Stuart Lawler
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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It turns assistive-tech launches into concrete accounts of controls, setup, accessibility, and everyday use.
Stuart Lawler makes assistive technology tangible by asking what a device does at the moment someone has to use it. Sight and Sound Technology Podcast pairs friendly interviews with practical demonstrations, moving through AI-enabled visual assistance, Braille devices,…
Stuart Lawler asks whether the glasses need an app, saving you one very familiar setup headache.
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A grounded Sight Village preview connecting accessibility technology, face-to-face advice, and practical offers.
This single-episode review frames the technology story through Sight Village in Birmingham, where Stuart Lawler and Stephanie Davies look ahead to Sight & Sound meeting visitors, showing products, and offering Sight Village Savers.
A portable captioning system helps make fast-moving conversations easier for a person with hearing loss to follow.
SpeakSee comes across as a practical response to the social strain that can come with hearing loss. Adam Lee describes a portable captioning setup that can sit in the middle of a meeting, use participant microphones, color-code speakers, and send real-time text to a phone or…
A CSUN field report where low vision tools, AI memory-making, and a $3,000 robotic dog share the floor.
The 39th CSUN Assistive Technology exhibition turns into a useful field report on where assistive tech is meeting daily life. Stephanie Davies returns from Anaheim with a mix of practical and more speculative standouts: a phone case with fold-out legs for magnification or OCR,…
A grounded episode on Braille, assistive technology, and why better event space matters in Lisburn.
Braille is the way into a practical episode about accessibility technology in Lisburn later in February. Stuart Lawler talks with Jackie Brown, RNIB's digital skills and engagement officer, about two events and the shift from a busy Europa Hotel exhibition to the Lagan Island…
A practical review of how the Cadence tablet extends Braille reading into tactile graphics and learning.
The Cadence Braille tablet comes through as a practical tool for reading on the move while also opening up more dynamic tactile access to graphs and diagrams.
A clear guide to the Vispero price changes, with enough detail to make the options usable.
Episode 99 offers a plainspoken pricing guide with a practical edge. Stuart Lawler and James Everson lay out the recent Vispero changes to JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion, then unpack what the new terms mean for buyers.
A clear Braille hardware discussion shaped by users, not hype.
Episode 92 stays with the Canute console and the people shaping it, with Bristol Braille Technology working from direct input from blind users.
A calm, practical look at braille learning tools and the people shaping them.
Episode 93 keeps its focus on a practical corner of accessibility: a new product for the Perkins Brailler, how Page Connect works online, and Alan Taylor stepping in as the new training team lead in Scotland.
Cars, explained from the garage outward.
Driverless mobility, argued from the road up.
EV arguments from the performance garage.
Engineering breakthroughs, translated without the lecture.
Shop-floor talk for serious engine people.
Future shock, made practical.
This episode introduces Page Connect, a new product that upgrades the classic Perkins Brailler to connect wirelessly to modern devices, and welcomes Alan Taylor as the new training team lead in Scotland.
Host Stuart Lawler interviews Jackie Brown from RNIB about two upcoming events in Lisburn, Northern Ireland: a Braille 200 celebration at the city library and an assistive technology fair at the Lagan Valley Centre.
Host Stuart Lawler interviews Rose Woodall from QAC to announce and detail the 2024 Sight Village event schedule, focusing on the new Blackpool location on April 9th.
This audio tutorial provides a comprehensive quick-start guide to the Capsys SmartVision 3 mobile phone, detailing its physical features including the dual touchscreen and physical keypad interface, navigation controls, and specialized accessibility functions.
This episode explains recent pricing and licensing changes for Vispero's assistive technology products (JAWS, ZoomText, Fusion).
Host Stuart Lawler interviews Stephanie Davies, Head of Sales and Marketing at Sight & Sound Technology, ahead of the Sight Village event in Birmingham.
Host Stuart Lawler interviews Stephanie Davies, Head of Sales and Marketing, about her experience at the CSUN 2024 Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim.
Stuart Lawler interviews Adam Lee from SpeakSee about technology that creates live captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
Host Stuart Lawler interviews Joe Sedd from Tactile Engineering about the Cadence Braille tablet, a modular, refreshable multi-line display that supports tactile graphics, education, and workforce applications.
Episode 94 opens with Stuart Lawler welcoming listeners to the first show of 2025.
Stuart Lawler opens episode 90 with a reminder about upcoming Sight Village dates in Birmingham, then turns to the International Council on English Braille's recent General Assembly in Auckland.
Stuart Lawler returns after a little while and opens the show from Sight City in March.
Episode 80 is the show’s Christmas send-off for 2023.
Episode 88 opens as a Sight City special from Frankfurt.
Stuart Lawler marks the podcast’s 100th episode and looks back on seven years of Sight & Sound Technology.
Stuart Lawler opens Episode 83 with National Optometry Week and a conversation with optometrist Sarah Arnold.
Stuart Lawler opens episode 89 by marking Sight Village's 30th year in Birmingham.
Episode 92 returns after July and August with a Braille-focused conversation about the Canute console.
Stuart Lawler opens episode 97 with the lead-up to Sight Village and the approach of episode 100.
Stuart Lawler opens episode 91 with a look ahead to Sight Village Central in Birmingham.
The hosts report from the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference 2026, showcasing the latest innovations in braille displays and low vision devices.
Stuart Lawler interviews Jenny Axler from Selvis Healthcare about the new Braille eMotion 40 device, exploring its features as a hybrid note-taker and Braille display that offers plug-and-play HID USB connectivity and updated JAWS compatibility.
Host Stuart Lawler interviews Jackie Brown from RNIB Northern Ireland about their upcoming annual technology fair for blind and visually impaired people.
Stuart Lawrence of Sight and Sound Technology marks National Braille Week with Matthew Horspool, code maintenance officer at the International Council on English Braille.