Category Archives: Assistive Technology

SeroTalk Podcast 135: Chock Full of Christmas Cheer

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

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SeroTalk Podcast 134: The Cheese Stands Alone

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

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High Contrast Episode 6: Recalculate

Show Notes for High Contrast 6   Listen to High Contrast Episode 6: Recalculate   The gang returns with more iOS6 and iPhone 5 experience under their collective belts and they give their pre iOS 6.01 thoughts on the state … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 133: In Happier News

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 133: In Happier News After a bit of an absence, Jamie, Ricky and Joe are back with another podcast. Did you miss us? We decided to let the rest of the Serotek team have their say … Continue reading

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SPN Mobile Special: Scratching the Surface with Mike Calvo

Listen to our SPN Mobile Special: Scratching the Surface with Mike Calvo In our latest SPN Mobile special, Ricky Enger, Mike Calvo and Joe Steinkamp discuss the current state of mobile accessibility. We encourage you to follow the links below … Continue reading

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2012 SPN Holiday Review Special

Listen to Our 2012 SPN Holiday Review Special For this very special holiday podcast, each member of the Serotek team was asked to review an item that they felt would make a good holiday gift. As you listen to the … Continue reading

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Black Friday Deals from Serotek

Thinking about going out to shop for good deals on the day after Thanksgiving? Why brave the crouds of obnoxious people, not to mention the obnoxious Christmas music blasting from every speaker, when you can shop at Serotek from the … Continue reading

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SPN Special: Windows 8

Listen to the audio of our Windows 8 SPN Special Replay the accessible Event archive of the presentation Welcome to our SPN special discussing all things Windows 8. Here are the links to all the stories covered in the show. … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 132: When Braille Strikes Back

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 132: When Braille Strikes Back Welcome to yet another edition of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Buddy Brannan sit down to discuss the top news stories of the week. Items covered in … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 131: Little Swipey Places

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 131: Little Swipey Places Welcome back to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. Here are the links to all … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for October

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for October Replay the Accessible Event presentation of This Month in Tech for October ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS For the past six years, Tim Emmons has served as a Readers’ Adviser and BARD Technical … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 130: ChromeOver

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 130: ChromeOver This week, Ricky Enger, Buddy Brannan and Joe Steinkamp sit down to discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics discussed in this episode of the podcast include: Conflicted: The tension in Windows … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 129: It’s Complicated

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 129: It’s Complicated Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp once again discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, Jamie Pauls visits with … 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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SeroTalk Podcast 128: Sounds That Make Us Cry

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 128: Sounds That Make Us Cry There is plenty for Jamie, Ricky and Joe to talk about on this week’s episode of the podcast including lots of assistive technology news and your feedback which is always … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 127: Chicken Fingers On the Buffet of Life

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 127: Chicken Fingers On the Buffet of Life Welcome to our second annual guycast here on the SeroTalk Podcast. This time around, Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp to hash over the top news … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for September, 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for September, 2012 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 126: Superman Is Jealous

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 126: Superman Is Jealous This week, Ricky Enger takes the host’s chair where she is joined by Buddy Brannan and Lisa Salinger. After the news, Jamie Pauls visits with Marissa Slaughter, social Media Coordinator for Fred’s … Continue reading

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SPN Special: Mobile Devices

Listen to our SPN Special: Mobile Devices Mike Calvo is joined by Ricky Enger and Lisa Salinger to discuss the recent mobile device updates as well as current and future trends. A Look at the Latest in iOS and Android … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 4: The Old-Fashioned Way

Show Notes for High Contrast Episode 4   Listen to High Contrast Episode 4: The Old Fashioned Way   Welcome back to the podcast that says its okay that you know what your computer monitor smells like. Hint, Mr. Curry’s … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 125: A Different Kind of S Word

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 125: A Different Kind of S Word Joe Steinkamp rejoins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger for this week’s podcast where they continue the discussion of iOS 6, iPhone 5 and much more including some items from … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 124: Big Ol’ Crunch

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 124: Big Ol’ Crunch This week, Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger to discuss the news of the week. Stories discussed in this week’s podcast include: Go Daddy: Sorry about the outage. And no, … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 123: Bing It On

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 123: Bing It On Join us for another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast as Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp tackle the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie Pauls and Patrick … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for August 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for August 2012 Replay the Accessible Event Archive of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for August 2012 About Our Guests Rich Cavallaro is a computer information technology major at Hofstra University graduating in … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 122: Welcome to SeroCouch

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 122: Welcome to SeroCouch Welcome to yet another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp take a look at the news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie visits … Continue reading

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Blinded Veterans Association 2012 Convention Special 3

Listen to Blinded Veterans Association 2012 Convention Special 3 Joe Steinkamp and Richard Wells recently had the honor of representing Serotek at the 2012 convention of the Blinded Veterans Association in Galveston, Texas.. We are pleased to bring you the … Continue reading

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Blinded Veterans Association 2012 Convention Special 2

Listen to Blinded Veterans Association 2012 Convention Special 2 Joe Steinkamp and Richard Wells recently had the honor of representing Serotek at the 2012 convention of the Blinded Veterans Association in Galveston, Texas.. While they were there, Richard and Joe … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 121: All About Me

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 121: All About Me This week, Serotek’s own Matt Campbell takes a break from development and joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger on the podcast. Here are links to the stories discussed in this week’s episode: … Continue reading

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Blinded Veterans Association 2012 Convention Special 1

Listen to Blinded Veterans Association 2012 Convention Special 1 Joe Steinkamp and Richard Wells recently had the honor of representing Serotek at the 2012 convention of the Blinded Veterans Association in Dallas, Texas.. While there, Joe and Richard interviewed several … Continue reading

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Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Blinded Veterans Association Convention

Listen to the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Blinded Veterans Association Convention Joe Steinkamp and Richard Wells recently had the honor of representing Serotek at the 2012 convention of the Blinded Veterans Association. Here is the audio from the opening … Continue reading

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SPN Special: Accessibility Anywhere

Listen to the audio of our SPN special: Accessibility Anywhere View the Accessible Event archive of our SPN special: Accessibility Anywhere Here are the links that accompanied the Accessible Event presentation of our SPN special: Accessibility Anywhere: Our Story at … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 120: A Slow News Week

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 120: A Slow News Week Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Here are the stories that Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss on this week’s show: The cloud is still the safest place to … Continue reading

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Announcing our upcoming SPN Special: Accessibility Anywhere

join Mike Calvo, Ricky Enger and Lisa Salinger for a discussion of Accessibility Anywhere. We’ll take you back to our beginning, and forward to the future. Afterwards, come chat with Mike Calvo on the System Access Mobile Network. Join us … 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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SeroSpectives Special: Mountain Lion

Listen to the audio of SeroSpectives Special: Mountain Lion Replay the accessible Event Archive of SeroSpectives Special: Mountain Lion ABOUT OUR PRESENTER Michael Lauf was the former host and producer of the SeroTalk Podcast, weekly Thursday Tech Chats and the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 118: Twitigation

SeroTalk 118 Show Notes Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 118: Twitigation A helping of analysis, a smidge of prognostication, a dash of humor and a pinch of sarcasm are all a part of the recipe for this week’s SeroTalk Podcast with … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for July

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for July View the Accessible Event archive of the show ABOUT OUR GUESTS     Byron Lee is a Ham Radio Operator (KC9EEK), Broadcast Personality, Audio Engineer, Voice Over Artist, Web Designer, IT Professional, … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 117: My Little Phony

SeroTalk Podcast 117 Show Notes Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 117: My Little Phony There was no shortage of topics for Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp to discuss on this week’s podcast. We look forward to your reactions to … Continue reading

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Convention 2012 Special Episode 3

Listen to Convention 2012 Special Episode 3 Welcome to the final episode of our three 2012 ACB and NFB convention interview specials. We trust that you have enjoyed listening to all of the interviews from this year’s summer convention season … Continue reading

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SPN Special: An Audio Tour from the American Printing House for the Blind

Listen to An Audio Tour from the American Printing House for the Blind All who regularly listen to the SeroTalk Podcast Network have come to expect extensive convention coverage each summer. This year, we went the extra mile and brought … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 116: Just Stupidly Different

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 116: Just Stupidly Different On this week’s podcast, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp reunite after a couple weeks of summer convention coverage to talk about the top news of the week. Stories covered in … Continue reading

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Convention 2012 Special Episode 2

Listen to Convention 2012 Special Episode 2 Welcome to the second of three specials featuring all of the exciting interviews we brought back from the 2012 ACB and NFB conventions. Please follow the links below to learn more about all … Continue reading

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SPN Special: A Discussion of Windows 8

Listen to A Discussion of Windows 8 The SeroTalk Podcast Network is pleased to bring you audio which was recorded at the National Federation of the Blind’s Assistive Technology Trainers Division and features Jeremy Curry discussing the usability of Windows … Continue reading

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Convention 2012 Special Episode 1

Listen to Convention 2012 Special Episode 1 Welcome to the first of three shows featuring all of the great interviews from the ACB and NFB 2012 conventions. You heard them first on SPN Radio. Now you can listen at your … 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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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for June 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for June 2012   ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS   Brian Hartgen has been an Access Technology Consultant for the past 12 years. He has been the sole programmer on the J-Ware line of products, (J-Say, … Continue reading

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Anywhere, Everywhere: That’s Accessibility

Back in February Serotek celebrated its ten-year anniversary. We gathered staff to reflect on their time with the company, and a common thread from the discussion is that today’s landscape looks a lot different from where we were in 2002. … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 114: Three-finger Swipe and a Prayer

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 114: Three-finger Swipe and a Prayer Welcome to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie Pauls and … 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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