Steven Suspended From X & RNIB Tech Team Faces Cuts

Today on the show Steven and Shaun discuss two major stories – the potential cuts to the UK’s RNIB technology service for blind people and Steven’s recent suspension from the X/Twitter platform.The guys dive into a discussion about social media following Steven’s suspension, which Steven now knows the reason for and shares how others can avoid this pain. It leads to a perhaps unsurprising conversation about the role X has in our society and whether platforms like Mastodon are better places to go.Next up Steven brings us the news that RNIB in the UK is going to potentially cut a major service that helps blind and low vision people to access technology. The Royal National Institute of Blind People’s Technology for Life team is made up of a number of blind and low vision people itself and provides an essential service to those who need access to tech following a diagnosis of sight loss. Campaigner and trustee of the Eye Matter charity in the UK, Rachel Bowden, joins Steven by phone to explain her decision to set up a petition to challenge the upcoming decision by the charity, which also faces a massive £10 million ($18 million CAD) cut in its budget over the next decade. You can find and sign the petition here – https://www.change.org/p/save-rnib-s-technology-for-life-team-from-cutbacks-to-staff-and-services Keep in touch with the guys by emailing [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us on social media and on YouTube.