• A recap of Apple's 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote
    Jun 9 2025

    On this episode, Jonathan Mosen, Judy Dixon, Michael Feir and Heidi Taylor take a look at what's coming in the 2026 versions of Apple's operating systems, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, MacOS, visionOS, and iPadOS.

    You're welcome to share your thoughts with us for inclusion in a future episode.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Shop online at the NFB's Independence Market, and hosting and attending Zoom meetings
    Jun 4 2025

    On episode 28 of Access On:

    Introduction 0:00 Our WWDC keynote special 0:47 Join us for our four-hour seminar on podcasting as a blind person, June 11 4:13 Sean Seward from the NFB's Independence Market discusses shopping the catalog online 6:32 A look at the Zoom online meeting platform 31:52 Closing and contact info 1:04:05

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Google and Aira announce an AI visual interpretation pilot, and accessible kitchen appliances
    May 28 2025

    On this week's episode of Access On: Register for our four-hour podcasting seminar 0:00 Troy Otillio discusses the AI partnership between Aira and Google 2:12 More on accessible appliances 54:37 Tech tip, Victor Reader Stream 58:15.340 Closing and contact info 1:00:52

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The NFB and Innosearch announce a strategic partnership, working with Webex online meetings, and would people use DecTalk on an iPhone
    May 21 2025

    Here's what's in this week's episode of Access On, and when you can hear it.

    Register for our indoor wayfinding boutique 0:00 The National Federation of the Blind and Innosearch announce partnership 2:02 A guide to hosting and attending Webex meetings 8:38 It would be nice to have DecTalk on the iPhone 47:35 The Facebook website is still problematic 48:54 Impressed with Android 15 50:07 Appliance accessibility 50:55 Hearing aid battery life 53:39 Be aware of hearing aid model variations, and devices to help blind wheelchair users 55:27 Tech tip, if your iPhone's messages stop automatically speaking while in a conversation 58:44

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • A guide to Google Meet, a bug in AirPods 4, and accessible control of Bosch dishwashers
    May 14 2025

    Here's what's on this episode of Access On.

    Global AccessibilityAwareness Day 0:00 Join us for our indoor wayfinding boutique 1:52 A guide to Google Meet 3:01 Thoughts on earbuds 20:36 Problem with Microsoft Copilot 31:50 Email clients and password managers 35:22 Another idea for a navigational/sensory substitution device 39:06 I want the iOS Home Screen but get the App Library instead 43:27 Poor experience with Microsoft Disability Answer Desk 45:24 Tips for accommodating DeafBlind people in online meetings 48:35 Using Winlink and Airmail 51:15 YouTube TV 52:19 Need accessible personal finance software 53:23 Tech tip, an accessible dishwasher 55:51 Closing and contact info 57:20.856

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    59 mins
  • A guide to Microsoft Teams meetings, audio description on YouTube TV, and Samsung Smart Things accessibility regression
    May 7 2025

    On this week's edition of Access On;

    A guide to meetings in Microsoft Teams 0:00 Navigation technology 44:34 Wanting accessible dishwasher recommendations 45:36 Tech tip, JAWS speech history 47:19 Apple Watch water resistance, and hearing aid questions 48:50 Netflix on Amazon Fire products 53:25 How do I get audio description on YouTube TV? 54:13 Apparent regression with Samsung TV accessibility 55:47 Vector 57:46 Closing and contact info 58:57

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    1 hr
  • Online meeting tips and tricks, Perplexity's Siri competitor, and the YouTube for iOS speed control
    Apr 30 2025

    Here's what's covered in this week's edition of Access On.

    A guide to effective participation in online meetings 0:00 Perplexity offers a voice assistant to rival Siri on iPhone 18:10 Problems with Stamps.com 38:31 Looking for English to Hungarian AI overdubbing 40:07 Working with PowerPoint 42:58 Thoughts on automated document remediation 44:58 Can't get my Bluetooth speaker to behave with my laptop 45:50 Adjusting playback speed in YouTube for iOS 50:33 An accessible stand-alone thermostat 55:07 Working with PowerPoint slides 56:54 Closing and contact info 58:58

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    1 hr
  • Vector promises smoother travels, more on accessible TV, and copying content from the web in JAWS
    Apr 23 2025

    On this week's edition of Access On: Join us for our Autonomous Vehicle boutique 0:00 Rob Quinn from MakeSense Technology discusses the Vector 1:38 Problems copying text from web pages using JAWS 32:54 My perspective on different earbuds 34:43 Accessible televisions 44:36 Working with multiple tabs in Google Docs 49:51 Getting to the iOS status bar 54:02 Closing and contact info 59:24

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    1 hr and 1 min