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ACB Radio 2008 Convention Coverage |
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Posted by: darrell on 07/05/2008 04:19
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Hello Everyone,
We're gearing up for another great year of ACB Convention coverage! In addition to exhibit hall coverage on our Interactive stream and complete live broadcasts of the general sessions on Mainstream, we will also be featuring the Friends in Art Showcase and lots of content from Guide Dog Users, Inc. All times listed are approximate and are subject to change with little or no notice.
We start with our exhibit hall coverage on ACB Radio Interactive. Review our schedule below and visit http://interactive.acbradio.org to listen live:
Saturday: 17 to 21 GMT (1 pm to 5 pm Eastern)
Sunday: 13 to 21 GMT (9 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Monday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Tuesday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Wednesday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Thursday: 13 to 17 GMT (9 am to 1 pm Eastern)
We begin our general session coverage on Sunday evening. Please see http://acb.org/convention/prog2008.html for the official agenda. It all happens on ACB Radio Mainstream. Review the schedule below and visit http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8 to listen live.
Sunday 22:30 GMT (6:30 pm Eastern): Sunday general session
Monday 3 GMT (11 pm Eastern): Sunday session replays
Monday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Monday general session
Monday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Monday session replays
Tuesday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Tuesday general session
Tuesday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Tuesday session replays
Wednesday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Wednesday general session
Wednesday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Wednesday session replays
Thursday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Thursday general session
Thursday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Thursday session replays
Thursday 22:45 GMT (6:45 pm Eastern): Candidates' Forum
Friday 2:00 GMT (10:00 pm US Eastern): Thursday general session plus candidates' forum replays
Friday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Friday morning general session
Friday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Friday afternoon general session
Friday 21:30 GMT (5:30 pm Eastern): Friday general session replays
Friday 23:00 GMT (7:00 pm Eastern): ACB Annual Banquet
Saturday 2:00 GMT (10:00 pm Eastern): Friday sessions plus banquet replays
Sunday midnight GMT (8 pm Eastern): Entire convention replays
The Friends in Art showcase is scheduled to begin at 8 pm Eastern (midnight GMT). We will probably begin our
broadcast at 23:45 GMT (7:45 pm Eastern). Please stay tuned for listening details.
This year we'll also be taking a feed from Guide Dog Users Inc. and their daily broadcasts. This will be run on ACB Radio World, Sunday to Thursday from 23 GMT to 03:30 GMT, that's 7 pm to 11:30 pm Eastern. Here is an excerpt from one of their Emails which explains the programming further:
This will be our third year broadcasting the GDUI events and other material from the summer convention. Our broadcasts include replay of the daily events and workshops, interviews with special guests of interest in the guide dog community, listener interaction through call-in and email and special reports from throughout the convention. Visit http://www.acbradio.org/world to listen.
We are looking forward to bringing the blind community another year of fantastic ACB Convention coverage! We thank you for listening.
Best wishes,
Darrell Shandrow
ACB Radio Co-Webmaster |
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Summer Sizzles with Serotek on ACB Radio! |
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Posted by: darrell on 06/01/2008 04:19
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Serotek's Accessible Digital Lifestyle is a hot topic and getting hotter. Here's your chance to add some sizzle to your life by participating in our online survey and enrolling to win a complete digital lifestyle makeover. Here's what you can win:
The digital lifestyle makeover is worth more than $2,000 and all you have to do is answer a few really easy questions. What's to lose? Maybe you'll get hot and warm up your life with Serotek's fully accessible
digital lifestyle.
Of course you don't have to wait to win to get access and be accessible. You can start your makeover now. This summer we're putting the fun in accessibility. If you're one of the first 100 people to sign up for Serotek's four-year software as a service (SAS) package, for only $24.95 per month, in addition to System Access Mobile for two computers; a four-year membership to the System Access Mobile Network, and Neo Speech, we'll send you a Zen Stone MP3 player at no charge. Who says accessibility is all work?
Access life with Serotek's digital lifestyle.
Start your makeover today! |
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Petition Asks Yahoo! to Reasonably Accomodate the Blind by Adding an Audio CAPTCHA |
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Posted by: darrell on 07/29/2007 08:03
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| Right now, Yahoo!'s graphical visual verification prevents full independent access by the blind and visually impaired computer user to many of the company's services. Pictures can't be interpreted or automatically conveyed using Braille or speech access devices. Until an accessible alternative is made available, people with vision loss can't see the code to be entered into the box to be granted admission. Tell Yahoo! you want them to provide an alternative way for blind users to verify their human status. If you close your eyes, don't get caught by the CAPTCHA! Please visit www.BlindWebAccess.com and sign the Yahoo! Accessibility Improvement Petition today! |
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New Promotional CD On Website |
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Posted by: mhorspool on 05/31/2007 03:20
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The 2007 ACB Radio Promotional CD is now on the website for Streaming and downloading.
The files called when streaming the CD are encoded at 24 KBPS, 22.05 KHz, Mono MP3, so they are suitable for listening by both broadband and modem users.
The downloadable version is a zip file, just under 600 MB, which contains the nine tracks of the CD in WAV files. The WAV files are encoded at 44.1 KHz, 16 Bit, Stereo, and are therefore suitable for burning to a CD.
There are a fair few updates in this CD:
- The Mainstream track (2) has been expanded a little.
- A number of new promos have been added to the Interactive track (3)and some have been removed to conform to the current schedule.
- A track has been added to promote ACB Radio World (track 6). Subsequently, tracks 6, 7 and 8 are now tracks 7, 8 and 9.
- The track concerning the ACB Radio Tuner has been completely re-recorded (Track 6 on old, 7 on new).
- A few other minor updates.
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Welcome to ACB Radio
ACB Radio showcases and nurtures the creativity and talents of the blind/low-vision community from many parts of the world. ACB Radio is heard by a global audience via the internet, and has visitors from over seventy countries. If you are a first time visitor, listen to the ACB Radio Promotional CD or read an introduction to ACB Radio and our broadcast services.
Blind and sighted People from many walks of life and a variety of backgrounds regularly tune in to ACB Radio using free software on their computer's. The chances are that you already have the software you need and you can start listening to ACB Radio immediately! You can use most media players including: Real Player, Winamp and the Windows Media Player to hear ACB Radio channels and archives. If you do not have a compatible player visit our downloads area to get a free player.
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ACB Radio Tuner lets Windows users switch easily between our services directly from the Windows desktop. All four ACB Radio channels can also be heard via the telephone, courtesy of PhoneAnything.com. To listen, callers should dial their international access code followed by +44 845 333 0855.
Visit our
on-demand section to hear archives of your favourite ACB Radio mainstream shows.
Need help or want to know how to keep up-to-date with ACB Radio? Our Support Centre provides answers to many frequently asked questions and allows you to sign-up for our free Announcements and Friends email groups.
Once again, a very warm welcome to ACB Radio. We sincerely hope you enjoy your stay and visit us often!
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ACB Radio Blog
- ACB Radio 2008 Convention Coverage Schedule
Hello Everyone, We're gearing up for another great year of ACB Convention coverage! In addition to exhibit hall coverage on our Interactive stream and complete live broadcasts of the general sessions on Mainstream, we will also be featuring the Friends in Art Showcase and lots of content from Guide Dog Users, Inc. All times listed are approximate and are subject to change with little or no notice. Saturday: 17 to 21 GMT (1 pm to 5 pm Eastern)
Sunday: 13 to 21 GMT (9 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Monday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Tuesday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Wednesday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Thursday: 13 to 17 GMT (9 am to 1 pm Eastern) Sunday 22:30 GMT (6:30 pm Eastern): Sunday general session
Monday 3 GMT (11 pm Eastern): Sunday session replays
Monday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Monday general session
Monday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Monday session replays
Tuesday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Tuesday general session
Tuesday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Tuesday session replays
Wednesday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Wednesday general session
Wednesday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Wednesday session replays
Thursday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Thursday general session
Thursday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Thursday session replays
Thursday 22:45 GMT (6:45 pm Eastern): Candidates' Forum
Friday 2:00 GMT (10:00 pm US Eastern): Thursday general session plus candidates' forum replays
Friday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Friday morning general session
Friday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Friday afternoon general session
Friday 21:30 GMT (5:30 pm Eastern): Friday general session replays
Friday 23:00 GMT (7:00 pm Eastern): ACB Annual Banquet
Saturday 2:00 GMT (10:00 pm Eastern): Friday sessions plus banquet replays
Sunday midnight GMT (8 pm Eastern): Entire convention replays The Friends in Art showcase is scheduled to begin at 8 pm Eastern (midnight GMT). We will probably begin our
broadcast at 23:45 GMT (7:45 pm Eastern). Please stay tuned for listening details. This year we'll also be taking a feed from Guide Dog Users Inc. and their daily broadcasts. This will be run on ACB Radio World, Sunday to Thursday from 23 GMT to 03:30 GMT, that's 7 pm to 11:30 pm Eastern. Here is an excerpt from one of their Emails which explains the programming further:
This will be our third year broadcasting the GDUI events and other material from the summer convention. Our broadcasts include replay of the daily events and workshops, interviews with special guests of interest in the guide dog community, listener interaction through call-in and email and special reports from throughout the convention. Visit http://www.acbradio.org/world to listen. We are looking forward to bringing the blind community another year of fantastic ACB Convention coverage! We thank you for listening. Best wishes, Darrell Shandrow
ACB Radio Co-Webmaster - ACB Radio Set To Cover The 2008 Convention
- This year's ACB convention begins this weekend, and ACB Radio will again air
the sessions on our mainstream channel, as well as broadcasting from the
exhibit hall on ACB Radio Interactive.
The first general session takes place Sunday night, but our coverage begins
Saturday on ACB Radio Interactive from the exhibit hall, where our team of
broadcasters will conduct interviews with exhibitors and convention
participants, and share their observations.
Be listening for the coverage Saturday from 17 to 21 UTC. Point your browser
to http://interactive.acbradio.org and hear what's happening as it happens.
We also plan to have extensive coverage from the exhibit hall Sunday as we
gear up for Mainstream's coverage of the convention.
The first general session begins at 7 p.m. Eastern Time Sunday night.
We'll keep you up-to-date on convention programming on the air, in the pages
of the ACB Radio Blog and on the ACB mailing lists.
The convention program and other details can be found on the web at
http://www.acb.org/convention/index.html
- Update: Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 25 - Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully Disclosed
- Hello Everyone,
Coming up on this week's Main Menu Live, we dedicate the two hour episode to
talk all about Window-Eyes 7.0. Doug and Aaron from GW Micro will be with
us as well as many beta testers from the Window-Eyes private beta team. We
will discuss the product and the many scripts that will be available on GW
Micro's Scripting Central web site found at: http://www.gwmicro.com/Script_Central/ We had Doug and Aaron on Main Menu in the past and it is time to bring them
back to discuss the product and to get feedback from private beta users and
scripters on the new version. Jamal Mazrui has written a significant amount
of scripts for the 7.0 product and he will be here to talk about the many
things he has developed. I will discuss the newest refinements to the
Winamp scripts that will be available including features that could replace
the ACB Radio Tuner for Winamp users that use Window-Eyes as well as much
improved access to the Auto-Tagging capabilities of Winamp. Aaron and Doug
will talk all about the GW Toolkit scripting library, the AutoComplete
script, the progress indicator script, the VirtualView script, the Weather
or Not script, and much much more. As of this writing, we are happy to report that Window-Eyes 7.0 Public Beta
1 is available at the following link: http://www.gwmicro.com/beta Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The
MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the
topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu
Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu
Main Menu Live - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenulive For this next week, only the Main Menu Live podcast feed will be updated. Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific,
and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream
channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8 Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team
- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 25 - Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully Disclosed
- Hello Everyone,
Coming up on this week's Main Menu Live, we dedicate the two hour episode to
talk all about Window-Eyes 7.0. Doug and Aaron from GW Micro will be with
us as well as many beta testers from the Window-Eyes private beta team. We
will discuss the product and the many scripts that will be available on GW
Micro's Scripting Central web site found at: http://www.gwmicro.com/Script_Central/ We had Doug and Aaron on Main Menu in the past and it is time to bring them
back to discuss the product and to get feedback from private beta users and
scripters on the new version. Jamal Mazrui has written a significant amount
of scripts for the 7.0 product and he will be here to talk about the many
things he has developed. I will discuss the newest refinements to the
Winamp scripts that will be available including features that could replace
the ACB Radio Tuner for Winamp users that use Window-Eyes as well as much
improved access to the Auto-Tagging capabilities of Winamp. Aaron and Doug
will talk all about the GW Toolkit scripting library, the AutoComplete
script, the progress indicator script, the VirtualView script, the Weather
or Not script, and much much more. As of this writing, Window-Eyes 7.0 is not publically available, but you
will be able to see it at the conventions this summer. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The
MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the
topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu
Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu
Main Menu Live - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenulive For this next week, only the Main Menu Live podcast feed will be updated. Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific,
and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream
channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8 Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team
- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 18 - Accessible Cell Phones and Serotek's Accessible Digital Lifestyle
Hello Everyone, Coming up on this week's Main Menu, our first hour is prerecorded and our second hour is live! In the first hour, Shane Jackson from the Blind World Podcast interviews a panel of experts discussing their experience with accessible cell phones. In the second hour, Mike Calvo, Matt Campbell and Ricky Enger from Serotek tell us all about the accessible digital lifestyle, the Summer Sizzle promotion and the upcoming release of System Access 3.0. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Coming Up on an Encore Edition of Main Menu
Hello Everyone, Due to some work obligations, we will not be presenting a new episode of Main Menu this week. Instead, we will replay the two hour Main Menu Live episode from February 27, 2008. Please accept our apologies and stay tuned for brand new content next week. In the first hour, we are honored to hear from Jim Fruchterman, Benetech's President and CEO, talking with us all about Bookshare, NIMAC and other projects from a blindness perspective. In the second hour, Darcy and Holly join us to discuss Apple's new MacBook Air laptop computer from an accessibility point of view. Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main
Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - On the Next Marlaina
- What a jam-packed show we have for you this evening!
We'll start off by listening to the voice of one of our beloved past
presidents, Reese Robrahn. Reese will give us an historical look back in
time regarding the formation of ACB, a bit of his own personal history as an
elected blind judge in Kansas, and share with us the great work he did for
ACB. I had the honor to call Reese my friend and to work with him in the
ACB National Office. He taught me a great deal, and it is a personal honor
to share his words with you. He was a great leader and a man of great
inspiration. Then, help me welcome Ron Milliman, who'll have a surprise to announce to us
regarding the Monthly Monetary Support Program. Following Ron, my good friend Brenda Dillon will join us to talk about the
second annual ACB Auction and picnic. Yes, I said picnic! I'm keen to find
out about that. Last year's auction was fantabulous, and I'm waiting to see
what's in store this year. Finally, Linda Braithwaite will join us to share information on the Friends
in Art offering this year at convention. We all know and love the FIA
showcase, but FIA does that and much much more. It's all happening on this week's Marlaina program. The Marlaina show is heard on ACB Radio Mainstream.
It all starts on Sunday night at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific, which is Monday
morning at 1 Universal. The program will replay for 24 hours, and of course,
is available via podcast from the ACB Radio replay page. As always, we'll
take your calls at our toll-free number, 866 666 7926. Please click the link below on Sunday at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific or Monday
at 1 Universal to listen. As always, thank you so much for your continued support of my ACB Radio
work! Marlaina To listen to the show, just click this link
http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8&MMN_position=14:14
- AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS SEMINAR
AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS SEMINAR - Panel discussions about accessible software solutions that are no cost or low cost (under $200). This is the fifth in our series of technology workshops which are free and open to the public. Learn about products such as Apple's Leopard 10.5 with VoiceOver, System Access, Microsoft Accessibility tools and other options for screen magnification and screen reading systems Friday June 6, 20:00 to 22:00 UTC, 4pm to 6pm Eastern, 1:00 to 3:00pm Pacific Standard Time at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco. You can also hear this seminar on ACB Radio World by visiting the following link:
http://radio.acb.org:8000/world - Quiet Cars on the Next Marlaina
- The issue of quiet cars is very much in the news these days. And, it is an
issue which impacts all of us.
On the next Marlaina, I will be joined by Karen Gourgey, ACB New York, and
Debbie Kent Stein, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois.
These women have been working on the quiet car issue, and have joined
forces to move this issue along and keep it on the radar screens of those
who need to be aware of the potentially life-threatening impact these hybrid
vehicles can have on people who are blind.This is such an important issue, I urge each and every listener to ACB Radio
to join me for this program, learn the facts and then what you can do. One
voice is power, many voices together are voices of empowerment with a chorus
of creating change.
The Marlaina show is heard on ACB Radio Mainstream.
It all starts on Sunday night at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific, which is Monday
morning at 1 Universal. The program will replay for 24 hours, and of course,
is available via podcast from the ACB Radio replay page. As always, we'll
take your calls at our toll-free number, 866 666 7926.
Please either click the link below, or paste it into your browser directly
on Sunday at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific or Monday at 1 Universal to listen.
As always, thank you so much for your continued support of my ACB Radio
work!
Marlaina
To listen to the show, just click this link or paste it into your browser
http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8&MMN_position=14:14
- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 4 - Music
Hello Everyone, This week's Main Menu is all about downloading and listening to music on your computer. Presented by two music enthusiasts, Brian Hartgen and Anna Dresner, this programme demonstrates some of the ways in which you can access music services and software with a screen-reader. First, you will hear about J-Tunes version 3.2 from T&T Consultancy, which links the JAWS screen-reader with the iTunes music management system from Apple. You will learn how to install and use the J-Tunes product including listening to on-line radio stations, subscribing to Podcasts, purchasing tracks and albums from the iTunes Music Store and much more. You will also hear about purchasing and managing content from Amazon's MP3 store, EMusic and Napster. Find out how to use your screen-reader with these services. The discussion surrounding these services is not restricted to JAWS usage. Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Summer Sizzles with Serotek on ACB Radio!
Serotek's Accessible Digital Lifestyle is a hot topic and getting hotter. Here's your chance to add some sizzle to your life by participating in our online survey and enrolling to win a complete digital lifestyle makeover. Here's what you can win:
The digital lifestyle makeover is worth more than $2,000 and all you have to do is answer a few really easy questions. What's to lose? Maybe you'll get hot and warm up your life with Serotek's fully accessible
digital lifestyle.
Of course you don't have to wait to win to get access and be accessible. You can start your makeover now. This summer we're putting the fun in accessibility. If you're one of the first 100 people to sign up for Serotek's four-year software as a service (SAS) package, for only $24.95 per month, in addition to System Access Mobile for two computers; a four-year membership to the System Access Mobile Network, and Neo Speech, we'll send you a Zen Stone MP3 player at no charge. Who says accessibility is all work?
Access life with Serotek's digital lifestyle.
Start your makeover today! - Reminder: Coming Up on Main Menu in a Little Under 9 Hours - CAPTCHA!
Hello Everyone, This announcement represents a friendly reminder for all of you to listen to an important, two hour live Main Menu coming right up later today. Coming up on an exciting two hour live program, we hear from a panel of technology industry experts all about CAPTCHA (visual verification) and other forms of visual authentication, accessibility challenges to existing visual verification systems, the balance between human rights and security, existing solutions for providing reasonable accomodations to visual authentication and emerging accessibility solutions. We are proud to introduce an impressive panel of experts and their primary areas of focus: * Matt May from the Adobe Systems Accessibility Team will discuss his 2005 W3C note on the inaccessibility of CAPTCHA.
* Luis von Ahn from ReCAPTCHA at Carnegie Mellon University will describe their accessible solution.
* Steve Dispensa from PhoneFactor will tell us all about an innovative, telephone based two-factor authentication system. The accessibility of CAPTCHA (visual verification schemes on the web) and other similar forms of visual authentication is a topic of utmost importance to the blind, visually impaired and others with print reading disabilities. Real, universally accessible solutions are going to require significant amounts of effort, good will and out-of-the-box thinking. We encourage active participation by the blind community, members on all sides of the issue from the mainstream technology industry and those sighted people who care about what happens to us. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Coming up live on the next marlaina
- Hello folks!
I'm so glad to be back with you this memorial day weekend in the US. I've
been away for several weeks, but I plan to be here live for you right up to
the last Sunday in June, just before leaving for the ACB Convention in
Louisville. So, please come on back for these next few weeks and listen to
and talk with some very interesting guests. And, speaking of interesting guests, the next marlaina program will happily
welcome two fascinating individuals, both of whom work very hard for ACB.
We will be discussing ACB's Committee on International Relations with Sandra
Sermons and Oral Miller, both of Washington, DC. In this day of
ever-shrinking distances, this Committee plays a vital role in making
international linkages, learning of issues faced by blind folks in other
countries, and making our international guests feel welcome at convention.
I'm looking forward to learning more about this Committee and what it may
have in store for us at the upcoming ACB Convention, July 5-12 in
Louisville. The Marlaina show is heard on ACB Radio Mainstream.
It all starts on Sunday night at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific, which is Monday
morning at 1 Universal. The program will replay for 24 hours, and of
course, is available via podcast from the ACB Radio replay page. As always,
we'll take your calls at our toll-free number, 866 666 7926. Please save this message and either click the link below, or paste it into
your browser directly on Sunday at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific or Monday at 1
Universal to listen. Feel free to distribute this message to others whom you think may be
interested. As always, thank you so much for your continued support of my ACB Radio
work!
Marlaina
- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 28 - Current and Emerging Accessibility Solutions to Visual Verification
Hello Everyone, Coming up on an exciting two hour live program, we hear from a panel of technology industry experts all about CAPTCHA (visual verification) and other forms of visual authentication, accessibility challenges to existing visual verification systems, the balance between human rights and security, existing solutions for providing reasonable accomodations to visual authentication and emerging accessibility solutions. We are proud to introduce our panel of experts and their primary areas of focus: * Matt May from the Adobe Systems Accessibility Team will discuss his 2005 W3C note on the inaccessibility of CAPTCHA.
* Luis von Ahn from ReCAPTCHA at Carnegie Mellon University will describe their accessible solution.
* Steve Dispensa from PhoneFactor will tell us all about an innovative, telephone based two-factor authentication system. There may be other surprise guests on this comprehensive episode, so it is definitely a show you will not want to miss! Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - It's The New Relationship Connection time, on ACB Radio Mainstream, tonight with Marilyn Volker!
- Hi There,
We've reorganized to have a two-hour show time and to let me get some sleep
at an earlier hour. It's all happening on ACB Radio Mainstream, 1 to 3 UTC.
That's 9 PM EDT., 8 central, 7 mountain and 6 pacific. And, to kick off
this new time, I've got my long-time friend and mentor, sexologist Dr.
Marilyn Volker to spend at least the first hour with us.
Some of you have heard Marilyn on my shows and might remember her with me on
the Marlaina show. Marilyn is also the chair of my doctoral committee, and
continues to influence much of my thinking and direction.
She and I are also known for hilarious times as we've worked a lot together
over the years, and had many crazy adventures spending time getting lost,
laughing our heads off. So we hope you'll join us for a good time. We'll talk about more of the barriers that get in the way of intimacy, and
some of the things the contribute to healthy relationships. We'll be taking
your questions and comments, so feel free to skype, call in, message or
email. Quite frankly, I feel a touch of a cold or something trying to get
me, and I need to stay healthy healthy healthy! I've got more calls for
work and need my strength! So bring your spirit, jump in, and help us all
have a great time. Marilyn has said she'll probably only be there for the
first hour, so in the second hour, we'll see what we want to talk about.
I've got some ideas and hope you will too! skype: debbie_hazelton
Call in:
(if you don't need toll-free): 407 413-9336
(toll-free): 888 476-4616
msN: healinghands4u@bellsouth.net
email: dhazelton@acbradio.org Hope to see you there!
And remember, as Marilyn says, "The most important place to feel
relationships is the space between the brain and the heart!" All the best!
Debbie Hazelton:
Helping people feel better, one person at a time!
- Blind Vine Announces New Shows at a New Time
- Hello to All:
Many of you may have noticed that Blind Vine has been airing re-runs for
some time. I apologize for this, but too many things have been going on in
my life, as well as Marvelena's, and I just had to take a break. Also, the
airing time
for the original show was not successful, and that needed to be changed as
well. This took a little time and reorganization on the part of ACB Radio
staff, and I want to thank and acknowledge them publicly for helping out
with this. Our first new program will air this coming Saturday on ACB Radio Mainstream,
1:00 PM Pacific, and 4:00 PM Eastern. We couldn't have a better kickoff for
a new season of shows than the ACB success with our currency litigation.
This will be featured in a discussion with ACB's Executive Director, Melanie
Brunson. We will also try to air relevant portions of the actual decision so
you can hear
what the court had to say and why they said it. It is some very fascinating
material. Of course, we'll also have open telephone time for your comments and
questions. So please join me on Saturday, May 24, at 1:00 PM Pacific time on ACB Radio
Mainstream. If you tune in a bit early, you may hear an older program. The
new
shows begin airing at 1:00 pacific. Thank you. Chris
- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 21 - Replay A/V, Active To-Do List, The Onion Router and Pronto
Hello Everyone, Coming up on an action packed one hour Main Menu: * We hear from AccessWatch with a brief review of Applian's Replay A/V recording software.
* Chris Grabowski demonstrates and reviews Active To-Do List from Beiley Software.
* Cory Martin demonstrates and explains the use of The Onion Router (TOR) for anonymous web surfing and Internet access.
* Johanna Särkinen tells us all about Baum's new Pronto accessible PDA. Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main
Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Live Broadcasting of the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) Annual Convention May 16 - 18, 2008
The FCB convention will be streamed live on ACB Radio World this weekend.
- On Friday May 15, 2008 at 1:30 P.M Eastern time we will stream the annual FCB legislative session. This will go until 2:45 P.M Eastern. Then we will stream the awards dinner at 6:30 P.M to 8:00 P.M eastern.
- On Saturday we will stream the following:
- 8:45 A.M to 10:00 A.M eastern we will be streaming the transportation pannel.
- 10:15 A.M to 11:15 A.M we will be streaming the library users forum.
- 11:20 A.M to 12:20 P.M we will be streaming the advocacy workshop.
- 1:30 P.M to 3:00 P.M eastern we will be streaming the annual town hall meeting with the division of blind services.
- 7:00 P.M to 11:00 P.M we will be streaming the banquet and concert.
- On Sunday from 8:30 A.M to 12:00 P.M we will be streaming the FCB business meeting.
All these times are in eastern time. We will have to allow for any meeting that may run slightly over, so streaming may begin early to ensure the best possible broadcast.
- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 14 - GoldWave Enhancements, Handy Address Book and Our Panel of Experts
Hello Everyone, Coming up on this week's Main Menu, our first hour is prerecorded and our second hour is live! During the first hour, Rick Harmon tells us all about what is new in GoldWave 5.22 and the available updated JAWS scripts for that sound editing software. Darrell Shandrow demonstrates the accessible Handy Address Book from Beiley Software. In the second hour, it's all wide open forum with our panel of experts: Darrell Shandrow, Jeff Bishop, Rick Harmon, Cory Martin and Kevin Jones. Feel free to contact us using e-mail, MSN (Windows Live) Messenger or by phone with your burning technology questions from a blindness perspective. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 7 - J-Say Pro 6.1, J-Tunes 3.2 and Say-Magic from T&T Consultancy
Hello Everyone, Coming up on this week's Main Menu, we have a two hour recorded presentation from T&T Consultancy. They will be giving Main Menu an exclusive first preview of the many new features within the upcoming release of J-Say Pro version 6.1. While in many cases J-Say provides the ability to control a computer by voice, people who can use JAWS with the keyboard will also find the demonstration contains some innovative and exciting new ways in which a computer can be used in this release. The J-Say segment will form most of the presentation as there are so many new features to explain and demonstrate. They will also focus upon Say-MAGic, which is a product soon to be released enabling low vision users to work with the computer using the human voice. Finally, J-Tunes version 3.2 will be demonstrated, linking JAWS for Windows together with iTunes. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
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- ACB Radio 2008 Convention Coverage Schedule
Hello Everyone, We're gearing up for another great year of ACB Convention coverage! In addition to exhibit hall coverage on our Interactive stream and complete live broadcasts of the general sessions on Mainstream, we will also be featuring the Friends in Art Showcase and lots of content from Guide Dog Users, Inc. All times listed are approximate and are subject to change with little or no notice. Saturday: 17 to 21 GMT (1 pm to 5 pm Eastern)
Sunday: 13 to 21 GMT (9 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Monday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Tuesday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Wednesday: 15 to 21 GMT (11 am to 5 pm Eastern)
Thursday: 13 to 17 GMT (9 am to 1 pm Eastern) Sunday 22:30 GMT (6:30 pm Eastern): Sunday general session
Monday 3 GMT (11 pm Eastern): Sunday session replays
Monday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Monday general session
Monday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Monday session replays
Tuesday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Tuesday general session
Tuesday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Tuesday session replays
Wednesday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Wednesday general session
Wednesday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Wednesday session replays
Thursday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Thursday general session
Thursday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Thursday session replays
Thursday 22:45 GMT (6:45 pm Eastern): Candidates' Forum
Friday 2:00 GMT (10:00 pm US Eastern): Thursday general session plus candidates' forum replays
Friday 12 GMT (8 am Eastern): Friday morning general session
Friday 17 GMT (1 pm Eastern): Friday afternoon general session
Friday 21:30 GMT (5:30 pm Eastern): Friday general session replays
Friday 23:00 GMT (7:00 pm Eastern): ACB Annual Banquet
Saturday 2:00 GMT (10:00 pm Eastern): Friday sessions plus banquet replays
Sunday midnight GMT (8 pm Eastern): Entire convention replays The Friends in Art showcase is scheduled to begin at 8 pm Eastern (midnight GMT). We will probably begin our
broadcast at 23:45 GMT (7:45 pm Eastern). Please stay tuned for listening details. This year we'll also be taking a feed from Guide Dog Users Inc. and their daily broadcasts. This will be run on ACB Radio World, Sunday to Thursday from 23 GMT to 03:30 GMT, that's 7 pm to 11:30 pm Eastern. Here is an excerpt from one of their Emails which explains the programming further:
This will be our third year broadcasting the GDUI events and other material from the summer convention. Our broadcasts include replay of the daily events and workshops, interviews with special guests of interest in the guide dog community, listener interaction through call-in and email and special reports from throughout the convention. Visit http://www.acbradio.org/world to listen. We are looking forward to bringing the blind community another year of fantastic ACB Convention coverage! We thank you for listening. Best wishes, Darrell Shandrow
ACB Radio Co-Webmaster - Update: Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 25 - Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully Disclosed
- Hello Everyone,
Coming up on this week's Main Menu Live, we dedicate the two hour episode to
talk all about Window-Eyes 7.0. Doug and Aaron from GW Micro will be with
us as well as many beta testers from the Window-Eyes private beta team. We
will discuss the product and the many scripts that will be available on GW
Micro's Scripting Central web site found at: http://www.gwmicro.com/Script_Central/ We had Doug and Aaron on Main Menu in the past and it is time to bring them
back to discuss the product and to get feedback from private beta users and
scripters on the new version. Jamal Mazrui has written a significant amount
of scripts for the 7.0 product and he will be here to talk about the many
things he has developed. I will discuss the newest refinements to the
Winamp scripts that will be available including features that could replace
the ACB Radio Tuner for Winamp users that use Window-Eyes as well as much
improved access to the Auto-Tagging capabilities of Winamp. Aaron and Doug
will talk all about the GW Toolkit scripting library, the AutoComplete
script, the progress indicator script, the VirtualView script, the Weather
or Not script, and much much more. As of this writing, we are happy to report that Window-Eyes 7.0 Public Beta
1 is available at the following link: http://www.gwmicro.com/beta Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The
MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the
topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu
Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu
Main Menu Live - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenulive For this next week, only the Main Menu Live podcast feed will be updated. Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific,
and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream
channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8 Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
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- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 25 - Window-Eyes 7.0 Fully Disclosed
- Hello Everyone,
Coming up on this week's Main Menu Live, we dedicate the two hour episode to
talk all about Window-Eyes 7.0. Doug and Aaron from GW Micro will be with
us as well as many beta testers from the Window-Eyes private beta team. We
will discuss the product and the many scripts that will be available on GW
Micro's Scripting Central web site found at: http://www.gwmicro.com/Script_Central/ We had Doug and Aaron on Main Menu in the past and it is time to bring them
back to discuss the product and to get feedback from private beta users and
scripters on the new version. Jamal Mazrui has written a significant amount
of scripts for the 7.0 product and he will be here to talk about the many
things he has developed. I will discuss the newest refinements to the
Winamp scripts that will be available including features that could replace
the ACB Radio Tuner for Winamp users that use Window-Eyes as well as much
improved access to the Auto-Tagging capabilities of Winamp. Aaron and Doug
will talk all about the GW Toolkit scripting library, the AutoComplete
script, the progress indicator script, the VirtualView script, the Weather
or Not script, and much much more. As of this writing, Window-Eyes 7.0 is not publically available, but you
will be able to see it at the conventions this summer. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The
MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the
topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the
Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is:
main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu
Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu
Main Menu Live - http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenulive For this next week, only the Main Menu Live podcast feed will be updated. Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific,
and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream
channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8 Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
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- Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 18 - Accessible Cell Phones and Serotek's Accessible Digital Lifestyle
Hello Everyone, Coming up on this week's Main Menu, our first hour is prerecorded and our second hour is live! In the first hour, Shane Jackson from the Blind World Podcast interviews a panel of experts discussing their experience with accessible cell phones. In the second hour, Mike Calvo, Matt Campbell and Ricky Enger from Serotek tell us all about the accessible digital lifestyle, the Summer Sizzle promotion and the upcoming release of System Access 3.0. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Coming Up on an Encore Edition of Main Menu
Hello Everyone, Due to some work obligations, we will not be presenting a new episode of Main Menu this week. Instead, we will replay the two hour Main Menu Live episode from February 27, 2008. Please accept our apologies and stay tuned for brand new content next week. In the first hour, we are honored to hear from Jim Fruchterman, Benetech's President and CEO, talking with us all about Bookshare, NIMAC and other projects from a blindness perspective. In the second hour, Darcy and Holly join us to discuss Apple's new MacBook Air laptop computer from an accessibility point of view. Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main
Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Coming up on Main Menu for the week of June 4 - Music
Hello Everyone, This week's Main Menu is all about downloading and listening to music on your computer. Presented by two music enthusiasts, Brian Hartgen and Anna Dresner, this programme demonstrates some of the ways in which you can access music services and software with a screen-reader. First, you will hear about J-Tunes version 3.2 from T&T Consultancy, which links the JAWS screen-reader with the iTunes music management system from Apple. You will learn how to install and use the J-Tunes product including listening to on-line radio stations, subscribing to Podcasts, purchasing tracks and albums from the iTunes Music Store and much more. You will also hear about purchasing and managing content from Amazon's MP3 store, EMusic and Napster. Find out how to use your screen-reader with these services. The discussion surrounding these services is not restricted to JAWS usage. Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Reminder: Coming Up on Main Menu in a Little Under 9 Hours - CAPTCHA!
Hello Everyone, This announcement represents a friendly reminder for all of you to listen to an important, two hour live Main Menu coming right up later today. Coming up on an exciting two hour live program, we hear from a panel of technology industry experts all about CAPTCHA (visual verification) and other forms of visual authentication, accessibility challenges to existing visual verification systems, the balance between human rights and security, existing solutions for providing reasonable accomodations to visual authentication and emerging accessibility solutions. We are proud to introduce an impressive panel of experts and their primary areas of focus: * Matt May from the Adobe Systems Accessibility Team will discuss his 2005 W3C note on the inaccessibility of CAPTCHA.
* Luis von Ahn from ReCAPTCHA at Carnegie Mellon University will describe their accessible solution.
* Steve Dispensa from PhoneFactor will tell us all about an innovative, telephone based two-factor authentication system. The accessibility of CAPTCHA (visual verification schemes on the web) and other similar forms of visual authentication is a topic of utmost importance to the blind, visually impaired and others with print reading disabilities. Real, universally accessible solutions are going to require significant amounts of effort, good will and out-of-the-box thinking. We encourage active participation by the blind community, members on all sides of the issue from the mainstream technology industry and those sighted people who care about what happens to us. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 21 - Replay A/V, Active To-Do List, The Onion Router and Pronto
Hello Everyone, Coming up on an action packed one hour Main Menu: * We hear from AccessWatch with a brief review of Applian's Replay A/V recording software.
* Chris Grabowski demonstrates and reviews Active To-Do List from Beiley Software.
* Cory Martin demonstrates and explains the use of The Onion Router (TOR) for anonymous web surfing and Internet access.
* Johanna Särkinen tells us all about Baum's new Pronto accessible PDA. Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main
Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com
Come join an already lively group of users. Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are: Main Menu can be heard on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Follow this link to listen to the show: Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team - Coming up on Main Menu for the week of May 14 - GoldWave Enhancements, Handy Address Book and Our Panel of Experts
Hello Everyone, Coming up on this week's Main Menu, our first hour is prerecorded and our second hour is live! During the first hour, Rick Harmon tells us all about what is new in GoldWave 5.22 and the available updated JAWS scripts for that sound editing software. Darrell Shandrow demonstrates the accessible Handy Address Book from Beiley Software. In the second hour, it's all wide open forum with our panel of experts: Darrell Shandrow, Jeff Bishop, Rick Harmon, Cory Martin and Kevin Jones. Feel free to contact us using e-mail, MSN (Windows Live) Messenger or by phone with your burning technology questions from a blindness perspective. Here is how to participate in the show: The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.
You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org
You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is: mainmenu@acbradio.org Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is: | |
