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Sero: The Mother of All Updates

What the heck has the Serotek team been up to? Working hard in the basement for you of course! And what has all that resulted in? Well, one of our most comprehensive updates. In fact, you might call it the … Continue reading

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24 Days of Christmas coming early

Blindfold Games and Serotek are celebrating this season by giving away a game a day to some lucky winners. Blindfold Games creates iPhone, iPad and iPod audio games for the visually impaired community.  They’ve built over 20 games, including Blindfold … Continue reading

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Why killing net nutrality will hurt the disabled

In a matter of days the FCC will determine our freedom on the internet. I know that sounds really drastic but it is true. Why should we care though? Because, fact is, disabled people need the internet. There are a … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 221: The Good, The Bad, the Future

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 221: The Good, The Bad, the Future. Serotek does not simply serve the community; it is very much a part of it. For fourteen years we have faithfully met you where you needed us, so in … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: Vision Expo 2014

Listen to SeroSpectives: Vision Expo 2014 Serotek’s own Richard Wells recently had the opportunity to attend the American Foundation for the Blind’s 2014 Vision Expo held in Waco, Texas. While he was there, Richard managed to snag some great interviews … Continue reading

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Apple iOS Announcement Livestreamed with Accessibility Commentary

Join today’s Apple iOS Announcement Livestreamed with Accessibility Commentary live on Accessible Event When Apple launched the original iPhone, there wasn’t anything quite like it. iOS transformed the way that consumers interacted with cell phones, and the App Store unleashed … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: A Glimpse of SAMNet

Listen to SeroSpectives: A Glimpse of SAMNet Welcome to a very special SeroSpectives program for the month of August. For this podcast, we decided to turn the spotlight on ourselves. Whether it’s Lisa Salinger’s thorough training on how to use … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 207: Ricky Drops Her Charm

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 207: Ricky Drops Her Charm Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger for this episode of the podcast. Along with the top news of the week including an announcement from Serotek, jamie demonstrates our newly-released … Continue reading

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ACB 2014 SPN Special 2

Listen to ACB 2014 SPN Special 2 We open the program with one of our SPN Summer Show sponsors to talk jewlery, charms and those wonderful Elegant Insights Books are their business at the national Library Service Serotek, through iBlink … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 205: All Your Stuff Are Belong to Us

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 205: All Your Stuff Are Belong to Us While Jamie and Mailbag were both busy in Vegas, Joe Steinkamp, Ricky Enger and Lisa Salinger were back at home recording another podcast. After the news, Lisa demonstrates … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 200: I’m Doing, Peace Out

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 200: I’m Doing, Peace Out To help remake accessibility training as we know it, visit to view training subscription options and make your contribution to EZFire’s A11YTV funding campaign. Welcome to the 200th episode of the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 194: The Backpedal Edition

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 194: The Backpedal Edition Join Jamie, Ricky and Joe as they reconvene after a bit of an absence to discuss the top news stories of the week. Following the news, we bring you one last interview … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 193: News for April 1, 2014

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 193: News for April 1, 2014 In this week’s episode of the SeroTalk Podcast, Facebook breaks stuff, Twitter resets stuff, Apple releases new stuff, and blind people complain about stuff. If that isn’t enough to keep … Continue reading

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SPN Special: Maximizing Potential with Mainstream and Assistive Technologies

Listen to our SPN Special: Maximizing Potential with Mainstream and Assistive Technologies In this CSUN 2014 presentation, Joe Steinkamp, Ricky Enger and Dave Wilkinson demonstrate cloud-based solutions, mainstream tablets, PC’s and iDevices along with assistive technology from HIMS, Inc. and … Continue reading

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Spn Special: 2013 Outtakes

Listen to sPN Special: 2013 Outtakes What do zombies, counting, feeding pigs, time travel and chainsaws have in common? These are all things featured in the SeroTalk Podcast Network’s 2013 outtakes. In recording over 100 hours of audio, there are … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Year in Tech for 2013

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Year in Tech for 2013 About Our Presenters Erin Edgar is a lawyer currently working for Legal Aid, which is a non-profit lawfirm that assists low-income clients with various issues. She and her husband, Rodney, co-host … Continue reading

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Serotek Presents Our Holiday 2013 Review Special

Listen to Serotek’s Holiday 2013 Review Special As the clock races toward Christmas day, are you still frantically racking your brain to figure out what to buy for that special person in your life? Once again, the Serotek team comes … Continue reading

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Serotek Presents Our 2013 Christmas Concert

Listen to Serotek’s 2013 Christmas concert Are you exhausted after running from one Christmas party to another? Have you shopped until you are truly about to drop? Why not grab a cup of your favorite hot beverage, sit in your … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 181: I Want to Pet a Dinosaur

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 181: I Want to Pet a Dinosaur The holidays are upon us and there is lots of excitement in the air. Along with the top news stories of the week, Jamie, Ricky and Joe have a … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 179: Don’t Auto-Tune Birds

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 179: Don’t Auto-Tune Birds! Welcome to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk Podcast. After Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week, Joe interviews Justin of Solo-DX about their new MovieReading app … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 175: Blame Thy Marketing Company

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 175: Blame Thy Marketing Company Welcome to this very spooky edition of the SeroTalk Podcast. Will Jamie, Ricky and Joe be able to pick their way through this week’s maze of stories? Is the mailbag finally … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 172: The Sarah Tech

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 172: The Sarah Tech In this podcast, Serotek’s own Matt Campbell drops by for his regular visit to the show. Did you know there was a pattern to his appearances? You’ll have to listen to the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 169: Space Gray Is the New Black

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 169: Space Gray Is the New Black This week, Jamie, Ricky and Joe return to their familiar places on the podcast. Topics discussed in this week’s episode include: Extra Extra, Read all About it: the NLS … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 167: Super Plastics Master

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 167: Super Plastics Master Join Jamie Pauls, Ricky enger and Lisa Salinger as they discuss the top news stories of the week. topics covered include: NVDA 2013.2 now Available NVDA Podcast 6 what’s in the upcoming … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 164: Let Me Feel Your Phone Face

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 164: Let Me Feel Your Phone Face If there is one thing that can be said about a SeroTalk Podcast, it is that you never know what you’re going to get. Petting cheetah cubs, riding in … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for July, 2013

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for July Replay the Accessible Event archive of This Month in Tech for July About Our Presenters Mike Arrigo works in the computer field, and provides technical support for church management database software. … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 13: Too Cool for School

Listen to High Contrast Episode 13: Too Cool For School Summer is still upon us and so we again turn to flights of fancy and log flooms of fun at America’s amusement parks. This time around, Byron lee talks about … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for June, 2013

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for June, 2013 Replay the Accessible Event archive of This Month in Tech for June Join Lisa Salinger, Steve Sawczyn, and Jamie Pauls as they discuss the top news stories for the month … Continue reading

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SPN Special: Using the SAMNet Socializer

Listen to our SPN Special: Using the SAMNet Socializer Each month, members of Serotek’s System Access Mobile Network are able to participate in live training sessions on how to use various aspects of SAMNet. These training sessions are conducted by … Continue reading

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sPN Special, State of Technology with Mike Calvo

Listen to our SPN Special: State of Technology, with Mike calvo In this special discussing the state of technology, Ricky Enger is joined by Mike Calvo and Joe Orozco to explore happenings in mainstream and assistive technology. The talk begins … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 160: MMM Braille

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 160: MMM Braille This week’s podcast is packed with a lot of great content. After Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week, Jamie visits with Duyahn Walker about a recent television … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 159: There Is a Hole in Your Roof

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 159: There Is a Hole in Your Roof In this podcast, Jamie pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week including Apple’s WWDC keynote. Reddit, Mozilla Join Coalition Demanding End … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 158: It Just Ate My Like

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 158: It Just Ate My Like Welcome to this week’s episode of the podcast where Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger to discuss the top news stories of the week. The NFB13 agenda is … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for June, 2013

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for June, 2013 Replay the Accessible Event archive of This Month in Tech for June Liam Erven is best known for the computer games he produces for blind users. Games are released via … Continue reading

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An Exciting Opportunity for Blind Entrepreneurs

Are you a blind or low vision business owner? Do you want to promote your products on a multimedia network on a global scale? The SeroTalk Podcast Network (SPN) is launching a platform to empower new and established entrepreneurs, and … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 154: Webmind Is Coming

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 154: Webmind Is Coming This week, Joe Steinkamp is joined by Ricky Enger and Buddy Brannan in a discussion of the top news stories of the week. Then, Jamie Pauls visits with Boaz Zilberman about RAY, … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 153: Scan My Brain

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 153: Scan My Brain There was just a bit of excitement in the air as Jamie, Ricky and Joe recorded this week’s podcast. What sparked all the enthusiasm? If you don’t already know, stick around and … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 151: Big Pains in the Glass

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 151: Big Pains in the Glass This week, Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger in a discussion of the top news stories of the week. Topics covered include: Twitter Launches Twitter music App and … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 150: Sesquicentennial

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 150: Sesquicentennial Welcome to the 150th Episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. After Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week, Mike Calvo visits with Will Walsh who is the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 149: Vinyl Resurgence

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 149: Vinyl Resurgence Welcome to this week’s episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Join Jamie, Ricky and Joe as they discuss the top news stories of the week which include: Facebook invades Android’s Home Report: Google Prepping … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March, 2013

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March About Our Presenters Anna Dresner has written a number of publications for National Braille Press, and is perhaps best known for her work on the books about the iPhone. She also … Continue reading

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Serotek Introduces TrikeTech For Tots

Serotek Introduces TrikeTech For Tots Minneapolis, Minnesota April 1, 2013   Serotek, the leading provider of internet and digital information accessibility software and services, announced its contribution to the ongoing push for the blind to drive independently with the TrikeTech … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast for April 1, 2013

Listen to the SeroTalk Podcast for April 1, 2013 In our very first SeroTalk podcast for the month of April, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week which include: Slammer worm slows … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 146: Sing It Sister

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 146: Sing It Sister This week, Jamie, Ricky and Joe are reunited for yet another look at the top stories of the week. Topics discussed include: Dropbox 2.0 brings functional drop-down menus to Mac and Windows … Continue reading

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CSUN 2013 in Review

Listen to CSUN 2013 In Review There are now hours and hours of reading, podcasts and videos online about CSUN 2013. And a few of those who were on the floor of the Exhibit Hall gathered to reflect on some … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 145: The Phone Booth of the Future

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 145: The Phone Booth of the Future This week’s show presents yet another guycast with Jamie, Buddy and Joe. As you might expect, there is no shortage of opinions on all the stories discussed below. Send … Continue reading

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 5

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 5 Welcome to yet another in a series of interviews from this year’s CSUN conference. Be sure and visit the Web sites listed below in order to learn more about the various companies and … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for February

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for February About Our Guests Rick Harmon is currently working with Fedora Outlier, and manages various email lists related to blindness and technology. He also runs the Blind Geek Zone website and Podcast. … Continue reading

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 4

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 4 Welcome to the fourth in our series of SPN specials from CSUN 2013. Remember to visit the links in our show notes to learn more about the companies and products mentioned in the … Continue reading

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 3: Accessibility On a Budget

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 3: Accessibility on a Budget A look at low-cost assistive technology and training solutions for blind consumers   The below talk was given by Joe Steinkamp and Ricky Enger at the CSUN 2013 conference … Continue reading

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