John GassmanMar 14

My CSUN wrap up!
I spent the majority of my time other than sleeping at the 41st Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference at the Anaheim Marriott.
I saw lots of friends including Joanna from Disney whom I worked with for about 17 or 18 years.
I also met new friends as well.
the key new advancement was announced but hasn't yet ben released. It is the building of AI into my JAWS screen Reader.
Naturally, you have to be careful how you use it but, it will make efficiency even better.
It is stilling being developed and those of us who Beta Test JAWS will see it perhaps as early as summer time with a hopeful release to all by the end of the year.

I also saw several braille displays and note takers. I thought the conference was excellent.
It is guessed that the crowds were huge but perhaps not as big as last years.
And I'm sure we lost some international guests due to the wars going on in a couple of spots in the world.

Show threadJeffrey D. StarkMar 14
@JohnGassman what hardware standouts did you see? any interesting meta apps or equivalents ?
Show threadJohn GassmanMar 14
@jstark I didn't pay a lot of attention to Meta. their lack of privacy and somewhat accessibility prevent me from using them and look what they allowed Facebook to become with regard to accessibility.
Show threadJeffrey D. StarkMar 14
@JohnGassman how about the agiga echhos ?
Show threadJohn GassmanMar 14
@jstark I talked with Agiga about their glasses and met their CEO at the Be My Eyes party. they've done a good job with their glasses. I have the Ally Solos glasses which are also good but Ally needs some work. But both Agiga and Envision are more recent entries to this field than Meta so it makes sense that Meta would be further ahead in terms of what their glasses will do... Innosearch on the other hand was schedule to have a booth but did not come to CSUN. I was curious about the company who made a talking oven. they were also schedule to be there but were not.
Show threadJeffrey D. Stark
@JohnGassman yes and no. Envision hasbeen in the market for years. Deeply dissappointing in what they put together IMHO
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