A comprehensive review and demonstration of Orbit Speak from Orbit Research
In this week's episode:
Join us for our AI in employment boutique 0:00
Introduction to Orbit Speak 2:13
Orientation 4:55
The Main Menu 9:59
Onboard help 11:25
File Manager 17:10
Book Reader 18:20
Editor 26:29
Media Player 29:39
Podcasts 30:35
Internet Radio 35:10
Utilities 37:41
Settings 48:21
Conclusion 55:36
Closing and contact info 58:34
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new Apple OS feedback, no more public betas of JAWS, and NLS feedback
This week's Access On is all about your feedback.
Bard Mobile 1:01
NLS digital talking book machine 2:51
Locked out of Uber due to inaccessible ID verification 8:03
Camera in the iPhone 17 range 9:00
amazon first oven smart oven 10:58
JAWS public betas are no more 13:08
How do I stop my locked Android phone from talking when I tap the screen 14:56
What can the NFB do about show stopping Apple bugs 16:53
VoiceOver takes an efficiency hit 23:49
Color detector apps for iPhone, and typing sounds 26:47
Problem with bulleted lists in Google Docs 28:43
Degraded WhatsApp on the Windows desktop 30:04
How do I get Seeing AI to describe videos? 31:39
How can I stop my iPhone from going to the App Library? 33:15
Using Discord with a screen reader 34:48
Interesting bug with UK voices in iOS 26 37:17
How long should post-production take on my podcast? 38:25
Editing with Microsoft Clipchamp or some other accessible alternative 42:31
Comments on iOS Personal Voice comparison 45:03
Braille input on the Mac 45:54
Thoughts on 1Password 47:57
iOS Live Captions 52:42
iOS 26 and continuous glucose monitors 54:55
Ongoing accessibility problems with Plaud products 55:52
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JAWS in the past, present and future, and accessible self-checkout with Target
This week on Access On, we make our final visit to New Orlans and NFB25.
Introduction 0:00
Glen Gordon and Ryan Jones from Vispero 1:25
Accessible self-checkout with Target 37:01
Closing and contact info 1:02:51
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What's new in iOS 26
This week, it's all about the key features in iOS 26. Here's what you can hear, and when.
A reminder that if you are listening using a device or app that supports chapter navigation, you can use the next and previous chapter functions to navigate between sections of interest.
Introduction 0:00
Braille Access 3:11
Item overview 42:38
Copied Speech rotor 44:01
Search for rotor items 48:17
Configurable magic tap 48:54
Container notifications 49:42
Reset VoiceOver settings to defaults 50:34
Share accessibility settings with another device 51:48
Liquid Glass may result in some movement of familiar elements 53:12
Accessibility nutrition labels 53:58
Changes in the phone app 57:20
Live translation 59:49
Expanded visual intelligence 1:01:48
Other messaging features 1:02:57
Apple Music Automix 1:04:06
Simplified Personal Voice creation 1:04:51
Changes to Apple Maps 1:08:20
Wallet 1:08:51
Simplified ring tone transfer 1:09:29
Low vision features 1:13:06
Closing and contact info 1:19:12
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Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Meta's VP of Accessibility and Engagement Maxine Williams
In this week's episode of Access on.
Introduction 0:00
Join us for our boutique on what's new in iOS 26 2:06
Travel with JetBlue 3:11
Microsoft's Jenny Lay-Flurrie addresses national convention 5:56
Maxine Williams from Meta addresses national convention 32:25
Feeldom 51:00
Orbit Research 52:52
Dropbox tech tip 55:29
Closing and contact info 56:48
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