Main Menu 26 Aug 2011

After this week’s Tech Update from Chase Crispin, Christopher Gray of Bay Area Digital begins a two-part discussion of Cobra, a screen reader from Baum that may not be familiar to many of our listeners.

Main Menu 19 Aug 2011

Have you ever dreamed of the day when blind people might be able to drive cars but thought that idea was nothing more than a daydream? What if some day nobody blind or sighted drove a car? Suppose the car could drive itself? On this week’s edition of Main Menu, Harry Brown visits with Jamie … Read more

Main Menu 12 Aug 2011

This week after a very brief Tech Update, Tim Cumings, Jamie Pauls, and Chase Crispin talk about note takers. What are the options available to us today? What problems are there with the current devices out there? Can the market continue to support this many specialized note takers? What can and can’t we do with … Read more

Main Menu 05 Aug 2011

This week, Mary Emerson tells us about SkyDrive and SD Explorer, a service from Microsoft that is similar to Drop Box. Then, Darrell Shandrow of Blind Access Journal demonstrates Viz Wiz, a remote assistance app for iOS devices such as the iPhone.

Main Menu 29 Jul 2011

This week on Main Menu, we begin with a Tech Update. Next, David Woodbridge from Vision Australia shows us how to rename and create folders on the Mac using Voice Over. Then, Juan Alicea demonstrates Song Quiz, a game for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. After that, we hear from Gerry Chevalier from Humanware … Read more

Main Menu 22 Jul 2011

After this week’s Tech update from Chase Crispin, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia joins us to discuss and demonstrate the new accessibility features of Apple’s new Lion operating system for the Mac. Then, we hear the poem “Man From Snowy River” as read by the various new voices available in Lion.

Main Menu 08 Jul 2011

After this week’s Tech update from Chase Crispin, David Tanner concludes his look at DocuScan Plus from Serotek. Then, Chase Crispin visits with Ricky Enger about all of the company’s cross-platform applications and what we can expect from Serotek in the future.

Main Menu 01 Jul 2011

This week we have two tech updates from Chase Crispin. Next, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia shows us how to add sort and remove items from the dock using a Mac. Then, we visit with Doug Geoffray about the release of Window-Eyes 7.5.1.0. Following that, Jess Smith shows us how to use VoiceOver hot spots. … Read more

Main Menu 24 Jun 2011

This week, we catch up with Chase Crispin from Los Angeles, California where he is participating in this year’s national Braille Challenge competition. Next, Jamie Pauls talks with Paul Bendun of Somethin’ Else Audio about Papa Sangre and The Nightjar, two mainstream audio-based games for iOS devices. Finally, David Tanner sits down with Eric Damery … Read more

Main Menu 17 Jun 2011

This week, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia shows us how to make the Mac easier to use with VoiceOver, and Roger Wilson-Hinds wraps up his look at Thunder. In this week’s main feature, we visit with contemporary Christian artist Ginny Owens. We talk about her career and her love of technology. She gives us a … Read more