Episode 1562 - Hour 2

  • Authored on June 1, 2023

Mary Mammoliti joins us to continue the discussion on the Ultimate Guide to Pasta Sauce (0:00). We speak to Brandon Mitchell, volunteer medic and humanitarian, about the incredible work he’s doing on the frontlines in Ukraine (13:13). On our weekly roundtable, we’re joined by musician Lucas Haneman of The LH Express (29:43).

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Episode 3183

Keywords: meals, war, humanitarian, pasta sauce, sauce, low vision, ultimate guide to pasta sauce, russia, meal, disability, disability, blind, roundtable, sugo, medic, eat, pasta, partially sighted, hero, eating, mary mammoliti, the lh express, food, lucas haneman, musician, ukraine, accessible, brandon miller

 

Episode 1562 - Hour 1

  • Authored on June 1, 2023

As Summer slowly descends upon us, Mike Feir discusses different charging options for our devices for whether we’re at home or on the road (7:26). Fern Lulham joins us to talk about negative thoughts, how they impact our daily lives and what we can do to cope with them (22:20). We have the Thursday Buzz with Bill Shackleton (36:28).

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Episode 3182

Keywords: mike feir, charging, tablet, device, negative thoughts, mental health, buzz with bill, summer, low vision, health, disability, fern lulham, blind, lifestyle, charger, apps, phone, partially sighted, charge, uk, tech, accessible, bill shakelton

 
 
 
 
 

Episode 804: Hour 2

  • Authored on June 1, 2023

In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: David Lepofsky from the AODA Alliance discusses the call to ratify amendments to the Canada Disability Benefit (14:53). And Dawn Dickinson previews “Voices of The Walrus” with an article about how military bases have become safe havens for at-risk species (26:04).

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Episode 457

Keywords: dawn dickinson, david lepofsky, voices of the walrus, ami-tv, ami, now with dave brown, canada disability benefit, aoda alliance, preview

 

Episode 804: Hour 1

  • Authored on June 1, 2023

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Dr. Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos discusses the inclusive benefits of Unified Sports for students with and without intellectual disabilities (16:18). Shaun Preece chats about Microsoft’s decision to discontinue their ‘Soundscape’ app (26:12). Plus, Aaron Broverman discusses the process he took to buying his very first home (41:10).

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Episode 456

Keywords: soundscape, disabilities, dr. kelly arbour, microsoft, unified sports, now with dave brown, shaun preece, aaron broverman, inclusive

 
 

Meet Robert Kingett: Part 2

  • Authored on June 1, 2023

In this insightful episode, Steven Scott is joined by Robert Kingett once again to talk about his latest work called Social Audio Description. They discussed Robert’s key part in developing more audio description for streaming services, in particular Netflix, in the early days, and how his hard work paid off when the streaming giant announced it would add audio description to all of its original content moving forwards.

A contentious topic of cultural preferences in audio descriptions was also explored. Some argue for accents tailored to local listeners, but the consensus was that the main focus should be on ensuring the quality and availability of audio descriptions, regardless of accents.

The conversation then turned to the exciting yet controversial role of artificial intelligence (AI) in audio descriptions. While Robert voiced skepticism about AI's role, Steven expressed excitement over emerging AI capabilities, particularly GPT-4's ability to provide detailed alt text for images, a development that could revolutionize media consumption. You can learn more about Robert's work at blindjournalist.wordpress.com and socialaudiodescription.com, a pioneering collective hiring blind audio description writers.

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Episode 477

Keywords: steven scott, artificial intelligence, gpt-4, streaming, social audio description, double tap, netflix, accessibility, shaun preece, robert kingett, ai

 
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