The Way I See It

Louis Braille, a French educator, developed the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind. It

has been over a century and a half since Braille developed the form of writing which used raised dots. It seems as if the Braille system was not fully accepted until a couple years after the death of its creator Louise Braille.  The version that is used today was first used in the USA in 1860 at the Missouri School for the Blind.

Join Estin Talavera as he shares his use of braille in his daily life.

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Carrie Greenwood

Program Coordinator

Carrie has been the Program Coordinator for KYEA since January of 2009. She previously served as the Outreach Coordinator and has been with KYEA since its creation in 2005. Carrie attended the first ever Kansas Youth Leadership Forum in 2001 and has stayed involved with the program ever since. She has a passion for promoting diversity, empowerment, and education amongst ALL people, especially youth and women with disabilities. She expresses her passion through her job at KYEA, as well as her volunteer activities. Carrie has had the opportunity to attend national and local conferences and speak to over 300 groups about disability awareness and youth empowerment. She held the title of Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2004 and has served as the volunteer state coordinator of this program for the past eight years. She holds an Associate of Applied Science degree in Design Technology from Washburn University in Topeka. In her free time, Carrie enjoys listening to music, volunteering at her church, reading a good fiction book, shopping, and spending time with friends and family.

The above bio was first published at KYEA.org.

The 2015 Kansas Youth Leadership Forum will be held on July 13-18, 2015 at Washburn University in Topeka. The application deadline is December 15, 2014.  This program is available to high school juniors and seniors with disabilities. Visit the KSYLF page to learn more and download the application.

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email: [email protected]

Phone: 785-215-6655

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You look down and your phone, it only has 2% of its battery left and you really need to have it asap; so what do you do?  Plug it in of course and keep watching until you have the charge you need.  If you are blind you can not see the percentage of charge your batter has so what might you do then?  Listen in as Estin reviews a talking battery bank.

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For some, the thought of taking liquid medicine is the challenge.  Imagine not only thinking of being able to handle the taste, but being able to get the right dosage because you can not see the medicine to dispense.  For those that are visually impaired or totally blind the real challenge is not the taste, but how to measure the liquid medicine.  Join Estin as he demonstrates how the totally blind can measure and dispense their own medication when needed.

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With the technology of the iBill money reader the user is enabled rapid and immediate identification of paper money without having to depend on anyone.

Some of the features of the iBill are:

* Extremely easy to use and ready at all times – identifies at the press of a button

* Provides instantaneous response — most bills are identified in less than one second

* Recognizes all US bills in circulation – $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100

* Announces denomination in a clear female voice; tone and vibration modes protect privacy

* An earphone jack provides additional privacy

* Super-long battery life – over a year with typical use; single AAA battery is easily replaceable by the user

* Attaches to a key-chain or lanyard; comes with an installed key-ring

* Easily upgradable to recognize new banknote designs

* Clearly indicates un-identifiable bills, e.g. torn or badly defaced ones – does not incorrectly identify them

* Ergonomic, user-friendly design provides ultimate ease of use – has just two buttons, recessed to prevent inadvertent presses

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Join Estin as he shares his review of the iBill currency reader.

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When you first update to iOS8, braille will not be enabled. You will have to enable it by opening the Settings app, go to General, then Accessibility, then VoiceOver, and then Rotor. Once you have found the “Braille screen input” option, double tap to select it (if it is already selected for some reason, simply leave it alone). In the initial release of iOS8, this option is the very last one in the list. Once you have selected it you are set to start using braille input.

The gestures you can use while in braille input mode are as follows:

* one-finger swipe right: space

* one-finger swipe left: delete most recent character (you cannot swipe left and hold to keep deleting)

* one-finger swipe up/down: access typing suggestions

* two-finger swipe right: new line

* three finger swipe left/right: toggle between contracted and uncontracted (called “six dot”) braille (on iPads, eight dot braille is also an option)

* hold a finger on the screen: enter “explore mode”, where you can move a finger around to find the different dots’ positions

Join Estin to hear if he endorses the iOS8 braille input.

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TapTapSee is designed to help the blind and visually impaired identify objects they encounter in their daily lives.Simply double tap the screen to take a photo of anything, at any angle, and hear the app speak the identification back to you (Note: Spoken identification requires VoiceOver to be turned on).TapTapSee helps the blind and visually impaired become more independent in their day-to-day activities.  An example of this is when Estin used the TapTapSee on a bottle to see what he was.  

Join Estin Talavera as he reviews TapTapSee.

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Estin recently was a guest on ‘stockTalk with co-hosts Ginger Lewman and Andrea Keller.  Ginger and Andrea visited with the Podstock newbie about his presentation called, “How Technology Balances My Playing Field.” Listen in as Estin highlights portions of his session, and how many of the low/no vision technology can also double to support other people with disabilities.

Ginger on Twitter: www.twitter.com/gingerlewman

Ginger’s blog: www.gingerlewman.org

Andrea on Twitter: www.twitter.com/akbusybee

Andrea’s blog: http://busybeeideas.blogspot.com/

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Assistive Technology Camp

Envision Assistive Technology Program is a week-long educational experience for both middle school and high school students with vision impairments. The program includes computer training, career development, experiential learning, and mentoring with professionals who use assistive technology in their fields. Throughout the program, students learn more about interacting in social settings, business etiquette and study skills.

Listen in as Estin visits with a student that recently attended ATC.

For more information on Envision click on the ENVISION image below.

 

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Screen Reader or Text-to-Speech software is used to convert text from a computer document into audible speech spoken through the computer speaker. This technology is helpful to people who need or want auditory verification of what is in print on a computer screen. In this episode Estin reviews four of the most common screen readers.

JAWS helps those whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content. JAWS reads aloud what’s on the PC screen and gives the user a unique set of intelligent tools for navigating and accesses Web pages and all screen content.

Window-Eyes is a secure and customizable screen reader that features comprehensive support for computers running Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.  Window-Eyes enables individuals who are blind or visually impaired to be completely independent on a PC.

System Access is a screen reader that provides access to your Windows environment.

NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is a free “screen reader” which enables blind and vision impaired people to use computers. It reads the text on the screen in a computerized voice.   NVDA can also convert the text into braille if the computer user owns a device called a “braille display”.

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