New Vision Newsletter
April 2022
Welcome to your April New Vision Newsletter. New Vision at Goodwill seeks to promote independence and equality for people who are blind and visually impaired. We educate, inform, and provide resources, so people with visual impairments can live their fullest lives. We hope you find this newsletter useful, and we would love your feedback through the link shared at the end of this newsletter.
New Vision Echo Tips Podcast
New Echo Tips Podcast episodes are released every Wednesday morning. Available on your Echo or computer, the podcast features New Vision's Tech Center instructor, David Ward. These episodes contain contain micro-sized, roughly 5-minute tutorials on various Amazon Echo features. The newest episodes are available below.
Latest Episodes
Episode 186 A Cough, Fever, and Runny Nose
Episode 187 Notify When Nearby - Accessibility Feature
Episode 188 ZOOM Meetings on the Echo Show
Episode 189 Help for Dieting - Food Facts
Episode 190 Notifications for Sales and Deals
So how can I get it on my Echo? You can ask your Echo the following:
- Alexa, play Echo Tips Podcast.
- Alexa, play next episode or Alexa, skip.
This will play the previous episode since the podcast is sorted from newest to oldest.
If you have an Apple device such as an iPhone or iPad, you can also ask Siri to play the most recent episode. Simply say: "Siri, play the Echo Tips Podcast."
Alternatively, you can play the podcast via the website below, which is screen reader compatible. You can navigate the episode title via heading number 2. Simply press the space bar or otherwise activate the link to start that episode.
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Education-Podcasts/Echo-Tips-p1118403/
Podcasts
In this episode of Blind Guy Talks Tech, hear Robin demo the basics of navigating a Mac using the VoiceOver screenreader. Check out the link below.
https://episodes.castos.com/60637cbdcd8b06-67081744/803f76fb-478b-4225-b570-8fe8f7718b01-BGTT-5th-April-Aira-on-Desktop.mp3
In this episode of ACB Radio's Main Menu podcast, they talk about the world's largest assistive technology conference, known as CSUN. Listen as they discuss the event and things they learned at the link below.
https://pinecast.com/listen/b68736ab-c967-4f5c-bb64-dfa115b5766b.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3
Have you heard of Be My Eyes and the popular service Aira? Aira in particular provides professional agents that can assist you via your video camera on your smartphone with everyday tasks or business tasks. Learn how they are expanding the service to aid you on your desktop PC or laptop, for those times you get stuck or run into an inaccessible webpage or utility. Listen to this episode of the Blind Guy Talks Tech show at the link below.
https://episodes.castos.com/60637cbdcd8b06-67081744/803f76fb-478b-4225-b570-8fe8f7718b01-BGTT-5th-April-Aira-on-Desktop.mp3
iPhone & iPad Apps
Here's the AppleVis' Unlimited Newsletter for March 2022. As a reminder, AppleVis is a premier website for reviewing Apple-related devices and Apps from a visual impairment perspective. In this month's edition learn about an all-new real-time object identification app, a medieval battle strategy game, and other notable app updates​.
https://www.applevis.com/blog/applevis-unlimited-whats-new-noteworthy-march-2022
Echo Things to Try
Here are a few things to try with your Echo. Some practical, some just fun.
- Alexa, join my Zoom meeting.
- Alexa, tell me a classic poem.
- Alexa, edit my appointment.
- Alexa, what new features do you have?
- Alexa, tell me a story about Mars.
- Alexa, give me a blooper
For more about what's new with Alexa check out the official blog by clicking the following link: Alexa Blog.
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Contact Info
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