Parallel

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Parallel episodes

  • 53: Nothing is Ruined in Android 12

    What's new in Android 12, and in accessibility for Google platforms? I'm visiting with my favorite Google-focused writers for a one-month-past-I/O update from Google world.

    Guest Starring:

    J.J. Meddaugh and Florence Ion

    Links and Show Notes: Google showed off its next-generation AI by talking to Pluto and a paper airplane - The Verge Origami and Paper Airplanes | Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association Material #309: The Dark Side of the Algorithm - Relay FM Google Material You makes Android your color - SlashGear Android’s “Material You” Theming Is Great, but Don’t Expect Samsung to Use It Android 12 privacy features: All the key upgrades you need to know about What's new in Android Accessibility | Session Lookout + Google
    56 min
  • 52: The Simone Biles of Text Recognition

    Apple laid a bevy of updates on the waiting throng during its 2021 WWDC Keynote event. From iOS to macOS, privacy to Siri, the announcements touched most aspects of the company's operating systems. How much can we talk about in an hour? Let's find out!

    Guest Starring:

    Allison Sheridan and Darcy Burnard

    55 min
  • 51: Layers of Apple's Accessibility Onion

    We take a look at several preview announcements Apple made in late May. Unusually for the company, and for accessibility updates, the focus was on features we'll see later in the year.

    This episode of Parallel is sponsored by:
    • The Inside Track, from Microsoft: Your one-stop podcast exploring the technology that helps to accelerate the future of the automotive industry.
      • Guest Starring:

      Steve Sawczyn and Robin Christopherson

      Links and Show Notes: Home - GAAD Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities - Apple ‎Mimi Hearing Test on the App Store
      1 hr 8 min
    • 50: A Use for My 13th AirTag

      Apple AirTags have been in the wild for a few weeks now, and my guests have them. We talk about how and whether the little object-finders are useful, what using them is like, and how they work for blind users.

      Guest Starring:

      Dan Moren and David Woodbridge

      Links and Show Notes: I Mailed an AirTag and Tracked Its Progress; Here's What Happened - The Mac Security Blog It's Possible to Drill a Hole Through an AirTag - MacRumors Apple AirTag Review: Solid Bluetooth Tracker With One Huge Flaw
      1 hr 3 min
    • 49: Voices in the Cloud

      In its second-larges acquisition ever, Microsoft is buying Nuance Communications. Variously identified as a cloud AI company and a purveyor of speech-to-text tools like Dragon, Nuance is a leader in voices for screen readers. So. What does it all mean?

      This episode of Parallel is sponsored by:
      • The Inside Track, from Microsoft: Your one-stop podcast exploring the technology that helps to accelerate the future of the automotive industry.
        • Guest Starring:

        Steven Scott

        Links and Show Notes: Nuance - Conversational AI for Healthcare and Customer Engagement | Nuance Microsoft acquires Nuance—makers of Dragon speech rec—for $16 billion | Ars Technica Microsoft buys Nuance | AppleVis Microsoft reveals new initiatives to bridge the 'Disability Divide' over the next five years Microsoft Edge Read aloud
        41 min
      • 48: The Trouble with Accessibility Overlays

        Traditionally, making web sites accessible began with coding pages to follow standards from the W3C. Now AI has been applied to this task in the form of accessibility overlays. But many people with disabilities say they sometimes compromise accessibility.

        This episode of Parallel is sponsored by:
        • The Inside Track, from Microsoft: Your one-stop podcast exploring the technology that helps to accelerate the future of the automotive industry.
          • Guest Starring:

          Holly Scott-Gardner

          Links and Show Notes: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview AccessiBe Accessibility overlay startup accessiBe closes $28M Series A | TechCrunch Holly Scott-Gardner: Do Automated Solutions like #AccessiBe Make the Web More Accessible? - Holly Scott-Gardner #accessiBe - Twitter Search / Twitter Mosen at Large Podcast: Episode 105: The AccessiBe controversy. Can AI make the web fully accessible in a few short years, or might it make matters worse? #accessiBe Will Get You Sued | Adrian Roselli AI for Accessibility Projects - Microsoft AI
          46 min
        • 47: It All Comes Down to Cats

          A platform that first entered many people's consciousness as the social network for teens and younger has become a place many creators and viewers find joy, and respite from some of the more toxic aspects of social media. We're talking TikTok.

          This episode of Parallel is sponsored by:
          • The Inside Track, from Microsoft: Your one-stop podcast exploring the technology that helps to accelerate the future of the automotive industry.
            • Guest Starring:

            Kathy Campbell and Holly Anderson

            Links and Show Notes: Helen Keller conspiracy: Why TikTok is questioning the famous writer and activist. Holly Anderson (@dhsholly) TikTok Kathy Campbell (@mrssoup) TikTok Shellyspodcast (@shellyspodcast) TikTok Deaf content creators say TikTok, YouTube must improve accessibility on social media Rebecca Pyle (@mommyfarmer) TikTok Bridgerton musical - YouTube Sarah Cline (@tallglassofcline) TikTok JOKES. NOT ADVICE 🤗 (@steveioe) TikTok Mndiaye_97 (@mndiaye_97) Official TikTok Sheena Melwani (@sheenamelwani) Officia
            1 hr 26 min
          • 46: Welcome to the Clubhouse

            Clubhouse is the latest buzzy social network. Some call it "talk radio," some say it could replace podcasts, and some are just trying to have an accessible experience. This episode was recorded inside Clubhouse with guests who are learning their way.

            This episode of Parallel is sponsored by:
            • Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott, from Microsoft: Join Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott for Behind the Tech, a podcast that goes behind-the-scenes with today’s most innovative tech leaders.
              • Guest Starring:

              Jesse Anderson, Joe Steinkamp, Ricky Enger, Thomas Donville, Ilene Hoffman, and Rose Morales

              1 hr 29 min
            • 45: Like a Friend Sitting on My Shoulder

              Seeing AI, an app for iOS that provides AI-driven information to users with blindness and low vision, debuted to rapturous reviews in 2017. Today we're talking about how the newest version of the app uses the iPhone's LIDAR sensor.

              This episode of Parallel is sponsored by:
              • The Inside Track, from Microsoft: Your one-stop podcast exploring the technology that helps to accelerate the future of the automotive industry.
                • Guest Starring:

                Saqib Shaikh

                Links and Show Notes: Seeing AI App from Microsoft
                34 min
              • 44: CES: In These Virtual Times

                What's it like to cover the biggest tech trade show of the year when it's virtual? We talk with Daily Tech News Show's Tom Merritt about how he did it, what he saw, and what he hopes for the next time CES rolls around.

                Guest Starring:

                Tom Merritt

                Links and Show Notes: Allison Sheridan: NosillaCast and More Unrolling CES 2021 – DTNS 3944 – Daily Tech News Show Virtually Filled With TVs – DTNS 3945 – Daily Tech News Show Touch is so 2019 – DTNS 3946 – Daily Tech News Show Accessibility devices at CES 2021 reflect growing focus on inclusive tech - CNET Google and Microsoft chat accessibility in tech | Engadget Corporate Social Responsibility Took Stage At CES, But 2021 Demands More Samsung makes its 2021 TVs more accessible for people with vision or hearing disabilities - CNET CES was largely irrelevant this year - Axios
                34 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…