AT Banter Podcast

AT Banter Podcast Episode 276 - Ableism Part 3

We are packing the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room full this week with our panel who return for the third part of our series on ableism. Shawn Marsolais, Executive Director of Blind Beginnings and host of the Limitless Podcast and Amy Amantea, host of the Accessing Art with Amy Podcast join the gang for a rousing roundtable discussion that focuses in on the concept of internalized ableism.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-276-ableism-part-3.pdf
Show Notes
Blind Beginningswww.blindbeginnings.ca
Limitless Podcastwww.blindbeginnings.ca/limitless
Accessing Art with Amyhttps://www.ami.ca/Accessing-Art/recent_episodes
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 Episode 275 - Mona Minkara

What does zero gravity, BioEngineering, YouTube, and pulmonary surfactant all have in common? Well, if you guessed Prof. Mona Minkara, this week’s guest, you’d be absolutely right! It’s an episode full of energy as Rob, Ryan, Lis and Steve welcome Mona to the show to discuss her journey becoming a Bioengineer, her experience with Astro Access, an organization with the mandate to increase access and inclusion to space travel, her YouTube channel that showcases accessible international travel and transit systems, and her tireless work making STEM materials more accessible and encouraging more youth who are visually impaired youth to enter the science field. This is one you don’t want to miss!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-275-mona-minkara.pdf
Show Notes
Mona Minkara Onlinehttps://monaminkara.com/
Planes, Trains, and Caneshttps://planestrainsandcanes.com/
Astro Accesshttps://astroaccess.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 274 - Two Canes Consulting

This week Rob, Steve, Lis, and Ryan welcome Sarina Cormier and Natalie Shearer from Two Canes Consulting to the show to talk about their fledgling two-woman accessibility consultation business. They discuss everything from their own chance meeting at a branch of the CNIB and the company’s origins to the state of accessibility in Ontario and the unique perspective that their own lived experiences bring to their clients.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-274-two-canes-consulting.pdf
Show Notes
Two Canes Consultinghttps://twocanesconsulting.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 Episode 273 - Matt Ater

We’re going to need a bigger podcast! Rob, Ryan, Steve and Lis welcome Matt Ater, Vice President of Software and Corporate Business Development for Vispero to the show to talk about some of the latest news around the JAWS screen reading software, including the implementation of JAWS kiosks in McDonald’s restaurants.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-273-matt-ater.pdf
Show Notes
JAWS Connect https://www.tpgi.com/arc-platform/jaws-connect/
JAWS Kiosks https://www.tpgi.com/accessibility-solutions/jaws-kiosk/
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 272 - The Cat’s Away

The mice are having a party this week as Rob is down for the count and away from the show this week, leaving the keys to the podcast in the hands of Lis, Ryan, and Steve as they tackle a few news stories including some updates from Dr. David Grimes and his vision ministry in South America.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-272-the-cat-is-away.pdf
Show Notes
Peter Dinklage Calls Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake ‘Backward’https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/movies/peter-dinklage-snow-white.html
Robot Guide Pepper Could Help Blind https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/robot-guide-called-pepper-could-help-blind-and-partially-sighted-people-in-forth-valley-3544006
Donations for Dr. David Grimes Contact Steve at steve@canasstech.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 271 - Steven Hartov

January 27th was International Holocaust Remembrance Day and this year Lis and Steve lined up something special to recognize this occasion as they welcome New York Times Bestselling author Steven Hartov to the show. Steven walks us through the importance of the day and his own connections to it before discussing his long and storied writing career through a variety of different genres.
Show Notes
Steven Hartov Online http://www.stevenhartov.com/
Steven Hartov on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Steven-Hartov/e/B000APBE1Y
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 270 - Ableism Part 2

Rob, Lis, Steve, and Ryan welcome fellow podcasters and advocates Amy Amantea and Shawn Marsolais for the second part of an epic roundtable discussion on ableism, specifically the notion of “inspiration porn”. Inspiration porn is a term coined by Australian disability advocate Stella Young and refers to the age old notion of the exploitation of people with disabilities. We discuss the origins, talk about its impact on everyday lives, the fine line that exists between teachable moments and personal space, and much more.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-270-ableism-part-2.pdf
Show Notes
Limitless Podcast https://limitlessbb.podbean.com/
Accessing Art with Amy https://www.ami.ca/Accessing-Art/recent_episodes
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 269 - Jeff Wissel

This week the AT Banter gang talks with Jeff Wissel, Chief Accessibility Officer at Disability:IN. They discuss organization’s mandate, the importance of inclusive hiring practices and how many large corporations have started setting the standards for inclusion, accessibility, and diversity.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-269-jeff-wissel.pdf
Show Notes
Disability: IN https://disabilityin.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 268 - Adam Wilton Returns

How did you spend World Braille Day 2022? Well if you were the cast of the AT Banter Podcast, you spent it welcoming braille teacher, enthusiast, and manager of the Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired Adam Wilton back to the show! It’s been over 5 years since he was on last and was our very first guest on the podcast talking about the importance of braille education and the state of braille – and we’re excited to have him back!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-268-adam-wilton-returns.pdf
Show Notes
Braille Literacy Canada https://www.brailleliteracycanada.ca
Braille Zoomers Programhttps://www.brailleliteracycanada.ca/en/programs/zoomers
6 Ways to Become a Supportive Ally to Braille Readers – Daily Hivehttps://dailyhive.com/vancouver/world-braille-day

**Rebroadcast** AT Banter Podcast Episode 3 - June 8, 2016

It's World Braille Day today (January 4th), and to help celebrate we thought it would be fitting to dig way back into the Banter vaults and re-release not only one of our very first episodes, but our very first episode with a guest! Head on back with us to the year 2016 where we welcome Adam Wilton, Program Manager at the Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired to chat all about Braille! Then, join us again next week where he is our guest again for an updated version of the conversation! 
Happy World Braille Day!!