The Tony Gebhard Show

Tony Gebhard
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Honest conversations with the people building a better, more inclusive world. Hosted by Tony Gebhard -- blind musician, AT professional, and community organizer -- the show features voices from the blind and low vision community alongside assistive technology developers, AI innovators, and change makers who believe access and inclusion aren't optional. Come as you are. Everyone's welcome.

  1. 3d ago

    Vibe Coding While Blind: Andre Louis on AI, Slop, and Software Worth Shipping

    Artificial intelligence is the tech revolution of the 2020s, and the blind community can’t afford to ignore it. On this episode of The Tony Gebhard Show, I sit down with my friend and mentor Andre Louis, a blind musician, accessibility advocate, and the author of Clipman and Sensor Readout. Neither of us is a trained programmer. Andre says he couldn’t program his way out of a cardboard box, and that’s why this conversation matters. We get honest about what AI has opened up for blind creators, what it’s costing programmers, the dirty way these models were trained, and what happens to us if the tools get switched off. Topics in this episode: • Why the AI debate isn’t black and white • Vibe coding and partner coding when you’re not a developer • How Clipman and Sensor Readout came to life • Taking Native Instruments drum presets from nine pages of parameters to 97 in under ten hours • AI music: where it works, and why Andre doesn’t want it in the charts • What AI is doing to programmers’ livelihoods • Training data, theft, and building something ethical with imperfect tools • AI slop, and why you test what you ship • The prompts that make your software better, including second opinion prompting • Building an NVDA add-on for local Ollama text to speech • Sorting family photos and a 40,000 song music library while you sleep • Running an AI team, and why manners still matter • Building a one-person business with AI • Taking donations for software you authored but didn’t code • How Drop Deck grew from a 30 minute soundboard • Codependency: what happens if the tools get switched off • Why data center AI will shrink the way computers did • My risky test of Meta’s Muse Links: • Andre Louis: https://onj.me • Clipman: https://onj.me/clipman/ • Sensor Readout: https://github.com/OnjLouis/accessible-sensor-readout • Ollama Speech for NVDA: https://github.com/OnjLouis/ollamaSpeech • ElevenLabs Music and Sound FX Generator: https://github.com/OnjLouis/ElevenLabsMusicGenerator • Andre on Mastodon: https://hear-me.social/@onj • NVDA Coach: https://tgstudios.app/nvda-coach/ • TG Drop Deck: https://tgstudios.app/drop-deck/ Email the show: info@tonygebhard.me Stay groovy, and always know that you matter.

  2. Oct 21

    Matthew Whitaker wants us to be kinder to one another

    Matthew is back and has so much love to share. New album, world tour, teaching job, and a kind plate to share at the TG table. Everything on his slice of the internet pie, https://www.matthewwhitaker.net/ Stay groovy! Subscribe to the podcast. Always remember, you matter.

  3. Aug 10 ·  Bonus

    Say All - A mixing console that talks back, better voices on iPhone, and a big week for Braille

    Welcome to Say All, the weekly segment on The Tony Gebhard Show where I run through the assistive technology and AI news that actually matters to blind and low vision people, and I keep it short. This week: DiGiCo built a prototype that gives a digital mixing console a voice, and I explain why that one matters more than it sounds. A new text to speech engine brings neural voices to VoiceOver, and the classics are back. Four things happened in Braille at once. Three small Windows tools got meaningfully better. ACB wrapped its convention, and one of the sponsors should get your attention. Double Tap ran two episodes that say the mood is turning on AI, and I sit with that for a minute. Somebody pointed AI at documentation nobody funded and got something usable out the back. Plus games, and a handful of odds and ends. In this episode: 0:00 A word before we start 0:29 Welcome to Say All 1:02 Story one. Mixing consoles that talk 2:22 Story two. Better voices on your iPhone 3:40 Story three. A big week for Braille 5:06 Story four. Small Windows tools, real wins 6:19 Story five. ACB wrapped 7:23 Story six. The mood is turning on AI 8:36 Story seven. AI doing the boring work 9:26 Story eight. Games 10:22 Story nine. Odds and ends 11:23 Wrap up Links: Top Tech Tidbits, August 6, 2026 https://toptechtidbits.com/newsletter-08-06-2026/ Sound Without Sight, on DiGiCo and the Audio Accessibility Alliance https://soundwithoutsight.org/ Runa TTS for iPhone, the public beta announcement https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/announcing-first-public-beta-runa-tts-ios-bringing-high-quality-natural-sounding Runa TTS, from AccessMind https://accessmind.net/runa-tts/ Runa TTS voices for NVDA on Windows https://www.orbitresearch.com/products/runa-tts/runa-tts-voices-for-nvda/ American Council of the Blind, 2026 convention wrap up https://www.acb.org/american-council-blinds-2026-conference-and-convention-showcases-innovation-advocacy-and-community Double Tap https://doubletaponair.com/ Season six of The Tony Gebhard Show starts in September. Stay groovy, and always know that you matter.

  4. Apr 27

    Talking on the phone just became way more cooler in 2026, Wizzenatr brings the knowledge

    Mitchell Wooters spent overthirty years in construction -- as a general contractor, an OSHA trainer, a guywho built things with his hands and ran crews for a living. He is not who youwould expect to be building an AI company.   And yet here we are.   Mitch is the co-founder ofUpdaytr LLC and the driving force behind Wizzenatr, a voice-driven AI platformbuilt on a radical idea: instead of treating AI as a snapshot tool thatcaptures a moment and forgets you, what if it was an ongoing conversation? Whatif technology actually remembered you?   This episode digs into theorigin story -- a brother's love for his mom, a construction worker's instinctfor what's missing in the field, and a product that has implications far beyondjob sites. We talk about accessibility, about building for people who don'thave time to type, about the blue-collar roots of a blue-sky idea, and aboutwhat it looks like to build something with family.   If you've ever felt like techwasn't built for you -- this episode is for you. Go to wizzenatr.com and use promo code, wizz-tony to get your first month totally free. Want to learn NVDA? Try the new NVDA Coach training add-on. www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach Always remember, you matter. #Wizzenatr #Updaytr #AI #Productivity

  5. Apr 16 ·  Bonus

    Choosing peace and Positivity: Affirmations Aloud

    Welcome back for another quick Affirmations Aloud segment on the TG Show. Here are today's affirmations. I am in control of my happiness I am in control of my peace No one can decide for me No one can make me feel unhappy I choose to make myself happy today Always know you matter.

  6. Apr 15

    The Blind Kind go back in time, Kevin Reeves and Christina Campbell bring Sonic Synergy

    What happens when you throw a blind podcaster, a musician with a new lease on life, and a crew that thrives on beautiful chaos into the same room? You get this episode. Christina Campbell and Kevin Reeves from the incredible radio show Sonic Synergy join the studio, and we go everywhere. Kevin opens up about his shift in perspective — playing music for venues, raising money for nonprofits, and finding purpose in the work that feeds the soul instead of just the ego. We get raw about mental health, and I mean raw. I take it back to when I was a drunken idiot making choices I'm not proud of, and Kevin shares his experience with gnarly vertigo that knocked him on his ass and rewired the way he sees the world. Those moments broke us down, but they also built something real. We talk about the growth since 2018, how Covid stripped away the noise and forced us to confront what actually matters — people. Real connection. Showing up for each other when it's hard. And then we get into something that doesn't get talked about enough — discrimination within blind culture. The inner hierarchy, the judgment, the ways we tear each other down when we should be building each other up. We dig into how we can do better, be better, and actually support one another. This one's got laughs, gut punches, and a whole lot of heart. Don't skip it. Connect with Sonic Synergy: Website: SonicSynergy.space Facebook: facebook.com/SonicSynergy Listen on HKC Radio: hkcradio.com/sonicsynergy Connect with Kevin Reeves: YouTube: @kevinreevesmusic Facebook: facebook.com/kevinreevesmusic Linktree: kevinreeves.net Connect with Christina Campbell: (Tony — drop her handles in here once you grab them from her) Got something to say? Hit me up: info@tonygebhard.me Stay groovy.

  7. Apr 12

    Assistive technology is a lot like jenga, an instructor's perspective on teaching

    Joined by, Cheryl McIntosh, MS, RDN, soon CATIS. Cheryl shares her story on transitioning from healthcare to teaching k12 students in a remote environment. Totally blind, ambitious, and so much to share! Connect with Cheryl on Linked In. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylmcintoshmsrdn/ Be sure to download and check out the NVDA Coach training module, www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach Email the show, info@tonygebhard.me

    Assistive technology is a lot like jenga, an instructor's perspective on teaching

  8. Apr 3

    Demonstrating the NVDA Coach Add-on for the NVDA screen reader

    V1.3.2 NVDA Coach is a robust training module for the NVDA screen reader. "Non visual desktop access" https://;www.nvaccess.org Add-on documentation and source code: https://github.com/tonygeb23/nvdacoach- My blog, https://www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach Always know you are valued, your voice is strong, and there is a purpose.

    Demonstrating the NVDA Coach Add-on for the NVDA screen reader
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Honest conversations with the people building a better, more inclusive world. Hosted by Tony Gebhard -- blind musician, AT professional, and community organizer -- the show features voices from the blind and low vision community alongside assistive technology developers, AI innovators, and change makers who believe access and inclusion aren't optional. Come as you are. Everyone's welcome.

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  • Creator
    Tony Gebhard
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Explicit
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