3: Tech and Trauma

Tech and Trauma

Jade mutinies and unseats the captain for an episode. Pat is off eating birthday cake somewhere. Declan Meenagh drops in as a guest with DigiCoach updates and stories of teaching blind kids to code in Python. Jackie’s mystery toy is finally revealed, Ken gives us WhatsApp PTSD. And we all confess what piece of tech scares us the most.

Declan’s Coding Corner

Vision Code teaches 11–17 year olds Python on the BBC micro:bit. A major highlight is the seven-board radio instrument they made where shaking one board transmitted a note to all the others.
DigiCoach: peer-to-peer assistive tech coaching through Fighting Blindness. Open to anyone 18+. Free, mostly online with limited in-person sessions. Only available in the Republic of Ireland. Email: [e-mail] to sign up.

Jackie’s Toy Reveal!!!

The answer: BrailleSense 6 Mini from Sight and Sound. 20-cell braille notetaker running Android 12.

Tech Doc Consult: Tech That Scares Us

Jade — Kids on screens for homework before they can read and write on paper.
Stuart — Induction hobs, hair straighteners, hot tea, and Lego underfoot.
Jackie — Shredders.
Ken — WhatsApp mishaps.
Declan — App updates that break everything.
The Unmasked Producer — OpenClaw. An AI agent with full system access that can book flights and order things on your card.

Listener Challenges

What tech scares you?
Name the Andrea Mara book about the WhatsApp group chat mishap.

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Links

DigiCoach

BBC micro:bit

BrailleSense 6 Mini

My Claw AI

Adopt a koala bear

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Disclaimer: The Tech Docs are not responsible for OpenClaw going rogue, shredder-related trauma, Lego pieces left on the floor in the middle of the night, or WhatsApp missteps. Commander Doc — happy birthday.