SeroTalk Tech Chat 108, 3 techies from the UK discuss the top tech and access tech news stories for June 2011

In SeroTalk Tech Chat 108, at a special time, Michael Lauf speaks with

three techies from the UK, to discuss the top tech and access tech news stories for June 2011.
View Tech Chat 108, This Month in Access Tech for June 2011, June 30 at 22:00 Universal, 5PM Eastern, 2PM Pacific U.S., Via Accessible Event

 

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Tech Chat 107: Video Game News and Reviews for Disabled Gamers

In Tech Chat 107, Joe Steinkamp speaks with
Marco Pasqua, Staff Writer and Steve Spohn, Editor-in-Chief with

www.AbleGamers.com

offering video game news and Reviews for disabled Gamers
and Mark Barlet President and Co-founder

AbleGamers Foundation – www.ablegamers.org

Learn the basics of game accessibility at www.gameaccessibility.org

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SeroTalk Podcast 70: Sell a Kidney

In SeroTalk Podcast 70, we are joined by Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell to discuss the launch of the accessible

Samsung ChromeBook White – $499 from Amazon.com

Learn more from TheChromeSource WebSite – www.TheChromeSource.com

In Tech news, Michael Lauf, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss:

Microsoft demonstrates Windows 8 with HTML5 apps

20 year-old mechanic Aaron Prevost, blind since birth, gets to race a Porsch

TED talks a car for the vision impaired

St. Louis Society for the Blind creates video DVD about blind men and women who lead active, productive lives

Sheila Drummond honored, believed to be the first totally blind female golfer to land a hole-in-one

Blind photographer continues her craft, despite the challenges

Blind actress discusses her challenges: strong language!

HIMS releases version 6 of firmware for Braille Sense and Voice Sense

Accessible Twitter” is now “Easy Chirp

Wells Fargo to pay up to $16 million for Web, TTY accessibility violations of ADA

Federal law preempts blind flyers’ claims over airport kiosks

On Line guide for Sight village 2011

ACB 2011 Conference and Convention Information

NFB National Convention 2011

How can the blind identify money? Curtis Chong tells us how

Tech Chat 105: Improve the Quality of Your sleep, and Possibly Make Money at the Same Time

Tech Chat 103 on camping, biking, hiking, fishing and boating

US ‘federal government 2.0? ditches BlackBerry, embraces Apple iPads

iPhone 4 Unlocked for $649

VizWiz Brings Sighted Assistance to the Blind

Deborah Kendrick Book Review: Getting Started with the iPhone by Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau

Apple Reverses Course On In-App Subscriptions

iCloud Communications sues: Apple saying they infringed on their trademark

iOS5: List of Most Major New Features for iPhone and iPad

iOS 5 imposes minor feature limitations on iPhone 3GS

How to set custom vibration alerts on iOS 5

Bill introduced in US Senate to enforce mobile privacy laws on Apple and Google

DCPS agrees to reinstate and pay $450k to two fired blind teachers

Teen sells kidney to buy iPad 2

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Tech Chat 107: Video Game News and Reviews for Disabled Gamers

In Tech Chat 107, Joe Steinkamp speaks with Marco Pasqua, Staff Writer; and Steve Spohn, Editor-in-Chief with

www.AbleGamers.com

offering video game news and Reviews for disabled Gamers
AbleGamers Foundation – www.ablegamers.org

Learn the basics of game accessibility at www.gameaccessibility.org

View Tech Chat 107: Video Game News and Reviews for Disabled Gamers, June 23 at 9PM Eastern Via Accessible Event

 

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Tech Chat 106: Video Magnifiers with HD Video, OCR and Text-to-Speech

Presented by Joe Steinkamp, Tech Chat 106 covered new video magnification products from

Optelec

and GW Micro

some with HD video, optical character recognition, and text-to-speech.

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Tech Chat 105: Improving the Quality of Your Sleep

Presented by Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Tech chat 105 with
Joseph T. Hull, Ph.D. Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital

and William Hoos, representing Vanda Pharmaceuticals

discussed ways to improve your quality of sleep. We also covered an opportunity for you to make money by taking part in a clinical research study.
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Tech Chat 105: Improving the Quality of Your Sleep

Presented by

Vanda Pharmaceuticals,

Tech chat 105 covers improving the quality of your sleep. Josep Hull and William Hoos discuss ways to sleep through the night. We also cover an opportunity for you to take part in a clinical research study.

Tasimelteon

Blind Individuals With Recurrent Sleep Problems Needed for Survey and Research Study

Individuals who are totally blind with recurrent sleep or napping problems are needed for a survey and/or clinical study.
For each completed survey, a donation of $25 will be made to organizations that support people with blindness.
Participants in a clinical study will be compensated for their time and effort and will receive study medication, study-related medical evaluation and transportation at no cost.
Sleep problems and napping occur in some individuals who are totally blind. This can be caused by the lack of light needed to reset the “body clock”. The result is recurrent sleep problems similar to jet lag.
Individuals may qualify for the survey or the clinical study if they:
are between 18 and 75 years of age

  • are totally blind
  • have recurrent trouble sleeping at night or experience daytime sleepiness or napping

If you are interested Call toll free 888-389-7033 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday-Friday Eastern Time, or

email info@non24registry.com

View Tech Chat 105: Improving the Quality of Your Sleep, Thursday June 9 at 9PM Eastern Via Accessible Event

 

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SeroTalk Podcast 69: License to Steal?

In Podcast 69, Mike Calvo, Ricky Enger, Joe Steinkamp and Michael Lauf discuss anouncements from Apple at WWDC 2011 on the next iOS5, Lion for Mac and iCloud, Plus Microsoft Windows 8 with built-in screen reader.

Mac Break Weekly on iCloud

Deep Twitter Integration Coming to iOS 5

Lion features, how to get many of them now

iMessage copies BlackBerry Messenger

iTunes Match music streaming for $24.99 per year

Apple announces iOS 5, including wireless updates and Twitter integration

Apple Has Just Monetized Pirated Content

New iOS 5 features compared to Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone

Lion Server will be an extra $50 via the Mac App Store

Apple details iCloud’s digital storage and syncing, free 5GB of storage

5 things you should know about Apple iCloud

Apple says devices updated to iOS 5 beta can’t be restored to earlier versions

Windows Weekly Show on Windows 8

Windows 8 Narrator Screen Reader Demo

Do you ever feel like your sleep patterns are different than the rest of the world? Do you sometimes feel the unwanted urge or need to fall asleep
during the day time when you need to be awake? Do you also find that you
feel just too wide awake to fall or stay asleep during the night time? If
you are blind, this could be due to a real sleep problem related to the lack
of light needed to keep your body’s internal clock in sync. If you or
someone you know might be affected, please call 1-888-389-7033 or email
info@non24registry.com to learn about an ongoing clinical research study
that is evaluating a new investigational treatment for this type of sleep
problem. When calling, you can also complete a short sleep survey. You may
be eligible to participate in the clinical trial if you are between 18 and
75 years of age and are totally blind. Volunteers will be compensated for
their participation in the clinical study and will receive study related
medication, medical evaluations, and transportation at no cost.
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Tech Chat 104: This Month in Access Tech for May 2011

In Tech chat 104, Curtis Chong and Michael Barber discussed top access and mainstream tech news stories for May 2011.

Do you ever feel like your sleep patterns are different than the rest of the world? Do you sometimes feel the unwanted urge or need to fall asleep
during the day time when you need to be awake? Do you also find that you
feel just too wide awake to fall or stay asleep during the night time? If
you are blind, this could be due to a real sleep problem related to the lack
of light needed to keep your body’s internal clock in sync. If you or
someone you know might be affected, please call 1-888-389-7033 or email
info@non24registry.com to learn about an ongoing clinical research study
that is evaluating a new investigational treatment for this type of sleep
problem. When calling, you can also complete a short sleep survey. You may
be eligible to participate in the clinical trial if you are between 18 and
75 years of age and are totally blind. Volunteers will be compensated for
their participation in the clinical study and will receive study related
medication, medical evaluations, and transportation at no cost.
View Tech Chat 104, This Month in Access Tech for May 2011, Via Accessible Event

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Tech chat 103: The Great Outdoors

Do you ever feel like your sleep patterns are different than the rest of the world? If you are totally blind, this could be due to a real sleep problem related to the lack of light needed by your body’s internal clock.  If you think you might be affected, you can call 1-888-389-7033 or email info@non24registry.com to take a sleep survey,

or to learn more about an ongoing clinical research study.

Tech Chat 103 covered outdoor activities including boating and fishing with Lawrence Euttenier with

www.BlindFishingBoat.com

plus biking, hiking and camping with Nolan Darilek with

www.TheWordNerd.Info

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