Double Tap

Explore accessible tech tips for blind and visually impaired users, from mastering iPhone voice control and Assistive Access to discovering smart apps like Earshot, WeatherFast, and the Whoop fitness tracker. Learn how AI-powered features can make your digital life easier and more inclusive.

Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into a lively listener mailbag, sharing stories, tips, and tools that enhance accessibility for blind and visually impaired users. They cover accessible church music apps like Elvanto and Planning Center, and discuss the surprising capabilities of iOS voice control for those with mobility challenges.

Listeners share personal experiences with adaptive tech, including AI-powered lyric searches, background sounds, and smoke alarm detection on smart devices. The hosts explore Assistive Access on iPhone versus Easy Mode on Android, highlighting real-world use for people with cognitive or visual challenges. The episode also features community praise for Earshot (a simple podcast app built for blind users) and WeatherFast, plus a detailed listener review of the Whoop fitness tracker, which automatically detects activities and integrates AI coaching.

From heartfelt listener stories to practical app recommendations, this episode blends humour, real-world experience, and actionable accessibility advice.

Relevant Links

Elvanto: https://www.elvanto.com

Planning Center: https://www.planningcenter.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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Discover the latest conversations around Sonos speaker accessibility, Meta smart glasses, and AI-driven accessibility solutions. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece share personal experiences, listener feedback, and practical advice for blind and visually impaired tech users.

In this lively episode of Double Tap, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece dive into listener messages covering everything from high-quality audio gear to the future of smart glasses. The discussion kicks off with a humorous tangent about a Perkins School for the Blind gift bag, before moving into practical advice on Sonos speakers, including their accessibility challenges, Wi-Fi setup quirks, and app updates.

The hosts explore Meta smart glasses, connection issues, and the growing debate surrounding privacy and public perception of wearable cameras. They also highlight the potential for AI and APIs to empower blind users to create accessible workarounds for otherwise inaccessible apps, while debating whether this approach creates a new kind of digital inequality.

Listener insights from around the globe bring real-world experiences with Meta Oakleys, accessibility advocacy, and the concept of a “disability tax” in digital access. This episode is packed with wit, advocacy, and a forward-looking discussion on how mainstream and assistive tech are evolving.

Relevant Links

Perkins School for the Blind: https://www.perkins.org

Sonos Official Site: https://www.sonos.com

Meta Smart Glasses: https://www.meta.com/smart-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.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.

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Discover how blind and visually impaired users navigate books, tech frustrations, and accessible smart glasses in this lively conversation with Steven Scott and Shaun Preece. Learn about text-to-speech (TTS), Braille reading, AI voices, and how updates can completely change the experience of devices like Meta smart glasses.

Steven and Shaun kick off with Monday mischief, from tangled cables to noisy dogs. The episode dives into how visually impaired users consume books: audio, Braille, TTS, and apps like 11 Reader with Eleven Labs voices. They debate whether natural-sounding AI voices can sustain long-form reading, and how Braille use can improve concentration and reading speed.

The conversation shifts to Meta smart glasses, including the Adventurer model, mic issues, and a surprise software update that seems to improve call quality. They discuss spatial audio, voiceover quirks, and how accessibility in apps like Meta AI can affect independence.

Listener emails bring real-life stories about learning screen readers, accessibility frustrations, and advice for safer tech setups. From Sonos app accessibility to domain registration headaches, the show offers relatable tips and humour, highlighting the importance of patience and perseverance when adapting to living with vision loss.

Chapters

0:00 – Monday chaos and tangled cables

6:15 – Reading books: audio vs TTS vs Braille

19:40 – Meta smart glasses update and mic testing

34:55 – Spatial audio experiences and accessibility

48:22 – Listener emails: screen reader learning curve

1:19:00 – Tech safety, Sonos, and domain registration

Like, comment, and subscribe for more honest and humorous insights into living with vision loss and accessible tech. Share your experiences with TTS, smart glasses, and learning screen readers—we’d love to hear your story.

Relevant Links

Be My Eyes: https://www.bemyeyes.com

Double Tap Show: https://doubletaponair.com

11 Labs: https://elevenlabs.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.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.

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Discover the controversy surrounding Meta’s smart glasses, rumours of AirPods with cameras, and the exciting Intel Gamer Days giveaway featuring an MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI laptop. Learn why privacy, accessibility, and cutting-edge AI hardware are at the heart of this conversation.

Steven Scott welcomes guest Marc Aflalo to explore two major tech topics. First, they dive into the growing scrutiny around wearable cameras, from Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses to Apple’s potential camera-enabled AirPods. The discussion highlights privacy concerns, the concept of “visual intelligence,” and how these technologies impact both mainstream users and the blind community.

Then, the episode shifts to a special giveaway supported by Intel Gamer Days, running through 13 September. Marc showcases the MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI laptop, packed with Intel’s latest processors, 360° flip design, OLED touchscreen, stylus with Copilot integration, and AI-optimised performance for creators and gamers alike. Listeners can enter the giveaway simply by subscribing to the Double Tap newsletter, gaining access to bonus content and future updates.

Subscribe to the Double Tap newsletter for your chance to win the MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI laptop and stay updated with exclusive content: https://doubletaponair.com

Relevant Links

Intel Gamer Days: http://game.intel.com/gamerdays

Your Tech Report: https://yourtechreport.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.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.

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Discover how GitHub’s accessibility initiatives and generative AI tools are empowering blind and disabled developers to code, create, and innovate independently.

This episode is supported by Pneuma Solutions. Creators of accessible tools like Remote Incident Manager and Scribe. Find out more at https://pneumasolutions.com/

Ed Summers, Head of Accessibility at GitHub, joins Steven Scott to share how open source, AI, and GitHub Copilot are transforming opportunities for developers with disabilities. From building software without prior coding experience to editing videos independently, Ed explains why this is a true renaissance of achievement for disabled creators.

The discussion covers the evolution of accessibility in tech, the power of open-source collaboration, and how natural language tools are democratising software development. Ed also highlights GitHub’s commitment to removing barriers, improving the accessibility of open source, and inspiring more blind and disabled people to contribute as first-class developers.

Share your experiences and support accessibility innovation: complete GitHub’s developer survey here:
https://gh.io/2026-accesscats-survey

Learn more about GitHub accessibility:
https://accessibility.github.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.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.

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