Episode 19: Covid-19 announcement
As the Covid-19 strain of the Coronavirus makes itself felt throughout the world the way in which we work and live has changed immeasurably in a very short time. We want you to know that in the midst of this significant change and upheaval, the team at Sight and Sound Technology remain available to support and assist our customers.
4m Mar 18, 2020
4m
Episode 18: Introducing Will Marshall
We’re meeting the newest member of the Sight and Sound Technology team on this episode. Will Marshall is an Assistive Technology trainer working in Scotland. We find out about Will, his work and how he’s been teaching himself JAWS over the last few months.
12m Feb 16, 2020
12m
Episode 17: Introducing Alastair Mackay
As part of our on-going 'Meet the Team' series, we are introducing Alastair Mackay, who works with sight and sound as a customer trainer and Assistive Technology Sales executive in Scotland. We learn about Alastair's work and what he does when he's not working hard for Sight and Sound!
18m Feb 01, 2020
18m
Episode 16: Introducing the new ElBraille with the Focus 5th Edition!
In this episode, Stuart introduces us to the newly arrived ElBraille, the revolutionary Windows 10 device that works seamlessly with the Focus 40 5th edition Braille display from Vispero.
17m Jan 25, 2020
17m
Episode 15: Reflections with Glenn Tookey
Our final podcast of 2019 features a sit down chat with our very own Glenn Tookey, Chief Executive of Sight and Sound Technology.   Stuart reflects with Glenn on the year that was for the company, what’s coming in 2020 and we find out how Glenn will be spending the time off! Happy Christmas from all at Sight and Sound Technology!
10m Dec 20, 2019
10m
Episode 14: Mike Adams, Chief Executive of Purple
We're delighted to meet and chat with Mike Adams on this episode of our podcast. Mike is CEO of Purple, an organisation changing the disability conversation with businesses and disabled people. Purple see disability as a value opportunity and Mike is leading the development of products and services which are beginning to transform the landscape across all business sectors. Purple Tuesday, creat...
17m Nov 25, 2019
17m
Episode 13: Sight and Sound Technology Ireland Launch Event
On Friday 18th of October we launched a very exciting partnership with Enable Ireland and the Disability federation of Ireland, who have jointly come together to form Freedomtech and the CHAT community. In this episode of our podcast, our reporter Cathal Joyce goes along to the launch to find out all about it.
32m Nov 12, 2019
32m
Webinar: Introducing all that's new IN JAWS 2020
If you missed our webinar on October 30th, here's the audio from the session that explored the new features in JAWS 2020. You'll learn about enhancements in the JAWS cursor, how to customise the virtual cursor's behaviour on a per-tab basis in Google Chrome and much more.
50m Oct 30, 2019
50m
Episode 12: Angel Eyes NI, My Dad's Blind and Life of a Blind Girl
ON this episode we’re all about featuring great people and organisations who have recently come on are radar, and who we encourage our listeners to check out! Karen Wilson, Education Advocate with Angel Eyes is here to tell us about the work of this wonderful charity, who provide services and supports for families throughout Northern Ireland. Anna Sheils-McNamee is the author of ‘My Dad’s Blind...
26m Sep 08, 2019
26m
Sight and Sound Summer School 2019: Session 5: The Sight and Sound Technology Surgery
Sight and Sound Technology's Matt Pateman, Ash Cross, Sharon Lyons and Stuart Lawler are all on-hand in our technology surgery to help answer any questions from attendees. This is the final session in the Summer School series.
1hr 12m Aug 17, 2019
1hr 12m
Sight and Sound Summer School 2019: Session 4: Exploring Focus Braille Displays with Stuart Lawler
Session 4 in our Summer School series features Stuart Lawler, country manager at Sight and Sound Ireland, who describes and talks us through the use of the Focus Braille display family from Vispero.
1hr 30m Aug 15, 2019
1hr 30m
Sight and Sound Summer School 2019: Session 3: Introducing Zoomtext Magnification Software with Ruth Gallagher Carr
Ruth Gallagher Carr, our Business development Manager for Scotland, is with us for session 3 of our Summer School series, to take us through the Zoomtext Magnification package.
1hr 6m Aug 14, 2019
1hr 6m
Sight and Sound Summer School 2019: Session 2: Exploring Ruby Magnifiers with Ash Cross
In this second Summer School session, Ash cross from our tech support department brings us through the extensive Ruby range of magnifiers from Vispero.
1hr 12m Aug 14, 2019
1hr 12m
Sight and Sound Summer School 2019: Session 1: Sharpening Your Shortcuts with Sharon Lyons
In the first of our series of Summer School sessions, Sharon Lyons introduces us to keyboard shortcuts for Windows, Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
1hr 32m Aug 12, 2019
1hr 32m
11: Episode 11: Sight and Sound Summer School, and introducing Sam Coulson
We’re excited on this episode of our podcast to announce details of the first ever Sight and Sound Summer School, a series of webinars, which are taking place on the week of August 12th. Our Sales and Marketing Manager Carla Barker is with Stuart to tell all. Sam Coulson is the latest recruit to Sight and Sound, working as an Assistive Technology Sales Executive covering the North of England. W...
20m Jul 31, 2019
20m
10: Episode 10: Sight Village and Summer Specials, Vispero in Dublin and Glasgow and Julie Rodaway with the Focus Scratchpad
July is a very busy month at Sight and Sound and we've news about our presence at Sight Village Central on July 9th and 10th and our Vispero events and exhibitions in Dublin on July 15th and Glasgow on July 16th. Julie Rodaway demonstrates the Focus 5th edition Scratchpad and how it can be used to quickly take notes and export them to other devices.
15m Jun 29, 2019
15m
9: Episode 9: Getting AT Ready 2019
Sight and Sound Technology developed the Getting AT Ready events to provide Disability professionals in Further and Higher Education (FE and HE) the opportunity to share best practice, learn about new technologies and to hear from experts, so that they are equipped with the knowledge and tools to develop existing accessibility policies and procedures. This episode is devoted entirely to our 201...
28m Jun 05, 2019
28m
9: Episode 8: 40 year celebration promotions and Windows Mail continued
This episode is shorter than usual, but we think you'll be very interested in listening in! As we celebrate 40 years of providing high quality products and services across the UK and Ireland we are launching some promotional offers and Stuart, along with Sharon Lyons tells us all about them. Sharon stays with Stuart for the remainder of the episode to conclude her segment on Windows Mail.
20m Apr 28, 2019
20m
8: Episode 7: Sharon Lyons and Carla Owen
On this episode we’re welcoming two brilliant new starters to the Sight and Sound team. Sharon Lyons joins the Dublin office as a trainer. We find out a little about Sharon and she commences what will be a regular series of shortcuts, this time looking at Windows Mail. Carla Owen joined us in early February as Sales and Marketing Manager. We hear a little about Carla, her work and what she en...
32m Mar 08, 2019
32m
7: Episode 6: Introducing Ramble Tag, a user's perspective of the MiniVision and a new JAWS feature
On episode 6 of our podcast Stuart introduces us to a newly added feature that was released as part of the January 2019 JAWS and Fusion update. You’ll see how easy it is to add Vocaliser Expressive voices right from the JAWS voice settings window. We meet Tom Forsyth and Laura Maclean who have jointly developed a really great solution to assist with sighted guiding called the Ramble Tag. Fina...
24m Feb 05, 2019
24m
6: Episode 5: Robbie Forde, Amie Hynes Fitzpatrick and Apple Music on the Braille Sense Polaris
Happy new year from all at Sight and Sound Technology! This episode is all about great people doing great things! We meet Robbie Forde, a blind motivational speaker who has recently branched into stand-up comedy. Amie Hynes Fitzpatrick has low vision and is an active blogger. She talks about her blog, her use of technology and her plans for the year ahead. Finally, Stuart shows us the power...
31m Jan 14, 2019
31m
5: Episode 4: Jenny Axler and Aram Hekimian
Welcome to our Christmas 2018 Podcast, and Merry Christmas from all at Sight and Sound Technology! On this episode we meet Jenny Axler from Selvas, formerly known as Hims. Jenny talks about the Braille Sense Polaris, and the recently launched QBraille XL, and also gives us a fascinating glimpse into her life as an American lady, totally blind living in Korea. Stuart speaks with Aram Hekimian,...
1hr Dec 10, 2018
1hr
4: Episode 3: Matt Pateman and Brian Hartgen
51m Nov 21, 2018
51m
3: Webinar: All that's new IN JAWS 2019
Welcome to our very first webinar from Thursday November 1st 2018. Stuart Lawler talks us through the new and exciting features in JAWS 2019, including faster start-up and a more responsive overall experience, improved performance in Office 365 applications, notification of spelling errors in Word and Outlook 365, Phonetic speaking of characters during navigation and much more. We are also joi...
1hr Nov 01, 2018
1hr
2: Episode 2: JAWS Training Event, Austin Avalos introducing Sunu Band and Polaris version 3.0 update
On this episode we have details about an online training event we are running to coincide with the launch of JAWS 2019. Stuart speaks to Austin Avalos who introduces us to the Sunu Band, a cool piece of wearable technology, which is now available for sale. Finally we take a quick look at the latest update to the Braille Sense Polaris from Hims.
28m Oct 12, 2018
28m
1: Episode 1: Glenn Tookey and the 'Suddenly Sightless' podcast
Welcome to the very first episode of Sight and Sound Technology’s podcast, brought to you from our new Dublin office! Our host Stuart Lawler introduces himself and then introduces our CEO Glenn Tookey, who talks about Sight and Sound, the new Ireland office and the launch of our new podcast. We meet Laura and Aleks, two ladies living in Birmingham who have set up a podcast called ‘Suddenly Sig...
26m Sep 17, 2018
26m