{"id":20939,"date":"2025-11-22T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/chris-mccausland-seeing-into-the-future-an-astonishing-look-at-how-tech-is-changing-disabled-peoples-lives\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:37:15","slug":"chris-mccausland-seeing-into-the-future-an-astonishing-look-at-how-tech-is-changing-disabled-peoples-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/chris-mccausland-seeing-into-the-future-an-astonishing-look-at-how-tech-is-changing-disabled-peoples-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future \u2013 an astonishing look at how tech is changing disabled people\u2019s lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prepare to have your perspective shattered by the comedian\u2019s visits to our US tech overlords. The upcoming advancements for those with disabilities are life-changing<\/p>\n

Washing machines liberated women to get soul-crushing jobs that ate up their free time. Social media gave the world one revolution \u2013 before it destabilised democracies everywhere else. Now AI is here, and its main job seems to be replacing screenwriters. It\u2019s easy to fall into techno-pessimism, but new documentary Seeing into the Future (Sunday 23 November, 8pm, BBC Two) has a different angle. For disabled people, tech has already brought about life-changing advancements. And we haven\u2019t seen anything yet.<\/p>\n

It is presented by comedian and Strictly winner<\/a> Chris McCausland, who is blind. Some of the most casually astonishing scenes occur early on, showing how he uses his phone \u2013 essentially, an eye with a mouth. \u201cWhat T-shirt is this?\u201d he asks, holding up a garment. \u201cA\u00a0grey T-shirt with a graphic logo of Deftones,\u201d his phone obliges. It can even tell him if the shirt needs ironing. But it\u2019s where all this is going that fascinates McCausland, so he heads to the US, to see what\u2019s in development at the houses of our tech overlords.<\/p>\n

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\nPrepare to have your perspective shattered by the comedian\u2019s visits to our US tech overlords. The upcoming advancements for those with disabilities are life-changing
\nWashing machines liberated women to get soul-crushing jobs that ate up their free time. Social media gave the world one revolution \u2013 before it destabilised democracies everywhere else. Now AI is here, and its main job seems to be replacing screenwriters. It\u2019s easy to fall into techno-pessimism, but new documentary Seeing into the Future (Sunday 23 November, 8pm, BBC Two) has a different angle. For disabled people, tech has already brought about life-changing advancements. And we haven\u2019t seen anything yet.
\nIt is presented by comedian and Strictly winner Chris McCausland, who is blind. Some of the most casually astonishing scenes occur early on, showing how he uses his phone \u2013 essentially, an eye with a mouth. \u201cWhat T-shirt is this?\u201d he asks, holding up a garment. \u201cA\u00a0grey T-shirt with a graphic logo of Deftones,\u201d his phone obliges. It can even tell him if the shirt needs ironing. But it\u2019s where all this is going that fascinates McCausland, so he heads to the US, to see what\u2019s in development at the houses of our tech overlords. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prepare to have your perspective shattered by the comedian\u2019s visits to our US tech overlords. The upcoming advancements for those with disabilities are life-changing Washing machines liberated women to get soul-crushing jobs that ate up their free time. Social media gave the world one revolution \u2013 before it destabilised democracies everywhere else. Now AI is …<\/p>\n

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