Whether it’s being shamed by your appliance or corrupting the data stream (check out Part One for more on all this if you haven’t yet), it’s all in his own words with blind/gay writer, (lover of chocolate and chocolate chip cookies) who writes romance fiction with disabled protagonists and non-fiction celebrating every bit of love and found family he can find. It’s Robert Kingett on Part Two of our pre-holiday 2025 show.

This week on Outlook we’re returning with Robert and some holiday cheer with musical clips from Ontario family fiddling and step dancing sibling band The Fitzgeralds.

This one begins with a clip from sister/co-host Kerry's favourite Christmas song, sung in multiple versions including by Raffi, from her childhood:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WvBFwEu710

Kingett says: “If Apple released a software update that made every screen black and nobody could see the screen then you’d have an uproar. The same thing needs to happen to accessibility and accessible design."

Robert tells us about screen readers tech bros think can be created using AI instead of accessibility being a cornerstone on the syllabi in higher education environments of all kinds, about venting on the blank page/document about doorknobs, and about voicemails that hold the voice of a dear friend who was killed in a hate crime and keeping audio as memory artefact like sighted people keep pictures on their phones to be able to look back.

Our chat in this second, slightly shorter, part picks up with a discussion on AI and the spots it comes up in our guest’s writing and life and ends, in the spirit of the season, with a heartfelt voicemail message…wrapping things up with a third grader’s letter to Santa.

We’re hearing more from Kingett’s perspective, along with a selection of his essays, turned into audio essays narrated by Sean Crisden who you can find here:

https://seancrisden.com/en-cad

Don’t forget to go and check out Robert’s musings, perspectives begun with a feeling rather than sharing endless opinions over on social media, over on his own personal blog:

https://sightlessscribbles.com

Learn more about The Fitzgeralds:

https://www.thefitzgeraldsmusic.com