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Braille Bloom
American Foundation For the Blind
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CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Perkins
Braille Literacy
Low Vision Month
Screen Readers
Seeing AI / Image Recognition
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Welcome to AccessWorld, a podcast of the American Foundation for the blind. This podcast takes a deep dive on all things encompassing digital inclusion and accessibility. Released bi-weekly, AccessWorld offers news and views in conjunction with AFB's quarterly online publication of the same name. For more information on AccessWorld, check us out at www.afb.org/AW. Founded in 1921, AFB is a nationa... more

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In this week’s episode of AccessWorld, Aaron and Tony create their own bracket for the top ten assistive tech tools that have had the greatest impact on expanding independence for people who are blind or have low vision. It’s a fitting tribute in the... more

Welcome back to AccessWorld, a podcast on digital inclusion and accessibility. We've been gone for a couple of weeks as we kick off summer in the heat with a hot new product from Perkins. This week, Tony and Aaron are welcome Kim Charlson and Meghan ... more

Welcome back to another episode of AccessWorld, a podcast on digital inclusion and accessibility. In this week's episode, AFB's Aaron and Tony wish everyone a happy Global Accessibility awareness Day (#GAAD), and take a look back at how accessibility... more

Welcome back to another episode of the AccessWorld podcast, a podcast on digital inclusion and accessibility from the American Foundation for the blind (AFB).

In this episode, Tony and Aaron unpack the power of AI after Tony’s frustrations with ta... more

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Recent Guests

Meghan Gagne
Director of Products or Braille Innovation at Perkins
Perkins
Episode: AccessWorld #35 -- Checking Out the Perkins Braille Bloom
Kim Charlson
Executive Director for the Braille and Talking Book Library at Perkins
Perkins
Episode: AccessWorld #35 -- Checking Out the Perkins Braille Bloom
Lee Huffman
Low Vision Product Manager for Product Development at APH
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
Episode: AccessWorld #32 -- Reconnecting with Lee Huffman of APH
Stephanie Enyart
Chief Public Policy and Research Officer, Public Policy and Research Institute
AFB
Episode: AccessWorld #30 -- EXTRA! EXTRA! New AFB AI Study Released
Ariel Silverman
Director of Research
AFB
Episode: AccessWorld #30 -- EXTRA! EXTRA! New AFB AI Study Released
Sarah Elizabeth Beguin
Research Specialist
AFB
Episode: AccessWorld #30 -- EXTRA! EXTRA! New AFB AI Study Released
Angie Whistler
Researcher
AFB
Episode: AccessWorld #30 -- EXTRA! EXTRA! New AFB AI Study Released
Alyssa Schock
Research Fellow
AFB
Episode: AccessWorld #30 -- EXTRA! EXTRA! New AFB AI Study Released
Carmel Hadarian
Research Fellow
AFB
Episode: AccessWorld #30 -- EXTRA! EXTRA! New AFB AI Study Released

Hosts

Tony Stevens
Host of Access World; affiliated with American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Aaron Preece
Editor-in-Chief of Access World; co-host on several episodes
Tony Stephens
Co-host of AccessWorld podcast; provides legal/tech accessibility perspective

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#142
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#150
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#165
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AccessWorld #27 -- A Conversation with Jamie Deann
Q: How did your career path lead you to Microsoft's accessibility group, and how does your background influence your work today?
Jamie describes a progression from private practice to in-house corporate counsel, driven by a passion for accessibility learned from early exposure to legal tech and the daily realities of practicing law with a disability. He emphasizes a desire to effect systemic change within a large tech company, leveraging his legal expertise to influence policy and product accessibility.
AccessWorld #34 -- Happy GAAD and Battling Isolation
Q: Hey Claude, how accessible is the internet today for people with disabilities compared to 15 years ago?
Claude responds that there has been meaningful progress with WCAG standardization, better screen readers, and platform support, but there is still a substantial gap with many sites having accessibility failures and ongoing design challenges.

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Accessibility-focused discussions that explore how technology, policy, and design shape digital inclusion for people with vision impairments. Recent episodes center on breakthroughs in assistive tech (Braille devices, screen readers, AI-driven tools), the literacy and education implications of new hardware, and how privacy, safety, and employment intersect with AI and autonomous systems. The hosts frequently interview leaders from Perkins, the American Foundation for the Blind, Microsoft, Vispero, and Benetech, offering practical product insights, adoption considerations, and policy context. Expect a mixture of historical milestones, hands-on demonstrations, and thoughtful debates about balancing innovation with accessibility, privacy, and ... more

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AccessWorld launched 3 years ago and published 37 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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1. Meghan Gagne
2. Kim Charlson
3. Lee Huffman
4. Stephanie Enyart
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6. Sarah Elizabeth Beguin
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