AT Banter Podcast
AT Banter’s goal is to celebrate and share stories of disability. Join Rob Mineault, Ryan Fleury, Steve Barclay, and Lis Malone as they talk with advocates and members of the Disability Community to educate and inspire better conversations about disability.
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
This week Ryan, Rob, Steve and Lis welcome John Melville, Vice-President of Content Development and Operations at Accessible Media Inc. We discuss everything from his early years and how he landed at AMI from a career in radio to how AMI’s content is developed and put through the lens of disability and the importance of the disability community’s input in the process. Oh, and we giggle at Newfoundland town names.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-321-john-melville.pdf
Show Notes
AMI Onlinehttps://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 Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
This week Ryan, Rob, and Steve welcome advocate and fledgling app developer Megan Heximer to the show to discuss Accessibility Business Guide, her new app that provides the Disability Community with detailed accessibility information for local businesses. They discuss how the app works, the importance of community driven data as well as the need for information about accessible venues in mainstream Mapping programs.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-321-accessibility-business-guide.pdf
Show Notes
AccessAbility Business Guidehttps://accessabilitybg.com/
AccessAbility Business Guide on iOShttps://apps.apple.com/ca/app/accessability-business-guide/id1645582316
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
This week Ryan, Rob, and Lis welcome Disability advocate and Managing Director of Untapped Accessibility Trish Kelly to the show to discuss the company and how it assists organizations to become more accessible and inclusive. They discuss the current trends in accessibility and break down some of the forthcoming legislative changes in the form of the BC Accessibility Act.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-320-trish-kelly-untapped-accessibility.pdf
Show Notes
Untapped Accessibilityhttps://untappedaccessibility.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.
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
This week Ryan, Rob, Lis, and Steve welcome Braille & Accessibility Testing Coordinator and Habs Superfan Riane LaPaire to the podcast to discuss the work she does at NNELS (National Network for Equitable Library Services) as well as highlighting the many Braille related events being held throughout the month of January as part of World Braille Days.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-319-riane-lapaire-nnels.pdf
Show Notes
NNELShttps://nnels.ca/
World Braille Dayshttps://nnels.ca/world-braille-days-wbd-2023
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 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
This week Ryan, Rob, Lis, and Steve welcome fellow podcaster and advocate Thomas Reid to the show to talk about his podcast, Reid My Mind Radio, its origins, his seasonal approach, and even dive into discussing the subject of his previous season, audio description.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-318-reid-my-mind-radio.pdf
Show Notes
Reid My Mind Radiohttp://reidmymind.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.
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
In November of 2022, Donovan Tildesley, had just boarded a cruise ship from the Virgin Voyages fleet and sat down at the bar to enjoy his first drink of the voyage when two staff members approached him to inform him that he needed to be removed from the ship because they were not going to be able to accommodate a blind solo traveller. This week the Banter Gang sits down and talks with Donovan to get the full story, the repercussions, how Virgin Voyages responded, and how it all resulted in a “coachable” moment.
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Show Notes
Blind Canadian Paralympian removed from cruise shiphttps://globalnews.ca/news/9278221/paralympian-cruise-ship-accessibility/
Virgin Voyageshttps://www.virginvoyages.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.
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Rob and Ryan gather in the Anti Gloom Zoom Room one more time this Holiday season for a very special episode as they listen to the 1975 CBS Radio Mystery Theatre audio production of “A Christmas Carol”. So grab your mug of hot chocolate (or eggnog), stoke the fire, and listen along with us for this final AT Banter episode of the season. Happy Holidays!
“A Christmas Carol” courtesy of https://www.cbsrmt.com/
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes it’s that time once again for the Annual AT Banter Holiday Podcast. Rob, Ryan, Lis, and Steve gather in the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room and welcome a cavalcade of friends of the show to share some holiday spirits and discuss a wide range of Holiday related subjects. Join the gang as they welcome Shawn Marsolais and Keisha Anderson from the Blind Beginnings Limitless Podcast, Melissa Hope from Descriptive Video Works, and Chad Bouton from the Hindsight is 20/200 podcast for a chaotic Yuletide roundtable that you won’t want to miss!
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Blind Beginningshttp://www.blindbeginnings.ca
Descriptive Video Workshttps://descriptivevideoworks.com/
Limitless Podcasthttps://www.blindbeginnings.ca/limitless/
Hindsight is 20/200https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hindsight-is-20-200/id1620972504
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 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Fully accessible mapping solutions are still something that is being actively worked on in the Assistive Technology field, from QR codes to beacons to GPS. This week we dive into a discussion all about audio mapping and how it can impact accessible navigation and maps with Brandon Biggs, software engineer and CEO of XR Navigation.
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Show Notes
XR Navigationhttps://xrnavigation.io
AudioMhttps://www.audiom.net/
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 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
This week it’s not only the biggest episode we’ve ever done, but one of the most important. We’re packing the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room full this week as Rob, Ryan, Lis, and Steve welcome the members of the Triple Vision Podcast – Peter Field, Charlie Ayotte, Hanna Leavitt, and David Best – to talk about their show which aims to rebuild the narrative of the experience of Blind Canadians in history through research and personal stories. They discuss the podcast’s origins and the importance of ensuring that the story of Canadians who are blind or partially sighted are told by the community and not lost to time. You don’t want to miss this jam-packed episode!
Show Transcript
Show Notes
Triple Vision Podcasthttps://www.ami.ca/Triple-Vision/recent_episodes
Triple Vision on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/triple-vision/id1589475286
Triple Vision on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0nSpTBzeo2YBQ3I39mHnZ2
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.