The Canadian Council of the Blind Podcast

78. Chris Danielsen, Director of Public Relations, National Federation of the Blind

Chris tells us all about the 2021 NFB Convention, July 6 – 10, anywhere and everywhere. This conference will be fully virtual.
We also get to hear a lot about what attending one of these conferences is like in person during non-covid times. Enjoy
For more information visit the website at nfb.org

 

77. Darren Burton, former Director of Technology for the American Foundation for the Blind and accessibility specialist at Yahoo

Darren Burton, former Director of Technology for the American Foundation for the Blind and accessibility specialist at Yahoo, will tell some stories  about working with Silicon Valley and other tech companies. He will focus on some of the history around Apple’s development of VoiceOver for the iPhone, including his involvement with the giants that made that happen.

76. Presenters: Nick Johnson, Libro.fm’s Creative Director, and Craig Silva

Learn all about a different audio book subscription model libro.fm

 For more information visit the website at libro.fm

 

75. Diana Brent Using the rotor in IOS

Diana Brent takes us through the voiceover rotor settings explaining what each rotor option does. Giving examples of how you might choose to use each one.

74. Sabrina Knappe and Jeff Blum from McGill University’s Shared Reality Lab

Sabrina Knappe and Jeff Blum from McGill University’s Shared Reality Lab give an introduction to a new project, being carried out in strategic partnership with Gateway Navigation CCC Ltd and the Canadian Council of the Blind. The goal is to create rich renderings of graphics you encounter while browsing the internet, using audio and touch (haptic) interfaces. Sabrina and Jeff talk about the project’s approach, how it will compare to existing tools, and give some examples of how technology like spatialized audio can help convey information more concisely than ordinary text-to-speech. To learn more about the project or get involved, please see
https://srl.mcgill.ca/atp

73. Kim Kilpatrick,Using the native mail IOS app

In a similar format to last week's podcast Kim Kilpatrick gives us a walk-through of the settings pertaining to the mail app. Afterward she gives us a walk-through on how to use the mail application itself.

72. Kim Kilpatrick on the contacts app for iPhone

Kim Kilpatrick gives us a thorough walk-through of the contacts application for iPhone. She also takes us through each setting for contacts located within the settings application, explaining each setting.

71. Rogers ignite with Wayne Antle and Jim Hamilton

Jim and Wayne give us a live demo of Rogers ignite TV using a television as well as the application for iOS.
Included about a minute into the recording is Wayne's orientation of the ignite remote.

70. Kim Kilpatrick on the phone application on iOS

Kim Kilpatrick gives us a thorough walk-through of the settings for the phone application on iPhone. After that she gives us a walk-through of the phone application itself explaining what each tab is for and what options each tab contains.

69. Wayne Antle on Rogers Ignite TV (how accessible is it?)

Wayne Antle who has had ignite TV for two and a half years gives us a demonstration of the capabilities of this screenreader.
He talks through the set up of the product and discusses how visually impaired persons receive a discount with the use of this package.