On the eve of Thanks Giving, I thought it appropriate to dedicate tonight's program to giving thanks to the developers, distributors and instructors of assistive technology without whom, we might not be where we are today. For some, maybe it's a particular assistive technology product that's made the difference while for others, maybe the belief of an instructor, VR counselor, family member, or other person has made all the difference in the world. Tonight, on the Assistive Technology show, we'll have the chance to give thanks to those who have made it all possible.

Although we had no official topic for tonight's show, the following topics were discussed: Issues with Bookshare books from publishers. overdrive.com and portable players. winrar and compression formats. sunbelt antispyware, designed with access in mind, http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com New Nod32 beta incorporating major improvements in accessibility. The new Serotalk.com blog and podcast. Satogo and firefox. Discounted price for KNFB reader. And of course much much more.

This week, we'll talk about Serotek's new release of System Access version 3, the first screen reader able to run on 64 bit machines. We'll also talk about a note taker alternative I've recently come across, a device that can almost fit in the palm of your hand and which costs less than $400.

As I was unable to host this week's edition of the Assistive Technology Show, I thought I'd repodcast this edition from November 8, 2006, the day after election day. Back then, we were all excited about the up-coming release of Jaws 8, Internet Explorer 7 was causing us access issues and Windows Vista was the new up and coming thing. Although I wasn't able to host the show this week, I hope you enjoy this blast from the past.