Vision forward's Tech Connect Live

By: Vision Forward
  • Summary

  • Join Luke Scriven and Cory Ballard, Assistive Technology Specialists at Vision Forward, for Tech connect Live! This free event every other Thursday at 11:00 AM CST features a live demonstration of an assistive technology product, followed by an open question and answer session and general discussion. Come find out how devices perform when they’re put on the spot – and how Luke and Cory perform for that matter! This informal event is a great place to come and get a real experience of assistive technologies, all without having to leave the comfort of your own home.
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Episodes
  • PiccyBot! AI Video Description App! | Tech Connect Live!
    Nov 21 2024
    Episode Notes

    Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:00 Jokes and Audience Comments and Questions 7:50 Introducing PiccyBot, AI descriptions from video and photos 11:30 PIccyBot's creator Martijn Van Der Spec enters the chat! 13:00 Demo using VoiceOver navigating through the app , headings, controls 16:55 Demo of taking a still photo in the app and hearing its description 27:00 Using PiccyBot to analyze old photos already saved on your device 32:00 Comparing this with the Be My AI description and response time. 37:00 Uploading an existing video file to the app for description 43:00 Actually taking a live video and uploading it for a detailed description! 49:00 Summary thoughts from our Assistive Technology Experts! 53:00 Upcoming videos, live shows and events! Stay Tuned!

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    57 mins
  • Smart Vision 3 PART 2: Apps both built in and downloadable | Tech Connect Live!
    Nov 7 2024
    Smart Vision 3 Part 2: Apps!

    Notes go here

    0:00 Start 3:30 Upcoming Dining In the Dark event 5:15 Setting up expectations, referencing previous livestream on Smart Vision 3. 8:00 Overview of the phone and its controls, 9:00 Getting into the Application List 11:00 Agenda 12:20 Currency Identifier 15:00 Where can you purchase this phone? Raz Mobility website 17:55 Calendar, changing view scale and creating events 20:30 Color Identifier App, 23:30 Contacts, creating new contacts, dictation works but you cannot spell by letter 27:40 Book Reader information, compatible with Bard style Daisy files and other text file into Audiobook. 33:00 Gmail example both reading and writing emails 37:45 Sending a Text using Google Assistant or Gemini 39:15 YouTube, navigating, searching, and using it with TalkBack and Dictation 42:30 How this phone compares to Blind Shell Classic 2? 46:00 Upcoming Videos, Events and Livestreams

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    49 mins
  • Smart Vision 3: An Accessible Cell Phone for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Tech Connect Live!
    Oct 24 2024

    0:00 Start 10:00 Smart Vision 3 Introduction, who is it best for? 12:30 Physical Description, Button Controls 17:10 Demo of the device, Navigating through menus, 22:00 List of Applications, technological workarounds and gestures 25:00 T-Mobile support and 3 months of Mint Mobile for free 26:20 Getting to Contacts from main menu, 28:00 Discussing tech complexity and how simple controls don't always make it easier 32:00 Demonstrating the Magnifier 34:45 Launch the Google Assistant to ask it questions 38:10 Alexa App Raincheck 39:00 Commenter Questions, VoiceOver 40:00 Demonstrating the Google Lookout app 41:40 Smart Vision 3 Features of note, keypad controls, who is this best for? 46:00 Wrap Up, Upcoming Episodes, Produced Videos and Special Events!

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    50 mins

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