Parallel

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Parallel episodes

  • 83: AI, AI, IO

    Taking a look back at this year's Google I/O events, with an eye toward accessibility. Our favorite followers of the Goog are back! We talk AI, Android, Pixel phones and tablets, and how Google does its spectacle.

    Guest Starring:

    J.J. Meddaugh and Florence Ion

    Links and Show Notes: Everything Announced at Google I/O 2023 google, what's new in accessibility - Google Search Meet Bard BARD: Braille and Audio Reading Download National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Downloadable Books and Magazines Ebraille Equipment - National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress Pixel Fold Tech Specs & Screen Size - Google Store Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 | The Official Samsung Galaxy Site
    1 hr
  • 82: Entirely Individualistic Low-Vision Girl
    Subtitle: Apple's Accessibility Preview

    This week, Apple previewed accessibility features coming to the Mac and iOS. It's an annual event, which is cool. Want to know more about what Apple discussed and how these new features fit in with the existing accessibility suite? We've got you!

    Guest Starring:

    Steven Scott

    Links and Show Notes: Apple previews Live Speech, Personal Voice, and more new accessibility features - Apple Apple previews new accessibility features, including AI-generated voice clone – Six Colors Just Press Record on the App Store Parallel #78: So Many Thoughts and Feelings - Relay FM 36 Seconds That Changed Everything – How the iPhone Learned to Talk
    1 hr 19 min
  • 81: Tools and Tips for Mobile App Developers

    iOS developer Rob Whitaker returns to Parallel for a chat about APIs and tools developers can use to make their mobile apps more accessible.

    Guest Starring:

    Rob Whitaker

    Links and Show Notes: Get your Accessibility Sprinkles shirt! Rob's book: Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps: Building Accessible Apps for iOS and Android Shelly's book: iOS Access for All Add accessibility to your Unity games - WWDC22 - Videos - Apple Developer Bring accessibility to charts in your app - WWDC21 - Videos - Apple Developer Swift Charts: Raise the bar - WWDC22 - Videos - Apple Developer Mastering charts in SwiftUI. Accessibility. | Swift with Majid NapBot - Auto Sleep Tracker on the App Store Research - Apple Machine Learning Research Reveal by Itty Bitty Apps UIAccessibility | Apple Developer Documentation
    49 min
  • 80: When Success Means Buying A Smaller Suit
    Subtitle: Accessible Fitness

    We're talking about Apple's fitness offering from an accessibility perspective with a Fitness+ user, and someone who has worked on Apple accessibility teams.

    Guest Starring:

    Sommer Panage and Steve Sawczyn

    Links and Show Notes: The Accessibility of Apple Fitness+ | Accessworld | American Foundation for the Blind Peloton® | Exercise Bike With Indoor Cycling Classes Streamed Live & On-Demand Aaptiv – Discover the perfect expert Aaptiv trainer for your favorite workout and training style.
    44 min
  • 79: Story Book

    Ten iOSes ago, I wrote a book called iOS Access for All. Here's how it has evolved over the years.

    Links and Show Notes: 36 Seconds That Changed Everything – How the iPhone Learned to Talk How (and why) I publish a book every summer – Six Colors Antony Johnston Download the Atkinson Hyperlegible Font | Braille Institute Checking in on the accessibility of the Dynamic Island – Six Colors
    28 min
  • 78: So Many Thoughts and Feelings
    Subtitle: Reviewing the AppleVis 2022 Apple Report Card

    AppleVis, an excellent community of blind and visually-impaired Apple users, surveyed its members to get their thoughts on how well Apple's platforms provide accessibility. We talk over the survey, and add some impressions of our own.

    Guest Starring:

    Dave Nason and Scott Davert

    Links and Show Notes: The 2022 AppleVis Report Card Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card – Six Colors
    1 hr 24 min
  • 77: What is CSS Speech?

    What if you could design the experience of listening to Web content in the same way you design the visual experience? That's the premise of the CSS Speech Module. Is CSS the way to design spoken experiences, or is it a hindrance for screen reader users?

    Guest Starring:

    Léonie Watson

    Links and Show Notes: Shelly on Mastodon Léonie Watson on Mastodon Why we need CSS Speech - Tink - Léonie Watson Addressing concerns about CSS Speech - Tink - Léonie Watson CSS Speech Module Level 1
    37 min
  • 76: Some of My Automations are Fragile

    We're talking automation - mostly on macOS, with developer Bret Terpstra and fellow automation fan Darcy Burnard.

    Guest Starring:

    Darcy Burnard and Brett Terpstra

    Links and Show Notes: Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app Maccessibility folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Hazel Overview – Noodlesoft doing - BrettTerpstra.com Hook CLI - BrettTerpstra.com howzit - BrettTerpstra.com Parallel #75: A Deep Dive into WCAG 2.2. And Beyond. - Relay FM Moom · Many Tricks Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers Bunch gets scheduling (and lots more) - BrettTerpstra.com Discussions · ttscoff/bunch · GitHub SearchLink - BrettTerpstra.com Lions, Towers & Shields - a podcast from The Incomparable
    1 hr 8 min
  • 75: A Deep Dive into WCAG 2.2. And Beyond.

    The W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – WCAG – is the standard against which Web developers test for accessibility. WCAG is evolving, with a new release anticipated in a few months. We talk about what the 2.2 candidate includes, and what's next.

    Guest Starring:

    Eric Eggert

    Links and Show Notes:
    • What’s new in WCAG 2.2
      • New success criteria
        • Guideline 2.4 Navigable
          • 2.4.11 Focus Appearance (AA)
          • 2.4.12 Focus Not Obscured (AA) & 2.4.13 Focus Not Obscured (Enhanced) (AAA)
          • Guideline 2.5 Input Modalities
            • 2.5.7 Dragging Movements (AA)
            • 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (AA)
            • Guideline 3.2 Predictable
              • 3.2.6 Consistent Help (A)
              • Guideline 3.3 Input Assistance
                • 3.3.7 Accessible Authentication (AA) & 3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (No Exception) (AAA)
                • 3.3.9 Redundant Entry (A)
                  • Accessibility at W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 A11y Rules Soundbite – #A11y Rules Podcast WHO Corner to Corner WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool axe: Accessibility Testing Tools and Software
                  1 hr 3 min
                • 74: The Swipey on the Stem

                  Parallel is back from summer break, and glad to be!

                  We gather to review Apple's latest hardware announcements: do we like them, do we want them, are they accessible? Behold, the iPhones 14, Apple Watch Ultra (and otherwise), and AirPods Pro, 2nd gen.

                  Guest Starring:

                  Robin Christopherson and Casey Liss

                  1 hr 10 min

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                Why don’t the worlds of mainstream tech and accessibility tech ever seem to collide? Shelly Brisbin, who keeps one foot in each, wants to know. She and her guests from both worlds chew over the news…