Did you know you can help the VA improve the accessibility and usability of VA.gov and apps like VA Health and Benefits? Listen along as Brian Moon discusses the VA’s Veteran Usability Study managed by Perigean Technology. The Veteran Usability Study enables Veterans, caregivers, and others the opportunity to demonstrate how they interact with VA websites and apps to VA researchers and developers. Participants may receive a stipend ranging from $10 to $75 per study. […]

Did you know OrCam’s Smart Reading voice commands adds hands free operations to your My Eye Pro and Read? Listen along to learn from Michelle, OrCam’s Director of Sales, on how to use Smart Reading commands to read a newspaper or searching a menu for meatballs. This recording is from BVA VetTech’s March 1, 2023,  Weekly Wednesday Webinar. For more information about Smart Reading commands, check out the below OrCam user manuals: My Eye Pro […]

Are you looking for a secure and easy method to communicate as a or with Deaf/Blind or an accessible method to know when a device is finished charging? Listen along during  this Blinded Veterans Association VetTech episode as we welcome Anastasia from 4Blind. Anastasia described and demonstrated the HaptiBraille, USBNote, and Easy Braille course during the February 22, 2023 Weekly Wednesday Webinar. You’ll discover how 4Blind developed a secure and easy to use solution for […]

Are you looking for an accessible smart phone you control through voice commands? Listen along during  this Blinded Veterans Association VetTech episode as we welcome Anat, Director of Business Development at RealThings AI. She described and demonstrated the RealSAM Pocket during the February 15, 2023 Weekly Wednesday Webinar. You’ll discover how RealThings AI leverages their proprietary interface to create a simple to use smart phone with your voice. This episode features: Overview of the RealSAM […]

VetTech dives deeper into learning more about Humanware’s Stream 3 during the February 8 Weekly Wednesday Webinar. Peter Tucic, Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Mathieu Paquette, Product Manager, discussed the following topics during our live question and answer segment: Windows and MacOS compatibility for transferring files; OoTunes compatibility; Demonstration of the menu structure on the Stream 3; TTS options; Details of the Stream 3 price, $550; Details about the internal battery and 30 second press […]

Are you ready to learn about the latest and greatest in assistive technology? Listen along during  this Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech episode as we welcome Peter Tucic, Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Mathieu Paquette, Product Manager, from HumanWare for an early look at the new Victor Reader Stream 3, during the February 8, 2023 Weekly Wednesday Webinar. You’ll discover how the Stream 3 will revolutionize the way you access NLS BARD, BookShare, podcasts, NFB Newsline, […]

BVA’s VetTech welcomed Ron Miller, Vispero’s Blindness Technology Specialist, during our February 1, Weekly Wednesday Webinar. Ron provided an overview and demonstration of JAWS and Fusion Quick Navigation features for web navigation. Listening  to this episode, you will learn: Using JAWS key plus Z to toggle virtual cursor for quick navigation; Using H and the number row, i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc…, to navigate by headings and heading level; Using L to navigate through lists; Using […]

BVA’s VetTech welcomed Liz Whitaker, Vispero’s Product Manager, User Education and Outreach, during our February 1, Weekly Wednesday Webinar. Liz provided several tips and tricks to enhance the efficiency which FUSION and JAWS users navigate the web while highlighting Freedom Scientific’s Surfs Up training series. Listening  to this episode, you will learn: About Freedom Scientific’s Surfs Up; Using Control F and F3 for the virtual find; JAWS Key plus F3 for virtual HTML features; and […]

This Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech episode proudly welcomes  Kenneth Bradley, President of Eschenbach Optik of America, during our January 25th Weekly Wednesday Webinar. During this session, Mr. Bradley described the background of lighting related to visual tasks and Eschenbach Optik’s options for task lighting solutions. By listening to this session you will learn: Components of lighting; How lighting is measured; Available lighting options; What is task lighting; Task lighting options; and What to consider when […]

This Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech episode features Liz Whitaker, Vispero’s Product Manager, User Education and Outreach, during our January 12th Weekly Wednesday Webinar. This special segment describes and demonstrates the FS Clipboard. By listen to this session you will learn: what is the FS Clipboard; How to use the FS Clipboard by pressing JAWS Key, Windows Key, plus C; and How to paste text in a document. All VetTech sessions are open to everyone—blinded and […]

This Blinded Veterans Association’s VetTech episode features Liz Whitaker, Vispero’s Product Manager, User Education and Outreach, during our January 12th Weekly Wednesday Webinars. This session describes how to: What are permanent and temporary place markers; How to use place markers for navigation on website, Word, and Excel; Copy and pasting of text All VetTech sessions are open to everyone—blinded and low vision veterans, family members, caregivers, blind rehabilitation specialists and all other parties interested in […]

This recording supplements the January 5, 2023 VetTech Weekly Wednesday Webinars featuring Josh Rivera, OrCam’s regional sales representative. Josh describes and demonstrates the OrCam’s MyEye Pro’s abilities to identify and label products. This episode features: OrCam’s Product Learning features; OrCam’s barcode learning features; and tips for identifying products with OrCam. All VetTech sessions are open to everyone—blinded and low vision veterans, family members, caregivers, blind rehabilitation specialists and all other parties interested in the assistive, […]

This recording from the December 21, 2022 VetTech Weekly Wednesday Webinars features Timothy Gels, the Director of Marketing at Eschenbach. The presentation provides an overview of Eschenbach Optik award-winning array of optical and electronic vision aids that can help those with vision loss improve their independence, productivity and quality of life. In this webinar, participants will learn about key Eschenbach devices in these product categories: Video magnifiers lighting solutions; and vision aids. All VetTech sessions […]

This recording from the December 14, 2022 VetTech Weekly Wednesday Webinar series featured Liz Whitaker, Vispero’s Product Manager, User Education and Outreach, to discuss layered commands in Fusion and JAWS. Layered commands brings many features and tools with a couple of simple keystrokes. In this webinar, participants will learn about the following layered commands: Insert, Spacebar plus “?”, brings up layered commands help Insert, Spacebar plus “O”, top layer for OCR functions; Insert, Spacebar plus […]

In this VetTech tutorial, Tim, BVA Director of Special Initiatives and CATIS, demonstrates the features available in the VA Health and Benefits iOS app with VoiceOver. The VA health and Benefits app makes accessing crucial Veteran information and services a breeze thanks to the very accessible and intuitive interface. Veterans will be able to: Check the status of active and closed claims; review the decision made on a closed claim; Review upcoming and pst medical […]

This recording from the December 7, 2022 VetTech Weekly Wednesday Webinar series featured Josh Rivera, OrCam’s Florida regional sales manager. Josh discussed resources and options to fully harness OrCam’s capabilities. This compliments VetTech’s previous presentations about OrCam’s award-Winning AI technology, by learning about their equally powerful customer and support resources. In this webinar, participants will learn about: How to contact OrCam’s customer support; Where to find guides for OrCam’s Read and MyEye Pro; and Common […]

This recording from the November 30, 2022 VetTech Weekly Wednesday Webinars features Timothy Gels, the Director of Marketing at Eschenbach. The presentation provides an overview of Eschenbach Optik award-winning array of optical and electronic vision aids that can help those with vision loss improve their independence, productivity and quality of life. In this webinar, participants will learn about key Eschenbach devices in these product categories: Video magnifiers Spectacle magnifiers Lamp magnifiers Telescopic vision aids All […]

Are you interested in learning about recent updates to computer software that assist blind and low-vision users? Or do you have a question about screen readers or other software you have used to read or produce written material? If so, the upcoming BVA VetTech session is meant for you! BVA is pleased to again announce our VetTech program recently inaugurated last month.  VetTech offers participants the opportunity to learn about the latest in AT available […]