23 JAN 2019 · Picture of Ed Roberts smiling and biting down on the tube in his mouth. He is sitting in his motorized wheelchair. Instrumental music plays for 7 seconds. For our #Deaf viewers, check out the free music visualizer, Spectrum (for PC), from the @Microsoft Store for a visualization of the instrumental song playing at the beginning of his podcast. Host: Welcome to Ability Anyware Radio. This is a disability advocacy podcast. Today is January 23, 2019, officially Ed Roberts Day! We’re dedicating this segment to honor the legacy and life-changing work of Mr. Roberts on behalf of individuals with disabilities across the globe. Mr. Roberts is co-founder of the World Institute on Disability (WID). is a nonprofit that works to fully integrate people with disabilities into the communities around them in a variety of different ways." Mr. Roberts is the disability advocate responsible for curb cuts in sidewalks at intersections which benefit millions of people in the U.S. alone. Whether moving in a wheelchair, pushing a stroller, riding a bike or skateboard, or crossing an intersection with luggage, we all feel a sense of relief at the sight of a curb cut! Host sighs a sound of relief. For more information, visit www.wid.org. You can also view our article on Mr. Roberts and WID in Ability Anyware Digital Quarterly (AADQ) Winter 2018 Issue on page 7. Please go to our Twitter feed for more information @AbilityAnyware. Thanks for tuning in with us. We look forward to connecting with you next time.

30 NOV 2018 · 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 .

20 NOV 2018 · Transcript for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Viewers: Hello, this is Ability Anyware Radio streaming live from the Accessible Community, Culture & Technology Fair at the New York Public Library. We're visiting the AT Guys booth here at the event. Host: Hi JJ! How are you? JJ: I'm doing great. And you? Host: I'm well. Thanks. So, can you tell us about what AT Guys does? JJ: Absolutely and thank you so much for the opportunity. AT Guys, AT stands for Access Technology. So what we do is we provide affordable technology products, especially for people on the go. So we have everything from Bluetooth speakers and headsets to bone conduction headsets. Those are headsets that actually don't cover your ears. So you can wear them while your traveling and you can hear your surroundings as well as the headset. We have an accessible power bank, battery pack, which you can use to charge devices, like an iPhone or an Android. And it's accessible because it will vibrate to let you know how much power is left in the battery. We have a portable digital voice recorder that talks called the MicroSpeak. We have a couple different blue tooth keyboards, which are accessible as well. We also have other specialized technology, such as the Victor reader trek, which is a combination book player and GPS. We have Braille displays. We have screen readers. We have tactile screen overlays for iPhones to help you use your phone and take full advantage of it. And perhaps find out how to make phone calls and do other things using your iPhone tactilely. We really try to do a lot technology that is both affordable and highly useful. Host: Oh, that's great. So can you give us your website and Twitter handle? So we are at www.atguys.com and the Twitter is the same @ATguys. We have support@atguys.com for email. And you can call us at 269-216-4798. Host: Ok, thank you JJ. Have a great day. JJ: Thank you so much. Host: Bye, bye.

8 NOV 2018 · Host: Hello this is Ability Anyware Radio, a disability advocacy podcast. We're streaming live from the Accessible Community, Culture, Technology Fair at the New York Public Library. And we're visiting the Independence Science booth. Image of student in an apron holding a piece of equipment to test liquid in a beaker homepage of Independence Science website. Host: Hi, how are you? Jasa: I'm well Tanya! How are you doing this afternoon? Host: I'm great. What's your name? Jasa: My name is Jasa Dhara and I'm here with Independence Science. Would you like to know a little bit more about us? Host: Yes, please. Jasa: Awesome! So our mission is to make Science Technology, Engineering, and Math or STEM accessible to blind and visually impaired learners. Now what you may not know is that these learners are a highly underrepresented minority population in STEM and are often discouraged from doing labs. We want people who are blind and visually impaired to be fully integrated into the STEM workforce because of their lifelong problem solving skills set which is an asset to the STEM fields. Our founder is Doctor Cary Supalo who is a blind chemist. And he realized the need for the intervention of talking lab equipment when he faced barriers in his own graduate studies in chemistry. We at Independence Science are committed to promoting hands on science learning experiences for students with visual impairments through our premier product which is the Sci Voice Talking Lab Quest. This is a handheld scientific data logger for independent data collection and analysis in a hands on way. There are over 70 different sensors for the fields of biology, chemistry, earth science, and space sciences. And they all talk. We are here to meet all of your science access needs. Host: That's great. Thank you. Jasa: Oh, you're welcome Tanya. Thank you for visit with us. Host: Absolutely, have a great day! Jasa: You too