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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, Dr. Craig Moore and Christine Malec about the RS-25 rocket engine, how they built careers at NASA, and what would make space missions accessible to blind fans.

Bob Shelton has worked at NASA for almost 40 years and is now lead simulation engineer for the Commercial Crew Program. He describes joining Johnson Space Center as a blind mathematician in 1971. His first boss told him to figure out where he could make the biggest impact. Craig Moore, a chemist turned materials engineer at Marshall, explains what changed in the RS-25 between the Space Shuttle and Artemis, including 3D printed parts.

The panel also covers how AI tools like Gemini make maths PDFs readable, with equations converted to LaTeX. Christine explains why science descriptions should include the science as well as what's on screen, and how sonification turns telescope data into sound. She also wants NASA to release the astronauts' own conversations about what they saw from the far side of the Moon.

The webinar drew 800 sign-ups and over 220 live attendees, with questions ranging from digital twins to how blind people could live in space. In the feedback, Eleanor's request to Gemini goes amusingly wrong, Leander asks about alert and ringer volume in iOS 27, and Glendon James shares his thoughts on modernising braille and on the inaccessible websites blind people still have to fight with.

Chapters

0:00 – Intro
2:52 – Meet the panel and why NASA made the webinar
8:09 – Bob Shelton's path into NASA as a blind mathematician
13:22 – Inside the RS-25 rocket engine
18:47 – AI, LaTeX and accessible maths
21:43 – Audio description and sonification
27:01 – Careers at NASA and advice for blind students
33:12 – Following Artemis missions without sight
37:05 – Webinar questions and turnout
43:35 – Listener feedback: Gemini, iPhone volume and braille

Relevant Links

NASA Artemis webinar for the blind and low vision community: https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-hosts-virtual-artemis-webinar-for-blind-low-vision-community/
NASA Artemis program: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/
Chandra X-ray Observatory: https://chandra.harvard.edu/
Google Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/
Smooth Scotland: https://www.smoothradio.com/scotland/

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece break down what the agentic OS, a smarter Windows search and the new Copilot could mean for blind and screen reader users. They also look at the $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra.

Windows will decide where each AI task runs, using small local models or the cloud depending on the job and your privacy. Microsoft named DeepSeek, Perplexity, Hermes Agent and OpenClaw on stage, and showed a guided setup for agents that needs no terminal or config files. Steven and Shaun explain agents in plain terms: picture a thermostat that keeps working toward your goal without waiting to be told.

The new search lets you type what you want, such as changing the volume or a setting. That raises an old question: why are Windows settings still so hard to read with a screen reader? The new Copilot can work with your files on your machine, and Autopilot chains tasks together, like bundling tax documents and drafting the email to your accountant.

On the hardware side, the 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra runs on NVIDIA RTX Spark with up to 128GB of unified memory. Along with the Surface Dev Box, it starts a wider conversation about data centres, more efficient models and why private, on-device AI matters for NDAs, transcription and business data.

Steven's tip is to ask your AI assistant which local models your computer can actually run. The hosts also ask whether leaning on AI costs us skills, and remember the time an accidental prompt injection deleted 21 minutes of a show.

Chapters

0:00 – Intro
0:56 – Microsoft's Windows event and hybrid intelligence
9:28 – What an agentic OS really means
16:01 – New Windows search and settings accessibility
21:18 – The new Copilot and Autopilot
30:47 – Surface Laptop Ultra and NVIDIA RTX Spark
37:31 – Which local AI models can your computer run?
41:40 – Coming up: the NASA accessibility webinar
43:15 – Copilot+ PCs, the Dev Box and data centres
52:50 – Prompt injection mishap and wrap-up

Relevant Links

Surface Laptop Ultra: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-laptop-ultra
NASA Artemis Webinar for the Blind and Low-Vision Community: https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-hosts-virtual-artemis-webinar-for-blind-low-vision-community/
Double Tap: https://doubletaponair.com/

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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Google Gemini's new Guided Vision feature, built with Aira, gives blind and low vision Android users more detailed visual descriptions through Gemini Live. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece put it through real tests, then go through listener emails about Siri, iOS 27, Gemini settings and life on Android.

Steven tries Guided Vision on a Pixel 10 Pro. He uses it to find a mug on his desk and to guide his finger to a button on the RØDECaster Pro II touchscreen. It does well once you hold the camera still, but it isn't truly live yet. The hosts compare it with Be My AI and Google Lookout, and ask why it's tucked away in settings and not on iOS.

James from Missouri finds Siri on iOS 27 still sticks around after opening apps and puts reminder alerts in the notes field. That leads into a debate about on-device AI and privacy, and why Apple's image descriptions refuse some content for adults who have already verified their age.

Tom in Colorado and Connor in Sydney reply to Negative Julian's Gemini problems. Connor's fix is to turn the old Google Assistant features, Hey Google included, back on in the Gemini settings. Richard in Louisiana is losing his sight and describes juggling Bixby, Gemini, Meta and Alexa on a Samsung phone while learning TalkBack.

Chapters

0:00 – Intro and Steven's cold
1:24 – Google Gemini Guided Vision, built with Aira
5:40 – Testing Guided Vision: the mug test and a touchscreen
12:29 – Live AI expectations, Be My AI and finding the feature
18:34 – Guided Vision, Google glasses and Meta glasses
21:24 – James on Siri in iOS 27, reminders and opening apps
25:01 – Siri AI, privacy and dictation
34:09 – Censored image descriptions and the right to access
43:22 – Tom and Connor on Gemini settings for Negative Julian
49:08 – Richard on Android, Bixby and learning TalkBack

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Relevant Links

Guided Vision in Gemini Live: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/guided-vision-gemini-live/
Aira: https://aira.io/
Be My Eyes: https://www.bemyeyes.com/
RØDECaster Pro II: https://rode.com/en-us/products/rodecaster-pro-ii
AccessCaster: https://github.com/ShaunPreece/AccessCaster

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece read the Envision founders' statement in full and look at what it means for blind and low vision users, for people who own Ally Solos glasses, and for other smart glasses makers. The episode opens with a tribute to Brett Halle, the Apple engineer who helped build Mac OS X.

Brett Halle died on October 1, 2026. His friend Ray, a fellow blind woodworker, wrote in to share the news. You'll hear clips from Brett's 2024 Double Tap interview: his early days at Apple, the NeXT acquisition, a memorable meeting with Steve Jobs, and his advice to treat new software like a video game and explore its edges. Darren also shares the sad news that longtime contributor Shahzad has died, and asks when Double Tap Live will reach TuneIn outside North America.

Karthik and Karthik explain how Envision went from a free app to AI glasses and then Ally, and why they say the blind and low vision market tops out at around a million reachable users. Shaun says the bigger issue was trust, because customers kept writing in and hearing nothing back. The hosts ask what happens to the warranties on glasses people have already bought, and call for the software and firmware tools to be released as open source.

Is this a warning sign for companies like AGIGA, whose EchoVision glasses face Meta, Samsung, Google and Apple? The hosts weigh paying a subscription against free features on Meta glasses, and Steven's very short prompts to Claude. Gordon explains how hashtags help Mastodon posts get seen, and John in London talks about Meta glasses, lens choices and how police sometimes mistake a long cane for a weapon.

Chapters

0:00 – Intro
0:46 – Remembering Brett Halle
14:47 – Remembering Shahzad, and Double Tap Live on TuneIn
17:55 – Envision's statement in full
26:30 – Envision, trust and communication
34:12 – A warning sign for AGIGA and blindness tech?
43:16 – AI hallucinations, tokens and prompting
47:44 – Getting seen on Mastodon with hashtags
50:17 – Meta glasses, canes and the police

Relevant Links

Envision: https://www.letsenvision.com
Double Tap Live: https://doubletaponair.com/live
AGIGA EchoVision: https://agiga.ai
Mastodon: https://joinmastodon.org

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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. Founder Sriram Ganesh announced both on our Double Tap Live special. This replay starts with his live demo, then he takes listener calls and talks about how AI is changing the way accessible products get built.

Sriram asks Lumin to triage his inbox, draft replies and describe a conference photo, all by voice. Then the listener calls start. Gregory, Elizabeth, Amy and a caller from Ontario ask about deleting emails in bulk, using natural commands, and connecting Office 365 and other email providers. Elizabeth also explains how she uses Lumin each morning.

Sriram describes how Lumin's three engineers work with dozens of AI agents and no longer write code by hand, while staying responsible for what ships. Steven and Shaun compare that with building the Double Tap app with Claude. The conversation also covers why AI still lacks lived experience of disability, and whether Lumin can hold its own against Siri, Gemini and ChatGPT.

A listener email from Mike in upstate New York raises the question of future pricing. Sriram then runs through the new features: Google Calendar support, opening web links, more than 40 languages with translation, Outlook email and calendar, and audio reminders that let you leave a voice note for your future self.

Chapters
0:00 – Welcome and Double Tap Live recap
1:02 – Live demo: Lumin reads and replies to email
4:51 – Listener calls: Gregory and bulk deleting email
9:28 – Elizabeth and Amy on voice commands and email providers
19:49 – Office 365 and how email providers connect
24:30 – AI as an accessibility tool and managing AI agents
38:53 – Can Lumin compete with Siri and Gemini?
46:00 – Mike's email and future pricing
49:31 – New features: Google Calendar, web links and languages
51:59 – Outlook support, audio reminders and wrap-up

Have you tried Lumin yet? Tell us how you manage your email in the comments, and subscribe to Double Tap for more conversations about accessible tech from Steven Scott and Shaun Preece.

Relevant Links
Lumin: https://www.trylumin.ai/
Lumin on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lumin-talk-to-your-email/id6762822189

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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 emails on LiDAR, Mastodon and smart glasses.

Shaun has found two odd NVDA behaviours: sound split getting stuck on after he turns it off, and system audio staying ducked after Narrator closes. He's also looking forward to an NVDA 2026.3 change that tells developers when speech has finished. Steven sorts out his loud iPhone ringer, explains why he'd still hold off on iOS 27, and says Siri AI keeps letting him down, including a muddled attempt to add up four invoices.

Negative Julian complains that Gemini on his phone won't place calls or create calendar events any more, which ties into Shaun's trouble with Meta Ray-Ban glasses offering Outlook features they won't use. Stephen from Kentucky picks up the LiDAR debate, and Shaun explains how both sides are right: a laser sends out infrared light.

Scott in Sydney asks why his Mastodon posts get no replies. The hosts talk through followers, time zones, the absence of an algorithm, very long posts and when it's worth blocking someone. Pete in Robin Hood County is happy with Siri AI. Ian in Hull suggests Siri could recommend accessibility settings for your needs, which leads to a chat about how hard it is to switch from iPhone to Android.

Chapters

0:00 – Intro and a performance review for the email jingle
3:31 – NVDA sound split, audio ducking and the 2026.3 speech indicator
8:39 – iPhone ringer volume and the iOS 27 public beta
11:28 – Siri AI, John Ternus at Apple and Gemini on Android
21:37 – Negative Julian on Gemini and Meta Ray-Ban glasses
29:44 – Stephen from Kentucky on LiDAR, laser and infrared
32:54 – Scott in Sydney on Mastodon replies and blocking
48:28 – Pete in Robin Hood County on iOS 27 dictation
49:55 – Ian in Hull's idea for Siri AI accessibility settings
54:15 – Double Tap Live and how to get in touch

Relevant Links

Double Tap Live: https://doubletaponair.com/live
NV Access (NVDA): https://www.nvaccess.org
Mastodon: https://joinmastodon.org
Mona for Mastodon: https://getmona.app
Meta AI Glasses: https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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 talk through the built-in screen reader, the wrist gestures, WhatsApp, Maps and what is still missing.

Steven expected the in-lens display to be useless to him. He was wrong. The glasses have their own screen reader, and you switch it on from the Meta AI app. Setup walks you through the Neural Band gestures well: rub your thumb along your index finger to swipe, and pinch to double tap. WhatsApp turns out to be the standout, with full message history, dictation and voice messages, all without taking out your phone. The Maps app even works in the UK. There are still rough edges: the text size setting doesn't save, there's no screen curtain, and so far there aren't many apps.

Earlier in the show, Steven and Shaun look back at the first Double Tap Live and the news from Lumin founder Sriram Ganesh, including Outlook support. That leads into Steven's mixed feelings about Siri on the iOS 27 beta, a VoiceOver volume bug when calls come in, and whether services that launch free can keep going. Now that blind people can build their own tools with AI, what does that mean for developers?

There's news on the Double Tap app, which is waiting on Apple approval with Android to follow, plus the refreshed website. You'll soon be able to put forward podcasts for Double Tap Live. Listener Richard from Louisiana closes the show with how walking directions on Meta glasses actually work. He finds them more accurate than Google Maps, though they're fussy about street addresses.

Chapters
0:00 – Intro: glasses with a screen
1:15 – Double Tap Live recap and Lumin news
5:09 – Siri, the iOS 27 beta and VoiceOver volume
8:25 – Paying for apps and building your own with AI
13:10 – Double Tap app, new website and podcast submissions
19:46 – Meta Ray-Ban Display and Neural Band explained
29:05 – Screen reader, magnification and accessibility settings
35:36 – WhatsApp and Maps on the glasses
44:16 – Low vision, screen curtain and accessible wearables
50:39 – Richard on Meta glasses walking navigation

Have you tried the Meta Ray-Ban Display, or walking directions on Meta glasses? Email [email protected]. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and listen to Double Tap Live any time of day.

Relevant Links
Double Tap Live: https://doubletaponair.com/live
Meta Ray-Ban Display: https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/meta-ray-ban-display/
Lumin: https://www.trylumin.ai/
Zero Project: https://zeroproject.org
Be My Eyes: https://www.bemyeyes.com
Aira: https://aira.io

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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. The episode also marks the launch of Double Tap Live, a new 24/7 radio channel at DoubleTapOnAir.com.

Listeners are running into the same Meta AI bug: an "available settings have changed" notice that switches Meta AI off. Callum and Gordon have lost the UK voices, Melissa finds the Meta AI app hard to use with VoiceOver, and Gordon says the microphone fix on his Adventurer glasses only partly works. Brian explains how he set up Meta glasses for a 93-year-old woman, including a Wi-Fi automation that opens the Meta AI app for her.

Kevin wants people to stop calling smart glasses "pervert glasses", and the hosts discuss whether news coverage of blind users helps. Maya in South Africa gets "not available in your region" from Meta AI, which leads to a talk about unclear feature rollouts, the need for tech from outside the US, and learning to write Braille as well as read it. Shaun also explains why Oorion can be too chatty when it warns about obstacles.

Camille tests the new AirPods in strong wind. John asks why blind users should care about touchscreens on Google Books, and there's news that Google plans to phase out ChromeOS by 2034. To finish, Trevor explains how the show helped him write and publish his first novel as a blind author, using AI as an accessible editing tool.

Chapters
0:00 – Welcome and the Double Tap Live launch
3:08 – Meta AI "available settings have changed" bug and Oorion
11:03 – Setting up Meta glasses for a 93-year-old
17:24 – Smart glasses privacy and public perception
27:56 – AMI Scholarship for students with a disability
30:21 – Meta AI region limits and learning Braille
38:16 – Meta app settings, microphone fixes and missing UK voices
44:42 – AirPods in the wind
47:27 – Google Books, touchscreens and the end of ChromeOS
52:32 – A blind author's AI-assisted writing workflow

Call to Action
Listen to Double Tap Live around the clock at DoubleTapOnAir.com/live or ask your smart speaker for it. Send us your thoughts on Meta glasses, Braille or anything else, and subscribe so you don't miss an episode.

Relevant Links
Double Tap Live: https://doubletaponair.com/live
AMI Scholarship Program: https://www.ami.ca/scholarship
Oorion: https://www.oorion.fr/en
EchoVision by AGIGA: https://agiga.ai/

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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, LEGO without sight and Claude Code tips.

Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explain what Double Tap Live is: a round-the-clock channel showcasing podcasts from AMI and beyond, plus a monthly live call-in show. The first one features Sriram Ganesh from Lumin, the voice-first email app. Call 613-481-0144 to take part, or use the same number on WhatsApp.

Alan in Forfar tells how Bricks for the Blind's text instructions brought back a hobby from his sighted years. He has built a Formula One car and a bonsai tree, and he uses Ray-Ban Meta glasses to check brick colours. Abhijit shares what building his own accessible API testing tool with Claude Code taught him: plan the architecture early, let Claude move files, and know what each permission request does before you approve it.

Derry in Dublin talks about audiobooks, ElevenReader and reading braille on a Dot Pad X. Mike in New Zealand explains why the right Alt key turns into AltGr on some Windows keyboard layouts. Raheem describes a manager who was afraid of his guide dog, and the hosts discuss how guide dog owners and employers can make room for each other.

Pete tells how Luna glasses let his wife, who has RP, see trees, faces and colours after dark for the first time in 40 years. It raises the question of why tools this life-changing are not easier to fund.

Chapters
0:00 – Welcome to Double Tap
1:09 – Double Tap Live: a 24/7 channel
6:22 – Lumin joins the first live call-in show
12:05 – Alan builds LEGO with Bricks for the Blind
19:55 – Abhijit's Claude Code tips and a DIY social media tool
28:14 – Derry on audiobooks, ElevenReader and braille
35:16 – Right Alt vs AltGr keyboard layouts
38:10 – Raheem on guide dogs at work and in hospital
47:42 – Pete's real-world review of Luna glasses

Relevant Links
Double Tap Live: https://doubletaponair.com/live
Lumin: https://www.trylumin.ai/
Bricks for the Blind: https://bricksfortheblind.org/
Ray-Ban Meta: https://www.meta.com/ai-glasses/ray-ban-meta/
Claude Code: https://claude.com/product/claude-code
ElevenReader: https://elevenreader.io/
Luna Glasses: https://seewithluna.com/
AMI Research Panel: https://www.ami.ca/panel

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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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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, password managers, blind employment and the backlash against Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses.

Listener Brandon explains why he's cancelling Microsoft 365: he says Microsoft pushes its own passkey storage over third-party providers. Steven shares his frustrations with 1Password and with Apple's app-specific passwords, and floats the idea of building a self-hosted password manager. He also tells how Seeing AI and an Aira agent helped him bring a silent Asus ProArt laptop back to life after it hit a BitLocker prompt.

Cheryl, a legally blind hospital social worker in Australia, describes changing how health professionals see blindness, one colleague at a time. That leads into a frank talk about job interviews, giving up, self-employment, and how AI tools like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT open up new ways to earn a living. Steven built a Ring camera describer in ten minutes, and Shaun then did the same for Blink.

Allison refuses to be pushed out of wearing her Meta glasses. The hosts argue that people who misuse the technology should face prosecution, and that banning the glasses isn't the answer. Also in the mailbag: HumanWare's free audio tutorial for the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, a SmartVision 3 owner asking for more power, and news that the Clicks Communicator is due in December.

Chapters

0:00 – Welcome and Meta glasses battery life
4:09 – Passkeys, Microsoft and 1Password
12:43 – A dead laptop, Seeing AI, Aira and BitLocker
18:52 – Seeing AI reads on-screen TV text
22:00 – Sighted family members and audio description
24:18 – A blind social worker in hospital
31:23 – Blind employment, self-employment and AI
40:34 – Smart glasses backlash and privacy
52:23 – HumanWare tutorial, SmartVision 3 and Clicks Communicator

Relevant Links

HumanWare Ray-Ban Meta support and audio tutorial: https://www.humanware.com/support/ray-ban-meta/
Seeing AI: https://www.seeingai.com
Aira: https://aira.io
1Password: https://1password.com
Clicks Communicator: https://clicks.tech/communicator
AMI Scholarship: https://www.ami.ca/scholarship

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About Double Tap

Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.

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