Access On

We return to our national convention in Austin, Texas, for the next part of our AI seminar. Charles Hiser, Ron Miller, and Kennedy Zimnik discuss using AI to assist with personal and professional writing projects and working with images. Here is what you can hear, and when.

Introduction 0:00:00
AI to assist with writing 0:03:21
AI in the enterprise 0:21:45
AI and Tactile graphics 0:39:54
AI and Image recognition 0:47:01
Thoughts on BrailleNote Evolve 0:53:40
Closing and contact info 0:57:47

This week's episode of Access On takes you for our first visit to the National Federation of the Blind's 2026 national convention in Austin, Texas.
We bring you the first part of a seminar delivered by our Accessibility Excellence team, with a little help from knowledgeable federationists. here is what you can hear, and when.

Introduction 0:00:00
Making music with AI, and a 2026 convention song 0:01:37
AI-assisted coding 0:17:06
Not impressed with Alexa Plus 0:54:32
Dreamwidth, and Riverside 0:55:30
Closing and contact info 1:01:51

On this week's Access On, we delve into our busy email box for a selection of contributions from listeners around the world. A reminder that we index our episodes by chapter, so if your podcast app supports it, it's easy to skip between segments.
Here are the topics our listeners discuss, and when you can hear them.

Monarch discount available for NFB members 0:00:00
New Amazon Kindle app for Windows 0:02:48
Thoughts after the GPS navigation Access On webinar 0:04:24
BrailleNote Evolve 0:07:52
Tailscale 0:22:26
Review of the Sony BRAVIA Theater U Wearable TV Speaker for use with navigation apps 0:23:51
Making audio description personal 0:28:32
Certification and lived experience 0:31:32
My Waymo experience 0:39:48
Current accessibility status of Sonos 0:45:22
National convention feedback 0:47:41
Inaccessible age verification 0:50:27
Not happy with my Zoom H1Essential 0:54:29
Closing and contact info 0:57:21

In this week's episode of Access On:
Our next Access On webinar is on Zoom recorders 0:00:00
Ghost 0:02:36
Static Site Generators 0:07:15
Micro.blog 0:12:30
SquareSpace and Wix 0:16:02
Markdown 0:19:55
Integrating your website with social media 0:40:30
Plaud Accessibility 0:53:19
Closing and contact info 1:00:05

This week, we continue our series on creating websites, with a look at two of the most popular content management systems.

WordPress 0:00:00
Drupal 0:38:45
Closing and contact info 1:08:40