Hartgen Consultancy Leads Innovation Towards Bringing The Star Trek Computer To Your PC

Summary: On this edition of Spotlight, Cory Martin meets with Mr. Brian Hartgen, owner of <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/">Hartgen Consultancy</a> and a well-known leader in the Assistive Technology field who has brought amazing advancements to the way people with multiple disabilities use their computers.<br> With Brian’s bridging product, <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/j-say">J-Say</a>, it is possible for a person to completely control their computer by voice alone, using both <a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS">JAWS for Windows</a> from <a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/">Freedom Scientific</a> and <a href="https://www.nuance.com/dragon/index.htm?ref=discoverlist">Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking</a>.<br> While <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/j-say">J-Say</a> has been improved over a number of years, <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/">Hartgen Consultancy</a> brings a number of new products to the table, such as <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/j-dictate">J-Dictate</a>, a product which is focused on the professional or student who wishes to still use the Keyboard but receive audible feedback from <a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS">JAWS</a>, or transcribe notes in to text.<br> In addition, Brian’s product <a href="https://www.leaseycentral.com/">Leasey</a> makes it possible for beginners and power users alike to interact with their computers in a simplified and meaningful way with a straight-forward command structure and several tools to improve the computing experience.<br> Brian discusses his beginnings, he tells us how he got started in the assistive technology field and how <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/j-say">J-Say</a> came to exist. Finally, Brian tells us about some of the new advancements to his <a href="https://www.leaseycentral.com/">Leasey</a> product including all new support for complex <a href="https://www.itunes.com/">iTunes</a> tasks and the <a href="https://www.spotify.com/">Spotify</a> music streaming service.<br> If you would like, <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/">click this link to visit Hartgen.org</a> or if you wish to hear Brian demonstrate his various products, you may <a href="https://www.hartgen.org/laircast">listen to his Laircast podcast</a> with comprehensive demos.