June 2017 – Blind Access Journal

Amateur Radio Field Day 2017

June 29, 2017 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

In this approximately 10-minute podcast, Darrell Hilliker demonstrates high-frequency (HF) amateur radio operation and thanks Gary (AC7R) and his crew for the chance to spend some time on the air during Field Day weekend. Listen or Pause: Field Day Download: Field Day We love hearing from our listeners! Please feel free to talk with us… Finish Reading Amateur Radio Field Day 2017

Categories: Amateur Radio, podcast

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Apple Considering Accessible On-screen Text and Described Videos at Future Events

June 12, 2017 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

After watching Apple’s June 5 WWDC keynote and listening to a summary of the event on Jonathan Mosen’s Blind Side Podcast, it dawned on me that we blind people are missing a lot of critical information! Many of the videos played at Apple’s events lack sufficient dialogue to be comprehensible by a blind person without… Finish Reading Apple Considering Accessible On-screen Text and Described Videos at Future Events

Categories: accessibility, advocacy

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