Episode 838: Hour 1

  • Authored on July 20, 2023

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Marco Pasqua stops by to explain why it is important to celebrate independence during Disability Pride Month (17:31). Alex Smyth poses audience questions to Dave in a segment called “Ask Dave Anything” (31:20). And Jennie Bovard gives the scoop on the Maritime ice cream delicacy, Moon Mist (45:29).

Season 1

Episode 516

Keywords: ice cream, ask dave anything, alex smyth, moon mist, marco pasqua, now with dave brown, disability pride month, jennie bovard

 

Sight Village: Day 2 Highlights

  • Authored on July 20, 2023

Today on the show, there are more highlights from Sight Village in England courtesy of listener Tim Dixon.

Tim talks to Philip Ward, from a company called Seeing Solutions, which manufactures a product called the Mini Guide. It’s a navigation device that can be held in your hand or attached to your mobility aid as you move around your environment. Then, Tim speaks with Stuart Lawlor, at Sight and Sound Technology, about the new SensePlayer from HIMS and also to Freek van Welsenis, co-founder of the company Hable, most famous for its Braille input keyboard for smartphones called the Hable One.

And, for some reason beyond Steven and Shaun’s comprehension, Tim gets into an interesting conversation about handbags with attendees Hannah and Michelle!

Find out more about these companies from the following links:
Sight and Sound Technology: https://store.humanware.com/heu/victor-reader-stream-handheld-media-pla…
Hable One: https://www.iamhable.com/
Seeing Solutions: https://pamtrad.co.uk/seeing-solutions/
Mia Tui Handbags: https://miatui.com/

Plus there's more of your feedback and comments as always.

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Season 1

Episode 517

Keywords: steven scott, seeing solutions, senseplayer, sight village, news, stuart lawlor, mini guide, hable one, double tap, hims, sight and sound technology, philip ward, tim dixon, accessibility, shaun preece, tech, hable

 

Squamish

  • Authored on July 20, 2023

Can adventure and accessibility co-exist in Squamish? Chief Ian Campbell welcomes Therese Estacion to Squamish territory before a cook-off with Indigenous Chef Mr. Bannock and chats with para-alpine athlete Alex Cairns and cold plunge specialist Claudia Medina.

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Episode 1595 - Hour 2

  • Authored on July 19, 2023

A new bylaw was recently introduced in Edmonton, Alberta to ban single use items. Community Reporter Marc Workman has more (0:00). After multiple seasons of young people looking for love on reality TV, The Bachelor franchise has aged up with their latest franchise called ‘The Golden Bachelor.’ We learn more with Corinne Van Dusen on our Entertainment Update (12:06). Employment levels fluctuate in alignment to the various seasons of the year. We discuss the ins and outs of finding resources to navigate this phenomenon, on our CNIB Come to Work chat (28:30).

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Episode 3249

Keywords: cnib, the bachelor, marc workman, employment, community report, entertainment, come to work, corinne van dusen, the golden bachelor, edmonton, alberta

 

Episode 1595 - Hour 1

  • Authored on July 19, 2023

Producer Grant Hardy shares Headlines on health, lifestyle, technology and accessibility (7:27). Margrett Weldon examines the recent changes being dealt with by employees of the Ontario Disability Support Program (22:00). It's the Buzz with Bill Shackleton (36:48).

Season 1

Episode 3248

Keywords: in the know, health, margrett weldon, ontario disability support program, lifestyle, accessibility, the buzz, bill shackleton, grant hardy

 

Yellowknife

  • Authored on July 19, 2023

Big adventure awaits in Yellowknife, home to the elusive Northern Lights. Join host Therese Estacion as she learns the ways of the north from locals dog sledding, ice fishing and how to keep warm in sub-zero temperatures.

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Episode 1595

  • Authored on July 19, 2023
  • Producer Grant Hardy shares Headlines on health, lifestyle, technology and accessibility.
  • Margrett Weldon examines the recent changes being dealt with by employees of the Ontario Disability Support Program.
  • It's the Buzz with Bill Shackleton.
  • A new bylaw was recently introduced in Edmonton, Alberta to ban single use items. Community Reporter Marc Workman has more.

Sight Village: Day 1 Highlights

  • Authored on July 19, 2023

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun are joined by Tim Dixon, who has been attending Sight Village in England this week.

While Shaun and Steven argue over smart LED curtains, Tim talks to Ellis from VisionAid Technologies about a new range of products they are bringing out over the next few months, including a new CloverBook XL text reader, the Dot Pad and VoxiVision. You can read all about their new arrivals by visiting the website - https://www.visionaid.co.uk/new-arrivals

Also, Tim finds out about the new Victor Reader Stream 3 from David at the HumanWare stand. It’s the latest edition of the product from the Canadian company. Read more here - https://www.humanware.com/en-united_kingdom/home

And there’s more of your feedback too. Listener Ian chimes in with his views on smart kiosks powered by JAWS following our conversation with Vispero’s Matt Ater.

Get in touch with the Double Tappers and join the conversation:
Email:feedback@doubletaponair.com
Call: 1-877-803-4567 (Canada and USA) / 0204 571 3354 (UK)
Twitter: @BlindGuyTech / @ShaunShed / @DoubleTapOnAir
Mastodon: @DoubleTap
YouTube: DoubleTapOnAir

Season 1

Episode 516

Keywords: dot pad, steven scott, victor reader stream 3, sight village, techa, news, voxivision, double tap, cloverbook xl, visionaid technologies, tim dixon, accessibility, shaun preece, humanware, tech, jaws

 

Episode 837: Hour 2

  • Authored on July 19, 2023

In the second hour of the show, Kevin Shaw explores the accessibility issues on the ‘Threads’ social media app (11:20). And, Elizabeth Mohler and Marco Pasqua chat about the increase of online scams and its impact on people with disabilities (21:37).

Season 1

Episode 515

Keywords: social media, disabilities, kevin shaw, marco pasqua, scams, threads, now with dave brown, elizabeth mohler

 

Episode 837: Hour 1

  • Authored on July 19, 2023

In the first hour of the show, Joeita Gupta discusses the coinciding strikes between the SAG-AFTRA Union and the Writers Guild of America (18:33). Artist Clover Thursday chats about the return of the Hamilton Fringe Festival (35:35). And, country star is asking fans to stop taking selfies and instead take in the music. Meagan Gillmore fills you on the story in her entertainment report (46:39).

Season 1

Episode 514

Keywords: writers guild of america, joeita gupta, sag-aftra union, miranda lambert, now with dave brown, selfies, country star, hamilton fringe festival, clover thursday

 
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