Category Archives: Blindness and Low Vision

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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SeroTalk Podcast 115: Thunderburst Supreme

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 115: Thunderburst Supreme This week, Lisa Salinger and Buddy Brannan join Jamie Pauls to discuss the top news stories of the week. Enjoy! AT the death of skype talking: a bend in the rode. Braille, Relevance … 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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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for May, 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for May, 2012 Take our podcast survey, and let your voice be heard. Maurie Hill lives in Vermont with her husband and eight-year-old daughter. She has Stargardt’s Disease, which only affects her central … Continue reading

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Mike Calvo Reviews the iGrill

Do you enjoy the SeroTalk Podcasts? You can help us out a whole lot by taking this very short survey. Listen to Mike Calvo’s interview with Chris Allen of iDevices Let it never be said that I don’t enjoy smoking … 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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Smoking with SeroSpectives

Listen to the audio presentation of Smoking with Serospectives.   Background and Description Bradley Smoker BS611 Accessible Manual for the BS611 Bradley Smoker Bisquettes For recipes, forums, easy-to-follow videos, and much more, visit the Bradley Smoker Website. For more recipe … Continue reading

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Smoking with SeroSpectives

Listen to the audio presentation of Smoking with SeroSpectives. Bring on the barbecue! It’s summertime, and we’ve got a treat for you! Join us on SeroSpectives, where we’ll talk about grilling and smoking various types of meats, and maybe some … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 109: Cat-like State of Readiness

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 109: A Cat-like State of Readiness Welcome to this week’s SeroTalk podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp once again explore the top news stories of the week. Enjoy! Windows Avira Antivirus update wreaks … Continue reading

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The Power of Braille

I have been an avid reader all of my life–mysteries, biographies, software manuals–there aren’t many topics I have not explored over the 43 years of my life that I have known how to read.  Like so many others in the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 108: Happy to Be Wrong

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 108: Happy to Be Wrong Despite various Internet woes, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp manage to discuss this week’s news stories. Smartphones RIM unveils BlackBerry Screen Reader for people with visual impairments HumanWare Announces … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 107: Dangerous Levels of Multitasking

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 107: Dangerous Levels of Multitasking Once again, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp settle in for a discussion of what was by all accounts a slow news week. Never fear, though. The gang found plenty … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for April, 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for April  ABOUT OUR GUESTS   Rick Harmon manages various email lists related to blindness and technology. He also runs the Blind Geek Zone website and Podcast. Since their launch in 2006, the … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 106: A Little Trip to Word Nerdville

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 106: A Little Trip to Word Nerdville With Ricky Enger enjoying a well-deserved week’s vacation, Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp as they explore the top news stories of the week. Privacy and Security … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for March, 2012

Listen to the audio presentation of This Month in Assistive Tech Replay the Accessible Event archive of the program  ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS:   Dr. Robert Carter is a 56-year-old psychologist at Texas A&M University. Before coming to Texas in 1989, … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month In Assistive Tech For February 2012 begins this evening at 9 PM Eastern!

From the fact that it’s a Leap Year, to CSUN, to the release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, it has been a history-making February, but there is more history yet to be made. On This Month in Technology, we’ll be … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 98: TripleSpectives

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 98: TripleSpectives This week, while Ricky and Joe are off to CSUN, Jamie Pauls, Buddy Brannan and Lisa Salinger discuss the news of the week. Here are the stories they discuss: Privacy   Five ways Google’s … Continue reading

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All CSUN 2012 Interviews Now Available ON SPN Radio

Listen to our CSUN 2012 coverage on SPN Radio As with all good things, CSUN 2012 has come to an end—except that it doesn’t really have to end quite yet. Perhaps you attended this year’s CSUN conference and didn’t get … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 97: Bovine Booty Call

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 97: Bovine Booty Call   On this week’s podcast, Mike Calvo joins Jamie Pauls, Joe Steinkamp and Ricky Enger live from the Road To CSUN. Be sure and listen to all of our CSUN coverage on … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 96: We’re A Tween

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 96: We’re A Tween Happy Tenth Birthday To Serotek! Wikipedia entry on the origins of the song “Happy Birthday” You asked and we delivered! Serotek makes DocuScan Plus available on a monthly installment plan. Egypt Revisited … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Special Part Three

Listen to ATIA 2012 Interviews ON SPN Part Three In our final episode of ATIA 2012 interviews on SPN, Derek Lane visits with the developers of the Peewee PC. Jamie next visits with Mark of GW Micro. Joe shows us … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Special Part Two

Listen to ATIA 2012 Interviews from SPN Part Two Welcome back to part two of our three-part series featuring SPN interviews from ATIA 2012. On this episode, Joe Steinkamp begins this round of interviews with Lary Lake of Low Vision … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Special Part One

Listen to ATIA 2012 Interviews On SPN Part One Welcome to part one of our three-part series featuring our interviews from ATIA 2012 in Orlando, Florida. After some initial greetings from Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp, we hear Jamie’s interview … Continue reading

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Serotalk Podcast 95: Big Talking Piece Of Paper

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 95: Big Talking Piece Of Paper On this week’s SeroTalk Podcast, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp highlight the top news stories of the week. After the news, Mike Calvo joins Jamie Pauls to talk … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 94: Walk Without Sticks

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 94: Walk Without Sticks This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp return with all the top news of the week. After the news, Jamie is joined by Mike Calvo who discusses his recent trip … Continue reading

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Archives of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January 2012 Are Now Available

The archives of the latest episode of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech For January 2012 are now available. Feel free to listen to an audio presentation of the show, view the show notes page, or replay the Accessible Event archive … Continue reading

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The Disney Standard

I first published the below blog post on February 2, 2012. However, I was so deeply affected by my Disney experience that I just couldn’t stop talking about it. Here is an audio discussion of my Disney experience, which first aired … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January, 2012

Join SeroSpectives: This Month in AT For January 2012 via Accessible Event, Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern.     About our Presenters Hai Nguyen Ly is a Technical Support Specialist for KNFB Reading Technologies, INC. He loves … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 92: Armpit Noises

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 92: Armpit Noises This week, as Joe Steinkamp sails the high seas and eats food of all kinds, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Lisa Salinger discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, Jamie Pauls … Continue reading

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SEROSPECTIVES: Dining in the Light

  About our Presenters… Maureen Duffy is the Editorial Director of VisionAware.org. She is a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) and a Low Vision Therapist (LVT). Maureen is an editor, writer, and former longtime academic who contributes numerous books, book … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: Dining in the Light

Presented by Lisa Salinger In this issue of Serospectives host Lisa Salinger is joined by Maureen Duffy, Joshua Loya, and Patti Arnold discuss practical suggestions for making healthy choices while eating out. Whether you have questions about tackling that salad … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 91: Time Is Up

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 91: Time Is Up This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week which include: Happy New Year, celebrate with a tradition with a described audio of the … Continue reading

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This Year in Assistive Technology for 2011

Serospectives: This Year in Tech for 2011 Presented by Lisa Salinger Listen to SeroSpectives: This Year in Tech for 2011 What delights the senses more than leftover fruitcake, is more exciting than freezing in Times Square, and will change your … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Year in Tech for 2011

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Year in Tech for 2011 What delights the senses more than leftover fruitcake, is more exciting than freezing in Times Square, and will change your life more than another batch of New Year’s resolutions? It’s This … Continue reading

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Archive of the 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade with audio description Now Available

Listen to the 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade with audio description The audio archive of the 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade with audio description is now available for your listening pleasure. Our thanks go out to the Los Angeles Radio … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: This Year In Assistive Technology for 2011

What delights the senses more than leftover fruitcake, is more exciting than freezing in Times Square, and will change your life more than another batch of New Year’s resolutions? It’s This Year in Technology. Come join our guests: J.J. Meddaugh … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 90: Getting It Done!

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 90: Getting It Done!   On this week’s podcast, Jamie Pauls interviews three guests. Our first guest is Dan Aranoff, a blind food critic from New York City who began his writing career by blogging about … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 89: Mamba Shift Music

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 89: Mamba Shift Music This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steimkamp discuss the top news stories of the week including the following: Apple Introducing the Apple Vis Hall of Fame Introducing the AppleVis iOS … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 88: Do These Podcasts Make Me Look Fat?

Listen to Serotalk Podcast 88: Do These Podcasts Make Me Look Fat?   This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, Jamie Pauls and Mike Calvo discuss three Christmas gift … Continue reading

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On The Fifth day of Christmas

On the Fifthth Day of Christmas a Vision Came to Me 5 Podcast Feeds   There are currently 5 podcasts on the Serotek Podcast Network. Here is a brief description of each show, along with links to subscribe and keep … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 87: A Solution Looking For A Problem

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 87: A Solution Looking For A Problem   This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp once again discuss the top news stories of the week. Stories which we discuss in this episode include: Big … Continue reading

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Archives of Serospectives: This Month In Assistive Technology For November 2011 Now Available

Listen to Serospectives: This Month In Assistive Technology For November 2011 View show notes for Serospectives: This Month In Assistive Technology For November 2011 Play Accessible Event archive of Serospectives: This Month In Assistive Technology For November 2011 http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.serotalk.com/podcasts/serospectives/serospectives_tmiatnov2011.mp3 Podcast: … Continue reading

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Serospectives: This Month in Assistive Technology for November, 2011

  On this issue of SeroSpectives, Lisa Salinger is joined by Alena Roberts, a private contractor and feature writer for the Matilda Ziegler Magazine, Michael McCarty, Director of Social Media at The American Printing House for the Blind, and Serotek’s … Continue reading

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