https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/ A 54-episode, two-host audio course on QUILL, the free, screen-reader-first writing studio from Community Access. Liam and Jessica lead you from your very first launch to mastery of every feature family: the editor and keyboard, documents and formats, document rescue and OCR, the private speech suite, optional AI, the Accessible Vault, Story Studio, GLOW accessibility review, braille production, extensions, and the trust architecture underneath it all. Episode voices are generated with QUILL's own on-device Kokoro neural speech engine. en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:59:52 +0000 Community Access / BITS A complete audio course on the screen-reader-first writing studio A 54-episode, two-host audio course on QUILL, the free, screen-reader-first writing studio from Community Access. Liam and Jessica lead you from your very first launch to mastery of every feature family: the editor and keyboard, documents and formats, document rescue and OCR, the private speech suite, optional AI, the Accessible Vault, Story Studio, GLOW accessibility review, braille production, extensions, and the trust architecture underneath it all. Episode voices are generated with QUILL's own on-device Kokoro neural speech engine. false Community Access / BITSjeff@jeffbishop.com https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/cover.png https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/ What QUILL is and who it is for: the three design promises, why free matters, and how to follow this course. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep01-welcome-to-quill.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep01-welcome-to-quill.html quill-cast-ep01-welcome-to-quill Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0000 00:03:19 false The installer, self-voicing setup, the wizard, and feature profiles - why smaller menus win for screen reader users. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep02-install-and-first-launch.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep02-install-and-first-launch.html quill-cast-ep02-install-and-first-launch Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:02:00 +0000 00:03:18 false Files in and out: new, open, save, recent files, cursor position memory, and the silent crash-recovery net. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep03-your-first-document.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep03-your-first-document.html quill-cast-ep03-your-first-document Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:03:00 +0000 00:03:17 false The menu bar by intent, tabs, the status bar as narrator, the Spoken Echo, the dialog contract, and why nothing steals focus. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep04-the-main-window.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep04-the-main-window.html quill-cast-ep04-the-main-window Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:04:00 +0000 00:03:19 false Workspace notebooks as a single-window project binder, version snapshots, sticky notes, and the file menu's Notebook submenu. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep05-notebooks-and-versions.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep05-notebooks-and-versions.html quill-cast-ep05-notebooks-and-versions Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:05:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Ctrl+Shift+P: reach any of hundreds of commands by typing a fragment. The palette as discovery tool and shortcut tutor. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep06-the-command-palette.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep06-the-command-palette.html quill-cast-ep06-the-command-palette Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:06:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The verbosity system: profiles, Quiet and Meeting modes, status queries, anti-spam machinery, and the Why did QUILL say that? explainer. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep07-what-quill-says.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep07-what-quill-says.html quill-cast-ep07-what-quill-says Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:07:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Navigation as a vocabulary: characters to headings, bookmarks, selection marks, Go To Line, Quick Nav and Browse Mode. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep08-moving-through-text.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep08-moving-through-text.html quill-cast-ep08-moving-through-text Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:08:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The prefix system in full: why chords exist, a tour of what lives behind the QUILL key, Browse Mode, and how to adopt chords. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep09-the-quill-key.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep09-the-quill-key.html quill-cast-ep09-the-quill-key Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:09:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The Keymap Editor: two-way search, Record Keys, conflict swaps, diagnostics with one-click Heal, and shareable keyboard packs. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep10-make-the-keyboard-yours.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep10-make-the-keyboard-yours.html quill-cast-ep10-make-the-keyboard-yours Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:10:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Selection and marks, the undo contract, line surgery, section moves, case transforms, and the classics: Repeat and Restore Deleted Text. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep11-editing-power-tools.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep11-editing-power-tools.html quill-cast-ep11-editing-power-tools Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:11:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The Format submenus, the Insert menu's hidden muscle, Tools/Advanced, Work Personas, List Studio, and the editing lens switcher. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep12-power-tools-deep-dive.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep12-power-tools-deep-dive.html quill-cast-ep12-power-tools-deep-dive Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:12:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Search with spoken match counts, replace-all as one undo step, a gentle first regular expression, and Search in Files. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep13-find-replace-navigate.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep13-find-replace-navigate.html quill-cast-ep13-find-replace-navigate Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:13:00 +0000 00:00:00 false File-vs-file and document-vs-document compare, the F8 layer, difference list, and the original-untouched promise. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep14-compare-and-differences.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep14-compare-and-differences.html quill-cast-ep14-compare-and-differences Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:14:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Misspelling navigation (Ctrl+F7), the spell dialog, custom dictionaries, downloadable languages, and the dictionary and thesaurus. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep15-spelling-and-word-tools.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep15-spelling-and-word-tools.html quill-cast-ep15-spelling-and-word-tools Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:15:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Spell check languages, the AI Thesaurus, Markdown profile, citation style, inline notes, and language profiles for AI. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep16-languages-and-thesaurus.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep16-languages-and-thesaurus.html quill-cast-ep16-languages-and-thesaurus Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:16:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The full safety stack: undo, autosave, crash recovery, backups, versions, snapshots, atomic writes, and honest failure reporting. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep17-never-lose-work.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep17-never-lose-work.html quill-cast-ep17-never-lose-work Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:17:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The structure language everything builds on: core syntax, why structure is audible, the live preview, and the style habits that pay off. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep18-markdown-and-structure.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep18-markdown-and-structure.html quill-cast-ep18-markdown-and-structure Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:18:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The twelve-slot Copy Tray, snippets with prompts and cursor markers, auto-expanding abbreviations, and recorded macros. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep19-the-text-supply-toolkit.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep19-the-text-supply-toolkit.html quill-cast-ep19-the-text-supply-toolkit Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:19:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Placeholder grammar, smart triggers, the AI Library's three tabs, the snippet vs abbreviation distinction, and starter packs. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep20-snippet-gallery-and-prompts.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep20-snippet-gallery-and-prompts.html quill-cast-ep20-snippet-gallery-and-prompts Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:20:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Read Aloud across the six engines, the cloud voice option, the SSML Builder, the on-device languages, and voice casting. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep21-rich-formatting-hidden-codes.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep21-rich-formatting-hidden-codes.html quill-cast-ep21-rich-formatting-hidden-codes Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:21:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Other people's formats with dignity: Word round-trips, the EPUB navigator, honest PDF extraction, and batch conversion. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep22-word-epub-pdf-and-friends.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep22-word-epub-pdf-and-friends.html quill-cast-ep22-word-epub-pdf-and-friends Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:22:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Free first, local first, nothing uploaded: MarkItDown for born-digital files, on-device Tesseract OCR, and the verified engine install. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep23-document-rescue-ocr.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep23-document-rescue-ocr.html quill-cast-ep23-document-rescue-ocr Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:23:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Single-image OCR paths, clipboard and screen-capture entry, the image-describe flow, and the local speech model for offline captions. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep24-ocr-and-image-describe.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep24-ocr-and-image-describe.html quill-cast-ep24-ocr-and-image-describe Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:24:00 +0000 00:00:00 false FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and S3 from three commands; GitHub editing with no Git installed; SSH with strict host keys; Open from URL. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep25-files-everywhere.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep25-files-everywhere.html quill-cast-ep25-files-everywhere Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:25:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Teach QUILL to work while you're elsewhere: auto-opening inbox folders, watch actions and pipelines, and the safety posture. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep26-watch-folders-automation.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep26-watch-folders-automation.html quill-cast-ep26-watch-folders-automation Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:26:00 +0000 00:00:00 false File/Publish submenu, Tools/Share submenu, the connection model, two feature flags, WordPress, and redaction of secrets. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep27-publishing-and-share.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep27-publishing-and-share.html quill-cast-ep27-publishing-and-share Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:27:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Plans you read before they run: the plan-review-execute contract, Accessibility Tune-Up as flagship, partial approval, and the craft of reviewing plans. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep28-read-aloud-and-voices.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep28-read-aloud-and-voices.html quill-cast-ep28-read-aloud-and-voices Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:28:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The full voice catalog: SAPI unfiltered, Kokoro, Piper, eSpeak world, DECtalk, and the cloud voice. A voice for every job. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep29-voice-catalog-walkthrough.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep29-voice-catalog-walkthrough.html quill-cast-ep29-voice-catalog-walkthrough Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:29:00 +0000 00:00:00 false You talk, QUILL types, offline: Whisper-powered hold-to-talk and locked dictation, model choices, and the speak-fast-repair-fast workflow. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep30-dictation.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep30-dictation.html quill-cast-ep30-dictation Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Tools/Speech walked top to bottom, the curated allowlist of voice commands, Voice Command vs Voice Conversation Mode vs Hey QUILL wake word. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep31-voice-and-conversation.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep31-voice-and-conversation.html quill-cast-ep31-voice-and-conversation Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:31:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Recordings into documents, privately: local transcription, Transcript Actions from minutes to follow-up emails, and the no-syntax Action Builder. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep32-transcription-listening-companion.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep32-transcription-listening-companion.html quill-cast-ep32-transcription-listening-companion Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:32:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Documents out to sound, all grown up: three journeys, incremental rebuilds, voice casting, AI chapter titles, publishing, and DAISY export. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep33-the-audio-studio.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep33-the-audio-studio.html quill-cast-ep33-the-audio-studio Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:33:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Off by default, reviewable always, free for everyone: the wizard's honest choices and the privacy architecture underneath. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep34-setting-up-ai.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep34-setting-up-ai.html quill-cast-ep34-setting-up-ai Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:34:00 +0000 00:00:00 false One conversation that knows your document, the quick-action toolkit, AI spell/grammar/thesaurus above the local engines, and custom instructions. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep35-ask-quill-everyday-ai.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep35-ask-quill-everyday-ai.html quill-cast-ep35-ask-quill-everyday-ai Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:35:00 +0000 00:00:00 false A build-along up the ladder: saving prompts, promoting to skills, sharing packs, and the promotion continuum. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep36-ai-library-prompts-and-skills.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep36-ai-library-prompts-and-skills.html quill-cast-ep36-ai-library-prompts-and-skills Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:36:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Proofread, Transform Selection, Translate, Read Aloud, Transcribe Audio, the More submenu, and the 16-agent Run Agent catalog. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep37-the-ai-toolkit.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep37-the-ai-toolkit.html quill-cast-ep37-the-ai-toolkit Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:37:00 +0000 00:00:00 false AI style customization: writing style, tone, custom instructions per session and globally, and how style propagates to all AI verbs. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep38-every-day-writing-style.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep38-every-day-writing-style.html quill-cast-ep38-every-day-writing-style Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:38:00 +0000 00:00:00 false A build-along up the ladder: saving your first prompt with variables, promoting it into a multi-step skill, and sharing packs. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep39-agents-reviewable-autonomy.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep39-agents-reviewable-autonomy.html quill-cast-ep39-agents-reviewable-autonomy Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:39:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Linked notes rebuilt for the ear: wikilinks, the spoken what links here, Note Neighborhood, unlinked mentions, and fearless rename. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep40-accessible-vault-basics.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep40-accessible-vault-basics.html quill-cast-ep40-accessible-vault-basics Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:40:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Tags that roll up, templates with prompts, daily notes, embeds, exporting your vault as an accessible website, and Git sync. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep41-vault-power.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep41-vault-power.html quill-cast-ep41-vault-power Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:41:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Book-length writing with a keyboard-first binder: structure from your headings, character and plot-thread detail forms as front matter, and compile-to-manuscript. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep42-story-studio.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep42-story-studio.html quill-cast-ep42-story-studio Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:42:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Hands-on build-along: a fresh folder, three Markdown files, a character with role/goal/motivation/arc, a place, a plot thread, and compile. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep43-story-studio-practice.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep43-story-studio-practice.html quill-cast-ep43-story-studio-practice Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:43:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Composition: a Story Studio project paired with an Accessible Vault of worldbuilding, Ask Quill for manuscript-wide consistency, one source feeding every export. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep44-story-studio-vault-ai.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep44-story-studio-vault-ai.html quill-cast-ep44-story-studio-vault-ai Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:44:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Guided confidence: plain-language audits of the document in front of you, in-place selection fixes, and whole-document fixes with before/after compare. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep45-glow-audit-and-fix.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep45-glow-audit-and-fix.html quill-cast-ep45-glow-audit-and-fix Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Scored, graded audits of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, and EPUB; non-destructive Fix File; and the signature-verified engine update path. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep46-glow-for-files.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep46-glow-for-files.html quill-cast-ep46-glow-for-files Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:46:00 +0000 00:00:00 false One manuscript, six finished artifacts: a guided walkthrough of GLOW audit, compile, Word, EPUB, PDF, DAISY, audiobook, and braille, in order. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep47-author-tools-mega.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep47-author-tools-mega.html quill-cast-ep47-author-tools-mega Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:47:00 +0000 00:00:00 false A walkthrough of the bundled Quillins (word-count, table-studio, csv-studio, spell-check helpers, and the rest) and how each contributes. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep48-the-bundled-quillins.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep48-the-bundled-quillins.html quill-cast-ep48-the-bundled-quillins Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:48:00 +0000 00:00:00 false BRF, BRL, PEF and UEB workflows; Read Layout Metrics and the longest-line repair loop; trailing-space cleanup; and the cell-two display workaround. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep49-braille-production.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep49-braille-production.html quill-cast-ep49-braille-production Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:49:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The extension system: worker-process fault isolation, Python and JavaScript Quillins, the deliberately-gated marketplace, and the accessible scripting console. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep50-quillins-and-the-console.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep50-quillins-and-the-console.html quill-cast-ep50-quillins-and-the-console Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:50:00 +0000 00:00:00 false Build-along: a minimal Quillin in Python (and JavaScript), manifest.json, worker-process fault isolation, install path, and lint with quillin_lint. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep51-build-your-own-quillin.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep51-build-your-own-quillin.html quill-cast-ep51-build-your-own-quillin Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:51:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The rules, the community and its receipts, the public roadmap, and what QUILL proves about designing screen-reader-first. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep52-trust-community-finale.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep52-trust-community-finale.html quill-cast-ep52-trust-community-finale Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:52:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The companion to the finale: the QuillRichEdit experimental lever, the full keyboard-pack tour, the verbosity deep-dive, and the dialog-cue gate. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep53-accessibility-power-user.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep53-accessibility-power-user.html quill-cast-ep53-accessibility-power-user Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:53:00 +0000 00:00:00 false The finale: HTML and Encoding, file recovery, Help menu diagnostics, redaction deep-dive, Profile Health Check, and the safety contract that holds it all up. Full transcript: https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep54-power-user-stability.html https://community-access.github.io/quill/podcast/transcripts/ep54-power-user-stability.html quill-cast-ep54-power-user-stability Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:54:00 +0000 00:00:00 false