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That Real Blind Tech Show

Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy

A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple's VoiceOver, Amazon's VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.

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  • 22 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 1 hr 33 min
  • English

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  • Dec 28, 2025 · 1 hr 49 min

    Episode 194 - That Real Blind Tech Show Year End Spectacular, It's Real and It's Spectacular

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Ed get together for the That Real Blind Tech Show year end spectacular. Jeanine was suppose to join us but she forgot how to read and tell time. We kick the show off discussing the announcement that The Rolling Stones have canceled their 2026 worldwide tour, and it is for the most unlikely reason. We then move on to discussing the news that iOS 26.3 will bring AirPod like pairing to third party devices in the EU> Oh no. Waymo's go bonkers in San Francisco Blackout. We then tackle the yearly discussion of Don't Get Scrooged with scams this holiday season. We then discuss how Roomba invented the smart vaccum and lost the future. We then dive in the Instacart debacle that Instacart has been using A.I. and dynamic pricing to charge different customers different prices on the same item. Which then led to lawmakers looking in to taking action against Instacart. After a really bad ten days for Instacart, they claim they have ended using their A.I dynamic pricing program. We then dive in to our year end review spectacular portion of the show, starting off with discussing the new internet slang that Gen-Z gave us in 2025. Next up we discuss the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Apple in 2025. Next up we discuss what could have been one of google's worst years, turned in to one of its best. We then discuss how A.I. broke the smart home in 2025. We then get personal with you starting out with our favorite tech innovations and products of 2025. Next we discuss our biggest tech disappointments for the year. We then discuss a couple of personal goals we were proud of in 2025. And it wouldn't be a year end review if we didn't discuss our regrets for the year. And we end discussing what we are looking forward to in 2026. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading end of year style. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

  • Dec 22, 2025 · 53 min

    Episode 193 - A Conversation with Dr. Kirk Adams: Talking Careers, Leadership, and Cyber Security

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian is joined by Dr. Kirk Adams to discuss Kirk's background, the state of accessibility, employment, and Kirk's Cyber security training program. Brian kicks the interview off getting Kirk's opinion about the state of accessibility as 2025 comes to an end. We then discuss some of Kirk's career highlights. This rolls us in to discussing the still staggering unemployment rate of the blind, and raises the question of how important is braille in 2025. Next we discuss Kirk's consulting business Innovative Impact. Kirk then tells us about the Apex Program. We then discuss the failure of some blind organizations promoting blind individuals to the executive level. And finally we dive in to some career advice for those blind students out there and what they may want to think about as far as career paths. You can reach out to Dr. Kirk Adams on Linkedin. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

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