Accessibility consultant and Youtube influencer Carrie Morales joins the show to look back at all of 2023’s advances in assistive tech and accessibility policy. From version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to the explosion of AI, there’s no shortage of topics to tackle in this chat.

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Just a note that there will be no show next week, but we’ll return the first week of January to preview the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show.

Links Discussed in This EpisodeSegment 1

The Top Accessibility Errors Found in 2023 | TPGi

Descript Harnesses the Power of AI to Edit audio 

WCAG 2.2 Updates and Resources | Deque University

Biden Administration Announces Rulemaking to Improve the Accessibility of Online Public Services | Inside Global Tech

Oscars: Academy Adds Red Carpet ASL Interpreters, Accessibility Guide and More for 2023 Show | Hollywood Reporter

How the Recording Academy, RAMPD Expanded Accessibility and Disability Inclusion for the Grammys’ | Hollywood Reporter

Netflix now lets TV viewers customize text for subtitles and closed captions | TechCrunch

Segment 2

Orbit Magna Magnifier - Some of the most inexpensive Video Magnifiers... but is it worth it?

Apps for OCR & Object Recognition Comparison: Seeing AI, Google Lookout, Envision AI 

Introducing Be My AI (formerly Virtual Volunteer) 

Be My AI - NEW on the Be My Eyes App!

Seleste Glasses - Your personal AI audio describer | Epic A11y Podcast by Carrie on Accessibility 

Apple’s 2024 Will Be About Moving Beyond the iPhone - Mark Gurman

2023: The Year AI Transformed the World for Blind Individuals

accessiBe Apology

AccessiByeBye Chrome extension that blocks accessibility overlays

The Good and Bad of the Google Pixel Tablet | Accessibility & Review by Carrie on Accessibility

Segment 3

Hearthstone Access (Community version)