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What's new in iOS 26 Oct 01, 2025

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This week, it's all about the key features in iOS 26. Here's what you can hear, and when. A reminder that if you are listening using a device or app that supports chapter navigation, you can use the next and previous chapter functions to navigate between sections of interest.

Introduction 0:00 Braille Access 3:11 Item overview 42:38 Copied Speech rotor 44:01 Search for rotor items 48:17 Configurable magic tap 48:54 Container notifications 49:42 Reset VoiceOver settings to defaults 50:34 Share accessibility settings with another device 51:48 Liquid Glass may result in some movement of familiar elements 53:12 Accessibility nutrition labels 53:58 Changes in the phone app 57:20 Live translation 59:49 Expanded visual intelligence 1:01:48 Other messaging features 1:02:57 Apple Music Automix 1:04:06 Simplified Personal Voice creation 1:04:51 Changes to Apple Maps 1:08:20 Wallet 1:08:51 Simplified ring tone transfer 1:09:29 Low vision features 1:13:06 Closing and contact info 1:19:12

Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Meta's VP of Accessibility and Engagement Maxine Williams Sep 24, 2025

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In this week's episode of Access on.

Introduction 0:00 Join us for our boutique on what's new in iOS 26 2:06 Travel with JetBlue 3:11 Microsoft's Jenny Lay-Flurrie addresses national convention 5:56 Maxine Williams from Meta addresses national convention 32:25 Feeldom 51:00 Orbit Research 52:52 Dropbox tech tip 55:29 Closing and contact info 56:48

Workaround for the Braille Screen Input Uber bug, Android becomes more restrictive, and assigning a Braille keyboard command to Sound Curtin Sep 17, 2025

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In this week's episode of Access On:

Register for our webinar on what's new in iOS 26 0:00 Workaround for the Braille Screen Input problem in the Uber app 2:29 Resolutions to issues raised by Access On listeners 3:43 As Google discourages sideloading, what's the difference between Android and iOS? 4:31 Working with Sound Curtain on my iPhone 8:25 What does Eye Tracking do in iOS 26? 14:02 Honeywell Thermostat review 15:48 Comments on Jonathan Mosen's national convention address 17:37 My gym upgraded its treadmills, now they're inaccessible 23:28 What's it like to use a touch screen with JAWS? 27:41 Interested in the Ace browser 29:56 Issues with my Ray Ban Meta Glasses and my Apple Watch 30:45 Apple audio describing its keynotes 37:48 Bookshare 40:29 Procer 44:47 Vispero 48:24 Computers for the Blind 51:24 National Library Service 53:27 Tech Tip, playing a series of audio files in Dropbox for iOS 55:38 Closing and contact info 58:33

Recap of Apple's "Awe Dropping" event from a blindness perspective Sep 09, 2025

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Jonathan Mosen is joined by Judy Dixon, Michael Feir and Heidi Taylor for comprehensive analysis of Apple's recent hardware event announcing new AirPods Pro, Apple Watches and iPhones.

The NFB is hiring accessibility excellence advocates, looking ahead to the Apple event, and switching nimbly between Word documents Sep 03, 2025

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Here's what we cover in episode 41 of Access On.

Join us for Access On's coverage of the Apple Event on September 9 0:00 Two exciting opportunities to become an Accessibility Excellence Advocate at the National Federation of the Blind 1:47 Check out the position description for the Accessibility Excellence Advocate, Education and Employment, and the Accessibility Excellence Advocate, Home and Independent Living. Remarks from President Riccobono's report 5:48 Jonathan Mosen's remarks to National Convention 11:45 Sponsor message, The People Make the Places, with Mike May 35:37 Doordash, Innosearch, and Facebook 36:10 Problem sending packages with Uber 40:45 iPhone overheating 42:15 how to get Brailliant auto-scrolling 46:55 This is my favorite laptop 49:55 Yoto Player 51:28 Headphone controls and the Bard Mobile app 52:25 The Brava Smart Oven 53:36 Tech Tip, quickly switching documents in Microsoft Word 58:04 Closing and contact info 59:53

Smart glasses discussion, Uber breaks Braille Screen Input in its iOS app, and more from the Technology Vendors' Showcase Aug 27, 2025

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Thanks for listening to Access On. Here's what's coming up on this week's episode.

Introduction 0:00 BBC sounds no longer available outside the UK 1:23 No Braille Screen Input in the Uber app 4:37 Smart glasses questions and thoughts 7:49 Bard Mobile and headphones 14:11 My keyboard got stuck in Braille input on iOS 15:16 The Yoto Player 18:31 Thoughts on JAWS pricing changes 23:21 No word from Dot about my Dot Watch 24:33 Independent Science 27:49 Aira 30:32 Selvis Group 33:57 Bridge the Gap Adaptations 36:32 Salesforce 38:48 APH 40:20 Ashirase, Inc 44:01 HumanWare 46:19 Innosearch 48:56 Agiga 52:08 Tech tip, using emojis on Windows and Mac 56:30 Closing and contact info 57:09

Innovations in AI, a meeting headset recommendation, and adjusting JAWS and system volume from within JAWS Aug 20, 2025

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In episode 39 of Access On:

Join us on August 26 for Innovations in online shopping 0:00 From national convention, our presentation on innovations in AI 2:24 Headset recommendation 57:09 Tech tip, adjusting system or JAWS volume from within JAWS 58:02 Closing and contact info 58:58

To send in a contribution for the podcast, you can attach an audio clip to an email, or just write it down and email it to AccessOn@nfb.org

Envision's new smart glasses from solos, feedback on JAWS pricing changes, and helping Alexa to play radio stations with difficult names Aug 14, 2025

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On this week's episode:

Register for our boutique on shopping innovations 0:00 Envision announces new Ally Glasses in partnership with Solos 1:53 You can pre-order the new Envision Solos smart glasses here Trouble registering with the Envision Ally app 42:10 Troubles with Adobe Reader, and which laptop? 45:27 Can't control BARD from my Shokz 48:36 More on JAWS pricing changes and their communication 49:05 TechTip, helping Alexa play radio stations whose name it has trouble with 56:21 Closing and contact info 57:35

comparing Apples and Androids Aug 06, 2025

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This episode features highlights of our Comparing Apples and Androids presentation from the National Federation of the Blind's national convention in New Orleans. It is presented by Jonathan Mosen, who covers iOS, and Karl Belanger, who covers Android. Here are the topics covered.

Getting started with the operating system 0:00 Input methods 20:54 Braille support 29:25 Working with the camera 39:27 Working with the web 47:42 Final thoughts 56:46 Closing and contact info 1:03:31

Do you have any thoughts on iOS versus Android, or any other technology topic? Be in touch via email, either by attaching an audio clip or just writing something down, and send it into accesson@nfb.org

Access On Live from the NFB National Convention, and JAWS licensing explained Jul 30, 2025

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Most of this episode features highlights from Access On Live, an event at the National Federation of the Blind's national convention in New Orleans.

Topics include: Access On Live from the National Federation of the Blind national convention in New Orleans 0:00 Ayan Kishore, CEO of Benetech, discusses Bookshare and a special promotion for NFB members 1:54 Sponsor message, The People Make the Places Podcast with Mike May 16:1 Introducing our panel 17:06 Tactile graphics 21:29 The exhibit hall 28:58 AI, the tools, the benefits, the pitfalls 32:52 Tech tip, JAWS licenses explained 51:57 Closing and contact info 1:00:04

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