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Access Information News for Monday, April 17, 2023 - Volume 906The Week's News in Access Information A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication Access Information News. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access information. Subscribers: 10,433 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: NSITE Connects Employers With Talented People Who Are Blind Or Low-Vision And Supports Talent To Gain Employment
NSITE.org is the first non-profit organization, offering a continuum of services to connect employers with talented job seekers who are blind or low-vision and provides training, employment and career services to these job seekers. Using the NSITE Connect Job Board, which is designed exclusively for individuals who experience vision loss, employers can fill open positions with talent who are blind or have low vision. Job postings are also open to veterans. NSITE-U provides accessible on-demand and virtual instructor-led classes, programs and workshops to support career skills training and professional development for individuals who are blind or have low vision or are veterans. For more information about NSITE and all its services including a free Job Seekers Toolkit developed with APH, American Printing House for the Blind, visit us and use this form to reach NSITE's team for information about programs, classes and services, connect: Dear Access Information News Subscriber,Submit your Access Information News Item for free, with timing and placement determined by our editors, here: https://accessinformationnews.com/submit-news. Submit a Sponsored News Item, with timing and placement determined by you, here: https://accessinformationnews.com/submit-sponsored-news.1) Top 5 Most Clicked Access Information News Articles From Last WeekA.) Can ChatGPT Make The World More Accessible? | Benjamin Roussey | Accessibility.com (6.7% of all clicks.) B.) What Will AI Mean For The Popular App Be My Eyes? | NPR (5.8% of all clicks.) C.) 10 Habits To Create Accessible Content | Clint Covington | Microsoft Accessibility Blog (5.0% of all clicks.) D.) "They Felt A Blind Man Could Not Teach" — Visually Impaired Man Narrates How He Was Stereotyped | April 1, 2023 | TVC News | YouTube (5.0% of all clicks.) E.) 'When Does This Milk Expire?': Chat GPT-4 Is Now Helping Blind People Navigate Everyday Tasks | Fast Company (4.4% of all clicks.) 2) Sponsorship Package UpdatesAre you an access-based business or organization whose products, services or message would benefit from reaching over 15,000 access professionals each week? If so, please consider becoming a Sponsor today for just $100 a month, paid either quarterly or annually. Annual Sponsors gain the additional benefit of being able to schedule their Featured Advertisement dates up to one year in advance. If you've been looking for a way to consistently reach the largest audience of opt-in access professionals in the world today, please consider becoming an Access Information News Sponsor while packages last. Availability: There are currently 9 Access Information News Sponsorship Packages remaining. Advertising Benefits: Review a complete list of advertising benefits here: 3) Access Information News Announces New Micro Advertising Service. Sponsored News Items Now Available. Everything You Need To KnowKey Points: Anyone can now run a Sponsored News Item in any issue of AIN for just $50 USD. Sponsors can now run a Sponsored News Item in any issue of AIN for just $25 USD. Sponsored News Items will work just like Sponsored Tidbits. Full announcement here: 4) Access Information News Click-To-Vote Quick Poll #906 | Sponsored By: NSITEQuestion: With companies across the country juggling the DEI space for hires and equitable training. Which training below would you be more interested in as BVI regarding an opportunity for advancement or new career opportunity? A.) Customer Service Training B.) Supply Chain/ Vending Operations (BEP Program) C.) Recruiting/Sourcing Training D.) IT (Information Technology) Desktop support, Cybersecurity, Networking E.) Project Management/Data Analysis Poll Link: https://bit.ly/ain-poll906 5) When You Have Low Vision and Are the Conference Presenter: What Works for Me | Paths To TechnologyWhether presenting in person or virtually, K12 students, college students, and employed adults with low vision need a wealth of skills to be effective presenters. Dr. L Penny Rosenblum offers her tips on designing and delivering effective presentations: 6) American Council of the Blind Applauds ScripTalk Talking Label Pilot at WegmansThe American Council of the Blind (ACB) is pleased to share the announcement of the ScripTalk Talking Prescription Label pilot program at Wegmans Food Markets. Wegmans is offering the ScripTalk system that allows blind or low vision patients the ability to audibly hear important prescription label information, ensuring their medication independence and safety. The chain will offer the service across five of its New York locations: 7) Chasing Rainbows: This Is What It Looks Like To Be Colorblind | Andy Baio | The VergeApparently, the very idea of colorblindness is hard to visualize. Take a shot at looking through my eyes: 8) Braille Institute Los Angeles Multi-Year Initiative To Unveil A Reimagined Library For Those Blind And Visually ImpairedAfter multiple years of planning, Braille Institute Los Angeles is set to unveil its reimagined library for those who are blind or visually impaired at an Open House event on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 from 10 AM to 2 PM. Free and open to the public, guests can explore the new space that includes an L.A. cityscape sensory wall and mural, a recording room, a lightbright and tech hub. Lunch will be served plus a reading from Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson. To register, visit https://brailleinstitute.org/library-workshops/rsvp by April 19, 2023: 9) ELEHEAR Launches Alpha AIAlpha AI includes VoClear Technology and remote fitting services. ELEHEAR has launched Alpha AI, the newest hearing device in the company's portfolio that can be fitted remotely. According to Elehear leaders, the device is AI-powered and incorporates VoClear technology, and also includes Bluetooth capabilities: 10) City Of Chicago Held in Violation of Americans with Disabilities Act | United States Department of Justice | April 5, 2023A federal judge in Chicago held the City of Chicago liable for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act by failing to provide accessible pedestrian signals at signalized intersections throughout the city to those who are blind or have low vision: 11) Federal Judge Rules That Chicago's Failure To Install APS Is Discrimination Against The Blind | Streets Blog Chicago | April 13, 2023Last week, U.S. District judge Elaine Bucklo ruled that the city of Chicago's failure to install accessible pedestrian signals (APS) at a significant number of intersections constitutes discrimination against people with visual impairments under federal disability laws. As such, the Chicago Department of Transportation will be required to install APS, push-button devices that include tactile and auditory information to help blind and visually impaired pedestrians safely cross the street, whenever an intersection is built or modernized. Read Bucklo's memorandum here. CDOT has only installed a handful of accessible pedestrian signals: 12) Will You Shop Blind? Introducing The April 1st Through April 30th 2023 Shop Blind Challenge | Two Blind BrothersPublisher (Di Blasi): Since 100% of the profits from this initiative are donated to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, we have made the decision to include it here. 13) Are You Ableist? Take This Test To Find Out | The Washington Post: Subscription RequiredPublisher (Di Blasi): Here at Access Information News and Top Tech Tidbits we encourage people to counteract ableist beliefs and behaviors by learning more about disabled people and their experiences. To do our part in this ongoing educational effort we try to provide readers with as many examples of these kinds of experiences as possible, each week, so that they can hone their understanding of the what ableism truly is and what it means to the access community as a whole. This test is an incredibly mind-opening tool for assessing, if you will, you current level of bias where disabled persons are concerned. There are 7 different questions and the article rates your performance at the end. 14) Bookshare's Membership Fee Increase (For Non-Student Individual Members)Starting in May 2023, Bookshare will raise its membership fee for non-student Individual Members. This will be our first fee increase in our history of over two decades and is an action we take with great consideration: 15) FAQs about Bookshare's Updated Feehttps://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/faqs-about-bookshares-updated-fee 16) How to Use the PlayStation Store's Accessibility Tags to Filter Games Worth Buying | MakeUseOfEnsure that your next video game matches your accessibility needs with the PlayStation Store's useful Accessibility Tags: 17) U.S. Attorney Announces Agreement With The City University Of New York To Remedy The Exclusion Of A Student With Visual Impairments | United States Department of JusticeCUNY has also agreed to implement system-wide reforms to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a voluntary compliance agreement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) with the City University of New York ("CUNY") pursuant to which CUNY will provide individual relief to a student with visual impairments who was excluded from full participation in their academic courses and implement system-wide policies to ensure future compliance with the ADA across CUNY's 25 colleges in the five boroughs of New York City, which collectively serve 243,000 students: 18) Get Your VPAT In A Hurry | Karl GrovesPublisher (Di Blasi): In this article Karl explains why rushing a VPAT is never a good idea. 19) Using Smart Speakers While Temporarily Blind | Julio Ojeda-ZapataComputer screens of all sizes have been a constant in our lives for decades. But what if you suddenly couldn't use any of them? How would you maintain a semblance of your connected lifestyle? Could you make do with just sound? I faced this dilemma in August 2022 after I lost control of my bicycle in downtown St. Paul, went flying, and slammed my helmeted head onto the asphalt with a sickening crunch. I suffered a nasty concussion. Soon afterward, my world began to go dark: 20) 'Forced To Live In My Disability' | DC Native Calls Out Hilton After Getting Stuck In Hotel Elevator | April 14, 2023 | WUSA9 NewsMario Bonds is totally blind. He is speaking out after he was stuck in a hotel elevator because of its digital touchscreen with no Braille: 21) Dad Creates Bespoke 3D-Printed Toys for Kids with DisabilitiesNick Hardman is a single dad and 3D printing hobbyist who loves a good project. In 2020, he made PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic and soon found himself transitioning to a new endeavor. "I'm Nick, and this is the 3D Toy Shop Teddy Hospital,” he says in a viral TikTok video. "We make toys that don't exist — like little pacemakers and little tracheostomies so children who are going through the hardest time can have a friend like them:" 22) 4 Key Strategies for Accessible Deployment | Accessibility.comThe accessibility of a webpage or web-based product is a marker of a successful deployment strategy. It means that the widest potential client base can use the product. This includes those 26% of Americans with some form of disability. Organizations should do all they can to ensure the product is accessible by the time it reaches the deployment stage. Deployment is important because it is when the reality of user experience tempers the accessibility of a product. Accessibility is not just a company's responsibility in the drawing room stages. Once the product is deployed to the real world, the company still has to ensure its accessibility efforts are sustained. In this piece, we will detail four key strategies that a business can use to make sure that the deployment stage of its products and platforms is accessible: 23) Accessible Air Fryer for Blind & DeafBlind | Daniel Hawkins | Inclusive Ability Initiative, LLCOne of the first steps to becoming independent is learning how to cook for yourself. During the pandemic I learned how to slow cook and smoke meat. I had so much fun with it and enjoyed eating my creations and sharing with family and friends, I decided to look into other avenues of meal creations. One thing I love is homemade hand cut French fries. I do have a $25 deep frier I have been using for years. But like everyone who uses these, it can get messy, and you have to replace the cooking oil. I never did enjoy replacing the oil and the mess to clean up. So, I started researching on what some have told me to use an air fryer to cook French fries. I found out it is healthier and does not use much oil. Very easy to use and clean up. As you have guessed, I invested in an air fryer. I did my research as a Blind person and read comments of others on the accessibility of air fryers. You can buy an analog fryer that just has two knobs, one for the temperature and the other one is the timer. But I wanted the best of the best! So, I found the: 24) Google Announces The End Of Multiple Nest Products. What You Need To Know | ZDNetOn April 7, 2023 Google announced via a blog post that it will end support for some of its home products including Nest Secure, Dropcam and Works. If you own one here is what that means for you: 25) Recording: Mapping the Disability Tech Market with Perkins School for the Blind | Sandy K. Lacey | YouTubeStory: https://equalentry.com/mapping-the-disability-tech-market-perkins-school/ 26) PA Shortage Leaves Disabled People 'Stuck At Home' | BBC WalesDisabled people are being shut out of society because of a lack of personal assistants, it has been claimed: 27) 5 Best eBook Subscription Services of 2023 | Good eReaderIf you're an avid reader or a book lover, an eBook subscription is extremely worthwhile for you. Just like Netflix, which gives you access to 1000+ movies and TV series, an eBook subscription service lets you access 1000s or even millions of eBooks. Fortunately, there are countless eBook subscription services to choose from. But how do you select the service that will satisfy your reading needs? In this post, we're going to review the five best eBooks subscription services that are worth checking out. Let's take a look: 28) Let's See The Victory: Blinded Ukrainian Soldier Wants To Bring Artificial Vision To Ukraine | VideoA Ukrainian sapper lost both of his eyes when an antipersonnel mine exploded during a mission in the Donbas region. After four months in the hospital and extensive rehab, Vladyslav Yeshchenko co-founded Let's See The Victory, a charity project that wants to bring an experimental technology to Ukraine that could help him and other blind soldiers see again: 29) The Importance Of Sport For Children With Disabilities — And The Lengths Their Parents Go To Access It | The ConversationAccess to physical activity and sport is not equal. Children and young people with disabilities are less likely to engage in physical activity and sport, as there are significant barriers to their participation. Parents are often vital in helping their children become involved in sport. In our research, we spoke to 11 parents of children and young people aged between 12 and 25 who were competing in at UK or international level in parasport. We wanted to understand their experience supporting their children's sport participation and parasport pathways. Their children were competitive in a range of parasports, including wheelchair tennis, athletics and swimming: 30) FDA Issues Warning that Abbott's FreeStyle Libre Readers May OverheatA number of Libre users reported that their reader's lithium-ion battery swelled, overheated, sparked, and in rare cases, caught fire. In response, Abbott has issued a warning. If you use FreeStyle Libre, here are steps you can take to stay safe: 31) Why Blind Students Struggle To Get Braille Textbooks On Time | Civil BeatLegislators are considering a bill that would force public schools to provide timely instructional material: 32) In First, CDC Issues Data On Teens With Autism | Disability Scoop: Subscription RequiredThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting for the first time on its efforts to expand tracking of children with autism to include teens on the spectrum. The federal agency has long studied autism among 8-year-olds in various locations across the nation. The surveillance data is relied on to provide an estimate of the number of children believed to have the developmental disability. More recently, the CDC started collecting data on 4-year-olds as well: 33) 5 Essential Strategies to Implement as You Grow Your Business | BrailleWorksThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal accessibility laws can be costly when overlooked and are essential to business growth and a boost in revenue. Overlooking accessibility needs not only excludes a large portion of both the United States and global populations, it can also bring about expensive and time-consuming litigation that could have easily been avoided. Let's explore 5 essential accessibility components that every company needs to address in order to boost their revenue: 34) Digitally Accessible Math Worksheets | Paths To LiteracyMany math worksheets are not accessible to people who use screen readers. In this blog you'll find math worksheets that can be used by people who use screen readers, people who use keyboards only, as well as those who want braille output: 35) How Bookshop.org Survives — and Thrives — in Amazon's World | Wired: Subscription RequiredAndy Hunter's ecommerce platform was a pandemic hit. Now he's on a mission to prove that small businesses can scale up without selling out: 36) Who WCAG Applies To | Kami Funk | Accessibility.comDifferent countries have different requirements, and in the United States, the lines aren't completely clear. WCAG is considered the "gold standard" of accessibility rules, but it is neither a law nor universally legally required in the United States. Though the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) does define digital accessibility requirements, it doesn't specify how they must be achieved: 37) What Happened To You? — New Kid's Book Challenges Intrusive Questions On Disability | Forbes: Subscription RequiredReleased across the United States this week, What Happened To You? by James Catchpole featuring illustrations by Karen George is a children's book that seeks to explore personal questions from others that can make people with disabilities feel awkward and excluded. Aimed at kids aged between four and eight, the book published by New York-based Little, Brown and Company tells the story of Joe — a young boy with a limb difference who is playing a game of pirates in the playground: 38) Are Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Just as Good? Here's What to Know | CNETA pair of hearing aids that you can pick up at the store may be a new concept, but a new study suggests you may fit yourself for one just as well as the professionals: 39) Sight Unseen: An Exhibition That Challenges Perception And Reality | Isaiah Joseph | The TowerKean's Human Rights Institute introduces a remarkable exhibit showcasing the photographic works of blind artists from all around the world. The exhibition's theme of blindness and photography is a fascinating and innovative idea. The idea of artists who are visually impaired creating photographs opens up a whole new perspective on the relationship between the photographer and the image: 40) A Spectacular Vision: The BlindCan Film FestivalWhen presented with the notion that a blind person can make a film, many people would think it is impossible. Ben Fox, the founder of the BlindCAN Film Festival, is showing the Tallahassee Community and the world that blindness isn't a hindrance to living a full life or using the art of cinema to tell stories: 41) Alberta Teen With Limited Vision Among All-Star Canadians Heading To International Archery Competition | CTV News EdmontonAn Alberta teenager will join some of the country's best archers at an international competition in South Africa this summer — but it's not just her skills on the range that are making an impression: 42) MTA Tests New Wide Turnstiles At Stations To Increase Accessibility | Video | CBS NewsThe MTA wants to know what riders think of wider subway turnstiles: 44) These Evocative A.I. Images Were Conceived in the Memory of the Visually Impaired | VideoIn partnership with the Valentin Hauy Association, named for the founder of the first school for the blind (which educated Louis Braille), French optician group Optic 2000 has created "As Far As the Eye Can See." The work was conceived by Australie.GAD and consists of A.I. images created from the vivid memories of visually impaired people. Each subject sat with photographer Marc Da Cunha Lopes and described a memory. Lopes then engaged A.I. software to tailor the resulting images for as much fidelity to the experience as possible: 45) 'It's Not A Checklist, It's A Mindset' — Accessibility And Inclusion Is At The Centre Of This Australian Music CommunityDave Dowling was putting on one of his semi-regular backyard DIY gigs on the north side of Melbourne when he first met Harley Young, a local musician with a big idea and a lot of enthusiasm. "He just came around to my house and launched straight into it," Dowling says. "'I've been thinking about this for a while. And I'd like your involvement'." That idea was for Off The List Records, a record label and event organizing collective focused on empowering artists and music lovers with a disability. "I was so into the idea," Dowling says. "I was like, 'Yeah, I would like to be a part of that'. "It is really thoughtful to think about starting a label that empowers disabled punters and musicians within the Australian music landscape:" 46) Marina del Pilar Administration Implements Free Birth Certificate Program In BrailleDelivery of birth certificates in the braille system has begun in Baja, California: 47) Comcast, Sinclair, & Pearl TV Are Adding Enhanced Audio Accessibility to ATSC 3.0 NEXTGEN TVComcast NBCUniversal, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and the Pearl Network Consortia have announced a major coalition to demonstrate enhanced audio accessibility to ATSC 3.0 NEXTGEN TV. With these new features over the air TV will become more inclusive to everyone. Now OTA TV will offer an audio description audio track over the air: 48) 3 Tips For Helping People With Disabilities | Forbes: Subscription Required"Helping the disabled," both the phrase and the concept, can come across as obviously positive — but at the same time surprisingly uncomfortable. It is the textbook version of a "Good Deed" — kind, uncomplicated, and seemingly apolitical, itself a potential relief in these politically polarized times. Yet, for actual disabled people, "helping the disabled," like its predecessor "helping the handicapped" has awkward associations. Done right, and with the right mindset, help from other people can liberate and empower disabled people, and bolster their dignity. But the urge to help can just as easily lead to condescension, miscommunication, and even physical danger: 49) Documentary Film 'Friday Night Blind' Explores The World Of Three Vision-Impaired BowlersAbout 13 years ago, Milwaukee resident Scott Krahn, a veteran advertising art director, decided to sign up to be a Big Brother. Little did he know how much that choice would change his life. A film that in a roundabout way grew out of that experience, the short documentary Friday Night Blind, would end up winning a Wisconsin Film Festival Golden Badger Award for Krahn and his co-director, Robb Fischer. It will screen as part of the "Real People/Real Places" program on April 14 and 15: 50) How Accessible Is Our Future? | Award Winning Sight Loss Coach, Advocate and Author Donna JodhanDonna is concerned about the accessibility of our future. So many barriers to overcome and so many others beyond our control: 51) Austin Airport Launches New Program, Provides Other Services For Non-Visible Disability TravelersAUS is the fourth airport in Texas to help create an easier experience of going through terminals for those with hidden disabilities: 52) Punchline Joins Gloucestershire's Audio News Map | April 14, 2023 | WIVB4 BuffaloFor those who are blind or partially sighted, keeping up with the latest news presents distinct challenges, but a network of volunteers who work hard on converting print to audio across Gloucestershire is bridging the gap to ensure nobody misses out on the stories behind the latest headlines: 53) NFTA Expanding Service To Help Visually Impaired | April 16, 2023 | WIVB4 BuffaloThe Niagara Frontier Transit Authority (NFTA) is expanding a free program to help the visually impaired: ➜ Featured Webinars, Training Courses and EventsSubmit your access information related Webinar, Training Course or Event for consideration within this section using this form: https://accessinformationnews.com/submit-event.April 18, 2023 | JAWS Inspect Testing for Developers and QA Teams | TPGi9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT April 18, 2023 | Live Webinar | Accessible Design Systems: CarMax's Driving Force for Online Inclusion10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT April 19, 2023 | Lights, Camera, Audio Descriptions! | The Lighthouse For The Blind, Inc.4PM PT, 5PM MT, 6PM CT, 7PM ET, 11PM GMT April 19, 2023 | 2023 Helen Keller Achievement Awards | American Foundation for the BlindApril 19, 2023 | Creating Accessible Emails & Using Mailchimp (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT April 20, 2023 | Webinar: ADA Legal Update: What Your Restaurant Needs to Know About Digital Accessibility9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT April 20, 2023 | Book Talk: Digital Copyright | Internet Archive and Author / Professor Jessica Litman10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT April 20, 2023 | The CSUN Takeaway | Envision9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT April 21, 2023 | 3D-Printed, DIY Assistive Technology | NOAT11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT April 25, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group5PM PT, 6PM MT, 7PM CT, 8PM ET, 12AM GMT Next Day April 26, 2023 | WCAG 2.2 Overview (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT April 26, 2023 | How To Build A Positive Credit Score And History | LBPD Financial Literacy Course | Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled3PM PT, 4PM MT, 5PM CT, 6PM ET, 10PM GMT April 27, 2023 | International Ally User Group7AM PT, 8AM MT, 9AM CT, 10AM ET, 2PM GMT April 28, 2023 | Navigating Finances for Older Individuals With Vision Loss | OIB-TAC12PM PT, 1PM MT, 2PM CT, 3PM ET, 7PM GMT May 3, 2023 | Lego Braille Bricks Live Session 8: STEM | APH8AM PT, 9AM MT, 10AM CT, 11AM ET, 3PM GMT May 9, 2023 through May 12, 2023 | John Slatin AccessU 2023 | KnowbilityJoin us virtually or in Austin, TX. 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He has been an Apple Ambassador for Apple Australia since 2009 with a group of other Ambassadors / Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE)'s covering the range of Apple's Accessibility solutions throughout Australia. David produces a range of podcasts (since 2011) covering Apple and other technologies which are distributed on his own podcast (http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com). In addition, he also has a regular Talking Tech program (since 2013) which can be heard every Tuesday at 4:30 Eastern Summer Time on Vision Australia Radio Melbourne (available online) or via https://omny.fm/shows/talking-tech-vision-australia-radio David also runs a weekly Tech Monday where people can chat about assistive and main stream technology, share information, and any tips and tricks. David lost his sight when he was 8 years old and had to learn Braille. Since then, he completed high school, went to Sydney University receiving a Social Work degree, spent 4 years drug and alcohol counselling, and then moved into his current job. As a person who is blind, David believes that as a user of the technology that he recommends to others, that he is well situated to look at the strengths and shortcomings of the assistive technology that he comes across in both his professional and personal life, in particular, mainstream technology that is accessible. Twitter: @dwoodbridge In addition to his weekly contributions to Access Information News, David's regularly occurring activities are his weekly tech radio show, bi-monthly exploring tech webinars for Vision Australia, his iSee podcast when something of note grabs his attention, and the weekly Tech Monday chat sessions. 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