Tek Talk

Accessible Pharmacy Services for the Blind is a comprehensive, home delivery pharmacy service specializing in the needs of the blind and low vision community. Founded by blind experts in the areas of accessibility and medicine, Accessible Pharmacy is the only provider of its kind. It is also the largest blind-owned healthcare company in America. Presenter […]

Tek Talk welcomes Kim Loftis, Mystic Access’s Director of Product Development, to discuss Amazon Fire tablets. Kim will share the options available when choosing a Fire tablet, the features you’ll find, navigation tips, and more. And, of course, answer your questions. Are you new to touch screen devices and curious to learn, but aren’t sure

Tek Talk welcomes Julian Vargas, a Mobile Access Technology Specialist, to discuss the latest developments in the world of mobile devices from Apple’s recent hardware announcements and updates to IOS to recent significant improvements to Google’s TalkBack screen reader for Android devices, including new multi-finger gestures. He will also talk about some of his favorite

Freedom Scientific has a vast array of training resources, most of which have been updated in the past few months. We will examine what’s available off the main training page, including basic training for JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion, quick tips and short video tutorials. In addition, we will discuss archived webinars consisting of everything from

Tek Talk welcomes Chris of Mystic Access to discuss and demonstrate the use of Chromebooks. He will also discuss Chrome box and Chrome base using the ChromeVox screen reader. Presenter Contact info: chris@mysticaccess.com Website: www.mysticaccess.com

Clubhouse is literally taking the world by storm. It’s an all audio International social media platform currently for iOS and very popular amongst blind people. Jeff Bishop, John and Larry Gassman among others will participate and of course questions, comments, and experiences with Clubhouse are welcome from the Tek Talk audience. Presenter Contact info: Jeff

Nathan Tech is Nathan’s personal website which he founded back in 2013. Since then it has gone through several evolutions from Audio games, to Multi-User Dungeons and now to where it is today, software and tutorials. It should be noted straight off that the website still supports Games and the Multi-User Dungeon, however the main

Are you legally blind or print disabled? Do you miss reading the newspaper, your favorite magazines, and other information? Learn how you can read hundreds of up-to-date newspapers, over 70 magazines, job listings, TV listings, store circulars, and more in an accessible format with NFB-NEWSLINE®. Liz Wisecarver, NFB-NEWSLINE® Texas Coordinator, will demonstrate this free electronic

Peter will talk about the new intelligent braille displays that are now available including the new Brailliant BI X series of braille displays, the Mantis Q40, as well as what is on the horizon for the BrailleNote Touch Plus. Peter will also take questions, suggestions, and feedback from attendees regarding HumanWare braille products. If anyone

It can be scary to have your screen reader die on you, but a few preparation steps can save you a world of hassle. Deborah Armstrong will show you how to set up your Windows PC to cope when this occurs. Contact info: armstrongdeborah@deanza.edu

iBUG Today, Inc. is a non-profit organization promoting the individual independence, social integration, and educational development of the blind and visually impaired community across the country through accessible technology training. iBUG (iBlind Users Group) endeavors to transform the blind community through accessible technology training so they can live extraordinary lives full of independence, productivity, communication

Scribe is a product from Pneuma Solutions, formally Serotek Corporation, that brings some innovative technology for online meetings. Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell describe Scribe this way: The Quickest, Most Accurate Digital Document Remediation Product on the Market for as Low as $0.99 per Page. It’s the only hands-off remediation process eliminating individual document quote