Tek Talk

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Tek Talk welcomes Don Olson and Zhi Huang of NLS to discuss the My Talking Books for smart speaker skill. 10/21/2024 Oct 24, 2024

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My Talking Books skill allows NLS patrons with an active BARD account to search, browse, manage, and read BARD audio books on an Amazon smart speaker with voice commands. This product is currently in open beta, allowing up to 5000 users to sign up for an account and try this skill. To read more about this, go to the My Talking Books website: https://www.loc.gov/nls/how-to-enroll/sign-up-for-bard-and-bard-mobile/welcome-to-my-talking-books/ TO sign up, go to the My Talking Books Open Beta Registration Form.: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/mtb-open-beta

Join Don Olson and Zhi Huang from NLS for information and a demonstration on using the My Talking Books skill on an Amazon smart speaker to read BARD audio books!

Presenter Contact Info Don Olson and Zhi Huang from the Patron Engagement Section Email the Patron Engagement Section: nlspes@loc.gov

Tek Talk welcomes Ryan Jones, Vispero Vice President, Software Product Management, discussing the newest features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion Version 2025. 10/14/2024 Oct 17, 2024

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Ryan joins us this year as we prepare for the official new release of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion version 2025. We will do a review of the key features and hear all about the release schedule and what to expect. As always, there will be plenty of time to ask questions. Be sure to give the Release notes a review ahead of time and consider installing the Public Beta so you can try some of the new features as they are discussed. Presenter Contact Info Ryan Jones: Vispero | Vice President Software Product Management Email: RJones@vispero.com Phone: 859-333-8191 Website: www.vispero.com

Tek Talk welcomes a panel including Thomas Domville, Marty Sobo, and John Gassman to discuss AppleVis and all that it has gone through this year. 10/07/2024 Oct 12, 2024

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Presenter Contact Info Thomas Domville Email: thomas.domville@outlook.com Marty Sobo Email: msobo@mac.com John Gassman Email: john1gassman@gmail.com

Tek Talk welcomes a panel including Mike Tindell, Chris and Kim Nova, and Tek Talk Planning Team members to take audience tech questions. 09/30/2024 Oct 12, 2024

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This will not be a session to give the audience specific technical support where we walk you through a problem with step-by-step instructions. We will only spend a maximum of two minutes on answering each question and the following are examples of the kind of questions we want:

1. How do I Braille an at sign on my Braille display in an e-mail address? 2. What is the keystroke, on my BrailleSense6, to give me the battery level? 3. On my iPhone, Where do I go to set up Braille Screen Input? 4. Is Youtube TV accessible for a blind person? 5. What is the address of the site for CoPilot? Presenter Contact Info Mike Tindell Email: mike.tindell@icloud.com Chris Nova Email: chris@mysticaccess.com Kim Nova Email: kim@mysticaccess.com

Tek Talk welcomes Quentin Christensen, the NV Access Training and Support Manager, to discuss the latest release of NVDA. 09/23/2024 Sep 30, 2024

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Quentin Christensen has been part of the NV Access team since 2015 after working as an adaptive technology trainer with a major blindness agency for over a decade. As the Training and Support Manager, Quentin is responsible for the NVDA training materials, certification program and coordinating telephone support. Quentin also writes the fortnightly “In-Process” blog, and is the NV Access presence on a range of social media platforms and email lists.

Presenter Contact Info Email: quentin@nvaccess.org

Tek Talk welcomes Jonathan Mosen to cover the major new VoiceOver and accessibility features in iOS 18. 09/17/2024 Sep 18, 2024

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Presenter Contact Info Email: jonathan@mosen.org

Tek Talk welcomes Joe Alfonso and Kürşat Ceylan of WeWALK to discuss its WeWALK Smart Cane 2. We encourage participants to attend the recording to learn about this product and to ask questions. 09/09/2024 Sep 17, 2024

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Introducing WeWALK Smart Cane 2. Our most advanced smart cane to date, packed with groundbreaking safety, navigation, and AI features. Driven by lived experiences and the voices of our Community, we crafted the Smart Cane 2 with the goal of creating the ultimate mobility tool for visually impaired people. It is a smart mobility companion designed to provide sensory, and multi-modal feedback to people with visual impairment for a seamless orientation and mobility experience with wayfinding and other cutting edge technologies. Experience mobility like never before with the Smart Cane 2!

Presenter Contact Info

Joe Alfonso – Growth Manager

Email: joe@wewalk.io

Kürşat Ceylan Email: kursat@wewalk.io

Website: https://wewalk.io/en/

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Tek Talk welcomes participants to share their suggestions and requests for future Tek Talk programs. 08/26/2024 Sep 04, 2024

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As we all know, technology changes continuously with a multitude of new products and accessibility features available. Please bring your suggestions and requests for topics you want discussed in future Tek Talk programs. Presenter Contact Info Open forum

Tek Talk welcomes a panel to discuss the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer Smart Glasses from a blind users perspective. 08/19/2024 Aug 27, 2024

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The four panelists discussing these glasses will be Jeff Bishop, Michael Babcock, Michael Doise, and Taylor Arndt. Presenter Contact Info Jeff Bishop Email: jeff@jeffbishop.com Michael Babcock Email: michael@payown.media Michael Doise Email: mikedoise@icloud.com Taylor Arndt Email: tayarndt@icloud.com

Tek Talk welcomes Everette Bacon, VP of Blindness Initiatives and Jenine Stanley, Director of Customer Success and Engagement, of Aira to discuss its new features announced at the national conventions in July. 08/12/2024 Aug 13, 2024

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Access AI, our new image description tool, is now available to everyone. We’ll give you some tips about how to use it. We’ll also tell you about our Build AI project and how you can use Aira free and help construct the next generation of AI. That’s not all though. There’s a smart glasses testing pilot, RIM and pricing info plus contests. Learn more about Aira at https://aira.io or call our Customer Care team at 1-800-835-1934. Presenter Contact Info Everette Bacon, Aira VP of Blindness Initiatives Email: everette@aira.io Jenine Stanley, Aira Director of Customer Success and Engagement Email: jenine.stanley@aira.io Website: https://aira.io

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