Episodios

  • Recapping the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
    Mar 18 2026
    The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference took place last week in Anaheim, California. To discuss the conference, including interesting sessions and new technology, Jonathan Mosen is joined by Everette Bacon, Chancey Fleet, Minh Ha and Mike May.
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    1 h y 22 m
  • NVDA in the Past, Present, and Future
    Mar 11 2026

    On this week's episode of Access On: Introduction 0:00 Looking ahead to next week's CSUN recap 0:53 Join us for our Access On seminar on Windows screen readers 1:56 NVDA past, present, and future 3:08 Closing and contact info 1:09:26

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    1 h y 11 m
  • a comprehensive look at 1Password
    Mar 4 2026
    This week, Access On brings you the presentation from our Access On webinar on 1Password. Learn how to have a unique password for every log-in, use passkeys when available, and store other sensitive data securely.
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    1 h y 14 m
  • listener feedback from around the world
    Feb 25 2026

    We're devoting this week's Access On to feedback from listeners around the world. You can skip between segments using the previous and next chapter feature if your podcast player supports it. Here is what's on this week's episode, and when.

    Introduction 0:00 Android users invited to test SpeakyAI 0:59 Difficulty saving media attachments in Mac Mail 3:02 Installing Windows is accessible again 4:23 I got WordPad back 5:00 Beware of AI weather forecasts 5:48 More on the benefits of passkeys 7:22 Recommending the Jarte text editor 11:32 Thrilled with my Brava smart oven 12:29 Is Narrator any better behaved with Braille 14:11 Accessible ways to build websites 15:25 Using smart glasses to identify people 17:14 Unhelpful WhatsApp verbosity 20:09 New Zoom input volume on the H1Essential is inaccessible 21:27 Seeking tech to increase my Mom's independence 23:56 Learning Garage Band for iOS 32:38 The new Sonos app is cumbersome 33:45 Ray-Ban meta feedback 35:30 I want a Windows application that read epub files 37:27 Captcha before entering a Teams meeting 38:57 In praise of the JAWS skim reading tool 40:54 Revisiting Firefox 43:04 Papa Johns accessibility problems 45:35 Multiline Braille and tactile graphics displays 48:24 Demanding more on 508 compliance 49:50 Windows users think twice about migrating from Comcast mail to Yahoo Mail 53:34 The bug persists where it's difficult to attach files in iOS Mail 56:10 Reflections on recent episodes and technology 59:08

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    1 h y 6 m
  • Using AI to improve productivity on the job
    Feb 18 2026

    this week on Access On, we bring you highlights of our Access On webinar covering the use of AI in employment. Here's what you can hear and when, and a reminder that if your podcast player supports chapters, you can skip between segments of the podcast by using chapter navigation.

    Register for our Access On webinar on 1Password 0:00 Overview of AI in employment 1:53 Working with Google AI tools in the workplace 8:00 Microsoft tools in the workplace 29:04 Microsoft PowerPoint and AI 51:49 Using AI to take notes 1:06:56 Closing and contact info 1:14:23

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    1 h y 16 m
  • Change of leadership at Vispero, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, what are its provisions, and how well is it being enforced
    Feb 11 2026

    On this week's episode:

    Change of leadership at Vispero 0:00 Join us for our Access On webinar about 1Password 1:41 Sachin Pavithran and Kathy Eng from the US Access Board 4:33 Ronza Othman from the National Association of Blind Government Employees 42:02 Closing and contact info 1:04:19

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  • NFB President Mark Riccobono discusses topical tech issues, and Michael Hansen on the AppleVis Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card
    Feb 4 2026

    On this week's episode of Access On:

    President of the National Federation of the Blind, Mark Riccobono 0:00 Michael Hansen from AppleVis invites you to participate in the Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card 58:41 While the survey remains open, you can take the survey here. Note that you must be signed in with a free Applevis account. Closing and contact info 1:20:27

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    1 h y 22 m
  • The Dot Pad multiline Braille tablet, Adobe fixes an accessibility regression, and more feedback on changes at Vispero
    Jan 28 2026

    On this week's edition: Introduction 0:00 APH announces Monarch price reduction 1:53 Dave Williams discusses Dot pad 3:05 Fix to Adobe Acrobat accessibility regression 42:11 Updating credit card on Innosearch 43:35 Matrix treadmills, and some Microsoft Word tasks 46:45 ChatGPT voice shortcut 53:29 Vispero 54:59 Closing and contact info 1:01:21

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    1 h y 3 m