On: Join us for an Access On webinar on outdoor wayfinding 0:00 Create your own secure private network with Tailscale 1:58 Apple memories, and making surround sound recordings 38:08 BBC domestic streams, and NFB Newsline with Alexa 42:27 The Renpho MorphoScan Nova smart scale 45:26 I just became an NFB member 51:31 DocuSign accessibility 52:43 New Windows-based Braille devices 53:47 John Ternus 55:33 Sonos blamed my blindness 56:18 Tech tip, moving apps on the taskbar using the keyboard 58:06 Closing and contact info 1:00:11

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