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Accessible World

Accessible World seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.

  1. 15 de juny

    Tek Talk welcomes Shawn Keen to  discuss Athina AD, an AI-powered audio description platform designed to help blind and low-vision people better understand video content. 06/01/2026

    Users can upload a video or submit a supported video link, such as YouTube, and Athina AD generates both a written and spoken description of what is happening visually in the video.   During the presentation, Shawn will explain what Athina AD is, why audio description matters, how it can help blind users access more video content, and he’ll do a simple live demo of the current system. Presenter Contact Info Email: danielkeen9104@gmail.com Website: https://athinaad.com/

    46 min

  2. 27 de maig

    Tek Talk welcomes Janet Dickelman, National Convention Coordinator, American Council of the Blind, to discuss the 2026 ACB Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. 05/11/2026

    Want to know about the 2026 ACB National Convention meeting on in-person dates July 24 through July 31 in St. Louis? Join Janet Dickelman, ACB convention coordinator, Saint Paul, MN  to find out. Learn about the General Sessions, the Affiliate presentations, the  exhibit hall, and the tours. If you can not be there in person, learn  how you can listen  as a part of The ACB Media Network.  There will be time for questions. Presenter Contact Info Email: janet.dickelman@gmail.com Convention website: https://acbconvention.org/?p=119

    57 min

  3. 12 de maig

    Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop to discuss the GLOW Accessibility Toolkit that helps authors, publishers, and organizations produce accessible documents. 05/04/2026

    GLOW stands for Guided Layout & Output Workflow — a guided, confidence-building accessibility experience built for real publishing workflows. The GLOW Accessibility Toolkit helps authors, publishers, and organizations produce documents that comply with the American Council of the Blind Large Print Guidelines and WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The toolkit audits, fixes, and templates Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Markdown, PDF, and ePub documents for accessibility. Presenter Contact Info Email: jeff@jeffbishop.com GLOW website: https://glow.bits-acb.org/about/

    1 h 1 m

  4. 4 de maig

    Tek Talk invites participants to an open forum to share recommendations and techniques for making their household accessible. 04/20/2026

    If you have accessible appliance recommendations, bring their names and model numbers. Anything used in a household is fair game whether it be TVs, washers and dryers, kitchen appliances, etc. We also want to hear about any tips and tricks used to make your household accessible.

    58 min

  5. 1 de maig

    Tek Talk welcomes Venkatesh Chari, President of Orbit Research, to discuss What’s New with Orbit Research including a new subsidy program. 04/27/2026

    Presenter contact info: Venkatesh Chari, President of Orbit Research Email: v.chari@orbitresearch.com Phone: 888-606-7248 Website: www.orbitresearch.com

    59 min

  6. 27 d’abr.

    Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison from the Selvas BLV North American offices and Jenny Axler from the Selvas Healthcare international team as they discuss everything HIMS. 04/13/2026

    The primary topic for discussion is about the new BrailleSense 7 which is projected for release this summer.  They will also talk about updates to existing products such as the BrailleSense 6, Braille eMotion and SensePlayer, which are all expected to receive updates before the end of the year. Presenter contact info: Earle’s email: earle@selvasblv.com Jenny’s email: jenny@selvashc.com

    57 min

  7. 27 d’abr.

    Tek Talk welcomes Jenine Stanley, Community Support Specialist, and Jennipher Wilson, Product Manager, from Aira discussing the new integration with the Meta AI glasses. 04/06/2026

    Jenine and Jennipher will discuss how the new Aira integration with the Meta glasses will change your hands-free experience. They also have news about some new Access Network partners around the US that will make the baseball fans stand up and cheer. Presenter contact info: Jenine’s email: jenine.stanley@aira.io Jennipher’s email: jennipher.wilson@aira.io

    54 min

  8. 31 de març

    Tek Talk invites participants to an open forum to share their technology wish list if they won the lottery. 03/23/2026

    Presenter contact info: None

    56 min
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Informació

Accessible World seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.

Fitxa tècnica

  • Creació
    Accessible World
  • Anys en actiu
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodis
    199
  • Qualificació
    Apte
  • Lloc web del programa
    Tek Talk

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