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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun review some of the week’s big tech news stories, including rumours of a feature being built into Apple’s new AR/VR headset that could let blind people use the headset easier and even navigate the world. Plus, there’s news from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that Nokia is developing the future of voice communication - immersive voice - but what does that mean?

Also in our feature story today, AMI contributor and author Michael Feir joins us to discuss Google’s decision to restrict some news sites in Canada following new laws there.

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On today’s show, Steven is still in Vienna but our focus is back on the bulging inbox with your comments and feedback on our previous episodes.

Steven and Shaun discuss what you’ve had to say in the last few weeks, plus we get the chance to learn more about the method of navigation and orientation called Echolocation. We meet a blind mobility instructor to tell us more about the work he does helping blind people use their guide dogs or canes to navigate with the additional method.

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Today on the show, Steven wraps up his coverage of the annual Zero Project conference held in Vienna, Austria.

Steven visits the exhibits around the conference hall to learn about more of the tech on show. Plus there’s an in-depth conversation with broadcaster and disability advocate Shane Dandher, who talks about her own life, disability, and her thoughts on the intersectionality of disability, gender and race.

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Today on the show, it’s more from the Vienna-based conference called Zero Project. Steven and Shaun learn more about the work of the tech world’s biggest companies, including Google and Microsoft.

And we are also joined by Darren Rowan from Eli Lilly & Company to talk about the work he is doing as an accessibility leader and champion to make the workplace a better place for all disabled people.

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Today on the show, Steven continues his coverage of the Zero Project Conference in Vienna, Austria, and talks to Shaun about some of the interesting tech he has discovered there.

Also, we are joined by Monica Ackermann, from Scotiabank in Canada, to find out about the work they are doing to make banking more accessible to all Canadians.

We also meet with Tammy Margot, who tells us about their website plugin that makes content more understandable.

We will also find out about a company called Mouse4all, that enables people who cannot physically touch their smart devices to use them easily.

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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun are joined by Mr. F himself to cover the Zero Project Conference from Vienna, Austria, as a special week of coverage gets underway.

Today we are delighted to be joined by Canada’s first Chief Accessibility Officer, Stephanie Cadieux, to talk about her exciting new role and why she is so keen to be at the conference this week.

Also, we meet Thomas Butcher, one of the people behind the conference itself. Plus there are more of your emails and feedback.

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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the big trip to Austria this week as Steven heads there to cover the Zero Project Conference, held at the United Nations building in Austria.

We’ll be discussing travel tips and the anxiety that often comes with a big trip like this. We will also be finding out firsthand what the conference is all about and what it aims to achieve with its CEO, Michael Fembek.

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Today on the show's weekend edition, the guys get together to chat about how dependent we are on services such as Aira for blind people. And furthermore, are we too reliant on tech overall?

BBC reporter Ian Hamilton joins Steven and Shaun and offers his thoughts on the value of services such as Aira and more. It’s an episode with plenty of personality and personal opinions so grab a coffee and fasten your seatbelt!

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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the latest 2nd generation HomePods from the perspective of an audio hi-fi replacement and as a smart speaker. How do they stack up against the likes of the Amazon Echo and Google Nest as assistants?

Also, there’s more feedback to listener Frank who questions if now is the time to start using a screen reader. Listeners Greg and John weigh in with some extremely helpful contributions.

Plus, Negative Julian returns to scold Steven and Shaun for their "privileged" internet capabilities.

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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun read more of your emails and listen to your voicemails following our discussion of the HIMS SensePlayer. However, it is clear there are more questions than answers now.

Also, we meet Gedeon Maheux, the designer and owner of The Iconfactory, creator of the popular Twitterrific app, to discuss why they pulled it from the App Store amid seemingly endless changes at Twitter. Gedeon talks openly about the app being taken down and how he feels blind and low-vision customers are being let down by Elon Musk.

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