Access On

Welcome from Colorado 0:00 More accessible audio recorders from Zoom 2:42 We have reached episode 50 7:08 Introduction to indoor way finding 8:45 GoodMaps 24:33 RightHear 34:51 NaviLens 40:07 WayMap 51:52 Closing and contact info 1:00:44

This week, Access On brings you highlights of the National Federation of the Blind's webinar on technology self-advocacy. Here is what you can hear, and when. Introduction 0:00 Karl Belanger introduces technology self-advocacy 1:53 Kennedy Zimnik, Identifying accessibility issues for low vision users 20:40 Jonathan Mosen on Putting it all together with real world examples 31:10 Meta AI in Puerto Rico 50:05 An overview of the smart glasses market from a blindness perspective 51:38 Closing and contact info 1:07:29

In this week's episode: Join us for our AI in employment boutique 0:00 Introduction to Orbit Speak 2:13 Orientation 4:55 The Main Menu 9:59 Onboard help 11:25 File Manager 17:10 Book Reader 18:20 Editor 26:29 Media Player 29:39 Podcasts 30:35 Internet Radio 35:10 Utilities 37:41 Settings 48:21 Conclusion 55:36 Closing and contact info 58:34

This week's Access On is all about your feedback. Bard Mobile 1:01 NLS digital talking book machine 2:51 Locked out of Uber due to inaccessible ID verification 8:03 Camera in the iPhone 17 range 9:00 amazon first oven smart oven 10:58 JAWS public betas are no more 13:08 How do I stop my locked Android phone from talking when I tap the screen 14:56 What can the NFB do about show stopping Apple bugs 16:53 VoiceOver takes an efficiency hit 23:49 Color detector apps for iPhone, and typing sounds 26:47 Problem with bulleted lists in Google Docs 28:43 Degraded WhatsApp on the Windows desktop 30:04 How do I get Seeing AI to describe videos? 31:39 How can I stop my iPhone from going to the App Library? 33:15 Using Discord with a screen reader 34:48 Interesting bug with UK voices in iOS 26 37:17 How long should post-production take on my podcast? 38:25 Editing with Microsoft Clipchamp or some other accessible alternative 42:31 Comments on iOS Personal Voice comparison 45:03 Braille input on the Mac 45:54 Thoughts on 1Password 47:57 iOS Live Captions 52:42 iOS 26 and continuous glucose monitors 54:55 Ongoing accessibility problems with Plaud products 55:52

This week on Access On, we make our final visit to New Orlans and NFB25. Introduction 0:00 Glen Gordon and Ryan Jones from Vispero 1:25 Accessible self-checkout with Target 37:01 Closing and contact info 1:02:51

This week, it's all about the key features in iOS 26. Here's what you can hear, and when. A reminder that if you are listening using a device or app that supports chapter navigation, you can use the next and previous chapter functions to navigate between sections of interest. Introduction 0:00 Braille Access 3:11 Item overview 42:38 Copied Speech rotor 44:01 Search for rotor items 48:17 Configurable magic tap 48:54 Container notifications 49:42 Reset VoiceOver settings to defaults 50:34 Share accessibility settings with another device 51:48 Liquid Glass may result in some movement of familiar elements 53:12 Accessibility nutrition labels 53:58 Changes in the phone app 57:20 Live translation 59:49 Expanded visual intelligence 1:01:48 Other messaging features 1:02:57 Apple Music Automix 1:04:06 Simplified Personal Voice creation 1:04:51 Changes to Apple Maps 1:08:20 Wallet 1:08:51 Simplified ring tone transfer 1:09:29 Low vision features 1:13:06 Closing and contact info 1:19:12

In this week's episode of Access on. Introduction 0:00 Join us for our boutique on what's new in iOS 26 2:06 Travel with JetBlue 3:11 Microsoft's Jenny Lay-Flurrie addresses national convention 5:56 Maxine Williams from Meta addresses national convention 32:25 Feeldom 51:00 Orbit Research 52:52 Dropbox tech tip 55:29 Closing and contact info 56:48

In this week's episode of Access On: Register for our webinar on what's new in iOS 26 0:00 Workaround for the Braille Screen Input problem in the Uber app 2:29 Resolutions to issues raised by Access On listeners 3:43 As Google discourages sideloading, what's the difference between Android and iOS? 4:31 Working with Sound Curtain on my iPhone 8:25 What does Eye Tracking do in iOS 26? 14:02 Honeywell Thermostat review 15:48 Comments on Jonathan Mosen's national convention address 17:37 My gym upgraded its treadmills, now they're inaccessible 23:28 What's it like to use a touch screen with JAWS? 27:41 Interested in the Ace browser 29:56 Issues with my Ray Ban Meta Glasses and my Apple Watch 30:45 Apple audio describing its keynotes 37:48 Bookshare 40:29 Procer 44:47 Vispero 48:24 Computers for the Blind 51:24 National Library Service 53:27 Tech Tip, playing a series of audio files in Dropbox for iOS 55:38 Closing and contact info 58:33

Jonathan Mosen is joined by Judy Dixon, Michael Feir and Heidi Taylor for comprehensive analysis of Apple's recent hardware event announcing new AirPods Pro, Apple Watches and iPhones.

Here's what we cover in episode 41 of Access On. Join us for Access On's coverage of the Apple Event on September 9 0:00 Two exciting opportunities to become an Accessibility Excellence Advocate at the National Federation of the Blind 1:47 Check out the position description for the Accessibility Excellence Advocate, Education and Employment, and the Accessibility Excellence Advocate, Home and Independent Living. Remarks from President Riccobono's report 5:48 Jonathan Mosen's remarks to National Convention 11:45 Sponsor message, The People Make the Places, with Mike May 35:37 Doordash, Innosearch, and Facebook 36:10 Problem sending packages with Uber 40:45 iPhone overheating 42:15 how to get Brailliant auto-scrolling 46:55 This is my favorite laptop 49:55 Yoto Player 51:28 Headphone controls and the Bard Mobile app 52:25 The Brava Smart Oven 53:36 Tech Tip, quickly switching documents in Microsoft Word 58:04 Closing and contact info 59:53

Thanks for listening to Access On. Here's what's coming up on this week's episode. Introduction 0:00 BBC sounds no longer available outside the UK 1:23 No Braille Screen Input in the Uber app 4:37 Smart glasses questions and thoughts 7:49 Bard Mobile and headphones 14:11 My keyboard got stuck in Braille input on iOS 15:16 The Yoto Player 18:31 Thoughts on JAWS pricing changes 23:21 No word from Dot about my Dot Watch 24:33 Independent Science 27:49 Aira 30:32 Selvis Group 33:57 Bridge the Gap Adaptations 36:32 Salesforce 38:48 APH 40:20 Ashirase, Inc 44:01 HumanWare 46:19 Innosearch 48:56 Agiga 52:08 Tech tip, using emojis on Windows and Mac 56:30 Closing and contact info 57:09

In episode 39 of Access On: Join us on August 26 for Innovations in online shopping 0:00 From national convention, our presentation on innovations in AI 2:24 Headset recommendation 57:09 Tech tip, adjusting system or JAWS volume from within JAWS 58:02 Closing and contact info 58:58 To send in a contribution for the podcast, you can attach an audio clip to an email, or just write it down and email it to AccessOn@nfb.org

On this week's episode: Register for our boutique on shopping innovations 0:00 Envision announces new Ally Glasses in partnership with Solos 1:53 You can pre-order the new Envision Solos smart glasses here Trouble registering with the Envision Ally app 42:10 Troubles with Adobe Reader, and which laptop? 45:27 Can't control BARD from my Shokz 48:36 More on JAWS pricing changes and their communication 49:05 TechTip, helping Alexa play radio stations whose name it has trouble with 56:21 Closing and contact info 57:35

This episode features highlights of our Comparing Apples and Androids presentation from the National Federation of the Blind's national convention in New Orleans. It is presented by Jonathan Mosen, who covers iOS, and Karl Belanger, who covers Android. Here are the topics covered. Getting started with the operating system 0:00 Input methods 20:54 Braille support 29:25 Working with the camera 39:27 Working with the web 47:42 Final thoughts 56:46 Closing and contact info 1:03:31 Do you have any thoughts on iOS versus Android, or any other technology topic? Be in touch via email, either by attaching an audio clip or just writing something down, and send it into accesson@nfb.org

Most of this episode features highlights from Access On Live, an event at the National Federation of the Blind's national convention in New Orleans. Topics include: Access On Live from the National Federation of the Blind national convention in New Orleans 0:00 Ayan Kishore, CEO of Benetech, discusses Bookshare and a special promotion for NFB members 1:54 Sponsor message, The People Make the Places Podcast with Mike May 16:1 Introducing our panel 17:06 Tactile graphics 21:29 The exhibit hall 28:58 AI, the tools, the benefits, the pitfalls 32:52 Tech tip, JAWS licenses explained 51:57 Closing and contact info 1:00:04