Tag Archives: blindness

On The Apple Watch, New Macbook and First Generation Devices

Spring is upon us and with the weather improving some are engaged with the recently released accessible Apple Watch. Some say it will flop, some have already immortalized it as a smashing success, and the rest of us are taking … Continue reading

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on On The Apple Watch, New Macbook and First Generation Devices

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Blog, User Submissions | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, SeroSpectives, Serotek | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A month off the grid. Living blindly without Internet

Usually, once in our lives, if not more than once, there’s a sentence that flutters out of our mouths without a hesitation. People have uttered this sentence in all cases of need, where they wanted something really badly but they … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, SeroSpectives | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts, SeroSpectives, Serotek | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroSpectives: Vision Expo 2014

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

Posted in Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 217: The Kindling

SeroTalk Podcast 216: Cranial Course Correction

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 216: Cranial Course Correction Welcome to this week’s episode of the SeroTalk podcast where Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, Lisa Salinger talks with Tyler Thompson, an adaptive technology … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

SeroTalk Podcast 215: Sacrelicious

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 215: Sacrelicious Welcome to this week’s episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Fast cars and music are just a small part of what we have to offer this time around. After the news, Wade Wingler tells us … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 215: Sacrelicious

SeroTalk Podcast 213: Year of the Poptart

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 213: Year of the Poptart Contrary to the title of this week’s podcast, Jamie, Ricky and Joe don’t spend all their time talking about food–unless you count Apple, that is. After the news of the week, … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 213: Year of the Poptart

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

SeroTalk Podcast 211: The Sound of Silence

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 211: The Sound of Silence The aftermath of the reason Apple event, a musical mailbag and much more awaits you on this week’s episode of the podcast as Jamie, Ricky and Joe talk about the top … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Announcements, Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Presentations, Serotek, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Apple iOS Announcement Livestreamed with Accessibility Commentary

SeroTalk Podcast 209: Go Terabyte Or Go Home

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 209: Go Terabyte Or Go Home You missed us, right? You know you did! Never fear; the familiar trio of Jamie, Ricky and Joe are back together to bring you the top news stories of the … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

SPN Special: BVA 2014 Convention Coverage

Listen to our SPN Special: BVA 2014 Convention Coverage SPN is excited to bring you audio from the Exhibit Hall floor from the 2014 Blinded Veterans Association National Convention from amazing Reno Nevada. This was our second time to bring … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, SPN Special | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on SPN Special: BVA 2014 Convention Coverage

SeroTalk Podcast 208: Out Here On the Balcony

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 208: Out Here On the Balcony Welcome to the latest episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Lisa Salinger sit down to discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 208: Out Here On the Balcony

SPN Special 1 from the 2014 International AER Conference

Listen to SPN Special 1 from the 2014 International AER Conference Welcome to the first of three specials with recordings from the International AER Conference. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the organization and you can hear the spirit … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, SPN Special | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on SPN Special 1 from the 2014 International AER Conference

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 206: Injury by Pudding

SeroSpectives presents our ACB NFB 2014 Convention Wrap-Up Special

Listen to SeroSpectives: ACB NFB 2014 Convention Wrap-Up Special Join Lisa Salinger and her special guests Chancey Fleet, Jeff Bishop, Joe Steinkamp and Jamie Pauls as they share their observations of this year’s ACB and NFB conventions. You can also … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, SeroSpectives | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroSpectives presents our ACB NFB 2014 Convention Wrap-Up Special

SPN Special: A portion of the NFB 2014 Assistive Technology Trainers Division meeting

Listen to our SPN Special: A portion of the NFB 2014 Assistive Technology Trainers Division meeting We are again very pleased to be able to bring you a portion of the NFB Assistive Technology Trainers Division meeting. This particular portion … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Presentations, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on SPN Special: A portion of the NFB 2014 Assistive Technology Trainers Division meeting

ACB 2014 SPN Special 3

Listen to ACB 2014 SPN Special 3 You asked for more on Twitter. So here’s another interview from Baum USA Jamie catches Jeff from Dolphin talking about their booth partner Irie A T Perk up your ears to hear details … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on ACB 2014 SPN Special 3

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, Serotek, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on ACB 2014 SPN Special 2

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, reviews, Serotek | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 205: All Your Stuff Are Belong to Us

NFB 2014 HIMS Special 2: A Discussion of the Blaze EZ and Updates to BrailleSense Firmware

Listen to NFB 2014 HIMS Special 2: A Discussion of the Blaze EZ and Updates to BrailleSense Firmware Welcome to our second NFB 2014 HIMS special. This time around, you get two presentations in one as Dave and Andy demonstrate … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, Presentations, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on NFB 2014 HIMS Special 2: A Discussion of the Blaze EZ and Updates to BrailleSense Firmware

SPN Feedback Special 5

Listen to SPN Feedback Special 5 We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again–our podcasts would not be what they are without feedback from our listeners. Once again, we take the time to feature some iReports that didn’t make … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on SPN Feedback Special 5

NFB 2014 Interview Special 3

Listen to NFB 2014 Interview Special 3 We would like to thank HIMS Inc. and Elegant Insights Braille Creations for sponsoring this year’s NFB convention coverage. There are many new updates coming to NFB Newsline Make your own drawings with … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, SPN Special | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on NFB 2014 Interview Special 3

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

Posted in Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 204: 34 Benjamins

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 202: Thermoform in the Summertime

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, SeroSpectives, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for May 2014

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, reviews, Serotek | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 199: When Mailbags Attack

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 197: Camera Distortion Field

High Contrast Episode 20: Screen Dump

Listen to High Contrast Episode 20: Screen Dump This month Rodney, Maurie, Byron and joe talk television and movies. A recently released NBC series has both Low Vision and Blind groups taking notice of the portrayal of its lead character … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, High Contrast, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on High Contrast Episode 20: Screen Dump

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, CSUN 2014, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, Presentations, Serotek, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SPN Special: Maximizing Potential with Mainstream and Assistive Technologies

CSUN 2014 HIMS Special – Notetaker or iPad: Is It The Wrong Question?

Listen to our HIMS special: Notetaker or iPad: Is It The Wrong Question? In this CSUN 2014 presentation by HIMS Inc., Dave Wilkinson explores the comparative efficiency of completing educational tasks using iPads and Braille displays and Braille notetakers. The … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, CSUN 2014, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, Presentations, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on CSUN 2014 HIMS Special – Notetaker or iPad: Is It The Wrong Question?

CSUN 2014 SPN Special 4

Listen to our CSUN 2014 SPN Special 4 Welcome to another round of interviews from the convention floor at CSUN 2014. Our thanks to HIMS Inc. for sponsoring this year’s coverage. Please visit the Websites of the companies represented in … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, CSUN 2014, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, reviews, SPN Special | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

CSUN 2014 SPN Special 3

Listen to our CSUN 2014 SPN Special 3 Welcome to another round of interviews from the convention floor at CSUN 2014. Our thanks to HIMS Inc. for sponsoring this year’s coverage. Please visit the Websites of the companies represented in … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, CSUN 2014, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, reviews | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on CSUN 2014 SPN Special 3

CSUN 2014 SPN Special 2

Listen to our CSUN 2014 SPN Special 2 Welcome to another round of interviews from the convention floor at CSUN 2014. Our thanks to HIMS Inc. for sponsoring this year’s coverage. Please visit the Websites of the companies represented in … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, CSUN 2014, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, SPN Special | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on CSUN 2014 SPN Special 2

SPN Pre-CSUN 2014 Special

Listen to our SPN Pre-CSUN 2014 Special Welcome to our first SPN special from CSUN 2014. Joe and Ricky were both so excited about this year’s CSUN coverage, that they got started a bit early. They sat down with representatives … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, CSUN 2014, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, reviews, SPN Special, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on SPN Pre-CSUN 2014 Special

SeroTalk Podcast 191: XP Pocolypse

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 191: XP Pocolypse Join Jamie, Ricky and Joe as they discuss the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie and Buddy sit down to talk about the release of iOS 7.1. Stories disccussed … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

High Contrast Episode 18: Whirlpools With Sue and Maurie

Listen to High Contrast Episode 18: Whirlpools With Sue and Maurie Welcome to a very special episode of “High Contrast” featuring Maurie’s interview with Sue martin. Sue’s recently released book, “out of the Whirlpool”, tells several amazing stories about vision … Continue reading

Posted in Blindness and Low Vision, High Contrast, Interviews, Podcasts, reviews | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on High Contrast Episode 18: Whirlpools With Sue and Maurie

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, SeroSpectives, Serotek, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroSpectives: This Year in Tech for 2013

High Contrast Episode 17: Gift or Regift?

Listen to High Contrast Episode 17: Gift Or Regift? It’s the Holidays once again and this time we do two shows in one so we could cover it all. Maurie joins Rodney and Joe in the first half of the … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, High Contrast, Podcasts, reviews | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts, reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

SeroTalk Podcast 174: There’s Gold in Them Thar App Stores

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 174: There’s Gold in Them Thar App Stores Jamie, Ricky and Joe have a lot to discuss in this week’s SeroTalk podcast. Topics covered include: Blind Bargains: President Obama Declares October 15 Blind Americans Equality Day … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, Serotek, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on SeroTalk Podcast 169: Space Gray Is the New Black