Not yet, Iain - early days, working hard on getting V2 live, which is
what V1 should have been were it not for the Dot's audio player bug,
which Amazon have now fixed.
Once that's happened, I'm going full tilt on promoting it throughout
April; will post here again when it's live and maybe you can help me
do some persuading! :)
Jonathan
On 11 March 2018 at 19:25, Iain Lackie <iainlackie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Iain
On 11 Mar 2018, at 5:54 pm, Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
Thanks Jackie,
In case it helps anyone, I've just done some digging around and here
are the results of the ways you can currently listen:
AppleVis Podcast (USA) - Anypod only.
Blind Abilities and Cool Blind Tech (USA) - Anypod and TuneIn.
Main Menu and Blind Bargains (USA) and NCBI Technology Podcast
(Ireland) were on TuneIn Only.
Neither Eyes On Success nor the Freedom Scientific Podcast were
available from either.
Happy to add Main Menu and have links to the others, but regarding the
Freedom Scientific one, they're a huge megacorp and I'd want paying a
bit I think if they want it hosted. I'll try and contact them!
Thanks - any more for any more?
On 11 March 2018 at 16:58, Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
Hi Jonathan
Podcasts from across the pond and elsewhere are quite useful though, and
while I have subscribed to some of them, if people don’t know they are out
there, they might miss out on something worthwhile. So:
AppleVis Podcast
Blind Abilities
Blind Bargains
Cool Blind Tech
Eyes On Success
Freedom Scientific FSCast
Main Menu
Technology Podcast from NCBI
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Email: Jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [access-uk] Can you tell me about blind and disability related
podcasts and stations you wish were on Alexa but aren't?
Hi all,
I'm still working on version two of the Talking Newspaper Alexa skill and
would appreciate ideas for things to add to it.
A lot more people are using it for podcasts and streams than I expected, so
the first major improvement is the removal of the requirement to save a
favourite talking newspaper before you can listen to podcasts.
That said, while I still want it to primarily be a talking newspaper finder
and player and not get TOO bloated with general podcasts, I'm very open to
adding stuff which either isn't available or easily findable elsewhere.
So if you know of any podcasts or radio which is not available on TuneIn or
other apps, please let me know!
I am also looking for a list of other blind friendly skills in the UK which
would appeal to your typical talking newspaper listener, who may be a little
nervous of new technology, might not own a computer or tablet, but would
still like to easily find information.
Please note that none of the following will suddenly appear overnight - any
changes to a skill need to go through a laborious approval process, so give
it a couple of weeks!
There now follows a list of podcasts which I am in the process of adding or
have added as they are not easily findable elsewhere:
Braillecast
dot 2 dot
infosound select
and the following, all from the RNIB:
Tech Talk Episodes
Tech Talk Features
Read On Episodes
Read On Features
Craic On from RNIB Northern Ireland
The Weekly Connect
The Weekly Connect Features
The following have been requested, but I have not yet been persuaded for the
reasons given:
The Blindside podcast, Mushroom FM and RNIB Connect Radio are available from
Tune In.
Ouch Disability and In Touch podcasts are available from the BBC Skill.
The BCAB podcasts is available from the BCAB skill.
Cool Blind Tech is not on TuneIn but is it too America-centric? You can help
me decide that one!
Any more suggestions? Remember, the purpose of this is NOT to duplicate
other skills or where podcasts are available from the dot in other ways.
That said, I am happy to maintain a list of podcasts and skills which would
point at other very relevant skills, but to stress I am not looking to
duplicate what Robin does on dot 2 dot, for example.
Thanks,
Jonathan
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