288 episodes
Living Blindfully Jonathan Mosen
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Sight is a highly dominant sense. If you have it, naturally you’ll use it for a lot of things. But if you don’t have it, or you don’t have as much sight as you used to, it’s still possible to live a rich, full life. This podcast is all about how it’s done.
We offer tips and tricks for living blindfully, including plenty about the latest accessible technology, but we discuss the barriers too, ranging from attitudinal barriers to accessibility barriers and more.
Hear interviews with movers and shakers in the field, plus plenty from our engaged Living Blindfully community. You're welcome to join the conversation.
And always remember, with your cane, you’re able.
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The Aircove Go Router fromExpressVPN, Matthew Horspool talks all things Braille, and this page intentionally left blank
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Welcome to 288 0:00
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The Aircove Go Router fromExpressVPN 13:43
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Zamzar is a handy file conversion site 28:24
TPLink router accessibility 29:58
The iOS Files app and scanning documents 33:28
Cricket on the radio 33:55
ID verification 38:30
How is Braille in iOS these days? 41:23
Be very careful with iPhone stolen device protection 43:17
Airline travel and people asking questions about our blindness 45:51
Matthew Horspool discusses all things Braille 49:55
Closing and contact info 1:58:18 -
New VoiceOver features in iOS 18, more on blind people and the legal profession, and the Be My Eyes Inclusive Language Guide
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Welcome to 287 0:00
I will miss Michael Mosley 0:53
iOS 18 7:27
Listen Later 13:27
AI is a game changer 14:18
accessible ways to learn about yoga 19:53
Be My Eyes and their bonkers Inclusive Language Guide 26:26
Read the Language Guide here.
Bryan Bashin from Be My Eyes discusses the Be My Eyes Inclusive Language Guide 41:51
Sonos 1:25:04
Serious Facebook Messenger issue on iOS 1:32:35
Chapters in Apple Podcasts 1:33:43
Melatonin 1:35:49
Apple Watch and talking obsolescence 1:38:29
Listen Later, Braille, experiences with lawyers, independent voting 1:40:00
Zoom recorders and Beatles 1:46:39
Blind people and the legal profession 1:52:56
Closing and contact info 1:58:27 -
A recap of Apple's WWDC keynote from a blindness perspective
Jonathan Mosen is joined by Heidi Taylor, Mike Feir and Judy Dixon to discuss this year's feature-packed Apple keynote. Please share your thoughts with us about what Apple unveiled. We'll play a selection of listener comments in the next episode.
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The positives and negatives of airline travel when blind, how’s Voice Dream Reader doing as a subscription product, and the pros and cons of new Windows computers with ARM processors
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Welcome to 285 0:00
Something you should know about the PhonakTV Connect 3:07
Travelling on airlines when you're blind 11:48
Microsoft Natural Voices for SAPI 5 31:02
Check out the project here
The VictorReader Stream 3 33:08
ID.ME 40:16
Cochlea implants, Android, and readers 42:16
Accessibility issues on the ElevenLabs website 44:31
No one should subscribe to Voice DreamReader 45:52
New Windows ARM computers 48:36
Glen Gordon from Vispero discusses JAWS and ARM processors 57:21
An update on Instacart 1:24:45
AI and how it got me in trouble at work 1:27:05
Missing phone calls on my iPhone 1:34:15
Google doesn't seem committed to accessibility 1:35:08
using IntelliJ as a blind person 1:39:04
The Rabbit R1 isn't accessible 1:40:29
iOS poor performance in Safari 1:47:54
Mantis carrying cases and Instacart accessibility 1:50:24
Thoughts on Glide 1:54:14
The Myriad broadcasting software 1:56:18
What was that thing you were talking to? 1:57:46
Closing and contact info 1:58:42 -
celebrating 200 years of Braille and a bright future, lawyers who think all blind people can't read, and Sonos makes progress while understating the impact of recent events
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Welcome to 284 0:00
Apple's WWDC will be huge this year 0:50
Jonathan Mosen's keynote address to the International Council on English Braille 6:55
A frustrating legal experience 1:05:54
Slow but steady progress with Sonos 1:10:47
Choosing a laptop 1:17:01
Working with SharePoint 1:26:09
A positive Apple accessibility experience and a question about recording phone calls using the Zoom H series recorders 1:27:42
anyone done anything with FairPhone? 1:32:52
iTunes, and chapters in Apple Podcasts 1:35:49
Voting in Oregon has become less accessible 1:38:05
a review of the Activator from HelpTech 1:42:02
Facebook accessibility, and NLS eReaders 1:48:59
Play-by-play when attending live sports 1:53:30
Closing and contact info 1:58:13 -
Ray-ban Meta Smart Glasses, is Instacart becoming less accessible, and blind audio describer Christine Malec
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Welcome to 283 0:00
Comments on recent episodes 4:36
New hearing aids purchased 9:28
for users of the Rode Smartlav interview kit needing USB C connectivity 15:47
Wanting a podcast app for my Chromebook 17:59
Blind yoga? 19:33
Broadcasting systems for visually impaired accessibility 21:46
Downloading from YoUTube 27:18
Microsoft Copilot 28:39
Tax and identity verification 30:40
Microsoft Office on my new laptop 33:02
The security of scanning mail with my phone 34:07
New undesirable requirements from Instacart 38:36
The best case for my Mantis 42:57
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses 47:51
Audible on the Victor Reader Stream 3 52:11
Home automation experiences 53:57
Blind audio describer Christine Malec discusses her craft, the Luminato Festival Toronto and more 1:07:06
Thoughts on Glide 1:54:36
Google Podcasts closing down 1:56:00
Closing and contact info 1:57:52