Double Tap

By Steven Scott, Shaun Preece, Steven Scott, Shaun PreeceTechnology

Double Tap episodes

January 25, 2023 EasyReader Premium, ChatGPT & New MacBooks
Today on the show, Steven is joined by Marc Aflalo to discuss the week's tech news headlines, including more on the accessibility benefits of ChatGPT from Open AI.
Also, there's a discussion on the new laptop Marc has finally bought from Apple, and we are joined by Rob Ausford from Dolphin Computer Access to tell us all about their free app called EasyReader, and the new paid-for premium features they've announced in the product.
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54 min
January 23, 2023 Is It Now Time To Leave Twitter?
Today on the show, Steven discusses the latest news around Twitter that third-party apps will no longer be supported. Does this mean it is now time to leave the platform?
Steven is joined by the co-host of RNIB Tech Talk, Callum Stoneman, to discuss the news and read through your feedback.
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AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
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AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
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53 min
January 21, 2023 A Conversation With Vispero's Matt Ater On JAWS Kiosk, CES & More
Today on the show, Steven is joined by Matt Ater, the Vice President of Business Development at Vispero, the company behind products such as JAWS and ZoomText, among others.
The pair chatted this week while Matt was in New York for a business conference showcasing their JAWS Kiosk software and hardware to potential new clients. The hardware offers businesses a way to make their touchscreen kiosks more accessible to blind people.
They also chat about Matt's new role at the Consumer Tech Association Foundation as Chair, his role on the board at the Consumer Tech Association and his own time at the event it produces called CES, the Consumer Electronics Show held annually in Las Vegas.
As always your feedback is welcomed. Email us at [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
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About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
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53 min
January 20, 2023 10 Years Of His iPhone
Today on the show, Steven catches up with an old friend to discuss his decade with the iPhone. Ken Reid used to be part of the RNIB, where Steven previously worked, and back in 2013 Ken shared his concerns about the new device and whether or not it would be something actually useful to him. So what happened 10 years on? Today we find out.
Also, Steven reads through more of your feedback - this time without his trusty sidekick. Shaun decided to go for a walk this morning and as a result, appears to have broken his leg. You can expect huge sympathy and concern from Steven. Oh, sorry we meant hilarity and laughter!
As always, your feedback is welcome. You can email us at [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
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About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
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53 min
January 19, 2023 Being Blind & Update From Biped
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun read through your feedback, including an interesting email asking whether or not those of us who are severely partially sighted should call ourselves blind.
Also, we meet Mael Fabian from the company Biped, who tells us about their wearable device that helps blind people better understand their surroundings when they are walking about.
As always your feedback is important to us. Email [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
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About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
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53 min
January 18, 2023 Microsoft Considers Buying Into OpenAI Technology
On today's show Steven and Shaun react to the latest product drop from Apple - a new larger HomePod similar in many ways to its predecessor, but what is new? The guys have all the details.
Plus Double Tap TV's Marc Aflalo pops in to discuss the news that Microsoft are proposing to buy a $10bn stake in Open AI, the company behind the hugely popular ChatGPT chatbot that took the world by storm late last year.
As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Email us [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
Join the conversation and add your voice to the show either by calling
in, sending an email or leaving us a voicemail!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-877-803-4567
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
- X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
- Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
- Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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53 min
January 17, 2023 Apple's New Hardware & Your Feedback
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun report on the latest announcements from Apple as they launch new hardware.
The guys discuss the new MacBook Pro hardware and the updated processing power that they offer, plus we look at the new Mac mini and what the base level and cheapest entry point device into the Apple ecosystem offers.
There's also more feedback from our recent episode featuring Dawn Pickering, a mum of a blind son, who appeared on our Saturday edition following a conversation about the difference and value of guide dogs and canes.
As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Email us at [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
Join the conversation and add your voice to the show either by calling
in, sending an email or leaving us a voicemail!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-877-803-4567
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
- X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
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53 min
January 16, 2023 Audiobooks & Apps
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun talk through some of the audiobook-related news following our story last week on the use of artificial voices for Apple Books.
Steven shows off some of the new voices that are coming out, adding to the two we heard in Thomas Domville's report last week. Plus there's news on a new way to get your Audible audiobooks onto other devices, such as the Humanware Victor Reader Stream. And, Thomas Domville is back with another review of the Bookshare app for iOS, which comes with its own challenges.
As always we value and welcome your feedback. Email [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
Join the conversation and add your voice to the show either by calling
in, sending an email or leaving us a voicemail!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-877-803-4567
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
- X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
- Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
- Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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53 min
January 14, 2023 Guide Dogs & Canes - How They Can Work Together
It's a slightly different weekend show today as Shaun Preece joins Steven to discuss an issue that has been bothering Steven for a while: talking down the white cane while talking up guide dogs.
Steven believes that both options are suitable for the individual who chooses them and it shouldn't ever be seen as lesser than the other situation. Steven has had occasions where people have told him that not having a guide dog tells them that he is not really blind and he wanted to talk about that today following his recent comments on the subject on Twitter.
During that Twitter discussion, he came into contact with a mother of a blind son who has been learning how to use both mobility aids as part of his orientation and mobility lessons. Steven invited Dawn Pickering on to the show this week to hear that story and was amazed at the conversation that followed - and he hopes you enjoy it too.
We'll get back to the tech on Monday but enjoy the chat for now and don't forget to keep in touch with us by emailing [email protected] or calling 1-877-803-4567 and leaving us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media by searching for @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
Join the conversation and add your voice to the show either by calling
in, sending an email or leaving us a voicemail!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-877-803-4567
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
- X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
- Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
- Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
- TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
52 min
January 13, 2023 Reactions To Aira News & MiniVision 2 Review
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun settle down with a cup of coffee (and tea) to read through your emails and listen to your voicemails following the news that Aira has increased their prices. Lots of you have wanted to have your say and we share that on the show today.
Plus, Michael Babcock joins us to share his thoughts and initial review of the MiniVision2 smartphone.
As always, your feedback is always welcome. Email us at [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website
Join the conversation and add your voice to the show either by calling
in, sending an email or leaving us a voicemail!
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-877-803-4567
About AMI
AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians
with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and
AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform
AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of
accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities
through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal.
To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.
Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+
Learn more at AMI.ca
Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:
- X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
- Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
- Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
- TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
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About Double Tap

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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…