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New research on blind people and AI, and how to make iOS dictation more accurate May 13, 2026

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This week on Access On;

New research on AI and blind people 0:00 Exporting Ootunes Recordings 44:42 BBC domestic streams outside the UK 47:51 Smart home automation 49:34 Substack accessibility 51:19 Tech tip, training iOS dictation 54:13 Closing and contact info 57:09

A look at some smartphone visual interpretation apps May 06, 2026

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This week's Access On presents highlights from our Access On Webinar covering some of the smartphone AI visual interpretation apps. Here's what is covered, and when.

Introduction 0:00 Seeing AI 2:30 The Be My AI feature in Be My Eyes 13:51 Google Gemini 17:36 ChatGPT 23:58 ScribeMe 30:50 Ally from Envision 41:11 AI services from Aira 55:11 Closing and contact info 1:13:19

John Ternus to become Apples nextCEO, and concluding our look at the smart home Apr 29, 2026

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This week on Access on:

John Ternus to become Apple's CEO. What might it mean for accessibility 0:00 An examination of home audio options 14:45 Obtaining support for your smart home 39:55 Jonathan Mosen describes his smart home, and Josh.ai 40:44 Closing and contact info 1:00:37

More on the smart home, an inaccessible Ray-Bam meta repair experience, and iOS status cells explained Apr 22, 2026

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This week on Access On: National Federation of the Blind expresses outrage at title 2 delay 0:00 Join us for our Access On webinar on document formatting 3:51 Smart security systems and doorbells 5:41 Smart devices for the kitchen 16:59 Media access 26:06 Smart health 40:45 Response to the Apple 50 episode 54:11 A difficult, inaccessible Ray-Ban Meta repair experience 56:53 Tech tip, the iOS Braille status cells 1:00:42 Closing and contact info 1:03:44

Beginning our series on the smart home Apr 15, 2026

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On this week's episode of Access On: Our next Access On webinar on document formatting 0:00 Smart home defined 2:13 Google Assistant/Gemini and Apple Home 11:54 Amazon Alexa 21:58 Lighting and environmental control 44:33 Closing and contact info 1:05:55

Brava shuts down, an accessible web-based podcast creation tools for students, and ongoing concerns with the new Outlook Apr 08, 2026

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In this week's episode:

Introduction 0:00 Brava has ceased operations 0:57 Lindsay Patterson and Peter Walters discuss MakeClassroomPodcast.com 6:40 Apple IIE memories 35:03 Accessibility regression in the Cosori smart air fryer 36:09 Enthusiasm about the Orbit Flow 38:35 CSUN memories 40:16 Concerns about the new Outlook 41:22 Looking for an accessible way to check my typing speed 46:03 Listening to the BBC 46:43 Advocacy to Huntington Bank 49:34 Working with multiple email and calendar accounts 53:02 Closing and contact info 59:16

Apple at 50, blind people and our allies shaping Apple accessibility innovation Apr 01, 2026

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We celebrate Apple's 50th birthday with an Access On special. On the show this week:

Introduction to the early era of grass roots Apple accessibility 0:00 Panel discussion about the Apple II era 4:55 Demonstration of the Apple IIE with speech 47:26 Conclusion, reflections on the partnership 1:05:29 Closing and contact info 1:11:43

If you would like to download the Apple IIE emulator with Echo speech for Windows computers, download it from Jayson Smith's website.

Machine-driven custom audio description with Omni Describer, and listener feedback on a range of topics Mar 25, 2026

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this week on Access On: Looking ahead to our Apple 50th anniversary special 0:00 Register for our visual interpretation webinar 2:22 Robin Christopherson demonstrates and reviews Omni Describer 3:16 Brava Smart Oven 20:39 Connecting my Windows PC to an Android TV 22:33 How accessible is Preply? 25:58 Can Graphiti act as a computer monitor? 30:32 Waymo ride experiences 33:21 Accessibility frustrations with the Facebook website 35:17. To provide feedback to Meta, please use their accessibility feedback form at: https://www.meta.com/help/policies/707685072208748/ Accessibility of delivery robots 40:46 Unwanted verbosity in Zoom for Windows 42:10 Keeping my iPhone charged to 80% 44:44 WhatsApp for Windows accessibility bug 47:38 Website administration 49:27 Accessibility of Webex meetings 51:18 AI agents in screen readers 52:09 Tech Tip: Using JAWS speech history to overcome accessibility issues 56:12 Closing and contact info 57:33

Recapping the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Mar 18, 2026

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The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference took place last week in Anaheim, California. To discuss the conference, including interesting sessions and new technology, Jonathan Mosen is joined by Everette Bacon, Chancey Fleet, Minh Ha and Mike May.

NVDA in the Past, Present, and Future Mar 11, 2026

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On this week's episode of Access On: Introduction 0:00 Looking ahead to next week's CSUN recap 0:53 Join us for our Access On seminar on Windows screen readers 1:56 NVDA past, present, and future 3:08 Closing and contact info 1:09:26

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