#accessibility
11 episodes
#4601: Why Essential Services Break at 4 PM
A SIM activation, a medication refill, and a system that only works for the median life.
#4148: Locked Out of the Law Library
Why finding the law you need as a citizen is harder than it should be — and what you can actually do about it.
#3961: The Trolley Test: How Cities Fail Accessibility
A loaded platform trolley reveals what building codes miss about accessibility. What happens when the ramp is technically compliant but functionall...
#3221: Why Can't Your Partner Reach You? The Family Pager Problem
Smartphones have no reliable urgent notification channel for families. Here's why — and what might fix it.
#2943: Mapping a Gamepad to Control Android Dictation
How to map an 8BitDo Micro gamepad to control dictation apps on Android without root access.
#2643: How Stenographers Type 300 Words Per Minute
Court reporters don’t type letters—they chord syllables at 300 words per minute. Here’s how it works and why AI can’t replace them yet.
#2567: Beyond Pixels: Controlling Apps Without Vision
How MCP agents can use accessibility APIs and COM to control Windows and macOS apps at the protocol level.
#2510: The Design That Makes Voice Agents Tolerable
Drive-thru accuracy, healthcare triage, and the design secret that makes people *want* to talk to a machine.
#1330: From Isolation to Ambient Sound
Discover how bone conduction bypasses the ear canal to deliver sound through the skull, blending digital audio with the physical world.
#57: From Lawyers in Limousines to Developers in Their PJs: The Voice Tech Revolution
From limo-riding lawyers to pajama-clad coders, voice tech is booming. Discover how AI is making it a force for good.
#29: Will Multimodal Audio Replace Speech-to-Text?
Is multimodal audio the future? We explore if AI can truly displace traditional speech-to-text for a screen-free world.