
Introducing the NFB's Accessibility Excellence Advocate for Education and Employment, Charles Hiser, and Greg Stilson from APH talks all things Monarch
2026/1/14 | 1h 7 mins.
We're pleased to be back with you for 2026. On the show this week: Happy new year! 0:00 a simpler way to apply for your free ElevenReader access 1:02 Brava follow-up 2:24 Join us for our accessibility boutique looking at Braille displays 9:09 The National Federation of the Blind's Accessibility Excellence Advocate for Education and Employment, Charles Hiser 10:10 Greg Stilson from APH discusses the Monarch 29:11 Closing and contact info 1:06:17

The Brava Smart Oven explained, reviewed, and demonstrated
2025/12/24 | 51 mins.
Happy holidays from the national Federation of the Blind. Please note that Access On will be taking a short break, and will return for 2026 on January 14. We are devoting this week's episode to the Brava Smart Oven. Brava has made a $200 discount available to Access On listeners. The discount is available here. Here is what you can hear, and when. Introduction 0:00 Interview with Travis rea and Zac Selmon from Brava 1:09 The Brava app for iOS 31:26 Cooking steak in the Brava 42:40

More on changes at Vispero, Envision Ally Solos Glasses get a mixed reception, and making ChatGPT Voice behave the way it used to
2025/12/17 | 59 mins.
This week's episode of Access On is devoted to feedback from listeners like you. here's what's covered. Introduction 0:00 Vispero updates 1:23 Listener comments on Vispero developments 5:02 Looking for more friendly apps in iOS 26 18:07 Apple Intelligence and more 19:06 The Braille Access Command doesn't work on my NLS eReader 26:11 Focus issue in the iOS Phone app 29:24 Can I get WordPad back in Windows 11? 31:26 I can't install Windows 11 25h2 independently 33:59 Working with the new Outlook and JAWS 35:57 PowerPoint, speaker notes, and JAWS 37:25 Recording my screen reader in Reaper 38:47 Travelling overseas with my portable recorders 42:26 Outdoor travel technology 45:20 Two Meta issues 47:41 Streaming Alexa skills 49:32 Envision Solos glasses 51:06 Tech Tip: restoring the old ChatGPT voice behavior 56:17 Closing and contact info 58:07

Samuel Greene from Zoom North America on accessible audio recorders, and our new Accessibility Excellence Advocate for Home and Independent Living, Ron Miller
2025/12/10 | 1h 1 mins.
Here is what you can hear on this week's episode of Access On. Join us for our Accessible Device Showcase 0:00 Samuel Greene from Zoom North America talks accessible audio recorders 2:15 The National Federation of the Blind's Accessibility Excellence Advocate for Home and Independent Living, Ron Miller 40:17 Closing and contact info 1:00:19

Review and demonstration of the Zoom Podtrak P4Next accessible podcast recorder
2025/12/03 | 1h 5 mins.
Here's what you can hear in this week's episode, and when. Register for our Accessible Devices showcase 0:00 Introduction to the Zoom Podtrack P4Next 1:59 Dimensions and orientation 5:54 First start, setting up the recorder 16:53 File List 21:03 Sound Pads 22:12 Mic Settings 26:48 SD Card 28:13 File Transfer 28:23 Audio Interface 33:02 System 39:32 The Tone function 45:19 AI Noise Reduction 47:51 Bringing in a guest via smartphone 50:24 Use cases beyond podcasting, and comparing your accessible recorder options 53:56 Closing and contact info 1:03:51



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