John Ternus to become Apples nextCEO, and concluding our look at the smart home
2026/04/29 | 1h 1 mins.
This week on Access on:
John Ternus to become Apple's CEO. What might it mean for accessibility 0:00 An examination of home audio options 14:45 Obtaining support for your smart home 39:55 Jonathan Mosen describes his smart home, and Josh.ai 40:44 Closing and contact info 1:00:37
More on the smart home, an inaccessible Ray-Bam meta repair experience, and iOS status cells explained
2026/04/22 | 1h 4 mins.
This week on Access On: National Federation of the Blind expresses outrage at title 2 delay 0:00 Join us for our Access On webinar on document formatting 3:51 Smart security systems and doorbells 5:41 Smart devices for the kitchen 16:59 Media access 26:06 Smart health 40:45 Response to the Apple 50 episode 54:11 A difficult, inaccessible Ray-Ban Meta repair experience 56:53 Tech tip, the iOS Braille status cells 1:00:42 Closing and contact info 1:03:44
Beginning our series on the smart home
2026/04/15 | 1h 7 mins.
On this week's episode of Access On: Our next Access On webinar on document formatting 0:00 Smart home defined 2:13 Google Assistant/Gemini and Apple Home 11:54 Amazon Alexa 21:58 Lighting and environmental control 44:33 Closing and contact info 1:05:55
Brava shuts down, an accessible web-based podcast creation tools for students, and ongoing concerns with the new Outlook
2026/04/08 | 1h
In this week's episode:
Introduction 0:00 Brava has ceased operations 0:57 Lindsay Patterson and Peter Walters discuss MakeClassroomPodcast.com 6:40 Apple IIE memories 35:03 Accessibility regression in the Cosori smart air fryer 36:09 Enthusiasm about the Orbit Flow 38:35 CSUN memories 40:16 Concerns about the new Outlook 41:22 Looking for an accessible way to check my typing speed 46:03 Listening to the BBC 46:43 Advocacy to Huntington Bank 49:34 Working with multiple email and calendar accounts 53:02 Closing and contact info 59:16
Apple at 50, blind people and our allies shaping Apple accessibility innovation
2026/04/01 | 1h 12 mins.
We celebrate Apple's 50th birthday with an Access On special. On the show this week:
Introduction to the early era of grass roots Apple accessibility 0:00 Panel discussion about the Apple II era 4:55 Demonstration of the Apple IIE with speech 47:26 Conclusion, reflections on the partnership 1:05:29 Closing and contact info 1:11:43
If you would like to download the Apple IIE emulator with Echo speech for Windows computers, download it from Jayson Smith's website.
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