Thanks to contributions by Ralston Barnard, Frank Petrie, Tom Merritt, Shane Jackson, and Bart, we have a huge show for you, even though Steve and I are lounging on a lake in Canada with our kids. I make a small contribution but it’s really everyone else who pulled the weight this week. mp3 download
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iAccess Life & WheelMate – by Frank Petrie
Those of us who are wheelchair jockeys have many obstacles to overcome that everyone else takes for granted in their everyday lives. Simple things such as using (or even locating) a wheelchair accessible restroom sometimes requires the skillset of Indiana Jones. To sum it up, here’s a quote from [Wheel:Life], a site and newsletter geared […]
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WWDC 2019 State of the Union Observations
The WWDC Keynote was very interesting, and also targeted towards the press and consumers. Alt Conf also streamed the State of the Union. I had no idea what to expect, other than that it would be quite a bit more technically oriented. I was afraid it would be way over my head, but because of […]
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CCATP #594 — David Woodbridge on Samsung Galaxy S10, Watch and Buds
David Woodbridge of the Vision Store in Australia tells about how he’s been testing and using the Samsung Galaxy S10, the Galaxy Watch and the Galaxy Buds side by side with his iPhones, Apple Watch and AirPods. It’s a delightful discussion of the relative goodness of both platforms from an accessibility perspective. David is hilarious […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #724 Sonova/Phonak Listening Device, Solo NY Region Backpack, WD Drive with WiFi, 2019 iPad Lineup, Security Bits
I was on the SMR Podcast this week. CSUN interview with Sonova/Phonak about their Assisted Listening Devices. My review of the Solo New York Region Backpack. Allister Jenks explains how well the Western Digital WiFi-enabled hard drive helps him. I try to help you decide which iPad to get with my 2019 iPad lineup comparison […]
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CSUN 2019: Sonova/Phonak Roger Assisted Listening Devices
Allison interviews Helene Rydell from Sonova Phonak about their Roger assisted listening devices. Roger is a system of microphones and receivers designed to help people hear better under various conditions. Roger mics include the Table Mic which automatically selects and amplifies the person who is talking and the Select which allows the user to manually […]
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We hope you’ll join us during Apple’s March 25th event in our chat room at podfeet.com/chat. My latest ScreenCastsOnline tutorial is on the awesome blogging tool MarsEdit. We attended CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference and I’ve got an overview of what we learned along with interviews with Assistivewear about Proloquo2Go, their AAC App, and Ocutech low […]
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CSUN Assistive Tech Conference 2019
CSUN friends Steve, Aleeha, Mike, Al, Jeff, Shelly This week Steve and I attended the CSUN Assistive Tech Conference, and I wanted to tell you a little bit about it. You’ll be hearing the very few interviews we did on the exhibit hall floor but we did more than the exhibit hall this year. I […]
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QD Laser’s Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear
We have three video/audio interviews from CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference, but there was one product where we didn’t do an interview and yet it was a pretty interesting product. The product is the Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear from QD Laser. This is a glasses-type piece of eyewear that projects the outside world directly onto your […]
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CSUN 2019: Ocutech Low Vision Aids
Allison interviews Sarah Lovejoy from Ocutech about their bioptic telescopes that help visually impaired people see better. Ocutech Bioptics are like miniature binoculars that attach to your regular eyeglasses and make images larger and easier to see. Bioptics are ideal for individuals with reduced visual acuity between 20/60 to 20/300 and they can be prescribed […]
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