Living Blindfully

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 249, and a shout out to the 248 people 0:29 JAWS 2024 and Freedom Scientific's next big thing competition 3:13 iOS 17 and new iPhones 10:17 ACB and mastodon 25:08 Lyft discrimination 43:00 Be MyAI not describing faces, and now refusing to describe photos containing people 53:52 Bruce Sharpe, founder and CEO of Singular Hearing, talks about the HeardThat app for iOS and Android 1:04:34 Demonstration of the HeardThat app 1:27:16 The Bonnie Bulletin, what's it like to work with and care for a guide dog? 1:34:29 Disclosing your blindness to a potential or soon to be employer 1:53:19 Closing and contact info 2:00:59

Jonathan Mosen is joined by Heidi Taylor, Michael Feir and Judy Dixon to talk Apple Watch series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 247 0:30 Apple Event special coming up in episode 248 3:24 iOS 17 5:22 Lyft Driver advocating for service animal discrimination 9:15 A litany of excuses for ACB still not being on Mastodon 13:15 Looking for a stud finder 33:35 For people who need technology assistance 34:19 Bikes, iOS and rugby 36:17 Drafts and the Sonos Roam 38:31.569 How easy is Face ID to use 42:21 Recording your screen withVoiceOver speech in iOS 50:23 Be my AI and favourite cane 57:11 Sammy Sweet Spirit discusses her book, Look at it this way 1:03:58 Closing and contact info 1:59:01

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 246 0:32 Ride share discrimination 2:26 Apple event coming up, and iOS 17 gets closer 9:50 Significant accessibility regression with the latest Kindle for iOS 29:46 Another Focus 40 Blue failure story 33:11 You can get Alexa talking to ChatGPT 41:44 apps I miss and canes I like 52:16 Comments on Optima 54:58 How is MushroomFM run? 59:34 Elijah Massey reviews the Lemfo Lem16 smart watch 1:05:32 Old technology memories and looking for an accessible doorbell 1:25:24 Another example of poor Google accessibility support 1:29:17 Good news for Sky Sport Now customers in New Zealand 1:34:29 Accessible appliances 1:34:50 Recommending Luna RSS as a Windows-based podcast app 1:36:49 Be my AI and more old technology that is new again 1:37:54 The ableist Beatles 1:45:06 Loving the HeardThat app, and thoughts on old phone feedback lines 1:48:08 Closing and contact info 1:57:33.183

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 245 0:29 Home appliances, the final frontier 1:34 Welcome to almost citizen Bonnie 17:03 YouTube video from LYFT driver coaches drivers on how to avoid transporting guide dog handlers 21:22 Here is a link to the YouTube video in question. You can flag this video, and you can also report this using YouTube's other legal complaint form for violating civil rights legislation in your country. iOS 17 is in quite good shape ahead of release 34:13 Be my AI not recognising faces 38:18 Audible and the Victor Reader Stream 40:57 More on accessible TVs 42:50 Comments on various recent topics 52:05 Searching for a bingo card 53:42 A work-around for inaccessible chapter buttons inApple Podcasts 55:05 Maryann Mendez talks NFB conventions and answers some Bookshare questions 1:01:37 Jack Mendez talks tech training and the future of accessibility 1:24:35 PC versus Mac 1:40:27 Searching for text on the BrailleSense 1:48:53 Closing and contact info 1:57:09

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 244 0:30 Thoughts on iOS 17 1:48 SensePlayer firmware 2.0 23:28 Correction regarding DCanes 34:54 Hearing in noisy places 37:43 Looking for a French discussion email list 45:14 Hearing aid programme for blind Australians 49:32 Mastodon updates 56:36 Comments on Reaper, and notetakers 1:12:29 Lack of support fromGoogle 1:20:38 Accessibility testing 1:27:37 Comments on episode 241 1:34:48 Here's a link to the cane provider mentioned by this contributor. Comments on the Activator 1:38:58 The new Outlook for Windows 1:41:54 Fiverr accessibility 1:44:31 Using your iPhone to work with appliances 1:45:55 The Optima 1:48:35 Remembering old iPhone apps 1:50:03 Comments on episode 243 1:55:51 Closing and contact info 1:59:40

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 243 0:30 We got a ticket to ride 2:12 The Be My AI test is expanding 5:05 HIMS releases version 2.0 of the SensePlayer firmware 6:39 Critical Braille bugs remain as iOS 17 release looms 8:25 Home Dialysis changed my life 17:46 Hearing in noisy places 27:25 Typing and Braille reading speeds according to ChatGPT 46:58 Portable VoiceOver for Mac preferences explained 52:10 Does anyone know anything about guide horses? 56:43 Orbit and Access Mind discuss Optima, OrbitSpeak and more 1:05:48 Remembering old iOS apps that no longer exist 1:45:52 Closing and contact info 1:56:08

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 242 0:30 Smart TV recommendations 2:44 Here's a link to the Insignia 24 inch TV. Here's a link to the Tyler portable 14 inch monitor. Here's a link to the TLC 65 inch TV. The Monarch has me excited and concerned 19:06 Demanding equality of quality from big tech 24:50 Remembering iOS apps that have left this world 31:34 The Country of the Blind and another interesting read 35:07 Types of cane 41:10 Introducing the Activator from HelpTech 46:44 Nespresso VertuoPlus coffee maker demo 1:37:09 New Zealand's Sky Sport Now app has serious accessibility issues 1:45:28 I love my new Mantis 1:47:31 Charging my EuroBraille display 1:51:19 The Bonnie Bulletin prepares for Sir Paul 1:52:27 Closing and contact info 1:58:51.509

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 241 0:30 iOS 17 beta 2:06 What old iOS apps do you remember with fondness? 5:50 A wonderful cane and a positive development 13:17 Adding descriptions to videos with Mona for mastodon 14:27 JAWS for Android 16:48 iBeacons are still a thing 21:16 Here's a link to the Kwenda app referenced in this section. Any accessible TV recommendations? 24:01 Accessibility issues with Fiverr 27:21 Comments on Apple Podcast Connectgate 30:23 Accessibility issues with Express VPN 35:30 Things aren't looking good for Audible support with the Victor Reader Stream 3 38:09 HumanWare and APH update us on the Monarch Braille device 47:05 Demo of the Weatherology app for iOS 1:19:33 Closing and contact info 1:58:09

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 240 0:00 Apple Podcast Connectgate update 1:30 Thought-provoking issues around new-generation AI visual recognition 16:40. You can read the New York Times article. Hearing aids 20:57 Keeper Security 27:58 Things Siri should do 31:37 How much does it cost to fix a Braille display? 33:51 Audio description on Netflix 37:14 Qardio Arm and other products 43:24 I'm looking for a quality cane 44:53 Noisy places are inaccessible places 46:52 Bonnie's Seeing Eye interview 56:29 A troubling Uber experience 58:10 Author of The Country of the Blind, Andrew Leland 1:05:42 The nature of literacy 1:53:06 Where did Backpack Studio go? 1:56:17 Closing and contact info 1:58:38

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Introduction and a heads up about future podcasts 0:00 Welcome to country code and area code 239 2:49 My address to the NFB convention 5:05. If you'd like to publicise the address, please feel free to direct people to https://mosen.org/nfb23 Feedback on the NFB address 35:07 An update on Apple Podcast Connectgate 40:45 Interested in being an accessibility professional 48:50 A primer on web accessibility basics 51:34. Visit the article here. Bose versus Sonos 52:40 Tips on cooking when blind 53:32 Be my Eyes, AI image recognition and more 56:41. Check out Mini GPT4, and LLAVA. Jonathan and Bonnie's NFB audio travel log 1:05:35 First thoughts from Houston 1:10:49 Update on Sunday 1:16:28 Tuesday afternoon at convention 1:30:46 At the gate heading home 1:40:51 A post script from home 1:55:07 Closing and contact info 2:02:36

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to Cabo Verde 0:58 Interview with the creator of Drafts, Greg Pierce 2:26 A Listner perspective on Drafts 37:38 Jonathan Mosen's Drafts review, introduction 48:17 Demonstration of sending text to multiple places 52:14 Exploring the screen 57:41 The Drafts list 1:02:21 Performing actions on multiple drafts 1:06:11 Workspaces 1:08:56 Navigation mode 1:18:57 Options from the iOS Home Screen 1:22:25 Dictating text 1:24:16 Transcribing text 1:28:37 Linking to another draft 1:29:18 Creating a draft via the web 1:31:46 Working with Actions 1:34:01 Conclusion 2:29:32 Audio demonstration from Wenwei Fisher 2:31:01 Closing and contact info 2:36:55

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to Cameroon 0:58 Busily recording at the NFB convention in Houston 2:34 Thoughts on Oko 5:58 Accessible traffic signals in Budapest 7:54 Oko and Apple's inaccessible websites 13:57 Vision Pro 19:24 We all have deficits 23:17 The All Terrain Cane and blind pride 32:52 Lire is showing me too much 34:00 Melissa Allman fromSeeing Eye talks guide dog issues in the United States 37:28 Closing and contact info 1:58:24

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 236 0:00 The sale of Voice Dream Reader is official 1:11 The struggle to get Apple to care about locking blind people out of one of their services 7:47 I am concerned about Oko 28:00 I don't like being blind 33:07 Ableist Language. Are you blind? 47:15 How accessible is the Qardio Arm? 49:51 David Epstein introduces the All Terrain Cane 1:01:11 Google is also not taking accessibility seriously 1:24:40 Spin bike demo 1:26:06 Entering into the world of hearing aids 1:36:08 The Bonnie Bulletin 1:45:43 Closing and contact info 1:58:01

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. HiChad! 0:00 RIM for Mac is released 1:39 The Reddit blackout 4:34 Third-party apps do not have access to the Vision Pro camera 11:04 Read the Upload VR article referenced in the episode. Bookshare's place in a world of mainstream accessible options 19:22 Influential European organisation discourages the use of accessibility overlays 25:39 Effective ad blocking tools 34:40 Looking for cookbook recommendations 37:16 More on the Victor Reader Stream and SensePlayer 41:52 Here's the link to the Executive products case for the Stream 3, and here's the link for the Executive Products SensePlayer case. The lonely little Hotel Pennsylvania 55:12 More on the Focus Braille displays including comment from Vispero 56:45 The Oko app helps with inaccessible traffic lights 1:03:54 Coping with assistance we may not want 1:28:37 Update on Castro and a demo of how sluggish Overcast is 1:35:00 A New Beatles single?Wow! 1:41:38 Features lacking in digital assistants 1:54:00 Closing and contact info 1:59:20

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 234 0:00 Hi from the Audient Evo 16 1:35 See you at the NFB convention in Houston 4:41 Follow-up from Apple's WWDC 7:48 Listener comments on Apple 17:59 Bookshare's price increase and its ongoing relevance 28:42 Bose versus Sonos 58:33 Blind people's quality access to Reddit under threat 1:08:19 Check out the Save 3rd party apps subreddit Read a statement by the blackout organisers If you'd like to voice your own support for the cause, here's a letter template. Using Seeing AI to read subtitles 1:53:24 Handy hint for navigating the menus on the Zoom PodTrak M2 1:56:10 Providing guidance on website accessibility 1:58:43 Closing and contact info 2:00:15

Apple's marathon WWDC keynote included new Macs, updates to all of Apple's operating systems, and the much-anticipated mixed reality headset which Apple is calling Vision Pro. In this episode recorded immediately after the keynote, Judy Dixon, Heidi Taylor and Mike Feir join Jonathan Mosen to discuss the meaning of it all from a blindness perspective.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Introduction and welcome to Sierra Leone 0:00 M2 CHAP=Comments on Apple accessibility and ongoing bugs 2:12 M3 CHAP=AccessiBe CEO, Shir Ekerling 17:55 M4 CHAP=Is there justification for Bookshare given the availability of mainstream solutions? 1:46:28 M5 CHAP=Closing and contact info 1:58:58

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to episode 231 0:00 Special episode coming on the WWDC keynote 1:52 Technology's great when it works, but it doesn't always work 5:53 Listening and charging via USB 23:41 Following up on problems with the Victor Reader Stream second generation 25:23 Bookshare is increasing the price of its subscription 26:37 Comments on Google Music LM 34:30 Strategies for dealing with offers of help 38:03 The status of advocacy on quiet cars 46:02 Inadequate meet and assist service at airports 52:32 What is the Zoom M2 Mictrak? 1:00:35 Orientation 1:08:30 Initial setup 1:16:16 A comprehensive rundown of every menu option 1:19:42 Testing the microphone 1:30:47 First recording 1:33:50 Recording into Reaper with the M2 as a USB microphone 1:42:21 Recording in the field 1:46:56 Conclusion 1:51:50 Closing and contact info 1:53:01.947

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to episode 230 0:00 Gratitude for our accessibility progress 3:31 Summary of and commentary on Apple's accessibility announcements 5:41. You can read Apple's full press release. Demonstration of Google Music LM 27:56 Try ElevenLabs professional voice cloning free 39:20. Register your interest here. The Value of Notetakers 40:53 Transcribing audio using Microsoft Word 43:14 Time to open iOS 52:37 What's new with Hable One 1:01:53. Netflix, audio description and Dolby Atmos 1:16:26 Focus 40 Blue reliability and repairs 1:18:25 Integrating Living Blindfully Plus with SensePlayer 1:22:08 How do we, and how should we, respond to offers of help we don't want? 1:30:23 Old VoiceNote gives a no flashdisk error 1:52:04 Jingles for podcasts 1:54:27 Voices for Apple Watch 1:56:43 Closing and contact info 1:58:16