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Airacast Navigating the Aira Access Network 

October was a busy month at Aira. In this episode Jenine talks with Everette Bacon, VP of Blindness Initiatives about the Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses experience. Then we learn about the call intent feature with Carla Kane, Manager of Learning & Development. But wait! There’s more! Use those navigation skills at a new and long-awaited Access Network Partner. 

Resources:  Konnie Ellis video: Using Aira with Meta Smart Glassesyoutube.com Carrie Morales video: Demonstrating what can the Meta Glasses do for people who are blind and visually impaired!youtu.be Everette Bacon contact: [email protected] 

Questions or comments about the show? Email us at [email protected]. Learn more about visual interpreting at www.aira.io. 

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We’ve compiled the observations of our visual interpreter provided live during commercial breaks in the debate between Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz. This podcast does not contain audio from the entire debate. It is a summary of what non-verbal cues our visual interpreter described as well as descriptions of the stage and candidates. 

If you have questions or comments, email us at [email protected].

We’ve compiled the observations of our visual interpreter provided live during commercial breaks in the debate between Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz. This podcast does not contain audio from the entire debate. It is a summary of what non-verbal cues our visual interpreter described as well as descriptions of the stage and candidates. 

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Join Aira's Meta Ray-Bans Glasses Town Hall to get the latest updates on our integration progress, upcoming beta launch, and Aira's continued commitment to exploring innovative smart glasses solutions. During the event, you'll hear from Aira's leadership about the challenges we've faced and the workarounds we've implemented. You'll also learn how you can help advocate for a direct integration with Meta glasses and be part of shaping the future of accessible smart glasses technology. Our goal is to make the process as seamless as possible, providing the best experience for all explorers. Together, we can help bring attention to these improvements and ensure smoother access to this exciting technology. Read more on our blog at https://aira.io/ray-bans-beta/ Learn more about Aira at www.aira.io.

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The Build AI initiative is designed to help shape the future of artificial intelligence with a focus on the experiences of blind and low vision people. Everette Bacon, Aira’s VP of Blindness Initiatives talks with Jenine about Build AI and how customers can get free Aira when opting in. We’ve also got a special contest for you to win one of four pairs of Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses! 

For more about Build AI, go to https://aira.io/build-ai-faq.

To learn about how you can get entries in our Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses contest, go to https://aira.io/meta-ray-ban-giveaway. 

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We announced a lot of exciting things this year during our convention presentations starting with the July 4th NFB session, “Breaking Barriers”. Join our team in Orlando, Florida. More information is coming to Airacast about these initiatives so sit back and catch the energy of NFB 2024! 

You can learn more about Aira and read all of the blog posts about our announcements on our web site, https://aira.io. Episode Notes

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You couldn’t go anywhere this convention season without hearing the letters A I. From ACB 2024, July 8 in Jacksonville, Florida, we bring you our presentation “Putting the A I in ira”. 

Learn more about all the things we announced and read our blog posts on our web site, https://aira.io. 

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A quick review of the new features of Access AI, free to everyone in the Aira Explorer app. We cover preferences, chat history and multiple image description. Episode Notes

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National conventions are upon us and this year is huge for Aira. Everette Bacon, VP of Blindness Initiatives, will give us news on pricing and plans. Then he and Jenine Stanley will talk NFB and ACB conventions. Carla Kane, Manager, Learning and Development, tells us about the emphasis on navigation training that was shaped with  customer input. Carla also brings helpful tips when dealing with convention and a new tool to use with Aira, the What 3 Words app. We welcome questions and comments at [email protected]. 

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Airacast is celebrating global Accessibility Awareness Day! In this episode we take a look at Aira’s new Access AI feature. You have a number of ways to get image descriptions and other information both from inside the Aira app and through the share sheet. This includes access to verification or direct connection to our visual interpreters. If you don’t have the Access AI feature in your Aira Explorer app, just tap on the Access AI tab at the bottom of the home screen. Then complete the form to get started. We will email you when your feature is activated. 

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments about Access AI, you can email us, [email protected]. You can also call us at 1-800-835-1934. For more information about visual interpreting, visit our web site at www.aira.io. 

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IN the second of our Events series we bring you coverage of the 2024 Kentucky Derby. The race was exciting but there’s so much more to the spectacal of the 150th running of this first jewel in the Triple Crown. Our visual interpreters give you background on the fashions, the horses and jockeys with a feed live from Churchill Downs. 

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Aira Events: Total Eclipse of the Park  2024 Eclipse coverage 

Our customers asked for more visual interpreting at live events. We’re starting that coverage with the solar eclipse of 2024. Professional visual interpreters will describe the activities both in the sky and on the ground at the Total Eclipse of the Park event in Rochester, NY. In cooperation with the South East Area Coalition we’ll bring you live descriptions of the totality when the moon completely obscures the sun. Plus much more throughout the afternoon including demos of robots, beep baseball, audio darts and corn hole from the beautiful Genessee Valley Park. 

Comments or questions about the podcast?  Email us at [email protected] Learn more about visual interpreting at www.aira..io 

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