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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 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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High Contrast Episode 26: Muscle Memory

Listen to High Contrast Episode 26: Muscle Memory The team takes a look at the new Apple Mac OS, another check in with Rodney on how he likes his new iPhone 6 Plus then a trip into the world of … Continue reading

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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

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High Contrast Episode 25: It’s All About Byron

Listen to High Contrast Episode 25: It’s All About Byron The new iPhones are out and Rodney has the biggest one there is with the 6 Plus. We get an idea of how much he likes it, there is some … Continue reading

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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

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High Contrast Episode 24: The Can’t See Good Club

Listen to High Contrast Episode 24: The Can’t See Good Club Maurie is back, to the happiness of Rodney and Byron, and she has brought along a fantastic topic for this month’s episode. Many low vision people struggle with where, … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 23: Rootin’ Tootin’ Good Time

Listen to High Contrast Episode 23: Rootin’ Tootin’ Good Time Okay you know how you may plan something out in say, oh I don’t know, an outline? Then, when you start the project, you toss out… say the outline? Welcom … Continue reading

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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

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High Contrast Episode 22: Too Much Outdoors

Listen to High Contrast Episode 22: Too Much Outdoors Its finally summer time. Sand, surf, sidewalks, some other S words. You know the time where you venture out of the home and possibly commune with nature. This month Rodney, Byron … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 21: Tangent Mode On!

Listen to High Contrast Episode 21: Tangent Mode On! 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. Rodney, Byron and Maurie spoke about the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 190: Nonstandard Standard Way

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 190: Nonstandard Standard Way Welcome to this week’s episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Once again, Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. After the news, Buddy Brannan talks with the developer … 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 188: Cattle Car Airways

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 188: Cattle Car Airways Welcome to yet another edition of the SeroTalk Podcast. This week, Jamie, Ricky and Joe team up once again to bring you the top news stories of the week. Then, Buddy Brannan … Continue reading

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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

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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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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

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for October, 2013

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for October, 2013 Replay the Accessible Event archive of the show About Our Presenters Luis Arellano is an instructional assistant for California School Districts and a regular, helpful participant in the SAMNet Community. … 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 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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High Contrast Episode 15: It’s All About the Photons!

Listen to High Contrast Episode 15: Its All About The Photons! Did you know that this little company in Cupertino made this little device and operating system that people like to talk about? Okay, yeah, talk they do and this … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 14: The B Is for Bargain

Listen to High Contrast Episode 14: The B Is For Bargain Maurie and Jeremy are still enjoying the summer vacation season. But Rodney, Byron and joe pick up where they left off a few episodes ago with some new hardware … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 166: Safari Plus Windows Equals Bad

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 166: Safari Plus Windows Equals Bad Who uses technology and who doesn’t? How many song lyrics can we quote in one podcast? SeroTalk Podcast 166 is once again jam packed with lots of good information with … 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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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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SeroTalk Podcast 162: Citation Needed

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 162: Citation Needed While Jamie is enjoying a bit of R and R after all of our convention coverage, Joe, Ricky and Lisa hold down the fort and produce yet another stellar episode of the SeroTalk … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 12: The Purple Screen Of Death

Listen to High Contrast Episode 12: The Purple Screen Of Death Maurie is out on summer vacation. So what happens when it’s just the men on the show left to their own devices? Well they talk tech, TVs, media and … 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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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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SeroTalk Podcast 157: She Got Verified On Friday

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 157: She Got Verified On Friday Join Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp as they discuss the top news stories of the week which include: What Tim Cook’s cryptic comments at D11 can tell us … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 11: It’s a World of Dreams

Listen to High Contrast Episode 11: It’s a World Of Dreams Summer is right around the corner and that means going outside, having fun and visiting new places. Maurie got a jump start on the season and she is here … 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 152: Muscles and Mousetraps

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 152: Muscles and Mousetraps This week, Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp to discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered in this podcast include: The @AP Twitter feed was hacked and … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 10: Its More Doorable

Listen to High Contrast Episode 10: Its More Doorable We are back and we are picking up right where we left off in the “this versus that” department. This episode we look at the smaller tablets and bring in mr. … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 148: Where Did All My Successories Go?

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 148: Where Did All My Successories Go? Global internet slows after ‘biggest attack in history’ Wells Fargo’s website was hit by denial-of-service attack yesterday Thousands of accounts found to host unsecured passwords, photos, and other files … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 9: The Chair to Keyboard Interface

Listen to High Contrast Episode 9: The Chair To Keyboard Interface The gang’s all here, well sort of, but you will have to listen to hear just how this all worked out. Just know up front, everyone gets a turn … 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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High Contrast Episode 7: A Sea of Mirrors

Listen to High Contrast Episode 7: A Sea of Mirrors Welcome back to the show! This episode finds Rodney and Jeremy teaming up  with Joe on board [now batting for the absent Maurie]. Don’t worry, she’ll be back with us … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 137: Contacts All Over the Place

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 137: Contacts All Over the Place Welcome to this week’s edition of the podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. We also respond to your emails, … 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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High Contrast Episode 5: Jeremy’s Song

Listen to High Contrast Episode 5: Jeremy’s Song Welcome back to High Contrast. This month we sit down with a professional singer who was inspired to write a song about our show’s very own Jeremy Curry. We also talk a … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 3: My Home Button Barely Works

Listen to High Contrast Episode 3: My Home Button Barely Works Welcome back to high Contrast the Summer Show Wrap up Extravaganza Edition! The crew sits down and discusses some of the bigger notables from both mainstream and the traditional … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 119: Posterior Print

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 119: Posterior Print Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Buddy Brannan sit down together and discuss this week’s top news stories. Among other things, here are the main stories covered: Apple 132-page internal document shows how Samsung … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 2: Me Likey Chrome

Listen to High Contrast Episode 2: Me Likey Chrome   Welcome back everyone to the newest monthly podcast on the SeroTalk Podcast network. The response to our first show has been fantastic. Rodney, Maurie and Jeremy would like to thank … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 113: Roadtrain Platoon

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 113: Roadtrain Platoon Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk podcast. In this week’s episode, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss all the news of the week. Following the news, Lisa Salinger demonstrates … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 112: Fairy Dust and Farmville

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 112: Fairy Dust and Farmville This week, Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp sit down to discuss the top news stories of the week. Next, Jamie Pauls visits with Ben Vegiard of Active Information Systems … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 111: Taking the World by Storm

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 111: Taking the World by Storm Once again, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp tackle the news of the week. Stories talked about in this episode include: Windows Microsoft’s Windows 8 Release Preview: What’s in … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 110: I’m the Mayor of SeroTalk

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 110: I’m the Mayor of SeroTalk This week, Buddy Brannan sits in for Joe Steinkamp and joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger in a lively discussion of the week’s news. General Tech Jury verdict: Android doesn’t … Continue reading

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Mike Calvo’s Review of the Bradley Smoker

Listen to the Bradley Smoker interview with Jamie Pauls, Mike Calvo and Mark Miller I think everyone knows by now that I’m a gadget geek with an irrepressible enthusiasm for new technology. Still, I can’t be fed by electronics alone. … Continue reading

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