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Kathleen Masciana, founder of Blind Techie Geek Speaks, shares her story from her teenage years—using a flip phone at 10, receiving her first smartphone at 14, and delaying social media until 19. Her experience provides valuable guidance for families seeking to encourage healthy technology habits and real-life connections today.

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B.T.G.S. Daily Reporter Kathleen Ann Masciana is leading a petition advocating for legislation requiring AI chatbots designed for children to include robust parental controls, strict privacy protections, and age-appropriate content. This effort aims to ensure that technology provides a safe and supportive environment for children to learn, explore, and communicate while safeguarding their privacy and well-being. By driving awareness and encouraging public support, the initiative seeks meaningful change to protect all children online. Support this important cause by signing the petition at

In this episode of B.T.G.S. Daily, reporter Kathleen Masciana explores why it’s time to rethink how technology shapes childhood, drawing on insights from social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation and his article in The Guardian to explain how early smartphone use is linked to rising anxiety and loneliness in kids. She discusses the benefits of a play-based, real-world childhood and suggests waiting until high school before giving kids smartphones, recommending flip phones for staying in touch without constant distractions. Support Kathleen’s cause and help bring back genuine childhood experiences by signing her petition at https://chng.it/7H6ZJcmcp6

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B.T.G.S. Daily explores New York’s statewide ban on cell phones and internet-enabled devices during K–12 school hours, including lunch and study halls, designed to reduce distractions and improve focus. Reporter Kathleen Masciana, a blind college student at Manhattanville University, navigates device policies set by individual professors, as the university does not ban phones outright. Using assistive technology such as a braille computer, tablet for note-taking, and Google Voice, she stays connected while complying with these rules. The episode highlights social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s four essential norms for healthier childhoods in the digital age: no smartphones before high school, no social media before age 16, phone-free schools, and encouraging more free, independent play in the real world. Kathleen interviews her former high school technology teacher Ms. Tina Peretti to discuss the impact of these policies on student focus, safety, and well-being. Listen to the B.T.G.S. Daily wherever you get your podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-t-g-s-daily/id1834829855

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Blind Techie Geek Speaks turned 5-years-old on May 10th 2025. 🎉

On this episode of B.T.G.S. Radio, today’s hottest and coolest new music station on Stationhead, host Kathleen Masciana welcomes her former high school technology teacher, Ms. Tina Perretti, to break down New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s sweeping new “bell-to-bell” cell phone ban for public schools. The ban, set to start next year, will require all K-12 students to keep smartphones and internet-enabled devices put away for the entire school day-including class, lunch, and study hall-with exceptions only for medical needs, learning disabilities, or translation support. Hochul’s goal is to eliminate digital distractions, curb compulsive social media use, and tackle the student mental health crisis, insisting that “we need classrooms where young minds can flourish, and that means eliminating once and for all the digital distractions that steal our kids’ attention.” Kathleen, who supports the ban in classrooms for helping students focus, shares her reservations about restricting phones during lunch and study hall-she sees these as free time when students should have more autonomy. She also voices concerns about emergency communication, questioning how quickly kids can reach their families if phones are locked away, a worry echoed by students and critics statewide. Drawing from her own experience as a blind college student, Kathleen describes how her university leaves phone rules to professors; in some classes, she must keep her phone off and her Apple Watch in Schooltime Mode, but she’s allowed to use her tablet and braille computer for accessibility, staying in touch with family via WhatsApp. This firsthand perspective highlights both the challenges and workarounds for students with accommodations under strict device policies. As the conversation unfolds, Kathleen and Ms. Tina debate whether it’s practical-or even fair-to enforce a total ban during all parts of the school day, and discuss how schools can balance safety, focus, and freedom while ensuring parents can always reach their children. Tune in for a nuanced, real-world look at how the new phone ban could reshape school life, and what it means for students, teachers, and families across New York.