Best Pinch Zoom Podcasts (2024)

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12: AgGRRRRession - Unruly to Unpredictable - 10 WARNING Signs of Crazy Canines - Zeddicus King vs. Cesar Millan 32:18

12d ago32:18

32:18

If you honestly think your beloved dog would never make this list, think again. With over 30 years of experience and 15,000 trained dogs to draw from, I expose all the serious signs of psycho dogs. You'll learn about severe warning signs, such as dogs biting and refusing to let go, and the implications of breed-specific aggression, which has led to…

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93: The Last Show 1:30:08

18d ago1:30:08

1:30:08

Subtitle: Picking your accessibility battles Today, we offer an all-star panel of podcasters and tech pundits with a lot to say about the first 15 years of mobile accessibility from Apple. To my delight, the show veered hard into present and future topics. Also, Parallel says farewell. Guest Starring: Allison Sheridan, David Woodbridge, Jonathan Mo…

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11: Pinch/Prong Collar MISTAKES - U R A SH!TTY ALPHA - Signs of Poor Leadership w Your Dog 20:45

1M ago20:45

20:45

Exposing the stupid designs posing as pinch collars. You are a sh!tty alpha. Sorry. And I'll prove it to you. Watch the video clip below as Zeddicus King shows you exactly how to fit your prong collar based on your dog's size.: https://youtu.be/sCTxeUh9gz0?si=NX_REYl_bxWqJBGh Get Zedd King's book in Kindle, Soft or Hardcover: DOGS DECODED: Dog Psyc…

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92: Dystopian Skynet Future – Sometime Next Year 53:22

2M ago53:22

53:22

Subtitle: Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024 What are the takeaways from Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD 2024? We highlight accessibility announcements from Apple and BeMyEyes. Guest Starring: Robin Christopherson Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Global Accessibility Awareness Day Apple…

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10: Your Dog is BLIND - You're PARALYZED Challenge that EVERYONE Fails 27:01

4M ago27:01

27:01

Pretend You're Paralyzed Stuck w a Blind Dog. Doesn't Take Much Skill to Lure Your Dog into a Sit, Down, Heel or Do a Cute Spin While Holding a Juicy Hot Dog Inches Away from its Mouth. Treat-abusing Dog Trainers Are Livid and Shy Away Zeddicus King's Challenge For a Reason. Be Honest. Can You Get Your Dog to Sit, Lay Down WITHOUT Treats, Yelling, …

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91: I'm VR Curious 59:08

4M ago59:08

59:08

Zach Knox bought a Vision Pro when they first became available, anticipating that Apple's headset would provide accessibility features. How those features might work with Zach's low vision? That was a big unknown. Guest Starring: Zach Knox Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Vision Accessibility on Appl…

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9: BITTEN to Bestseller - Tale & Tails w Author of DOGS DECODED - Zeddicus King "The Dog Prodigy" 34:24

4M ago34:24

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50 People Get Killed by Dogs in US Alone. Any Bozo Can Bribe, Beat or Buzz Your Dog into Listening. Dogs Are More Spoiled and Dangerous than Ever. Why do you think that is? Zeddicus King's book, DOGS DECODED - Your Dog's Mindset vs Your Attitude & Beliefs is finally here! https://www.amazon.com/DOGS-DECODED-Mindset-Attitude-Beliefs/dp/B0CW1SBBLT Pr…

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8: Mastering Come Command - ROCKET RECALL Secrets That Worked on 10,000+ Breeds!!! 23:39

5M ago23:39

23:39

After SHUT THE F**K Up, Come Command is the Hardest to Teach Your Dog. LOL Dog Training Mistakes Exposed. Learn the Best & Worst Ways to Teach the Recall Command to Your Dog and How to Get Your Dog to Come to you. EVERY. TIME! Hugs & Hot Dogs Stop Working Out in the Real World. Why Does Your Dog Play Deaf & Dumb w You When You Call it? Majority of …

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90: I Want to Pinch and Zoom the World 58:45

5M ago58:45

58:45

Subtitle: Hands-On with Apple Vision Pro Accessibility Apple's Vision Pro headset offers a number of accessibility features. But how well do they serve those with disabilities, and what should we expect from future versions of the product? Now we have some answers. Guest Starring: Robin Christopherson Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a R…

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#7: Beating or Bribing Your Unruly Dog?? - Dog Training SCAMS That Even the Smartest Fall For 23:18

6M ago23:18

23:18

Are You Smarter Than Your Dog? Hope So! Otherwise THIS, is How You Get Scammed and Brainwashed. These Eyebrow Raising Dog Training Mistakes that 98% of Dog Trainers, Dog Schools, Dog Books, and Dog Videos Preach & Practice. WARNING! Zedd's Laugh is Super Contagious on This Juicy Episode. Get ready to have your dog training beliefs turned on their t…

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#6: Future of Dog Training is Diverse Method - Boot Camp vs Private Lessons (Why I Offer Both) 26:52

6M ago26:52

26:52

Dog training Can Get Very Confusing. Private Lessons or Boot Camp? Positive or Negative? You'll Learn About My Way of Training and Why I Believe it's the Future of Dog Training. You'll Also Learn More About My Two Different Plans-in case you're considering hiring me in person. I highlight the critical role you, as dog owners, play in the success of…

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89: Low Vision Pro 30:18

6M ago30:18

30:18

I spoke with Steven Scott and Shaun Preece for their show, Double Tap. They wanted my thoughts on how Apple's Vision Pro might land with users who have low vision. Steven kindly gave me permission to republish that conversation here. Guest Starring: Steven Scott and Shaun Preece Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Subm…

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#5: Someone STABBED Our Dog All Over!! - HURRY the F**K UP!! - Sad Story of a Dog Trainer 32:07

6M ago32:07

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WARNING. You May Get Teary and Feel that Lump in Your Throat on This One. A Side of Zeddicus You Never Saw Coming. This episode is about heartache of losing my first German Shepherd, Sharp, to a vicious attack and the childhood memory of our family dog profound journey of a dog trainer. Turning tragedies into triumph: stories that I never thought I…

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#4: Dog Training is MORE Than Common Sense - Ur Dude Thinks He's a Master Dog Trainer! Ha ha ha 18:59

7M ago18:59

18:59

Your Man May Be Many Things, but a Master Dog Trainer isn't One. LOL. So Why Many of You Put Off Training Your Dog? It's Rarrrrrely the Money!!! Your breeder also isn't some dog training wizard especially when it comes to challenging behavioral issues, like aggression or being unpredictable around dogs or strangers. It's time to understand that yel…

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#3: Sh!tty Dog Trainers Abuse Treats & Ruin Your Dog - DONT GET SCAMMED 29:35

7M ago29:35

29:35

Dog Training Classes and Private Dog Trainers Hate Me For Exposing These. The Quest for the Perfect Dog Trainer Begins. With 30 yrs in the field, Zeddicus is the (trainers' trainer) for a reason earning his nickname as The Dog Prodigy. Discover the insider's roadmap to navigating the diverse method of dog training, where a bespoke approach outshine…

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#2: SPOILED DOG TEST - (NO Cheating) 25:34

7M ago25:34

25:34

Your Wife is in Charge of You, but the Dog is in Charge of HER! LOL The More Yeses You Get; the More Likely Your Dog is a Spoiled Brat that Even Poor Dog Trainers Find it Challenging to Work w. Can You Get Your Dog to Shut Up? Is He Overprotective w Dogs or Strangers? Be Honest. Isn't Your Dog Unpredictable? How About Around Guests? Newsflash: The …

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#1: Dog Psychology on Steroids - Laughable Dog Training Mistakes - Canine Behavior Exposed 13:37

7M ago13:37

13:37

Dog Training Mistakes from Stupid Dog Trainers Who Messed Everything Up. Dogs Decoded. Everything You Ever Been Taught About Dog Obedience Training and Canine Psychology is Wrong. You Truly Have Been Misinformed, Misguided and Even Scammed. How Can that Be? You be the judge. Play the episode. To Hire Zeddicus for Phone/Zoom Consultation, In-Home Le…

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88: How Hard Could XCode Be? 49:16

8M ago49:16

49:16

How a young entrepreneur turned her own technology need into an app designed for other people with low-vision. Guest Starring: Rebeccah Rosenberg Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback ReBokeh app LowVisionBy Shelly Brisbin

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87: A Fish On Your Washing Machine 1:08:09

9M ago1:08:09

1:08:09

What's the significance of Apple's iPhone 15 lineup, from an accessibility point of view? Guest Starring: Steven Scott Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Access Tech Live - YouTube Introducing: Be My AI Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad - The Verge FineWoven hot take: It’s fine? – Six Col…

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86: An Immigrant in the Country of the Blind 54:27

10M ago54:27

54:27

Andrew Leland's memoir "The Country of the Blind" tells a story about his ongoing journey into vision loss. It's also a kind of history of blindness, and blindness technology, with stops along the way to unpack the literary deployments of vision loss by other writers. He talked with me about the book, about the technology he uses, and some of his e…

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85: AI Will Not Fix Accessibility 44:07

12M ago44:07

44:07

Even before ChatGPT brought AI into the mainstream of collective consciousness, companies touted artificial intelligence as a way to make your web site accessible – a magic bullet that meant web devs could skip the accessibility checks normally done by humans. And technologies like computer vision had brought AI into devices and image software. Tod…

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84: Now that We've Had Some Time to Process... 47:15

1y ago47:15

47:15

My colleagues from the Maccessibility Roundtable join me for a conversation about Apple's Vision Pro and accessibility. We still don't know a lot, but be know more than we did an hour after the WWDC keynote. Guest Starring: Darcy Burnard, Robert Carter, and Robin Christopherson Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submi…

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83: AI, AI, IO 59:52

1y ago59:52

59:52

Taking a look back at this year's Google I/O events, with an eye toward accessibility. Our favorite followers of the Goog are back! We talk AI, Android, Pixel phones and tablets, and how Google does its spectacle. Guest Starring: Florence Ion and J.J. Meddaugh Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Everyth…

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82: Entirely Individualistic Low-Vision Girl 1:18:05

1y ago1:18:05

1:18:05

Subtitle: Apple's Accessibility Preview This week, Apple previewed accessibility features coming to the Mac and iOS. It's an annual event, which even sat briefly atop TechMeme. Want to know more about what Apple discussed and how these new features fit in with the existing accessibility suite? We've got you! Guest Starring: Steven Scott Links and S…

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81: Tools and Tips for Mobile App Developers 48:40

1y ago48:40

48:40

iOS developer Rob Whitaker returns to Parallel for a chat about APIs and tools developers can use to make their mobile apps more accessible. Guest Starring: Rob Whitaker Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Get your Accessibility Sprinkles shirt! Rob's book: Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps: Building Acc…

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80: When Success Means Buying A Smaller Suit 43:01

1+ y ago43:01

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Subtitle: Accessible Fitness Starting or maintaining a fitness program is a challenge for anyone. If you have accessibility needs, you might experience barriers related to touchscreen devices, coaching that doesn't address a hearing or visual disability, or a need for accommodations related to physical limitations. With its Fitness+ service, Apple …

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79: Story Book 27:57

1+ y ago27:57

27:57

Ten iOSes ago, I wrote a book called iOS Access for All. Here's how it has evolved over the years. Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback 36 Seconds That Changed Everything – How the iPhone Learned to Talk How (and why) I publish a book every summer – Six Colors Antony Johnston Download the Atkinson Hyperl…

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78: So Many Thoughts and Feelings 1:23:22

1+ y ago1:23:22

1:23:22

Subtitle: Reviewing the AppleVis 2022 Apple Report Card AppleVis, an excellent community of blind and visually-impaired Apple users, surveyed its members to get their thoughts on how well Apple's platforms provide accessibility. We talk over the survey, and add some impressions of our own. Guest Starring: Scott Davert and Dave Nason Links and Show …

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77: What is CSS Speech? 36:13

1+ y ago36:13

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What if you could design the experience of listening to Web content in the same way you design the experience of seeing it? That's the premise of the CSS Speech Module, a retired W3C proposal that's now being championed by my guest. She knows a thing or two about CSS and the W3C, as a member of the standards group's board of directors. So is CSS th…

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76: Some of My Automations are Fragile 1:07:47

1+ y ago1:07:47

1:07:47

We're talking automation - mostly on macOS, with developer Brett Terpstra and fellow automation fan Darcy Burnard. Guest Starring: Brett Terpstra and Darcy Burnard Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app Maccessibility folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster w…

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75: A Deep Dive into WCAG 2.2. And Beyond. 1:02:11

2y ago1:02:11

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The W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG – is the standard against which Web developers test for accessibility. Like most good standards, WCAG is evolving, with a new release anticipated within a few months. We talk about what the 2.2 candidate includes, and what's next for this important standard. Guest Starring: Eric Eggert Links and…

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74: The Swipey on the Stem 1:09:10

2y ago1:09:10

1:09:10

Parallel is back from summer break, and glad to be! We gather to review Apple's latest hardware announcements: do we like them, do we want them, are they accessible? Behold, the iPhones 14, Apple Watch Ultra (and otherwise), and AirPods Pro, 2nd gen. Guest Starring: Casey Liss and Robin Christopherson Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a R…

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73: A Week with Apple's Accessibility Preview 51:59

2y ago51:59

51:59

We take a look at new accessibility features coming later this year to Apple platforms. Guest Starring: Steven Scott Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership Blind Guy Talks Tech on Apple Podcasts Apple previews innovative accessibility features - Apple Apple’s Accessibility feature preview gets #GAAD going – Six Colors Dar…

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72: Building Accessibility Products as a Startup 1:00:48

2y ago1:00:48

1:00:48

Creating products intended to serve the needs of people with disabilities requires all the hard work of any software project, along with special challenges for small, bootstrapped startups. We'll talk with a cofounder whose company builds mobile apps for people with vision loss and hearing impairments. Guest Starring: Hugo Jácome Links and Show Not…

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71: Clicking the Box Offends Me 1:06:33

2y ago1:06:33

1:06:33

Whether we're motivated by a creative passion, the need for extra income or something else, taking on work outside the 9-to-5 comes naturally to a lot of people I know. So we're talking about what it means to juggle several "jobs." This episode of Parallel is sponsored by: Crowdstrike: Start your free 15-day trial of CrowdStrike Falcon Pro today. G…

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70: Helping Astronauts Maintain Mental Health in Space.. And a Lot More 48:02

2+ y ago48:02

48:02

Mily Mumford researches the impact of space travel on the mental health of astronauts, and how mixed reality could eventually be used to help them cope. That's a lot, but they're also a theater creator and filmmaker. We talk through the multitudes, including a conversation about ableism in the way we choose astronauts. This episode of Parallel is s…

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69: Jobs and Disability: Beyond the Interview 48:44

2+ y ago48:44

48:44

People with disabilities experience appallingly high rates of unemployment. But convincing an employer to interview disabled candidates is just the beginning. We talk about how people with all kinds of disabilities can get, keep and thrive in jobs. This episode of Parallel is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview: Sign up, sign in and track w…

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68: Can You Describe It? 30:50

2+ y ago30:50

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Audio description gives people who are blind or visually impaired the information they need to fully enjoy TV, movies and even live events. We're focused mainly on TV, and how which streaming service you use and which platform you use it on, has a lot to do with whether you can get described content. My guest wrote the book on the current audio des…

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67: A Character on My Own Show 1:00:42

2+ y ago1:00:42

1:00:42

I, your humble host, sit for an interview about my career, my decision nine years ago to finally write about accessibility, and the book I wrote about Apple's iOS. We also talk about some accessibility problems in iOS 15. Guest Starring: Robert Carter Links and Show Notes: Support Parallel with a Relay FM Membership AppleVis iOS Access for All Book…

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66: Beyond Gaming: Designing VR Experiences for People with Disabilities 35:17

2+ y ago35:17

35:17

Enjoying a theme park attraction or playing on a playground isn't always an option of you're a wheelchair user or if you're a kid in a hospital. But virtual reality offers all sorts of ways to make experiences accessible. I'll talk about that with someone who's done it. Guest Starring: Freek Teunen Links and Show Notes: Enjoying a theme park attrac…

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65: Accessibility is a Spectrum for Gamers, Too 57:40

2+ y ago57:40

57:40

Talking about gaming accessibility for a variety of users. We cover hardware, how gaming studios address accessibility, and what it's like to advocate for and write about it, too. This episode of Parallel is sponsored by: The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related…

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64: What Does It Mean to be a Cyborg? 50:33

2+ y ago50:33

50:33

Lawrence Miller identifies as a cyborg. He, like a lot of us, has many identities. We talk about some of them, about art and about how augmenting one's body with technology is both a functional and a performative experience. This episode of Parallel is sponsored by: Dragon's Brood: An epic fantasy series. Listen now. Guest Starring: Lawrence Miller…

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63: The Standards Can't Tell You Where Delight Is 31:59

2+ y ago31:59

31:59

Christin Hemphill works with companies to build inclusive experiences for customers and employees. That's a fancy way of saying that your bank, your onboarding materials and your VR game should all be accessible to you. This episode of Parallel is sponsored by: Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Guest Starring: Chris…

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62: UX Design and Cognitive Disability 49:08

2+ y ago49:08

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Rain Michaels wears many hats. She is the UX designer behind Google’s Action Blocks and the new enhanced Select-to-Speak features on Chrome OS. As if that weren’t enough, she is also one of the maintainers for accessibility on the community-developed Drupal content management system, and she is a co-chair of W3C’s Cognitive Accessibility task force…

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61: How to Make Extended Reality an Accessible Reality 29:33

2+ y ago29:33

29:33

Excitement about the ways virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality could change our sensory experience of the world is palpable in some communities. But for people with accessibility needs, the very centrality of sensory experience can seem like a barrier. Designers and developers are working to change the perception and the reality of …

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60: Tech Inclusion and Indigenous Peoples 42:17

2+ y ago42:17

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Indigenous people often face an array of barriers to economic opportunity. Poverty, oppression and simple lack of access to the Internet service are among them. We'll talk about expanding opportunity through education, career preparation and extension of broadband to indigenous communities in Canada. What you'll hear applies to any population whose…

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59: Apple Event: Takes Served at a Pleasing Temperature 1:03:56

3y ago1:03:56

1:03:56

Three Apple news junkies give the company's fall product announcement event a few days to settle. We weigh in on all the new hardware announcements and what we imagine could come next. This episode of Parallel is sponsored by: Fastmail: Take control of your inbox by switching over to Fastmail - it’s time to put the human touch back into email. Try …

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58: #GAAD: Beyond the Hashtag 38:26

3y ago38:26

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Ten years ago, a pair of accessibility advocates decided to bring attention to the need for better accessibility in digital realms. They created Global Accessibility Awareness Day, or #GAAD. The annual event now attracts participation from Fortune 500 companies, including Apple, Google and Microsoft. But according to cofounder Joe Devon, #GAAD is s…

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57: Web Accessibility Testing on Mobile 47:48

3y ago47:48

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Mobile and desktop accessibility are similar, but different, just as mobile browsers can show the same pages desktop ones can, but with different interfaces and quirks. On this episode, we're talking about how to use mobile tools to test the accessibility of Web sites in iOS. My guest is the author of the #a11ytools testing suite. This episode of P…

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56: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Tech 1:01:55

3y ago1:01:55

1:01:55

Beyond the checkboxes and status reports that tally the numbers of women, people of color, and (on rare occasions) people with disabilities an organization has hired, are the lived experiences of individuals who seek to thrive in a variety of STEM careers. We discuss these topics and lots more with an educator, an engineer and an advocate for meani…

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