AT Banter Podcast

AT Banter Podcast Episode 352 - The Great Advocacy Discussion

It’s something a little different this week as Ryan, Rob, and Lis welcome back Shawn Marsolais, founder of Blind Beginnings and host of the Limitless Podcast back once again for a freeform, roundtable discussion about advocacy. We discuss everything from advocacy burnout to whether or not it’s fair that the community has to feel like they need to advocate and educate all the time. So what are you waiting for?  Grab a hand and come join us down at the duck pond for an open and honest conversation about what it means to be an advocate.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-352-the-great-advocacy-discussion-.pdf
Show Notes
Blind Beginningswww.blindbeginnings.ca
Limitless Podcasthttps://www.blindbeginnings.ca/limitless-podcast
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.

AT Banter Podcast Episode 351 - Happy Banter-versary

Better late than never! We didn’t get around to our Anniversary show in May due to scheduling conflicts, so we’re doing it in September (mainly because we never squander an opportunity to drink, celebrate ourselves, and be silly) to celebrate our 8 1/3 year Anniversary. The gang gathers together along with very special guest Shawn Marsolais of Blind Beginnings and the Limitless Podcast for some annual silliness that includes a mock awards ceremony, AT Banter trivia, a few clips of AT Banter history, and a few other surprises. Happy Banter-versary!
Show Notes
Blind Beginningswww.blindbeginnings.ca
Limitless Podcasthttps://www.blindbeginnings.ca/limitless-podcast
Failed Experience Regina tourism rebrandhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/experience-regina-ends-1.6809256
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 Episode 350 - The Braille Doodle and TouchPad Pro Foundation

This week Rob and Ryan welcome Daniel Lubiner and Matthew Bullis from The TouchPad Pro Foundation to talk about their innovative braille teaching tool, The Braille Doodle. They discuss The Braille Doodle’s origin, how it works, and the importance of Braille literacy world-wide.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-350-the-braille-doodle-and-touchpad-pro-foundation-.pdf
Show Notes
TouchPad Pro Foundationhttps://www.touchpadprofoundation.org/
Pre-Order A Braille Doodlehttps://www.touchpadprofoundation.org/preorder-now/
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 Episode 349 - Ross Linnett & Recite Me

This week Rob and Ryan sit down with Ross Linnett, CEO of Recite Me, makers of a cloud-based assistive toolbar and online accessibility checker. They discuss Recite Me’s origins in advocacy, what differentiates it from other players in the toolbar and overlay space, and touch on some of the controversy surrounding the industry and what changes need to be made.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-349-ross-linnett-and-reciteme.pdf
Show Notes
ReciteMehttps://reciteme.com/
Transform Your Digital Accessibility and Usabilityhttps://reciteme.com/news/transform-your-digital-accessibility/
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 Episode 348 - Vision Forward’s Tech Connect

This week the show returns to its Assistive Technology roots and gives Rob and Ryan a chance to geek out once again with fellow AT specialists Cory Ballard and Luke Scriven, hosts of the YouTube channel Vision Forward's Tech Connect. They discuss the organization the work for and the services it provides, how the YouTube channel got its start and its main purpose, the challenges of AT training and some of the new and exciting trends they are seeing in the current generation of Assistive Technology.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-348-vision-forward.pdf
Show Notes
Vision Forwardhttps://vision-forward.org/
Vision Forward's Tech Connect YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@VisionForwardTechConnect
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 Episode 347 - Mario Bonds

Back to our regular programming this week as Rob, Ryan, Lis, and Steve welcome singer/songwriter, author, motivational speaker, and reality show star Mario Bonds to the show to discuss everything from his journey through vision loss at age 9, through to his love of assistive technology, music, and how he almost got beat up on the set of the reality show, The Glee Project. It’s an open and earnest conversation that you don’t want to miss – plus it’ll cleanse your palette of all of that MALK from last week’s "episode" ….
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-347-mario-bonds.pdf
Show Notes
Mario’s Websitehttp://mabspeaks.com/Mario’s YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2G4p2D4xiEKioyWUHwxTrw
Mario’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/mariobonds/
 “Chocolate” Official Videohttps://youtu.be/UgYolkvjWrs
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 Special Episode - The Episode About Nothing

Ever wonder what happens at the AT Banter Podcast before the guest arrives or the show gets started? Ever wonder what topical and hard hitting subjects they may bring up and debate while they patiently wait for their guest to arrive? If this has been keeping you up at night, then this episode is what you’ve been waiting for, dear listener. Dubbed our “pre-podcast show” or the “podcast before the podcast”, the following 40 minutes of content was never intended to see the light of day, but Ryan is making us post this.  Enjoy this special bonus episode that serves as a little behind the scenes look of the podcast, a loving tribute to Seinfeld’s “show about nothing”, and an infomercial about MALK, all wrapped up in one.
Show Notes
MALKhttps://malkorganics.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.
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 Episode 346 - Carrie Morales & Carrie On Accessibility

This week Ryan, Rob, and Lis are visited by YouTube content creator and podcaster Carrie Morales of Carrie On Accessibility! We discuss her channel and its content, how she developed such an interest in technology and accessibility at an early age, her creation process, what upcoming assistive technology devices she’s excited about, and much much more!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-346-carrie-morales-carrie-on-accessibility.pdf
Show Notes
Carrie On Accessibilityhttps://carrieonaccessibility.com/
Carrie’s YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCraSGW8s4NMaFKrJ5YbjB4w
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 Episode 345 - The Good News Show?

It’s that time again dear listeners! With all the news coming out these days of the bad variety, we thought it was high time to take a break from our regularly scheduled programming and host another one of our famous (or infamous) Good News Shows! Not a whit of bad news in this episode, we cover everything from emancipated lab monkeys to sawfish mating scars and a whole bunch of other great news that you won’t want to miss. Helping us out this week is friend of the show Riane Lapaire! So turn off that cable news channel and come cozy up with us for an hour!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-345-the-good-news-show.pdf
Show Notes
Our Good News Stories:https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-lost-eye-as-baby-wears-glitter-eyeballs-to-own-her-difference/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-stops-at-random-house-to-leave-a-pep-talk-on-doorbell-cam/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/13-foot-sawfish-spotted-farther-north-than-any-in-decades-hints-at-recovery-of-species/
https://canoe.com/news/world/rescued-lab-chimpanzee-amazed-seeing-open-sky-for-the-first-time/wcm/43dd1403-c1a0-412e-a009-233d5c9fc15c
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/espresso-a-day-could-keep-alzheimers-at-bay-preventing-tau-clumping/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2021/11/02/self-driving-farm-robot-uses-lasers-to-kill-100000-weeds-an-hour-saving-land-and-farmers-from-toxic-herbicides/?sh=3e7f4b254070
https://www.yesmagazine.org/economy/2022/10/17/child-poverty-social-safety-net
https://www.twelve.co/
https://www.today.com/parents/cute/72-year-old-man-graduates-college-georgia-99-mom-rcna86694
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 Episode 344 - Debra Erickson and the Blind Kitchen

Set the table and get your Pepto Bismo ready, this week the gang in headed into the kitchen – The Blind Kitchen to be exact! Rob, Ryan and Steve sit down with Debra Erickson, executive chef and founder of The Blind Kitchen, an organization that brings adaptive tools, helpful strategies, and specialized knowledge to blind and vision-impaired people who want to cook safely, confidently, and independently. They talk about Debra’s own vision loss, what prompted her to make a career shift into the culinary arts, tips on how to make a kitchen accessible, and much more!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/at-banter-podcast-episode-344-debra-erickson-and-the-blind-kitchen.pdf
Show Notes
The Blind Kitchenhttps://theblindkitchen.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.
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.