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Technology from a Blindness Perspective
# This month on Main Menu Live, it is JAWS upgrade time. Eric Damery from Vispero will reveal all that is new with JAWS 2022. In the second hour, we continue with an open forum and will highlight iOS 15,...
# The Information Access Committee will talk about how the IRS can help you, followed by a presentation about audio games and other content from Wanderword.
# The Main Menu Live team will be discussing accessible fitness equipment. Getting up and getting moving is a theme throughout the year within ACB. In the first hour, Michael and Satauna come to talk with all of us about...
Main Menu Live: Please join us for two hours of technology talk. In the first hour we will talk all things Club House. It is a platform that is changing the culture and shape of how ACB communicates. Come learn more...
Main Menu Live: On this month’s show in the first hour, the information access committee will let you know what’s coming up for the summer convention from the committee. Will bring you the latest assistive technology news and take your...
This month on Main Menu Live we have two fun-filled hours of great technology talk. In the first hour we bring Saqib Shaikh from Microsoft on to talk with us all about Seeing A I and their new World channel. The...
Next, Mike May and Jose join us from Goodmaps. Near by Explorer has been discontinued by APH and a new app is now on the scene for your use. Learn all about the new app and in-door navigation. Is the...
Episode Notes On this month's Main Menu Live, we bring some exciting speakers to you as we learn all about JAWS 2021 and Leasey. In the first hour, Eric Damery from Freedom Scientific joins us to talk about the brand-new release of...
Episode Notes Coming up this evening on Main Menu Live we have a number of things to talk with all of you about: Podcasts, Podcasts and more podcasts! Yes, we have exciting things to mention about this space and we will share...
Main Menu Live is all about writing and publishing from an accessibility perspective! Please join the Main Menu Live team as we talk all about authoring in the digital age. We first welcome the Carroll Center's David Kingsbury who has...
Main Menu Live, which aired on Wednesday, June 24, is proud to present Larry Skutchan from the American Printing House for the Blind. Two new braille products are available, or will soon be, from APH, those being the Mantis Q40(tm)...
We bring to you a special, two-hour Main Menu show this week! We are pleased to announce that ACB Radio's call-in technology program, Main Menu Live, has returned to ACB Radio Mainstream! Wednesday at 8:00 PM Eastern, we presented two...
This week we continue with the month long birthday celebration of Main Menu. We'll hear the last hour, part 2, of the very first Main Menu show with Jonathan Mosen which was heard on April 10, 2000. Next week, we'll...
Main Menu 20th Anniversary Celebration - Week 2 This week we continue with the month long birthday celebration of Main Menu. We'll hear part one, of the very first Main Menu show with Jonathan Mosen which was heard on April...
April 10 was literally Main Menu's 20th anniversary on ACB Radio. We salute this outstanding program with a month long celebration. On May 1st, Jonathan Mosen will join us to discuss his memories of Main Menu and ACB Radio. Jonathan...
CSUN 2020 Wrap-up - Part II Last week, Main Menu presented part 1 of a CSUN technology wrap-up This week, we finish up with part 2. We'll also visit with Peter Tucic, the Brand Ambassador of Humanware. he'll talk about...
From Larry G: I first attended CSUN beginning in the mid 1990's. but none was so different than the 2020 version which just ended. The Corona Virus was the main talking point at this technology conference and we'll discuss the...
Tune in, turn on, and learn about accessible television sets on this week's Main Menu Hello, Main Menu listeners. Friday night used to be the night when everyone would gather around the TV to watch their favorite shows. If you...
Well, I've been accused in the past about not excelling to my full potential. But in this particular case, I've done my job. You'll see this evening when you listen to Main menu hosted by John and Larry Gassman. Recently...
In this episode, BITS takes the mic and Windows 10 does some narrating! We are so excited to have BITS join with the team to continue bringing you great episodes of Main Menu! Join the first bits/main menu collaboration this...
Get ready for a Main Menu Round Table! Hey there, Main Menu fans! We are back from our holiday break and wow, have we some things to share! And what better way to bring you the news than to gather...
Need some last-minute shopping ideas? IAC and Main Menu have got you covered! Shopping? Check. Accessibility? Check. Appliances and other electronics? Check. The Information Access Committee held a terrific webinar recently, covering all this and more. We on the Main...
Main Menu and Microsoft Accessibility get Productive with Share Point It's time for another Microsoft Accessibility webinar! This time we get productive with Sharepoint. Presented by: James Jackson and Eli Waalkes, Program Managers on the OneDrive & SharePoint team Learn...
Mmmmmm. Tastes like technology on Main Menu. The Main Menu Team gathers around the table to talk tech, food and holiday auctions! Whaaat? It's a free flowing round table discussion as we chew our way through iOS 13, switching to...
Everyone appreciates a better outlook, right? That's what we're talking about on this edition of Main Menu! In another of Microsoft's Accessibility Webinar Series, you'll be hearing all about accessibility improvements in Outlook. Examples with Narrator are included and you'll...
The Main Menu Team is back and we're zooming right along. Join us as we talk with Deb Lewis about the popular conferencing app Zoom Meetings. What to do when you get a Zoom Meeting invitation, Hosting tips and tricks...
We bring to you another presentation in Microsoft's Accessibility Webinar Series -- this time on Microsoft Teams. This is a digital hub that brings apps, content, and communication together in one place, allowing for an inclusive, collaborative experience. You will...
Main Menu once again dials up 411 to find out all about Blindfold Games and web site access from the ACB Information Access Committee. You'll be surprised to learn that Blindfold Games does more than just create cool games and...
Another Heaping Helping with a Main Menu Roundtable! This week the Main Menu gang takes a look at updates including Android 10 and the Apple event. Pull up a seat at our round table and listen to our news about...
Please take note: There are a lot of references to the Amazon Echo devices on this episode. If you are listening with devices nearby, please consider covering their ears -- AKA mute their microphones. We bring to you part one...
This week the Main Menu crew sit down at our round patio table and enjoy a summer picnic of tech news. Debbie Hazelton joins Jeff, Paul and Jenine to feast on some amazing news from Aira. then we pass around...
This week we happily welcome another of Microsoft's Accessibility Webinars. Learn all about the new features of Narrator in the Windows Spring Update, version 1903.
What are we gonna talk about this week? No, we don't ask that before every Main Menu episode but this week we did and the whirlwind of apps and great advice is the result. From Outlook for iOS to Dystopia,...
Microsoft One Note
The Main Menu Team is always on the hunt for Information but Information is an elusive creature requiring some really slick hunting gear. This week Randy and Jenine have that gear though. Randy demonstrates the eltrinex 12 Pro digital recorder,...
This week we feature another in the Microsoft Accessibility Webinar series. The Microsoft Team explores changes to the Ribbon in the Office On Line suite that makes it easier to use. Then, look out! Jason has a new phone and...
ACB's UniDescription, CSUN and the Apple Keynote are featured on this week's epsiode of Main Menu.
Sizing, colors, magnification and screen reading, you get to learn about all of them from the Accessibility Learning Webinar Series: Magnifier and Low Vision Features in Windows 10. Thanks to our friends at Microsoft we bring you this second in...
This week your Main Menu crew gather around our Oblong tech table to talk skills! You might want to turn off the ears of any nearby digital assistants as we'll be talking Amazon, Google and even a little Siri this...
Did you miss the Microsoft Accessibility Learning Webinar Narrator 101? Never fear! Main Menu comes to your rescue this week. We bring you the first in a series of webinars from Microsoft about the many features of Narrator. So if...
Just when you thought 2019 was getting boring, we crank up the volume and bring on the stars! This week Shelly Brisbin joins us under the Main Menu Disco Ball as we talk about her latest book, iOS Access for...
The Dexcom Glucometer and the Simply Safe home security system are featured on this episode of Main Menu.
2018 is coming to a close and your Main Menu Team is ready to party! Before we do too much of that though, we're going to take a look back at the significant tech for us in 2018. We might...
What the heck is this dot for? How many times have you asked yourself that when looking at your microwave, dishwasher or dryer? Sure, you labeled it but now how to remember what all those buttons actually do. This week...
The holiday season brings us all those sugar plums but this week we're happy to share great news for anyone dealing with Diabetes and all that festive sugar. Special thanks to Randy Rusnak and Bill Tillery of the Accessibility Moving...
This episode is all about accessible voting. The following links are resources of information you need to know before going to the poles. Democracy Live: http://democracylive.com Election Assistance Commission: http://eac.gov Phone number for Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act...
Where in the world is 63rd and Wallace? It's somewhere in the Amazon Echo universe and this week, we go there with Peter Zetterberg and Russ McMackin of WanderWord! From mystery to fantasy, they bring us some interactive fun with...
Windows October 2018 update
Apple Watch 4 as well as color and light detectors are featured on this episode of Main Menu.
This episode is all about Apple and what is coming out from regarding the Apple watch and 3 new iPhones.
