A podcast that interviews the news makers and thought leaders in the world of Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence. Hosted by Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon.
OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:36 Introduction01:35 Working On Django04:35 Future of Generative AI & Accessibility07:23 Latest Tools & Models (Google Gemini Flash 2.0, Open AI, Video Streaming APIs, Amazon Nova)11:39 Frontrunners of AI?14:48 Daily Tools19:14 LLM Command Line Tool22:10 Using LLM For Alt Text For Images24:58 Making LLM More Accessible32:36 Will AI Replace Jobs?39:50 The Dangers of AI43:13 Launching Django46:52 Datasette Open Source Tool51:29 Developers Working With The Accessibility Community57:34 Using NotebookLM To Prepare For This Podcast1:00:43 Wrap Up--EPISODE LINKS:Datasettehttps://datasette.ioThe Book on Accessibility by Charlie Tripletthttps://www.thebookonaccessibility.comAccessibility Acceptance Criteriahttps://www.magentaa11y.comNotebookLMhttps://notebooklm.googleSimon Willison's Bloghttps://simonwillison.netSimon Willison's Social Mediahttps://x.com/simonwhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonwillison.net
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Ed Summers - Head of Accessibility, GitHub
OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:31 Introduction01:18 GitHub Copilot & Developers Announcement02:16 Getting Involved With Accessibility04:47 Priorities & Challenges in Accessibility08:30 Developers + Accessibility14:54 GitHub Copilot17:35 Benefits of Using Gen AI22:36 Haptics vs Other Tech25:39 Using Sonification To Help Read Charts29:26 Customer Feedback33:12 How Conversational AI Will Affect User Interface Development35:53 Coding Accessibility Video Series36:50 Future of AI & Accessibility40:42 What's On Your Wall?41:48 Wrap Up--EPISODE LINKS:GitHubhttps://github.comSAShttps://www.sas.comAmelia Wattenbergerhttps://wattenberger.com/thoughts/fish-eyeGitHub - Coding Disabilityhttps://github.com/readme/featured/disability-creativityGitHub - YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/githubGitHub - Accessibility Playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0lo9MOBetEGvxp03Kh3eIlFvIvfE21KFPhysical Intelligence - Robot Folding Laundryhttps://www.physicalintelligence.companySAS - Accessibilityhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVBcK_IpFVi9kCxPXz4dd1HO5x_yLLEHJSAS - Examining the Details of a Chart Using Sonificationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVEflA4dmIk--PODCAST INFO:Podcast Website:https://accessibility-and-gen-ai.simplecast.comApple Podcasts:https://apple.co/46eflnvSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/4eEwo3jUSo3aS7wGhlcxs2RSS:https://feeds.simplecast.com/nCrQiw1tLinkTree:https://linktr.ee/a11ygenai
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Edward Aguilar - CEO & Co-Founder of Echo Labs
OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:44 Introduction01:12 Launching Echo Labs04:40 Personal Connection To Accessibility07:05 BuellerBot10:57 About Echo Labs14:37 Keeping Up With AI16:43 Accessibility and Generative AI20:26 Autonomous Agents24:44 Artificial General Intelligence29:48 Will Accessibility Job Be Affected By AI?33:12 Working With People With Disabilities37:59 Accessibility Customization42:47 Inspiration and Passion For Accessibility49:01 Luna Audio Description54:29 Captioning Timing (Forced Alignment)56:56 Wrap Up--EPISODE LINKS:Echo Labshttps://el.aiBuellerBothttps://github.com/EdwardIPAguilar/BuellerBotarXivhttps://arxiv.orgGeeks, MOPs, and Sociopaths in Subculture Evolution by David Chapmanhttps://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopathsalphaXivhttps://www.alphaxiv.org/explore--PODCAST INFO:Podcast Website:https://accessibility-and-gen-ai.simplecast.comApple Podcasts:https://apple.co/46eflnvSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/4eEwo3jUSo3aS7wGhlcxs2RSS:https://feeds.simplecast.com/nCrQiw1tLinkTree:https://linktr.ee/a11ygenai
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Jenny Lay-Flurrie - Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft
OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:25 Introduction00:55 Early Days; First Computer05:45 Music For People Who Are Deaf08:51 Assistive Tech For Music10:44 Deaf Community14:35 Sign Language16:31 Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft23:30 Best Practice: Scale25:33 Seeing AI29:20 Working with People with Disabilities34:08 Captioning Profanity37:08 Accessibility and Gen AI42:22 Accessibility During The Pandemic45:25 What's Ahead?50:45 GitHub / Accessibility Community56:18 Wrap Up EPISODE LINKS:Accessibility at Microsofthttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/Seeing AIhttps://www.seeingai.com PODCAST INFO:Podcast Website: https://accessibility-and-gen-ai.simplecast.comApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/46eflnvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4eEwo3jUSo3aS7wGhlcxs2RSS: https://feeds.simplecast.com/nCrQiw1tLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/a11ygenai
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Jennison Asuncion - Head of Accessibility at LinkedIn, Co-Founder of GAAD
OUTLINE:00:00 Opening Teaser00:21 Introduction01:03 What is GAAD / Global Accessibility Awareness Day?03:12 How Did Jennison & Joe Meet?11:30 GAAD Foundation16:50 Accessibility at LinkedIn22:22 How To Educate People About The Importance of Accessibility28:33 Which AI Products Do You Use?35:07 Accessibility and Generative AIEPISODE LINKS:Joe Devon's Article: "CHALLENGE: Accessibility know-how needs to go mainstream with developers. NOW." https://mysqltalk.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/challenge-accessibility-know-how-needs-to-go-mainstream-with-developers-now/Joe Devon's Original Tweethttps://x.com/joedevon/status/140592581728944128Global Accessibility Awareness Dayhttps://accessibility.dayGAAD Foundationhttps://gaad.foundationPODCAST INFO:Podcast Website: https://accessibility-and-gen-ai.simplecast.comApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/46eflnvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4eEwo3jUSo3aS7wGhlcxs2RSS: https://feeds.simplecast.com/nCrQiw1tLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/a11ygenai
A podcast that interviews the news makers and thought leaders in the world of Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence. Hosted by Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon.
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