low-vision

Karen and Theresa make their monthly appearance on the show. This time, we discuss the many reasons why so many people read horror. Why do we willingly want to feel fear and discomfort? There’s a lot to unpack. Plus, Sarah Hillis presents/raves about one of our personal favourite narrators, Julia Whelan, as part of our Know Your Narrator segment

This week, Ramya and Jacob convene with the book club to have an in depth discussion on what specifically makes a book enjoyable. Everyone shares their ranking of the following 4 elements in order of personal importance to their enjoyment of a book; Plot, writing, characters and setting. Spoiler alert, opinions differ. We also wrap up banned books week, which ended on October 7th, with a few shocking statistics from the ALA, American Library Association as well as take a look back at the history of book bannings

Der Spezialist für Sehbehinderten-Lesegeräte Steller Technology stellt seine Produktpallette made in Germany und die Firmenphilosophie vor, die auf größtmögliche Flexibilität und Kombinierbarkeit diverser Kameras, Anschlüsse und Stative setzt. Etwas ausführlicher vorgestellt wird dabei das Lesegerät SK2, das mit einem Curved-Monitor, wenig Platzbedarf und edlem Design aufwartet. Näher besprochen wird auch Vision Mix - eine mobile Kamera für Schülerinnen und Schüler und mit einem Gewicht von unter einem Kilo das wohl leichteste System dieser Art auf dem Markt. Aus diesem Abschnitt stammt auch das wörtliche Zitat aus dem Titel dieser Podcast-Episode - nutzt es so wie ihr es wollt - die Kamera kann es einfach!

Schweizer Optik ist eines der ältesten inhabergeführten Unternehmen aus der Augenoptik-Branche und bietet nicht nur diverse analoge Handlupen an, sondern auch zahlreiche elektronische Low-Vision-Produkte. Wir sprechen über die Produktpalette elektronischer Handlupen und Bildschirmlesegeräte aus der Serie eMag, wo die Vorteile gegenüber herkömmlichen Handlupen liegen, wie man die passenden Produkte für sich findet und diese über den Fachhandel erhält.

Host: Hello, this is Ability Anyware Radio, a disability advocacy podcast. Today is Wednesday, November 7, 2018. We’re streaming live from the Accessible Community Technology Fair at the New York Public Library. I’m here with…
Paul: Paul Hanson from Eye Assist, and my son Steven.
Host: Great, nice to meet you, Paul.
Paul: Nice to meet you also.
Host: Can you tell me about your assistive technology, Eye Assist?
Paul: Absolutely, we are the distributor here in New York and New Jersey. And we feature products from Enhanced vision, which is a manufacturer based in California. They design and develop and rebuild our products here for distribution around the world. And essentially, these are low vision electronic magnification devices. Whether they be a handheld type of device for spot reading, right on up to our latest technology, which is the DaVinici. Now the DaVinici is a 24-inch monitor, utilizing a high-definition camera, which sits up on top. The camera naturally extends forward, facing straight down to magnify the material, choosing the different color contrast benefitting those with low vision . The camera can also be used for distance viewing. And you can also use it to help you for self-use, such as makeup, things of this nature. Now, that is the primary purpose of the device for magnification in helping you to be able to read things yourself.
However, I’m visually impaired. My eyes may be getting a little bit tired. I have the opportunity to press a button. And you will hear the machine say, “Please place your document inside the frame.” Because at this point, a rectangular box appears on the screen. You simply place your document. You may not be able to read it at the size. But you can see the parameters of the document. It’s inside the frame. Press the button. You will hear it print. It takes the photo of the document. It begins processing it into text into speech. So you are listening to what your eyes are now tired of trying to read.
Host: Wow, that’s excellent. What a terrific piece of assistive technology! Thank so much for sharing with us today.
Paul: You are quite welcome .