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"Double Tap Canada is all about Apple this week following the recent World Wide Developers Conference.

The team take a dive into what was announced but from the aspect of accessibility.

Voice Control seems like a dream accessibility feature allowing you to control your phone only using your voice, but in reality will this work for Voice-Over users as well?

Next, unsurprisingly, , an argument erupts over just how important moving the accessibility settings to the front of the settings menu is and if it should even be called Accessibility? Tim Schwartz may have the answer.

Also, Apple will be allowing users to enable and customise more accessibility options during the device setup process. This means that users who require features such as switch devices or hearing aids can do so out of the box. But why does this make Shaun feel guilty?

The show wraps up with a look at iPad OS, Dark Mode, mouse support, better keyboard access and more.

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Steven Scott returns to the comfy chair this week as he hosts Double Tap Canada, but can he be trusted not to break anything or get drunk?

The team kick off with a discussion of what we can expect from Apples WWDC event on June 3rd. Is iOS 13 finally going to get an interface redesign and will Siri get smarter? Also, Steven, Shaun & Tim announce that they plan to live stream coverage of the event on YouTube Live, FaceBook and Periscope. What could possibly go wrong?

Next, Steven gives us his top 5 tips for using Voice-Over on the Mac. Tim's Bits return with a focus on privacy and Steven takes a look at whats new in Narrator with the latest Windows 10 update. Finally, a dive into the mail inbox starts a discussion on the state of specialized tech and accessibility as a mind-set.

Tim Schwartz takes the big chair this week as he hosts Double Tap Canada and tries to control Steven and Shaun as they discuss, argue and laugh their way through this weeks tech news. First up is the news that Microsoft is working on adding accessibility to Microsoft Paint. Steven is underwhelmed, Tim wonders how they can do it and Shaun reminisces about Etch-a-Sketch. Listener emails are next followed by another episode of Tims Bits and Shaun demos a new Android app called SuperSense.

Double Tap Canada celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a discussion on what it actually means and what is it for? Also covered is Shauns experience with his new Pixel 3 and the Android operating system, listener emails, this weeks tech news and finally Tim plans a mutiny to take over Double Tap for next week.

Double Tap goes Google crazy this week with a look at the recent Google IO 2019 event. But with discussions about privacy, name changes, cameras, affordable phones and accessibility, why is it that the 2 burning questions that arise are what is Shauns middle name and why can't he say the word 'Artificial'?

"Double Tap Canada returns to discuss this weeks tech news, privacy and Stevens mid-life crisis. The team discuss the new Clew update, promising mobility help without GPS. Tim takes a look at iOS 13 upcoming features, Shaun continues his NVDA introductions and Steven destroys his house.

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Tim returns to Double Tap Canada this week as the team discuss whats new in the world of tech. Is the news of Samsungs folding smart phone being delayed due to screen failure really that funny and can a new software toolkit from Microsoft really make Virtual Reality useful to the visually impaired? Shaun dives into the NVDA screen reader and a few new voices join the team to read listener emails.

With Tim Schwartz away on yet another holiday, sorry, vacation, it’s left to Steven Scott & Shaun Preece to take charge of this weeks Double Tap Canada. What could possibly go wrong?

Continuing with the discussion on scanning software, this week Steven puts the $8 Voice Dream Scanner app up against his $1400 Kurzweil 1000 software. Does that extra money make a difference to accuracy and/or performance?

Following listener emails, we dive into this week’s tech news, including rumors around the Google IO event, Disney’s announcement regarding their video streaming service and has Amazon finally been caught spying on us all?

Double Tap Canada looks into scanning apps this week with Tim review N Vision on iOS. This leads nicely into a friendly arguement over what is specialised software and how to you cut your grass?

Steven is having problems with his Apple Watch since the latest update but who is responsable for his bings and donks?

Shaun continues his feature on assistive tech, looking at magnifiers and braille displays but will he like his new name?

"Double Tap Canada gets a touch of class this week as the team are joined by Robin Christopherson MBE. Robin is the Head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet, and worked on one of the new shows for Apples upcoming video streaming service Apple TV+.

The show is called See and is a post-apocalyptic tale of a future world where all of humanity is blind. Robin was a consultant on the show, making sure blindness was represented in a true to life way, steering clear of various cliches and stereotypes that can be common when it comes to being blind. With some backlash regarding the show from the VI community, can this show walk the fine line between entertaining and possibly offensive?

Robin stays with Double Tap Canada as the team discuss this weeks tech news. Does the fact that Apple has cancelled the Air Power wireless charging mat mean much or is it nothing to worry about. Are the new Apple Airpods 2 worth the money and do they add anything new over the Airpods 1? And can KNFB Reader still justify it’s high price tag after the release of a new OCR app called Voice Dream Scanner?

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