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Clearly an un-caffeinated cranky Kayaker, an uncharacteristically calm Shaun and a chilled whisky-sipping Garth discuss the pros and cons of specialised blind technology versus everyday devices.

Kayaker gives his opinion on the Victor Reader Trek against a iPhone 8 without a cell phone plan. Garth goes off on the prices on software features for braille devices, all while Shaun holds the fort down.

Don’t forget to email your opinions to Garth ([email protected]), Shaun ([email protected]) and/or Kayaker ([email protected]).

Scot reports on the people and politics, but mostly the tech from NFB's 2024 conference.

NIIRA

Glide

NOA

BrailleDoodle

Scott, Shaun, and Garth are thrilled to welcome former Apple Executive Brett Halle to dive into the exciting highlights of WWDC 2024. In a surprising twist, Shaun makes a sudden exit from his shed just as the team delves into the potential impact of Apple's groundbreaking announcements.

Scott, Shaun, and Garth are joined today by Nefertiti Matos Olivares to talk everything Audio Description. Nefertiti is the Workflow Manager: Quality and Inclusion for Descriptive Video Works, and Project Lead, Narrator and QC Specialist at the Social Audio Description Collective . You can contact her via Twitter/X and keep up with news, reviews and all things AD plus get involved in advocating for blind and human-centered Audio Description via the Twitter/X AD Community and the LinkedIn AD Group.

After more then 12 months in the wilderness we're back, to go travelling. Shaun, Kayaker and Garth are joined by Jordie to discuss their recent travels around the world. After knowing each other for around 12 years, they have finally met in person, which was weirdly normal. 

WE discuss the good and the bad of travelling when you're blind and share some of the tips and tricks we've discovered on our journeys. 

PRM Assist is a useful app for booking airport assistance. 

No Russian monkeys were hurt in the making of this podcast. 

Apple dropped a bunch of great products in there last two events, however this doesn't stop a Voice-Over rant. And if you're desperate for a Christmas gift recommendation, this just might be the episode for you. 

Welcome back to another episode inspired by Douglas Adams book, The Meaning of Liff. We share one of Douglas's words, and create one of our own. In both, an under utilised place name is married with a concept or situation needing a name..

Exmouth: Noun. The excuse or co-conspirator, you have ready in order to extract yourself from an unwanted conversation at a party or other public gathering. "Christine, if you see me stuck talking to Bob tonight, , can you be my exmouth? Rescue me please, you know how he can go on!"

Welcome back to another episode inspired by the hilarious book by Douglas Adams - The Meaning of Liff. We share one of Douglas's words, and create one of our own. In both, an under utilised place name is married with a concept or situation needing a name..

Werribee: Noun. The sense of frustration experienced by a blind person when trying to eat a meal which contains peas, or similar difficult to catch food types. After five minutes of tediously scraping my fork around the plate, I finally succumbed to my Werribee and used my fingers to get the last of the peas and corn.

Rooty Hill: Noun. A trip hazard or uneven section of a concrete path caused by the lifting of sections due to tree roots growing under the path. These are most often found in established leafy suburbs, although can be seen anywhere humans have attempted to concrete over nature.

It is speculated that a Rooty Hill is natures attempt to bring mankind closer to Mother Earth. This is achieved by tripping them over so they land face first on the ground. The white cane user has a distinct advantage over a guide dog handler in finding a Rooty Hill prior to it causing an unceremonious return to Earth.

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