Welcome to Say All, the weekly segment on The Tony Gebhard Show where I run through the

assistive technology and AI news that actually matters to blind and low vision people,

and I keep it short.

This week: DiGiCo built a prototype that gives a digital mixing console a voice, and I

explain why that one matters more than it sounds. A new text to speech engine brings

neural voices to VoiceOver, and the classics are back. Four things happened in Braille at

once. Three small Windows tools got meaningfully better. ACB wrapped its convention, and

one of the sponsors should get your attention. Double Tap ran two episodes that say the

mood is turning on AI, and I sit with that for a minute. Somebody pointed AI at

documentation nobody funded and got something usable out the back. Plus games, and a

handful of odds and ends.

In this episode:

0:00 A word before we start

0:29 Welcome to Say All

1:02 Story one. Mixing consoles that talk

2:22 Story two. Better voices on your iPhone

3:40 Story three. A big week for Braille

5:06 Story four. Small Windows tools, real wins

6:19 Story five. ACB wrapped

7:23 Story six. The mood is turning on AI

8:36 Story seven. AI doing the boring work

9:26 Story eight. Games

10:22 Story nine. Odds and ends

11:23 Wrap up

Links:

Top Tech Tidbits, August 6, 2026

https://toptechtidbits.com/newsletter-08-06-2026/

Sound Without Sight, on DiGiCo and the Audio Accessibility Alliance

https://soundwithoutsight.org/

Runa TTS for iPhone, the public beta announcement

https://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/announcing-first-public-beta-runa-tts-ios-bringing-high-quality-natural-sounding

Runa TTS, from AccessMind

https://accessmind.net/runa-tts/

Runa TTS voices for NVDA on Windows

https://www.orbitresearch.com/products/runa-tts/runa-tts-voices-for-nvda/

American Council of the Blind, 2026 convention wrap up

https://www.acb.org/american-council-blinds-2026-conference-and-convention-showcases-innovation-advocacy-and-community

Double Tap

https://doubletaponair.com/

Season six of The Tony Gebhard Show starts in September.

Stay groovy, and always know that you matter.

Welcome to Say All, a new weekly segment on The Tony Gebhard Show. Every week I run

through the assistive technology and AI news that actually matters to blind and low

vision people, and I keep it short.

This week: Europe approved a bionic eye, and I explain who it is really for. Narrator

learned to talk to Braille displays with no setup at all, including during Windows

setup itself. NVDA hits beta nine, and the community keeps a late developer's add-ons

alive. Everybody and their brother is making smart glasses now. The AI models got

cheaper. A new survey says engineering leaders trust their AI generated code and admit

it raised their risk, both at the same time. And a handful of apps built by blind

developers that are worth your time.

In this episode:

0:00 Intro

0:29 Story one. Europe approved a bionic eye

2:04 Story two. Braille just went plug and play

3:31 Story three. NVDA beta nine, and Rui's add ons

5:24 Story four. Everybody is making glasses

6:55 Story five. The models got cheaper

7:48 Story six. AI writes the code, not the accessibility

8:56 Story seven. Apps built by us

10:20 Wrap up

Links:

PRIMA retinal implant, CE mark announcement

https://science.xyz/news/ce-mark/

PRIMA, and the road to the US

https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/22/prima-retinal-implant-for-macular-degeneration-us-timeline/

Windows 11 Insider build with HID Braille support

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/07/21/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-28120-2546-for-experimental-26h1/

Build notes, including the supported displays

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/release-notes/experimental-26-h1/preview-build-28120-2546

NV Access, In-Process

https://www.nvaccess.org/category/in-process/

Top Tech Tidbits, July 30, 2026

https://toptechtidbits.com/newsletter-07-30-2026/

Samsung Intelligent Eyewear

https://gcn.com/samsung-intelligent-eyewear-debuts-london-unpacked/20385/

ScribeMe Live Assist on Meta glasses

https://doubletaponair.com/scribeme-expands-ai-accessibility-tools-with-continuous-live-assist-on-new-smart-glasses-integration/

Deque survey on AI generated code and accessibility debt

https://www.deque.com/blog/new-report-shows-volume-of-ai-generated-code-is-significantly-increasing-accessibility-debt-risk/

OpenAI GPT 5.6

https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-6/

Darvy

https://darvy.ai/

Earshot

https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/news/earshot

Season six of The Tony Gebhard Show starts in September.

Stay groovy, and always know that you matter.

Had the gift to sit with The President and CEO of World Services for the Blind (WSd) Eric Yarberry. Yarberry, who has lived with a visual impairment since he was three months old, previously served as the nonprofit's Director of Education and Training before taking on the top leadership role.

We chat about vocational rehab, stigmas surrounding accessing resources, and Eric gives the cheat codes on how to pave the way to getting involved with their programs.

Check out their website,

https://www.wsblind.org

You matter!

Mitchell Wooters spent overthirty years in construction -- as a general contractor, an OSHA trainer, a guywho built things with his hands and ran crews for a living. He is not who youwould expect to be building an AI company.

And yet here we are.

Mitch is the co-founder ofUpdaytr LLC and the driving force behind Wizzenatr, a voice-driven AI platformbuilt on a radical idea: instead of treating AI as a snapshot tool thatcaptures a moment and forgets you, what if it was an ongoing conversation? Whatif technology actually remembered you?

This episode digs into theorigin story -- a brother's love for his mom, a construction worker's instinctfor what's missing in the field, and a product that has implications far beyondjob sites. We talk about accessibility, about building for people who don'thave time to type, about the blue-collar roots of a blue-sky idea, and aboutwhat it looks like to build something with family.

If you've ever felt like techwasn't built for you -- this episode is for you.

Go to wizzenatr.com and use promo code, wizz-tony to get your first month totally free.

Want to learn NVDA? Try the new NVDA Coach training add-on.

www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach

Always remember, you matter.

#Wizzenatr #Updaytr #AI #Productivity

I wrote an article on this very concept for creating and managing accessible content for consumers who are blind, and the sighted counterparts that develop them. I dove deep into Notebook LM by Google after writing an article, and let these 2 pesky Gremlins duke it out for some time on this topic. The outcomes will surprise you.

Send an email to the show, [email protected]

Get the NVDA Coach add-on,

www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach

You matter, every day!

Welcome back for another quick Affirmations Aloud segment on the TG Show.

Here are today's affirmations.

I am in control of my happiness

I am in control of my peace

No one can decide for me

No one can make me feel unhappy

I choose to make myself happy today

Always know you matter.

What happens when you throw a blind podcaster, a musician with a new lease on life, and a crew that thrives on beautiful chaos into the same room? You get this episode.

Christina Campbell and Kevin Reeves from the incredible radio show Sonic Synergy join the studio, and we go everywhere. Kevin opens up about his shift in perspective — playing music for venues, raising money for nonprofits, and finding purpose in the work that feeds the soul instead of just the ego. We get raw about mental health, and I mean raw. I take it back to when I was a drunken idiot making choices I'm not proud of, and Kevin shares his experience with gnarly vertigo that knocked him on his ass and rewired the way he sees the world. Those moments broke us down, but they also built something real.

We talk about the growth since 2018, how Covid stripped away the noise and forced us to confront what actually matters — people. Real connection. Showing up for each other when it's hard. And then we get into something that doesn't get talked about enough — discrimination within blind culture. The inner hierarchy, the judgment, the ways we tear each other down when we should be building each other up. We dig into how we can do better, be better, and actually support one another.

This one's got laughs, gut punches, and a whole lot of heart. Don't skip it.

Connect with Sonic Synergy: Website: SonicSynergy.space Facebook: facebook.com/SonicSynergy Listen on HKC Radio: hkcradio.com/sonicsynergy

Connect with Kevin Reeves: YouTube: @kevinreevesmusic Facebook: facebook.com/kevinreevesmusic Linktree: kevinreeves.net

Connect with Christina Campbell: (Tony — drop her handles in here once you grab them from her)

Got something to say? Hit me up: [email protected]

Stay groovy.

Joined by, Cheryl McIntosh, MS, RDN, soon CATIS.

Cheryl shares her story on transitioning from healthcare to teaching k12 students in a remote environment. Totally blind, ambitious, and so much to share!

Connect with Cheryl on Linked In.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylmcintoshmsrdn/

Be sure to download and check out the NVDA Coach training module,

www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach

Email the show, [email protected]

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NVDA Coach is a robust training module for the NVDA screen reader. "Non visual desktop access"

https://;www.nvaccess.org

Add-on documentation and source code:

https://github.com/tonygeb23/nvdacoach-

My blog,

https://www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach

Always know you are valued, your voice is strong, and there is a purpose.