152 episodes
Tek Talk Accessible World
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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.
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Tek Talk welcomes Dave Wilkinson to discuss Race Across America and the technology and other wizardry used for it. 05/20/2024
Next month, Dave and his tandem pilot Jim Trout will become the first tandem solo team to complete Race Across America (RAAM) with a blind rider on the tandem. RAAM is a 3,000-mile bike race from coast to coast across the US. The race has 31 miles of vertical climbing and must be completed in under 12 days.
Presenter Contact Info
Bio: Dave is a Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst for Hilton, tireless advocate for braille, and an accomplished endurance athlete. Dave has completed over 30 marathons, 3 Ironman triathlons, and tons of other races of varying lengths and levels of difficulty. A good friend once described Dave as a good idea taken a step too far, which is now his life mantra. -
Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison of Selvas North America (formerly HIMS Inc.) to discuss the new Braille eMotion forty cell smart Braille display. 05/13/2024
Please Join Earle Harrison of Selvas North America (Formerly HIMS Inc.) as he offers a product overview of the new Braille eMotion forty cell smart Braille display and discusses how it is changing the modern Braille display landscape.
Presenter Contact Info
Email: earle@hims-inc.com
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Tek Talk welcomes Jane Brassington, Chief Revenue Officer, and Mary Jo Barry, VP of Sales, of Dolphin Computer Access to discuss SuperNova screen magnification and screen reading. 04/22/2024
Tune in to TekTalk as Jane Brassington and Mary Jo Barry dive into the innovative world of SuperNova. Learn about the evolution of this groundbreaking technology, designed to provide magnification, speech, and screen reading across various industries, from business to education and beyond. Discover the latest developments and unique features that set SuperNova apart, as Jane and Mary Jo offer insights and a firsthand tour. Stick around for an engaging Q&A session to get all your questions answered.
Presenter Contact Info
Email: infous@yourdolphin.com
Website: www.yourdolphin.com/supernova
Phone: 866.797.5921
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Tek Talk welcomes Humanware’s Peter Tucic, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Mathieu Paquette, Product Manager, to discuss the Odyssey, one of their newest products and an easy-to-use desktop reader. 04/29/2024
From HumanWare, we have Peter Tucic, director of strategic partnerships, and Mathieu Paquette, product manager, to discover one of their newest products, the Odyssey. This easy-to-use desktop reader allows you to read documents, converting text into speech. And also, they may have some information on the version 1.3 software update for the Victor Reader Stream 3!
Presenter Contact Info
Peter’s Email: peter.tucic@humanware.com
Mathieu’s Email: mathieu.paquette@humanware.com
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Tek Talk welcomes Samuel Greene, Product Specialist -Development at Zoom Corp., to discuss the very popular Zoom Essential digital Recorders. 04/15/2024
These recorders are accessible and have 32 bit float. Tune in to see exactly what all that means.
Presenter Contact Info
Email: sgreene@zoom-na.com
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Tek Talk welcomes Matthew Horspool, General Manager at the Braillists Foundation, to discuss connecting a Braille Display. 04/08/2024
Matthew Horspool is the General Manager at the Braillists Foundation, which promotes braille and braille technology. He is also heavily involved in both the braille and assistive technology industries, and his day job is delivering screen reader and braille display/notetaker training.
Matthew will speak about connecting a Braille Display..
Presenter Contact Info
Email: matthew.horspool@braillists.org