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Opinion: why does Netflix exclude the blind?

When I was a little kid, I had an excessive vocabulary. I knew what the word ‘superficial’ meant, and also even bigger words, like ‘garrulous’. But even with these words and countless others in my head, there was one that … Continue reading

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SPN Feedback Special 6

Listen to SPN Feedback Special 6 The SPN team has a lot to be proud of–hundreds of hours of content, some great interviews–but most of all, we value you, our listeners. We take this special opportunity to recognize the love … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 219: Journey of Discovery

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 219: Journey of Discovery Activate this link to sign up for a new account on Audible and get one free book. Our recommended book for this episode of the podcast is Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 218: I Know A Secret

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 218: I Know A Secret Everyone on the podcast team survived Seroween … erm … Halloween with plenty of candy to go around. Jamie, Ricky and Joe take a look at this week’s news, mailbag gets … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 217: The Kindling

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 217: The Kindling Welcome to this week’s edition of the podcast which manages to combine electronics, food and airplanes all into one show. How do Jamie Ricky, Joe and Mailbag manage this? You’ll just have to … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 214: FaceBucks

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 214: FaceBucks Activate this link to sign up for a new account on Audible and get one free book. Our recommended book for this episode of the podcast is Ready Player One written by Ernest Cline … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 212: Throw Darts At a Bug

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 212: Throw Darts At a Bug Join Jamie, Ricky and Joe for this week’s edition of the podcast where they sip Apple juice and talk about all things iOS 8. If you’re tired of hearing about … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 206: Injury by Pudding

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 206: Injury by Pudding Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp to discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, Buddy Brannan visits with Hoby Wedler, a blind chemist and wine taster. Find out … 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 204: 34 Benjamins

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 204: 34 Benjamins Join Jamie, Ricky and Buddy for this week’s episode of the podcast as they discuss the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie talks with Joshua Loya and Mario Schapp … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 203: There Is a Storm Coming

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 203: There Is a Storm Coming Welcome to this week’s episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. The news of the week, your feedback, a book recommendation and an interview with author Shelly Brisbin about her new book … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 202: Thermoform in the Summertime

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 202: Thermoform in the Summertime The news of the week, a wayward mailbag and elocution lessons are all a part of this week’s podcast, and our interview with The National Federation of the Blind’s Curtis Chong … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for May 2014

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for May, 2014 Replay the Accessible Event archive of This Month in Tech for May Jeff Bishop is an IT Accessibility Analyst at the University of Arizona. He describes himself as a “Developer, … 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 199: When Mailbags Attack

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 199: When Mailbags Attack To help remake accessibility training as we know it, visit http://www.a11y.tv to view training subscription options and make your contribution to EZFire’s A11YTV funding campaign. Welcome to episode 199 of the SeroTalk … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 197: Camera Distortion Field

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 197: Camera Distortion Field Join Jamie, Ricky and Joe for yet another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. After a look at the top news stories of the week, Jamie reviews the new generation Victor Reader Stream … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 196: The Jamie Dilemma

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 196: The Jamie Dilemma Welcome to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk podcast where Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie visits with Hope Paulos of Fedora … 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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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March 2014

Listen to the audio of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March, 2014 Replay the Accessible Event archive of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March, 2014 About Our Presenters Shelly Brisbin is a writer, editor, podcaster, and cocktail enthusiast. … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 192: That’s Classified

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 192: That’s Classified Two worlds collide on this week’s SeroTalk podcast as Jamie Pauls, Buddy Brannan and Alena Roberts–all part of the Triple-click Home team–host this week’s SeroTalk podcast. After the news, Jamie reviews the Braille … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 189: A Serious Batch of Flounder

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 189: A Serious Batch of Flounder Welcome to this week’s episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger are joined by Lisa Salinger to discuss the news of the week. Then, Lisa interviews Jamie … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 187: Flaming Spaghetti Letters

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 187: Flaming Spaghetti Letters In this week’s episode, Ricky Enger is joined by Lisa Salinger and special guest Alena Roberts of the Tripple-click Home Podcast. After the news, Jamie Pauls talks with Kevin Reeves about his … 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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Kindle Fire HDX: Usable By the Blind At Last?

Kindle Fire HDX: Usable By the Blind At Last? By Buddy Brannan Anyone who has been following the Serotek blog, SeroTalk, or even just me, will know that Amazon has taken a fair bit of heat over the Kindle and … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 180: Full of Schmidt

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 180: Full of Schmidt Welcome to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk Podcast. Once again, Jamie, Ricky and Joe pontificate about the news of the week. Then, Jamie sits down with Mike Calvo, director of the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 178: The Longest Minute in History

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 178: The Longest Minute in History Join Jamie, Ricky and Joe as they discuss the top stories of the week. Topics included in this episode include: News in A T National Federation of the Blind Applauds … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 177: WiFi On the Water

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 177: WiFi On the Water Join Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Lisa Salinger as they discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered in this episode include: News in A T TapTapSee Goes Subscription-based … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 176: A Format and a Good Cry

Listen to Serotalk Podcast 176: A Format and a Good Cry Welcome to this froggy edition of the podcast where show host Jamie Pauls fights with a scratchy throat but prevails nonetheless. Ricky and Joe lend their support as the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 173: Voice Assistant Uprising

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 173: Voice Assistant Uprising Welcome to SeroTalk Podcast 173, where Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered in this episode include: Shutdown Slams Blind Merchants 2013 Employment Resources for … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 171: Ricky Gets Her Wish

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 171: Ricky Gets Her Wish Welcome to what turned out to be one of the longest SeroTalk podcasts ever. Jamie, Ricky and Joe had a lot to say about this week’s news. Also, Alena Roberts brings … 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 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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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 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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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for April, 2013

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for April, 2013 About Our Presenters Amy Billman is an east to west coast transplant, happily calling California her home for the past four years. She has a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance, … 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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SeroTalk Podcast 144: Words Mean Things

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 144: Words Mean Things While Ricky and Joe were scurrying around at this year’s CSUN conference, gathering excellent interviews for your listening pleasure, Jamie, Lisa and Buddy sat down together and did the podcast thing. We … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 142: The Web Always Remembers

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 142: The Web Always Remembers Welcome back to yet another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. As always, Jamie, Ricky and Joe have plenty to say about the stories covered in this week’s show, and your comments … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 8: Nose To A Box

Listen to High Contrast Episode 8: Nose To A Box The holidays may be over; you might have already forgotten your New Year’s Resolution promises and all those gift receipts have become the gifts you asked for after waiting in … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 141: Throw Me Some Beads, Mister

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 141: Throw Me Some Beads, Mister In this episode, Jamie Pauls returns to the host’s chair and is joined by by Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp in a discussion of the week’s top stories. Screen-Less Mobile … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January Replay the Accessible Event archive of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January About Our Presenters Jeff Bishop describes himself as a “Developer, technologist, Window-Eyes scripter, Broadcaster and family oriented guy” … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 139: Guilty As Charged

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 139: Guilty As Charged In Podcast 139, Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger in a discussion of the week’s top stories. Topics covered include: Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday in the U.S. Twitter Blog: … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 138: Facebook In Need of a Fist

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 138: Facebook In Need of a Fist Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp as they discuss this week’s crop of stories, including the big one that prompted the title of this podcast. Finally, Joe … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 136: Pretty Bluetooth Earrings

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 136: Pretty Bluetooth Earrings In our first podcast of the new year, Jamie, Ricky and Joe ring out the old year and bring in the new with a few surprises thrown in along the way. Stories … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Year in Assistive Tech for 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Year in Assistive Tech for 2012 Replay the Accessible Event archive of the show It took three hours and seven people putting their heads together, but we succeeded in counting down the top ten stories of … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 135: Chock Full of Christmas Cheer

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 135: Chock Full of Christmas Cheer On this, our final news-related episode of the year, Jamie, Ricky and Joe settle in to discuss the top stories of the week. Then, Jamie visits with Brian Fishler of … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 134: The Cheese Stands Alone

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 134: The Cheese Stands Alone Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp have a lot to discuss this week, so let’s jump right into the stories covered … Continue reading

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