The Canadian Council of the Blind Podcast

Date: April 7, 2021

Theme: Windows Screen Reader Experience

Presenter: Gerry Chevalier

In this 43 minute podcast, Gerry will demonstrate the experience of using Windows from the keyboard with a screen reader and no mouse. The presentation is not intended to teach screen readers but rather provide an experience of what it is like to use a screen reader when you cannot see the screen or use the mouse. It is intended for low vision people who are struggling to use Windows with a mouse as their vision loss progresses and they might wonder what the screen reader experience is like. For his presentation Gerry will use the Narrator screen reader since it is part of Windows 10. He will demonstrate:

José cintron gives us a explanation of what these glasses are and how they look/feel. He gives us a thorough demonstration of the different settings and modes these glasses have. Following the presentation are many great questions.

Shane Lowe gives us a walk-through of the Supersense application which can be found on android and iPhone platforms.

the team who created the Lui assistant gives us a thorough demonstration of the tool. This great demonstration of all Luie's capabilities is done on the android operating system.

Arjun Mali walks us through the many Uses of the buzz clip giving us a detailed description of what and how this proximity sensor works.

Jessica and Darcy from the way around team give us a thorough presentation on way around tags. They describe what they are, the many uses they can be put to, how to use the application and the most recent updates to the app. There is an iOS application as well as android. In this demonstration the iOS app is used.

Kim Kilpatrick continues her walk-through of the podcasts application for iOS. Also briefly walking us through two  other great podketcher applications for iOS.

David Greene gives us a walk-through of the YouTube application for IOS. He explains what YouTube is used for. He walks through how to control the playback of videos, subscribe, and search for videos. 

Through Samantha's conversation with her panelist they explore the diversity in blind identity. Discussing similarities and differences. Within the community touching on intersectionality and its relevance in discussion with and about the blind community.