Access On

BT Braille is a portable computer available with a 20 or 40-cell Braille display. This episode of Access On contains the National Federation of the Blind's International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind evaluation of the product, conducted by Jonathan Mosen. Here are the sections of the evaluation, indexed by chapter mark in the episode. Navigating this episode 0:00:00 What is BT Braille? 0:01:13 Historical context 0:03:19 Specifications and characteristics 0:08:06 Hardware 0:11:14 Blazie Mode and Desktop Mode 0:15:30 Powering it on 0:16:15 The Welcome Screen 0:18:46 Markdown support 0:19:54 Context sensitive help 0:35:06 Some classic Blazie editor features 0:37:26 Working with different file types 0:40:42 AI features 0:53:04 Smart Help 0:59:14 AI Chat 1:01:20 Describing images and extracting text from images 1:02:45 BT Code 1:04:55 Dictation and audio transcription 1:06:20 Terminal mode 1:13:40 Personal applications 1:20:13 Media apps 1:26:27 Reference applications 1:45:42 Web applications 1:47:52 Library applications 1:50:32 Education apps 1:57:04 Downloaded apps 2:03:08 Adjusting speech parameters and engines 2:03:46 Desktop Mode 2:08:31 Conclusion 2:24:52 Closing and contact info 2:29:18

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This week: Monarch discount for NFB members, and low interest loans available 0:00:00. To apply, visit the Monarch Low Interest Loan Application Form. The future of Envision looks bleak 0:03:14 Jakob Rosin talks digital accessibility in Estonia and Europe as a whole 0:08:11 What is the dynamic island, and what is it good for 0:36:44 iOS 27 feedback 0:39:04 Pursuing a career in software coding 0:50:08 Accessibility challenges with Amazon's new KDP verification 0:52:39 Shopping with Alexa+ 0:56:25 Closing and contact info 0:57:32

This week: National Federation of the Blind President Mark Riccobono discusses smart glasses and their use by the blind 0:00:00 My Meta glasses no longer say who's calling 0:20:02 Three app recommendations 0:21:50 The three apps are: RemSound Clipman Syncthing How I use Muse from Meta 0:28:58 iOS versus Android 0:44:58 Uber Eats accessibility issues 0:50:48 Happy with iOS 27 0:52:19 How I use AI 0:55:20 Trouble with the Guardian iOS app 0:56:23 Closing and contact info 0:59:37

We devote this week's episode to a review of iOS 27, the operating system that powers iPhone. Here are the major sections of the review. Introduction 0:00:00 Compatible devices and capabilities 0:01:26 Introducing Siri AI 0:03:53 Using Siri AI as a chatbot 0:05:18 Inserting Siri AI material in a document 0:11:28 Searching for information personal to you 0:12:55 Siri AI helping with inaccessible screens 0:21:08 Siri and the Camera app 0:22:38 Changes to dictation 0:28:59 Image recognition 0:36:08 Live recognition 0:53:53 Other VoiceOver changes 0:58:32 Various non-accessibility-related changes 1:02:44 Closing and contact info 1:14:13