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Accessibility awareness week, Discord web app, airport travel adventures

May 23, 2022 Nimer and Kirt Episode 5
BlindTechAdventures
Accessibility awareness week, Discord web app, airport travel adventures
Show Notes

Today's show is fairly packed, starting with accessibility updates from Apple and Google.  Kirt then revisits web apps with jaws to demo Discord, and Nimer shares his experiences with airport travel.

In the News:
1.  In case you missed it, here's Nimer's announcement of Android's improved Braille support from last week's Google IO conference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Ve29skMr8&t=0s

2.  Apple also announced new accessibility features. These include door detection and voiceover support for 20 new languages.
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHVnTjhwRkg0NlNnSzZZNkRVOURhUnFNc3BIUXxBQ3Jtc0ttNDMxTGlwZEItS2NWX0NpNEh2LXZ5YUtCQXJtY3J0RFdHSjRIcTRra19rTVlFOG8yNktZNDdSdnlhZ3VpZS1rWVNqempnRGFnTGhfdnpwTEdUYnV0QjhDTjc0TnB3NWFDOTkyY1pjLUVGd2ZLUjl1NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fnewsroom%2F2022%2F05%2Fapple-previews-innovative-accessibility-features%2F&v=9bMSjm4vfXs

3.  There is a new update for Envision glasses.  Announced features include better smart guidance and OCR improvements.
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbERrSzRLcFVoeW5IMEYwcHJPTmotUFFWZi1qUXxBQ3Jtc0tub3FkV1dQLTB6WUpCb1pDbWpaWmVaQkl5bGtBWmhieE1pNU1XRzJJS2ZYN3hGdXJBazc4OGYycm9BR05nMTdRaUVCMmVSUF9IODJ0UXRfUXdkejBwODhVbjF2bGNFZ0tDRGI0MXo5Q3QyeWJ3ZE1hMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.letsenvision.com%2Fblog%2Fnew-update-for-envision-glasses-version-1-6-0&v=9bMSjm4vfXs

4.  Google and Motorola both sold more phones than expected so far in 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTctTl9KN3BVNWpPTHA0bXgyRHBCeVd6VEhyZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuSnJlT19uYzhYXzEyYW9IZjVtLV9CdHRMU1h0TU9qRWFxT0V3S0RlMUhZbUZucUdhQkZ3U1A4SkNjNzQxbnhSeDFRM1haSTJKM3RncUUtX2JHY2pMcXM3aGxqLWhnbHNVUUJ0SzRxM0xQLV9mTEhxUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phonearena.com%2Fnews%2Fmotorola-google-show-big-improvements-north-america-phone-shipments_id140278&v=9bMSjm4vfXs

Music in this Video
Song
Sahra 2
Artist
Noron Beats
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HAAWK for a 3rd Party (on behalf of Noron Beats); HAAWK Publishing, and 1 Music Rights Societies

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