Accessible Technology

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Blind since birth, a radio career starts in 1989 and becomes 19 years at Star 99.9 FM doing traffic reports; first accessible computer is a 1997 Mac with Outspoken, first smartphone is a 2009 iPhone, YouTube channel launches Oct 10 2011 and becomes the Blind Film Critic. Demonstrations include IRA smart glasses that guide a walk into Starbucks and work, Instagram updates break accessibility for eight months then get fixed, and cable/DVR/on‑demand boxes remain unusable and unreliably accessible.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:20Tommy Edison
3. 3:55Childhood
4. 7:53School
5. 12:13Radio
6. 15:35New Job
7. 19:45Accessible Technology
8. 23:01Accessible Innovation
9. 26:05YouTube
10. 29:02Happy

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