Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark
Thomas Domville
Seeing in the Dark is geared towards blind or visually impaired individuals. Your host, Thomas Domville (aka: AnonyMouse), will demonstrate and detail iOS, Windows, and other technology software, products, and services from a blind perspective.
Using OKO AI copilot for the blind for Apple iOS with VoiceOver
Learning OKO AI copilot for the blind with AnonyMouse Are you visually impaired? Blind? Low Vision? Join in listening in how to use the OKO AI copilot for the blind for Apple iOS with VoiceOver. OKO AI copilot for the blind is a smart camera app that helps you explore your surroundings with real-time feedback. It is closely co-developed with blind and visually impaired users and practices privacy by design. Anything visible through the camera is processed and never leaves your device, unless you decide to share your data with them to improve the application and remove false positive detections. With OKO, you can know the state of the pedestrian traffic light. At an intersection, the pedestrian traffic light function gives you the state of the pedestrian light by playing haptics and audio feedback, similar to a physical APS system. OKO - AI copilot for the blind on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/be/app/oko-by-ayes/id1583614988 This has been a Seeing in the Dark Production. This material is free for personal use only. Commercial, business, educational use must have written consent for distribution and use. Copy right 2023 All Rights Reserved.
Mar 21, 2023
26 min
Using Bookshare Reader for iOS with VoiceOver
Learning Bookshare Reader with AnonyMouse Are you visually impaired? Blind? Low Vision? Join in listening in how to use the Bookshare Reader for Apple iOS with VoiceOver. Bookshare is a digital library for people with print disabilities, such as visual impairments, dyslexia, or physical disabilities that make it difficult to hold a book. It provides access to more than 1,000,000 e-books, including popular novels, textbooks, and other materials in accessible formats such as audio, large print, and Braille. Bookshare is an initiative of Benetech, a non-profit organization. Bookshare | An Accessible Online Library for people with print disabilities on the Web: https://www.bookshare.org/cms/ This has been a Seeing in the Dark Production. This material is free for personal use only. Commercial, business, educational use must have written consent for distribution and use. Copy right 2022 All Rights Reserved.
Jan 24, 2023
32 min
Using Zuzanka for iOS with VoiceOver
Learning Zuzanka with AnonyMouse Are you visually impaired? Blind? Low Vision? Join in listening in how to use the Zuzanka for Apple iOS with Apple VoiceOver. Zuzanka is the world's first expiry date scanner. The app makes it easy to locate expiration dates on food products, converts them to text format and allows export to other applications. Zuzanka was created to support the blind and visually impaired people, but it will be useful to anyone who wants to keep their kitchen tidy. Having trouble finding the expiration date on the packaging? Can't see the small font that the date is written in? Do you want to check if the product in your fridge is still edible? The Zuzanka app is for you! There are other features such as easily find the expiration date on the packaging. The guiding sounds generated by your device will help you with this. If the scanned date indicates that the product is expired, the application will additionally inform you about it. Wondering where to look for expiration dates? Check out the special section where we share our experience gained by taking several thousand photos of expiration dates. Do you have doubts whether the app recognized the date correctly? No problem. Share a photo with a friend. You can also zoom and rotate the scanned expiration date photo. Share the recognized date with e.g. to the Notes or Calendar app. Turn on the contrast mode and read the expiration date in a synthetic voice. You can also zoom in on the recognized date to make it easier to see. All buttons and fonts meet contrast requirements. You can customize them to your needs. The application is fully compatible with VoiceOver. Use haptic feedback to know when the scanner has started or detected a date without having to listen to sounds. Zuzanka is the fulfillment of a need reported by a blind person with whom we work in the team. The release of the app was preceded by tests with blind and visually impaired users. You can use the app for free. To scan expiration dates, the app offers a free 2-week trial, free one scan once a day, free one-day access once a month for the first few months. The app also offers in-app purchases that give you unlimited access to the expiry date scanning feature. You can purchase a lifetime access and pay only once, or you can purchase auto-renewable subscription. Zuzanka on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/az/app/zuzanka/id6444279925?uo=2 This has been a Seeing in the Dark Production. This material is free for personal use only. Commercial, business, educational use must have written consent for distribution and use. Copy right 2022 All Rights Reserved.
Jan 10, 2023
37 min
Show Off your Independence with Menus4All for iOS
 time for folks with blindness and visual impairments. VoiceOver, large text, digital Braille & Voice Control. The largest network of fully accessible restaurant menus. 500,000 menus in the United States and 250,000 in Canada. Designed for folks that use VoiceOver, large text, Braille and Voice Control. Start with a one time 14 day free trial and pay $2.99 monthly for iTunes subscription including unlimited access to all menus and app all features. Show off your independence by ordering what you like and finding new restaurants and food items whenever and wherever you like. Menus4ALL on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/menus4all/id1640547801?uo=2
Dec 14, 2022
29 min
Get Picture Perfect using the Can You See Me for Windows
In this podcast Thomas Domville covers a Windows App called Can You See Me. Can You See Me is a simple tool that offers guidance on webcam placement to people with limited amounts of useful vision. Based on simple verbal feedback given by the tool, blind people can independently position themselves appropriately in relation to their webcam before attending online meetings such that other sighted participants are able to see them. The tool uses on-device computer vision, which in non-technical terms means that unlike some other services the images that your webcam captures are never sent to third parties. Can You See Me: because sometimes it's just easier to ask a robot! Website" https://canyouseeme.app/
Dec 12, 2022
16 min
Ploppy Pairs a Matching Game for Kids on iOS
In this podcast Thomas Domville gives us a review of the Matching games for kids Ploppy for iOS. A fun card matching game for everyone! What makes Ploppy Pairs special is the SharePlay functionality, which lets you play with friends and family together via FaceTime and makes you feel as if you are all in the same place. There are various theme-based levels with difficulties from 4 up to 70 cards, which makes the game a great fun way to train the memory skills for all ages! Each level unlocks a new skin by reaching the best score possible. The score is dependent of the amount of needed turns. Matching games for kids Ploppy on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/matching-games-for
Dec 9, 2022
15 min
Learning MetaText with AnonyMouse: Part 2 of 2
In this last installment of Learning MetaText with AnonyMouse tutorial Thomas Domville will take you on a in-depth coverage for beginners in diving in to the Mastodon world with MetaText for iOS. Metatext is a free, modern, open source, and accessible Mastodon client. Chapters: Chapter 6 Explore Chapter 7 Notifications Chapter 8 Messages Chapter 9 Account Menu Chapter 10 Publishing a Toot/Post Chapter 11 An Alternative Way to Follow a Mastodon User Account Chapter 12 Closing Thoughts and Contact Searching for Instances Mentioned in this Tutorial  JoinMastodon.Org Fedi.Directory Instances Mentioned Mastodon.Social Tweesecake.Social A11y.Info A11y.Social DragonsCave.Space iAccessibility.Social Searching for Friends on Twitter to Mastodon Tool MoveToDon.org   Metatext on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/metatext/id1523996615 Contact Information Mastodon: @[email protected] Twitter: thomas_domville eMail: thomas . domville @ gmail . com This has been a Seeing in the Dark Production. This material is free for personal use only. Commercial, business, educational use must have written consent for distribution and use. Copy right 2022 All Rights Reserved.
Dec 1, 2022
2 hr 1 min
Learning MetaText with AnonyMouse: Part 1 of 2
In this first of two Learning MetaText with AnonyMouse tutorial Thomas Domville will take you on a in-depth coverage for beginners in diving in to the Mastodon world with MetaText for iOS. Metatext is a free, modern, open source, and accessible Mastodon client. Chapters: Chapter 1 Introduction to MetaText (00:00:10) Chapter 2 Instance: Finding your New Home(00:04:35) Chapter 3 Getting Started (00:38:22) Chapter 4 Exploring the Interface (00:48:22) Chapter 5 Timelines (00:53:37) Searching for Instances Mentioned in this Tutorial  JoinMastodon.Org Fedi.Directory Instances Mentioned Mastodon.Social Tweesecake.Social A11y.Info A11y.Social DragonsCave.Space iAccessibility.Social Searching for Friends on Twitter to Mastodon Tool MoveToDon.org   Metatext on the App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/metatext/id1523996615 Contact Information Mastodon: @[email protected] Twitter: thomas_domville eMail: thomas . domville @ gmail . com This has been a Seeing in the Dark Production. This material is free for personal use only. Commercial, business, educational use must have written consent for distribution and use. Copy right 2022 All Rights Reserved.
Nov 30, 2022
1 hr 40 min
Evidence 111 an Interactive Audio Story for iOS
Free your imagination and let your eyes rest. Close your eyes and let yourself be immersed in mysterious audio sceneries of this detective fiction. Evidence 111 on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evidence-111/id1550652340
Nov 15, 2022
16 min
Review and an Overview of the Podcast Guru for iOS
and an overview of the Podcast Guru for iOS.   Podcast Guru lets you easily find your favorite podcasts or discover new shows from millions of available episodes for free, with no banner ads. You want an easy-to-use podcast player with simple settings and no fuss navigation? You've found your podcast app! We've designed Podcast Guru to install quickly, so you can find the shows you want to hear and start listening in 30 seconds or less. Podcast Guru - App & Player on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/podcast-guru-app-player/id1535235039
Oct 19, 2022
50 min
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