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They then discuss, debate and rant on the top assistive technology and mainstream tech news stories for September 2011.
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Mike Calvo joins us to debate on Amazon’s soon to be released Kindle products, in particular, the Kindle Fire, which appears to be totally inaccessible.

Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch

Amazon’s Silk Web browser adds new twist to old idea

13 reasons you might NOT want to buy a Kindle Fire

Kindle keyboard rebranded version of the Kindle 3 with text-to-speech for $99

Michael, Ricky and Joe get down to the top news stories for the week:

Google+ Traffic Jumps 13-Fold After Opening to the Public

Google’s Accessibility Update webinar on YouTube

ChromeVox User Guide

Logging out of Facebook is not enough to keep them from tracking and Watching your every move

How Recent Changes in Facebook Impacts People with Disabilities

How to hide the Facebook ticker

Facebook isn’t going to charge users and says it never will

LookTel Releases Money Reader 2.0: reads Canadian and Australian Dollars, British Pounds and Euros

Apple rejected over “multi-touch” trademark application

Skype for iPhone & Skype for iPad Updates Deliver Anti-Shake Technology & Bluetooth Connectivity

Problems with new Skype for iPhone/iPad? delete, re-install the app from the App Store

Problems with new Skype for iPhone/iPad? delete, re-install the app from the App Store

Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update is officially launched, still Inaccessible

Accessibility features in Windows 8

True or False? 10 Tweaks to Speed Up Your Windows Boot Time Part 2

Firefox 7 is released with new accessibility features

Pandora rolls out HTML5 redesign to everyone, drops 40 hour listening cap

Review of new Yahoo! Mail web application

Ai Squared now selling a new handheld video magnifier for $695 called the i-loview

PenFriend and Touch Memo: A Comparison of Labeling Tools

Hadley School for the Blind Opens Enrollment for Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship

Chicago Lighthouse and Best Buy Are Bringing Assistive Technology to the Public

Olympus LS-7 and LS-10 Digital Recorders for the Visually Impaired

CNN: Haptic device gives blind a helping hand

NCD hosts virtual job fair on October 4

Information on your legal rights for voting if you are blind or visually impaired

Security guard ejects woman from Social Security office because she has a guide dog

UK researchers are studying link between blindness and depression

Learn a few party tricks including how to remember names and hangover myths

Cases for the MacBook Air: Blog Post and Audio by Mike Calvo

Finally, congratulations to blind musician Rory Hoffman, on 3 tracks of the new Hank Williams the third album

In podcast 78, Mike Calvo presents part two of four; on the mac Book air, discussing options for cases.

MacBook Air Wallet by Waterfield Designs

McNair Slim Brief by Tumi

Twelve South BookBook Hardback Leather Case for 11-Inch MacBook Air

Twelve South BookBook Hardback Leather Case for 13-Inch MacBook Air

Twelve South BookBook, 13-Inch Distressed Black, Hardback Leather Case for 13-Inch MacBook Pro

Twelve South BookBook Hardback Leather Case for Macbook 15 PRO SD – Black

Twelve South BookBook for iPad and iPad2 in Classic Black Style

Michael LAUF, Ricky enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss these stories:

Demise of Qwitter accessible Twitter client

How to zip around Twitter with keyboard shortcuts

Facebook Announces Major Redesign

Adobe launches Flash Player 11 as key partners move toward HTML 5 and no plugins

Comcast’s $9.99 per Month Internet for low-income families goes nationwide

Bush BHAS03 Australian talking set-top box User Guide in DAISY format

Logitech’s Harmony Link transforms your iOS device or Android phone into a universal remote

Let your voice be heard: Proposed Web and Kiosk access rules

Make Ontario elections fully accessible for October 6 and future elections

What’s New in Jaws 13 Beta

GWMicro Offers New Window-Eyes SMA Options

Which screen reader works best? (If only the answer were so simple)

Qwikster From Netflix: The Worst Product Launch Since New Coke

How to get free library books on your Kindle

Amazon kicks off Kindle library program, Adobe ePub still dominant

Music service Slacker is moving into the sports world through a partnership with ESPN

Hackers Break Browser SSL/TLS Encryption

Google Prepares Fix To Stop SSL/TLS Attacks

Google+ opens to all

CNET complete guide to Google+

Senate Hearing Invesigating Google

Google Wallet NFC mobile payment app launches

Google Wallet: First Impressions

Google pushes impressive new features in Chrome 14 stable build

That Android Show: for all things Android

Apple continues ‘unstoppable’ winning streak in customer satisfaction

Guide to Building a Hackintosh

Mac App Store updated to warn users before re-buying software

Protect yourself from the latest Mac OS X Lion password exploit

Skype admits to iPhone app security problem, releasing a fix soon

iPhone app update from LinkedIn with accessibility improvements

Learn how to get a job & protect your SSI or SSDI benefits at the 9/28 WISE webinar

Disability Employment & US Dept of Labor – Webinar Oct 12

HUD Awards $100 Million to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency & Independent Living

Ben Karpilow, blind attorney & jazz trumpet player. His journey through vision loss

Looking for somebody? Pipl will scour the web for you, with new and updated identity sorting

Can a technology that can let the blind see, also see and record dreams?

31% of U.S. Adults Prefer to Be Reached by Text Message

MacBook Air Review Part 1 of 4: Specs and performance by Mike Calvo

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Here are a variety of links to learn more about the forthcoming Microsoft Windows 8 operating system.

Watch Windows 8 keynotes from BUILD website

Information about Windows 8 from Microsoft Build event from Anaheim California

Microsoft’s Windows 8: Here’s what we now know (and don’t

Hands-on with Windows 8: A PC operating system for the tablet age

Microsoft’s bold new look and feel for Windows

The next version of Windows

Windows 8 unveiled

First look at Windows 8

Windows 8 to bring 10-second boot-ups to new PCs

Windows 8 Preview Now available as iso images. please have a dedicated machine

Install Windows 8 preview from a USB key

Windows 8 will run on old Atom CPUs and 1GB RAM

Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

Other stories covered by Michael Lauf, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp:

VMware releases 4.0 for Mac $49 and version 8 for Windows $99 upgrade

Best software to Clone a Windows drive

The crappiest Windows programs everybody uses, and their alternatives

Logitech Wireless TouchPad brings gesture controls to PCs

What’s coming in the new Ubuntu’s Unity Linux desktop

Ubuntu 11.10, now with more polish, an overhauled Software Center, and Thunderbird

Ubuntu technical board member proposes monthly Ubuntu release cycle

You’ll soon start to see Promoted Tweets from brands you don’t follow

H2O Wireless, a MVNO that uses AT&T’s network, now offers unlimited everything for $60 per month

Verizon, AT&T introduce new prepaid plans

Apple removes estimated shipping times from its online store

iOSFrameworks.com site for iOS developers

NBC, TNT and TBS offer full TV episode access with iPad apps

TV studios quietly adding closed-captioned episodes to iTunes Store

OverDrive iOS App for EPub eBooks and Audiobooks

Apple Developing “Scanner” iOS App with OCR?

Apple canceling security updates for PowerPC Macs

Updated Nod32 AntiVirus 5:” is it accessible?

List of uninstallers for common antivirus programs

Service to assist blind and low vision to find information

Second Annual Accessibility Summit Sept 27 with speakers

Millions of euros to be spent on making ATMS accessible in Spain and Germany

Appeal of the JetBlue web and kiosk accessibility lawsuit

Federal courts jack up fees for online access by 25 percent

Fair Housing Report Highlights HUD’s Efforts to End Housing Discrimination

Perkins School President responds to Obama’s jobs speech and proposals

Refurbished Perkins Braillers for $200

Rosetta Translation announces Braille translation service

Google Allegedly Enhances accessibility to Docs, Sites and Calendar

Google to introduce sweeping accessibility changes

Sony unveils official details of the Android Walkman

DAR.fm, a TiVo for radio, will let you download radio shows

Vocre will translate what you say and speak it in another language on the fly

List of Free text to speech Options

How to watch nearly any sporting event online

Described XKCD comics

Patrick Purdue Reviews the Fostex AR-4I Audio Interface for Iphone 4, Selling for $149

In episode 76, Michael Lauf, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss:

Emergency Procedures For The Blind and Visually Impaired

Tech Chat 46 – Emergency Preparedness

Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Special Needs Populations: A Toolkit for State and Local Planning

Essential tech to pack in your to go Bag

Prepare for Disaster with a 72-Hour Kit

Talking Safe At Home Intelligent First Aid kit

Create an Emergency Road Kit for Your Car

Emergency Numbers Built into Every Cell Phone

Find a Red Cross Shelter Online or with Your IOS Device

178 audio NOAA Weather Radio Feeds from Weather underground

Tapin-radio version 1.39.2

Former New York Governor David Paterson to have afternoon drive show on WOR

FCC Reinstates Rules Requiring Video Description for Television Programming, with Full Compliance Required by July 2012

National Association of Broadcasters speaks about new video description rules

audio described theater, films & video

Blind CSI investigator honored by TV counterparts in Marin

Your phone will soon recognize things it sees and give you options for interaction

Sprint raises smartphone termination fee to $350 weeks before iPhone 5 launch

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile Invest $100M in Competitor to Google Wallet

Industry reactions to DOJ’s blockage of AT&T/T-Mobile merger

Skype now works with any home phone

Speech-to-Speech, a free 24/7 telephone service for people with speech disabilities

New Apple tech would help disabled use iOS devices

Getting started with Apple AirPlay

ReadBoox audio book player for Android, the IVONA for Developers initiative

New Amazon Kindle with customized Android build

Google Kills Superpoke Pets, angers Many With Disabilities

Google bringing offline support for Gmail, Docs, & Calendar, starting with GMail

try the new agenda view for Google Calendar for accessibility and provide feedback to accessibility@google.com

How Blind People Get Jobs

NFB Free Employment Seminar Downloads

NIB President Kevin Lynch says Modest Investments in Tech Accommodations Reap Big Rewards for Employers

Funding Announcement to Develop Educational Materials for Students with Visual Disabilities

Benefits.gov – Your Path to Government Benefits

Disability.gov Education Web Resources

PDF: Making Medicare Advantage and Medicare Drug Coverage Continue to Work for You

Great Info on the London 2012 Paralympics

NFB to Host Web Accessibility Training

NFB Reviews Docuscan Plus

ColorTest II: $745 Talking Color Analyzer

What happens when computers converse with each other

Raspbery Pie $25 Computer: 700MHz ARM11, 128 or 256MB SDRAM, OpenGL ES 2.0, 1080p, Composite and HDMI video, USB2.0

Lorri Bernson, blind, throws out the first pitch before Dodgers-Padres game

Google Patents Glove For Seeing With Your Hand

Lighthouse International BrainPort Research Study to Help People Who Are Blind See Objects

Bionic eye comes to market in Europe

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Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, Tim Cook takes over

Text of resignation letter from Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs on stage. Video Highlights

iPhone 5 to be a dual-mode ‘world phone

Apple to launch iPhone 5 in October simultaneously with AT&T, Verizon and Sprint

Rumor: T-Mobile to get iPhone 5 as well

Cheaper, 8 GB iPhone 4 to join iPhone 5

Apple seeks LTE 4G expert to ensure future iPhone carrier compatibility

Braille iPad case concept could make tablets usable for the blind

Taxi Magic iOS App for Those Using TaxiCabs

27,000 South Korean consumers sue Apple

Need to reboot or shut your Mac down in a hurry? These key-commands are worth memorizing

Nuance Acquires Loquendo

New voices from Ivona coming soon

Text-to-Speech for Firefox

Funding from Adobe and Mozilla Keep NVDA Safe from Extinction Through 2012

Tacit Project is Sonar for the Blind

Accessible Fantasy Football 2011

ACB and Google partner to offer survey on computer usage patterns

Three Accessible Twitter apps from Job Accommodation Network Newsletter

How to clean your scanner glass

17 Tips to Speed Up Windows 7

Windows 7 Images: x86 and x64 Official Direct Download Links

2011 and previous NFB Convention audio highlights

Possible Cuts to SSI Checks for Children with Disabilities

How to Apply for Disability Benefits for Children under Age 18

U.S. lawmakers alarmed over risks of insulin pump hacks

New AT&T texting plans: unlimited or nothing

Video, SMS support coming soon to emergency ‘911’ services

Facebook crime is on the rise

Facebook brings sharing and privacy settings closer to those of Google+

Think eBay is the top retail or auction site? You’re wrong!

Kibin free, online proofreading community

Great Flying site for the disabled

Airline returns man’s wheelchair in pieces

Fly first class without paying the luxury premium

Blind Behind the Wheel event

Adventures With Multiple GPS Systems By: Mike May

264 tips on traveling while blind or visually impaired from Fred’s Head

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 75: Your Other Left

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In addition to informative assistive and mainstream tech news,

Mike Calvo reviews 3 high quality and affordable pairs of headphones.

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 74: That’s A Lot of Birds

Use links below to read more on these interesting stories:

Court Rules in Favor of JetBlue – Airline Websites and Kiosks Not Covered by State Law

Commentary: Users Must Become Their Own Advocates

Deanna Jones, Vermont law student taking the bar exam wins federal case

Accessibility issues while banking? Claims Accepted in Wells Fargo Settlement

Begin the process of filing a claim by sending your name, address, email address, and day and evening telephone numbers by email to 
WFclaims@usdoj.gov

 or by leaving a voicemail at 866-708-1273
or via TTY at 866-544-5309
www.ada.gov/wells_fargo

Blind woman who campaigns against nuclear weapons faces jail

Shutting Out the Blindness Community from Discussion?

Georgia Tech conducting survey on adults with disabilities in the workplace

9 Question Social Media Accessibility Survey for Residents of Quebec

Accessibility survey from eBay

New Going Blind DVDs with Audio Description and English/Spanish subtitles

blind adventurer recaps the sixth episode of ABC’s Expedition Impossible

Dennis Howard, 62 and legally blind prepares to sail the world solo

Video showing the skills of blind footballers

Interview with blind music producer Robin Millar, man behind Sade’s Smooth Operator and 43 other number one hits

Daniel Aronoff, New York’s premier blind food critic

interview with CP Lin, blind winemaker in New Zealand making Pinots and Chardonnays

City of Phoenix launches ADA Cab Program taxi vouchers for people with disabilities

Google driverless car causes five-car collision

China hot on Google’s heels with driverless car

Ford asks people to choose 1 of 4 sounds hybrids make to warn pedestrians the vehicle is near

Guides to AssistiveTechnology in K-12 Schools

Beta of Accessible Textbook Finder

LouisPlus with over 375,000 titles of accessible books has been Launched

Send web pages and articles from your browser to your Kindle with one click with Send-to-Reader

VictorReader Stream Audio Tutorials

Affordable Wilson Digital Voice Recorder for just $29.95

Helpful gadgets under $50 for people with mobility challenges

NVDA 2011.2 released

NV Access is looking at selling Nuance ETI-Eloquence for use with NVDA for $30

Special ninite software installer page including only accessible software plus NVDA

NVDA and Thunder: A Comparison of Two Free Screen Readers

New AccessWorld covers different video magnifiers and free screen readers

Voice Reader Text to Speech for iOS

HTML5 Accessibility ARIA landmark support

Experimental Online Braille Translation Site

MS Office keyboard shortcut cheat sheets from Microsoft

Enable Accessibility Mode for WordPress Widgets

UserScript Gives Chrome Speech Input

Google Plus Keyboard Accessibility

Guide to Google+

Google+ privacy controls you’ll want to know about

beginner’s guide to setting up your new Android phone

12 tips for mastering Android

Drive-by attacks targeting smartphones are in our future

Internet Service Providers in US now required to keep records of your activity

The number 1 app on Facebook, Facebook Messenger

AT&T confirms plan to throttle heaviest unlimited data users October 1

appleApple adds new TV Shows tab to the Purchased section in iTunes

Latest Apple TV upgrade adds iTunes TV show streaming and Vimeo support

Apple named in e-book price-fixing lawsuit

Apple offers buyback program for old iPhone, iPad, Macs

NFB Resolution 2011-03 the Lack of Accessibility Requirements in Apple Products

NFB Access reviews of OSX Lion and Adobe Digital Editions

Very Useful Voiceover getting started guide for Lion

Lion Boot Disk Creation. Now Automated, With DiskMaker

Apple issues Lion Recovery Disk Assistant for external drives

OSX networks are significantly more vulnerable

Jerry Lewis out as Muscular Dystrophy Association chairman MDA

Researchers lose bid to block human embryonic stem cell research

New Mobile App for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Diabetes

Camera Mouse free head-tracking assistive software

Robot teddy bear nurse helps move patients

Survey: 33% would give up sex instead of their phone

When shopping for headphones, or any audio gear for that matter, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. The first is that everyone’s opinion of what makes for a   good  product is completely different. You can read glowing reviews all day, and still be unhappy with the product when it’s finally in your hands. Conversely, you might choose a product that everyone else hates, but it sounds great to you and that’s what matters. It’s also important to remember that the sound quality of speakers or earphones will improve over time. So, you will be able to have the best idea of how they will sound after about 40 hours of use. This is because the speakers move, and the coils warm up, so they sound better with age.

Let’s talk a little about earbuds. Earbuds are great when I’m on a plane and I want to tune out the world. As I’ve looked for earbuds, I’ve played with everything from Dr. Dre to Bose, and I don’t like ones that sound tinny. I love the

Radius Atomic Bass 2 – Black Carrying Case Tangle Free Slider $39.95.

These things do not sound tinny, go in your ears very well, and cancel out the noise. They are like similar products from Bose, except that you don’t have to carry a power pack or pay the premium. They give you incredible bass output by means of a small capsule that rests in the outer ear, along with the standard piece that goes into the ear canal. These work amazingly well, for example, when listening to a described movie with the Victor Reader Stream or other mobiel device. You can use them to listen to a movie, and it’s easy to completely immerse yourself in the  experience. These are especially nice when you consider their low price point. If you’re looking for something to control an iPhone or other device, There is a similarly  priced model which includes  an inline mic and buttons to control music playback.

While earbuds certainly have their place, if I’m walking around the house and watching my kids, for example, I want something a little different. I want to keep one ear open, but don’t want to sacrifice sound quality. I looked at many over-the-ear styles, and even asked for recommendations from the people I follow on Twitter and other social networks. In my research, there were two sets of headphones that were consistently mentioned, and for good reason apparently. Out of all the headphones I tried, I liked these two the best.. The

Sennheiser PX 100-II On Ear Miniheadphone (Black) $67.95

 are the slightly more expensive of the two. Sennheiser is well-known as a name you can count on by people who are in to broadcasting and pro gear. This set comes in a denim-type case with an adapter that allows them to be used in a 1/4 or 1/8 inch jack. I have one complaint  about any over-the-ear solution, and this model is no exception. With this style of headphones, people can sort of hear what you’re listening to. This is more the case with music than with an audio book, since the music is usually a little louder. That minor inconvenience aside, these are awesome! The bass and the highs are both clear and natural-sounding, and that’s a must for me with any set of headphones. The X100’s, which preceded the unit I’m reviewing,  can still be bought online, but there are a couple features that make the X100-II’s stand out. One is a non-tangle cord, so there is one cable that comes from the left ear only. They have a one year LIMITED warranty, and it’s important to find out exactly what that warranty covers. Overall, you’re never going to go wrong with Sennheiser gear, but you’re also going to pay a bit of a premium to own it.

 The second set of over-the-ear headphones I reviewed is  the

Koss PortaPro Headphones with Case $31.35.

One of the things that amazed me about these earphones is that they’ve been around since 1984 and have never changed their design, and they continue to be one of the top sellers on Amazon for portable headphones. They look a little more retro and not as sleek as the Senheissers, but that doesn’t affect their sound. There are a  couple of features I really like. They have a sliding adjustable headband which helps a lot in getting the most comfortable fit, and that’s important if you’re going to be wearing them for long periods of time.. There are also switches that move the earpieces a little away from your ears so they fit a little more comfortably. They’ve got a Y-shaped, under the chin cable and are a little larger than the Sennheisers. They are made of metal, where the Sennheisers are plastic, and they don’t come with an adapter. As with the Sennheisers, the bass and the highs on these headphones are amazing, and are rated at 20 to 20,000 hertz. Unlike the Sennheisers, which are in their second iteration at minimum, these have never changed. And for half the price, no one I’ve shown them to can hear a $35 difference. The Koss warranty is amazing because it’s a NO QUESTIONS ASKED, LIFETIME warranty. They’re made here in the USA and are great-sounding earphones. The fact that the Koss headphones have survived the transitions through various kinds of players — from Walkman, through CD player, through MP3 player — is part of what makes them my favorites, especially out of the two over-ear styles.

I don’t think you’ll regret a purchase of any of the three sets of headphones I’ve covered here. If you want to purchase these and support the Serotalk Podcast Network at the same time, you can

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Tech Chat 111: A T stories for July2011: Ricky Enger with Serotek, Erin Edgar with Tech Access Weekly, and Lisa Salinger with The Creative Solutions Podcast

Tech Chat 110 on Apple’s New Lion OS for the Mac with David Woodbridge, Robert Carter, Kevin Chao and Pete Bossley

Tech Chat 109, Blio for iOS, and Heated Debate on NFB Resolutions

IN Podcast 73, Michael Lauf speaks with Victor Tsaran with

Yahoo Accessibility Labs

and also interviews Kevin Chao with the

Student E-rent Pilot Project

But first, Michael Lauf, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss:

Lion VoiceOver demos from David Woodbridge

How to Add New Voices to Mac OS X Lion

Quick fixes to come for Lion’s most common problems

Mac OS X Lion login password easily revealed

Apple issues second iOS security patch in 10 days

How a security researcher discovered the Apple battery “hack

Performance variation found in SSDs shipping with new MacBook Airs

How to survive an iPhone liquid submersion

The pitfalls of buying an iPhone 3GS

4 Ways iPads Are Changing the Lives of People With Disabilities

Dragon Dictate for Mac breaks its “Golden Rule”-and users rejoice

Taking It To The Streets On Your Apple iOS Device With Ariadne GPS

IN Data Project Publishes iPhone, iPod and iPad Assistive Technology Apps Resource list

Matildaziegler: Alena Roberts – Blio Reader Continues to Disappoint Blind Users

Robert Carter’s Initial Impressions on BookShare’s Read2Go

All With My iPhone Episode 35 – Read2Go

Amazon lets students rent Kindle textbooks

Apple’s in-app purchase policy change closes integrated ebook stores

Google and book publishers get September deadline to reach new agreement

87 Places For Free Audio Books Online. All 100% legal

20,000 eTextbooks, 90% used in HigherEd, fully accessible

CourseSmart HTML5 Technology for eTextbooks

Comments on Accessibility HTML5 Specification Due by August 3

Keyboard access is lacking in html5 video players

Responsive Web Design Techniques, Tools & Design Strategies

Colleen Starkloff: after ADA became law, disabled people are still fighting for full inclusion

Blind Community Packs Courtroom for JetBlue’s Motion to Dismiss blind community

Why are we waiting for Sec508 regs? Federal websites still have a long way to go to be fully accessible

DOJ Delays Web Accessibility Regulations until 2013

Android Password Data Stored In Plain Text

How To Snag a Google+ Invite

Google Responds to Google+ Account Suspension Controversy

Google is right to demand people use real names

Google Labs shutting down, taking down brilliant experiments with it

7 Tools To Find What Error Codes Mean: Free Online Resources for Designers and Developers

Compare local hospitals with Medicare’s Hospital Compare Tool

Track Packages via Twitter and SMS with TrackThis

My Screen Recorder: record your screen with any audio, great for tutorials

Brian Hartgen Announces His New Radio Station, Team-FM

BBC Radio 4 Programmes – In Touch: Sight Village technology, reviews latest gadgets

ACB 2011 Convention Audio Archive Page

Jamal Mazrui Announces WinBT 2.0 – a free, open source Windows braille translator

Guide to using NVDA

30 Firefox addons for those with visual impairments, compiled by Ken Saunders

Webaxe Free Online Books on Web Accessibility

Australian Parents angry over disability product price gouging

An Expert’s Guide to Making Money with Online Surveys

Indianapolis Indiana Hosts Beep Baseball World Series

Is your video card dying? Just bake it in the oven

Bill Gates calls for a reinvention of the toilet

19 percent of people drop phones down toilet

Serotek Corporation

Erin Edgar with

Tech Access Weekly

and Lisa Salinger, host of

Host of the Creative Solutions Podcast at www.LisaSalinger.com

discuss the top access tech news stories for July 2011.
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Learn more about the stories of personal interest to you with these links:

National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU) LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE HOTLINE Toll-Free 888-624-3841

Deborah Kendrick first-person account of using audio description at a Broadway show

CNet: Thinking of ditching Netflix after the price hikes? Here are 7 alternatives

BetaNews: Nearly 60% of Netflix customers plan to close their accounts

ITVulnerability: Massive sentence for Wi-Fi hacking neighbor

cnet: Law-enforcement agencies ready facial recognition

lifehacker: “Now you can do group chat and one-on-one video calling via Skype in Facebook” unless of course you are blind

cnet: How to back up your hosted WordPress site

mashbusiness: Email overload? The problem of inbox chaos isn’t about technology or web culture. It’s your fault

EasyChirp: Twitter under investigation by the FTC for closing the door on developers

cnet: Know someone just starting to use Twitter? Here’s a great tutorial

Qwitter FAQ explaining dm and sent item status

HIMS Announces first Voice Recognition DAISY Player! Download the FREE firmware upgrade

codefactory released 2 standalone accessible apps for Android: Web Browser & Music Player

codefactory: Mobile Accessibility’s Web Browser for only 19.99 US Dollars! Get it now through the Android Market

Levelstar Announces Orion 18, an Android Based Smartbook to be Released in Q4 2011 somewhere under $4,000

lifehacker: Our look at Dropbox vs. four alternatives

Ninite Updater auto update 92 apps for $24.95 without browser toolbars or junkware

filehippo: Firefox 5.0.1

filehippo: Winamp 5.621

filehippo: Realtek High Definition Audio 2.63 Win7/Vista

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NASA: “A New Lunar Book” for the Visually Impaired – Braille labels provided by Serotek’s Buddy Brannan

Awesome Tech Chat 108: Damon Rose, Steve Nutt and Darragh Ó Héiligh Discuss the Top Access Tech Stories for June 2011

Another Accessibility Slap In The Face

W3C Chastises Apple On HTML5 Patenting

yahooaccess: What is Quicknav Mode in VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac and how to use it

RicksterTheGeek: A complete fix for the VMWare Fusion sound delay. I just tested and it works

David Woodbridge: My 100 or so favorite iPhone apps

AppleInsider: Inside Apple’s iOS 5: Assistive Touch allows accessible gesture commands

MacStoriesNet: iOS 5 Beta 3 Features New Accessibility Panel with Gesture Controls

arstechnica: AT&T reveals first two 4G LTE devices, but neither are phones

CNet: AT&T revamps global data plans, more than doubles data allowance

lifehacker: Get out of your Verizon contract without getting hit with that nasty early termination fee

BetaNews: Skype brings video calling to select Android phones

ITVulnerability: New Android Market Brings Movie Rentals & Book Sales

lifehacker: Google Voice can now automatically filter out any spammy calls, without you having to lift a finger

lifehacker: Interested in Google’s Chromebooks Use our guide to turn your netbook into one

BetaNews: Google Docs emerging as a phishing platform

Direct link to GMail basic HTML view

lifehacker: Remember to read your credit card agreements! Many contain free perks you may already be paying for

lifehacker: Many auto insurance companies will also give you free renter’s insurance if you ask

NFB_voice: Two blind students filed suit against Florida State University for discrimination

Unemployment Reaches Record High For People with Disabilities

A must read if you’re looking for a job, or know someone who is

Info about ADA, HIPAA, accessibility

fredshead: Virtual Cane: SONAR Helps Visually Impaired See Up To 10 Meters

slashdot: Wearable Computers and Portable Power

slashdot: Bionic Body Parts For the Disabled

ITVulnerability: The Love Equation: How Match.com Calculates Your Ideal Mate

Finally, Ricky Enger reviews the recently released

Blio Reader for iDevices

Blio app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

We then discuss highlights from this year’s conventions.
Tech Chat 109 is sponsored by Vanda Pharmeceuticals – Learn how to improve your sleep at www.24SleepWake.com

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Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 70: Sell a Kidney

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 71: Code Name Shuga

Podcast 71 is Sponsored in Part by Vanda Pharmaceuticals: Improve Sleep Quality and Possibly make Money at the Same Time!

In Podcast 71, Michael Lauf, Joe Steinkamp and Ricky Enger discuss:

More Info on Code Factory release of TV Speak for Windows in the USA

Download TV Speak 30 day demo and Acapella voices

NV Access receives a Mozilla grant to further push accessibility on the web

Vinux 3.2 released, an Ubuntu-based OS optimised for blind & visually impaired users

Help a blind person understand concepts of video

Legendary blind sports announcer dies

AFB’s updated list of state libraries serving persons with print disabilities

Ditch the mouse for a week?

Firefox 5.0

Keyboard shortcuts to open Private Browsing mode in all 4 major browsers

Alternatives 2011 Mental Health Conference in Orlando Florida

Travel Tips For Blind And Visually Impaired Vacationers

Complete the VisionAWARE survey and be eligible to win an iPad 2

If you are blind, fill out this 9 question survey on electronic media

Don’t be too quick to judge!

Which daily deal site is the best; Their pros and cons

Car Show for the Visually Impaired Need Not Be Seen to Be Appreciated Car & Driver Blog Post

Nevada prepares itself for the imminent rise of driverless cars

Google Launches Tool for Online Reputation Management

Google Quietly Rolls Out WDYL.com: A Range Of Google Product Results On One Page

Google Apps not accessible, universities advised not to use them

How Partials can control computers remotely with Android phones

Google building Skype-like software into Chrome

Skype delivers deeper Facebook integration

Direct Link to the Latest Version of Skype: 5.3 without Extras Manager. To record calls, use earlier versions

Skype confirms native iPad app coming with video chat

US Congress To Use Skype For Video Teleconference

Microsoft approved by FTC to purchase Skype

Microsoft launches Office 365: What you need to know

Download Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1

The Changing landscape, review of Windows 8 build 7989

Mac OS X 10.6.8 is out, and you need it for Lion

Can you burn the App Store version of OS X Lion to a DVD?

Verizon deploys tiered data plans July 7, existing customers can keep current plans

iPhones only have one button on the front. Here’s everything it can do

3 iPhone optical character recognition apps compared

Reading Bookshare DAISY books with iBooks

Apple patent: major implications for blind photographers for correcting tilt and distortion

Great list of accessible iPad/iPhone Apps

Ariadne GPS app offers innovative features for blind iPhone users

Apple exploring ‘proactive’ iPhone security methods for stolen hardware

Apple reveals Mac OS X Lion Server prices for business and education

Apple rumored to be working on iOS-powered HDTV for late 2011

Rumor: Next iPhone to begin production in August

New iPhone rumors claim “radical new case design,” August release

Apple’s ‘directional audio’ concept is like multitouch for the ears

National Association of the Deaf Files Disability Civil Rights Lawsuit against Netflix

DOJ Publishes its 2010 ADA Standards and Related Guidance

FCC to fight ‘mystery fees’ on home phone bills

FCC reminds broadcasters to make emergency information accessible

Some Internet service providers to leap in to the antipiracy fight in a big way

3 Important Legal Considerations for Bloggers

Joe Steinkamp Speaks with Marco, Steve and Mark from AbleGamers: Games for the Disabled on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo

Great Checklist for accessible meeting and conference planning

Big strides towards an artificial pancreas to supplant insulin injections for diabetes patients

Internet users now have more and closer friends than those offline

Mike Calvo shows us how to get started with a ChromeBook.

Samsung ChromeBook White – $499 from Amazon.com

Richard Wells shows us how to use the Chromium operating system with SAMNet.

Download ChromiumOS Vanilla Nightly Builds

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 71: Code Name Shuga: 109 Minutes

Click Here to Listen to 2011 Convention Coverage on the All New SAMNet Radio!

Thanks and Enjoy!
The Serotek Team

It’s convention time again, and as always you can expect SeroTalk to bring you quality coverage from the NFB and ACB show floors. If you’re attending one or both of the conventions this year, Serotek has a number of exciting things in store for you.

First, if you’d like the opportunity to meet staff members and ask questions about Serotek products and services, Mike Calvo and Joe Steinkamp will be on hand at the A T Guys booth A1 at the NFB convention. You can catch Mike and Joe on July 5 between 10 AM and 12 PM, or on July 6 from 12 PM to 1:45 PM. While you’re there, don’t forget to ask The A T Guys about tactile screen protectors for your iPhone, the iBill Bank Note Identifier and the affordable, customized bar code scanner which recognizes millions of items and can even interface with the popular Directions For Me web site.

When you’re done in the exhibit hall, you won’t want to miss the NFB in computer Science meeting from 12:30 PM to 5 PM in Wekiwa 6, Level 2. Mike Calvo and Joe Steinkamp will present “A View from The cloud: Tales of a Multiplatform world” beginning at 3:20 PM. You might also be the lucky winner of a prize package donated to the group by Serotek, which includes a copy of the System Access Mobile screen reader and three months of access to the Remote Incident Manager allowing blind IT professionals and trainers to remotely access an end user’s computer. If you’re attending the ACB convention, you’ll also have a shot at this package as you check out the fantastic program organized by the Blind Information Technology Specialists (BITS) group. You won’t want to miss Michael Lauf as he presents “accessible Cloud Computing for Consumers and IT Professionals”, beginning at 2:45 PM on July 11 in So Pac E.

Are you a blind student? Both the NFB and ACB conventions have student organizations which are well worth investigating. At NFB, check out the National Association of Blind Students and at ACB, check out the National Alliance of Blind Students. Both these organizations have received a prize package from Serotek which includes a copy of the System Access Mobile screen reader and a copy of DocuScan Plus, Serotek’s cloud solution for converting printed materials to text on both Windows and Mac. If you’re a senior, this year’s conventions have something special for you as well. At the NFB, you can get involved in the NFB Seniors Division, and at ACB, you can get involved with the Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss. In both these groups, you’ll have a chance to win a prize package from Serotek including The System Access Mobile screen reader, a year of access to the SAMNet online community, and a copy of the Neospeech VoiceText speech engine.

Convention coverage will be presented by Serotalk from both the show floors, and you can always hear the latest by visiting www.serotalk.com or better yet, use the iBlink Radio app on your Android or iOS device.

When it comes to convention coverage, we don’t just want to hear our own voices. We want to hear yours, too. Whether you’re at NFB, ACB or Sight Village, we want to hear your reports on what’s hot, what’s not, and what’s just plain interesting. You can send your written or prerecorded submissions to resources@serotalk.com. Don’t have any fancy recording equipment? Do you wish you could just leave an on-location message for us right from your phone? You can! Check the iBlink Radio app for your Android or iOS device for details.

Whether you’re taking part this year from your home or from the show floor, we wish you a safe and fun convention experience.

The Serotek Team

Read Another Accessibility Slap In The Face by Mike Calvo

Listen to MP3 of Tech Chat 108, This Month in Access Tech for June 2011
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www.AbleGamers.com

offering video game news and Reviews for disabled Gamers
and Mark Barlet President and Co-founder

AbleGamers Foundation – www.ablegamers.org

Learn the basics of game accessibility at www.gameaccessibility.org

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Samsung ChromeBook White – $499 from Amazon.com

Learn more from TheChromeSource WebSite – www.TheChromeSource.com

In Tech news, Michael Lauf, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss:

Microsoft demonstrates Windows 8 with HTML5 apps

20 year-old mechanic Aaron Prevost, blind since birth, gets to race a Porsch

TED talks a car for the vision impaired

St. Louis Society for the Blind creates video DVD about blind men and women who lead active, productive lives

Sheila Drummond honored, believed to be the first totally blind female golfer to land a hole-in-one

Blind photographer continues her craft, despite the challenges

Blind actress discusses her challenges: strong language!

HIMS releases version 6 of firmware for Braille Sense and Voice Sense

Accessible Twitter” is now “Easy Chirp

Wells Fargo to pay up to $16 million for Web, TTY accessibility violations of ADA

Federal law preempts blind flyers’ claims over airport kiosks

On Line guide for Sight village 2011

ACB 2011 Conference and Convention Information

NFB National Convention 2011

How can the blind identify money? Curtis Chong tells us how

Tech Chat 105: Improve the Quality of Your sleep, and Possibly Make Money at the Same Time

Tech Chat 103 on camping, biking, hiking, fishing and boating

US ‘federal government 2.0’ ditches BlackBerry, embraces Apple iPads

iPhone 4 Unlocked for $649

VizWiz Brings Sighted Assistance to the Blind

Deborah Kendrick Book Review: Getting Started with the iPhone by Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau

Apple Reverses Course On In-App Subscriptions

iCloud Communications sues: Apple saying they infringed on their trademark

iOS5: List of Most Major New Features for iPhone and iPad

iOS 5 imposes minor feature limitations on iPhone 3GS

How to set custom vibration alerts on iOS 5

Bill introduced in US Senate to enforce mobile privacy laws on Apple and Google

DCPS agrees to reinstate and pay $450k to two fired blind teachers

Teen sells kidney to buy iPad 2

 Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 70: Sell a Kidney

 

www.AbleGamers.com

offering video game news and Reviews for disabled Gamers
AbleGamers Foundation – www.ablegamers.org

Learn the basics of game accessibility at www.gameaccessibility.org

View Tech Chat 107: Video Game News and Reviews for Disabled Gamers, June 23 at 9PM Eastern Via Accessible Event

Optelec

and GW Micro

some with HD video, optical character recognition, and text-to-speech.

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and William Hoos, representing Vanda Pharmaceuticals

discussed ways to improve your quality of sleep. We also covered an opportunity for you to make money by taking part in a clinical research study.
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals,

Tech chat 105 covers improving the quality of your sleep. Josep Hull and William Hoos discuss ways to sleep through the night. We also cover an opportunity for you to take part in a clinical research study.

Tasimelteon

Mac Break Weekly on iCloud

Deep Twitter Integration Coming to iOS 5

Lion features, how to get many of them now

iMessage copies BlackBerry Messenger

iTunes Match music streaming for $24.99 per year

Apple announces iOS 5, including wireless updates and Twitter integration

Apple Has Just Monetized Pirated Content

New iOS 5 features compared to Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone

Lion Server will be an extra $50 via the Mac App Store

Apple details iCloud’s digital storage and syncing, free 5GB of storage

5 things you should know about Apple iCloud

Apple says devices updated to iOS 5 beta can’t be restored to earlier versions

Windows Weekly Show on Windows 8

Windows 8 Narrator Screen Reader Demo

Do you ever feel like your sleep patterns are different than the rest of the world? Do you sometimes feel the unwanted urge or need to fall asleep
during the day time when you need to be awake? Do you also find that you
feel just too wide awake to fall or stay asleep during the night time? If
you are blind, this could be due to a real sleep problem related to the lack
of light needed to keep your body’s internal clock in sync. If you or
someone you know might be affected, please call 1-888-389-7033 or email
info@non24registry.com to learn about an ongoing clinical research study
that is evaluating a new investigational treatment for this type of sleep
problem. When calling, you can also complete a short sleep survey. You may
be eligible to participate in the clinical trial if you are between 18 and
75 years of age and are totally blind. Volunteers will be compensated for
their participation in the clinical study and will receive study related
medication, medical evaluations, and transportation at no cost.
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 69: License to Steal?

Do you ever feel like your sleep patterns are different than the rest of the world? Do you sometimes feel the unwanted urge or need to fall asleep
during the day time when you need to be awake? Do you also find that you
feel just too wide awake to fall or stay asleep during the night time? If
you are blind, this could be due to a real sleep problem related to the lack
of light needed to keep your body’s internal clock in sync. If you or
someone you know might be affected, please call 1-888-389-7033 or email
info@non24registry.com to learn about an ongoing clinical research study
that is evaluating a new investigational treatment for this type of sleep
problem. When calling, you can also complete a short sleep survey. You may
be eligible to participate in the clinical trial if you are between 18 and
75 years of age and are totally blind. Volunteers will be compensated for
their participation in the clinical study and will receive study related
medication, medical evaluations, and transportation at no cost.
View Tech Chat 104, This Month in Access Tech for May 2011, Via Accessible Event

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or to learn more about an ongoing clinical research study.

Tech Chat 103 covered outdoor activities including boating and fishing with Lawrence Euttenier with

www.BlindFishingBoat.com

plus biking, hiking and camping with Nolan Darilek with

www.TheWordNerd.Info

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The popular iBlink Radio application from 

Serotek Corporation

has just gone multiplatform! The world’s first application for the visually impaired for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad is now available on the Android Market. Version 1.0 has some features not found on the Apple iOS version that take advantage of the hardware keyboards found on many Google Android handsets.

iBlink Radio offers radio stations, podcasts and reading services of special interest to blind and visually impaired persons; as well as their friends, family, caregivers and those wanting to know what life is like without eyesight. The original release of iBlink Radio has been downloaded thousands of times and it has even been featured on the front page of the iTunes Store.

All stations under Community Radio are owned and/or operated by persons with limited or no eye sight. Genres include oldies, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, alternative, classic Rock, Old Time Radio and more. This is a small sampling of SAMNet, Serotek’s award-winning online community dedicated to promoting the digital lifestyle to its low-vision and blind subscribers.

Reading services provide narration of newspapers, magazines, periodicals and other print publications including: USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and hundreds more.

Podcasts are produced by blind and partially sighted individuals, and cover topics including: broadcasting, computers, radio, technology, Independent Living, Travel, and much more.

“iBlink radio is the premiere application for showcasing content produced by today’s Blind community. At Serotek, we believe that Android has many exciting things in store for us all. It was only logical that we would bring iBlink Radio to one of the fastest growing platforms for handsets and tablets.” said CEO Mike Calvo.

 The new Android iBlink radio includes the following features:

 First letter keyboard navigation:  Use the hardware keyboard on your device to press the letter of the feed you want to jump to in order to get through a long list faster.

Menu button navigation, Press the Menu Button to shift your focus to the list of items and back to the player. You can use your Directional Pad, or other controls, to move between the Play/Pause and Stop buttons. You can also place your focus into the seek bar for fast forwarding or rewinding of files like Podcasts.

Notification bar support: Simply open the Notification Bar and select the media being played by iBlink radio for easy access to the player when multitasking on your device.

White on black font scheme: For those who are glare sensitive, the default color scheme for common Android menus have been incorporated into this version of iBlink Radio.  The benefit of this choice is that this will let some Low vision users see the display better in various lighting conditions.

For more information, or to download iBlink Radio, visit the Android Market page

To obtain iBlink Radio for your Apple iOS device visit the iTunes Store.

View Tech Chat 103: the Great Outdoors! Thursday May 26 at 9PM Eastern Live Via Accessible Event

world?  Do you sometimes feel the unwanted urge or need to fall asleep

during the day time when you need to be awake?  Do you also find that you

feel just too wide awake to fall or stay asleep during the night time?

If you are blind, this could be due to a real sleep problem related to the lack

of light needed to keep your body’s internal clock in sync.  If you or

someone you know might be affected, please call 1-888-389-7033 or

email info@non24registry.com to learn about an ongoing clinical research study

that is evaluating a new investigational treatment for this type of sleep

problem. When calling, you can also complete a short sleep survey.  You may

be eligible to participate in the clinical trial if you are between 18 and

75 years of age and are totally blind. Volunteers will be compensated for

their participation in the clinical study and will receive study related

medication, medical evaluations, and transportation at no cost.

Visit www.VandaPharma.com for more information!

In Podcast 68, Michael Lauf, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discussed:

Worrying trend in credit card data security

Microsoft helps stop malware, while Apple blows off malware victims

Facebook Caught Exposing Millions of Credentials

PR Pro’s Guide to Facebook

How To Stay Safe On Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites

Tell Congress to Kill COICA 2.0, Internet Censorship Bill

New bill upgrades unauthorized Internet streaming to a felony

Senate bill would require warrant for e-mail, cloud searches

99 percent of Android phones leak secret account credentials

Google Lobbies Nevada To Allow Self-Driving Cars

Google announces music streaming in beta, movie rentals for Android

access to google’s calendar application available, Well kind of?

Android Has a Voice for Your RSS Feeds

Ten Android features that the iPhone doesn’t have

Petition to google to make android more accessible. sign and retweet

Google I/O: Accessibility and Building things Everyone Can Use

Google I/O.: Accessibility in Android Talk

Google IO 2011 Accessible Interactive Web Apps using HTML5

Google I/O.: Captioning in HTML5

Google I/O.: Accessible Interactive Apps with HTML5

Google I/O: Learn how to build Chrome HTML5 Accessible Apps

Google Access on Twitter

Levelstar featured at Google I.O.

Google’s Chromium Operating system with built-InScreen Reader

Series 5 Chromebook. The future of Netbooks?

Google Chromebook coming June 15, with $20 and $28 student and business monthly subscriptions

Tiny USB stick PC costing only $25 with an HDMI port on one end and a USB port on the other

Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt MacBook Airs coming in June or July

Apple planning easier upgrades for iOS, Mac OS X

Microsoft buys Skype for 8.5 billion!

Call to replace talking Australian set-top boxes

New Text-To-Speech Plugin for Firefox in Linux

Sendero GPS 2011

Humanware Refreshes Portable CD Book Players with Victor Reader Stratus with Future 3G Support

Job Posting: Braille Program Specialist Position At NLS

Portable Handheld Electronic Video Magnifiers Comparison

3 accessible and free Internet radio programs

Mozekty

TapInRadio

Radio? Sure!

Tech Chat 101: authors of Stem Stumper and Accessible Mind Sweeper plus Accessible Games for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Ricky Enger Hosts Tech Chat 102: Looking Good Equals Feeling Good

Rep. Westrom becomes first blind person to lead a Minnesota state House debate in forum

Foodily recipe search engine: 17,000 bacon recipes, refine by diet or medical condition

Bad News for Owners of Tassimo coffee brewers and users of Starbucks t-disks

Expert tips for solving common sleep problems

Team develops an electric wheelchair that can “see” for its blind user

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 68: Bacon and Caffeine Together at Last

Cara Quinn

Maureen Duffy

Alyssa Minwell

about fashion, hair and skin care, applying cosmetics, and its affects on your self-esteem and career advancement.

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Jonathan chacon, developer of Accessible MindSweeper

and Michael Feir, Creator and original author of Audyssey Magazine, and Author of Personal Power: How Accessible Computers Can Enhance Personal Life For Blind People.

They discuss a variety of other accessible games for iOS devices.
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In Podcast 67, Michael Lauf and ricky enger cover the following stories:

Win a $100 Serotek Gift Card for Serotek Products and Services by listening to Tech Chat 100 by May 11

Rest in Peace Deanne Chapman, dog advocate and guest on Tech Chat 79 – Advocate for 1 thing you believe in today!

Tech Chat 99: Mike Calvo, Pete bossley and Rachel Schroeder cover This Month in Access Technology for April 2011

Words without boundaries, Serotek’s DocuScan Plus OCR Goes

Multi-Platform With Support For The Mac

HoverCam T5V Document Camera Now Available from Serotek

Makes blind people look really bad? No stoves? Help with bathing?

DOJ requires law school website accessibility for blind students, under the ADA

Tablet lets vision-impaired build a picture in their mind

Digital TV will soon be accessible to the blind

Best Free Audio / Video Format Conversion Programs

Choose a name for National Braille Press braille-enabled combination notetaker, smart phone and PDA

SkypeTalking Official Web Site for 0.9.4 and Future Releases

Ubuntu 11.04 released

Information about Windows 8

Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNote App to Help the Blind and Low vision

Greater iTunes Accessibility for Some with Blind Tunes

Apple utilizing ‘iCloud’ internally, service to be more than music

Google to take on Apple’s iTunes with mainstream movie rentals on YouTube

Apple and Google called to U.S. Senate hearing on mobile privacy

Android Access 101 at Google IO

Free Android tethering apps now blocked by nearly every US carrier

Blind Broadcasters Scramble as SWCast is Shut Down for Not Paying royalties to Sound Exchange

Appeals Court lifts stem cell research-funding injunction

Medicare Rights University

Girl Scouts create prosthetic hand device

doug Hunsinger and bill sparks cover the MLB At Bat 2011 app for the iPhone.

Mike Calvo tells us about two iPhone combination keyboard-cases:

BoxWave Keyboard Buddy iPhone 4 Case (Jet Black)

TK-421 iPhone Case with Flip-Out Keyboard for iPhone 4