AT Banter Podcast

AT Banter Podcast Episode 332- Lance Johnson

This week the Banter gang welcome Lance Johnson, creator and host of the See-Through Podcast. They discuss how his eye condition of Retinitis Pigmentosa prompted the creation of the podcast, how the show impacts him on a personal level, and why choosing to talk about controversial topics is important for the greater conversation about disability. You won’t want to miss this fascinating conversation, and be sure to check out his podcast on both YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-332-lance-johnson.pdf
Show Notes
See-Through Podcasthttps://www.seethroughpod.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.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 331 - Tara Voelker

The AT Banter Gang gathers once again this week to talk all about accessible video games as they welcome Tara Voelker, Senior Xbox Game Studios Accessibility Lead. They discuss the current state of accessibility in video games across a variety of platforms, including the work that Microsoft Game Studios is doing specifically in that space, as well as how far it’s come over the past decade. Grab your energy drink, gaming headset, and adaptive controller, this is one you won’t want to miss.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-331-tara-voelker.pdf
Show Notes
Tara Voelker Onlinehttps://tara-voelker.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 330 - Mike Buckley & Virtual Volunteering

The popular Blindness App Be My Eyes recently announced their partnership with OpenAI, makers of Chat-GPT along a forthcoming feature dubbed “Virtual Volunteer” which will incorporate artificial intelligence into the app. Rob and Ryan welcome Be My Eyes CEO Mike Buckley to the show to talk about this partnership, why Be My Eyes has embraced AI, and the implications and positive impact this evolving technology is having on Assistive Technology.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-330-mike-buckley-virtual-volunteering.pdf
Show Notes
Be My Eyeshttps://www.bemyeyes.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 329 - Jesse Ruben & The We Can Project

It's an episode filled with laughs and music as the gang welcome NY based singer, songwriter, and founder of The We Can Project Jesse Ruben to the show to discuss his initiative for young students designed to help them discover their passions and encourage advocacy. They discuss the project’s origins and mandate along with Jesse’s music career and the importance of visiting schools in rural areas of Canada and the US.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-329-jesse-ruben-the-we-can-project.pdf
Show Notes
Jesse Ruben Onlinehttps://www.jesseruben.com/
Jesse Ruben on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5tZhefLixacZsUcEDx9wCL
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 BanterPodcast Episode 328 - Anne-Marie Pham & CCDI

This week Ryan, Rob and Lis welcome Ann-Marie Pham, CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion to discuss the organization and its mandate and as well as the importance and societal benefits of both diversity and inclusion. And if that isn’t enough reason to drop what you’re doing and listen to this episode, we also feature the world premiere of Ryan’s new song, “Glitter and Spangles”. You definitely don’t want to miss this one!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-328-anne-marie-pham-ccdi.pdf
Show Notes
Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusionhttps://ccdi.ca/
White Cane Recordswww.whitecanerecords.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 327 - John Grimes

This week Ryan and Rob sit down with fellow podcaster John Grimes of the Ambiguously Blind podcast to talk about his vision loss journey after a life threatening bout of Meningitis, how it impacted his life, how the podcast came about in an effort to help spread awareness.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-327-john-grimes.pdf
Show Notes
Ambiguously Blind Podcasthttps://www.ambiguouslyblind.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 326 - Lotus Labs

This week Ryan, Rob, Steve, and Lis welcome Dhaval Patel and Natalie Shearer from Lotus Labs, a company that is actively working to revolutionize the idea of Smart Homes by developing a wearable ring that can control all smart devices in the home and making the process of setting up a smart home much less expensive and frustrating.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-326-lotus-labs.pdf
Show Notes
Lotus Labshttps://www.lotuslabs.org/
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 325 - Adam Grant Warren

This week Ryan, Rob and Steve welcome Adam Grant Warren, writer, performer and member of the All Bodies Dance Program to talk about this innovative “mixed ability” dance company that not only embraces the idea of inclusion but of integration. They discuss the origins of the program and it’s mandate, how the notion of “all bodies” is incorporated into the creative process, and much more. If you are a fan of the arts, and of dance in particular, you won’t want to miss this episode!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-325-adam-grant-warren.pdf
Show Notes
Adam Grant Warrenhttps://www.adamgrantwarren.com/
All Bodies Dancehttp://allbodiesdance.ca/
All Bodies Dance You Tube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd6SKEs-culgMsTjnmVhTZg
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 324 - The DateKeepers

This week Ryan, Rob, Steve, and Lis sit down and talk with Itto and Mekiya Outini, the husband and wife team behind The DateKeepers, a new media platform designed to share untold stories of people with disabilities. They share Itto’s own story of her journey of vision loss, how they met, and how frustrations with how media covers disability prompted them to start The DateKeepers.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-324-the-datekeepers.pdf
Show Notes
The DateKeepershttps://www.thedatekeepers.com/
Lives Less Ordinary Podcast Episodehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0crdblb
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 323 - Talking Prescriptions

This week Ryan, Rob, and Steve welcome Dean Steacy to the show to discuss his efforts to get ScripTalk, an accessible prescription reading system, into his local drug story and ended up getting national attention in a CBC new article. Oh, and Steve does an unboxing of a mysterious box from sent from Lis…
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-323-talking-prescriptions.pdf
Show Notes
En-Vision Americahttps://www.envisionamerica.com/scriptability-suite
ScripTalk Mobilehttps://www.envisionamerica.com/app-chooser
CBC News Story - This blind man has been fighting for years to get 'talking prescriptions' at his local pharmacyhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/health/audio-drug-prescription-labels-1.6629460
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.