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March 16, 2021
Tim Schwartz
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2021 Coverage of CSUN and Axe-con. But don’t quote me on that…

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It’s March, 2021 and that means that assistive technology conference season is upon us once again. Moving from the crowded conference rooms and exhibit halls, this year each conference was completely virtual. So what was that experience like and what did we learn from each conference? I’m joined by Rose Morales and Charles Hiser to break it all down.

Rose is a former trainer with Apple who now works as a lead tester for an online education platform and Charles is a free-lance editor and student of accessibility. He has recently submitted an entry for the Holman Prize. Please watch his video and like it to give him your vote.

 

Rose and Charles begin by explaining what exactly CSUN and Axe-con are. They also describe how each conference is different this year due to being completely virtual. Each conference had its pros and cons but overall they seemed to offer a positive experience.

 

As we dive deeper into each conference, Rose and Charles explain what was presented during many of the live and pre-recorded presentations. Topics from these presentations include captioning, audio description and the accessibility of apps and websites, both from the perspective of a company as well as the consumer. Also discussed was self advocacy, artificial intelligence and the future of disability lawsuits and negotiations.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please send your emails to: tim lifeafterblindness.com.

 

Please join me again next time as we continue our journey together to find that there truly can be a life after blindness.

March 8, 2017
Tim Schwartz
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Life After Blindness Spotlight with David Demers from eSight Eyewear

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Welcome to the Life After Blindness Spotlight. This is the podcast where I interview someone connected to the blind and visually impaired community. This week I am joined by David Demers from eSight Eyewear.

In this special spotlight interview, David talks with me about eSight 3. He explains what it is, who it’s for and how it differs from it’s previous versions.
David also talks a little about his own visual impairment and how he came to work with eSight.

Please join me in finding out more about this amazing product as well as hearing about David’s journey with a life after blindness.

March 6, 2017
Tim Schwartz
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LABCast #3: Michael Hingson and 2017 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Discussion

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This week Tim is joined by Shaun Preece from the RNIB Tech Talk and Audio Pizza podcasts and Frank Facio from the band Steelehorse Country. Frank also conducted several interviews for the podcast directly from the exhibit hall in San Diego, California.
Tim, Shaun and Frank open the podcast by discussing the inspirational story of Michael Hingson Who was at the conference representing AIRA. With the help of his guide dog Riselle, Michael Hingson navigated his way out of the World Trade Center on 9/11. Listen as he tells Frank about the emotions of that day. And be sure to read his full story by getting his book Thunder Dog.

The rest of the podcast is spent discussing many of the products and announcements from this year’s convention.
Aira is a portable, on star type Service for the visually impaired. Does it have the right price point?
Braille note takers and tablets are finding a lot of new competition. Thanks to Innovacion and competition, this product category may not be as stale as it once was.
Tech 4 Freedom is offering a couple of different products that offer a variety of usage for the blind and visually impaired. First is the Box one For All whichh can detect temperature, color and tag and identify various objects. TheBeacon is a pocket-size device that connects to up to 10 waypoint begins that can be controlled by you’re iPhone.
Audio Eye is a behind the scenes service that works with companies and their websites to make sure they are instantly accessible!
Taptilo is a product that is not yet released but will offer lessons through games to teach you to read and write braille using a small box and an app on your iPhone.

Be sure to listen to our next podcast as we Spotlight eSight Eye Ware and their new product eSight 3!

Thank you very much for listening to episode #3 of the Life After Blindness podcast! As we journey together, we will find that there can truly be a life after blindness.