Episodes
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 368 - Kevin Shaw
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
This week Rob, Lis, and Ryan welcome Kevin Shaw, entrepreneur, broadcast media professional, digital accessibility specialist, musician and host of the AMI show “Mind Your Own Business” to the show! They discuss Kevin’s background, life as an entrepreneur, some of the common pitfalls faced by many starting out a new business, how technology has impacted today’s entrepreneurs, and much much more!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-368-kevin-shaw-.pdf
Show Notes
Watch Mind Your Own Business on AMI Plushttps://amiplus.ca/m/0/episode?seriesId=2TrQmHNU
Kevin Shaw Onlinehttps://kevin-shaw.com/
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 367 - Richard Rieman & Imagination Storybooks
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
What do you get when you combine the magic of professional audio description with the detailed and wonderous illustrations in children’s books? Join Rob, Ryan and Steve this week as they talk with The Audiobook Wizard himself, Richard Rieman and find out! From professional news radio talent to audio describer and author, Richard tells us all about his current passion to create accessible versions of children’s books and even brings along a few samples to showcase how much a descriptive audio track can enhance the experience for any child.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-367-richard-rieman-.pdf
Show Notes
Imagination Storybookshttps://dcmp.org/producers/1913-imagination-storybooks
The Audiobook Wizardhttps://theaudiobookwizard.com/
The Audio Book Wizard on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/5lqjv2TcPlb47Px4OjaiQg
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 366 - Virginia Vuleta and AMI Plus
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
This week the gang is very excited to welcome Virginia Vuleta, Director of Digital Content at Accessible Media Inc to the show to talk all about AMI’s brand new streaming digital streaming service AMI Plus. They discuss the benefits of this new streaming service, the challenges of implementing it, and future plans to roll it out to multiple devices.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-366-ami-plus.pdf
Show Notes
AMI Plushttps://www.amiplus.ca/
AMIhttps://www.ami.ca/
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 365 - Talking About CES 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Get ready to get a little geeky as Rob, Ryan, and Lis break down and discuss a few of the new assistive technology devices that were featured at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that happened in early January. They break down and discuss their impressions of Guidi, a haptic smart belt, Oorion, an app that features objection recognition, and EyeCane, smart glasses to assist people with age related Macular Degeneration.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-365-ces-discussion.pdf
Show Notes
Guidihttps://www.ai-guided.com/product
Oorion Apphttps://www.oorion.fr/en
EyeCanehttps://eyecane.com/
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 364 - Amos Miller & Glide
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
This week Rob, Ryan, and Lis welcome Amos Miller, founder and CEO of Glidance, to the show to talk about their new self-guided mobility aid called Glide. They discuss its creation, how it fits in as an aid between a mobility cane and a guide dog, how it uses robotics and AI for objection detection and avoidance, and many of the use case scenarios for the device.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-364-amos-miller-and-glide.pdf
Show Notes
Glidancehttps://glidance.io/
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 363 - Double Tap Returns
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
It’s been 57 years since we have had them on the show, so we figured it was high time to have the boys from Double Tap back on the show! This week the gang welcome Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, hosts of AMI’s Double Tap podcast Double Tap TV to talk about Assistive Technology, looking back at some of the highlights of 2023 as well as looking forward to what we’re excited about in 2024.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-363-double-tap-returns.pdf
Show Notes
Double Tap Onlinehttps://doubletaponair.com/
AMIhttps://www.ami.ca/
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 362 - Braillepalooza 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Recorded on World Braille Day, the AT Banter Gang sits down with a full house of Braille advocate superstars, including Riane LaPaire from National Network for Equitable Library Service, Adam Wilton and Jen Jesso from Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired, and Charmaine Co from Centre for Equitable Library Access. We dive into the importance of World Braille Day, some of the Braille related events planned for the month long “World Braille Days”, and discuss the importance of highlighting the importance of Braille in their daily lives.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-362-braillepalooza-2024.pdf
Show Notes
NNELShttps://nnels.ca/
CELAhttps://celalibrary.ca/
PRCVIhttps://www.prcvi.org/
World Braille Days 2024 Eventshttps://nnels.ca/world-braille-days-wbd-2024
History of Braillehttps://nnels.ca/world-braille-days-wbd-2024https://celalibrary.ca/Louis_Braille_EN
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 361 - Heather Hutchison
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
It’s the first show of a brand new year and we couldn’t be more excited to start things off with a bang as Ryan and Rob welcome social media superstar and author, advocate, and musician Heather Hutchison to the show. We talk about how she began her career as a content creator, what it’s like material that is both entertaining as well as educating, her passion for music and her albums, and much much more!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-361-heather-hutchison.pdf
Show Notes
Heather Hutchison Onlinehttps://www.heather-hutchison.com/
Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoirhttps://www.heather-hutchison.com/books
Heather’s Musichttps://www.heather-hutchison.com/music
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
AT Banter Podcast Episode 360 - A Podcast In a Pear Tree
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of season once again! The trees have been decorated, the lights put up and once again we have gathered a collection of friends of the show together to celebrate the holiday season! Joining Rob, Ryan, Steve and Lis this year is Shawn Marsolais of the Limitless Podcast, Riane LaPaire from the National Network for Equitable Library Services, and Melissa Hope from Descriptive Video Works! And if that isn’t enough, we also have included the world premiere of a brand new song from Ryan called “Christmastime Is Not For Me”!
Show Notes
Blind Beginningshttps://www.blindbeginnings.ca/
Descriptive Video Workshttps://descriptivevideoworks.com/
National Network for Equitable Library Servicehttps://nnels.ca/
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
AT Banter Podcast Episode 359 - Ean Price
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
This week the entire AT Banter gang reunites in order to welcome Ean Price, Peer Team Lead at Technology for Living and Founder of ICAN Resource Group to the show. They discuss his role at Technology for Living and the work they do around Assistive Technology and how he came to found ICAN as well as the importance of open source AT and accessible travel.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/at-banter-podcast-episode-359-ean-price.pdf
Show Notes
Technology for Livinghttps://www.technologyforliving.org/
ICAN Resource Grouphttps://icanresource.ca/
AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of knowledge and experience. Visit them online at www.canasstech.com or call toll-free 1-844-795-8324.
Need repairs on your device? Chaos Technical Services offers service and support on almost any piece of Assistive Technology, while also providing parts and batteries. Visit them online at www.chaostechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
AT Banter Podcast
The AT Banter podcast is a podcast where we talk with advocates and members of the Disability community to help educate and inspire better conversation about disability. Changing the world and perspectives on disability one episode at a time! Featuring Rob Mineault, Ryan Fleury, Steve Barclay and Lis Malone.