January 24th, 2023
# Personal
If you have been following my blog, or social media or know me personally, you know I'm late deaf. I lost all my hearing 15 years ago and can't hear even the loudest sound anymore. Before that, I was hard…
Read more When things change or don’t change
December 31st, 2022
# Personal
Normally I don't write end of year reviews, but I decided for this year, why not. This year has been a rollercoaster one. Most people are not aware that I'm chronically ill. I'll keep the details personal but suffice to…
Read more 2022 in review: highs and lows
November 25th, 2022
# Apple
When the first Apple Watch was released 7 years ago I wasn't interested in getting one. Being deaf means I don't want to spend money on stuff that I can't get a lot of use of it. Apple Watch is…
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September 12th, 2022
# Apple
17-9-2022 To my great disappointment Apple did not include Live Captions in the official iOS 16 release. So much for deaf accessibility progress. But there is a work around. It is still in beta version, hence not very reliable. https://twitter.com/BookyGeeky/status/1571202618193502208…
Read more Apple adding Live Captions to iOS 16
April 29th, 2022
# Inclusive Design
For the past two years, I have given talks about transcripts at the Dutch Podcast Festival and I have coached students on creating podcast transcripts. Podcasts have been gaining popularity for several years, soaring high when the pandemic started. Unfortunately,…
Read more Usable Podcast Transcripts for Everyone