Michael Feir discusses a platform and tells us about an app which makes Mastodon easy to join and use. We flip through quirky stories from around the globe that Contributor, Grant Hardy brings to us, and we call it What in the World. We have the Thursday Buzz with Bill Shackleton.

Joeita speaks to researchers Glen Norcliffe and Ron Buliung about their investigation into adaptive cycling for people with disabilities. This is the May 11, 2023 episode.  

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun are joined by Double Tap TV’s Marc Aflalo to discuss the big news from Google’s I/O event, held May 10th in California.

There’s lots of discussion about artificial intelligence and the latest hardware announced, including the new Google Pixel Fold, Pixel and the Pixel 7A.

Watch Marc’s unboxing video of the new 7A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1scXkudG61g

There’s also a look at the new accessibility features inside Android’s Accessibility Suite, including such big updates in Talkback 13.1 as contextual Action menus, HID and USB support enabled for Braille displays, and a new update coming soon to make it easier to edit text using the Braille input method on screen formerly known as BrailleBack.

Watch the full Google I/O Android Accessibility Announcement video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Fqx_2SRro

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In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Todd Keirstead discusses Paragolf Canada’s recent partnership with Golf Town to promote the sport for people of all abilities (29:20).  And Steven Scott shares his thoughts on Apple’s decision to bring Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to the iPad (19:32). 

In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Marc Aflalo recaps the 2023 Google I O developers conference (14:43)! Ryan Chin checks in on the current economic landscape in North America (27:43). And community reporter Nathan Clement gives you the lowdown on this year’s Colour Fest in Coquitlam, B.C. (41:45)!

Newer, highly effective medications mean that MS outcomes are improving and that there's a lot to be hopeful about. This episode isn't meant to scare you, but to clarify what it means to die due to complications from MS, so that you can minimize your risk factors and live your best possible life. 

"Johnny Tai is a lot of things. He is an accomplished martial arts instructor, a former dragon boater, a YouTuber and a singer songwriter. He also is a tactile artist. Johnny, who is totally blind and partially Deaf, shares the biggest challenge he had when he was learning how to draw was how to translate a three-dimensional form onto a two-dimensional surface. Using aluminum or copper sheets as his medium, Johnny continues to explore texture and form as he draws images and scenes from his imagination, as they are not things he has seen before.

Connect with the Artist on his website: http://www.johnnytiger.com/
Connect with Johnny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnnytiger1981?lang=en
Connect with Johnny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnytiger1981/
Subscribe to Johnny on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bigbigmanful"

Cycle For Sight Toronto comes to town in early June. We talk all about it with Community Reporter, Stephen Ricci (0:00). Inventor Assaf Eshet tells us about Clixo: a fun, inclusive, flexible magnetic building toy that can be used by everyone (14:56). Grant Hardy chats with us about the evolving challenges of social media platforms and what can be done about them (27:58).