[music] 2 00:00:57,500 --> 00:00:58,500 3 00:00:58,500 --> 00:00:59,520 4 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,300 - The following program may contain 5 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:04,260 strong language and brief nudity. 6 00:01:04,260 --> 00:01:05,700 But don't get your hopes up. 7 00:01:05,700 --> 00:01:08,730 After all, this is public access TV. 8 00:01:08,730 --> 00:01:12,210 (rooster crows) 9 00:01:12,210 --> 00:01:13,990 This program was made possible 10 00:01:13,990 --> 00:01:18,970 from the support of VSA of Texas and Amerigroup. 11 00:01:18,970 --> 00:01:21,630 (rock music) 12 00:01:21,630 --> 00:01:24,090 ♪ Until you're standing tall ♪ 13 00:01:24,090 --> 00:01:30,080 ♪ You're gonna need a solution ♪ 14 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,100 15 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:39,090 - Rise up, Amerigroup. 16 00:01:39,090 --> 00:01:49,760 17 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:51,340 - All set, Dave? 18 00:01:51,340 --> 00:01:53,080 - I'm ready, Gene. 19 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:53,910 - I'm Gene. 20 00:01:53,910 --> 00:01:54,920 - And I'm Dave. 21 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:55,750 - And we're the 22 00:01:55,750 --> 00:01:57,760 - Gene and Dave Show. 23 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:03,750 (audience claps and cheers) 24 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:09,880 25 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,230 - Well, Dave, another Southwest has come and gone. 26 00:02:13,230 --> 00:02:16,980 - It has, South by Southwest 2018 this time. 27 00:02:16,980 --> 00:02:20,250 And another good time, exciting time. 28 00:02:20,250 --> 00:02:22,920 Lots of people in Austin, Texas. 29 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:26,660 - There really were. 30 00:02:26,660 --> 00:02:31,460 You go to the convention center, and 31 00:02:31,460 --> 00:02:32,540 you feel the energy-- 32 00:02:32,540 --> 00:02:36,000 - Oh yeah, the energy is all the way, downtown, 33 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,110 everywhere you go, everybody's excited. 34 00:02:38,110 --> 00:02:40,000 And it's really cool to meet new people 35 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,200 from all over the world come to South by Southwest. 36 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,120 - Yeah, yeah, you hear the different dialects 37 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,390 and different languages, and it's, 38 00:02:48,390 --> 00:02:51,510 well, it's just a really cool feeling. 39 00:02:51,510 --> 00:02:53,410 You come to the convention center, 40 00:02:53,410 --> 00:02:57,540 you see it surrounded by food trucks, 41 00:02:57,540 --> 00:02:59,390 and I found one truck I liked. 42 00:02:59,390 --> 00:03:01,240 - And that's your favorite part, is the food trucks. 43 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,100 - The food trucks. 44 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:08,120 There's a gentleman, the owner of Burger, 45 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:12,230 which is a food truck, a guy named Vince, and 46 00:03:12,230 --> 00:03:15,160 he had me try their brisket burger. 47 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:16,000 - Oh, okay. 48 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,400 - Oh my gosh. (laughs) 49 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,230 - Was it good? 50 00:03:19,230 --> 00:03:20,470 - It was great. (Dave laughs) 51 00:03:20,470 --> 00:03:22,440 It was super, you're gonna wanna 52 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,350 search out Vince's truck whenever you're 53 00:03:26,350 --> 00:03:31,500 in downtown area. 54 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:33,510 See, here's a picture of me outside, 55 00:03:33,510 --> 00:03:37,310 by the marquee for the South by Southwest. 56 00:03:37,310 --> 00:03:38,410 It was a beautiful day, 57 00:03:38,410 --> 00:03:41,680 but years past it's been a bit warmer. 58 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:42,700 - Yeah. 59 00:03:42,700 --> 00:03:44,050 And last year it was rainy. 60 00:03:44,050 --> 00:03:47,340 - Rainy, yeah. 61 00:03:47,340 --> 00:03:53,330 Then you get inside, you see the crowds. 62 00:03:53,330 --> 00:03:56,770 - Here's a video of me navigating through the crowds 63 00:03:56,770 --> 00:03:59,780 (Gene chuckles) going a hundred miles an hour, 64 00:03:59,780 --> 00:04:02,020 so that's always fun and exciting. 65 00:04:02,020 --> 00:04:06,530 See how many people I can try not to run over. 66 00:04:06,530 --> 00:04:08,610 - Did you avoid 'em all? 67 00:04:08,610 --> 00:04:11,060 - Most of 'em, yeah, most of 'em. 68 00:04:11,060 --> 00:04:11,890 - Okay, great. 69 00:04:11,890 --> 00:04:13,280 - The other ones will be sending us 70 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,910 an email shortly, I'm sure. 71 00:04:14,910 --> 00:04:17,140 - Yeah. 72 00:04:17,140 --> 00:04:21,170 And going through registration, 73 00:04:21,170 --> 00:04:25,780 this time I told I'm here as a member of the press, 74 00:04:25,780 --> 00:04:30,950 they said, "Well, you go over here, get your badge." 75 00:04:30,950 --> 00:04:34,590 Got my badge, I had to go somewhere else to get my bag, 76 00:04:34,590 --> 00:04:37,970 and somewhere else, you have the camera tag. 77 00:04:37,970 --> 00:04:39,960 But everyone was friendly enough there 78 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,870 that we got through pretty quickly, so that was nice. 79 00:04:42,870 --> 00:04:44,680 - Yeah, some really great volunteers 80 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,010 at South by Southwest this year, too. 81 00:04:47,010 --> 00:04:52,450 And I recommend to anybody that lives here in Austin, 82 00:04:52,450 --> 00:04:56,390 volunteer to be a helper at South by Southwest. 83 00:04:56,390 --> 00:04:57,790 There's a lotta different jobs. 84 00:04:57,790 --> 00:05:01,380 It takes a lotta people to kick this whole thing off. 85 00:05:01,380 --> 00:05:06,840 And by volunteering, they give you passes, so 86 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:08,080 volunteer. 87 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,000 - It's well worth the exchange, 88 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,760 your time for what you can see there. 89 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,090 Our videographer backed out 90 00:05:18,090 --> 00:05:21,860 shortly before the conference started, but 91 00:05:21,860 --> 00:05:23,130 you and I were ready. 92 00:05:23,130 --> 00:05:24,320 - We were. 93 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,660 Sometimes it's hard to tape our own show 94 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:29,630 and be on both sides of the cameras, 95 00:05:29,630 --> 00:05:32,850 next to impossible, but we found a way to do it. 96 00:05:32,850 --> 00:05:35,370 - Yeah, here's a shot of me and you 97 00:05:35,370 --> 00:05:39,330 with our cameras gettin' ready to take care of business. 98 00:05:39,330 --> 00:05:43,870 (Dave chuckles) 99 00:05:43,870 --> 00:05:47,460 We started going through the convention center. 100 00:05:47,460 --> 00:05:53,320 First place I found 's a place called Boni. 101 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:57,580 It's a service that they provide 102 00:05:57,580 --> 00:06:00,990 for people who're visually impaired. 103 00:06:00,990 --> 00:06:07,790 They log on to their website, to Boni's website, and 104 00:06:07,790 --> 00:06:12,940 someone there helps 'em, I should say, 105 00:06:12,940 --> 00:06:19,380 they're able to navigate through the hallways 106 00:06:19,380 --> 00:06:22,690 by voice, 107 00:06:22,690 --> 00:06:24,480 by being connected to this website. 108 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:25,960 So let's say-- 109 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,060 - So they log in to Boni, and Boni can show 'em 110 00:06:28,060 --> 00:06:31,360 where to go and tell 'em how to navigate through stuff 111 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,270 via a camera, or? 112 00:06:33,270 --> 00:06:34,360 - Yeah, well they've got-- 113 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:35,190 - A sixth sense. 114 00:06:35,190 --> 00:06:38,250 - They've got beacons set up in the building, 115 00:06:38,250 --> 00:06:41,970 so the beacons might, one might be in a cafeteria, 116 00:06:41,970 --> 00:06:45,770 one might be at the restrooms, 117 00:06:45,770 --> 00:06:47,830 and 118 00:06:47,830 --> 00:06:49,690 your GPS 119 00:06:49,690 --> 00:06:51,630 locator on your phone 120 00:06:51,630 --> 00:06:54,060 helps them determine exactly where you are-- 121 00:06:54,060 --> 00:06:57,020 - Ah, okay. - In the building. 122 00:06:57,020 --> 00:06:57,850 Yeah, they could guide you-- 123 00:06:57,850 --> 00:06:59,110 - And it's that accurate, that they can 124 00:06:59,110 --> 00:07:01,010 do it within the building, huh? 125 00:07:01,010 --> 00:07:05,380 - It is, except if you're looking for a bathroom. 126 00:07:05,380 --> 00:07:06,520 (both laugh) 127 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,910 You gotta be careful you're using the right bathroom, 128 00:07:10,910 --> 00:07:15,360 'cause the men and the woman's is right next to each other. 129 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:16,260 - Right. 130 00:07:16,260 --> 00:07:19,200 - So you gotta be careful of that. 131 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,310 - I guess that's why they have 132 00:07:20,310 --> 00:07:21,750 the braille on the signs, right? 133 00:07:21,750 --> 00:07:24,860 - Yeah. 134 00:07:24,860 --> 00:07:27,550 - The website for that is 135 00:07:27,550 --> 00:07:30,070 loudsteps.com 136 00:07:30,070 --> 00:07:33,650 and boniglobal.com. 137 00:07:33,650 --> 00:07:36,030 I spoke with 138 00:07:36,030 --> 00:07:40,160 Paul, who's the North American representative there, 139 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,610 and he was telling me how it works. 140 00:07:42,610 --> 00:07:48,820 But it's definitely worth checking out those websites. 141 00:07:48,820 --> 00:07:50,430 If you're having an event and you wanna 142 00:07:50,430 --> 00:07:54,200 make that service available to folks, 143 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,150 if someone subscribes to that service, 144 00:07:56,150 --> 00:07:57,990 as soon as they come to the building, 145 00:07:57,990 --> 00:08:00,040 they get a notice that that service-- 146 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:00,870 - Oh, wow. 147 00:08:00,870 --> 00:08:02,680 - Is available to them. 148 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:04,790 - That'd be a great service to offer. 149 00:08:04,790 --> 00:08:07,130 - And then I introduced Ron Lucy 150 00:08:07,130 --> 00:08:12,050 (cash register dings) to them, and Hiram 151 00:08:12,050 --> 00:08:17,090 who's with Knowbility, so they were both interested in that. 152 00:08:17,090 --> 00:08:19,840 - Actually Hiram is with Microassist and Knowbility. 153 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:20,670 - Oh, Microassist and -- 154 00:08:20,670 --> 00:08:21,840 - Microassist, yeah. 155 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,300 He's on the Knowbility board, but another great guy 156 00:08:25,300 --> 00:08:29,250 that knows a lot about accessibility. 157 00:08:29,250 --> 00:08:31,590 - So they had a good chat, so I hope maybe 158 00:08:31,590 --> 00:08:34,890 we get that service in the Capitol. 159 00:08:34,890 --> 00:08:36,920 Then going along-- 160 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:37,960 - 'Cause you never know when you need 161 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,110 a Boni to help lead you the way. 162 00:08:40,110 --> 00:08:42,050 - (laughs) Exactly. 163 00:08:42,050 --> 00:08:43,010 - Right. 164 00:08:43,010 --> 00:08:45,640 - Exactly. 165 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,260 We ran into 166 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:48,570 Sharron 167 00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:49,890 with Knowbility. 168 00:08:49,890 --> 00:08:51,950 We always look for the Knowbility table. 169 00:08:51,950 --> 00:08:52,780 - That's right. 170 00:08:52,780 --> 00:08:58,140 - And they always have some sorta demonstration going on. 171 00:08:58,140 --> 00:09:01,990 This year we found Dave Chappelle over there. 172 00:09:01,990 --> 00:09:05,090 Dave has cerebral palsy, 173 00:09:05,090 --> 00:09:11,180 he has no speech, so he communicates through his computer, 174 00:09:11,180 --> 00:09:14,260 and he's able to communicate pretty well. 175 00:09:14,260 --> 00:09:16,980 And he's a fellow Clevelander, I might add. 176 00:09:16,980 --> 00:09:18,710 - Oh, okay. 177 00:09:18,710 --> 00:09:22,810 - He left the Frozen North to come down here to Austin. 178 00:09:22,810 --> 00:09:28,330 But it's good to see Sharron and the folks there. 179 00:09:28,330 --> 00:09:31,860 I interviewed Sharron, and 180 00:09:31,860 --> 00:09:33,400 she was talking to us about Knowbility. 181 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,690 If you're new to Knowbility, 182 00:09:35,690 --> 00:09:41,820 K-N-O-W-B-I-L-I-T-Y, 183 00:09:41,820 --> 00:09:45,840 it's a organization that teaches folks 184 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,840 how to make their websites accessible, 185 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,830 and PDF files, and other things. 186 00:09:51,830 --> 00:09:55,930 But they've been doing it for a number of years, 187 00:09:55,930 --> 00:10:00,350 they teach classes on it, and in fact, this May, 188 00:10:00,350 --> 00:10:03,230 someone we know is teaching a class on captioning. 189 00:10:03,230 --> 00:10:04,060 - We Will be. 190 00:10:04,060 --> 00:10:06,590 - The Gene and Dave Show, yeah. 191 00:10:06,590 --> 00:10:10,110 So you'll wanna contact Knowbility about that 192 00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:12,530 to learn how to have some fun with captions. 193 00:10:12,530 --> 00:10:15,670 - Actually, here's the web address where you can 194 00:10:15,670 --> 00:10:18,350 log in and see what AccessU is all about, 195 00:10:18,350 --> 00:10:21,430 and even register for the conference. 196 00:10:21,430 --> 00:10:22,460 It's a great time. 197 00:10:22,460 --> 00:10:24,840 If you ever wanna know anything about accessibility, 198 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,820 this is the place to go, 'cause there's people 199 00:10:26,820 --> 00:10:31,830 that come from all over the place that talk about legal. 200 00:10:31,830 --> 00:10:32,780 "Am I legal?" 201 00:10:32,780 --> 00:10:34,600 If you've got questions like that, 202 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,920 or "What do I have to do to become legal?" 203 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,440 'cause the law's important, and if you're a business owner 204 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:46,270 or running a company, even if it's a small nonprofit, 205 00:10:46,270 --> 00:10:48,860 you wanna make sure that you're accessible. 206 00:10:48,860 --> 00:10:51,300 Not only with a ramp in the front door, 207 00:10:51,300 --> 00:10:54,780 or a door opener, or a bathroom with a door big enough, 208 00:10:54,780 --> 00:10:57,270 but all the digital aspects that go into it. 209 00:10:57,270 --> 00:11:00,110 Make sure your website's accessible, and 210 00:11:00,110 --> 00:11:03,330 as Gene mentioned before, your PDFs that you produce. 211 00:11:03,330 --> 00:11:04,670 Make sure they're accessible too, 212 00:11:04,670 --> 00:11:07,350 so that people can use screen readers 213 00:11:07,350 --> 00:11:11,170 and other assistive technology to be able to read 'em. 214 00:11:11,170 --> 00:11:13,730 - And you know, Dave, if you're a small business, 215 00:11:13,730 --> 00:11:17,690 you want your customers to find you. 216 00:11:17,690 --> 00:11:19,540 A lotta people don't know this, but 217 00:11:19,540 --> 00:11:22,600 if your website is accessible, in other words, 218 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:27,070 if it's coded correctly so that 219 00:11:27,070 --> 00:11:30,030 people with low vision or no vision 220 00:11:30,030 --> 00:11:31,560 can use the screen reader to see 221 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:34,380 what's on the webpage, if the webpage 222 00:11:34,380 --> 00:11:37,800 is coded correctly, it'll download quicker. 223 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,920 So, if you're in a parking lot somewhere, 224 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,820 and you're trying to find his business 225 00:11:41,820 --> 00:11:45,730 or information about a business, and it's taking forever 226 00:11:45,730 --> 00:11:50,220 to come up on your phone, you may have lost a customer. 227 00:11:50,220 --> 00:11:53,600 But if the webpage is accessible, 228 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,140 pulls up quicker, it's just good business. 229 00:11:56,140 --> 00:11:56,970 - Yep. 230 00:11:56,970 --> 00:12:01,550 John Slayton always said accessibility code is good code. 231 00:12:01,550 --> 00:12:02,910 - And he was a smart man, too. 232 00:12:02,910 --> 00:12:06,450 - Yes, yes. 233 00:12:06,450 --> 00:12:10,950 - Oh, you know when we were talking to Sharron, 234 00:12:10,950 --> 00:12:12,590 James Green was there. 235 00:12:12,590 --> 00:12:14,760 Now, James Green 236 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,000 is with Visa. 237 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:16,830 (cash register dings) 238 00:12:16,830 --> 00:12:20,560 He's also on the board of Knowbility 239 00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:21,660 and 240 00:12:21,660 --> 00:12:23,620 Visa does 241 00:12:23,620 --> 00:12:24,970 accessibility work 242 00:12:24,970 --> 00:12:26,560 - They do. here in Austin, 243 00:12:26,560 --> 00:12:29,950 and I managed to 244 00:12:29,950 --> 00:12:32,950 suggest to James that you and I should come over 245 00:12:32,950 --> 00:12:35,060 and take a look at their setup. 246 00:12:35,060 --> 00:12:36,920 So he's gonna see if he can arrange that-- 247 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:37,800 - Oh, wow, all right! 248 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,460 - For us, so-- 249 00:12:39,460 --> 00:12:42,130 - Look for that in a future show, us at Visa. 250 00:12:42,130 --> 00:12:43,740 Are they giving out cards, too? 251 00:12:43,740 --> 00:12:47,820 - (laughs) That's what I told him. 252 00:12:47,820 --> 00:12:50,890 When James applied to Visa, he didn't even have 253 00:12:50,890 --> 00:12:55,040 a Visa card at the time, but they hired him anyway. 254 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,460 Anyway, some good folks down there, 255 00:12:57,460 --> 00:13:03,190 so it's good running into them. 256 00:13:03,190 --> 00:13:07,090 Let's see, we ran into 257 00:13:07,090 --> 00:13:09,070 a gentleman, I don't wanna even attempt 258 00:13:09,070 --> 00:13:12,480 to pronounce his name, he's from Taiwan, 259 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,470 but he had a company called Surglasses. 260 00:13:16,470 --> 00:13:20,840 S-U-R-G-L-A-S-S-E-S. 261 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,260 - Surglasses. 262 00:13:22,260 --> 00:13:23,740 - Dot com, 263 00:13:23,740 --> 00:13:28,540 and he was showing me a model of the brain and the spine, 264 00:13:28,540 --> 00:13:34,000 and he was saying, "You know, if you've got a brain tumor, 265 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,510 the doctors would rather not cut you open, 266 00:13:37,510 --> 00:13:40,130 but if that's the only way they can see 267 00:13:40,130 --> 00:13:43,100 what it is they've gotta extract, 268 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:45,510 then that's what's gonna happen." 269 00:13:45,510 --> 00:13:50,320 But he developed some glasses that gives the surgeon 270 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,250 a 3D view 271 00:13:52,250 --> 00:13:54,840 of what's goin' on. 272 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,740 - I had those in my comic books when I was a kid growing up. 273 00:13:58,740 --> 00:13:59,840 You know on the back cover? 274 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,040 You put on those x-ray vision glasses, and 275 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,120 supposably you can see the bones 276 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:05,570 in your hand when you hold your hand up. 277 00:14:05,570 --> 00:14:06,400 - (laughs) Yeah, yeah. - Oh yeah, 278 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,320 I've seen those before. 279 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,470 They're like $1.99, right? 280 00:14:11,470 --> 00:14:12,670 Plus shipping and handling. 281 00:14:12,670 --> 00:14:14,010 - Right. 282 00:14:14,010 --> 00:14:16,210 These are just slightly more complex. 283 00:14:16,210 --> 00:14:18,550 - Ah, okay. 284 00:14:18,550 --> 00:14:21,540 - Yeah, he was showing me, surgeon can just 285 00:14:21,540 --> 00:14:25,210 stick a probe into the head, and 286 00:14:25,210 --> 00:14:28,150 if it's a laser or whatever, he's got to 287 00:14:28,150 --> 00:14:30,900 cauterize something, using these glasses, 288 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:34,500 he can see exactly where the end of that probe is. 289 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:36,830 And I was telling him I've got kidney stones, 290 00:14:36,830 --> 00:14:39,400 maybe my doctor could use that. 291 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,970 - Yeah, there you go. 292 00:14:41,970 --> 00:14:43,620 - So again, technology at South 293 00:14:43,620 --> 00:14:47,960 by Southwest to help people with disabilities. 294 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:52,950 - Surglasses. 295 00:14:52,950 --> 00:14:55,660 - Dave, every year, they seem to have 296 00:14:55,660 --> 00:14:59,050 a different theme at Southwest, South by Southwest. 297 00:14:59,050 --> 00:15:03,030 They don't announce it ahead o' time, but 298 00:15:03,030 --> 00:15:05,510 it's whatever's in vogue at the time. 299 00:15:05,510 --> 00:15:08,310 And one time was 3D printers. 300 00:15:08,310 --> 00:15:10,720 This time, I think it's robotics. 301 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,140 - Robotics was heavy. 302 00:15:13,140 --> 00:15:14,770 'Course virtual reality is-- 303 00:15:14,770 --> 00:15:15,600 - Oh, yeah, yeah. 304 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:19,570 - Big right now, too, but definitely robotics. 305 00:15:19,570 --> 00:15:24,970 - We ran into a company called Kuku, K-U-K-U, 306 00:15:24,970 --> 00:15:26,470 and 307 00:15:26,470 --> 00:15:29,060 they're wanting to 308 00:15:29,060 --> 00:15:33,920 get computers, or robots to do more personal tasks 309 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,030 for people, and hopin' that people will. 310 00:15:37,030 --> 00:15:38,880 Their vision is that some day, 311 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,980 everyone's gonna have a personal computer. 312 00:15:41,980 --> 00:15:44,500 Personal, I'm sorry, personal robot. 313 00:15:44,500 --> 00:15:45,590 Well, my thought-- - Everybody will have 314 00:15:45,590 --> 00:15:47,530 their own R2-D2 following them around. 315 00:15:47,530 --> 00:15:48,390 - Yeah. 316 00:15:48,390 --> 00:15:50,470 - C-3PO, right? 317 00:15:50,470 --> 00:15:53,400 - Well my thought is, why not hook them up 318 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,680 to Alexa, you know, Amazon's Echo? 319 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,130 And 320 00:15:58,130 --> 00:16:01,800 you can say, "Alexa, make me a sandwich. 321 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,550 Crack me a beer." 322 00:16:03,550 --> 00:16:06,550 And these robotic arms would just do that. 323 00:16:06,550 --> 00:16:08,200 So, 324 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:09,100 who knows? 325 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:10,160 - Come over and feed it to you, 326 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:11,800 and pour the beer down your throat, 327 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,760 and then you can say, "I'm drunk, but it wasn't my fault. 328 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,260 It was a computer malfunction." 329 00:16:18,260 --> 00:16:23,240 - Yeah, this picture here doesn't quite do 330 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,910 the robotic arms justice, 331 00:16:25,910 --> 00:16:30,340 but 332 00:16:30,340 --> 00:16:32,110 they're getting small enough 333 00:16:32,110 --> 00:16:34,830 that you could get 'em in your home. 334 00:16:34,830 --> 00:16:37,220 - I always joke and always hope that 335 00:16:37,220 --> 00:16:40,620 someday there's gonna be a robot that can be my attendant. 336 00:16:40,620 --> 00:16:43,450 Actually help me get out of bed, get dressed, and 337 00:16:43,450 --> 00:16:48,080 the whole ball of wax, so that's the day I'm waiting for. 338 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:49,690 I don't know if I'll see it in my lifetime, 339 00:16:49,690 --> 00:16:51,870 but I'm sure it's comin'. 340 00:16:51,870 --> 00:16:52,700 - Yeah, me too. 341 00:16:52,700 --> 00:16:56,680 If I wanna stay up late, whatever, midnight, one o'clock, 342 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,110 I could do that, or if I wanna get up early, 343 00:16:59,110 --> 00:17:03,390 five in the morning, could do that. 344 00:17:03,390 --> 00:17:08,060 That robot would be there to do that. 345 00:17:08,060 --> 00:17:10,670 A year ago I wouldn't 346 00:17:10,670 --> 00:17:13,770 have imagined the progress that was made 347 00:17:13,770 --> 00:17:18,180 with Alexa and the Amazon Echo. 348 00:17:18,180 --> 00:17:20,240 - And there's several other brands that're out there. 349 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:21,070 - Yeah, 350 00:17:21,070 --> 00:17:21,940 Google Home. - Google, 351 00:17:21,940 --> 00:17:26,330 and Apple has their own Home version, too. 352 00:17:26,330 --> 00:17:29,830 - This technology is developing rather quickly. 353 00:17:29,830 --> 00:17:30,860 Who knows? 354 00:17:30,860 --> 00:17:32,830 We may see a robot in my home next year. 355 00:17:32,830 --> 00:17:37,030 - (laughs) There you go. 356 00:17:37,030 --> 00:17:39,430 - Then o' course, 357 00:17:39,430 --> 00:17:45,650 in addition to all this high-tech stuff, 358 00:17:45,650 --> 00:17:50,580 we find, well, you never know what you're gonna find there. 359 00:17:50,580 --> 00:17:51,950 - You never know what you're gonna find 360 00:17:51,950 --> 00:17:53,380 at South by Southwest. 361 00:17:53,380 --> 00:17:56,330 They've got all the new-age technology, robots, 362 00:17:56,330 --> 00:17:58,110 and things like that, but then, 363 00:17:58,110 --> 00:18:01,270 we went to a pretty fascinating presentation on, 364 00:18:01,270 --> 00:18:02,590 well, it was disability-related. 365 00:18:02,590 --> 00:18:04,250 What was the title of that, Gene? 366 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:08,470 - Oh, that was Sex, Beauty, and Women with Disabilities. 367 00:18:08,470 --> 00:18:10,300 - Yeah, I wonder why we would go to that one. 368 00:18:10,300 --> 00:18:16,440 - (laughs) Well to start with, 369 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,290 our old friend Brittany was there. 370 00:18:19,290 --> 00:18:22,090 - From ablethrive.com. 371 00:18:22,090 --> 00:18:24,990 - We ran into Brittany a couple years ago, 372 00:18:24,990 --> 00:18:28,680 and some say she's stalking us, 373 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,900 we might be stalking her, I don't know. 374 00:18:30,900 --> 00:18:31,970 But we look for her-- 375 00:18:31,970 --> 00:18:33,640 - We always seem to cross paths, 376 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,900 and AbleThrive is a great website for finding out 377 00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:40,640 things about disability-related issues. 378 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,750 If you have a disability, or a loved one that's maybe 379 00:18:44,750 --> 00:18:48,840 just recently became disabled because of a car accident 380 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,560 or something else, it's really a good. 381 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,870 The object of the site is to show that 382 00:18:54,870 --> 00:18:57,800 people with disabilities can keep on going, 383 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,280 similar to our show, so I think that's why 384 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,910 we always cross paths, and she's a really cool person. 385 00:19:03,910 --> 00:19:05,140 - Yeah, you know, Dave, we should 386 00:19:05,140 --> 00:19:07,460 submit something to that website. 387 00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:11,280 They're looking for snippets that 388 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,990 people can send in, like, say someone's a paraplegic, 389 00:19:14,990 --> 00:19:17,740 how to transfer from their wheelchair to a car. 390 00:19:17,740 --> 00:19:21,190 - Right, kind of instructional videos on how to deal with, 391 00:19:21,190 --> 00:19:24,730 how other people, at least, deal with their disabilities, 392 00:19:24,730 --> 00:19:27,950 and how they still get things done. 393 00:19:27,950 --> 00:19:30,700 - Yeah, yeah, a great website, and let's make it 394 00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:32,110 a point to contribute to them. 395 00:19:32,110 --> 00:19:33,340 - All right. - Some time. 396 00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:35,730 - Maybe, let us know what your favorite thing is 397 00:19:35,730 --> 00:19:37,880 that you've seen on the Gene and Dave Show, 398 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,390 and we'll throw that at AbleThrive. 399 00:19:40,390 --> 00:19:42,360 - Yeah, yeah, and if you have questions how 400 00:19:42,360 --> 00:19:45,640 Dave and I do stuff, well, we'll answer that, too. 401 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:47,390 - Absolutely. 402 00:19:47,390 --> 00:19:52,950 - But Brittany was monitoring, 403 00:19:52,950 --> 00:19:56,620 or perhaps that's not the word. 404 00:19:56,620 --> 00:19:59,230 - She was kinda the emcee of the group, 405 00:19:59,230 --> 00:20:02,920 asking questions and delving deeper into 'em. 406 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:08,180 She has a lot of different disability knowledge of 407 00:20:08,180 --> 00:20:11,550 a variety of disabilities, so she was able 408 00:20:11,550 --> 00:20:16,790 to really pinpoint on the issues and 409 00:20:16,790 --> 00:20:19,640 get information out of the women that were there. 410 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,380 - Yeah, there were several women. 411 00:20:21,380 --> 00:20:24,390 One was 412 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:27,190 blind. 413 00:20:27,190 --> 00:20:30,140 There was another woman in a, 414 00:20:30,140 --> 00:20:34,790 I believe she was a quad, using electric chair. 415 00:20:34,790 --> 00:20:39,570 And one woman with a, well, perhaps it was the same 416 00:20:39,570 --> 00:20:42,820 blind woman that a seeing-eye dog with her. 417 00:20:42,820 --> 00:20:46,580 But they give their different views on dating, 418 00:20:46,580 --> 00:20:52,570 or how they're being treated by the general public. 419 00:20:52,570 --> 00:20:56,840 420 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,330 I don't know, some of the questions, 421 00:20:59,330 --> 00:21:05,320 people would ask them, or tell them, 422 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,720 423 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:09,380 "If you were blind, I would date you," 424 00:21:09,380 --> 00:21:12,670 or something like that. - Yeah, yeah. 425 00:21:12,670 --> 00:21:15,000 In fact, let's run a few of the highlights 426 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,900 from that presentation. 427 00:21:17,900 --> 00:21:22,040 - As a YouTuber who has hundreds of thousands of people 428 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:26,720 watching my videos, I get a lot of ignorant comments 429 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,870 on a daily basis, like "If you're blind, 430 00:21:28,870 --> 00:21:30,700 why do you even bother doing your makeup?" 431 00:21:30,700 --> 00:21:33,750 "Why do you like fashion if you can't see it?" 432 00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:35,570 "Is sex better 'cause you're blind, 433 00:21:35,570 --> 00:21:37,990 since your senses are heightened?" 434 00:21:37,990 --> 00:21:40,660 Just these crazy things, and instead of 435 00:21:40,660 --> 00:21:43,920 getting frustrated at that, or frustrated at the comments 436 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,510 "You don't look blind, so you must be faking it," 437 00:21:46,510 --> 00:21:49,310 instead, I use that as fuel to 438 00:21:49,310 --> 00:21:52,960 continue being passionate about educating, 439 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,370 and being passionate about being an open book, 440 00:21:55,370 --> 00:21:59,570 and sharing things even if it's vulnerable and scary. 441 00:21:59,570 --> 00:22:00,460 - Go on. 442 00:22:00,460 --> 00:22:02,320 (group laughs) 443 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,160 - A couple that I get almost on a daily basis 444 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,120 is "You're too pretty to be blind." 445 00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:08,200 - Ugh. 446 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,330 - Yeah, drives me nuts. 447 00:22:10,330 --> 00:22:14,520 Or that "You're really pretty considering you're blind," 448 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:15,920 like "You're really attractive 449 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:17,630 given you have this horrible situation 450 00:22:17,630 --> 00:22:23,360 that you have," like this big negative. 451 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:26,630 - You know, Gene, the common theme that went along 452 00:22:26,630 --> 00:22:29,800 with that whole presentation was 453 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:34,250 the things that women with disabilities have to go through 454 00:22:34,250 --> 00:22:35,980 and the things in their lives, 455 00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:38,140 and really, it's not much different 456 00:22:38,140 --> 00:22:41,000 than what other women have to go through. 457 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,510 With all the sex scandals and things 458 00:22:43,510 --> 00:22:47,600 that are on the news right now, 459 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,620 people with disabilities kind of experience 460 00:22:49,620 --> 00:22:53,030 the same thing, although it's to a different degree. 461 00:22:53,030 --> 00:22:56,490 Most of these women that use wheelchairs 462 00:22:56,490 --> 00:23:01,960 or have other disabilities can be more vulnerable to 463 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:03,950 attackers, so to speak. 464 00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:09,940 - Yeah, the one statistic that they mentioned was that 465 00:23:09,940 --> 00:23:13,080 466 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:17,010 90% of the women that are sexually assaulted 467 00:23:17,010 --> 00:23:20,260 have a disability. 468 00:23:20,260 --> 00:23:21,780 - It's way too many. 469 00:23:21,780 --> 00:23:26,490 - Yeah, that's incredulous. 470 00:23:26,490 --> 00:23:28,980 And I can see how that can happen, 471 00:23:28,980 --> 00:23:33,500 but things have got to change. 472 00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:36,220 When we started our show years ago, 473 00:23:36,220 --> 00:23:40,050 I thought it was gonna be just for people with disabilities, 474 00:23:40,050 --> 00:23:42,780 but when we look at analytics, we're finding 475 00:23:42,780 --> 00:23:47,530 it's by people in the general population, 476 00:23:47,530 --> 00:23:51,970 and I hope you folks out there listening now 477 00:23:51,970 --> 00:23:56,510 just treat us like regular people for God's sakes. 478 00:23:56,510 --> 00:23:57,930 Can't we just all get along? 479 00:23:57,930 --> 00:24:02,510 - Sure. 480 00:24:02,510 --> 00:24:07,600 - That was a good panel. 481 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,750 Speaking of sex, 482 00:24:10,750 --> 00:24:12,750 at that same panel, 483 00:24:12,750 --> 00:24:15,450 a woman volunteered this information and-- 484 00:24:15,450 --> 00:24:19,560 - Someone from the audience came up with a question. 485 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,390 Well, more of a statement than a question. 486 00:24:23,390 --> 00:24:26,510 - Her name's Deanna, and 487 00:24:26,510 --> 00:24:30,370 she said she makes sex toys for people with disabilities. 488 00:24:30,370 --> 00:24:31,610 - Oh, behave. 489 00:24:31,610 --> 00:24:33,080 - Very intriguing. - (laughs) 490 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,120 Yeah. - I was interested, of course, 491 00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:37,630 in the interest of research, 492 00:24:37,630 --> 00:24:39,500 I had to go to her website 493 00:24:39,500 --> 00:24:40,330 to check it out. - Sure. 494 00:24:40,330 --> 00:24:41,810 Had to research her website. 495 00:24:41,810 --> 00:24:44,810 Yeah, I get it, Gene. 496 00:24:44,810 --> 00:24:46,420 So we went to 497 00:24:46,420 --> 00:24:50,790 theitcollection.com, 498 00:24:50,790 --> 00:24:53,540 and 499 00:24:53,540 --> 00:24:55,260 how would you describe it? 500 00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:57,220 It's mostly just 501 00:24:57,220 --> 00:24:58,380 pillows that-- 502 00:24:58,380 --> 00:25:01,080 - Yeah, it's a wedge pillow that folds 503 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:06,820 into different positions and helps you, or helps a person, 504 00:25:06,820 --> 00:25:11,890 either get into a different position, or 505 00:25:11,890 --> 00:25:15,820 it will hold their sex toy for them, 506 00:25:15,820 --> 00:25:17,600 so that you, if you don't have arms, 507 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,790 you don't have to hold it. 508 00:25:19,790 --> 00:25:21,240 - Yeah, and I've-- 509 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:24,190 - And it works both for men and women. 510 00:25:24,190 --> 00:25:29,630 - And I thought this was pretty clever because we, 511 00:25:29,630 --> 00:25:32,560 and it just makes so much sense, 512 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:36,510 that a lotta people, different ages, 513 00:25:36,510 --> 00:25:40,190 are no longer the spry, fit 514 00:25:40,190 --> 00:25:43,730 19-year-old they were at one time, 515 00:25:43,730 --> 00:25:46,990 and could use a little bit of help with 516 00:25:46,990 --> 00:25:48,980 support, 517 00:25:48,980 --> 00:25:52,280 physical support. 518 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:53,280 Folks, check it out. 519 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:58,270 theitcollection.com. 520 00:25:58,270 --> 00:26:00,160 The website's really done well. 521 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,160 - Yeah, we'd love to show you some videos here, but 522 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:04,760 (both laugh) 523 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,260 this is a family show. - Family show. 524 00:26:06,260 --> 00:26:10,170 Family show, folks. 525 00:26:10,170 --> 00:26:11,000 Let's see. 526 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:16,040 Also, while we were downtown, we went to our favorite 527 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:19,440 presentation every year, the Community Service Awards. 528 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:20,410 - Oh, yes. 529 00:26:20,410 --> 00:26:22,740 Formerly known as the Dewey Awards. 530 00:26:22,740 --> 00:26:26,330 - Yep, the Dewey Awards, after founding father 531 00:26:26,330 --> 00:26:29,320 of South by Southwest, 532 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:33,930 Dewey. 533 00:26:33,930 --> 00:26:37,120 The Community Service Awards are given to people 534 00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:42,300 who use technology in their community, 535 00:26:42,300 --> 00:26:46,830 to help people in their community. 536 00:26:46,830 --> 00:26:50,090 We saw Glenda Simms was there. 537 00:26:50,090 --> 00:26:54,130 Here's a picture of Glenda giving me a kiss. 538 00:26:54,130 --> 00:26:56,020 She can't resist me. (Dave laughs) 539 00:26:56,020 --> 00:26:57,980 It's not a very good picture, but Glenda Simms 540 00:26:57,980 --> 00:26:59,590 is a old friend of the show. 541 00:26:59,590 --> 00:27:01,250 We're happy to see her. 542 00:27:01,250 --> 00:27:02,470 - Glenda the Good Witch. 543 00:27:02,470 --> 00:27:03,300 - Glenda the Good Witch. 544 00:27:03,300 --> 00:27:04,740 - Yeah, she is awesome. 545 00:27:04,740 --> 00:27:06,110 She's another person that, if you ever 546 00:27:06,110 --> 00:27:10,140 have an accessibility issue, I recommend contacting her. 547 00:27:10,140 --> 00:27:13,460 She knows code backward and forward, 548 00:27:13,460 --> 00:27:17,040 and she works for a company called Deque 549 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:21,350 that also helps big corporations 550 00:27:21,350 --> 00:27:24,450 ensure that their websites are accessible. 551 00:27:24,450 --> 00:27:29,340 - That's D-E-Q-U-E .com. - That's right. 552 00:27:29,340 --> 00:27:32,580 They also have some wonderful testing tools 553 00:27:32,580 --> 00:27:34,990 that you can purchase from them 554 00:27:34,990 --> 00:27:38,470 and use to test the website on your own. 555 00:27:38,470 --> 00:27:40,570 This is real important, either when you're developing 556 00:27:40,570 --> 00:27:43,490 a new website, or as you have a website 557 00:27:43,490 --> 00:27:46,340 that you make changes to, you wanna make sure 558 00:27:46,340 --> 00:27:48,900 that you don't accidentally lose 559 00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:53,040 the accessibility that you've created. 560 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:54,150 - Good point, Dave. 561 00:27:54,150 --> 00:27:56,810 And whenever you're designing a webpage, 562 00:27:56,810 --> 00:27:59,590 keep accessibility in mind from the very beginning. 563 00:27:59,590 --> 00:28:01,850 - Absolutely, that's what (mumbles) for sure. 564 00:28:01,850 --> 00:28:03,450 - Don't make it an afterthought. 565 00:28:03,450 --> 00:28:05,080 Keep it in mind from the beginning. 566 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,940 It's a lot easier to do that way. 567 00:28:07,940 --> 00:28:14,220 Let's see, Kathy Keller was at the Community Service Awards. 568 00:28:14,220 --> 00:28:15,790 Just good to see so many folks 569 00:28:15,790 --> 00:28:20,050 that are so concerned about the community. 570 00:28:20,050 --> 00:28:23,570 We had a good time there, and that was at the Hilton. 571 00:28:23,570 --> 00:28:27,000 While we were at the Hilton, here's a picture 572 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,710 of me in front of the safe, had to make a withdrawal 573 00:28:30,710 --> 00:28:32,100 from the Gene and Dave account, 574 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:34,100 - All right! 575 00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:38,860 - To pay for the on-screen talent we have. 576 00:28:38,860 --> 00:28:43,850 - Gee, I never got any of that. 577 00:28:43,850 --> 00:28:46,770 - (laughs) You didn't get it? 578 00:28:46,770 --> 00:28:47,860 Lemme check on that. 579 00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:54,510 - Okay, please do. - Lemme check on it. 580 00:28:54,510 --> 00:28:57,200 For the Community Service Awards, there was a gentleman 581 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:03,660 named Char Hu, I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing that right. 582 00:29:03,660 --> 00:29:06,470 He developed something called Helper Bees 583 00:29:06,470 --> 00:29:10,040 which is a service that matches 584 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,040 attendants with people who, particularly seniors, 585 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,850 that are looking for some type of attendant. 586 00:29:15,850 --> 00:29:18,240 - Yeah, and that's just up the road in Georgetown. 587 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,470 - Oh, wow, okay. 588 00:29:21,470 --> 00:29:24,370 That's something you might wanna check out. 589 00:29:24,370 --> 00:29:27,680 Helper Bees. 590 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:29,770 And then, of course, you spent some time 591 00:29:29,770 --> 00:29:34,620 on Sixth Street, was it? 592 00:29:34,620 --> 00:29:39,390 You got some good shots of, well here's one of Antone's. 593 00:29:39,390 --> 00:29:41,840 - Yeah, it's just craziness on Sixth Street, 594 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:45,710 and I just love taking my camera down there and 595 00:29:45,710 --> 00:29:47,860 bringin' it to you 596 00:29:47,860 --> 00:29:53,200 on the screen of some wacky times on Sixth Street. 597 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,740 Here's some ladies enjoying a little dance 598 00:29:55,740 --> 00:29:58,170 at a bar, and as I was filming them, 599 00:29:58,170 --> 00:30:00,390 the guitar player jumped up in the window, and 600 00:30:00,390 --> 00:30:03,800 had to capture that, too, so here's that clip. 601 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:09,790 (slow bluesy music) 602 00:30:09,790 --> 00:30:22,090 603 00:30:22,090 --> 00:30:25,460 - And you've got a good shot from 604 00:30:25,460 --> 00:30:29,410 inside a hotel peering down onto the streets. 605 00:30:29,410 --> 00:30:32,470 I don't know how you find these places, but 606 00:30:32,470 --> 00:30:34,630 somehow you get some great shots. 607 00:30:34,630 --> 00:30:36,500 - Yeah, so you can see the hustle bustle 608 00:30:36,500 --> 00:30:39,650 around Sixth Street, around South by Southwest. 609 00:30:39,650 --> 00:30:41,950 This was kinda one of the first few days, 610 00:30:41,950 --> 00:30:44,690 so it was a little slower than usual, 611 00:30:44,690 --> 00:30:47,130 and it wasn't dark yet, which is when 612 00:30:47,130 --> 00:30:49,630 everybody seems to come out onto Sixth Street, but 613 00:30:49,630 --> 00:30:55,110 still you can see plenty of activity. 614 00:30:55,110 --> 00:30:58,900 - Speaking of activity, back in the convention center, 615 00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:02,590 you mentioned before the 616 00:31:02,590 --> 00:31:07,850 virtual reality and such, here's a animation video 617 00:31:07,850 --> 00:31:13,160 of someone, someone was wearing some 618 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:17,160 type of identifiers on his arms and legs, 619 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,150 and 620 00:31:19,150 --> 00:31:23,260 those were matched up to a figure, a different figure, 621 00:31:23,260 --> 00:31:26,420 animated figure, so when he, say, jumped up and down, 622 00:31:26,420 --> 00:31:29,320 the animated figure would jump up and down. 623 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:30,150 - Hi. 624 00:31:30,150 --> 00:31:33,060 As you can see, I'm controlling that guy with my body. 625 00:31:33,060 --> 00:31:34,930 Whatever I do, he will do it, too, 626 00:31:34,930 --> 00:31:37,800 and when I speak, he speaks with my voice. 627 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,020 Bye. 628 00:31:40,020 --> 00:31:41,190 Hey, come over. 629 00:31:41,190 --> 00:31:42,320 - Okay, what? 630 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,990 Do you know why bicycles fall over? 631 00:31:44,990 --> 00:31:45,820 - Why? 632 00:31:45,820 --> 00:31:49,730 - Because they are too tired. 633 00:31:49,730 --> 00:31:53,540 - The world of animation has just come so far with that. 634 00:31:53,540 --> 00:31:55,410 It was great to see. 635 00:31:55,410 --> 00:32:00,210 Here's a video of me with a big heart in front of me, 636 00:32:00,210 --> 00:32:02,100 and 637 00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:05,020 here's another one showing proof 638 00:32:05,020 --> 00:32:11,410 that the world does revolve around me. (laughs) 639 00:32:11,410 --> 00:32:14,940 Used for entertainment 640 00:32:14,940 --> 00:32:18,730 and games, it's just come a long ways. 641 00:32:18,730 --> 00:32:23,060 And if you get tired of the animations, 642 00:32:23,060 --> 00:32:26,610 (chuckles) there's plenty to drink around there. 643 00:32:26,610 --> 00:32:29,290 Fact, it's easier to find beer, and wine, 644 00:32:29,290 --> 00:32:32,520 and Deep Eddy Vodka than it is 645 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:37,760 water at South by Southwest. 646 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:41,810 I met this gentleman from Ireland there, and 647 00:32:41,810 --> 00:32:43,000 they don't have little tables 648 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,640 where you could set a glass down, so I 649 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,860 told him I wanted to get a sample o' Guinness, and I said, 650 00:32:49,860 --> 00:32:52,010 "Can you pull a straw out for me, here?" 651 00:32:52,010 --> 00:32:54,080 I always pack straws with me. 652 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:56,670 Put it in there, and I said, "I won't be long, 653 00:32:56,670 --> 00:32:59,030 I'll just chug the whole thing," and-- 654 00:32:59,030 --> 00:33:00,200 - So he held it for you, while 655 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:01,030 you put your straw in there - He held it for me 656 00:33:01,030 --> 00:33:03,920 while I sucked it down, and they couldn't believe it, 657 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:06,530 and I thought, "Oh, this is a great photo opportunity." 658 00:33:06,530 --> 00:33:09,350 So I said, "Oh, lemme try it again, but lemme get a photo." 659 00:33:09,350 --> 00:33:13,070 So he pulled out another beer and (laughs) 660 00:33:13,070 --> 00:33:14,780 I had to do that one, and-- 661 00:33:14,780 --> 00:33:16,610 - Well sometimes, you just gotta do what you gotta do 662 00:33:16,610 --> 00:33:17,520 for the good of the show. 663 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:18,820 - Exactly. 664 00:33:18,820 --> 00:33:21,780 - Might be drinking two or three beers. 665 00:33:21,780 --> 00:33:23,840 - So they made me an official Irishman. 666 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,800 - Oh, okay, so now you're Irish. 667 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:27,190 - Yeah. 668 00:33:27,190 --> 00:33:30,500 That was great. 669 00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:33,850 Now you ran into 670 00:33:33,850 --> 00:33:35,410 a company, 671 00:33:35,410 --> 00:33:36,510 XD? 672 00:33:36,510 --> 00:33:39,730 - Yeah, I saw this guy with this huge 673 00:33:39,730 --> 00:33:43,090 backpack on his back, and I was like, 674 00:33:43,090 --> 00:33:46,430 "Wow, what is this thing?" and I immediately 675 00:33:46,430 --> 00:33:51,040 thought of like a jet pack that James Bond would wear, 676 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:53,390 but it was a pack that was on his back, and 677 00:33:53,390 --> 00:33:55,310 you can see it here, and as you go up, 678 00:33:55,310 --> 00:34:00,690 you see all these little fans around him, and actually, 679 00:34:00,690 --> 00:34:02,510 it'll lift you. 680 00:34:02,510 --> 00:34:05,330 You can't fly with it, but 681 00:34:05,330 --> 00:34:07,020 the prototypes that they were making, 682 00:34:07,020 --> 00:34:09,750 you can jump up and down, and I thought, 683 00:34:09,750 --> 00:34:15,100 "What a great device for somebody that has a disability," 684 00:34:15,100 --> 00:34:19,360 who maybe they can move their legs, but 685 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:22,870 they can't stand up unless, if they put this backpack on, 686 00:34:22,870 --> 00:34:28,280 then the fans could lift them up into a standing position. 687 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,570 I thought, "Well, this is just a harebrained idea 688 00:34:30,570 --> 00:34:34,600 that I would have because I have a disability 689 00:34:34,600 --> 00:34:37,810 that could benefit from something like that." 690 00:34:37,810 --> 00:34:40,870 So being part of the Gene and Dave Show, 691 00:34:40,870 --> 00:34:42,350 I went and asked him. 692 00:34:42,350 --> 00:34:45,830 And sure enough, that's one of the design principles 693 00:34:45,830 --> 00:34:48,480 behind it; one of the reasons that they're doing it 694 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:51,710 is to help people with disabilities. 695 00:34:51,710 --> 00:34:53,140 - Wow, okay. 696 00:34:53,140 --> 00:34:56,910 Lotsa times we'll go, we'll talk to the vendors. 697 00:34:56,910 --> 00:34:58,670 Sometimes they have products made 698 00:34:58,670 --> 00:35:01,450 specifically for people with disabilities. 699 00:35:01,450 --> 00:35:02,930 Sometimes they just have products-- 700 00:35:02,930 --> 00:35:04,830 - That are made for lazy people. 701 00:35:04,830 --> 00:35:06,610 (both laugh) - Yes. 702 00:35:06,610 --> 00:35:08,630 And 703 00:35:08,630 --> 00:35:09,700 we might say, 704 00:35:09,700 --> 00:35:13,070 "You know, if someone with a disability had this, 705 00:35:13,070 --> 00:35:14,230 it could really make their life 706 00:35:14,230 --> 00:35:15,130 easier-- - Right. 707 00:35:15,130 --> 00:35:17,240 Couple years ago, we found the headphones that were 708 00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:19,760 - Oh, yeah. - really easy to work 709 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:23,140 with your hand, you didn't have to use a finger 710 00:35:23,140 --> 00:35:25,800 into a small button, it was like 711 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,870 the whole side of the headphone. 712 00:35:28,870 --> 00:35:32,480 - So it's great that we were able to have 713 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,340 these conversations with folks. 714 00:35:34,340 --> 00:35:39,360 See what they're thinking, and to make companies aware 715 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:42,320 that we are a force in the community, and we have needs. 716 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:43,150 - We're out there. 717 00:35:43,150 --> 00:35:46,690 People with disabilities are out there. 718 00:35:46,690 --> 00:35:48,510 - (chuckles) In your neighborhood. 719 00:35:48,510 --> 00:35:53,140 (Dave laughs) 720 00:35:53,140 --> 00:35:55,500 The one sad thing is, Dave, that 721 00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:59,650 there were so many good presentations 722 00:35:59,650 --> 00:36:02,090 specifically about people with disabilities 723 00:36:02,090 --> 00:36:03,850 or for people with disabilities 724 00:36:03,850 --> 00:36:07,890 that were held at the same time, and we couldn't go. 725 00:36:07,890 --> 00:36:08,930 Couldn't be in two places. - You can't be in two places 726 00:36:08,930 --> 00:36:11,620 at once, or three places, or four places. 727 00:36:11,620 --> 00:36:14,970 - Or they started early in the morning, and 728 00:36:14,970 --> 00:36:18,170 we just couldn't get to 'em, so 729 00:36:18,170 --> 00:36:21,520 we missed a number of 'em, but 730 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:25,890 if you've got a program, a business, 731 00:36:25,890 --> 00:36:28,470 that can benefit folks with disabilities, 732 00:36:28,470 --> 00:36:29,740 we would love to hear about it, 733 00:36:29,740 --> 00:36:32,660 and we might even have you on the show, here. 734 00:36:32,660 --> 00:36:34,280 - Yeah, that'd be great. 735 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:36,420 The more, the merrier, and the more information 736 00:36:36,420 --> 00:36:41,400 that we can get out to folks, that's what we're here for. 737 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,590 That's what the show is all about. 738 00:36:43,590 --> 00:36:47,440 We thank you for tuning in, and as always, check out 739 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:52,600 thegeneanddaveshow.com to find more videos, outtakes, 740 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:55,510 and news stories about 741 00:36:55,510 --> 00:36:58,540 people with disabilities. 742 00:36:58,540 --> 00:37:04,560 So long folks. Adios. 743 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:09,590 [music] 744 00:37:09,590 --> 00:37:29,614