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Access On — 77 episodes

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create your own private secure network with Tailscale, a new smart scale from Renpho, and moving apps on the Windows taskbar

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New research on blind people and AI, and how to make iOS dictation more accurate

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A look at some smartphone visual interpretation apps

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John Ternus to become Apples nextCEO, and concluding our look at the smart home

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More on the smart home, an inaccessible Ray-Bam meta repair experience, and iOS status cells explained

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Beginning our series on the smart home

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Brava shuts down, an accessible web-based podcast creation tools for students, and ongoing concerns with the new Outlook

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Apple at 50, blind people and our allies shaping Apple accessibility innovation

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Machine-driven custom audio description with Omni Describer, and listener feedback on a range of topics

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Recapping the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference

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NVDA in the Past, Present, and Future

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a comprehensive look at 1Password

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listener feedback from around the world

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Using AI to improve productivity on the job

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Change of leadership at Vispero, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, what are its provisions, and how well is it being enforced

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NFB President Mark Riccobono discusses topical tech issues, and Michael Hansen on the AppleVis Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card

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The Dot Pad multiline Braille tablet, Adobe fixes an accessibility regression, and more feedback on changes at Vispero

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hands-on with the Monarch tactile dynamic multi-line Braille device

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Introducing the NFB's Accessibility Excellence Advocate for Education and Employment, Charles Hiser, and Greg Stilson from APH talks all things Monarch

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The Brava Smart Oven explained, reviewed, and demonstrated

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More on changes at Vispero, Envision Ally Solos Glasses get a mixed reception, and making ChatGPT Voice behave the way it used to

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Samuel Greene from Zoom North America on accessible audio recorders, and our new Accessibility Excellence Advocate for Home and Independent Living, Ron Miller

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Review and demonstration of the Zoom Podtrak P4Next accessible podcast recorder

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Accessible online shopping

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Vispero's CEO responds to NFB concerns, and NFB members can now use ElevenReader from Eleven Labs free

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The NFB communicates concerns to Vispero, a fresh look at Windows Narrator, and using Edge to obtain an AI page summary

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New accessible recorders from Zoom, and an evaluation of in-door navigation solutions

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Tips on advocating for better technology outcomes, Meta AI comes to Puerto Rico, and a look at the smart glasses market

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A comprehensive review and demonstration of Orbit Speak from Orbit Research

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new Apple OS feedback, no more public betas of JAWS, and NLS feedback

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JAWS in the past, present and future, and accessible self-checkout with Target

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What's new in iOS 26

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Microsoft's Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Meta's VP of Accessibility and Engagement Maxine Williams

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Workaround for the Braille Screen Input Uber bug, Android becomes more restrictive, and assigning a Braille keyboard command to Sound Curtin

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Recap of Apple's "Awe Dropping" event from a blindness perspective

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The NFB is hiring accessibility excellence advocates, looking ahead to the Apple event, and switching nimbly between Word documents

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Smart glasses discussion, Uber breaks Braille Screen Input in its iOS app, and more from the Technology Vendors' Showcase

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Innovations in AI, a meeting headset recommendation, and adjusting JAWS and system volume from within JAWS

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Envision's new smart glasses from solos, feedback on JAWS pricing changes, and helping Alexa to play radio stations with difficult names

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comparing Apples and Androids

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Access On Live from the NFB National Convention, and JAWS licensing explained

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Concluding our series on creating podcasts, issues with WhatsApp, a visit to the Tech Vendors Showcase, and the unsend feature in Gmail

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more on podcast creation from a blindness perspective

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Feedback on JAWS pricing communications, using smart glasses with your hearing aids, and more on podcasting as a blind person

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NFB Newsline's new Android app, podcasting as a blind person, and when you close the wrong tab in your web browser

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More tech activities at national convention, new Meta Oakley Smart Glasses, and widespread confusion about JAWS pricing changes

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Plenty of tech discussion at national convention, our advocacy on autonomous vehicles, and the search for the perfect windows email client

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A recap of Apple's 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote

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Shop online at the NFB's Independence Market, and hosting and attending Zoom meetings

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Google and Aira announce an AI visual interpretation pilot, and accessible kitchen appliances

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The NFB and Innosearch announce a strategic partnership, working with Webex online meetings, and would people use DecTalk on an iPhone

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A guide to Google Meet, a bug in AirPods 4, and accessible control of Bosch dishwashers

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A guide to Microsoft Teams meetings, audio description on YouTube TV, and Samsung Smart Things accessibility regression

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Online meeting tips and tricks, Perplexity's Siri competitor, and the YouTube for iOS speed control

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Vector promises smoother travels, more on accessible TV, and copying content from the web in JAWS

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More on using AI tools, Innosearch is a phone call away, and Netflix on various devices

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Echo Vision Smart glasses, accessible televisions, and audio transcription solutions

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creating PowerPoint presentations with a screen reader

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When AI isn't the right tool, Aira and Be My Eyes on your PC, and more Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses feedback

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a recap of CSUN, a Facebook iOS regression, and how some iPhone users can find one another in a crowd

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AI prompt engineering. How to communicate with AI to get the results you want

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choosing the earbuds that are right for you, could Gmail be about to get more difficult to log into, and Amazon upgrades Alexa

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Making purchases in-person, Apples iPhone 16e, and MLB Beat the Streak

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Scribe for documents and when automated remediation is the right answer, inaccessibility limiting our tech choices, and making a phone call to ChatGPT

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The NFB President Mark Riccobono talks technology advocacy, and the National Federation of the Blind RadioNetwork NFBRN

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Blazie Technologies prepares its first refreshable Braille product, more on Facebook accessibility, and join us for our AI prompt engineering boutique

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Meta rolls out some accessibility fixes to Facebook, Audiom provides accessible maps, and learning a language

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The NFB's Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Accessibility, Meta Smart Glasses review, and a tribute to Ed Potter

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Accessible shopping with Innosearch.ai, podcast apps for your iPhone, and organize your travel with TripIt

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The Plaud NotePin, what's the most accessible way to learn a language, and smart glasses feedback

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iOS 18.2, AudibleSync and the Victor Reader Stream 3, and funding for Access Technology

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Ally from Envision, using the Thunderbird email client with a screen reader, and accessibility across meta social media products

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Win a Victor Reader Stream or a BT SpeakPro, what's new in the Stream, and Facebook accessibility

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noise-free navigation with HapticNav, what to do if your Apple Notes have vanished, and feedback on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses

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The Be My Eyes Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses partnership, audio description of your own videos, and news of the Blindshell Classic 3

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Welcome to Access on, and AI to help you use your technology

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