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**Airacast**

The official podcast of Aira, the visual interpreter service for people who are blind or have low vision. At Aira, we connect people, via our free app, to trained professionals who provide visual information – all on demand. Subscribe to Airacast to learn about our technology, hear the latest innovations, ways you can use the service , agent profiles, and more.

Latest Episodes:

NDEAM Week 2 Oct 15, 2026

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NDEAM Week 2

National Disability Employment Awareness Month, (NDEAM), also means self employment. Jenine talks with retired federal judge David Tatel about how he uses our Intuit Small Business offer. We also hear about how Aira’s Trusted Testers helped Google’s Guided Vision to see with our Community Manager, Lynette Frison, including a demo.

David Tatel’s book, “Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice”, (DB 122023), is available through the National Library Service for the Blind.

Purchase on Amazon, hard cover https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316542024 or audio https://www.audible.com/pd/Vision-Audiobook/B0CKNMK1B6.

Read about the launch of Guided Vision in Gemini Live at https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/guided-vision-gemini-live/

Learn more about our Trusted tester program at https://aira.io/ai.

Learn about Build AI under the More tab in the Aira Explorer app.

Learn more about visual interpreting at www.aira.io.

Questions or comments about this podcast? email us at airacast@aira.io.

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NDEAM Week 1 Oct 05, 2026

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Aira welcomes National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Everette Bacon, Chief of Blindness Initiatives, joins Jenine Stanley to talk about our Job Seeker and Intuit Small Business offers. What else is happening in October? The Aira team will be attending a number of conventions and other events.

Exploring September Aug 31, 2026

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Learn more about Build AI at https://aira.io/build-ai-faq/.

Apply to become a Trusted Tester at https://aira.io/ai/.

Check out our tutorials: https://youtube.com/c/airaio

Tell us about your Aira explorations at community@aira.io.

For technical support, contact our Customer Care team, 1-800-835-1934, or email us at support@aira.io

Questions or comments about the podcast? Email us at airacast@aira.io.

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Airacast Special: 2026 ACB Wokshop Aug 17, 2026

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Artificial intelligence and wearable technology are transforming how blind and low vision people access information - but with so many tools available, how do you decide what to trust and what to use? Not every situation is equal. Whether completing a quick task, dealing with private information or getting around in an unfamiliar area, the tool you choose can make a real difference. From the 2026 ACB convention, this is our Aira workshop.

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July 2026 Off to the conventions! Jun 29, 2026

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The Aira team is heading to Austin, Texas for the convention of the National Federation of the Blind. Then it’s off to St. Louis, Missouri for the conference and convention of the American Council of the Blind. Before all those details though we’ll give you a few travel tips.

Apply to become a Trusted Tester at https://aira.io/ai/.

Learn more about Build AI at https://aira.io/build-ai-faq/.

Questions or comments: airacast@aira.io

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June 2026, Innovate with Aira Jun 08, 2026

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As Aira continues to innovate alongside Google DeepMind to improve and develop Aira AI powered by Project Astra, the Build program helps us learn from real-world Visual Interpreter calls. We’ll show you how to get involved in both the Build Program and becoming a Trusted Tester. Meet Phlip Wilson from our sales team with some great ways to add to the Aira Access Network.

Contact Phlip wilson, phlip.wilson@aira.io.

Build AI terms of Service: https://aira.io/tos-build-ai/
FAQ: https://aira.io/build-ai-faq/
Trusted Tester: https://aira.io/ai/

Questions or comments about the show? Email us at airacast@aira.io.

Contact our Customer Care team, 1-800-835-1934 or support@aira.io.

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May, 2026 It's all about the wearables! May 04, 2026

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It’s all about the wearables.

Jenine is joined in this episode by Lynette Frison, Alexandra Heatwole, Vinu Somayaji and Kasem Mohamed from our “Aira with Meta AI Glasses Town Hall”. They’ll cover resources about using the Meta AI glasses and answer your questions. Then Aira Explorer Roger Cusson brings us a demo of using Aira with the Agiga Echo vision glasses.

User Guide for Meta AI glasses

https://airatechcorp.my.site.com/helpcenter/s/article/User-Guide-Meta-Aira.

Send us your comments and experiences at community@aira.io.

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April 2026 Aira with AI glasses from Meta is here! Apr 20, 2026

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Aira now works with AI glasses from Meta, enabling hands-free, professional Visual Interpreting through voice and camera interactions. Aira’s Lynette Frison shows you how.

Get started with Aira on AI glasses from Meta in three simple steps:

Learn more: https://aira.io/aira-ai-glasses-meta/

Questions?

Contact our Customer Care team at 1-800-835-1934 or support@aira.io, Monday through Saturday, 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific time.

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March 2026: A Multi-Armed Approach: Giveaways, Glasses, and Grand Prizes. Mar 10, 2026

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It’s all about hands-free access in this episode as we talk with Agiga’s Buddy Brannan about the Echo Vision smart glasses and Aira. Ollie Octilio, our Aira mascot has all eight of his tentacles busy at this year’s CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. Not only is Aira use at the conference free, but we’ll be giving away all sorts of prizes, plus demos and a chance to take Ollie home with you just by visiting our booth. Not going to CSUN? No worries. We’ve got ways for you to win while keeping up with our integration with AI glasses from Meta.

More about Agiga:

https://echovision.agiga.ai

Email: contact@agiga.ai

Phone: 1-408-940-5215

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February 2026 Going Places! Feb 09, 2026

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This episode introduces two Aira Explorers. Lynn Jensen is a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist. She’s written a new book, “Best Kept Secrets for Travelers with Sight Loss”. Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or just starting your journey with vision, this book covers a wide range of topics from preparing to travel, packing tips, through international adventures. Speaking of international adventures, Eliana Mason is a two-time Paralympic medalist who also has her own professional counseling business. We’ll learn about her sport, Goalball, and how she came to use Aira. Then we take a deep dive into the new PDF editing customization, plus Access Network and wearables news!

Order Lynn Jensen’s book at http://blindtraveltips.com or at most major retailers.

Contact Lynn at info@blindtraveltips.com

Follow Eliana Mason.

Instagram: instagram.com/elianamarie

Facebook: Facebook.com/elianamason

Questions or comments about the show? Email us, airacast@aira.io.

Learn more about visual interpreting at www.aira.io.

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