Access On

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Concluding our series on creating podcasts, issues with WhatsApp, a visit to the Tech Vendors Showcase, and the unsend feature in Gmail Jul 23, 2025

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In this week's episode of Access On:

Conclusion of our series on podcasting from a blindness perspective 0:00 Trouble reporting WhatsApp accessibility bugs 33:05 Seeking a good quality microphone headset, and ways to digitize my cassette collection 36:03 Issues with WhatsApp for Windows 38:55 Voice free control of the Meta Smart Glasses would be nice 40:27 From the vendor Showcase at National convention: AT Guys 44:04 Envision America 48:30 GoodMaps 51:13 Dream Vision 53:22 Tech Tip, setting up the unsend email feature in Gmail 57:31 Closing and contact info 58:43

more on podcast creation from a blindness perspective Jul 16, 2025

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On this week's episode: Back from national convention 0:00 More on podcasting as a blind person 1:52 Closing and contact info 56:34

Feedback on JAWS pricing communications, using smart glasses with your hearing aids, and more on podcasting as a blind person Jul 09, 2025

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On episode 33 of Access on: Introduction, share your convention experiences 0:00 Listener feedback on JAWS pricing 2:25 Bug in the Doordash app for iOS 14:56 Smart glasses and hearing aids 21:21 Podcasting as a blind person 28:34 Closing and contact info 57:14

NFB Newsline's new Android app, podcasting as a blind person, and when you close the wrong tab in your web browser Jul 02, 2025

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On this week's episode:

Introduction 0:00 Scott White discusses NFB Newsline® 1:35 Part one of podcasting as a blind person 25:44 Tech tip, if you close the wrong tab on the Internet 56:03 Closing and contact info 56:37

More tech activities at national convention, new Meta Oakley Smart Glasses, and widespread confusion about JAWS pricing changes Jun 25, 2025

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In episode 31 of Access On:

Introduction 0:00 Brett Boyer, President of the Tech Trainers Division of the National Federation of the Blind 2:05 Brian Buhrow, President of the NationalFederation of the Blind in Computer Science 17:39 The next generation of Meta Smart Glasses is on the way 35:39 Major, confusing changes to JAWS pricing 37:40 Recommending the Honeywell TH2320WF thermostat 44:07 Questions about Microsoft365 46:02 My experiences with the HP Smart App in Windows 11 51:41 Demonstration of Chatterbox TTS 54:18 Closing and contact info 1:01:01

Plenty of tech discussion at national convention, our advocacy on autonomous vehicles, and the search for the perfect windows email client Jun 18, 2025

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On this week's episode of Access On:

Introduction 0:00 Register for our Technology Advocacy Boutique 1:00 Plenty of technology-related sessions at national convention 2:05 Highlights of our Autonomous Vehicles Boutique 8:31 Third party tools and Facebook 34:48 Accessibility regression with the Samsung Smart Things app 41:21 1Password, the WeWalk app, and setting up an HP printer when blind 42:19 Problems with JAWS and Thunderbird, and trying to find the ultimate Windows email client 47:44 Apple Watch and hearing aids 52:46 Apple WWDC feedback 55:15 Tech tip: optimizing laptop function keys for screen reader use 57:12 Closing and contact info 58:54

A recap of Apple's 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote Jun 09, 2025

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On this episode, Jonathan Mosen, Judy Dixon, Michael Feir and Heidi Taylor take a look at what's coming in the 2026 versions of Apple's operating systems, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, MacOS, visionOS, and iPadOS.

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Shop online at the NFB's Independence Market, and hosting and attending Zoom meetings Jun 04, 2025

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On episode 28 of Access On:

Introduction 0:00 Our WWDC keynote special 0:47 Join us for our four-hour seminar on podcasting as a blind person, June 11 4:13 Sean Seward from the NFB's Independence Market discusses shopping the catalog online 6:32 A look at the Zoom online meeting platform 31:52 Closing and contact info 1:04:05

Google and Aira announce an AI visual interpretation pilot, and accessible kitchen appliances May 28, 2025

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On this week's episode of Access On: Register for our four-hour podcasting seminar 0:00 Troy Otillio discusses the AI partnership between Aira and Google 2:12 More on accessible appliances 54:37 Tech tip, Victor Reader Stream 58:15.340 Closing and contact info 1:00:52

The NFB and Innosearch announce a strategic partnership, working with Webex online meetings, and would people use DecTalk on an iPhone May 21, 2025

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Here's what's in this week's episode of Access On, and when you can hear it.

Register for our indoor wayfinding boutique 0:00 The National Federation of the Blind and Innosearch announce partnership 2:02 A guide to hosting and attending Webex meetings 8:38 It would be nice to have DecTalk on the iPhone 47:35 The Facebook website is still problematic 48:54 Impressed with Android 15 50:07 Appliance accessibility 50:55 Hearing aid battery life 53:39 Be aware of hearing aid model variations, and devices to help blind wheelchair users 55:27 Tech tip, if your iPhone's messages stop automatically speaking while in a conversation 58:44

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