The Voiceover Learning Lounge Podcast
Hello, and welcome to the Voiceover Learning Lounge! This podcast will focus on helping any audio learner become fluent at using Voiceover to navigate their mac computer, or get very comfortable with using their iPhone with the same screen reader. Each episode is a lesson about a different topic, and they are all taught by me, Voiceover Guide, a totally blind, highly experienced instructor of assistive technologies. The material will be taught in a very informal way that is easy to understand and follow. You will only learn what you actually need to know, to get something done on the device, without having to sit through an overview or some generalizations first. You can listen to the episodes in any order you like, but, if you start from the first episode and follow them in order, you won’t be required to know anything at all, about Voiceover beforehand. If you like what you hear, and want more in-depth lessons, I have a growing collection of very indepth, full-length audio lessons for anyone to enjoy. Listeners will be able to follow them, regardless of whether they've listened to this podcast or not. Everything lives at the link below, and I hope that you'll find something in my work that speaks to you, and inspires you to continue your journey of learning my favourite screen reader of all time, namely Voiceover! https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com #blindness #voiceoverforbeginners #voiceoverintro #learning #voiceoverlessons #howtousevoiceover #assistivetechnology #screenreadertutorial #independence #visuallyimpaired #macbook #voiceover #voiceoveronmac
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In this episode, I give a special treat to all listeners of my podcast, as a thank you for taking an interest in my work. It’s a 15% discount off of any purchase that you might make out of my growing collection of over 120 pre-recorded lessons on Voiceover, NVDA, Chromevox, or JAWS! Check out this episode which demos exactly how to use it while it lasts! The code is: iamasubscriber (all lowercase). After that, I end off the episode with a sneak peek of a new lesson that I’m currently working on that relates to how to use the FS Clipboard in JAWS! Like what you heard? Everything lives here, including all of my audio lessons and how to get tutoring! https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/
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In this episode, I give listeners a brief intro and overview of my work and what I do, as well as a few samples of my pre-recorded audio lessons, to help them decide if they would be the right fit to help them learn screen readers. You’ll hear a sample from each of the screen readers that I support: I’ll play you a sample from a lesson on Chromevox, NVDA, and JAWS. Samples of Mac lessons are already available in earlier episodes of this podcast. If you like what you hear and want to learn more, here are the relevant links: For pre-recorded lessons, visit my shop at the link below and choose the appropriate tab for whichever sceeen reader you're looking for: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/ Interested in one on one tutoring instead? Sign up here by fillling in this form to have a free initial consultation with me to discuss how I can help: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/?section=wiVF1bDmXlMZHhF2-nW1IA%3D%3D
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In this lesson, I introduce and play a sample of a new lesson that I wrote, which aims to help beginners learned how to type on their Mac with VoiceOver. The lesson lives here: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/l/quzafc
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In this episode, I give listeners a taste of a new lesson that I'm working on which will be releasing soon. It goes over how to do email using the Gmail Webmail interface, via Google's keyboard shortcuts that are universally workable across all platforms. If you want to be notified when it comes out, please visit this page below and type in your email to subscribe to my mailing list: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/
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In this episode, I introduce a new lesson on how to know when to use the interaction command for Mac with Voiceover users. This lesson, was inspired by one of my learners, who came to me with a question of knowing, when to interact, and not to interact when using Mac with Voiceover. Aimed at the more intermediate user of Voiceover on Mac OS, it attempts to provide a solution for those wondering when to press the VO shift down arrow/up arrow commands, by providing situations and scenarios, as well as a pretty foolproof formula to follow that I came up with, for myself originally and wanted to pass along to others. The lesson lives here: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/l/yxczmt
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In this episode, I explain a new offering which involves the opportunity to get a free consultation if you'd like to try out my teaching style to see if tutoring sessions are the approach you want to take for your learning. Here are the relevant links: Fill out this form first, and after review you'll get a link to book your free 60 minute call: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_vKOwMiJjd_qESIExgkBezv3B_8X77hbuZYNdUHgsorCOIQ/viewform?usp=header My main site with all my other offerings is here: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/
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In this episode, I take some time to introduce my online learning space to newcomers and followers of my work. You'll learn how to access my offerings, as well as be introduced to something new that I've started to create, namely reference sheets or notes, to go along with my pre-recorded audio lessons, so that you don't have to make notes of your own as you listen and learn! Interested? It all lives at the link below or you can email: volearninglounge@gmail.com https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/
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In this episode, I announce the start of a new series of lessons, on how to use the Chromevox screen reader on Chromebook. This one is meant for the total beginner, and there will be many more lessons to come that build on this one. I demonstrate where and how to access the lesson and how to navigate my redesigned webshop, to easily find the materials you're looking for. If you haven't subscribed to my email list, please make sure to do so at the link below as that is the best way to be in the loop on any new products that I add to my shop. I'll send a note to everyone once I've added something new, so you'll never miss a thing! Questions? email volearninglounge@gmail.com Find everything here: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/
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In this episode, I announced two new lessons that have been added to my collection. Both are linked below, and I hope you'll consider checking them out: First up: using Google sheets on Mac with voiceover. Found here: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/l/nozpnv And secondly: there's a new lesson on how to add, customize and switch between voices. You'll find that here: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/l/daguf Subscribe to my mailing list, and browse the rest of my collection at: https://accessiblelearning.gumroad.com/
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This episode announces the availability of a new introductory lesson on how to use Pages on Mac with Voiceover, something that many have requested from me for quite some time now. More lessons will follow on this topic, and I also mention that if you see the words "The Accessible Learning Lounge" floating around in various places like on my linktree shop, it simply is to reflect the wider variety of screen readers and tools that I've now started to offer. I will still keep this podcast as being called the Voiceover Learning Lounge, however, to remind us of where this all started and the reason why I built this learning space to begin with! Check out the lesson, and the rest of my collection here, there's something for everyone! https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide #Accessibility #Blindness #A11Y #Screenreader #Learning #technologyfortheblind #Voiceover #independence #lowvision #computers
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In this episode, I announce some exciting news, namely that two new audio lessons have been released into my linktree, (linked below), that teach the NVDA Screen Reader for Windows. I am now offering lessons on this screen reader as well, to expand the options that people have to improve their learning at my learning lounge so that it is not limited to just Mac and Voiceover or Apple products. This is the beginning of a series of lessons on NVDA and more will be along in the coming weeks/months. Please visit my linktree here where all of my offerings live, coaching sessions are also available: https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide Questions? Please email volearninglounge@gmail.com
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In this episode, I announce the availability of a new lesson which will walk you through the basics of how to create formulas in Excel on Mac with Voiceover. If the topic interests you, please check out the full lesson here: https://volearn.gumroad.com/l/kndyuq or visit my linktree to explore my entire growing collection here: https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide Questions? Please email: volearninglounge@gmail.com #Accessibility #MacwithVoiceover #Assistivetechnology #Blindness #Lowvision #Learning #Independence
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In this lesson, I announce the availability of a new audio lesson in my Excel series, that walks you through some data manipulation tasks such as selecting, cutting, copying, or filling data, as well as a great hack for how to make Voiceover consistently announce the current cell coordinates in focus along with any corresponding data (note that this doesn't always happen by default). This lesson is available for purchase at the following link: https://volearn.gumroad.com/l/ekvpgz and the link to my Linktree with all of my offerings lives here: https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide Questions? please email volearninglounge@gmail.com #Accessibility #Blindness #Lowvision #Screenreaders #Voiceover #Technologyfortheblind #Independence #Learning
The Voiceover Learning Lounge
In this lesson, I announce the availability of a new series of lessons that I've started to release in my linktree, that go over how to use Excel on Mac with Voiceover. The first of these, an introductory lesson for beginners who are new to Excel, is available now and you can find it here: https://volearn.gumroad.com/l/bfjbqk Any questions about my offerings or how to get more one-on-one online help? Visit my linktree below or email: volearninglounge@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide #Accessibility #Blindness #macwithvoiceover #lowvision #learning #screenreaders #computersfortheblind #talkingcomputers #AssistiveTechnology #Accessiblelearning #Onlinehelpwithmacandvoiceover #Onlinelearningfortheblind #Independence
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In this lesson, I give you a short preview of a new series of audio lessons that I have just started to make available, which covers how to use Google Chrome on Mac with Voiceover. The first lesson in the series, (just released today), provides an intro to what Google Chrome is, how to add a new Profile, and explore a specific website. If you like what you hear, please check out the full version at my linktree (linked below), or if you have any questions or want to get in touch about my offerings, please email: volearninglounge@gmail.com #VoiceoveronMac #Accessibility #Assistivetechnology #Blindness #lowvision #Learning #Independence #TechnologyfortheBlind https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide
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In this episode, I give you a taste of not 1, but 2 new audio lessons that I've just released into my growing audio collection. They dive even deeper into using MS word on Mac with Voiceover by teaching how to insert and access links within documents, or how to spellcheck your way through your document to ensure it's completely free from errors. If you like what you hear in this episode, I encourage you to check out the full versions of those lessons in my linktree below, or, ifyou know of a friend, student, family member or loved one who is struggling to learn mac with voiceover, please either send them over to my linktree to explore my offerings or get in touch with me at: volearninglounge@gmail.com My mission is to help as many people learn this as possible, no matter where they are in the world. I myself, learned most of these skills through trial and error, and my goal is to pass them onto anybody that needs them so that nobody, has to learn these skills by figuring things out for themselves in the same way that I did! #Accessibility #Accessibletechnologies #Blindness #MacwithVoiceover #Visuallyimpaired #Learning #Lowvision #Talkingcomputers #screenreaders #onlinelearning #HelpwithMacandVoiceover #AppleAccessibility https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide
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In this episode, I give you a taste of one of my newly released audio lessons, that goes over how to use the comments feature and thesaurus in Microsoft Word, on Mac with Voiceover. The full version is available in my linktree, found below. Enjoy! Questions? Please email: volearninglounge@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide #Accessibility #Technology #Voiceoveronmac #Blindness #Lowvision #Independence #Accessible #Assistivetechnology #Learning #Adaptivetraining #screenreaders
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This episode is an opportunity for listeners to enjoy the content from a new video that I uploaded to my YouTube channel. In it, I announce the release of a new audio lesson added to my collection on how to style, and format your documents using MS word. It covers topics such as how to make headings, how to insert tables, how to make bulleted or numbered lists, and a lot more! If you like what you hear, please check out the full version, as well as my other lessons at the link below, or get in touch with any questions at: volearninglounge@gmail.com. https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide
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In this episode, I'll briefly introduce you to one of my favourite reading Apps that, in my opinion, is very good and helpful when it comes to reading PDF's or ePubs on Mac with Voiceover. The full length version of this lesson can be found in my linktree, and if anyone wants to have a coaching session on how to use the app or has any other questions on how to get online help for Voiceover on mac or iPhone, please email: volearninglounge@gmail.com Relevant Links are as follows: My Linktree is here: https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide And the App that this episode is based on is here: https://www.edrlab.org/software/thorium-reader/
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In this episode, I announce something exciting to everyone, namely that full-length lessons are now available to enjoy via my linktree (linked below)! I then end off with a teaser, of a lesson that I've been working on, that will soon be yours to enjoy, on how to use Microsoft Word on Mac with Voiceover, something that many have been asking me for for quite some time! Be sure to check out my linktree, or follow me on youTube and X, to get any updates on my work. You'll find everything here: https://linktr.ee/VoiceoverGuide
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In this episode for beginner users of the iPhone, we'll walk through the basics of how to use the touch screen keyboard, to type text anywhere on the ipHone that allows for text entry. Please note that even though I'm using the Notes App to demonstrate how typing is done, this method of typing is the same across all apps on the ipHone and can be used anywhere where the keyboard shows itself, allowing for typing. We'll primarily go over the two ways of typing that are the most accessible, (in my opinion), for those who are blind or low vision and who use Voiceover. We'll then conclude the episode by learning how to edit text on the phone and how to select what we've typed. Happy listening! #Voiceoverforbeginners #blindness #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #assistivetechnology #screenreadersoutofthebox #computersfortheblind #talkingcomputers #voiceovertutorial #voiceover #mac #learning
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In this episode (designed for the more intermediate learner of the Mac with Voiceover), we continue our journey into learning about how to use Textedit, to edit and format documents. We'll learn how to control what voiceover speaks as you type, how to select and format text, how to toggle quickly between two or more documents, and much more! Hope you'll enjoy listening, and find something to add to your tool of learning resources! #Voiceover #Blindness #Lowvision #Visuallyimpaired #Assistive Technology #Apple #mac #screenreaders #builtinscreenreaders #outofthebox #macbook #voiceovertutorial #voiceoverintro #voiceoverforbeginners
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In this last episode for beginner users of the mac with Voiceover, we walk through the very basics of how to get started using Safari. We go over how to do a simple web search, visit a specific website, and a couple of easy ways to navigate webpage content or find the specific part of the webpage you’re looking for. Please note that this is only an introduction to web browsing, we’ll be going over a lot more in future episodes. Enjoy! #voiceover #mac #voiceoverforbeginners #voiceoverintro #screenreadertutorial #talkingcomputers #blindness #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #macbook #learning #webbrowsingfortheblind #independence #accessibility #assistivetechnology #adaptivetools #independentliving
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In this episode, we walk through the very basics of how to get started with using the Textedit application on the mac with voiceover. It's taught at the beginner level. #voiceover #blindness #lowvision #macforbeginners #voiceovertutorial #screenreaderintro #talkingcomputer #learning #assistivetechnology #accessibility #visuallyimpaired #independence
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This is the first of a series of episodes, aimed at helping new mac users learn the very basics of how to get started when using a mac for the very first time with voiceover, Apple's built-in screen reader. #howtousevoiceover #screenreaders #voiceoverformac #blindness #visuallyimpaired #independence #assistivetech #computersfortheblind #voiceoverintro #macforbeginners
