Carrie on Accessibility (Epic Ally)

• Talking Signs with Right Hear | Epic A11y

  What if signs could talk? That's what Right hear wants to do! In this episode, I talk to the CEO of Right Hear, Idan Meir, to discuss their technology and how it could enhance the experience of people who are blind and visually impaired. Idan also shares a glimpse into what they're planning next. Right Hear Website: https://www.right-hear.com/ Right Hear on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.righthear&hl=en_US Right Hear on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/righthear-blind-assistant/id1061791840

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• Navigating by music with Ben Vision, Speakaboo AI, and ViddyScribe audio description | Epic A11y

  Can you imagine not being able to see anything, and listening to music to find your way and learn what's around you? Or would you rather AI give you descriptions? How about making it easier to get audio descriptions? On this CoA Epic Ally episode, Patrick Burton tells us all about Ben Vision products, the BEN app, Speakaboo and ViddyScribe, what's unique about the way Ben Vision is developing navigating solutions and some things to look forward to in tech and accessibility. Benvision https://ben.vision/ ViddyScribe https://www.viddyscribe.com/ Speakaboo: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speakaboo-blind-ai-assistance/id6480101099 Here is a link to a video that's been processed by ViddyScribe: https://youtu.be/f_v3mti0sY4 This is a short edited video Patrick Burton (founder of Benvision and ViddyScribe) took on a date night with his wife. This is the original before processing, in case you would like to compare: https://youtu.be/zHtTZqyhzT4 Video Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:08 – Patrick and Ben Vision 03:13 – Speakaboo 09:52 – BEN App 13:50 – The BEN App Experience 18:57 – Programing Waypoints and Regions 20:15 – Dynamic Environments 22:15 – Creating Custom Waypoint 23:19 – ViddyScribe 29:25 – Free Apps 30:30 – Why is AT so expensive? 35:40 – Vision for tech and accessibility? 38:02 – Final Words 38:48 – My Thoughts on Ben Vision

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• Gaming Accessibility with Illegally Sighted from a Blindness & Low Vision Perspective

  Can someone blind or visually impaired play video games? What kinds of accessibility features are there, and what's not accessible and frustrating in the gaming world? In this episode of the COA Epic Ally Podcast, Jessie from Illegally Sighted shares his insights, lived experience, and recommendations as a visually impaired gamer. Find out how the gaming world is becoming more accessible and share in the comments if there's any particular game that you're really into or excited about. Jesse from Illegally Sighted https://www.youtube.com/@IllegallySighted Use code CoA15 for $15 off on your first order on Innosearch.ai https://www.innosearch.ai/ Video Chapters 00:00 – Intro 02:07 – Meet Jessie from Illegally Sighted 05:11 – What makes a game accessible? 07:56 – Accessibility advice for game developers 11:32 – Accessibility/usability issues in gaming 14:49 – Accessibility features that’s available 19:45 – Forza Motor Sports and accessibility 23:05 – Console vs PC Gaming 29:46 – Finding accessible games, mods and extensions 31:08 – VR, AR, Mixed Reality Headsets 4135 – More on the inaccessibility of VR headsets 44:50 – Has accessibility improved in gaming? 51:42 – Game Recommendations 56:10 – Jessie’s favorite color and favorite drink! 57:04 – Final thoughts about gaming and accessibility

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• Envision Apps & Glasses and a look into it's future for assistive technology

  Envision offers a free app, and for purchase, the Envision Glasses for the blind and visually impaired that helps with text recognition, facial recognition, product recognition and a lot more. On this Episode of the CoA Epic Ally podcast, I interviewed CTO, Karthik Mahadevan, from Envision to tell us all about their apps and glasses, and some of the things that he's excited about assistive technology and AI. Envision https://www.letsenvision.com/ Video Chapters 00:00 – Intro 01:15 –CTO and Co-Founder Karthik Kannan 01:57 - Envision App and Updates 07:37 – AI on the Envision 14:26 – The Envision Glasses 17:15 – Battery and Charging 19:01 – Connecting Phone Audio 19:24 – Google Glass 24:15 – Envision AI and Data Privacy 28:35 – Community Input into Development 30:57 – Envision vs Other Smart Glasses 36:31 – How Envision Started 42:05 – From Paid Subscription to Free 45:21 – Envision Glasses – Price and Availability 46:52 – Why is AT so expensive? 50:10 – What’s exciting in AT and AI? 51:41 – Envision Demo 52:19 – Final Thoughts about Envision Ap 52:59 – Final Thoughts about Envision Glasses

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• EchoVision Glasses: Could it be the most promising smart glasses for the blind & visually impaired?

  The EvhoVision smart glasses is a wearable that looks like a pair of regular glasses, but features multiple accessibility tools and AI made especially for the blind or visually impaired. In this Epic Ally interview with Agiga CEO, Xiaoran, and CTO, Huasong, I was excited to hear about the features setting EchoVision apart--a button for scene description, OCR and full document reading capabilities, asking AI follow up questions, and more. Also find out about their pre-order offer, availability, future subscriptions, and my thoughts on the EvchoVision. EchoVision Glasses https://echovision.agiga.ai/ Agiga Homepage https://agiga.ai/ Video Chapters: 00:00 Echo Vision Smart Glasses 00:35 What makes the Echo Vision promising 02:34 Interview with Agiga Introduction 02:54 - Introducing Echo Vision 04:11 Description of the Echo Vision 05:45 - AI (Magic) Button 06:04 AI Follow Up Questions 06:15 Can it read documents? 07:04 Scene description versus OCR 08:06 App Integrations, WI-Fi and Phone, Connectivity 10:52 Past Conversations with AI 12:21 Phone Audio Connectivity 12:52 Camera Quality, Battery, and Charging 14:14 What types of lenses are available? 15:20 Clip on sunglasses… yes or no? 15:57 Echo Vision versus Meta Glasses 20:14 How Echo Vision began and Agiga’s mission 24:52 Echo Vision Availability, Pricing, and Pre-Order 26:37 Echo Vision Subscription? 30:11 Assistive Technology Pricing versus Echo Vision Pricing 35:42 Echo Vision’s Future 36:40 Voice Memo “AI Memory” Capabilities 38:53 Audio Recordings versus Voice Memo AI 40:43 Carrie’s Thoughts on the Echo Vision

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