this week on Access On, we bring you highlights of our Access On webinar covering the use of AI in employment. Here's what you can hear and when, and a reminder that if your podcast player supports chapters, you can skip between segments of the podcast by using chapter navigation.

Register for our Access On webinar on 1Password 0:00 Overview of AI in employment 1:53 Working with Google AI tools in the workplace 8:00 Microsoft tools in the workplace 29:04 Microsoft PowerPoint and AI 51:49 Using AI to take notes 1:06:56 Closing and contact info 1:14:23

On this week's episode:

Change of leadership at Vispero 0:00 Join us for our Access On webinar about 1Password 1:41 Sachin Pavithran and Kathy Eng from the US Access Board 4:33 Ronza Othman from the National Association of Blind Government Employees 42:02 Closing and contact info 1:04:19

On this week's episode of Access On:

President of the National Federation of the Blind, Mark Riccobono 0:00 Michael Hansen from AppleVis invites you to participate in the Apple Vision Accessibility Report Card 58:41 While the survey remains open, you can take the survey here. Note that you must be signed in with a free Applevis account. Closing and contact info 1:20:27

On this week's edition: Introduction 0:00 APH announces Monarch price reduction 1:53 Dave Williams discusses Dot pad 3:05 Fix to Adobe Acrobat accessibility regression 42:11 Updating credit card on Innosearch 43:35 Matrix treadmills, and some Microsoft Word tasks 46:45 ChatGPT voice shortcut 53:29 Vispero 54:59 Closing and contact info 1:01:21

Following last week's episode in which we discussed the Monarch dynamic tactile multiline Braille device, we sit down with the Monarch and give you a taste of its capabilities. Here are the topics we cover, and when you can hear them in the episode. Introduction to the Monarch 0:00 Orientation 4:10 The Main Menu 15:00 The Tactile Graphics Image Library 16:25 KeyMail 26:11 Internet Browser 27:24 KeyWord 33:00 KeyMath 34:44 Victor Reader 38:55 Chess and other apps 46:51 Using the Monarch as a drive on your PC 50:38 Monarch as a Braille display 52:19 Conclusion 57:19 Closing and contact info 1:00:22

We're pleased to be back with you for 2026. On the show this week:

Happy new year! 0:00

a simpler way to apply for your free ElevenReader access 1:02

Brava follow-up 2:24

Join us for our accessibility boutique looking at Braille displays 9:09

The National Federation of the Blind's Accessibility Excellence Advocate for Education and Employment, Charles Hiser 10:10

Greg Stilson from APH discusses the Monarch 29:11

Closing and contact info 1:06:17

Happy holidays from the national Federation of the Blind.

Please note that Access On will be taking a short break, and will return for 2026 on January 14.

We are devoting this week's episode to the Brava Smart Oven. Brava has made a $200 discount available to Access On listeners. The discount is available here.

Here is what you can hear, and when. Introduction 0:00 Interview with Travis rea and Zac Selmon from Brava 1:09 The Brava app for iOS 31:26 Cooking steak in the Brava 42:40

This week's episode of Access On is devoted to feedback from listeners like you. here's what's covered.

Introduction 0:00 Vispero updates 1:23 Listener comments on Vispero developments 5:02 Looking for more friendly apps in iOS 26 18:07 Apple Intelligence and more 19:06 The Braille Access Command doesn't work on my NLS eReader 26:11 Focus issue in the iOS Phone app 29:24 Can I get WordPad back in Windows 11? 31:26 I can't install Windows 11 25h2 independently 33:59 Working with the new Outlook and JAWS 35:57 PowerPoint, speaker notes, and JAWS 37:25 Recording my screen reader in Reaper 38:47 Travelling overseas with my portable recorders 42:26 Outdoor travel technology 45:20 Two Meta issues 47:41 Streaming Alexa skills 49:32 Envision Solos glasses 51:06 Tech Tip: restoring the old ChatGPT voice behavior 56:17 Closing and contact info 58:07