Sight is a highly dominant sense. If you have it, naturally you’ll use it for a lot of things. But if you don’t have it, or you don’t have as much sight as you used to, it’s still possible to live a rich, full life. This podcast is all about how it’s done. We offer tips and tricks for living blindfully, including plenty about the latest accessible technology, but we discuss the barriers too, ranging from attitudinal barriers to accessibility barriers and more. Hear interviews with movers and ...
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The life story of Jonathan Mosen MNZM, totally blind New Zealander, broadcaster, advocate, podcaster, assistive technology expert and product manager. Jonathan tells his story in a nine-part series to Glen Gordon.
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A look at the Smart Home with and Apple HomeKit and accessibility focus with News, reviews, and topic discussions around the smart home, Apple Home, and accessibility.
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Episode 299:National Federation of the Blind President Mark Riccobono, and Jonathan Mosen, discuss Jonathan's new role at NFB
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During his September 2024 Presidential release, National Federation of the Blind President Mark Riccobono announced that Jonathan Mosen has joined the team at the National Federation of the Blind to pursue a range of initiatives in technology, accessibility, and communications. In this special episode, Mark and Jonathan discuss Jonathan's role, and…
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Episode 304:stay fit with Achilles, improve your financial literacy with Penny Forward, and when screen readers duplicate OS functions
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 304 0:00 Accessibility of LinkedIn 1:59 Facebook accessibility regressions 5:59 Some Air Fryers that can be used by a blind person 9:17 Surf Shark vs ExpressVPN 15:12 Going keto 16:27 Francesco Magisano talks about keeping fit with the help of Achilles 24:57 …
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Episode 303:Unboxing an iPhone 16 Pro, victory for United Blind Leaders, and Steve Tyler on the blindness agency leadership crisis
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 303 0:00 Sometimes, being a screen reader user is a real disadvantage 1:05 Heidi unboxes an iPhone 16 Pro 11:53 Victory for United Blind Leaders 50:20 Steve Tyler discusses the blindness agency leadership crisis 58:28 Given the run-around by a major electrici…
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Episode 302:Censorship of the spoken word in a world of AI, a walk with the Seleste Smart Glasses, and the Day One Journaling app
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.Welcome to 302 0:00New Apple goodies 0:57Our community supports iOS Personal Power 5:26iOS Notification Centre 6:39Eleven Labs voices censoring some words 10:40Aftermath of the UK election 20:28iOS Personal Voice 31:49Inaccessible medical devices 33:47Low vision vs visua…
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Episode 301:A recap of Apple's It's Glow Time event from a blindness perspective
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Heidi Taylor, Judy Dixon, Mike Feir and Jonathan Mosen recap the big news from Apple's September 2024 event, including Apple Watch, AirPods and iPhone.
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Episode 300:A comprehensive look at iOS 18 from a blindness perspective
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 300 0:00Join us for our special Apple event coverage 1:03Update on the Vision Australia CEO controversy 2:09Introduction to the iOS18 review 7:08Supported devices 8:00VoiceOver What's New 9:20The Live Recognition Rotor 10:40Voice Rotor, customisation, equalis…
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Episode 298:Living Blindfully to cease publication at the end of September, censorship from Vision Australia, and the National Federation of the Blind's Employment Committee
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 298 0:00Living Blindfully to cease publication at the end of September 2:06Special Apple coverage coming up 11:02OrCam says it's committed to the blind and low vision market 13:27AppleVis lives on 16:43Abuse of power. Censorship fromVisionAustralia 17:47You c…
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Episode 297:Vision Australia's Board should do its job properly or resign, and the latest with the Monarch dynamic tactile device
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 297 0:00Vision Australia's Board is not doing its job properly 3:07Greg Stilson and Jason Martin from APH discuss the latest with the Monarch 13:16Positive update on TPLink accessibility 1:05:12Peacock,ExpressVPN, and Pulseway 1:06:54Overdrive Media Console i…
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Episode 296:The global blindness agency leadership crisis, when to disclose blindness to a potential employer, and a 3D audio ride in a self-driving car
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 296 0:00Blind, low vision, and DeafBlind people continue to be denied the chance to lead provider organisations 2:41Will Vision Australia even give blind people a chance to apply to be CEO? 11:38Update on Google Calendar 25:37LinkedIn is impossible 31:34Looki…
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Episode 295:More on inaccessible medical devices, building Blind Barbie, and judging and trolling in the blind community
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 295 0:00Comments on Blind Barbie 2:02Arielle Silverman from the American Foundation for the blind discusses the design and impact of Blind Barbie 5:04Zoom announces another accessible recorder, the H1 XLR 33:48Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses and privacy 36:49Podca…
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Episode 294:A first look at Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1, so long OrCam, and farewell AppleVis
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 294 0:00A first look at Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1 beta 0:42Living Blindfully Plus comes to Apple Podcasts. Siri's phenomenal new voices tell us about it 13:19AI claims a scalp. OrCam exits the blindness and low vision market 22:42Feedback on the Meta Sma…
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Episode 293:New Zealand's Royal Commission on Abuse in Care, blind Barbie, and a look at the blindness wearables market
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 293 0:00Hi from the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses 0:39The final report of the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care 6:31I'm worried about blind Barbie 32:52Watching US Olympics coverage outside the US 43:03New accessories for the Zoom H6 Essential recorder 46:27Sono…
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Episode 292:Overcast has been rewritten, more on the meta smart glasses, and buying your first iPhone
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 292 0:00A Salute to Gary O'Donoghue 1:08The Overcast podcast app has been rewritten 6:08the prodigal Castro user returns 11:42Comments on the Doug Geoffray interview 15:45I want to know more about the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses 25:06iPhone problem, accessible…
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Episode 291:Doug Geoffray and Jonathan Mosen get together again 25 years after a milestone, a special week of recognition, and our NFB convention audio diary
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 291 0:00Some recognition at a special time 4:19Doug Geoffray, 25 years after that first Blind Line interview, talks about accessibility and AI at Microsoft 26:54Bonnie and Jonathan's NFB Convention 2024 audio diary 1:17:03NFB day 3 1:29:04NFB Day 4 including …
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Episode 290:Listener feedback on the Be My Eyes Inclusive Language Guide, a personal account of the need for medical devices to be accessible, and a demonstration of the Todoist cross-platform Task management ...
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 290 0:00Living Blindfully has a WhatsApp Announcements Channel 1:22Facebook hallucination 6:46The Be My Eyes Inclusive Language Guide 9:05X for iOS is accessible again 32:37Workaround for clipped audio announcements with some Bluetooth headphones 33:07Accessi…
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Episode 289:We're now on WhatsApp, an accessible way to configure the BIOS of ThinkPads, and Dr Nicholas Giudice talks autonomous vehicles and robot guide dogs
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 289 0:00Send a text or voice message to us on WhatsApp 1:06Outstanding technical support from Pulseway 6:43Accessibility of X for iOS badly broken 11:36Beatles book 13:59The LenovoThinkBios Utility 19:44Dr Nicholas Giudice discusses how we ensure blind people…
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Episode 288:The Aircove Go Router fromExpressVPN, Matthew Horspool talks all things Braille, and this page intentionally left blank
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 288 0:00This page intentionally left blank 2:51The Aircove Go Router fromExpressVPN 13:43If you'd like to try ExpressVPN for yourself, you can use our affiliate link. You'll get 30 days free, and so do we. We really appreciate it. Zamzar is a handy file conve…
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Episode 287:New VoiceOver features in iOS 18, more on blind people and the legal profession, and the Be My Eyes Inclusive Language Guide
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.Welcome to 287 0:00I will miss Michael Mosley 0:53iOS 18 7:27Listen Later 13:27AI is a game changer 14:18accessible ways to learn about yoga 19:53Be My Eyes and their bonkers Inclusive Language Guide 26:26Read the Language Guide here.Bryan Bashin from Be My Eyes discusse…
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Episode 286:A recap of Apple's WWDC keynote from a blindness perspective
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Jonathan Mosen is joined by Heidi Taylor, Mike Feir and Judy Dixon to discuss this year's feature-packed Apple keynote. Please share your thoughts with us about what Apple unveiled. We'll play a selection of listener comments in the next episode.
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Episode 285:The positives and negatives of airline travel when blind, how’s Voice Dream Reader doing as a subscription product, and the pros and cons of new Windows computers with ARM processors
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.Welcome to 285 0:00Something you should know about the PhonakTV Connect 3:07Travelling on airlines when you're blind 11:48Microsoft Natural Voices for SAPI 5 31:02Check out the project here The VictorReader Stream 3 33:08ID.ME 40:16Cochlea implants, Android, and readers …
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Episode 284:celebrating 200 years of Braille and a bright future, lawyers who think all blind people can't read, and Sonos makes progress while understating the impact of recent events
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 284 0:00Apple's WWDC will be huge this year 0:50Jonathan Mosen's keynote address to the International Council on English Braille 6:55A frustrating legal experience 1:05:54Slow but steady progress with Sonos 1:10:47Choosing a laptop 1:17:01Working with SharePo…
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Episode 283:Ray-ban Meta Smart Glasses, is Instacart becoming less accessible, and blind audio describer Christine Malec
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.Welcome to 283 0:00Comments on recent episodes 4:36New hearing aids purchased 9:28for users of the Rode Smartlav interview kit needing USB C connectivity 15:47Wanting a podcast app for my Chromebook 17:59Blind yoga? 19:33Broadcasting systems for visually impaired accessi…
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Episode 282:AI is about to change our lives yet again, more on Sonos accessibility, the International Council on English Brailles General Assembly, and ListenLater.net
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 282 0:00A lot is about to change in our lives thanks to ChatGPT 4O 2:26Sonos comments on recent accessibility regressions 11:35Listener comments on Sonos 19:11Essential Series button layout descriptions available 36:19the importance of blindness agencies lead…
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Episode 281:contemptuous behaviour from Sonos, following sports events when at the venue, and Canadas federal Parliament hears testimony on shabby airline treatment
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 281 0:00The new apps from Sonos are nothing short of appalling 4:03Following sports events when you're at the venue 24:45Zoom Recorders 44:27Pocketcasts for Android 48:12Is Android viable for you now? 50:32Unimpressed with the ARA device 56:30Seeing AI unavai…
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Episode 280:Audible comes to the Victor Reader Stream 3, Sonos accessibility may deteriorate dramatically, and supercharge your research with Perplexity
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 280 0:00Zoom improves accessibility of their H Essential Series 3:02It appears Sonos accessibility is about to experience a significant regression 6:00Mathieu Paquette from HumanWare talks Audible support for the Victor Reader Stream 3 and more new features 2…
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Episode 279:A user review of the Seleste Smart Glasses, an accessible Washer dryer from LG, and going in-depth into accessible Phonak hearing aid technology
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 279 0:00A user review of the Seleste Smart Glasses 3:05Demonstration of an accessible LG washer dryer 11:05Microsoft Copilot on Windows 10 23:03Problems with accessible YouTube Downloader 25:10New hearing aids 28:42Review and demonstration of the MyPhonak app…
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Episode 278:The benefits of home automation and how to get started, notetakers in the past, present and future, and verifying your identity online
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 278 0:00In loving memory of Pauline Mosen 2:22Downloading from YouTube on iOS 10:17Looking for accessible real-time translation app 11:35Keeping access to Windows 10, and Zoom H Essential Recorders 13:25YouTube accessibility issue 18:31.684Notetakers in the p…
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Episode 277:Glide is a revolutionary mobility device that may change everything, Voice Dream Reader is back on track, and a difficult conversation about a topical issue
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 277 0:00Existing Voice Dream Reader customers can keep what they paid for 2:59Amos Miller discusses the forthcoming Glide mobility device 8:41Guiding in the swimming pool 1:10:58Non-24 and managing insomnia 1:11:53Boycotting Israeli technology products 1:22:2…
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Episode 276:Voice Dream Reader at odds with Apple's App Review Guidelines, iOS 17.4 feedback, and track your ketosis accessibly using the Keyto Breath Sensor
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 276 0:00More on Voice Dream Reader 2:07intersectionality, the BT Speak, customer service and swimming 30:43Tempo Perfect, an accessible metronome app 35:52contacting TSA Cares 38:33Transcriptions in Apple Podcasts 39:48Why VoiceOver switches languages in the …
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Episode 275:Voice Dream Reader moves to subscriptions for all users, blind people and Linux, old DOS apps, and Jonathan's new hearing aid journey
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 275 0:00Voice Dream Reader to charge a subscription to people who paid for the app 2:10Kishin Manglani from Applause Group discusses the Voice Dream Reader subscription controversy, and the future of the app 23:42Living Blindfully Plus 57:29Joining a Zoom mee…
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Episode 274:Jonathan Mosen's demonstration and review of the Zoom H1Essential Handy Recorder
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Jonathan's series on the Essential recorders from Zoom, which have accessibility features, concludes on this Living Blindfully extra with the look at the Zoom H1Essential. This is the smallest member of the family and sells for just $99 USD. It can fit in any pocket, and offers high-quality 32-bit float recording. While understandably the recorder …
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Episode 273:Jonathan Mosen's demonstration and review of the Zoom H4Essential Handy Recorder
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Continuing his extensive look at the accessible Zoom Essential family, Jonathan demonstrates and reviews the Zoom H4Essential in this Living Blindfully Extra. With its compact size, powerful features and priced at just $199 USD, the H4Essential may be the Goldilocks recorder for many. While this review stands alone and therefore revisits many of th…
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Episode 272:Jonathan Mosen's review and demonstration of the Zoom H6Essential handy recorder
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In this Living Blindfully extra, Jonathan Mosen begins his reviews of all three recorders in the Essential series, with the Zoom H6Essential Zoom has provided these units so the reviews can be produced, but have not heard these reviews before publication, nor influence what they contain. There is considerable interest from the blind community in th…
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Episode 271:Aira joins the AI party, new devices at CSUN, and a user review of the All Terrain cane
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 271 0:00Troy Otillio and Everette Bacon from Aira discuss Access AI and more 1:51A look at Aira's Access AI feature 45:49Other items of note at CSUN 1:06:06Things to know when trying to charge a Qardiobase scale 1:09:27Running a DOS programme on Windows 1:11:…
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Episode 270:A conversation with Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie, accessibility is a fundamental human right, and welcome to the Matrix
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 270 0:00Jonathan Mosen speaks with Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer, Jenny Lay-Flurrie 3:15Accessibility is a fundamental human right 47:29You may not know texts are being truncated, and generalSiri thoughts 57:12Impressed with my Chromebook 1:10:49Que…
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Episode 269:What's next for the Envision smart glasses and app, iOS 17.4, and AI image recognition comes to JAWS
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 269 0:00Three extra episodes coming up 1:35The founders of Envision, Karthik Mahadevan and Karthik Kannan, discuss Envision today and in the near future 4:26iOS 17.4 is a significant release 1:07:57JAWS introduces AI image recognition 1:22:23Comments on the D…
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Episode 268:Blindness technology icon Deane Blazie goes down memory lane, then discusses his new notetaker, BT Speak, from Blazie Technologies
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 268 0:00Jonathan Mosen speaks with Deane Blazie about Deane's significant role in blindness technology history 2:58Deane Blazie tells Jonathan Mosen about the new BT Speak line from Blazie Technologies 1:09:05Remembering David Holladay 1:38:50Response to epis…
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Episode 267:Remembering blindness technology pioneer David Holladay, and emotions run high as ACB struggles with intersectionality
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 267 0:00Blindness technology pioneer David Holladay has died 1:31Read David Holladay's history of Raised Dot ComputingLeah Gardner, President of Blind LGBT Pride International, talks about why they aren't participating in the American Council of the Blind's c…
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Episode 266:An interview with Zoom about their new accessible Essential recorders, your best and worst airline security experiences, and sharing the transport duties when you're a blind parent
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 266 0:00HeardThat now offers a remote microphone kit 5:37The future of Castro Podcasts looks bright 8:58Samuel Greene from Zoom North America discusses their new and accessible Essential Series of recorders 11:55More on advocacy strategies and responsibilitie…
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Episode 265:Advocacy strategies that don't burn us out, how good are Framework computers, and the Seleste Smart Glasses
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 265 0:00Advocacy comments in episode 263 5:10Two users of Framework computers comment on their experiences 14:46Inaccessible date pickers on travel agency websites 27:28Using Emoji on Mac and Windows 31:29What are accessible options for those interested in cr…
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January 2024 HomeKit & Matter News Rehash | AI & Apple Home: the Future?
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Nowadays, AI is everywhere, but what can it do in our Apple Home? In this episode, we discuss this trending topic plus look at some news points from the last weeks, and I talk about some major changes coming to myHomeKithome! Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for free! Find out why ExpressVPN is the #1 most recommended VPN. https://expressvpn.com/myhomeki…
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Episode 264:Accessible recorders from Zoom are on their way, revisiting blindness in the Bible, and the FeelSpace NaviBelt
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.Welcome to 264 0:00A tribute to Paul Paravano 1:52Zoom are about to release audio recorders with accessibility features 9:04Potentially good news for Castro users 13:27Machine-generated transcripts coming to Apple Podcasts 18:01Some blindness stories 19:03Helpful Samsung…
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Episode 263:Blind seems to be the hardest word, Ryan Jones from Vispero talks screen reading in the present and future, and a new key is coming to your Windows computer
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome back for 2024 0:00Episode 263 1:54Blind is fine 3:45Jonathan Mosen speaks with Ryan Jones,VicePresident, Software Product Management at Vispero 13:20Level Access buys Userway 1:15:15A new key is coming to your Windows keyboard 1:21:30The AI Microsoft DisabilityA…
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As CES 2024 wraps up, we look at some of the Apple Home and Matter highlights from the show and look forward to a smarter 2024. 📰CES 2024 News Articles Eve Announces First Matter over Thread Wall Outlet, and More… Matter Update for Eve Motion Blinds Now Available LG Unveil New Airplay 2-compatible 4K Monitors U-Tech’s New Ultraloq Bolt Fingerprint …
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Episode 262:Create songs with Suno.ai, learning to use Face ID, and reflections on 25 years doing Internet radio
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A reminder that this is the last episode of the current season. We will be publishing again from 28 January 2024. Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 262 0:00Reflecting on a remarkable year for Living Blindfully 4:15My 25th anniversary of live Internet broadcasting 7:54Drafts working around a s…
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Episode 261:Castro insists it's not dead, choosing a default notification sound in iOS 17.2, and take control of accessibility overlays with AccessiByeBye
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. The ---- ------------------------------------ --------------penultimate episode for 2023 0:17Welcome to 261 3:19Hurry! Voting soon closes in the MushroomFm holiday countdown 6:17A big week for Android accessibility 9:27Very impressed with the Qardiobase X smartscale 12:…
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Matter & Thread are Trending in the Smart Home, but Just Not in Mine!
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It’s time to play Apple Home news catch-up once again and, once again, the headlines are dominated by Matter and Thread releases. While I love the Latter, the former is not so exciting for me and after looking at product releases from SwitchBot, Tuo, Philips Hue, Aqara, SemiSmart, and Onvis, I’ll tell you why I am not Matter’s biggest fan…yet. Lear…
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Episode 260:Bye bye to the Castro podcast app, why cant Vispero products and RIM just get along, and a catch-up with Pneuma Solutions
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Living Blindfully taking a break over the New Zealand summer 0:00Welcome to 260 with some help from ChatGPT 1:35There's still time to vote in the Mushroom FM holiday countdown 4:35The Castro podcast app is being shut down 7:50JAWS and Fusion aren't as accessible with RI…
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Episode 259:It’s not easy being a blind pedestrian, more thoughts on a third-party screen reader for MacOS, and Justin Ng from Sneaky Crab talks about Timecrest
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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to the placeless 259 0:17Hell freezes over. Apple will support RCS 2:48We'd love to get your top 10 holiday songs for our annual countdown 6:58Cast your vote today at https://MushroomFm.com/countdown2023Accessibility on the job 20:25Memories of the KGS graphical…
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Black Friday 2023 Smart Home Deals Sneak Peek
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday smart home deals are everywhere, but how do you know which ones are the best? We’re here for you! In this episode, we preview just a few of the literally hundreds of Apple Home and smart home offers to be had during this annual shopping extravaganza! 😲 Check out our Black Friday Smart Home Deals Hub https://myhomekitho…
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