InFocus: Low Vision and Blindness Technology

In honor of the student TVIs who were remotely attending this episode of TEC Talk Live we discuss beneficial assistive technology devices for the classroom. We cover a number of different devices including The Ruby XL HD, Connect 12 (AKA Matt Connect), Reveal 16i, Orcam Read, Orcam MyEye and the Voice Dream Reader and Voice Dream Scanner apps! A lot of ground is covered in a fun and easy to understand way. If you are a teacher of the visually impaired, a student with a vision impairment, or just someone who is interested in assistive technology, make sure to check out this exciting episode of TEC Talk Live!

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In this exiting installment of TEC Talk Live Cory and Luke, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward, take a look at some free and low cost programs for PC that can be useful for people with vision loss! These include accessibility tools such as magnification and contrast enhancement, free screen readers, free and low cost methods of doing OCR on electronic and physical documents, free email clients that are screen reader friendly and more! If you can ignore the technical issues we had in this episode you'll find some great information that can make your PC using experience that much more useful and enjoyable.

As always, TEC Talk Live is free to attend and is held every other Thursday (next episode on 4/29/21). You can catch it on our YouTube Channel at 11:00 AM CST, so be sure not to miss out!

#maculardegeneration #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #glaucoma #legallyblind

Call us: 414-615-0103

Email us: [email protected]

Visit us online: https://www.vision-forward.org

Online Store: https://www.vision-forward.org/store

In this episode of TEC Talk Live, Luke and Cory, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward in Milwaukee, take a look at some of the free and low cost apps on iOS and Android that are helpful for people with vision loss. There are so many apps out there to try, but in this hour long episode we look at some that we have tried and think are worth your time, and which can carry out multiple functions from recognizing money to identifying faces, from reading printed text out loud to helping you plan a walking route. Find out all about it in this episode!

In this edition of TEC Talk Live we take a look at the Seeing AI app. This app has been around for a while, and offers some great features in a free package on the iPhone and iPad. The new LIDAR feature offers even more functionality for certain phones, allowing users to not only locate things in a space, but also have an idea where and how far away they are! Not bad for a free app.

n this TEC Talk Live, Luke and Cory, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward Association, take a look at Shipt. This service lets you shop for groceries from the comfort of your own home, using an app or a website. The service is accessible to screen readers and provides a great alternative to going to the store and trying to find what you want to buy! Let someone else pick the food for you and deliver it right to your door, and stay in contact with your shopper in case any questions arise. Find out in the pod how the app works when using an iPhone with VoiceOver, and decide whether it might be a good solution for you to let you avoid the dreaded weekly shop!

#maculardegeneration #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #glaucoma #legallyblind 

n this episode we are joined by Peter Tucic, Brand Ambassador at Humanware, who tells us all about the new Brailliant X Series of Braille displays from Humanware, as well as updating us on the Victor Trek. The Braillliant X Series marks the tenth year of the Brailliant line, and features some great innovations in a 20 cell and a 40 cell Braille display. Find out all about them in this video, including their new features and how much they cost.

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In this exciting episode of TEC Talk Live, Luke and Cory, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward, take a look at the Louie app. This app was designed by a gentleman named Pramit, who is himself visually impaired, and gives Android users better access to certain apps using only their voices. There is much more access to apps such as contacts, calls, YouTube, Whatsapp and Uber, and the voice interface is very easy to use. If you know someone who struggles using their phone due to vision loss, and they aren't able to learn screen reader use, then Louie could be just the app for them! 

The second part of our two part series on internet use with a screen reader covers a couple more strategies that you can use when navigating the internet with no vision. In this episode we cover the JAWS find feature, place markers and using webpage elements as navigational tools.  

In this episode Luke Scriven and Cory Ballard, assistive technology specialists at Vision Forward Association in Milwaukee WI, cover some strategies for navigating the internet with a screen reader. Navigating the internet is one of the hardest things a screen reader user can do, but following some simple strategies can make things much easier. Listen to find out the first two strategies, and join us in 2 weeks for the conclusion to this 2 part special.  

In this episode Cory and Luke discuss which the best iPhone, Apple Watch and Airpods are for people who are blind or low vision. Theses devices have great accessibility and features, but it can be hard to choose one with so many models available. Get some tips in this episode!