RNIB Tech Talk episodes
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Travelling Using Apps On Your Smartphone
The team talk about different apps that you can use on your smartphone to help you travel around. Steven talks about Google Maps, Shaun talks about Train Times and Jackie talks about the Easyjet app.
Apple Pay Let's Blind People Make Payments Easier
With the news that Barclays Bank are the latest to provide customers with the option to use Apple Pay, Steven speaks to Paul Porter at RNIB to find out what Apple Pay is, and how it can make paying for thing easier if you're blind.
Can Blind People Also Enjoy Television And Film?
Steven, Shaun and Jackie talk about the benefits of using Audio Description on television and at the cinema. AD is a seperate audio track which narrates what is going on silently on the screen which a blind person might miss, therefore missing out on most of the action.
A Tablet For Blind Braille Users?
The team speak to Alan Davies from accessibility tech company Humanware about the new BrailleNote Touch device that allows a blind person to type braille on a tablet device and read using a braille display without needing two seperate devices. More info at www.humanware.com
Using Tech To Stay Fashionable
Can technology help someone who is blind keep up to date with the latest fashions? Emily Davidson is an online blogger and is blind. She thinks tech can really help as she explains to Steven.
Accessible Internet Radios
The team talk about the options available to blind and partially sighted people when it comes to buying an internet radio.