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Main Menu 14 Oct 2016

This week, we continue the Microsoft Ignight Series.

Oct 14, 2016•1 hr 2 min

Main Menu 07 Oct 2016

This is the first part of the Microsoft Ignite Series.

Oct 07, 2016•55 min

Main Menu 23 Sep 2016

Part 2 of Jonathan's book presentation IOS 10 without the Eye.

Sep 23, 2016•56 min

iOS10 is new, different and yes, a little strange in places but a very familiar name returns to Main Menu as Jenine talks with Jonathan Mosen in the first of a 2-part interview about iOS10 and his new book, "iOS10 without the eye." Then we hear from scanner enthusiast Scott Smith who brought us a demo of the Sonos Wifi speaker system, as he demonstrates the unidenbcd436 base and the uniden 536HP portable scanners.

Sep 16, 2016•57 min

Main Menu 09 Sep 2016

This week we're all about Dynamic Duos! No, not Batman and Robin. We've got better superheroes than that. Jenine and Jason talk with Joseph Lee and Derek Riemer about the upcoming NVDA Con North America and what's new and exciting with NVDA 2016.3 and beyond! Then the action shifts to our very own Dynamic Duo of Randy and Jason who show us Google Duo. It's also been a big week in tech. Learn just how big! We'll also have a special followup announcement with links from Derek and Joseph for NVDA C...

Sep 09, 2016•58 min

Main Menu 02 Sep 2016

Randy, Jason, Jenine and Larry get together and talk about the different low tech ways they make things accessible around the house.

Sep 02, 2016•55 min

Main Menu 26 Aug 2016

Near By Explorer was recently released to the IOS platform and it is featured on this episode of Main Menu.

Aug 26, 2016•56 min

Main Menu 19 Aug 2016

Attention all nerds, geeks and people who just like comics! What? Comics? We're blind, you say. Comics are visual, Jenine. This week on Main Menu we tackle the myth that the world of comics and graphic novels is a purely visual medium with our guest Guy Hasson, founder of Comics Empower, the comic book store for the blind. So come get your comic book geek on!

Aug 19, 2016•57 min

Main Menu 05 Aug 2016

Comcast and the Olympics, Bluetooth speakers and how to become a beta tester are the features on this week's episode of Main Menu.

Aug 05, 2016•57 min

Main Menu 29 Jul 2016

This week on Main Menu we bring you the latest information from the folks at Microsoft Corporation all about the new Windows 10 anniversary update coming next week to a computer near you. Narrator, the screen reader built-in to Windows 10 is the main focus of our discussion this week and we brought a number of technology experts direct from Microsoft and elsewhere to talk all about it. The following Microsoft engineers joined us on the show from the Windows 10 Narrator accessibility team: Brett ...

Jul 29, 2016•1 hr 14 min

Main Menu 22 Jul 2016

This week it's all about the 4-1-1! First we hear from Derek Lane and Jessica Silva from the Cisco Academy for the Visually Impaired. They bring us details on CAVI's latest course offerings to make you and your audio sound great! Then it's time for more from the Information Access Committee as Brian Charlson talks corporations and what they've done for us lately.

Jul 22, 2016•59 min

Main Menu 15 Jul 2016

ACB Convention Highlights from a technology perspective are featured in this episode of Main Menu.

Jul 15, 2016•57 min

Main Menu 01 Jul 2016

The Kangaroo PC, Jart, Patronus and more are featured in this episode of Main Menu.

Jul 01, 2016•59 min

Main Menu 24 Jun 2016

ACB Link Update, iPitchPipe and Loopback are featured on this episode of MainMenu.

Jun 24, 2016•58 min

Main Menu 17 Jun 2016

WWDC recap, thoughts about the VFO merger sling tv and more on this episode of Main Menu.

Jun 17, 2016•1 hr

Main Menu 10 Jun 2016

Vorail is featured on this episode of Main Menu.

Jun 10, 2016•56 min

Main Menu 03 Jun 2016

More coverage on the Amazon Fire products and accessibility.

Jun 03, 2016•1 hr

Main Menu 27 May 2016

We are excited because on this show, we reveal another great choice in TV entertainment. We speak with guests Peter Korn, Accessibility Architect, and Mark Mulcahy, Developer on the VoiceView Team, at Amazon. We first hear a brief account of how the VoiceView screen reader came to be followed by what we felt was a pretty exciting announcement and demonstration VoiceView on the Amazon Fire TV. Next up, Jenine Stanley brings us a terrific demonstration of Capti Narrator for iOS in our series calle...

May 27, 2016•59 min

Main Menu 20 May 2016

Scott Davert introduces us to the amazon Echo Dot. Two popular apps, Roger and Alexa get together. Dan Kysor talks with Mike May about Seeing eye GPS and safety. Then Larry Skutchan tells us about Nearby Explorer from American Printing House, another GPS app. We finish by telling you how to identify all those photos of your adventures using GPS apps with Caption Bot.

May 20, 2016•1 hr

Main Menu 13 May 2016

NVDA and Money Talks are featured on this episode of Main Menu.

May 13, 2016•58 min

Main Menu 06 May 2016

This episode of Main Menu features the Roger app.

May 06, 2016•59 min

Main Menu 29 Apr 2016

You will want to click on that Like button after this episode! First we talk with Matt King of FaceBook about their new Automatic Alternative Text feature and emphasis on accessibility. Then Mary Emerson continues The Year Of Braille with a close up look at the Braille-to-Go from National Braille Press. Finally Jenine dives in to her pantry and scans some items with Directions For Me.

Apr 29, 2016•58 min

Main Menu 22 Apr 2016

we bring you an interview with David Raistrick and Amanda Tolson from En-Vision America. We are talking out of this world bar code scanning and stellar prescription help with the ID Mate Galaxy and Scriptalk. First though we continue our conversation with Larry Skutchan of the American Printing House. It is more on braille, technology and a great deal for students from APH! Then it is a battle more exciting than Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Bador! Yep, it is a good old fashion showdown!

Apr 22, 2016•1 hr

Main Menu 15 Apr 2016

This week on Main Menu it is all about feeling! 2016 has been dubbed The Year of Braille. This week we meet the man who first coined that phrase, Larry Skutchan of the American Printing House. Larry spent some quality time with us and this week we will hear him talk about braille, including the Orbit Reader. Then, we feel through our feet in an interview with Chris Tabb who tells us about Lechal Haptic Footwear.

Apr 15, 2016•1 hr

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