The VACast Podcast From the Vision Australia Vision Store

We discuss iphone 12, HomePod Mini, TV straming devices, and some possible toys for Christmas.

In this webinar, Sasha, tony, and David talk about the range of wearables you can get from Vision Australia Vision Store and their benefits.

Contact Vision Store via [email protected] or call 1300 847 466.

Enjoy.

In this webinar held on September 30 2020, myself, Tony, and Amanda highlight some of the fantastic consumer home products you can get from the Good Guys, and their relationship with the Vision Australia Vision Store.

If you want to query any of the products in this webinar or more, please email the Vision Store at:

[email protected]

Products covered in this webinar included:

the Dyson Air Purifier, Cool, and Heating Fan,

The Dyson V10 Animal Plus Portable stick Vacuum Cleaner,

Smart Speakers - HomePod, Google, and Amazon.

Sensibo from sensibo.com to control AC split AC systems.

Apple Watch S6, and Apple Watch SE.

Tifal Optigril.

In this Tech Friday from Vision Australia Newcastle, Andraes, Ray, and David share their top tech suggestions, both VI specific and general.

Enjoy.

In this Tech Friday, David and crew (smile) talk about screen readers for desktops and quite a number of handy products from the Vision Australia Vision Store which you can find by going to:

https://shop.visionaustralia.org

Great stand alone probe, no need for smart phone, to tell if your lights are on as a person who is blind, your blinds are open or your device is on etc: all done via pressing a button and listening to the tone of the probe.

The higher the tone, the brighter the light source is etc.

Link to the product page from Vision Australia is:

https://shop.visionaustralia.org/shop/product/acoustic-probe-light-and-contrast-detector

In this VA Tech Friday, Andreas, Ray, and David discuss what is going on in the Apple World, Windows, gadgets etc.

Good morning everybody thank you for joining today. Our somewhat different Vision Australia Newcastle tech session.

My name is Andreas I’m the access technology specialist based at the Vision Australia office in Newcastle-Hamilton.

And I’m joined by 2 Co-Host today, first we have David Woodbridge with us he is Vision Australia’s National Advisor on Access Technology. Good morning David how are you David?

And we have Ray Pierce join us as well. Ray is a Vision Australia volunteer with extensive professional experience in the technology field. Good morning how are you Ray?

Ray will help us cover access technology from the perspective of a low vision user.

Now before we get started. I would like to say that Vision Australia continues to provide services to our clients, and the basic message is we are open for business. While our physical offices in Newcastle and Gosford are closed our team is continuing to provide services to you our clients as much as possible. There is a lot of services that can be provided via telehealth and various other strategies. So I’d like to encourage you to get in touch with us if you have any questions or service needs. 

Alright, 

Again thank you to all our participants today for joining us to this online webinar. As I said this is a bit of a new format for us to run our Vision Australia Newcastle tech session. And for that I would like to ask you to provide me with your feedback. I would love to hear your suggestions and thoughts on how this went today. And let me know if you’d would like us to continue with this format or if there is anything you would like us to improve on. 

You can provide your feedback by replying to the same email that you received the invite for this session today. And I give you a moment to gather your device or pen and paper of choice to write down my email address because you will have to write it down you won’t remember it otherwise. haha. This is my direct email address and I look forward to hearing from you. [email protected]

Now in our session today we want to talk to you about all the things one would want to be able to do while having to stay at home for the obvious reasons.

Our topics will include:

• Staying social while physically distancing. 

Also, I would like to offer you to submit your questions to us live today. And I will raise these questions for David, Ray and myself to answer and discuss for you. You can either do that via the Q&A and chat feature within the Zoom App or email them directly to me by replying to the same email that you received the invite for this session today.

Staying social while physically distancing. 

• Facebook Messenger can be used by Android, iOS and PCs

How to stay entertained and informed. 

• Vision Australia COVID19 Support Line on 1300 88 70 58

Access online shopping and delivery services. 

• VA Shopping.

And staying fit while staying at home.

• blindalive.com eyes free fitness

Further Supports and Resources

• VA AT Help Desk number 1300 84 74 66

This is a great easy way to open jars or bottles between 2.5CM to 9CM in diameter.

Great for folks that have trouble gripping with their hands to try and get jar lids or bottle caps off.

Works with serrated or smooth lids or caps.

Vision Australia Shop link:

https://shop.visionaustralia.org/shop/product/gripper-jar-opener-handle