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Episode Notes IN the second of our Events series we bring you coverage of the 2024 Kentucky Derby. The race was exciting but there’s so much more to the spectacal of the 150th running of this first jewel in the Triple Crown. Our visual interpreters give you background on the fashions, the horses and jockeys with a feed live from Churchill Downs. Questions or comments about this podcast? You can email us at airacast@aira.io. Learn more about visual interpreting at www.aira.io. Find out more at https://airacast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Aira Events: Total Eclipse of the Park 2024 Eclipse coverage Our customers asked for more visual interpreting at live events. We’re starting that coverage with the solar eclipse of 2024. Professional visual interpreters will describe the activities both in the sky and on the ground at the Total Eclipse of the Park event in Rochester, NY. In cooperation with the South East Area Coalition we’ll bring you live descriptions of the totality when the moon completely obscures the sun. Plus much more throughout the afternoon including demos of robots, beep baseball, audio darts and corn hole from the beautiful Genessee Valley Park. Comments or questions about the podcast? Email us at airacast@aira.io Learn more about visual interpreting at www.aira..io Find out more at https://airacast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Airacast Introducing Access AI Aira has added AI image description and verification to our mobile and web apps. We’ve bridged that gap between AI and professional, secure human visual interpreters. In this episode we’ll take you through each of the features of Access AI. What differentiates it from other AI image solutions? Chapter markers are included so you can quickly get to the feature you want to learn. To get on the list for the Access AI beta, go to the Access AI tab in the Aira app and follow the prompts or visit https://bit.ly/AccessAIBetaSignup. For more information about Aira, visit www.aira.io or contact our Customer Care Team at 1.800.835. 1934, support@aira.io. Contact this podcast at airacast@aira.io. Find out more at https://airacast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Join us as we begin the fourth quarter of 2023. CEO Troy Otillio updates us on Aira’s activities and spotlights #NDEAM. Sevana Massih, VP of Service Delivery, gives a big update on our visual interpreters and tells you how you can get free Aira minutes and benefit the community as well. How about using Aira to take in an amazing art exhibit? Learn about it on the call. Plus app updates and your questions. You can contact us via email, airacast@aira.io. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Have you been experiencing long wait times or difficulty reaching an agent? Aira’s CEO, Troy Otillio, and VP of Blindness Initiatives, Everette Bacon, give an update. We learn about some new Access Network partners. Then it’s a demo of the new feedback process and how customers made it happen with Product Manager, Jodi Barthel. Plus your questions. If you are having difficulty with the Aira Explorer app, please direct issues through the feedback form at the end of each call. You can also send feedback about the app to support@aira.io. Be sure to include the model of your phone and which version of the operating system you are using. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes We introduce Everett Bacon, VP of Blindness Initiatives. Then The A Team takes over our call to tell you how agents prepare for the busy convention season. If you’re traveling to Houston or Schaumburg, or other conferences throughout July, you won’t want to miss their tips and tricks. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Now you can share your mobile screen with an agent directly from our Aira Explorer app. If you haven’t made the switch to our new app, you can download it from the App Store or Google Play today. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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. Links from this episode: https://freedomscientific.com/training training@vispero.com support@vispero.com and by phone at 1-800-444-4443 Episode Notes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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. Send your questions and comments to airacast@aira.io. Episode Notes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Imagine just going to a museum exhibit or cultural event and not having to ask for accommodations. Lisa Sonneborn, Director, Media Arts and Culture, Institute on Disabilities,Temple University, tells us about an upcoming “pop-up” event. “File/Life: We Remember Stories from Pennhurst” April 20 - 23 Arch Street Meeting House, Philadelphia, PA is an interactive experience chronicling an important piece of disability history. Follow the progress of this event at https://instagram.com/mac_iod. Episode Notes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In this episode I’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 I’ll take a closer look at this app. Https://what3words.com. Subscribe to our Youtube channl: https://youtube.com/c/airaio Drop us a line at airacast@aira.io.Episode Notes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes 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?” Version 1.4 of the Aira Explorer app is out and there are some new features and we’re demoing them here. If you have questions or comments about the show, email us at airacast@aira.io. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Aira was at the 2023 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference where the buzz word was AI. Join us with special guest Mike May of Good Maps for a review. We’ll hear all about the new Aira Explorer app https://aira.io/app now available on iOS and Android plus Aira news and your questions. Subscribe to our RSS feed at https://aira.io/feed for all of our breaking news. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes We’re back with an episode that aspires to great heights with the demo of our new Android app, Aira Explorer available directly from your mobile device at https://aira.io/app. Then we talk with Theresa Montano from the Mile High State of Colorado, our newest Access Network partner. Learn more about access to state buildings and web sites with Aira at http://oit.colorado.gov/accessibility/aira. Contact Theresa at Theresa.montano@state.co.us. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes This month the Aira Explorer app debuts in Google Play. You can get a preview of how it’ll work in iOS bye using our desktop app, https://explorer.aira.io. Subscribe to our RSS feed to get all of the Aira News including an upcoming staff position announcement at https://aira.io/feed. Questions about the call? Email us at airacast@aira.io. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In this special edition of our Explorer Call we talk about the new Aira plans and pricing with CEO, Troy Otillio, VP of Marketing, Sandra Marcus and VP of Service Delivery, Sevana Massih. You can get an accessible PDF of the new plans and pricing in all currencies by completing a short form at https://bit.ly/airaoffset. For more information about the new plans or how to remain with your current plan, contact our Customer Care team, 1-800-835-1934 or support@aira.io.Episode Notes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Join us for a webinar to discuss our new plans and pricing, Wednesday, January 11, 6:00pm Eastern time, Register in advance for this webinar: https://aira.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2dcNNvGkQW6-2JLbBUN87A Or join our live stream at https://youtube.com/c/airaio.Episode Notes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Aira Discovery Series Discover Aira and Holiday Shopping In our last webinar for 2022 we talk with three entrepreneurs who use the Intuit Small Business offer. Krystle Zamudio is an independent Scentsi consultant and can be found at krystlezamudio@gmail.com, http://krystlezamudio.scentsy.us Casey Mathews runs Web Friendly Help and can be reached at http://webfriendlyhelp.com, help@webfriendlyhelp.com Brandon Olivarez is a financial advisor and can be reached at http://possiblepromise.com, Brandon@possiblepromise.com pisode Notes This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Aira Special: Feature Changes Jenine Stanley and Sandi Marcus review the recent communications about changes to Aira’s sponsored programs. We start with a review of the privacy policy, https://aira.io/privacy and terms of service, https://aira.io/tos. Next there’s a review of our Job Seeker promo followed by the outline of the new free five minute offer frequency. Then there’s a review of legacy plans and how they will change. Finally we end with feedback from our customers. Read more about changes happening December 5 at https://aira.io/newsroom. You can send your questions and comments to support@aira.io or call our Customer Care team at 1-800-835-1934. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Karthik Kannan CTO and co-founder of Envision joins us with some updates for the Envision glasses. Then our CEO, Troy Otillio, talks about some changes that will be made to Aira’s free minutes and offers. For more about Envisionb, visit http://letsenvision.com. Send us your questions and comments at airacast@aira.io. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.