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About: Freedom Scientific, a Vispero brand, is a leading worldwide brand of assistive technology products for those with vision impairments. We offer products designed to promote independence, allowing blind and low vision individuals the same access to information as their sighted peers. World-renowned JAWS (Job Access With Speech) screen reading software and ZoomText screen magnification software provide users the independence and ability to seek education and obtain or maintain a career after vision loss. Our expansive product line includes both low vision and blindness technology for all aspects of daily living. The wide range of RUBY, TOPAZ, and ONYX desktop and portable video magnifiers are designed for their ease of use and assist with daily activities. Our impressive line of blindness hardware products include refreshable Braille displays and scanning and reading devices, offering many options tailored to fit individual needs.

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About: HumanWare is the global leader in assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision. HumanWare offers a wide range of innovative products, including the BrailleNote Touch, first Google certified braille tablet, the iOS compatible Brailliant braille displays, Victor Reader^®, the world's leading family of digital audiobook players, the unique Prodigi^® family of desktop and portable vision and reading systems, and the ultra-portable explore line of electronic handheld magnifier.

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About: Since 1858, the American Printing House for the Blind has operated in Louisville, Kentucky as the world's largest nonprofit organization, creating accessible learning experiences through educational, workplace, and independent living products and services for people who are blind and visually impaired. APH believes that the future belongs to everyone. By offering innovative products and services, APH opens up a door of opportunities for lifelong independence and success.

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AYES is happy to announce the launch of our new application OKO. OKO uses artificial intelligence and the back camera to recognize the pedestrian traffic light and inform the user of the walk, don't walk and the countdown state. We bring this state back to the user with three types of feedback, visual overlay, vibrations and audio feedback.

The application does not rely on any adaptations to the traffic light and runs locally on the smartphone, this means that it works at every intersection.

We always recommend to hold the phone at chest level with the camera pointing towards the direction that you want to cross. You can then rotate your chest between 10 to 15 degrees to locate the pedestrian traffic light. The moment we see that light the software immediately reacts. This helps to orient in the right direction and also stops you from veering off into traffic because the moment you veer off the feedback stops, you reorient and receive feedback to continue in the right direction.

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App: Download the OKO App from the Apple App Store here.

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About: AYES was founded by three experienced AI engineers that are defining autonomous navigation for blind and visually impaired people.

AYES.ai is the creator of the OKO App.

Simply point the back camera of the phone towards the intersection that you want to cross and the OKO application will instantly detect the traffic light and inform the user through audio and haptic feedback.

The OKO application can provide multiple services for your company, city or your country, all independent of physical infrastructure. This can increase your accessibility to 100%, overnight. OKO provides an accessible traffic light at every intersection. And, best of all, all OKO data is completely anonymized, ensuring your personal privacy at all times.

The OKO app is fully independent from infrastructure and does not require a Wi-Fi or Cellular connection to operate at full capacity. The algorithm runs locally on your device, meaning that it works consistently and reliably every single time. The application has been trained on more than 150,000 images and continues to improve. Download the app today.

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About: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit social enterprise providing employment, support, and training opportunities for people who are blind, deafblind, and blind with other disabilities. The Lighthouse has provided employment and support to people who are blind in our community since 1918.

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is a successful manufacturing organization with over 60 years of experience in precision machining. We produce an array of machined parts and plastic injection molding for various aerospace manufacturers, as well as a host of office products and hydration equipment sold to the Federal Government and the U.S. Military. We also own and operate stores on military bases along the West Coast. Our products and services include:

• Manufacturing: We are a successful manufacturing organization committed to making jobs accessible to individuals who are blind. Our manufacturing operations center on making quality products for the Federal Government under the AbilityOne Program and producing parts for aerospace manufacturers.

• Managed Services: The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. offers a variety of services to our commercial, federal, and military customers. These include Contract Management Support (CMS) services for government contracting offices.

• Base Supply Centers: We operate 12 AbilityOne Base Supply Centers (BSCs) that offer easy customer access to Lighthouse products, direct feedback and communication with customers, and employment opportunities for individuals who are blind in geographic areas not served by larger nonprofit agencies.

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About: Aira's mission is to remove barriers and make the world more accessible with visual interpreting.

We provide a live, human-to-human professional assistance service, an accommodation or productivity tool, that enhances independence by delivering on-demand, skilled and reliable visual interpreting for just about any task. Using the powerful combination of a camera and the Aira app on someone's device of 'choice', a professionally-trained agent will assist by visually interpreting what is in the camera's view or on screen, from describing to reading, from explaining to navigating - just about anything, safely and securely. Aira supports a growing range of devices including smart and tactile button phones, desktop computers and soon, wearables.

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Serving blind people since 1999, we're a family-owned, forward-thinking company offering both tried-and-true and exciting new products for blind and low vision consumers. We design and carry self-voicing educational software, Braille supplies, talking gadgets, adapted household items, tactile card and board games, audible toys and gift ideas. Passionate about innovation, we've also created dozens of products from scratch when a suitable solution did not exist. Shop online at http://www.braillebookstore.com/ and enjoy fast, free shipping.

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Hi, Tidbits readers, my name's Ben Moxey and I'm based in Newcastle, Australia. I'm really happy to be part of the Tidbits Team and look forward to supporting this valuable publication.

A bit about me and how I came to work in the BVI area. I grew up with very low vision in one eye due to retinal issues and relied on magnification and speech throughout school. They also tried to teach me Braille, but let's just say that I wasn't the best student! I was determined to use my remaining vision, no matter how impractical it was becoming.

When I was 20, the other retina came off and I've now been totally blind for about 21 years. This is when my love for assistive technology, and technology in general, really kicked in. I'll be honest, I was a bit of a computer nerd anyway, but I could quickly see how technology was my key to enhanced independence and lifestyle. I embraced screen readers, early smart phones and mobility aids. I even finally realised the huge value of Braille and finished off the course, though I'm still pretty slow!

Long story short (not one of my strong points), I've worked in the BVI area for 12 years with much of that spent reviewing, recommending and teaching assistive technology that suits the individual. I'm currently a proud employee of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT where I was the Practice Lead for the assistive technology service, and I've now moved into an Access and Technology Advisor role. Basically, this involves a strong focus on accessibility and technology innovation.

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In addition to serving as an Editor to Top Tech Tidbits, David also serves as an Editor to the Access Information News Publication and is also the National Commercial Assistive Technology Advisor for Vision Australia where he has worked since 1990. Over this time he has assisted people who are blind or vision impaired in their home, education, and work settings to take advantage of the benefits of using assistive and main stream technology.

In the last seventeen years, he has also been involved with evaluating technology for use by people who are blind or vision impaired covering both low and high tech equipment (including Microsoft, Samsung, Google, Amazon, and Apple). David is also one of the key spokespersons for Vision Australia relating to technology.

He has been an Apple Ambassador for Apple Australia since 2009 with a group of other Ambassadors / Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE)'s covering the range of Apple's Accessibility solutions throughout Australia.

David produces a range of podcasts (since 2011) covering Apple and other technologies which are distributed on his own podcast (http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com). In addition, he also has a regular Talking Tech program (since 2013) which can be heard every Tuesday at 4:30 Eastern Summer Time on Vision Australia Radio Melbourne (available online) or via https://omny.fm/shows/talking-tech-vision-australia-radio

David also runs a weekly Tech Monday where people can chat about assistive and main stream technology, share information, and any tips and tricks.

David lost his sight when he was 8 years old and had to learn Braille. Since then, he completed high school, went to Sydney University receiving a Social Work degree, spent 4 years drug and alcohol counselling, and then moved into his current job.

As a person who is blind, David believes that as a user of the technology that he recommends to others, that he is well situated to look at the strengths and shortcomings of the assistive technology that he comes across in both his professional and personal life, in particular, mainstream technology that is accessible.

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 18, 2023 - Volume 911

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9) JAWS for Windows with Microsoft Teams Power Tip: Popping Out A Chat

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10) AI Updates

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A) The Most Popular Search Engine In The World Is About To Look Different | CNN

Google is moving forward with plans to bring AI chat features to its core search engine as it works to keep pace with a wave of new artificial intelligence tools that could threaten the company's dominance online for the first time in decades:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/tech/ai-search-google-io/index.html

B) How To Sign Up For Google's Latest AI Features In Labs | May 11, 2023 | 9to5Google

During Google I/O 2023, the company announced several new impressive ventures into AI built for productivity. Each of these new Google projects is available in public preview, though you need to sign up for the AI Labs first. Here's how to do that:
https://9to5google.com/2023/05/11/sign-up-google-labs/

C) You Can Actually Chat With Images Now! (MiniGPT-4) | Matt Wolfe | YouTube

D) A Radical Plan to Make AI Good, Not Evil | Wired: Subscription Required

OpenAI competitor Anthropic says its Claude chatbot has a built-in "constitution" that can instill ethical principles and keep systems from going rogue:
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-ai-chatbots-ethics/

E) Call Annie: Your New AI Best Friend | Applevis

F) RIP, Webcams: Google's Project Starline Is A Remote Worker's Dream Machine

The tech giant unveiled the latest prototype for its AI-powered videoconferencing system, which is considerably smaller and simpler, and quite possibly the hero remote workers need right now:
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/work-life/rip-webcams-googles-project-starline-is-a-remote-workers-dream-machine/

G) Amazon's Working On A Secret New Home Robot That Could Be More Like Rosie | The Verge

Leaked documents reveal Amazon has a new generative AI technology called Burnham that could make its Astro home robot a whole lot smarter:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/12/23721400/amazon-astro-smarter-home-robot-ai

H) CEO Behind ChatGPT Warns Congress AI Could Cause 'Harm To The World' | The Washington Post: Subscription Required

In his first congressional testimony, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for extensive regulation, including a new government agency charged with licensing AI models:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/16/sam-altman-open-ai-congress-hearing/

I) Google's Open Source AI Tool Is a Major Step Forward for Accessibility in Gaming | IGN.com

Project Gameface uses your head and facial movements to control a mouse cursor:
https://www.ign.com/articles/google-project-gameface-ai-tool-accessibility-in-gaming

J) Adobe's New AI Automates PDF Accessibility Tags | Will Shanklin | Microsoft Start

Depending on who you ask, AI can be mesmerizing, terrifying or some combination of both. But Adobe's accessibility-focused artificial intelligence is a use case that (I hope) any reasonable person can get behind. The company's new Auto-Tag API can remove the tedium from making accessibility-friendly PDFs for people with disabilities:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/adobe-s-new-ai-automates-pdf-accessibility-tags/ar-AA1biX4V

K) Spooked by ChatGPT, US Lawmakers Want to Create an AI Regulator | Wired: Subscription Required

At a congressional hearing, senators from both parties and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said a new federal agency was needed to protect people from AI gone bad:
https://www.wired.com/story/spooked-by-chatgpt-us-lawmakers-want-to-create-an-ai-regulator/

11) Make Siri Listen Longer for Commands on iPhone & iPad | OSX Daily

If you ever find that Siri is cutting you off in the middle of you issuing a command to the virtual assistance, you may want to change the "Siri Pause Time" setting to a longer duration of time:
https://osxdaily.com/2023/05/06/make-siri-listen-longer-for-commands-on-iphone-ipad/

12) BrailleSense 6 and BrailleSense 6 Mini Firmware Updates Now Available | HIMS

HIMS is pleased to announce this patch release for the BrailleSense 6 and BrailleSense 6 mini notetakers. Important Note: This firmware release is available as an online upgrade for users with the latest firmware. If your firmware build is 20220913 or older you should perform an offline update. This new firmware patch includes new e-mail server type: “Exchange MS”, for use with new Microsoft/office365 Exchange servers. The regular Exchange server option should be used for local Exchange protocols. Also, the addition of the second Web Radio database, and the reorganization of the Web Radio application to accommodate that. To access the latest firmware and release notes, visit the page for your specific notetaker:
BrailleSense 6 Firmware and User Downloads: https://hims-inc.com/bs6-resources/user-downloads/
BrailleSense 6 Mini Firmware and User Downloads: https://hims-inc.com/bs6-mini/6mini-user-downloads/

13) 3 Of The Best Mastodon Apps To Use On iPhone To Help Move On From Twitter | iMore.com

Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter and implemented a slate of controversial changes, rival social media platform Mastodon has seen explosive growth. Regardless of whether you're a seasoned Mastodon user or are considering taking the plunge, you might be thinking about how you're going to use the app on iOS. For that, you'll want to kit yourself out with one of the best Mastodon apps you can find. But with such a surge in users, the number of Mastodon clients has absolutely proliferated. Working out which is the best one for your needs is not always easy. That's where our guide comes in. We've sifted through the apps to find three of the best Mastodon clients on iOS right now. Use one of these apps and you'll get a superb experience from your iPhone:
https://www.imore.com/apps/iphone-apps/3-of-the-best-mastodon-apps-to-use-on-iphone

14) An Audio Walk Through Of The Twitter Service With JAWS For Windows, (NVDA Keystrokes And Text Transcript Included) | Rachel Ramos | The Nerd Breakthrough

As there have been recent changes at Twitter, I have seen a lot of questions as to how to continue to use it with a screen reader? I seek to answer some of those questions in this short audio demo of the Twitter application/website on Windows. I use JAWS in this recording, but NVDA keystrokes, (where they differ from JAWS keystrokes) will be mentioned. There is a transcript included as well. The "Play" button for the audio can be found below the transcript. Enjoy:
https://nerdbreakthrough.com/an-audio-walk-through-of-the-twitter-service-with-jaws-for-windows-nvda-keystrokes-and-text-transcript-included/

15) Apple Introduces Tap To Pay On iPhone In Australia | Apple.com

New capability empowers local businesses to seamlessly and securely accept contactless payments, using only an iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app:
https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2023/05/apple-introduces-tap-to-pay-on-iphone-in-australia/

16) New Apple Leak Confirms iPhone 15 Release Shock | Forbes: Subscription Required

Legally, Apple's most contentious iPhone 15 upgrade is likely to be its locked-down implementation of USB-C. But for iPhone fans, a new leak has all but confirmed the biggest shock on their release will be the cameras. Respected leaker Unknownz21 states they have: "Finally received independent confirmation of this: Periscope lens will be available exclusively on the iPhone 15 Pro Max:"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2023/05/16/apple-iphone-15-pro-max-periscope-camera-design-change-exclusive-new-iphone-upgrade/?sh=56dc977c93ab

17) The Next Big Windows 11 Feature Update Is Imminent — Here's What's New | Windows Central

18) Bing Chat Update Brings Bevy Of New Features, Including Visual Answers, Improved Formatting, And Sharing Conversations | Windows Central

Microsoft announced several new features for Bing earlier this month, including knowledge cards, improved formatting, and sharing capabilities. The improvements should make Bing more engaging and allow the chatbot to communicate more information. Bing Chat recently entered open preview, meaning anyone can sign up for it without having to add their name to a wait list:
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/bing/bing-chat-update-brings-bevy-of-new-features-including-visual-answers-improved-formatting-and-sharing-conversations

19) Father Of Modern VR Says That Apple's Headset Is 'So Good' | Apple Insider

Apple's mixed-reality headset has apparently received the seal of approval from one VR luminary, with Oculus founder Palmer Lucky saying it is "so good:"
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/05/14/oculus-founder-says-apples-headset-is-so-good

20) Apple Headset's Capabilities Said to 'Far Exceed' Those of Rival Devices

The report indicates that Apple plans to unveil the headset at WWDC in June, and says many sessions at the conference will be related to developing software for the headset. However, the news outlet claims that mass production of the headset isn't expected to begin until September due to manufacturing delays. Apple is said to be "anticipating some production issues" with the headset, but there are no specific details:
https://www.applevis.com/newsletter/cast-your-vote-now-2023-applevis-ios-app-hall-fame-inductees

21) New Firmware For Orbit Reader 20 — Version B0.Xx.00.69rxx Is Now Available | Tech-VI List

We are pleased to announce the release of firmware version B0.xx.00.69rxx for the Orbit Reader 20:
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/4003

22) Chela Robles Scans and Reads A Holiday Postcard Using "Ask Envision" | Envision | Chela Robles | YouTube

Publisher (Di Blasi): I was fortunate enough to correspond with this reader regarding her Top Tech Tidbits Premium Subscription, only to learn that she is part of the beta group that is currently testing out the "Ask Envision" feature of the Envision glasses. Here is Chela demonstrating the new "Ask Envision" feature of the Envision Glasses.
Envision: Envisioner Chela Robles tests the new Ask Envision feature on her glasses. Watch as she uses the feature to scan a postcard, summarize it and much more. Fair to say she was quite pleased with the possibilities that this new feature brings forward:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHjZZnuPNW0

23) Apple Introduces New Features For Cognitive Accessibility, Along With Live Speech, Personal Voice, And Point And Speak In Magnifier | Apple.com

New software features for cognitive, speech, and vision accessibility are coming later this year:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/

24) Apple's New 'Personal Voice' Feature Can Create A Voice That Sounds Like You Or A Loved One In Just 15 Minutes

As part of its preview of iOS 17 accessibility updates coming this year, Apple has announced a pair of new features called Live Speech and Personal Voice. Live Speech allows users to type what they want to say and have it be spoken out:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/16/apple-personal-voice-creation-feature-ios-17/

25) New Live Speech, Personal Voice and Point & Speak Features for iOS 17 | What You Need To Know! | YouTube | 9to5Mac

Apple just announced and previewed their new accessibility features coming for iOS 17:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YvsIBlhBWI

26) Apple Accessibility Improvements Welcomed By Disabled People, With More Opportunities Ahead | 9to5Mac

May 16, 2023 saw the announcement of a flurry of Apple accessibility improvements, including a new “Assistive Access” interface option, Live Speech, and Personal Voice. These have been welcomed by people who rely on accessibility features, though they would like to see greater ambition for one of the features:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/17/apple-accessibility-improvements-welcomed/

27) Hardware That My Smart Phone Has Replaced | David Woodbridge | Editor | Top Tech Tidbits

I've put together this list of hardware that my smart phone has replaced. If you would like to add to it please send an email to our Publisher:
https://www.toptechtidbits.com/161.html

28) What's New In Microsoft Visual Studio Code Accessibility for April 2023

Publisher (Di Blasi): This is my code editor of choice. I've used many over the years such as Notepad++, BBEdit, Homesite, DreamWeaver, Sublime Text, Atom, Bluefish, Brackets and Coda, among others, and this is still my favorite. I use it for everything from HTML, CSS and Javascript to Python, and everything in between. Though I do believe that Replit, which recently partnered with Google, also offers an incredible IDE.
VS Code: Visual Studio Code has new accessibility updates, including better screen reader support and new audio cues. Check out all the April updates here:
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_78#_accessibility

29) This Braille Glove Reads Out Loud For You | Cool Blind Tech

Co-founder Kushagra Jain was inspired to invent the device while volunteering at an institute for the blind in India, where he discovered that 90% of visually impaired people cannot read braille:
https://coolblindtech.com/this-braille-glove-reads-out-loud-for-you/

30) What's New In Android Accessibility From Google I/O | Google I/O | Video

31) How To Find Your Parked Car On iPhone | Cool Blind Tech

Apple Maps' parked car feature allows you to use Maps to find your car in a sea of vehicles. For this to work, your car will need either CarPlay or a Bluetooth stereo that your iPhone pairs with:
https://coolblindtech.com/how-to-find-your-parked-car-on-iphone/

32) Patrizio Uses Speechtexter To Translate Foreign Broadcast Content | The Swing Post

If you are a fan of foreign radio broadcasts (BCL), you may have experienced the difficulty of transcribing the details of the programs, especially if they are in an unknown language. In addition, many radio stations have their own web pages where listeners can input their listening data, but these pages often do not allow the upload of any kind of file, even partial recordings of the broadcasts:
https://swling.com/blog/2023/05/patrizio-uses-speechtexter-to-translate-foreign-broadcast-content/

33) A New Version Of Sound Splitter For NVDA Users | Luke Davis | Tech-VI List

https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/4034

34) Wear OS 4 To Bring Animated Tiles, Native Golf Tracking To Galaxy Watches

Last week, Google announced Wear OS 4 during the Google I/O 2023 keynote event. It also released the first Wear OS 4 Developer Preview update that can be used in an emulator. It was revealed that Wear OS 4 brings a new watch face format, improved battery life, and Material You UI:
https://www.sammobile.com/news/wear-os-4-animated-tiles-native-golf-tracking-galaxy-watch-4-5/

35) Announcing FigJam Screen Reader Support | Figma

Last year, we launched screen reader support for Figma prototypes and shared insights from our screen reader beta. We are excited to announce another step in this work: screen reader support for FigJam. We sat down with the accessibility team to talk about the journey from beta to official release and share tips for anyone who'd like to use these updates to make their FigJam files more accessible:
https://www.figma.com/blog/announcing-figjam-screen-reader-support/

36) Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which App Is Best for You? | How-To-Geek

For about five years, Google Maps the undisputed king of mapping apps available on smartphones. Then Apple Maps came along and replaced Google Maps on the iPhone, putting Apple squarely in competition with Google. So which service is the best?
https://www.howtogeek.com/891850/google-maps-vs-apple-maps-which-app-is-best-for-you/

37) Apple Launches Satellite Emergency SOS Service In Australia And New Zealand On May 14, 2023 | The Guardian

The feature, rolled out to users in the US and UK last year, can send details including location without phone reception to trained specialists:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/15/apple-iphone-14-connects-australians-in-danger-to-helplines-via-satellite

38) Amazon Debuts New Alexa-Powered Echo Speakers, Budget Wireless Earbuds | CNET

The new Echo Pop joins the updated Show 5, which has a faster processor and better sound quality:
https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/amazon-unveils-new-alexa-speakers-and-budget-earbuds/#ftag=CAD590a51e

39) Beyond AirTags For Tracking 'Things', Apple Has Invented Future 'Wearable Tags' Worn On Clothing For Tracking Health, Fitness & More | Patently Apple

Apple first introduced 'AirTags' in April 2021. On May 2, 2023, Apple and Google announced that they're jointly working on an industry specification to address unwanted tracking. Now we're learning that Apple is working on a new kind of AirTag that Apple simply describes as a 'Wearable Tag." In a newly discovered patent application in Europe this morning, Apple describes an iPhone that could communicate with wearable tags that may be placed on different parts of a user's body or clothing and may be used for one or more health-related functions such as posture monitoring, sun exposure monitoring, physical therapy, running assistance, fall detection, fitness/activity tracking, motion tracking, medical applications, biometric applications, personal training, and other functions:
https://www.patentlyapple.com/2023/05/beyond-airtags-for-tracking-things-apple-has-invented-future-wearable-tags-worn-on-clothing-for-tracking-health-fitness.html

40) Dexcom G7 or FreeStyle Libre 3? We Tried Them Both! | Diabetes Daily

https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/dexcom-g7-or-freestyle-libre-3-we-tried-them-both-711035/

41) Cast Your Vote Now for the 2023 AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame Inductees

https://www.applevis.com/newsletter/cast-your-vote-now-2023-applevis-ios-app-hall-fame-inductees

42) It's Time for an Upgrade: Introducing the MATT Connect V2.1

Since 2017 the MATT Connect has been a classroom staple for students who benefit from accessing both a magnifier and a smart tablet. Recently, the MATT Connect got a big hardware upgrade — a new tablet:
https://www.aph.org/its-time-for-an-upgrade-introducing-the-matt-connect-v2-1/

43) DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) Is Smart and on the Way Up | Radio World

It's versatile, flexible and spectrum and energy efficient — so much more so than classic radio broadcast:
https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/guest-commentaries/drm-is-smart-and-on-the-way-up

44) Creating Accessible iOS Apps: An Action Plan | Equal Entry

It can be overwhelming getting started with accessibility in Apple iOS. The operating system has so many features, tools, and APIs. This is where the action plan will be helpful. The plan has three main points: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and good practices:
https://equalentry.com/creating-accessible-ios-apps-an-action-plan/

45) Chipolo's New Item Trackers Are Basically Air Tags For Android | Engadget

The One Point and Card Point only support Google's Find My Device network:
https://www.engadget.com/chipolos-new-item-trackers-are-basically-airtags-for-android-204801185.html

46) Braille Doodle — A New Way For The Blind To Draw And Learn Braille! | The Blind Life | YouTube

This is an interview with Daniel Lubiner, the founder of the TouchPad Pro Foundation. and creator of the Braille Doodle. In this interview, Daniel talks about the inspiration behind creating the Braille Doodle, which is a fun and engaging new way for the blind and visually impaired to draw and learn braille:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvSEhtFw9aQ

47) How To Transfer Every Picture From Your iPhone To An External Drive | Cult of Mac

Most of us store thousands of pictures and videos on our iPhones. There are multiple ways to make backups, but you might not realize that it's easy to copy these onto an external drive straight from your iPhone — assuming you have the right software and adapter. It's even easier from an iPad with a USB-C port. Here's how:
https://www.cultofmac.com/814389/how-to-transfer-every-picture-from-your-iphone-to-an-external-drive/

48) Why Developers Are Designing Video Games For Accessibility | PBS News Hour

With more than 3 billion estimated players around the world today, the video game industry has grown far beyond its kid-focused, arcade origins. Yet while more people pick up and play, limitations of the games still leave some behind. It used to be rare to have settings to adjust anything beyond volume control. Options for subtitles, the ability to completely remap the controller or change the game's brightness were scarce. But now mainstream developers are leveling up — increasingly considering accessibility when designing their games, whether to accommodate a visual impairment, a motor control issue or an anxiety disorder. The $184 billion game industry's massive growth over the last couple decades includes an expanding number of people with disabilities interested in playing, according to Alec Frey, a senior producer at Obsidian Entertainment:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/why-developers-are-designing-video-games-for-accessibility

49) Millions Of Android Phones Are Shipping With Malware Already Installed | TechRadar

Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro have discovered a worrying supply chain attack in which millions of Android devices are infected with "infostealer" malware before they even make it out of the factory. The affected devices are mostly budget smartphones, but the attack also spilled into smartwatches, smart TVs, and other smart devices:
https://www.techradar.com/news/millions-of-android-phones-are-shipping-with-malware-already-installed

50) Remembering America's First Social Network: The Landline Telephone | NPR

This is a place where self-described technology nerds are preserving and restoring machines that ran America's first landline telephone network:
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/10/1174719805/social-network-landline-telephone-system-computers-machines

51) List Of Microsoft Products That Reach End Of Support In 2023 | ghacks.net

https://www.ghacks.net/2023/05/16/list-of-microsoft-products-that-reach-end-of-support-in-2023/

52) From the Audio Description Project: Announcing ADP Updates | Tech-VI List

The ADP is starting a new regular feature on the website. The ADP Update provides a brief summary of the reports that ADP sub-committee chairs share at the monthly Steering Committee meetings. The ADP Update will be a quick and convenient way for you to stay informed about what ADP staff and volunteers are working on. New posts will go up around the first of the month. Check out our inaugural update:
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/4033

53) TPGi Newsletter | May 12, 2023

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May 1, 2023 | Shell Phone Show: Enhancements and Updates: Unlocking New Possibilities with BlindShell Classic 2 | MP3

In this episode of the Shell Phone Show, we shared exciting news about the latest system update for the BlindShell Classic 2. The update introduces two fantastic features. Firstly, users can now connect a Bluetooth keyboard to their BlindShell Classic 2, offering more flexibility and ease with typing. Secondly, a new option in the settings menu allows the battery level to be spoken when the back button is pressed and held. These updates aim to enhance accessibility and provide a more user-friendly experience. Stay subscribed to the Shell Phone Show for more news, demos, and upcoming features related to the BlindShell Classic 2:
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May 2, 2023 | Freedom Scientific Training Podcast: Tips for Organizing Your Outlook Inbox with JAWS

Are you looking for ways to manage your Outlook inbox more efficiently with JAWS? Want to learn about features that improve organization and productivity? In this session, we'll show you how to create and manage folders, plus demonstrate how to: Organize messages using Categories. Flag a message for follow up. Simultaneously apply multiple actions to messages using Quick Steps. Manage messages using Quick Actions. Create Rules to specify message actions. Reduce the number of messages in mail folders with the Conversation Clean Up feature:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tips-for-organizing-your-outlook-inbox-with-jaws/id1521340640?i=1000611520459

May 9, 2023 | Maryland State Library Agency Bi-Monthly Newsletter: March / April 2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lbpd-bi-monthly-newsletter-march-april/id1633488438?i=1000612331828

May 9, 2023 | Braille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 5, May 2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/braille-monitor-vol-66-no-5-may-2023/id818515069?i=1000612353945

May 10, 2023 | NFB Podcast: The MrBeast Cure Controversy

The wealthy and influential YouTube celebrity MrBeast recently caused a stir in our community by posting a video in which he “cured” the blindness of a thousand people by funding cataract removal. In this episode, Anil Lewis and Chris Danielsen discuss why well-intentioned public efforts like this can be problematic. They also talk about what it means to be "okay with blindness" and about the importance of understanding and respecting individual choices regarding whether to seek or accept medical intervention to improve or restore eyesight:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mrbeast-cure-controversy/id1531941451?i=1000612548349

May 11, 2023 | AppleVis Podcast: Introducing Aiko: A Powerful On-Device Transcription Tool for iOS and Mac

In this episode, Thomas Domville introduces us to Aiko, a free, high-quality on-device transcription app that can easily convert speech to text from meetings, lectures, and more. The app is powered by OpenAI's Whisper running locally on your device, which ensures that the audio never leaves your device. Whether you need to import an existing audio or video file or record directly within the app, Aiko offers flexibility and convenience. Aiko prioritizes accuracy over speed. Transcriptions can be exported the to various file formats and the app supports over 100 different languages:
https://www.applevis.com/podcasts/introducing-aiko-powerful-device-transcription-tool-ios-mac

May 13, 2023 | Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 127: Google IO 2023 or Google AI and a Chat with Zülal Tannur of From My Eyes

We first thank our podcast crew member for his priceless efforts of reorganizing our YouTube playlists. We then talk about Google IO and various AI tools and devices launched. We then had a chat with the developer of From Yours which is available for android and IOS. Then in our tip of the week, we talk about disabling absolute volume on Bluetooth devices. Coverage of Google IO | Interview With From Your Eyes | Disable Absolute Volume On Bluetooth Devices | Episode:
https://www.youtube.com/@BlindAndroidUsers/videos

May 14, 2023 | Living Blindfully Episode 229: Google IO Talks Google AI, Patronising Airline Behaviour, And What Are We Doing About Quiet Electric Cars?

https://www.livingblindfully.com/episode-229google-io-talks-google-ai-patronising-airline-behaviour-and-what-are-we-doing-about-quiet-electric-cars/

May 16, 2023 | That Real Blind Tech Show Episode 125: T-Rex Sex They've Lost Their Mojo, A Look Back at WWDC 22

Join Allison, Brian, and Jeanine for a look back at the features and announcements that we were excited about that were announced at WWDC 22. You would be amazed at how few we are still actually using. We discuss what we would like to hear at this year's upcoming WWDC. We talk A.I. because it is all the rage these days. How about a Rosey the robot from Amazon? Is Apple being left behind in A.I. How about an A.I. Steve Jobs? We talk podcast players, and Brian's talks about his meeting with the developers of the impressive OKO app for the blind:
https://thatrealblindtechshow.libsyn.com/episode-125-t-rex-sex-theyve-lost-their-mojo-a-look-back-at-wwdc-22

May 17, 2023 | Eyes on Success Episode 2320: Firefox Accessibility Enhancements

Accessibility has always been an important factor in the development of the Mozilla Firefox web browser. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Jamie Teh, technical lead for accessibility at the Mozilla Foundation, about recent improvements to both the accessibility and responsiveness of Firefox for those using screen readers as well and how that work is done:
http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show_notes_2320.htm

May 18, 2023 | Top Tech Tidbits Podcast for Thursday, May 18, 2023

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May 18, 2023 | 12th Annual 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

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May 18, 2023 | Supporting A Technical and Cultural Shift To Accessibility, Whatever Your Resources | TPGi

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Learn how you can start small and steady, and build up to making a profound shift towards embedding accessibility in your organization, both in terms of technical process and — most importantly — becoming part of the culture of your teams. What changes can people in different roles make right now to get the ball rolling? How can you keep that ball rolling with minimal resources? What should you concentrate on as you get more resources to dedicate to accessibility? And what's the most important thing your team can do to make these changes stick? We'll give you practical examples and answer your questions about how to grow capacity and keep the momentum going, no matter where you're starting from:
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May 18, 2023 | Tips For Improving Your Browsing Experience With Chrome And JAWS | Freedom Scientific

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May 18, 2023, 2023 | Learn How To Make An Impact In Accessibility As Someone Who Is Blind Or Visually Impaired! | Clusiv

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May 18, 2023 | Tips for Improving Your Browsing Experience with Chrome | Freedom Scientific

May 18, 2023 | The Secret to a Sustainable Digital Accessibility Program | Level Access

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
When creative agency and tech consultancy Wunderman Thompson recently embarked on a client website redesign, it partnered with Level Access to eliminate approximately 80 percent of accessibility errors before they were ever written into code — saving the client time and money, and ensuring a better user experience for all, right from the start. How did the team accomplish this level of accessibility efficiency, and how can you do the same? As we elevate the importance of digital accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Wunderman Thompson will share its secret to creating a sustainable digital accessibility program, how it's approach significantly reduces accessibility errors without extra strain on resources, and practical takeaways for programs of any scale:
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May 23, 2023 | Ask Sharky: Five Tips for Accessing PDFs in Adobe Reader with JAWS

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May 24, 2023 | Understand How to Create & Review VPATs (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity

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Whether working with an organization reviewing Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) of products you are considering purchasing, or a company creating VPATs so that you can market your products, this webinar will help you understand the importance of a VPAT. Join Michael Parker to learn how to create a VPAT and quickly evaluate potential red flags. Learning Outcomes: What is a VPAT, and when do you need it. What a VPAT tells you about your product or digital property. Process of creating a VPAT. Red flags to look out for. Meeting ID: 852 1082 0335 | Passcode: 766506 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,85210820335#,,,,*766506# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose):
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May 24, 2023 | Understand, Test, Solve: Semantics | TPGi

9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT
Presenter: Aaron Farber, Senior Accessibility Platform Consultant. The monthly “Understand, Test, and Solve” webinar series covers fundamental concepts in accessibility. Attendees learn how to address the set of WCAG Success Criteria for each concept. Over the course of this series, teams achieve full WCAG coverage in their testing. The latest webinar in this series covers Semantics — how to ensure modern user interfaces, with custom elements, beyond what's available in native HTML, are properly conveyed to assistive technologies. Attendees will: Know which UI elements require additional development to be consistent with WCAG. Gain fluency using Chrome Developer Tools to view the semantic information exposed by UI elements. Learn how to use ARC's Knowledge Base to confidently and accessibly create modern UI components from progress bars to combo boxes. This session is 30-minutes. Stay after the call for our 30-minute Q&A:
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May 23, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

May 31, 2023 | TOPAZ Magnifiers: Powerful Visual Aids (Assistive Technology Webinar — ACVREP CE Approved) | Access Ingenuity

June 2, 2023 | ATHEN Sixth Annual Accessibility Summer Camp 2023

July 1, 2023 through July 6, 2023 | NFB 2023 National Convention in Houston, Texas

June 7th, 2023 | Nothing Inspires People Like Cash! | Total Tech Solutions

June 7, 2023 | Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 9: Orientation & Mobility | APH

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A.) 12 Genuinely Useful Siri Commands You Probably Didn't Know (2023) | Proper Honest Tech | YouTube (8.0% of all clicks.)
I've made quite a bit of content about Siri here on the channel, and I'm very aware that it lags behind a lot of the voice assistant competition, especially as AI is starting to become more widely adopted, but for better or worse, Siri is the tool that over 1.3 billion of us have access to, so we might as well try and get the most out of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXvIC44CQJA

B.) A Bionic Eye That Could Restore Vision (and Put Humans in the Matrix?) | April 30, 2023 | Jackson Ryan | CNET (6.3% of all clicks.)
The Science Eye's grand promise is to help restore vision. If it works, we might even be able to manipulate our own reality. A few feet inside the unassuming front door at Science Corp. in Alameda, California, lies a brightly lit room with large, transparent windows. On a late November afternoon, three gowned surgeons carefully circle a New Zealand white rabbit laid out on an ocean-blue cloth. About a month prior, the rabbit — named Leela, after Futurama's one-eyed heroine — received an injection through the white of her eyeball. Just outside the surgery room, Max Hodak, the CEO of Science Corp., stands in jeans and a black hoodie, cradling a laptop in the crook of his arm. The presentation on his screen shows a small device, about the size of a penny, attached to a thin tail of wiring. It's a device he hopes can restore a critical sense and help the blind see again. It doesn't look like much — a miniature city of electronics attached to a microLED display just 2mm square — but it doesn't have to:
https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/a-bionic-eye-that-could-restore-vision-and-put-humans-in-the-matrix/

C.) Here's Where You Can Use Your iPhone As Your Digital Driver's License Or ID In 2023 | 9to5Mac (6.2% of all clicks.)
Apple announced plans to turn the iPhone into your driver's license in 2021. Plane tickets, movie passes, and credit cards were already digital. Now it was time to digitize government-issued identification cards. So far, very few U.S. states let you add your driver's license or state ID to Apple Wallet. However, there are more states without Wallet support where your iPhone can still become your driver's license:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/02/digital-id-drivers-license-iphone-states-airports/

D.) Apple Uses iOS and macOS Rapid Security Response Feature For The First Time | May 1, 2023 | Ars Technica (4.9% of all clicks.)
Rapid Security Response updates haven't been released to the public until today:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/seven-months-in-ios-and-macos-get-their-first-rapid-security-updates/

E.) Amazon's Alexa Is About To Get A Lot More Capable, CEO Says | Jada Jones | ZDNet (2.8% of all clicks.)
Publisher (Di Blasi): I'd be willing to wager more than a Starbucks run that it is. Alexa is, with minimal argument, the most capable voice assistant ever created. It achieved that status not only through AI, but through more-accurate-than-most, instantaneous voice recognition via the cloud. Put another way, Amazon hasn't yet incorporated true generative AI into the Alexa model. At least, not yet.
ZDNet: In a company first-quarter earning meeting, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that the company is working on a large language model that is "much larger and much more generalized and capable" to power Alexa. With this large language model, Jassy believes it will propel Alexa to become the world's best personal assistant. The announcement comes after the company laid off thousands of employees and discontinued its line of Halo products:
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A.) The Global Battle to Regulate AI Is Just Beginning | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/the-global-battle-to-regulate-ai-is-just-beginning/
B.) Apple's AI Plans Uncertain, As Pioneers Argue About The Risks Of The Technology | 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/08/apple-ai-plans/
C.) Why AI Cannot Be Stopped: The Anatomy of an Arms Race | Aaron Di Blasi | Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd.
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D.) Google's Behind In AI. Its Big Event This Week Could Change That. | The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/09/google-io-ai-products/
E.) OpenAI and Andrew Ng Just Released a FREE ChatGPT Prompt Engineering Course | Medium
https://artificialcorner.com/openai-and-andrew-ng-just-released-a-free-chatgpt-prompt-engineering-course-b0884c03e946
F.) How To Delete Your Data From ChatGPT | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-delete-your-data-from-chatgpt/
G.) AI Wrote 95 Percent of This Murder Mystery | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/death-of-an-author-ai-book-excerpt/
H.) You Trained the Chatbot to Do Your Job. So Why Didn't You Get Paid? | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/should-you-get-paid-for-teaching-a-chatbot-to-do-your-job/
I.) If You Like ChatGPT, But Only Read A Few Books About AI, Read These | Medium
https://artificialcorner.com/if-you-like-chatgpt-but-only-read-a-few-books-about-ai-read-these-db96129953ae

11) Blindshell Announces New Free Monthly Wireless Service For The Visually Impaired

12) Everything Google Announced at I/O 2023 | Wired: Subscription Required

From new mobile hardware and AI enhancements to search and productivity tools, here are the key takeaways from the May 10 presentation:
https://www.wired.com/story/google-io-2023-everything-announced/

13) Google Announces The All New Search Generative Experience Preview | May 10, 2023

A.) Supercharging Search With Generative AI | Google Blog
https://blog.google/products/search/generative-ai-search/
B.) Google Search Generative Experience Preview: A Familiar, Yet Different Approach | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/google-search-generative-experience-preview-a-familiar-yet-different-approach-175156245.html
C.) AI Is Changing Google Search: What The I/O Announcement Means For You | The Washington Post: Subscription Required
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/10/google-search-ai-io-2023/
D.) The New Google Search Generative Experience: Here's What It Looks Like | Search Engine Land
https://searchengineland.com/new-google-search-generative-ai-experience-413533
E.) Google Unveils Search Upgrades At I/O: Generative AI & 'Perspectives' | Search Engine Journal
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-unveils-search-upgrades-at-i-o-generative-ai-perspectives/

14) This Is Google's New Folding Phone | May 4, 2023 | CNN

Just a few days ahead of its product launch, Google unveiled an early look at its first foldable smartphone. In a video posted to Twitter and YouTube, the company teased a Pixel phone with a vertical hinge that can be opened to reveal a tablet-like display:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/tech/google-fold-flip-phone/index.html

15) New Listserv Dedicated To Mastodon and Supporting Apps | Steve Cook

If you would like to join a brand new list dedicated to Mastodon and supporting apps below is the information to locate, subscribe and post to the new list. To subscribe, send a message to: mastodon+subscribe@groups.io ✉. To post send a message to: mastodon@groups.io ✉. To learn more about the group visit:
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16) Final Cut Pro is Coming To iPadOS... Finally! Everything We Know! | May 9, 2023 | 9to5Mac | YouTube

Looks like iPad is finally getting Final Cut Pro, after years of rumors. Its finally true! Here is everything you need to know:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfBjSOOshRQ

17) Final Cut Pro And Logic Pro Come To The iPad At Last | May 9, 2023 | SixColors.com

On May 9, 2023 Apple unveiled Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad. Video and music creators can now unleash their creativity in new ways that are only possible on iPad. Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad bring all-new touch interfaces that allow users to enhance their workflows with the immediacy and intuitiveness of Multi-Touch:
https://sixcolors.com/link/2023/05/final-cut-pro-and-logic-pro-come-to-the-ipad-at-last/

18) Apple Launches Final Cut Pro And Logic Pro On iPad With New Subscription Pricing | The Verge

Apple is bringing Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to the iPad. Both apps will be available for $4.99 per month or $49 per year on iPad starting on May 23, 2023. For comparison, buying Logic Pro on a Mac costs $199.99, and buying Final Cut Pro normally costs $299.99:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/9/23716679/apple-final-cut-pro-logic-ipad-subscription-price-apps

19) Understanding MacOS Lock Screen Options | Apple Insider

Apple has provided a way for years to lock your Mac's screen when unattended. Here's how to use the options within macOS:
https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos/tips/understanding-macos-lock-screen-options

20) How To Hopefully Speed Up Voiceover Launch Time And Performance On Mac, No Terminal Required! | May 4, 2023 | Levi Gobin | AppleVis

That's right, I finally figured out how to give voiceover priority access to the CPU! I did some digging to find out how to do this. I copied a command from a website that said it would give an app priority access to the CPU. The website suggested that your application was in /applications, but that's not where voiceover is stored. It is stored in /system/library/coreservices/VoiceOver.app. You don't even have to copy or paste any terminal commands, because I was nice enough to compile it in a nice little Automator app. All I do is any time I am on a new system, I run the app. If I feel like it's been changed, I go to my utilities folder and run the app again. Basic overview of the app:
https://www.applevis.com/forum/macos-mac-apps/how-hopefully-speed-voiceover-launch-time-performance-mac-no-terminal-required

21) How To Lock Specific iPhone Apps Behind Face Id Or Your Passcode | MacRumors

In the interests of enhanced privacy, some third-party iOS apps include an option to require passcode or Face ID authentication before they can be opened, even though the iPhone is already unlocked. This puts the app's contents behind an additional layer of security, but not all apps offer the same facility:
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/automatically-lock-iphone-app-opened/

22) NVDA Local AI Image Captioning Using BLIP in Windows Explorer — Proof of Concept | Christopher Millsap | Tech-VI List

Hi Everyone. I've been working on an add-on to generate text descriptions of images in Windows Explorer using a state of the art AI model that is still small and fast enough to run entirely on a user's machine. It doesn't require a GPU, and uses about 1GB of memory on top of what NVDA normally uses. I have a YouTube proof-of-concept video at: https://youtu.be/Lg8-VX8KEG0 where you can hear it caption test images to get an idea of what its capable of. Not a replacement for OCR, but can give sometimes uncanny descriptions of images. More here:
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3992

23) Leasey Build 8046 Now Available | Brian Hartgen | Tech-VI List

This message contains important information concerning the new Leasey update. It is important that you download the installer for this version, details of which will be given below. I would like to thank our beta testers as always who have made valuable suggestions and have worked very hard on this update. If you experience a problem with this update, please let us know. Unless it is exceptionally high priority, any difficulties will be resolved in the June update which is already being worked on. There will be problems which have been missed. There always are. Changed in this version:
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3993

24) Enhanced Narrator Support In Excel

Narrator now provides a more succinct and efficient reading experience while working in Excel. Announcements are prioritized based on the information you need to skim a workbook and are customizable using convenient keyboard shortcuts. This article covers: How to access the new Narrator announcements in Excel. How to customize announcements via new keyboard shortcuts. Examples of changed announcements when using Excel. Known issues and how to share feedback:
https://sway.office.com/A24LjOo2uV8kUo3a?loc=play

25) Add Music, Or Just About Anything, to Existing Penfriend Labels | Marina Patten | YouTube

The Penfriend is a labeling system for the blind where you record audio onto stickers. This can be used to label anything, like medicine bottles and canned goods. One interesting thing I discovered is you can overwrite existing recordings with just about anything you want. In the tutorial, I explain how this is done. Note from what I understand, this is only possible on the Penfriend 3:
https://youtu.be/_gCmOllXaWk

26) How To Use Apple Watch Mirror On Your iPhone | May 8, 2023 | Cool Blind Tech

Apple Watch Screen Mirroring Allows You To View Your Apple Watch's Screen And Control Your Apple Watch Via Your iPhone:
https://coolblindtech.com/how-to-use-apple-watch-mirror-on-your-iphone/

27) Innovative BrailleDoodle Revolutionizes Learning for Blind Children Worldwide

The BrailleDoodle, an effective, enjoyable, and affordable device for teaching Braille, STEM, and experiencing Art is available right now for $70. The TouchPad Pro Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of the BrailleDoodle Kickstarter. This affordable and innovative device is set to revolutionize the way blind children learn. The BrailleDoodle Kickstarter campaign, which is in its first week, was fully funded in the first 24 hours. You can access the campaign here:
https://tech.einnews.com/pr_news/631720912/innovative-brailledoodle-revolutionizes-learning-for-blind-children-worldwide

28) Google Is Rolling Out Password-Killing Tech to All Accounts | Wired: Subscription Required

The tech industry's transition to passkeys gets its first massive boost with the launch of the alternative login scheme for Google's billions of users:
https://www.wired.com/story/google-passkey-password-replacement/

29) What's New in Version 1.1 For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1:
https://groups.io/g/victor/message/20613

30) Announcing Emacspeak 58.0 — ErgoDog!

31) Firefox 113 Significantly Boosts Accessibility Performance

About 5 years ago Mozilla shipped Firefox Quantum, an upgrade that included significant performance improvements for most Firefox users. Unfortunately, Firefox Quantum didn't improve performance for people who use screen readers and other assistive technology. In some ways, our screen reader performance actually regressed with the architecture changes that Quantum delivered. The Firefox accessibility engineers remedied much of that performance regression in the late Twenty-Teens, but by 2020 they'd done all they could to keep up. Continued investment in the old architecture simply wasn't going to be enough to maintain a competitive browser so we began planning a re-write, which became a project called Cache the World. This upgrade changes the way things work in Firefox's accessibility code so that screen readers and other assistive technologies have fast access to the content they need. Today, with the release of Firefox 113, those improvements are available to all Firefox users on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android:
https://blog.mozilla.org/accessibility/firefox-113-accessibility-performance/

32) Listen Up: Using AI to Build Personalized Assistive Hearing Devices | May 7, 2023 | Wired: Subscription Required

A new partnership between Google and an Australian hearing coalition is using machine intelligence to improve the customization of hearing aids and cochlear implants:
https://www.wired.com/story/cochlear-and-google-hearing-technology-coalition/

33) Jack Examines The C.Crane CC Skywave SSB 2 Radio | Jack Kratoville | The Swing Post

34) Accessibility Virtual Reality: User Studies with Children and Seniors Presentation | Equal Entry

VRTogether designed a virtual reality social game that is designed to alleviate loneliness and improve a person's well-being. Equal Entry worked with Azalee Group to see if using VRTogether's virtual reality app could improve the lives of seniors and the education of children. The study took place at Azalee's facility:
https://equalentry.com/accessibility-virtual-reality-user-studies-with-children-and-seniors-presentation/

35) DLARC Radio Library Surpasses 75,000 Items of Ham Radio, Shortwave History

Internet Archive's Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications continues to expand its collection of online resources about ham radio, shortwave, amateur television, and related communications. The library has grown to more than 75,000 items, with new resources including newsletters, podcasts, and conference presentations:
https://blog.archive.org/2023/05/03/dlarc-75000/

36) Uber Eats delivering order tracking on iPhone with Live Activities and Dynamic Island | 9to5Mac

Uber Eats customers will soon be able to track food deliveries on iPhone without launching the app or being bothered with notifications. Live Activity support already launched for Uber's ride-sharing app, but Uber Eats has only tested support in limited markets:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/02/wheres-my-uber-eats-dynamic-island/

37) Jordanian Enters AI Device For Visually Impaired In European Patent Competition

Magharbeh, who is visually impaired, told The Jordan Times that he's competing with his "smart necklace" device, designed to facilitate movement for blind people by detecting and warning them of potential obstructions, such as cars:
https://menafn.com/1106169578/Jordanian-Enters-AI-Device-For-Visually-Impaired-In-European-Patent-Competition

38) Street Fighter 6 Takes The Fight To Blind Accessibility | Can I Play That?

For Street Fighter 6, developer Capcom has worked together with ePARA to improve the accessibility for sightless and low-vision players. Among other things, ePARA is known for organizing accessible e-sport events. One such events is the Shingan CUP, a Street Fighter tournament exclusively for blind players:
https://caniplaythat.com/2023/05/05/street-fighter-6-takes-the-fight-to-blind-accessibility/

39) Japanese Game Studios Are Taking Accessibility to the Next Level | Wired: Subscription Required

Developers like Koei Techmo and Tango Gameworks are working to make accessible design a global standard:
https://www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wired.com/story/japan-game-studios-accessibility/amp

40) What Accessibility Settings Does Jedi Survivor Have? | VideoGamer.com

For those wondering what accessibility settings you can find in Jedi Survivor, don't worry. We've got you covered:
https://www.videogamer.com/tech/star-wars-jedi-survivor-accessibility-settings/

41) NV Access In Process for May 8, 2023

https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-8th-may-2023/

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Closing May 12, 2023 | Research On The Usefulness Of Sonification To Make Online Data Visualization Accessible

Blind and Low-Vision Adults Needed for Research on the usefulness of sonification to make online data visualization accessible. Hello everyone. We are a team of researchers at the University of Washington who are conducting research to gather insights into the usefulness of sonification as a strategy for making online data visualizations accessible. As part of this project, we're conducting an anonymous survey that should take about 10 minutes to fill out. We would like to invite all individuals who use screen readers and are 18 years or older to take part in the survey. We'd be grateful to anyone who takes part in the survey. Individuals can feel free to broadly share it with others:
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Closing May 12, 2023 | Research Study Seeking Blind And Low Vision Adults Age 21 Or Older With Professional Experience In Data Analysis

Greetings! Our research team from the University of Maryland College Park, supervised by Dr. Niklas Elmqvist and Dr. Jonathan Lazar, aims to understand the current data analysis practices of blind or low-vision professionals working with data analysis. We are recruiting participants who are blind or have low vision, are 21 years of age or older, and have professional experience with data analysis. If you feel that you meet these criteria, we request that you fill out a quick screener survey, which should take you no more than 5 minutes and asks you about your experience with conducting data analysis. If you are interested in participating, please complete the following quick screener survey at:
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Closing: June 1, 2023 | Home Video Audio Description Survey

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April 29, 2023 | Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 125: App Bonanza

This is our second bonanza for 2023 in which listeners can submit recordings of android app demos. We bring to you 5 apps. 1. Factual Quiz2020. 2. MediSafe Pill and Med Reminder. 3. Samsung Sound Assistant manager. 4. Habitica. 5. Cash Reader you can win a life time subscription by answering a question in the demo. This episode can be found at:
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May 1, 2023 | Living Blindfully Episode 227: A tutorial on Mona for Mastodon, the most powerful, accessible way to do Mastodon on your iPhone, iPad and Mac

https://www.livingblindfully.com/episode-227a-tutorial-on-mona-for-mastodon-the-most-powerful-accessible-way-to-do-mastodon-on-your-iphone-ipad-and-mac/

May 4, 2023 | AppleVis Podcast: Introducing Be My Eyes' Virtual Volunteer: A Demonstration of Some Game Changing Real-World Use Cases

In this episode of our podcast, Thomas Domville demonstrates the power of the Virtual Volunteer feature, set to come to the Be My Eyes app in late Q3 2023. Currently in beta testing, this feature, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 model, has the potential to be a game changer for people with visual impairments. It offers a virtual sighted assistant that can generate context and understanding for images, allowing for a greater degree of independence in everyday tasks:
https://www.applevis.com/podcasts/introducing-be-my-eyes-virtual-volunteer-demonstration-some-game-changing-real-world-use

May 4, 2023 | Unmute Presents: Navigating Creative Spaces and Staying Safe in the Digital World

In this episode of Unmute Presents - Friday Finds, we dive into the world of creative spaces and discuss Ed Sheeran's copyright lawsuit and its potential impact on creators. We also explore the importance of staying safe in the digital world, using common sense, and finding balance in creativity. Additionally, we touch on accessible Mother's Day cards for moms with low vision and the potential dangers of AI. Join Marty and Lynn as they navigate these fascinating topics and share their insights:
https://pnc.st/s/unmute-presents-on-acb-communi/24f341d1/navigating-creative-spaces-and-staying-safe-in-the-digital-world

May 4, 2023 | Blake Steinecke and Clusiv

Blake shares his story of vision loss at the age of 16, obstacles he faced in education and his career, discovering his passion for technology, working in accessibility and helping the blind community in education and employment with Clusiv, and shares about his other passions of blind hockey, his YouTube channel Adapting Sight, and more. Learn more about navigating vision loss, learning technology, the employment journey, being a visually impaired content creator, blind hockey and more!
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May 5, 2023 | That Real Blind Tech Show Episode 123: Fair and Balanced

Allison, Brian, and Ed get together to discuss the latest in A.I. news. We talk about the Godfather of Google A.I. leaving Google to warn the world about the evil of A.I., we discuss Brian's appearance on the NBC Nightly News discussing Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer, Microsoft's development of a privacy focused A.I. for companies, and would you trust an A.I. powered guide dog? We then dive in to how a blind person deals with a significant injury on top of blindness, and of course we have the usual laughs along the way:
https://thatrealblindtechshow.libsyn.com/episode-123-fair-and-balanced

May 6, 2023 | Blind Android Users Podcast Episode 126: Navigating the Play Store Part II Installing Apps

In this episode, we first thank the winners who have participated in the cash reader contest. We then show you part 2 of Play Store navigation and how to install and update apps. Then we demo Merlin Bird ID app. We then show you, what actually happened when the national emergency service was tested in UK and Wales:
https://www.youtube.com/@BlindAndroidUsers/videos

May 7, 2023 | Living Blindfully Episode 228: Mr BlueSky Please Tell Us Why, Standing Up Against The E-Scooter Corporate Lobbyists, And Shelly Brisbin Talks All Things Apple

https://LivingBlindfully.com/228

May 8, 2023 | Talk Back With The Blind Life Livestream For May 2023

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May 8, 2023 | That Real Blind Tech Show Episode 123: Be My Eyes, The Future of Customer Service with the Virtual Volunteer

Brian welcomes back Be My Eyes CEO, Mike Buckley to discuss how the Virtual Volunteer will be evolving with Be My Eyes corporate clients. They discuss how the Virtual Volunteer has been developing thanks to the closed beta group, how the Virtual Volunteer will work on the corporate side, and when the blindness community can expect the Virtual Volunteer to move in to a public beta:
https://thatrealblindtechshow.libsyn.com/episode-124-be-my-eyes-the-future-of-customer-service-with-the-virtual-volunteer

May 10, 2023 | Eyes on Success Episode 2319 NVDA: A Community Driven Project

The NVDA screen reader was first released in 2006 and continues to be used by people around the world. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with founder Michael Curran about the ongoing development efforts of NVDA, including the active community involvement and feedback-driven approach that continue to shape the future of this free and open-source software:
http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show_notes_2319.htm

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May 11, 2023 | Deploy for Accessibility | Accessibility.com

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
It started with a storyboard, then you added a script and sequence. Now it's time to render your accessibility plan into action. Learn methods for deploying accessibility across your organization that takes your design and development to fruition. Determine the best processes for measuring success and how to sustain accessibility as your organization grows:
https://www.accessibility.com/event/2023/develop-for-accessibility

May 11, 2023 | Fire Tablets Do Work | Many Faces of BARD

4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 11PM GMT
The topic for the May 11, 2023, Many Faces of BARD program will be BARD: Fire Tablets Do Work. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. This program will be recorded. This session will include a discussion and demonstration of how to use BARD on an Amazon Fire tablet. After the presentation, we will answer questions about the presentation and general questions about BARD. You can join the session by going to:
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May 12, 2023 | The Network of Assistive Technologists Welcomes Brooke Williams From Otter

11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT
The presentation will focus around topics including goals of higher education students and how that ties in directly with the history of why Otter was founded. We'll share a demonstration about 30 minutes in length - which will draw connections to Otter's purpose as a company to helping the end user learn and access information in the academic setting. In this case, the end user is students and faculty/administration, so I hope to share specific examples and stories from our other customers to frame specific feature benefits. Questions are always welcome throughout, too! I'll pause many times to allow for questions but proactively asking at any point during the presentation works too. Learning Outcomes: We hope to impart a sense of knowledge about Otter, and to empower the NOAT audience to view Otter as a resource for themselves and their students. My personal goal is to provide enough relevant context on Otter so that the NOAT community can imagine ways in which their own end users can benefit from not only the current state of Otter, but the future state and where Otter is heading as a technology:
https://sites.google.com/NOAT.ca/events/

May 13, 2023 | Travel Tools and Apps | Technology User Group | Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD)

7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT
Whether you are traveling to another city, state or country, we will look at tools and resources that will help you get the most assistance for your venture. All events are currently being held via teleconference until further notice. No programs will be held in person. Please dial (319) 527-4994 ☎ at 10:00 AM ET. For more information about the Technology User Group or to recommend a topic / technology for discussion, please contact: Jerry Price at (410) 230-2446 ☎ or via email jerry.price1@maryland.gov ✉

May 16, 2023 | Why is Web Accessibility Important? | Amy Albin | Vispero Learning and Development Coordinator

9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT
Accessibility ends with "y". But it also needs to begin with "why". Just as important as having the right accessibility techniques is knowing why accessibility is important. Amy Albin (she/her), a member of Vispero's Human Resources team, an industrial/organizational psychologist and a blind JAWS user, will present reasons for making your software offerings accessible to users with and without disabilities. You will learn: Why inaccessible technology is costing you and the concept of ROA (Return On Accessibility). The difference between reactive and proactive approaches to accessibility. How a blind person can perform job tasks by integrating Vispero's assistive technology with mainstream software. One thing you can do in less than five minutes to make documents more accessible and perceive the difference you can make from the perspective of a real JAWS user! Additionally, you will hear personal stories of the impact of accessibility and the lack of it on a wide range of life activities. Whether or not you work directly with software development, this informative, insightful experience will inspire you to critically examine your why. Register today:
https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-may-16-at-12pm-et-why-is-web-accessibility-important/

May 16, 2023 through May 18, 2023 | Virtua11y Web Accessibility Conference 2023 | Nomensa

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May 17, 2023 | All Ears: Let's Talk Audio Games | The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.

May 17, 2023 | Google Docs & Sheets for Accessible PDFs (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
Explore how to author Google Docs and Google Sheets for exporting to a tagged PDF for remediation. Join Rachel Reeves to focus on exporting Google Office to Microsoft Office to achieve a final PDF product with tags. Learning Outcomes: Explore Google tools to use in document creation to increase accessibility. Show the export barriers of Google files and how to export a tagged PDF correctly. Join Zoom Meeting: Google Docs & Sheets for Accessible PDFs. Meeting ID: 822 3486 6942 | Passcode: 378566 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,82234866942#,,,,*378566# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose):
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May 17, 2023 | Nonvisual Tips for Successful Travel | NFB of Maryland Senior Call

4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 11PM GMT
Please come join our conversation to explore the nuts and bolts of traveling as a blind person. Learn how to manage different modes of transportation and how to orient yourself in unfamiliar environments. We will share tips for individuals with various levels of changing vision. Where: NFB of Maryland Conference Call: (339) 209-4083 ☎ All are welcome! For more information about this event or the NFB of Maryland Senior Division please contact: Marguerite Woods at (443) 271-1668 ☎ / mwoods719@gmail.com ✉.

May 17, 2023 | The Business of Accessibility — Expert Panel | TPGi

8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT
Presenter: Mark Miller, Director of Sales. In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), TPGi is bringing together an expert panel of top accessibility experts to discuss how businesses benefit from creating accessible experiences, the return on accessibility efforts, the current state of accessibility and much more! Join host TPGi's Mark Miller, Director of Sales, with accessibility experts: Dena WainWright Vice President/Digital Accessibility Practice Owner, Personal Investing at Fidelity, Christopher Patnoe, Head of Accessibility and Disability Inclusion, Jaunita George, DA Digital Program Manager at Navy Federal Credit Union, Michelle Lana, Visual Designer IV at Navy Federal Credit Union. Register today:
https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-may-17-at-11am-et-business-of-accessibility-expert-panel/

May 18, 2023 | 12th Annual 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

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May 18, 2023 | Webinar: Accessibility Awareness and Foundations Training | Deque

May 18, 2023 | Supporting A Technical and Cultural Shift To Accessibility, Whatever Your Resources | TPGi

May 18, 2023 | Tips For Improving Your Browsing Experience With Chrome And JAWS | Freedom Scientific

May 18, 2023 | Are You Blind Or Visually Impaired And Want To Make An Impact In Accessibility? Then Register For Clusiv's Webinar This Global Accessibility Awareness Day? | Clusiv

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
If you are blind or visually impaired and want to be a part of making in impact and learning more about digital accessibility. Then this webinar is for you. Expect to learn about how to make a difference in accessibility and understand insights on working in the field. This world needs more people in the blind community to lead the charge in making this world a more accessible and inclusive place:
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May 24, 2023 | Understand How to Create & Review VPATs (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity

May 24, 2023 | Understand, Test, Solve: Semantics | TPGi

May 23, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

May 31, 2023 | TOPAZ Magnifiers: Powerful Visual Aids (Assistive Technology Webinar — ACVREP CE Approved) | Access Ingenuity

June 2, 2023 | ATHEN Sixth Annual Accessibility Summer Camp 2023

July 1, 2023 through July 6, 2023 | NFB 2023 National Convention in Houston, Texas

June 7, 2023 | Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 9: Orientation & Mobility | APH

June 27, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

July 25, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

July 25, 2023 | U.S. Access Board Town Hall Meeting in Baltimore

August 22, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

September 21, 2023 | Inclusive Design 24

September 26, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

October 24, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

November 6, 2023 through November 10, 2023 | Accessing Higher Ground | Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)

Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference. Hilton Denver City Center, Denver, Colorado:
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November 28, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

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A.) How To Turn On Audio Descriptions On Your iPhone Or iPad | Cool Blind Tech (4.7% of all clicks.)
On iPhone or iPad, you can turn on audio descriptions to have scenes in videos described to you:
https://coolblindtech.com/how-to-turn-on-audio-descriptions-on-your-iphone-or-ipad/

B.) TEFI, The Robot Dog To Guide Blind People, Developed By CESIC | Arthur Morgan (4.5% of all clicks.)
Publisher (Di Blasi): As one reader so profoundly remarked on Twitter, it would seem that AI will not only affect human jobs, but canine jobs as well.
Arthur Morgan: The CSIC, the Higher Council for Scientific Research, has developed a robot guide dog for blind people called TEFI, which can also help people with Alzheimer's, memory problems, or who live alone. And we are now looking for funding on Kickstarter. Few people know that flesh and blood guide dogs are very rare, and that they cost £ 30,000. The reason is that it takes several years to train them. Blind people have to sign up for a list with years of waiting, and only a few can access one. Even more complicated, it can be financed by an NGO or Foundation like ONCE:
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NBC Nightly News: The app "Be My Eyes" is using AI to provide low vision or blind users with instant audio descriptions of what they are facing. User Brian Fischler says the app allows him to do things on his own without a sighted volunteer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0_iICKVzhE

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If you're someone who frequently copies and pastes text and/or files to your Mac, you may have noticed that the clipboard on iPhone is limited. At first, you might even wonder where it is. Unlike on a Mac, there is no option to see your iPhone clipboard by default, and it is only stored in temporary memory, which means it gets wiped out every time you restart the phone. Additionally, storing more than one item in the clipboard is not possible; the original file would be overwritten. Although the clipboard functionality on iPhone may seem limited, it's still a useful feature. In this article, we will show you how to access your clipboard on iPhone and how to improve its functionality in various ways:
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8) Here's Where You Can Use Your iPhone As Your Digital Driver's License Or ID In 2023 | 9to5Mac

Apple announced plans to turn the iPhone into your driver's license in 2021. Plane tickets, movie passes, and credit cards were already digital. Now it was time to digitize government-issued identification cards. So far, very few U.S. states let you add your driver's license or state ID to Apple Wallet. However, there are more states without Wallet support where your iPhone can still become your driver's license:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/05/02/digital-id-drivers-license-iphone-states-airports/

9) Amazon's Alexa Is About To Get A Lot More Capable, CEO Says | Jada Jones | ZDNet

Publisher (Di Blasi): I'd be willing to wager more than a Starbucks run that it is. Alexa is, with minimal argument, the most capable voice assistant ever created. It achieved that status not only through AI, but through more-accurate-than-most, instantaneous voice recognition via the cloud. Put another way, Amazon hasn't yet incorporated true generative AI into the Alexa model. At least, not yet.
ZDNet: In a company first-quarter earning meeting, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that the company is working on a large language model that is "much larger and much more generalized and capable" to power Alexa. With this large language model, Jassy believes it will propel Alexa to become the world's best personal assistant. The announcement comes after the company laid off thousands of employees and discontinued its line of Halo products:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazons-alexa-is-about-to-get-a-lot-more-capable-ceo-says/

10) A Bionic Eye That Could Restore Vision (and Put Humans in the Matrix?) | April 30, 2023 | Jackson Ryan | CNET

The Science Eye's grand promise is to help restore vision. If it works, we might even be able to manipulate our own reality. A few feet inside the unassuming front door at Science Corp. in Alameda, California, lies a brightly lit room with large, transparent windows. On a late November afternoon, three gowned surgeons carefully circle a New Zealand white rabbit laid out on an ocean-blue cloth. About a month prior, the rabbit — named Leela, after Futurama's one-eyed heroine — received an injection through the white of her eyeball. Just outside the surgery room, Max Hodak, the CEO of Science Corp., stands in jeans and a black hoodie, cradling a laptop in the crook of his arm. The presentation on his screen shows a small device, about the size of a penny, attached to a thin tail of wiring. It's a device he hopes can restore a critical sense and help the blind see again. It doesn't look like much — a miniature city of electronics attached to a microLED display just 2mm square — but it doesn't have to:
https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/a-bionic-eye-that-could-restore-vision-and-put-humans-in-the-matrix/

11) Comprehensive Tutorial On Mona For Mastodon | Living Blindfully | Available To Living Blindfully Plus Subscribers On May 1, 2023 And To Everyone Else Three Days Later

Living Blindfully episode 226 is now available to our Plus subscribers. I want to express my appreciation to everyone who has helped to ease the load for me by becoming a Living Blindfully Plus member, so I can afford to hire others to help with some of the behind the scenes aspects. It's making a huge difference. Hopefully you'll be able to see that given that I had had time to produce an extra, time-sensitive episode. I'm delighted to be able to do this, and I hope you find it helpful. At 12 PM New Zealand time on 1 May, that's 8 PM Eastern, 5 PM Pacific on 30 April, Living Blindfully Plus subscribers will have access to episode 227 of the podcast. This is a 2.5 hour tutorial on Mona for mastodon. I use the word "tutorial" very sparingly. Often in my podcasts, I might do a demonstration, or a review, but for me, a tutorial is at a higher level. It's about teaching how to use all the key elements of a product. What you'll hear in episode 227 is a tutorial in the style of the products I used to do when I ran Mosen Consulting:
Preview: https://www.livingblindfully.com/lbpreview0227/
Episode: https://livingblindfully.com/227

12) Review: Mona: A Unique Mix of Customization Options and Features You Won't Find in Any Other Mastodon App | John Voorhees | MacStories

Mona is a brand new, highly customizable Mastodon client from Junyu Kuang, the developer of Spring, which is one of the few remaining third-party Twitter clients that still works and pioneered many of the features found in Mona. Mona, which is available on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, is a power-user app through and through. The app has a dizzying array of settings for customizing the entire Mastodon experience. If, like me, you enjoy the sort of tinkering that Mona enables, you'll absolutely love this app:
https://www.macstories.net/reviews/mona-a-unique-mix-of-customization-options-and-features-you-wont-find-in-any-other-mastodon-app/

13) Public Release of Mona for Mastodon: Now Available in the iOS App Store | David Goldfield | Tech-VI List

I first became aware of the developer Junyu Kuang from his excellent Spring app. Spring was a third party app for accessing Twitter. It was an incredibly accessible app and was a joy to use. Once Twitter began blocking third party apps from accessing the service I thought that using Mastodon would be just as amazing if we could have a similar app for accessing the platform. A few months ago the developer did release a beta of a Spring-like app for accessing Mastodon called Mona. While there are many Mastodon apps which are very accessible Mona was the most amazing app I had used. It is incredibly configurable, optimized for VoiceOver and you'll even find Accessibility as the first category under Settings with some settings just for VoiceOver users. While Mona is also available for the Mac I have not had an opportunity to use it as I am currently not a Mac user. For basic features Mona is free but reasonably priced in-app purchases will unlock all of its features. Discounts are available for users who have already purchased Spring. Due to time constraints I am not able to provide any one on one support to users. The App Store link can be accessed here:
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3923

14) Mastodon Simplifies Sign-Ups To Attract New Users | Mariella Moon | Engadget

Its new onboarding process now offers mastodon.social as a default sign-up option. After Elon Musk took over Twitter, one of the alternatives to the social media website that users flocked to was Mastodon. It's a decentralized network where people can choose from multiple servers or "instances," with each one being independently operated. At the moment, there are 12,000-plus instances people can choose from, and the Mastodon team has realized that picking one could be overwhelming for casual users. As a result, the service has rolled out a new onboarding process that makes one of the instances it operates, mastodon.social, a default sign-up option:
https://www.engadget.com/mastodon-simplifies-sign-ups-to-attract-new-users-061520683.html

15) How To Change Siri's Voice on iPhone, Mac, or Apple Watch | Apple Insider

If you're getting bored of the current Siri voice, you can change how the voice sounds, or even change Siri's language without changing your device's language. Here's how to do it:
https://appleinsider.com/inside/siri/tips/how-to-change-siris-voice-on-iphone-mac-or-apple-watch

16) Envision Incorporates ChatGPT AI Sight Assistance Into Its Smart Glasses for the Visually Impaired | May 1, 2023 | Top Tech Tidbits

Envision, a top creator of smart glasses designed to assist blind individuals in reading and identifying objects, has integrated a groundbreaking voice-activated sight assistant into its glasses, powered by the most sophisticated artificial intelligence ever developed:
https://www.toptechtidbits.com/157.html

17) Apple Uses iOS and macOS Rapid Security Response Feature For The First Time | May 1, 2023 | Ars Technica

Rapid Security Response updates haven't been released to the public until today:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/seven-months-in-ios-and-macos-get-their-first-rapid-security-updates/

18) Researchers Develop Tiny Hydraulic Haptics For Touchscreen Notifications You Can Physically Feel | TechCrunch

Publisher (Di Blasi): Can you imagine? An otherwise flat touch screen surface that could provide location specific haptic feedback in any formation across the entire screen? Now this could truly change the accessibility of touch screens forever, while at the very same time either elevating braille to an entirely new level of functionality, or birthing an entirely new "haptic" user interface in the process. Very exciting stuff.
TechCrunch: Touchscreens with the ability to be dynamically tactile could have accessibility benefits by enabling form and texture to co-exist with the utility of flat panel computing — for instance by providing people with visual impairment with physical signals to help identify key on-screen content (paired with the necessary software to power such a use-case in existing apps and interfaces of course). The ever inventive Future Interfaces Group at Carnegie Mellon University is behind the research into what they describe as ":embedded electroosmotic pumps for scalable shape displays". The main breakthrough they're claiming here is squeezing the hydraulics-based haptics into a thin enough panel that it can be sequestered behind an OLED screen — such as those found on modern smartphones:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/27/tactile-push-notifications/
Related: https://gizmodo.com/carnegie-mellon-touchscreen-pop-up-buttons-1850377517

19) Windows 10 Will Reach End Of Support On October 14, 2025 | Jason Leznek | Microsoft | Windows Client Roadmap Update

Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025. The current version, 22H2, will be the final version of Windows 10, and all editions will remain in support with monthly security update releases through that date. Existing LTSC releases will continue to receive updates beyond that date based on their specific lifecycles. Recommendations:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-client-roadmap-update/ba-p/3805227
Related: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-10/windows-10-is-finished-microsoft-confirms-version-22h2-is-the-last
Related: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-is-ending-windows-10-updates/

20) Siri Bug in iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 Frustrates Visually Impaired Users | May 2, 2023 | I Think Different

A Siri bug discovered in iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 is causing problems for users who rely on the virtual assistant to create and read back calendar events. This bug is especially problematic for individuals with visual impairments who may use Siri to set important appointments, as Siri cannot create or read back events set on the 31st of any month within 31 days:
https://www.ithinkdiff.com/siri-bug-ios-16-4-1-visually-impaired-users/

21) iPhone: Did You Know? | Jon Avila

Did you know that you can take a picture of a phone number on paper with your iPhone and then tap on the number in the pic and it will call it?

22) 12 Genuinely Useful Siri Commands You Probably Didn't Know (2023) | Proper Honest Tech | YouTube

I've made quite a bit of content about Siri here on the channel, and I'm very aware that it lags behind a lot of the voice assistant competition, especially as AI is starting to become more widely adopted, but for better or worse, Siri is the tool that over 1.3 billion of us have access to, so we might as well try and get the most out of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXvIC44CQJA

23) Exclusive: iOS 16 Has New Hidden System To Restrict Specific Features Based On The User's Location | 9to5Mac

You can use an iPhone or iPad almost anywhere in the world, but some iOS features are only available in specific places. In some cases, these restrictions are related to local regulations (such as FaceTime not being available in the UAE). 9to5Mac has now learned that Apple has been testing a new, more modern system hidden in iOS 16 to restrict features based on the user's location:
https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/25/ios-16-restrict-features-based-on-location/

24) Transcribing Audio Using The Desktop Version of Word for Windows | Kelly Ford | The Idea Place

A while ago I wrote about transcribing audio using Word for the Web and a screen reader. Earlier this year Microsoft made the transcription functionality available for some versions of the desktop version of Word. This blog post has more details:
https://theideaplace.net/transcribing-audio-using-the-desktop-version-of-word-for-windows/

25) From The RNIB: New Book Player/Bluetooth Speaker: The RNIB Accord

The RNIB Accord combination USB player and Bluetooth speaker is our most advanced audio device and designed specifically for blind and partially sighted users, with easy-to-use tactile controls, wireless charging, easy-to-locate ports, bookmarking features and chapter skipping function. Small (just a little larger than a standard coffee mug) and highly portable, you can listen to Talking Books on USB and any other audio via Bluetooth — podcasts, BBC Sounds, Audible audiobooks, your 'dance like nobody's watching' playlist. If your smartphone or tablet can play it, you can listen to it on the RNIB Accord:
https://shop.rnib.org.uk/rnib-accord-usb-player-94220

26) How to Use Shortcuts on Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac | Wired: Subscription Required

Make your life easier. With Apple's app, you can trigger a series of automated tasks with a single tap or Siri voice command. You might have seen the Apple Shortcuts app installed on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, but it might not be immediately clear what it is or how to use it. This app can streamline your routines and free up a precious few seconds on repetitive tasks. A shortcut is simply a way to get something done with your apps via a single tap or word to Siri. You can create a simple shortcut to browse the top news stories of the day, for example, or a chain of actions to close your smart blinds, play sleep sounds, and turn off the lights at bedtime. The Shortcuts app arrived with iOS 12 in 2018. It grew from an automation tool for iPhones called Workflow that Apple had acquired the previous year. It's supposed to make everyday tasks a little easier, but understanding how to get the most from it can be challenging. That's why we've compiled this handy guide on how to use the Shortcuts app:
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-apple-shortcuts-app/

27) Send iMessages From Your Windows PC Starting Today — But There's A Catch | April 26, 2023 | iMore

If you're using a Mac you can send iMessages just fine, but doing it from a Windows PC is a bit of a problem. Or at least it was. That all changed as of today with Microsoft releasing an updated Phone Link app that allows people to send iMessages using their Windows 11 PC just fine. Although it has to be said that there are some caveats to that. Microsoft announced the new Phone Link app back in February but it was only an early preview. Now, it's ready for anyone and everyone to give it a go:
https://www.imore.com/apps/messaging-apps/send-imessages-from-your-windows-pc-starting-today-but-theres-a-catch
Related: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/04/26/microsofts-phone-link-for-ios-has-arrived-bringing-a-crippled-imessage-to-windows-11

28) How To Create A Custom Android Home Screen With Microsoft Launcher | Veroniiica

I've been designing my own custom Android home screens for over ten years now, and first started exploring the concept of making Android phones easier to use with low vision when I was a sophomore in high school. My first custom home screen design featured custom app icons with photos of my best friends that I had designed in a photo editing app, as I liked being able to see large photos that made me happy on my phone, instead of having photos on my home screen masked by a bunch of icons. Over the years, I have experimented with a few different Android home screen layouts and launcher applications, and discovered that gesture-based UIs/interfaces with a colorful phone wallpaper work best for me:
https://veroniiiica.com/how-to-create-a-custom-android-home-screen-microsoft-launcher/

29) Accessible PDF Creation Tip

When creating PDFs, always avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created in this way, but the native document's heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Always use "Save As" or "Export" to preserve these tags.

30) New NVDA Addon: Piper Neural Voices for NVDA (Alpha Version) | David Goldfield | Tech-VI List

These are voices which attempt to be high quality. As the readme file below indicates these voices are not perfect. This is an alpha version and so is not ready for prime time use but this is a promising first version with a lot of potential. I do not know if these voices can be imported or adapted for use with other screen readers on Windows. Due to time constraints I am not able to provide assistance or answer further questions. Please follow the instructions in the below readme file for installing the addon and its voices:
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3949

31) This Tablet Turns Images Into Tactile Displays For People Who Are Visually Impaired | Fast Company

Dot Pad is a winner in Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90878663/dot-pad-tablet-tactile-displays-visually-impaired

32) Amazon Will Launch a Free Live TV Streaming Service With 400 Channels This Summer For The Fire TV

On May 1, 2023 Amazon announced the launch of Fire TV Channels, a free live TV service that will work similar to Pluto TV and The Roku Channel. This service will launch in the summer of 2023 and will offer 400 live channels:
https://cordcuttersnews.com/amazon-will-launch-a-free-live-tv-streaming-service-with-400-channels-this-summer-for-the-fire-tv/

33) Challenges for Screen-Reader Users on Mobile | Tanner Kohler | Nielsen Norman Group | World Leaders in Research-Based User Experience

Summary: Using a screen reader on a mobile device is challenging because users must access information sequentially and they cannot easily scan page content. Screen-reader users do not consider accessibility menus helpful:
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/screen-reader-users-on-mobile/

34) Can AIRA Assist Me In Taking A COVID Test? | Jenine Stanley | Tech-VI List

David Goldfield: The following message was written by Jenine Stanley from AIRA responding to a question about using AIRA to assist in taking a Covid test:
https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/3917

35) Grammarly Rolls Out Its Generative Ai Tools With These Limits | 9to5Google

Earlier this year Grammarly hopped on the generative AI train with some genuinely useful tools for helping its users to craft and refine content. Now, those AI tools are rolling out to Grammarly users, but with some limits. Grammarly is a useful tool that's made waves over the years for its ability to help users correct errors in their writing beyond just simple spell check. Often, the tool could help correct for tone and other grammatical issues that wouldn't be caught otherwise:
https://9to5google.com/2023/04/27/grammarly-rolls-out-its-generative-ai-tools-with-these-limits/

36) Dimensional ALT Text: Enhancing Spatial Understanding Through Dimensional Layering of Image Descriptions for Screen Reader Users | ACM Digital Library

Over the past decade, there has been a significant improvement in the quality of images we see on the web, and image processing technologies such as monocular depth estimation are opening up new possibilities for various applications. However, despite these developments, how we utilize image descriptions for image accessibility has remained stagnant since alt text was introduced with HTML 2.0 in 1995. This paper presents the concept of Dimensional alt text, which enables users to navigate image descriptions through three-dimensional layers: the foreground, middle ground, and background. Our research findings suggest that providing space for image descriptions on each dimensional layer can assist users in building a mental image of the photo, resulting in better spatial understanding. Our discussion for future work is to extend the use case of the prototype to a broader range of users and investigate a hybrid authoring model that combines human authorship with AI assistance:
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3544549.3585706

37) Reader Petition To California School for the Blind

Darren Dizon has started the following petition at change.org. He writes: "In today's ever changing world of modern technology, students need to be able to keep up with their sighted peers. The ever evolving Braillesense allows them to do this by providing students access to constantly updating software that allows them to work in things such as Google Docs. In addition, the Braillesense provides the productivity and flexibility of a modern off the shelf Tablet, and notetaker combined."
https://www.change.org/p/help-get-better-devices-for-the-visually-impaired

38) What To Expect From Google I/O 2023: Android, AI, AR, and Pixel | April 29, 2023 | Abner Li | 9to5Google

As Google's biggest show of the year, every I/O brings a ton of news. However, the stakes for I/O 2023 seem bigger, with announcements that could more thoroughly change how people use Google's biggest products:
https://9to5google.com/2023/04/29/google-io-2023-preview/

39) How Forza Motorsport's Next Entry Is Introducing Innovative Visual Accessibility | IGN

Blind Driving Assists seek to make the racing genre accessible for blind/low vision players:
https://www.ign.com/articles/how-forza-motorsports-next-entry-is-introducing-innovative-visual-accessibility
Related: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/04/27/forza-motorsport-accessibility-features-blind-driving/
Related: https://www.motor1.com/news/664838/forza-motorsport-coming-assist-features-visually-impaired-gamers/

40) New Tech and a Sense of Community: CSUN's Assistive Technology Conference Celebrates 38 Years | CSUN Today

If you were a first-timer at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference this year, you certainly weren't alone. This year saw a "significant increase" in first-time attendees at the nation's premier tech conference for people with disabilities, that took place March 13-17 at the Anaheim Marriott. So what drew all these new people in? Event and Marketing Manager for CSUN's Center on Disabilities, Andrew Elkins, said the jump was likely due, in part, to a more robust digital advertising campaign:
https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/community/new-tech-and-a-sense-of-community-csuns-assistive-technology-conference-celebrates-38-years/

41) Student-Developed Smart Glove Boosts Braille Accessibility and Literacy | The Cornell Daily Sun

Two Cornell students have created BrailleWear, a smart glove that aims to improve accessibility and increase braille literacy rates among the visually impaired. BrailleWear was co-founded by information science student Kushagra Jain '23 and Nolan School of Hotel Administration student Lyon Li '23 in 2022. The duo founded BrailleWear under their company ORama AI to develop and manufacture a smart glove that would enable the visually impaired to read braille while also learning how to understand braille code in the process:
https://cornellsun.com/2023/04/26/student-developed-smart-glove-boosts-braille-accessibility-and-literacy/

42) Braille Version Of Assamese Dictionary 'Hemkosh' Receives Guinness World Record Certification | May 1, 2023 | India Today

An email communication on April 24, 2023, confirmed that Hemkosh's Braille Edition is the Guinness World Records holder of 'Largest Bilingual Braille Dictionary' and its official certificate presentation ceremony was held at the Birinchi Kumar Baruah (BKB) Auditorium, Gauhati University on May 1, 2023:
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/braille-version-of-assamese-dictionary-hemkosh-receives-guinness-world-record-certification/ar-AA1aA46k

43) Star Wars Jedi Survivor Gets Slow Mode And Other Accessibility Options

'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' will include a Slow Mode toggle and other accessibility options. EA has revealed the support being given to ensure "more players" can enjoy the action, including fully remapping the controls, various difficulty settings, and options for subtitles and visuals. In a blog post explaining the options, Jonas Lundqvist — senior director of development — said: "With 'Jedi: Survivor', we've been able to build on what we learned from 'Fallen Order'.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/star-wars-jedi-survivor-gets-slow-mode-and-other-accessibility-options/ar-AA1aq2nc

44) Freedom Scientific May 2023 Training Events

45) Library for the Blind and Print Disabled | Maryland State Library Agency | May / June 2023 Newsletter

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MDLIBRARY/bulletins/34a2814

46) AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for April 2023

https://www.applevis.com/newsletter/applevis-unlimited-whats-new-noteworthy-april-2023

47) Braillists Foundation Weekly Update

https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=f8b3c5f851151c8180717ff70&id=47ad6b7e7e

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April 10, 2023 | Airacast Episode 45: What's the A I stand for?

In this episode we talk with Agent Trainer Tiffany Mannosh about her experiences at CSUNATC23. Then we answer the eternal question, "What does Aira stand for?":
https://pnc.st/s/airacast/6cf8df11/airacast-episode-45-what-s-the-a-i-stand-for-

April 10, 2023 | Airacast Episode 46: Quickly Supporting 3 Words

In this episode we'll show you the much easier and more accessible version of Team Viewer you can use on your PC or Mac with the Aira desktop app, Team Viewer Quick Support, https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/info/quicksupport/ We've mentioned the What 3 Words app for iOS and Android before. Now we'll take a closer look at this app: https://what3words.com:
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April 19, 2023 | Airacast Explorer Call April 2023 | MP3

This month we're talking updates. First we look at updates to the Aira Explorer app since its launch. Then Sevana Massih, VP of Service Delivery and Amanda Nuckoles, Agent Manager, give us an update on the feedback process, how it works and why it's important:
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April 24, 2023 | Airacast Episode 48: Change is in the Air

The change of season brings changes to the Vispero Access Network offer. Rachel Buchanan joins us to let you know all about it. Plus, we'll talk app rating and what to have on hand before calling tech support:
https://pnc.st/s/airacast/b9f2c935/airacast-episode-48-change-is-in-the-air

April 26, 2023 | FSCast 229: An Interview With Mandy Van Cleave, An Overview Of Text Viewer, And How To Write Compelling Bug Reports

On FSCast 229, when Mandy Van Cleave started her job as an assistive technology trainer, little did she know that she would soon need that technology for herself. We hear from Mandy about her personal and professional experience, as well as about a new ZoomText feature that might change the way you use screen magnification. We also give a few tips on how to stay on the same page with your sighted colleagues and friends, and how to write bug reports that stand out:
https://blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast-229-an-interview-with-mandy-van-cleave-an-overview-of-text-viewer-and-how-to-write-compelling-bug-reports/

April 27, 2023 | ScripTalk: Text to Speech for Medication Labels | Hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts

Join us to learn about how ScripTalk technology translates medication labels into speech and where you can find a participating pharmacy:
https://hadley.edu/podcasts/hadley-presents-conversation-experts/scriptalk-text-speech-medication-labels

April 26, 2023 | Unmute Presents: USB Security: Don't Plug and Play

In this episode of Unmute Presents, we're joined by tech expert Damashe, who shares valuable insights on USB security. With the convenience of charging our devices in public places, it's easy to fall into the trap of plugging and playing without considering the potential security risks. Damashe breaks down the dangers of using public USB ports and provides practical tips for staying safe while charging on-the-go. Tune in to this informative episode and learn how to protect your devices and personal information from potential threats:
https://pnc.st/s/unmute-presents-on-acb-communi/8cac7613/unmute-presents-usb-security-don-t-plug-and-play-

April 26, 2023 | AT Banter Episode 333: Sam Seavey & The Blind Life Featuring Chat-GPT

Sam Seavey, creator of the ever popular YouTube series The Blind Life stops by this week to visit the gang, shares some laughs, and talks about the channel, his take on some of the new trends in Assistive Technology, and even some of the misfires that manufacturers have made over the years. And if that's not enough, you won't want to miss special guest star Chat-GPT, who may or may not be replacing Rob as host:
https://atbanter.com/2023/04/26/at-banter-episode-333-sam-seavey-the-blind-life-ft-chat-gpt/

April 27, 2023 | Unmute Presents: Subscriptions, Scams, and Privacy: Exploring the Latest in Tech News on Friday Finds

Friday finds is a weekly 30 minute tech story review show brought to you thanks to Unmute Presents. This week on Unmute Presents Friday Finds, Lynn, Marty, and Damashe are bringing you the latest in tech news with an accessibility view. From the recent changes to the popular app, Voice Dream Reader, to the flood of scam chat GPT apps on the Mac App Store, and the rumor of app side loading coming to iPhones, we cover it all. Join us as we explore the potential impact of these changes on users and provide tips for staying safe and informed in the digital marketplace:
https://pnc.st/s/unmute-presents-on-acb-communi/6b02a019/subscriptions-scams-and-privacy-exploring-the-latest-in-tech-news-on-friday-finds

April 28, 2023 | Technically Working: Hotspots, Prompts, and Domains

Get ready for an exciting new episode of Technically Working! In this episode, we have a lot of fascinating content to share with you. We start off by giving you a sneak peek into some bonus content that will be available in the future. Then, we dive into Michael's setup of hot spots and provide some valuable insights into how you can improve your own setup. We also discuss how listener feedback has helped us to improve our podcast and share some great tips on how to prompt and address chat GPT to get better results. Plus, we talk about WordPress installation and how we want to change the way websites are currently managed. And that's not all — we also touch on the value of creating our own Mastodon instance and discuss domain names. Don't miss out on this exciting episode of Technically Working:
https://pnc.st/s/technically-working/4d3bfe8d/hotspots-prompts-and-domains-

April 30, 2023 | UnMute Presents: Unleashing The Power of Mac GPT for Content Creation

Tune in to our latest episode of Unmute Presents, where we dive into the fascinating world of Mac GPT! Thanks to Chanel's request, we're giving you a closer look at how Mac GPT works, and we even demonstrate it live (well, pre-recorded) on the show! Learn how to use Mac GPT to enhance your productivity and explore its potential applications in promoting your podcast episodes. Join us every Tuesday at 10 AM Pacific Time (1 PM Eastern) for more intriguing conversations and insights. Don't forget to stay subscribed to Unmute Presents for more exciting episodes:
https://pnc.st/s/unmute-presents-on-acb-communi/a05ba04f/unleashing-the-power-of-mac-gpt-for-content-creation

April 30, 2023 | ScripTalk: Talking Prescription Labels is Expanding and Making Access for More Locations. Get the App and find your Participating Pharmacy Today! ScripTalk Mobile on iOS and Android | Blind Abilities

Jenna Reed returns to the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the ever expanding reach Envision America is making with the ScripTalk Talking Label program that allows you to access the entire information on a prescription bottle to ensure safety on what you may be taking. Join Jenna and Jeff in this brief overview and informational episode and download the free ScripTalk Mobile app to find the pharmacies in your location. You can receive the ScripTalk station for free just by requesting from your participating pharmacy:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scriptalk-talking-prescription-labels-is-expanding/id972152176?i=1000611205928

April 30, 2023 | Living Blindfully Episode 226:Voice Dream Reader Has A Nightmare Week And Ignites A Subscription Debate, How Do E-Scooters Disrupt Your Life, And Do Police Sometimes Fail To Take Crimes Against Blind People Seriously?

https://www.livingblindfully.com/episode-226voice-dream-reader-has-a-nightmare-week-and-ignites-a-subscription-debate-how-do-e-scooters-disrupt-your-life-and-do-police-sometimes-fail-to-take-crimes-against-blind-people-seriously/

May 2, 2023 | Unmute Presents: 2 May Replay

Tune in to the latest episode of Unmute Presents where we bring you an ACB Community Call presented by the American Council of the Blind. Hosts Michael and Marty discuss a range of topics, including using Mac GPT, USB security, subscriptions scams, and privacy. They also provide helpful tips for navigating Zoom and answer questions from listeners. Don't miss out on this informative and engaging episode. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform:
https://pnc.st/s/unmute-presents-on-acb-communi/f878d13d/may-2-2023

May 3, 2023 | Eyes on Success 2318: BrailleDoodle Tactile Tablet

The BrailleDoodle is an inexpensive refreshable 2-sided tablet for learning Braille and creating tactile images. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with inventor Daniel Lubiner, CEO and founder of TouchPad Pro Foundation which makes the device, about the inspiration for the device, its features, and the role it can play in education and daily life:
http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/show_notes_2318.htm

May 4, 2023 | Top Tech Tidbits Podcast for Thursday, May 4, 2023

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May 9, 2023 | 2023 APH CareerConnect Transition & Employment Resource Round Up | APH CareerConnect

11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT
Do you work with transition-age youth who are blind or low vision? You're invited to The National Transition Conversation: 2023 APH CareerConnect Transition & Employment Resource Round Up on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM EST. We hope to see you there! Read on to learn about supporting adults and students as they transition to higher education or employment:
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May 9, 2023 | Design for Accessibility | Accessibility.com

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
It starts at the storyboard before a single line of code is written. When it comes to designing for accessibility, planning is essential for success. Learn how to master the design stage of your project and create your own digital accessibility master plan:
https://www.accessibility.com/event/2023/design-for-accessibility

May 9, 2023 through May 12, 2023 | John Slatin AccessU 2023 | Knowbility

Join us virtually or in Austin, TX. John Slatin AccessU is an annual conference where tech professionals, content creators, policymakers, and advocates come together for deep learning in accessible digital design:
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May 10, 2023 | Envision Glasses: New Features & Upgrades (Assistive Technology Webinar) | Access Ingenuity

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
The Envision Glasses are quickly becoming an essential tool for the visually impaired. Lightweight glasses with a camera and direct speaker, Envision Glasses speak out text and environmental info, recognize faces, light, and colors, and lets you share that information. Unobtrusive with intuitive design, Envision Glasses excel in all kinds of text recognition, even handwriting, in over 60 languages. This session will focus on some new features available now, which harness the power of GPT-4 by OpenAI, one of the most advanced language models in the world, to understand and answer natural language questions. This new feature brings next-level access by giving users nearly unlimited control over how they interact with the scanned text. Join Ian Ramos from Access Ingenuity on a virtual tour of this technology. We will also have a team member from Envision join us to add valuable insights and maybe even some “insider” information on what's in store for this technology. Learning Outcomes: General overview of the glasses. Discussion and demonstration of the new “Ask Envision” feature and others. How these glasses impact users at work, school, and home. Discussion on what features to look forward to in the coming months. Meeting ID: 857 9163 5995 | Passcode: 728151 | One tap mobile: +16699009128,,85791635995#,,,,*728151# US (San Jose) | Dial by your location: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose):
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May 10, 2023 | Develop for Accessibility | Accessibility.com

10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT
Script and sequence your accessibility action plan. Developing for accessibility requires diligence in executing the design plan to complete objectives through measuring and monitoring processes and checkpoints. Discover the most effective ways to accomplish your design plan through these development strategies:
https://www.accessibility.com/event/2023/develop-for-accessibility

May 10, 2023 | Accelerate Your Accessibility Journey Through Integrations | TPGi

9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT
Presenters: Justin Stockton, Product Manager, and Charlie Pike, Platform Success Lead. Get an overview of the Accessibility Resource Center's integration services: ARC API, Zapier, and the Node SDK. As part of this overview, we'll review typical usage scenarios: Getting your raw data out of ARC to use in custom dashboards. Integrating ARC data into your development platform. Publishing your Engagement findings to JIRA, Google Sheets, etc. Integrating ARC into your test processes::
https://www.tpgi.com/webinar-may-10-at-12pm-et-accelerate-your-accessibility-journey-through-integrations/

May 11, 2023 | Deploy for Accessibility | Accessibility.com

May 11, 2023 | Fire Tablets Do Work | Many Faces of BARD

May 13, 2023 | Travel Tools and Apps | Technology User Group | Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD)

May 16, 2023 | Why is Web Accessibility Important? | Amy Albin | Vispero Learning and Development Coordinator

May 16, 2023 through May 18, 2023 | Virtua11y Web Accessibility Conference 2023 | Nomensa

Nomensa's free, virtual web accessibility and digital inclusion conference:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtua11y-web-accessibility-conference-2023-tickets-505953880677

May 17, 2023 | All Ears: Let's Talk Audio Games | The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.

May 17, 2023 | Google Docs & Sheets for Accessible PDFs (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity

May 17, 2023 | Nonvisual Tips for Successful Travel | NFB of Maryland Senior Call

May 17, 2023 | The Business of Accessibility — Expert Panel | TPGi

May 18, 2023 | 12th Annual 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

May 18, 2023 | 12th Annual 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Ad Giveaway | Winners To Be Announced

May 18, 2023 | Webinar: Accessibility Awareness and Foundations Training | Deque

May 18, 2023 | Supporting A Technical and Cultural Shift To Accessibility, Whatever Your Resources | TPGi

May 24, 2023 | Understand How to Create & Review VPATs (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity

May 24, 2023 | Understand, Test, Solve: Semantics | TPGi

May 23, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

May 31, 2023 | TOPAZ Magnifiers: Powerful Visual Aids (Assistive Technology Webinar — ACVREP CE Approved) | Access Ingenuity

June 2, 2023 | ATHEN Sixth Annual Accessibility Summer Camp 2023

July 1, 2023 through July 6, 2023 | NFB 2023 National Convention in Houston, Texas

June 7, 2023 | Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 9: Orientation & Mobility | APH

June 27, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

July 25, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

July 25, 2023 | U.S. Access Board Town Hall Meeting in Baltimore

August 22, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

September 21, 2023 | Inclusive Design 24

September 26, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

October 24, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

November 6, 2023 through November 10, 2023 | Accessing Higher Ground | Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD)

Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference. Hilton Denver City Center, Denver, Colorado:
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November 28, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group

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