The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is inviting the public to weigh in on the current experience in finding and using mobile phones that are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. To promote a broad response from our community in building a clear public record of the challenges in mobile phone access that persist, Serotek, the Accessibility Anywhere people, are hosting an interactive webinar and podcast, on Thursday evening, September 2, beginning at 9:00pm Eastern.
Join SeroTalk hosts Mike Lauf and Joe Steinkamp who will welcome AFB’s Paul Schroeder, Vice President, Programs and Policy, and Darren Burton, National Technology Associate, to discuss current access challenges, to help you best respond to the FCC’s invitation to tell your story, and to take your questions. For further information, contact:
Mark Richert, Esq. Director, Public Policy, AFB 202-822-0833.
SeroTalk Tech Chat 67 – Mobile Phone Accessibility Webinar Thursday, September 2 9PM Eastern Via Accessible Event
In Podcast 49, Ricky enger, Joe Steinkamp and mike Calvo join Michael Lauf to discuss Apple’s newest iPods, apple TV, iTunes 10.0 and latest iOS for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Mike Calvo demonstrates Amazon’s Kindle 3 Book Reader, and Joe Steinkamp demos speech on his Android phone, plus the following stories:
Blind Australians Allowed to Vote by Telephone
Teens losing their hearing at an alarming rate
Western Digital 2 TB USB External Hard Drive for $107.99
5 million domains serving malware via compromised Network Solutions widget
Hackers see the cloud as ripe territory
Finally, Michael Lauf demos the new SAMNet home interface.
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 49 – New apple Products, Amazon Kindle 3 and Talking Android Phone
July 10, 2010, the American Council of the Blind held a Future of Screen Readers panel as part of the Information Access Committee seminar at the ACB annual convention. Serotek was one of the companies invited to attend remotely via Skype. Other remote participants were GW Micro and NVDA. Unfortunately technology failed (through no fault of Skype) and remote participants did not get to contribute. But the panel questions were extremely pertinent to all blind people and it was important we add our voice to the conversation. So this blog post is Serotek’s way of making sure our voice, and the voice of many who share our view is heard.
Read Full Article: What is the Future of Screen Readers anyway?
Learn about what’s new in the iPhone 4, iOS 4 software update, and what Serotek will soon be bringing to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad; Thursday evening at 9PM Eastern, 8PM Central, 7PM Mountain or 6PM Pacific U.S. Tech Chat 66 – Is the iPhone 4 Worth the Upgrade? Thursday, July 29 at 9PM Eastern Via Accessible Event
SeroTalk Podcast 46 covers some of our favorite interviews:
Reaper Multi-Track Recorder and Editor for Windows and the Mac – www.reaper.fm
ReaAccess Plugin for Full Reaper Accessibility with Windows Screen Readers – www.reaaccess.com
Former ACB President Chris Gray talks about advocacy and HR3101.
Michael McCarty talks about being the Social Media Director for APH.
We discuss meters for blood and glucose readings:
Solo V2 Fully Voicing Blood Glucose Meter – www.SoloMeters.com
We learned of upcoming enhancements to the NLS BARD program.
We conclude with info on cruises for blind and low vision passengers.
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 46 – ACB 2010 Convention Highlights