Tek Talk
Accessible World seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.
Tek Talk welcomes Peter Tucic, HumanWare Director of Strategic Partnerships, to discuss all that is new with HumanWare. 10/10/2022
Join Peter Tucic as he returns to Tek Talk with information on all that is new with HumanWare. Peter will present on recent updates to HumanWare’s braille product portfolio including the implementation of text-to-speech on the Brailliant BI X series displays and direct cloud integration into the BrailleNote Touch Plus amongst other topics. Attendees will
Tek Talk welcomes Jeff Bishop to discuss iOS 16 new features, accessibility issues, and upgrade timing. 09/19/2022
What are the new features in IOS 16? Should you upgrade or wait? Are there any features that you should stay away from due to inaccessibility? Join Jeff Bishop, who will walk you through the pros and cons of IOS 16 Monday on TekTalk. Presenter Contact Info Email: jeff@jeffbishop.com
Tek Talk welcomes Ron Miller of Vispero to discuss Five Troubleshooting Tips and JAWS Help. 09/12/2022
What troubleshooting steps can you take when JAWS isn’t acting as expected? Where can you go for “at your fingertips” help? September 12th, Ron Miller from Vispero will discuss some troubleshooting tips you can remember and ways to keep JAWS Help at your fingertips. Presenter Contact Info Ron Miller: Vispero’s Blindness Technology Product Specialist Phone:
Tek Talk welcomes Brian Hartgen of Hartgen Consultancy to discuss the latest version of Leasey tools and services and an overview of Hartgen training courses. 08/29/2022
There’s a Lot to Love About Leasey in 2022! Lots of people are talking about the product Leasey this year. Leasey is a power-house of tools and services to support the JAWS screen-reader, ZoomText Fusion or ElBraille. In the upcoming Tek Talk, learn about just some of what is new in the most recent updates.
Tek Talk welcomes Bob Roehm, Manager Envision Technologies, to discuss the Envision AI system including glasses and app. 08/22/2022
Bob will introduce the Envision Technologies AI system to the Tech Talk members. He will compare this system to other assistive technology devices and discuss the components of the system and how the features can help the BVI community. Presenter Contact Info Email: bob@letsenvision.com Website: https://www.letsenvision.com/ Cell phone: 832-443-6458 Bio: Assistive Tech trainer for VRS
Tek Talk welcomes Earle Harrison and Jenny Axler of HIMS to discuss the latest features of the 1.7 BrailleSense 6 firmware. 08/15/2022
During this week’s tech Talk presentation, Earle Harrison from HIMS Inc will be joined by Jenny Axler from HIMS International. Together they will discuss the latest features of the 1.7 BrailleSense 6 firmware including Cloud drive integration, support for OAuth login for email and Bookshare, changes to the media player, new global hotkeys and more.
Tek Talk welcomes presenters from BlindShell USA to discuss the BlindShell Classic 2 Accessible Cell Phone. 08/08/2022
The BlindShell Classic 2 is an accessible cell phone for people with any degree of sight loss. BlindShell has tactile buttons and is menu driven so there is no swiping and tapping like on a smart phone. The BlindShell platform continues to grow as we partner with major commercial brands and state of the art
Tek Talk welcomes Jenine Stanley, Aira Director of Customer Communications, to discuss all the things going on at Aira right now. 08/01/2022
Introducing Aira Everywhere. Aira Desktop app Aira Desktop app is a computer-centric application that provides the most convenient, secure and efficient way to access Aira’s visual interpreters in a friction free, fast time-to-task solution to overcome obstacles, and engage Agents on digital tasks directly from a computer. A limited function beta will be available at
Tek Talk welcomes Eric Damery, retiring Vice President of Vispero, to discuss the JAWS notification history feature. 07/25/2022
Eric Damery will be with us to discuss How JAWS is giving us greater individual control over what Application and Windows messages we hear and a better way of reviewing them later. The JAWS Notification History will be the topic on Tek Talk on Monday July 25. This will be Eric’s last presentation on Tek
Tek Talk welcomes Michelle Malkin, Key Account Manager of Logickeyboard, to discuss their family of Assistive Technology keyboards. 07/18/2022
Today we’ll introduce you to Logickeyboard, the company, as well as the Logickeyboard family of Assistive Technology keyboards. Whether you’re Low Vision and prefer a Large Print keyboard or Blind and a Braille user, we have something for everyone. While our keyboards have been known for and at the desks of video and audio editing
Tek Talk welcomes Mike Tindell with Dream Vision Group to discuss the Lyriq OCR reading machine, the HandyTech Braille products with ATC technology, and the HIMS line of notetakers. 06/27/2022
Presenter Contact Info Email: info@dvg-llc.com Website: https://www.dvg-llc.com/ Telephone: 512 662-1629
