Blind Bargains Audio: Featuring the BB Qast, Technology news, Interviews, and more

Blind Bargains Audio: Featuring the BB Qast, Technology news, Interviews, and more


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#CSUNATC18 Audio: Grab that Controller: Big Strides Forward for Game Accessibility
April 03, 2018

Put two gamers on the mic at the same time ans you have a video game lovefest that would go on for days if we had room for it. Joe talks with Ian Hamilton, Ian Hamilton, fresh off his time at co-directing the Gaming Accessibility Conference to talk the la

#CSUNATC18 Audio: Creating a Positive Workplace Environment for All with the BBC
April 02, 2018

CAPE stands for Creating a Positive Environment, a BBC initiative to provide services and tools to help those working with invisible disabilities, especially those which may be less obvious on the surface. J.J. speaks with BBC's Head of Cognitive Design S

#CSUNATC18 Audio: The IBOS MusicXML Reader Translates Music Files into Braille
April 02, 2018

The IBOS MusicXML Reader is a new free software program that translates MusicXML files into both braille music notation and text, allowing for blind musicians to interpret these files using a computer or braille display. J.J. speaks with Bo Alstrup and Da

#CSUNATC18 Audio: Control your New ViewPlus Delta Braille Embosser from the Tiger Box
April 02, 2018

Modern braille embossers do more than just embossing. ViewPlus has created the Tiger Box, a device that lets you control many of their current and previous models from the web on your computer or phone. Dan Gardner, CEO of ViewPlus tells J.J. how it works

Blind Bargains Qast 138: Buy My Book Already
March 31, 2018

It s springtime, and the Blind Bargains crew is back from CSUN. We settle in for a regularish-format show, with all the segments you love to love. JJ and Joe may sound a little different this week. We blame it on reprocessed airplane air and onion rings

#CSUNATC18 Audio: Feel the Graphs with the Talking LabQuest.
March 30, 2018

The 2nd generation of the Talking LabQuest from Independence Science has gained a new superpower--creating graphs that can be printed with a ViewPlus braille embosser.

#CSUNATC18 Audio: There's Logic in these Large Print Keyboards
March 30, 2018

It's been awhile since we've checked in with Logickeyboard, a long-time maker of specialty keyboards including a variety of large print models. Shelly speaks with Alan Malkin of Logickeyboard to learn about the company's latest models for both Mac and PC

#CSUNATC18 Audio: Designs for Vision Designing Custom-designed Telescopes and Microscopes
March 29, 2018

Designs for Vision has been in business for 57 years, in other words, they were correcting vision well before almost anyone else. Shelly speaks with Jody Klager, Director of Low-vision Services of Designs for Vision to learn about the company's custom pre

#CSUNATC18 Audio: A New Voice and a New Direction for APH
March 29, 2018

Until Dave Wilkinson came along, the [Ameircan Printing House for the Blind](http://www.aph.org never had a Director of Sales. J.J. talks to Dave to learn about his new role and also gets some updates on popular products such as the Orbit Reader 20 and th