Podcast – Access Ninja

In this episode Rachel and Jonathan discuss the upcoming updates coming to the Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod.     Download Episode

In this episode, Jonathan and Rachel discuss what is coming this fall in newest update the the Mac: Mac OS Catalina.     Download Episode Show Notes: Mac OS Catalina – https://www.apple.com/macos/catalina-preview/

In this episode, Jonathan and Rachel discuss announcements Apple made at its yearly developer convention. This episode is part 1 of 2 and covers announcements for iOS and iPad OS.     Download Episode Show Notes: iOS 13 – https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-13-preview/ iPad OS – https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-preview/ Interview with Sarah Herrlinger, director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives … Continue reading "WWDC: 2019 Part 1: Overview of new features and Accessibility"

In this episode Jonathan and Rachel discuss accessibility news. Topics include the Great Britain Paralympic team being asked to pay for hotel modifications for accessibility and Lego designing Braille bricks for teaching children Braille literacy.     Download Episode Show Notes Paralympics GB stunned after Yokohama hotels demand payment for accessibility: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/24/paralympics-gb-stunned-after-yokohama-hotels-demand-payment-for-accessibility Braille Lego Bricks: … Continue reading "Accessibility News: GB Paralympic Team Hotel Controversy & Braille Lego Bricks"

In this episode Jonathan talks about Cardhop, an address book app he recently fell in love with. Then Rachel and Jonathan discuss two simple word processor they also love, TextEdit and Notes.     Download Episode Show Notes Flexibits https://flexibits.com https://flexibits.com/cardhop-ios TextEdit https://support.apple.com/guide/textedit/welcome/mac Notes for Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/notes/welcome/mac Notes for iOS https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205773

In this episode Rachel talks about her recent trip the the USS Midway in San Diego. Jonathan reflects on accessibility features from his visit to Pearl Harbor.     Download Episode Show Notes USS Midway Accessibility https://www.midway.org/visit/accessibility/ This American Life: Somewhere in the Arabian Sea https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/206/somewhere-in-the-arabian-sea Is Pearl Harbor Accessible? https://visitpearlharbor.org/faqs/is-pearl-harbor-handicap-accessible/

In this episode, Jonathan and Rachel discuss a wheelchair accessible tour of Machu Picchu, United adding accessible in flight entertainment options, and how to tell if your email or passwords have been compromised in various hacks.     Download Episode Show Notes: Travel Machu Picchu now wheelchair accessible: CNN Travel: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/machu-picchu-wheelchairs-peru/index.html Op-Ed: Airlines should follow … Continue reading "#30 – Accessibility Travel News And How To Tell If You Got Hacked"

In this episode, we find out Rachel is an actor in a self-help movie. Rachel shares one of her favorite Tech Tips, how to arrange apps on her iPhone with VoiceOver.     Download Episode Show Notes: Becoming the Keys: https://www.thekeymovies.com

Happy New Year to all you Access Ninjas! In this episode, Jonathan and Rachel discuss their New Year’s resolutions, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games’ dedication to accessibility, and the Bird Box Challenge.     Download Episode Show Notes: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg: … Continue reading "#28 – New Year’s Resolutions, 2020 Paralympic Games, and The Bird Box Challenge"

In this experimental episode Jonathan and Rachel test out a new accessibility feature in Instagram that provides computer-generated image descriptions for blind users using the VoiceOver screen reader in iOS.     Download Episode