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Double Tap
Double Tap is the show where blind people talk tech! If you’re blind or partially sighted and have an interest in technology, this is the show for you. Everyone is welcome no matter how old you are or how much or how little experience you have with technology. Each week the team will help you better understand how technology can help your everyday life, even if you have little or no sight.
Episodes
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Touchscreen MacBook Pro and Amazon's New Alexa+ Echo Lineup: Who Are They For?
Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro and Amazon's new Alexa+ devices arrived in the same week. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece go through the Echo Dot, Echo Time…
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New OLED iPad mini, Braille Watches and an Accessible Samsung Soundbar
Apple's new iPad mini has an 8.5 inch OLED screen, the A20 Pro chip and a thinner 5.4mm body. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece talk about what it offers blind and…
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Retro Reader, Emergency Preparedness and the Withings Paywall
Sean Randall has built Retro Reader, an open source book reader that brings classic speech voices like Eloquence, DECtalk and DoubleTalk to a pocket device…
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How AI Helps Blind People Build PowerPoint, Plus Alexa+ and Apple News
PresentAble is a new JAWS app that lets blind people create, check and fix PowerPoint presentations on their own. Lawyer and trainer Jonathan Simeone explains…
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Learning Braille, Braille Display Prices and Cazerny Bussey's Even Though I'm Blind
Why is learning braille as an adult still so hard, and why does a braille display cost more than a laptop? Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dig into braille…
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Sky's Premier League Audio Description, Freight Fate and Apple HomeView
Sky Sports is adding audio description and live captions to Premier League football. Then a listener's frustration with Sky Go shows how far the broadcaster…
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Aira, Google DeepMind and Guided Vision: How Blind Testers Trained Gemini
Google's new Guided Vision feature in Gemini Live was trained with help from Aira and its blind Trusted Testers. Everette Bacon and Lynette Frison of Aira…
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Alexa Tablets Go Android, Apple's Pro and Tell Event, and Amazon Bee
Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop Fire OS for Android 16, TalkBack and the Google Play Store. Chris Cooke, host of At Your Fingertips, has been testing the Alexa…
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Anthony Corona on Blind Creators, Smart Glasses and Mobility Tech
Smart glasses for blind people made the national news this week. Anthony Corona of Sunday Edition joins Steven Scott and Shaun Preece to look at Meta Ray-Ban…
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Zero Project Tokyo Part 2: Lingvano's Sign Language App and Turn-Motion's Robotic Leg Braces
Two Austrian accessibility innovators from the Zero Project Technology Forum in Tokyo: Lingvano, the sign language learning app taught entirely by deaf…
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Zero Project Tokyo Part 1: OryLab's OriHime Robots and Miruoto's Visible Sports Sound
Two Japanese accessibility innovators from the Zero Project Technology Forum in Tokyo: OryLab, whose OriHime robots let homebound disabled people go to work…
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Passwords, Passkeys and Blind Employment: A Double Tap Listener Mailbag
Steven Scott and Shaun Preece open the Double Tap mailbag to talk about Meta Ray-Ban battery life, password managers, blind employment and the best keyboard…
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Are We Relying on AI Too Much? Claude, KeyAble and Accessible Auphonic
Steven Scott has set up a Claude hotline on an accessible Cisco desk phone. It leads into a frank debate about blind users relying on AI. Also covered: a Meta…
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Apple HomeView and What's Next for JAWS and ZoomText
Apple's HomeView, a new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 lead the news, then Vispero's Matt Ater and Ryan Jones explain how Vispero Companion in JAWS will change…
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Blind Artist Richard Harlow on Tactile Painting, Accessible Cities and Running for Nanaimo Council
Richard Harlow lost most of his sight to LHON while studying at Emily Carr University. Today he is a blind artist and accessibility advocate, and he's standing…
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Too Busy to Be Blind: An Apple Engineer's Second Act
In 2015, after twelve surgeries, Brett Halle lost his sight completely. The engineer who spent twenty years building the Mac had to learn to use it with…
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Remembering Brett Halle: The Apple Engineer Who Helped Build Mac OS X
Brett Halle sold the Apple II as a student, joined Apple in 1991, and was the first engineer through the door after Apple bought NeXT. He led the Core OS team…
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NASA's Artemis Webinar for Blind People: RS-25 Engines, Blind Engineers and Accessible Space
NASA ran an Artemis webinar built for blind and low vision people, and two of the panelists are blind NASA engineers. Steven Scott talks to Dr. Robert Shelton…
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Microsoft's Hybrid AI Windows Event and the Surface Laptop Ultra
Microsoft's latest Windows event went all in on hybrid intelligence, which means AI that runs on your own PC when it can and in the cloud when it has to…
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Gemini Guided Vision Tested, Siri Frustrations and Android Help From Listeners
Google Gemini's new Guided Vision feature, built with Aira, gives blind and low vision Android users more detailed visual descriptions through Gemini Live…
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A Tribute to Brett Halle and What Envision's News Means for Users
Envision has announced it may wind down. If no partner takes the company on, active development of the Envision and Ally apps stops on December 31, 2026…
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Lumin Adds Outlook Support and Audio Reminders, With Sriram Ganesh
Lumin, the voice-first email app for blind and low vision users, now works with Outlook, Hotmail and MSN accounts and has a new audio reminders feature…
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NVDA Bugs, Siri AI Frustrations and Your Emails on Mastodon and LiDAR
Siri AI on iOS 27, Gemini on Android and NVDA screen reader bugs all get a frank once-over from blind tech fans Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, along with your…
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Meta Ray-Ban Display Hands-On, Lumin Updates and the Double Tap App
Can a blind person get real use from smart glasses with a screen? Steven Scott has bought the Meta Ray-Ban Display and Meta Neural Band. He and Shaun Preece…
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Meta Glasses Bugs, Smart Glasses Privacy and the Launch of Double Tap Live
Meta smart glasses bugs, privacy worries and region limits fill the Double Tap inbox, and Steven Scott and Shaun Preece work through them with blind listeners…
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Feedback: Luna Glasses for Night Blindness, Claude Code Tips and Bricks for the Blind
Double Tap Live, a new 24/7 radio channel for blind and visually impaired listeners, launches this week. Listener stories also cover Luna night vision glasses…
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Feedback: Passkey Headaches, Seeing AI Rescues and the Smart Glasses Debate
Passkeys were supposed to replace passwords, so why are they still this hard to use? Steven Scott and Shaun Preece go through a full mailbag on passkeys…
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OOrion on Meta Glasses: Hands-Free Object Finding and What Meta Connect Means for Blind Users
Meta's Wearables Device Access Toolkit is out of beta, and Meta chose accessibility apps to show it off. Stéphanie Robieux, co-founder and CEO of OOrion, joins…
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More From Zero Project: Rebuilding a Career After a Spinal Cord Injury: Ishaan Mehta of LinkedIn
A spinal cord injury took Ishaan Mehta's career in a single afternoon. This is how he rebuilt it, with assistive technology, a list of 50 employers, and a role…
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Early Dementia Screening, Inclusive Design and Employment in Mumbai: Zero Project Conference India Day Two
Early dementia screening from a consumer EEG headset, a blunt answer on whether a fully inclusive world is possible, and what India's own accessibility…
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Meta Connect 2026 Through an Accessibility Lens
Meta Connect 2026 brought Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses with no cameras, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, a hearing enhancement feature and the Muse AI agent. Steven Scott and…
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Ten Innovators, One Room: Accessible Tech Ideas From the Zero Project Technology Forum
Assistive technology innovation from the Zero Project Technology Forum in Mumbai: an audiobook library you reach on any phone, an accessible home pregnancy…
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Apple's AirPods 5 Impress, But Google's New Laptops Leave Accessibility Unanswered
AirPods 5 open-ear noise cancellation put to the test by blind users, plus Google's new Googlebook Android laptops, the pricing, and the accessibility answers…
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Kerbcut Launches, Meta Connect and the Googlebook Coming Soon: A Big Week for Accessible Tech
Finding assistive technology that already exists is still the hardest part of using it. Hector Minto, formerly of Microsoft, explains Kerbcut, his new AI…
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Googlebooks, Aluminium OS and the Schlage Smart Lock That Opens Itself
Google is keeping the Chromebook and adding a pricier Googlebook line running Aluminium OS, built on Android 17 with Gemini baked in at system level. Steven…
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Weekend: Lumin - The Voice‑First Email App
Discover how Lumin, a voice‑first email app for iPhone, is transforming email management for the blind and low‑vision community. Learn how AI and audio‑only…
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Christine Malec on NASA's Accessible Artemis Webinar and Why Manuals Still Fail Us
NASA is hosting its first webinar built for blind and low vision audiences, and Christine Malec is on the panel. She joins Steven Scott and Shaun Preece to…
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Smart Locks, Braille and the iPhone 18: Blind Listeners Weigh In
Blind listeners share how they really use Meta Ray-Ban glasses, OOrion, smart locks and braille. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece also take a hard look at Siri AI…
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Local AI PCs, Home Networks and the Launch of Double Tap Live
Microsoft has set 7 October for a Windows and Surface event built around local AI, and the rumoured Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark silicon could…
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Listener Emails on Meta Glasses, Luna AI, Runa TTS and Braille Pricing
Should blind and low vision users install iOS 27 right away? Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explain why VoiceOver users might wait a month. Then they open the…
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Is AI Really That Dangerous? Will Guyatt Joins, Plus First Thoughts on Siri AI
Is the AI industry sounding a real alarm, or is it about money? Tech journalist Will Guyatt joins Steven Scott and Shaun Preece to make sense of the AI pause…
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Mainstream: Marc Aflalo's Take On Apple's 'Surprise And Shine' Event
Apple's Surprise and Shine event brought the foldable iPhone Duo, AirPods 5 and a quiet RAM boost for Apple Watch Ultra 4. Steven Scott and Marc Aflalo of…
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Weekend Classic: Honda Cynic
Honda Scenic Audio set out to describe the view from a car window for blind and visually impaired passengers, using computer vision and generative AI. Steven…
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Audio Description For Sighted People, Clipman Updates, and the AI Extinction Story
Audio description was built for blind and partially sighted viewers. RNIB brought broadcasters to London to ask whether sighted audiences want it too, and what…
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Was Apple's "Surprise and Shine" Event Worth It for Blind Users?
Apple's iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12 arrived at the September event, and Steven Scott, Shaun Preece and returning guest Michael Babcock…
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Meta Adventurer Mic Fix, Camera Glasses Backlash and TalkBack Frustrations
The Meta glasses microphone problem finally has a fix, and it was buried in a settings menu the Adventurer model never showed. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece…
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Never Butter Burger Baps: NVIDIA, Asus Laptops and Your Five Essential Apps
NVIDIA has bought Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, and Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dig into what that means for open source AI models, local AI on your own…
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Dyson's Camera Toothbrush, Sony's Ownership Fight and the 1.5C Line
Dyson has built a $499 toothbrush with a camera inside it, Sony is in court arguing that nobody really owns the digital games they buy, and the UN has conceded…
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Why Blind-Built Software Works Better, With Mike Calvo
Mike Calvo of Pneuma Solutions joins Steven Scott to explain how Remote Incident Manager for iOS lets blind users run a Windows PC or Mac from an iPhone, and…
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Navigating Sight Loss: Workplace Delays, Acceptance, and Tech Solutions
Explore the challenges of workplace accessibility for blind employees, the emotional journey of losing vision, and the importance of autonomy and support…
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Behind the Scenes of a Double Tap Recording Disaster
Steven Scott and Shaun Preece share a hilariously chaotic behind-the-scenes look at Double Tap, from recording mishaps and AI jokes to workplace accessibility…
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Language, Laughs, and Latest Accessibility Gear
Explore the lively debate on evolving tech terminology and accessibility tools as Steven Scott and Shaun Preece tackle language changes in technology…
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Dot Pad Experiences with Maccessibility’s Holly Anderson
Discover the latest in accessible tech for blind users, including the Ploud One AI earbuds for meeting transcription, multi-line Braille displays like the Dot…
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Apple’s September Surprises & Meta’s $18B Teen Safety Settlement
Apple’s latest launches, folding iPhone rumours, new Mac Mini and Mac Studio specs, and Meta’s $18B teen safety settlement — Steven Scott, Shaun Preece, and…
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Weekend: Restoring Dignity Through Accessible Communication Tech
Discover how Barvox, a groundbreaking speech translation app, is giving people with speech differences the power to be heard in real time. Learn how it…
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Feedback: Smart Locks, Face ID & AI Audiobooks
Discover how blind and visually impaired tech enthusiasts navigate smart locks, Face ID, AI-powered audiobook reading, and NVDA add-ons, with humour and…
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The Midnight Kitkat & The Mac Surprise
Discover the hilarious chaos of midnight phone calls, Apple’s surprise Mac launches, and navigating life with low vision as Steven Scott and Shaun Preece…
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Your Feedback: Voice Control, Assistive Access, and the Best Apps for Blind Users
Explore accessible tech tips for blind and visually impaired users, from mastering iPhone voice control and Assistive Access to discovering smart apps like…
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Your Feedback: Sonos, Smart Glasses & The Digital Disability Tax
Discover the latest conversations around Sonos speaker accessibility, Meta smart glasses, and AI-driven accessibility solutions. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece…
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AI Audiobooks, Starting With A Screen Reader & Punching Tech
Discover how blind and visually impaired users navigate books, tech frustrations, and accessible smart glasses in this lively conversation with Steven Scott…