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If you have not tried AI voice mode hands free yet, give it a go on a walk.

No keyboard, no screen, just talking and listening. For a lot of us it is the most natural the tech has ever felt.

What do you use voice mode for?
#Blind #AI #AssistiveTech

If you have not tried AI voice mode hands free yet, give it a go on a walk.

No keyboard, no screen, just talking and listening. For a lot of us it is the most natural the tech has ever felt.

What do you use voice mode for?
#Blind #AI #AssistiveTech

📣 Unterstütze den Zugang zum !@metalab für Menschen mit Sehbehinderung oder Blindheit! Komm zum Do-It-Blind (DIB) Treffen 🛠️ am Montag, 18. August, Treffpunkt metalab um 16:00; Ende 20:00 https://metalab.at/calendar/event/8784/icalendar/ #a11y #make #blind #inklusion

📣 Unterstütze den Zugang zum !@metalab für Menschen mit Sehbehinderung oder Blindheit! Komm zum Do-It-Blind (DIB) Treffen 🛠️ am Montag, 18. August, Treffpunkt metalab um 16:00; Ende 20:00 https://metalab.at/calendar/event/8784/icalendar/ #a11y #make #blind #inklusion

Uno is a fun game. Won a few rounds on RS Games. #Blind

Uno is a fun game. Won a few rounds on RS Games. #Blind

Hey y'all. Just been offered a job at a semi-local school system and the one I used to go to when i was a kid. Feels like a full circle moment because I used to be a student in that city and now I'm going to be an employee. I'm very excited. #blind #jobs #employment

Hey y'all. Just been offered a job at a semi-local school system and the one I used to go to when i was a kid. Feels like a full circle moment because I used to be a student in that city and now I'm going to be an employee. I'm very excited. #blind #jobs #employment

In half an hour, I shall once again toot my own horn for a bit. Been hard at work to add #accessibility to a bunch of projects, most notably in the #gaming space but other things are cooking, as well.
In half an hour, I will go live on #Twitch to show off my in-progress mods for Yu-gi-oh Duel Links, Cult of the lamb, Disgaea 5 and #paraLives. We'll talk #gameDev, #screenReader game representation and a whole lot of other stuff. Find me at https://twitch.tv/zersiax #blind #gamerWithoutSight #actuallyBlind

In half an hour, I shall once again toot my own horn for a bit. Been hard at work to add #accessibility to a bunch of projects, most notably in the #gaming space but other things are cooking, as well.
In half an hour, I will go live on #Twitch to show off my in-progress mods for Yu-gi-oh Duel Links, Cult of the lamb, Disgaea 5 and #paraLives. We'll talk #gameDev, #screenReader game representation and a whole lot of other stuff. Find me at https://twitch.tv/zersiax #blind #gamerWithoutSight #actuallyBlind

We're at the retinal specialist's office today, so that the doctor can reassure Tel-a-Ride that we're still #blind. 25-year-old nurse has not been taught adequate sensitivity and awareness, but she's coming around. Just hope we can get out of here with our paperwork properly signed. The fun just never ends.

We're at the retinal specialist's office today, so that the doctor can reassure Tel-a-Ride that we're still #blind. 25-year-old nurse has not been taught adequate sensitivity and awareness, but she's coming around. Just hope we can get out of here with our paperwork properly signed. The fun just never ends.

New update.
Added 7 new levels: Data Flip-Flop, Register, 8-Bit Register, 8-Byte RAM, 64-Byte RAM, 512-Byte RAM, and 4K RAM
Fixed the reported bug that caused the game to crash when navigating between connections sometimes.
https://byte-bender.itch.io/bac/devlog/1627456/update-level-drop-friday-august-14-2026

#bac #bitsandchips #blind #audiogame #audio-game #audiogames #audio-games

New update.
Added 7 new levels: Data Flip-Flop, Register, 8-Bit Register, 8-Byte RAM, 64-Byte RAM, 512-Byte RAM, and 4K RAM
Fixed the reported bug that caused the game to crash when navigating between connections sometimes.
https://byte-bender.itch.io/bac/devlog/1627456/update-level-drop-friday-august-14-2026

#bac #bitsandchips #blind #audiogame #audio-game #audiogames #audio-games

In my year or so of humor writing, this is the biggest publication I’ve been in. I’m very excited, and I really like how this piece turned out. It’s slightly hard to read with a screen reader because it’s in pirate voice, but I’ll do an audio version at some point: https://www.pointsincase.com/articles/arr-me-pirate-crew-be-a-model-of-workplace-disability-inclusion #Blind #Disability #Humor #Satire

In my year or so of humor writing, this is the biggest publication I’ve been in. I’m very excited, and I really like how this piece turned out. It’s slightly hard to read with a screen reader because it’s in pirate voice, but I’ll do an audio version at some point: https://www.pointsincase.com/articles/arr-me-pirate-crew-be-a-model-of-workplace-disability-inclusion #Blind #Disability #Humor #Satire

Huge thanks to Luke and Jonathan who invited me to come talk geeky tech, and my book! Vision Forward is a great organization! Cory, you were missed!

We got into AI with screen readers, why I built NVDA Coach, and 20 years of making music without sight.

Full interview on Vision Forward's Tech Connect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ScfcrtFY8

#Blind #BlindCommunity #LowVision #VisuallyImpaired #Accessibility #A11y #AssistiveTechnology #ScreenReader #NVDA #JAWS #VoiceOver #AI #Disability #TechConnect #NoSightRequired

Huge thanks to Luke and Jonathan who invited me to come talk geeky tech, and my book! Vision Forward is a great organization! Cory, you were missed!

We got into AI with screen readers, why I built NVDA Coach, and 20 years of making music without sight.

Full interview on Vision Forward's Tech Connect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ScfcrtFY8

#Blind #BlindCommunity #LowVision #VisuallyImpaired #Accessibility #A11y #AssistiveTechnology #ScreenReader #NVDA #JAWS #VoiceOver #AI #Disability #TechConnect #NoSightRequired

For those who didn't watch the eclipse for several reasons, but mostly for our friends of the blind comunnity with a sense of humour.

#blind #eclipse

Everyone was talking about this one video game with totally inaccessible menus. So I had AI read me the screen one shot at a time, like a submarine captain reading sonar.

Smooth? No. Did I get to play the game everybody was hyping? You bet I did.

More stunts like this in No Sight Required.
#Blind #Gaming #AI

Everyone was talking about this one video game with totally inaccessible menus. So I had AI read me the screen one shot at a time, like a submarine captain reading sonar.

Smooth? No. Did I get to play the game everybody was hyping? You bet I did.

More stunts like this in No Sight Required.
#Blind #Gaming #AI

I called it! The new Bard DA2 player firmware update is now live. #Blind

I called it! The new Bard DA2 player firmware update is now live. #Blind

Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Volume 1080 | By Aaron Di Blasi, Publisher | Courtesy of The PWD Media Co-Op
https://toptechtidbits.com/newsletter-08-13-2026/

♿️ The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #DeafBlind #TopTechTidbits

Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.

Email Subscribers: 47,721 🔢️
Social Media: 190,488 🔢️

Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Volume 1080 | By Aaron Di Blasi, Publisher | Courtesy of The PWD Media Co-Op
https://toptechtidbits.com/newsletter-08-13-2026/

♿️ The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #DeafBlind #TopTechTidbits

Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.

Email Subscribers: 47,721 🔢️
Social Media: 190,488 🔢️

Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Volume 1080 | By Aaron Di Blasi, Publisher | Courtesy of The PWD Media Co-Op
https://toptechtidbits.com/newsletter-08-13-2026/

♿️ The Week's News in Access Technology
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication
#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #DeafBlind #TopTechTidbits

Top Tech Tidbits. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access technology.

Email Subscribers: 47,721 🔢️
Social Media: 190,488 🔢️

Bei der Diskussion um die Meta Brillen aka Spannerbrillen wird völlig ignoriert, dass sie für blinde Menschen eine Alltagshilfe sein kann, die zB in Verbindung mit einer die Umgebung beschreibenden App wie ScribeMe eine enorme Erleichterung bieten kann. Welche Auswirkungen hätte ein Verbot für Menschen mit eingeschränkter Sehfähigkeit?
#metaglasses #Blind

Even if you are Anti AI it’s good to keep up with CEO types like this so you know who to take seriously, and you should know how to triple charge when they come to you asking for a service because they don’t do their own work anymore, so why should you do harder work for less pay? More from our AI seminar https://accesson.pinecast.co/episode/66110f0e/more-from-our-ai-seminar #AI #Blind #LLM

Even if you are Anti AI it’s good to keep up with CEO types like this so you know who to take seriously, and you should know how to triple charge when they come to you asking for a service because they don’t do their own work anymore, so why should you do harder work for less pay? More from our AI seminar https://accesson.pinecast.co/episode/66110f0e/more-from-our-ai-seminar #AI #Blind #LLM

I've learned that the #Blind #FlightSim community is not the place for new pilots. If your new and want to learn how to fly aircraft and your blind, what I've been told is, this isn't a game, go to flight school if you want to learn how to fly the 737 or any other aircraft, rediculous.

I've learned that the #Blind #FlightSim community is not the place for new pilots. If your new and want to learn how to fly aircraft and your blind, what I've been told is, this isn't a game, go to flight school if you want to learn how to fly the 737 or any other aircraft, rediculous.

Does anyone know an accessible, screen reader-friendly alternative to Canva on Windows? I need to use it to create brochures mixing images, text and a recording describing the image. I'm not sure if Reaper's video editor would be useful for something like that. #accessibility #blind

Does anyone know an accessible, screen reader-friendly alternative to Canva on Windows? I need to use it to create brochures mixing images, text and a recording describing the image. I'm not sure if Reaper's video editor would be useful for something like that. #accessibility #blind

New post: Valedictorian, Interrupted

https://lanie.work/advocacy/valedictorian-interrupted/

#Disability #Education #Blind #Tsbvi #Personal #Advocacy

New post: Valedictorian, Interrupted

https://lanie.work/advocacy/valedictorian-interrupted/

#Disability #Education #Blind #Tsbvi #Personal #Advocacy

Someone on the /r/blind subreddit asked about #Accessible #Markdown editors for #iOS, and not knowing of any, I decided to port my little ghostWriter web app into a proper native mobile app. Introducing ghostWriter Markdown, another #Blind first app for writing Markdown, rendering and sharing HTML, and syncing to iCloud from your iPhone or iPad. I'm proud of the Outline feature, which automatically takes all your headings and turns them into a navigable table of contents. VoiceOver and keyboard focus is remembered and preserved in your files even when jumping between files, and I added in an Insert tool if you need help with the syntax. The app is lightweight, will show you customizable info like word and character count, and has options that allow for immediate file creation upon opening the app for fast notetaking. Check it out! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ghostwriter-markdown/id6795344477

Someone on the /r/blind subreddit asked about #Accessible #Markdown editors for #iOS, and not knowing of any, I decided to port my little ghostWriter web app into a proper native mobile app. Introducing ghostWriter Markdown, another #Blind first app for writing Markdown, rendering and sharing HTML, and syncing to iCloud from your iPhone or iPad. I'm proud of the Outline feature, which automatically takes all your headings and turns them into a navigable table of contents. VoiceOver and keyboard focus is remembered and preserved in your files even when jumping between files, and I added in an Insert tool if you need help with the syntax. The app is lightweight, will show you customizable info like word and character count, and has options that allow for immediate file creation upon opening the app for fast notetaking. Check it out! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ghostwriter-markdown/id6795344477

With fast play, how do you check how long a track is? #Blind

With fast play, how do you check how long a track is? #Blind

So, I'm curious to know what people think of this track I created using Google's Flow Music? It's essentially like Suno, but by Google. This track is called Mellow Pixels and will probably wind up as a track in Audio Tetris #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #AudioGame #Tetris #BackgroundMusic

So, I'm curious to know what people think of this track I created using Google's Flow Music? It's essentially like Suno, but by Google. This track is called Mellow Pixels and will probably wind up as a track in Audio Tetris #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #AudioGame #Tetris #BackgroundMusic

So, I’ve been wanting very much to attempt to get my foot in the door when it comes to getting a job. I’m currently studying and have what the Americans and British call the #summer #holiday. I'm an audio engineering student, but not a musician. I signed up to #upwork to try #freelancing, but I'm way too impatient for that it seems, since none of my applications have been accepted. This message probably sounds a bit more winey than what I intended, and for that I sincerely apologise. I'm just super frustrated at having so much time on my hands and not actively making an income. It's not that I'm not productive, but I feel this time would be great for attempting to establish a lasting career. It's been suggested to me to try #Linkedin, but the whole idea scares me. The idea of using an online platform to find a job when I've got no idea how any of this job stuff works. Does anyone have any advice? #job #blind #work #freelancing #audio

So, I’ve been wanting very much to attempt to get my foot in the door when it comes to getting a job. I’m currently studying and have what the Americans and British call the #summer #holiday. I'm an audio engineering student, but not a musician. I signed up to #upwork to try #freelancing, but I'm way too impatient for that it seems, since none of my applications have been accepted. This message probably sounds a bit more winey than what I intended, and for that I sincerely apologise. I'm just super frustrated at having so much time on my hands and not actively making an income. It's not that I'm not productive, but I feel this time would be great for attempting to establish a lasting career. It's been suggested to me to try #Linkedin, but the whole idea scares me. The idea of using an online platform to find a job when I've got no idea how any of this job stuff works. Does anyone have any advice? #job #blind #work #freelancing #audio

I found a new phone and a new company to go with it, though the phone is unlocked. It's a TCL Flip 2. It's cheap, it talks, and it has real buttons, completely eliminating my issues with touchscreens. It is also very affordable. The company I'm trying is called Tello. I am currently with Mint Mobile, and I have never had a problem with them. But I like Tello's pricing and build your own plan option. Now, I will be able to make calls and hang up easily. Plus, it has things that I use the most, including clock, timer, alarm, weather, and even a recorder and media player! The only thing I would really miss is Seeing AI, but I can always use my iPhone or Galaxy A15 for that. Here is more information on the phone.

https://tello.com/buy/phones/tcl-flip2-new-volcanoblack-8gb-tcl

#accessibility #Android #AOSP #blind #buttons #FlipPhone #MintMobile #phone #TCL #technology #Tello

I found a new phone and a new company to go with it, though the phone is unlocked. It's a TCL Flip 2. It's cheap, it talks, and it has real buttons, completely eliminating my issues with touchscreens. It is also very affordable. The company I'm trying is called Tello. I am currently with Mint Mobile, and I have never had a problem with them. But I like Tello's pricing and build your own plan option. Now, I will be able to make calls and hang up easily. Plus, it has things that I use the most, including clock, timer, alarm, weather, and even a recorder and media player! The only thing I would really miss is Seeing AI, but I can always use my iPhone or Galaxy A15 for that. Here is more information on the phone.

https://tello.com/buy/phones/tcl-flip2-new-volcanoblack-8gb-tcl

#accessibility #Android #AOSP #blind #buttons #FlipPhone #MintMobile #phone #TCL #technology #Tello

Some time ago, I began this enormous thread about frequency restoration in acoustic recordings. (link for background/can be skipped)
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldOpera/comments/1oqgz2k/frequency_restoration_in_acoustic_recordings/
To make a very long story short, there is software that can do this, but ninety-nine percent of it is inaccessible with NVDA (my screen reader). The one program that is, Audacity, is far too complicated for me to understand. I found some sites with sliders, but even they didnt read out what they were, leaving me confused and annoyed. So after months of getting nowhere, I decided to write my own program. This is actually becoming quite popular in the blind community, so I thought why not try it? I named it Otello, both to honour Francesco Tamagno, the quality of whose recordings started me on this journey, and because I felt like some kind of a warrior while doing this. Below are some essential facts from the help file.

"***Important Notes
1. This program was made with Windows Forms and was written in C#. It was created with Perplexity. I myself am not a programmer and know nothing about code. However, I tested each and every feature before releasing this to you. So I know that it works and that it is safe.
2. This is a portable program. It will not be installed on your machine. Simply run Otello.exe and it will start. If you delete the folder, it's gone. However, it does require Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8, which can be downloaded from their site.
3. While this program was created with artificial intelligence, it is not used in the processing of the files. Otello is simply an equaliser. At best, it can help reveal features that exist in recordings which may be difficult to hear due to the original recording technology. It does not technically add anything to them. Therefore, it may work better on some types of recordings than others i.e. electric versus acoustic.***
===
System Requirements
This program works on Windows 7 and later, on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. However, it was specifically made for Windows 7.
===
General Purpose
Otello is a simple, screen reader-accessible audio equaliser. It is designed so that anyone, including those with no knowledge of technical terms and frequency numbers (I'm among them), can use it to change the sound of recordings. If you've used the sliders on a stereo or the knobs on a mixer, this should be easy. If you're used to controling the sound on an original acoustic machine, you're a genius and this should be very easy!"

Downloads (if the link doesn't work, I will re-upload it)

Otello Light (program only)
https://wormhole.app/kAjKrW#svJ-YnuqYF4B0NFg9OabYg

Otello Full (program and source code)
https://wormhole.app/AyDX4b#2ce1rUnF8I15zUkoC5RxUA

#accessibility #AudioRecording #blind #C# #music #opera #programming #technology #ViveProgramming #Windows #Windows7

Some time ago, I began this enormous thread about frequency restoration in acoustic recordings. (link for background/can be skipped)
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldOpera/comments/1oqgz2k/frequency_restoration_in_acoustic_recordings/
To make a very long story short, there is software that can do this, but ninety-nine percent of it is inaccessible with NVDA (my screen reader). The one program that is, Audacity, is far too complicated for me to understand. I found some sites with sliders, but even they didnt read out what they were, leaving me confused and annoyed. So after months of getting nowhere, I decided to write my own program. This is actually becoming quite popular in the blind community, so I thought why not try it? I named it Otello, both to honour Francesco Tamagno, the quality of whose recordings started me on this journey, and because I felt like some kind of a warrior while doing this. Below are some essential facts from the help file.

"***Important Notes
1. This program was made with Windows Forms and was written in C#. It was created with Perplexity. I myself am not a programmer and know nothing about code. However, I tested each and every feature before releasing this to you. So I know that it works and that it is safe.
2. This is a portable program. It will not be installed on your machine. Simply run Otello.exe and it will start. If you delete the folder, it's gone. However, it does require Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8, which can be downloaded from their site.
3. While this program was created with artificial intelligence, it is not used in the processing of the files. Otello is simply an equaliser. At best, it can help reveal features that exist in recordings which may be difficult to hear due to the original recording technology. It does not technically add anything to them. Therefore, it may work better on some types of recordings than others i.e. electric versus acoustic.***
===
System Requirements
This program works on Windows 7 and later, on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. However, it was specifically made for Windows 7.
===
General Purpose
Otello is a simple, screen reader-accessible audio equaliser. It is designed so that anyone, including those with no knowledge of technical terms and frequency numbers (I'm among them), can use it to change the sound of recordings. If you've used the sliders on a stereo or the knobs on a mixer, this should be easy. If you're used to controling the sound on an original acoustic machine, you're a genius and this should be very easy!"

Downloads (if the link doesn't work, I will re-upload it)

Otello Light (program only)
https://wormhole.app/kAjKrW#svJ-YnuqYF4B0NFg9OabYg

Otello Full (program and source code)
https://wormhole.app/AyDX4b#2ce1rUnF8I15zUkoC5RxUA

#accessibility #AudioRecording #blind #C# #music #opera #programming #technology #ViveProgramming #Windows #Windows7