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Main Menu 13 Nov 2015 Nov 13, 2015

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On Main Menu this week, we are interviewing Eric Bridges, the newly-appointed Executive Director of ACB. He sheds a lot of great info including his background, his work out of college along with his affiliation with what is now ACBS, and the job opportunity which eventually led to his new position with ACB. You'll also hear about his accomplishments with regards to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, the Pedestrian Safety and Enhancement Act, and Prescription Drug Labeling Act. There is more to his story, but you'll have to listen to find out the finer details. He has a lot going on, so it was a pleasure and honor to have him as our guest. Next, there's a new app about to hit the iOS App Store. Android users, I know how frustrating it may feel to be second on the list, but I assure you this app is coming to Android soon. We speak with Stephanie Cowper of BeSpecular, the company behind this so-named app. Given the competitive field in which this app hopes to captivate, you may feel the story is familiar, but wait, there are some intriguing details that may have your curiosity bubbling with anticipation. Wondering about the name? You'll learn about that, too! creativity with a scientific twist.

Main Menu 06 Nov 2015 Nov 06, 2015

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It is all about Android on this episode of Main Menu! Whether you are just getting started in the Android world or an advanced android user this show is for you! Listen as Randy and Jayson talk with Nimer Jaber about the ins and outs of the android platform.

Main Menu 30 Oct 2015 Oct 30, 2015

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Listen as we introduce a new Main Menu team! Also Randy Rusnak interviews Judy Dixon about new changes in the bard moble app.

Main Menu 23 Oct 2015 Oct 23, 2015

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This episode features the tech talk presentation on Jaws 17. Thanks to the folks at http://accessible.org for allowing us to air this presentation.

Main Menu 16 Oct 2015 Oct 16, 2015

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Hi Everyone, On MainMenu this week, it is all about what is soon to be new with the release of Jaws For Windows version 17. By the end of the month, it will be here! And wow, is this month already flying by! We are half way through. Can you believe it? Will you be ready for this new release? This week, we are pleased to bring you a presentation by Freedom Scientific, Director of Training, Dan Clark, who will once again, be with us, giving us a demonstration of the new features of this release. Many thanks to Dan for another excellent presentation on MainMenu! For Jaws users of version 16, there is an update which was released on October 14th, Jaws version 16.0.4463, available using the downloads link on the main webpage at www.freedomscientific.com.

Main Menu 09 Oct 2015 Oct 09, 2015

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On MainMenu this week we bring you several short demonstrations of features in iOS 9.0 presented by MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge. Presentations include: 1. Demonstration of the new text selection feature in iOS 9.0. 2. Demonstration of the VoiceOver practice area with selection of handwriting, and Braille screen writing enabled on the roter. 3. Setting the preference for the VoiceOver VO keys on a bluetooth keyboard. 4. A tutorial on setting the "Hey Siri" feature on your device. 5. A day in the use of "Hey Siri" on the iPhone 6S. Our second feature for this week will be a presentation by Greg Stilson Manager for Braille and GPS products at Humanware of writing and reading Unified English Braille UEB on the Apex note taker. This new feature was just added in Apex firmware release 9.5 this summer. Do not forget that we will be having a very special presentation next week with Dan Clark from Freedom Scientific introducing us to all the new features in Jaws for Windows version 17. This will be a very special presentation that you will not want to miss. We learn that there's an update for the Bard Mobile for Android. Any of you out there who love your Android devices and would like to come demo your use of this app, we'd love to include you in our MainMenu lineup of topics to cover!

Main Menu 02 Oct 2015 Oct 02, 2015

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The feature presentation on MainMenu this week is David Wilkinson from Hims Inc. with an overview of the new features in the recently released version 8.5 version of the Braille Sense firmware. Features include the ability to give a PowerPoint presentation including showing the slides on a projector to the people in the group right from your Braille Sense, downloading content from NLS Bard, and much more. In addition we will update you on the latest software releases in the tech world this week.

Main Menu 25 Sep 2015 Sep 25, 2015

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This week, on Main Menu: Apple Picking With Larry and David Woodbridge! Yes, fall is a great time to go Apple picking, and this week on MainMenu acbradio.org Director Larry Turnbull and MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge set down to fill us in on all the latest hardware and software from Apple. By the time you have finished hearing all the latest from Apple we are sure you will have a much better idea which Apples you may want to pick this fall. (A few of the team particularly like those Macintosh Apples! Lol Yum!)

Main Menu 18 Sep 2015 Sep 18, 2015

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It was a busy week for new tech this week, and we will tell you about all the new tech happenings this week, and we will feature: Jonathan Mosen with part 2 of the announcement and new features in Jaws 17 and also the latest release of Magic large print software this week. Then David Woodbridge tells us about the three big new features in the recently released KNFB Reader app. You will not want to miss this show or you may not know what you have missed in new tech this week.

Main Menu 11 Sep 2015 Sep 11, 2015

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This week we air part 2 of the Information Access Committee Presentation.

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