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AT Banter Podcast Episode 255 - We‘ve Got Some Good News

Yes that’s right, it’s that time again! After more COVID worries, protests, wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes, it’s high time for another installment of a Good News Show! This week Steve brings us a collection of news stories from around the world that all have one thing in common – all the news is GOOD! If you’re having a bad week and need to restore your faith in humanity, this is the episode for you!
Show Notes
18 Actually Good Things That Happened in 2020https://www.huffpost.com/entry/good-things-happened-2020_l_5feb660fc5b6ff7479847494
New Cancer Treatments May Be on The Horizon – Thanks to Success in mRNA Vaccine Trialhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mrna-vaccines-could-offer-personal-treatments-for-some-of-the-words-cancers/
4 Tuna Species Recovered After Decade of Fishing Quotas–With Albacore in Stores Being Truly Sustainablehttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/iucn-reports-4-tuna-species-on-path-to-recovery/
11-year-old Girl Drummer, Nandi Bushell, Finally Joins Foo Fighters on Stagehttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nandi-bushell-plays-with-dave-grohl-foo-fighters/
Cure for Osteoarthritis Could Be ‘No Further Than the End of Your Nose', Researchers Findhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cure-for-osteoarthritis-basel-university
Pecan-Rich Diet Shown to Reduce Cholesterol in New Studyhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pecan-enriched-diet-shown-to-reduce-cholesterol-georgia/
Youth is Fighting Microplastic Pollution with Magnetic Liquid After Winning Google Science Fairhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fionn-ferreira-won-google-science-fair-2019-with-microplastic-cleaning-fluid/
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 254 - Maccessibility

Guess who’s back?? Rejoice, ye Barclheads! Steve triumphantly (well, that might be pushing it) to the podcast just in time for the newly reunited trio to welcome Darcy Burnard and Holly Anderson from the Apple-centric accessibility podcast ‘Maccessibility’ to the show. They talk about what the state of accessibility of Apple is currently, whether the playing field has been leveled between all the different OS and device manufacturers, and what kind of innovations might be coming in the future.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-254-maccessibility.pdf
Show Notes
Maccessibility Podcast Onlinehttps://maccessibility.net/
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 253 - Brain Computer Interfaces

Rob and Ryan take a break from yelling at the clouds this week in order to welcome David Moses, a Post-Doctoral engineer from the University of California San Francisco who also worked on a recent study that involved developing an implant that allowed a test subject to translate brain signals into text, with a vocabulary of 50 words! They talk to him about the study he worked on as well break down what Brain Computer Interfaces are and how they work, and what the future could hold for the field.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-253-brain-computer-interfaces.pdf
Show Notes
Adults with disabilities face barriers accessing food, leading to food insecurity: U of T studyhttps://www.utoronto.ca/news/adults-disabilities-face-barriers-accessing-food-leading-food-insecurity-u-t-study
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Backhttps://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=261595
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 252 - Andrew Gurza

Rob and Ryan welcome Disability Awareness Consultant and podcaster Andrew Gurza to the show this week, in an episode so spicy and forward that we had to put a disclaimer at the beginning of the episode! It’s a three-way conversation about everything from sex and disability to the state of disability advocacy in an episode you won’t want to miss!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-252-andrew-gurza.pdf
Show Notes
Andrew Gurza Online http://www.andrewgurza.com
Disability After Dark http://www.andrewgurza.com/podcast
CBC Documentary on Andrew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fMCsyhvnEc
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 251 - What's My Pronoun?

The conversation around pronouns and their importance has been at the heart of conversations about inclusion lately, but for some people it can be hard to understand. This week Rob and Ryan sit down with Dennis Baron, Professor of Linguistics and English at the University of Illinois and author of the book “What’s Your Pronoun: Beyond He and She” to give some context and understanding of the current discourse, as well as a historical perspective.  
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-251-whats-my-pronoun.pdf
Show Notes
What’s Your Pronoun: Beyond He and She https://www.amazon.ca/Whats-Your-Pronoun-Beyond-She/dp/1631496042
 
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 250 - Darryl Lenox

Rob and Ryan are beyond excited and honored to welcome comedian Darryl Lenox to the show to have a very open and frank conversation about his recent vision loss and how he is adapting to it across all aspects of his life, from travel and smartphones to his writing process.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-250-darryl-lennox.pdf
Show Notes
New border rules will prevent air travel for people who are blind or unable to use internethttps://vancouversun.com/news/new-border-rules-will-prevent-air-travel-for-people-who-are-blind-or-unable-to-use-internet
Darryl Lenox Onlinehttp://www.darryllenox.com
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 249 - Steve Hoffman

Steve is on vacation, but Rob and Ryan soldier on without him as they welcome Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space and author of the book “The Five Forces That Change Everything” to discuss future technology and what it means to both the mainstream but also assistive technology. If geeking out about Brain Computer Interfaces and Artificial Intelligence is your thing, boy do we have the show for you!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-249-steve-hoffman_otter.ai_.pdf
Show Notes
Founders Spacehttps://www.foundersspace.com
The Five Forces That Change Everythinghttps://www.foundersspace.com/five-forces
Courtney Cole on Tik Tok@enleyetening
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 248 - Tova Sherman and reachAbility

This week Steve, Rob, and Ryan welcome Tova Sherman, co-founder and CEO of reachAbility, an organization in Nova Scotia that provides a variety of employments services and programs to people with disabilities. We discuss everything from reachAbility’s origins and mandate to the uniquely holistic organizational philosophy of “no one goes nowhere”, and so much more. It’s a jam-packed episode that you won’t want to miss!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/at-banter-podcast-episode-248-tova-sherman.pdf
Show Notes
reachAbilityhttps://www.reachability.org/
Win, Win, Win!: The 18 Inclusion-isms You Need to Become a Disability Confident Employerhttps://www.amazon.ca/Win-Inclusion-isms-Disability-Confident-Employer/dp/0981323146
Bluenose Ability Arts & Film Festivalhttps://www.baaff.ca/
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 247 - Robin Christopherson

This week Steve, Rob, and Ryan welcome Robin Christopherson, head of Digital Inclusion at AbilityNet to the podcast where they discuss everything from web overlays (yes, we know … again) and the impact of digital accessibility to his daily podcast, Dot to Dot where he features new skills of the Amazon Echo devices.  
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/at-banter-podcast-episode-247-robin-christopherson.pdf
Show Notes
AbilityNethttps://abilitynet.org.uk/
Dot to Dot Podcasthttps://usa2day.podbean.com/
The Echo Show Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/1m9bYZg9p1WunHV5e6QgcX
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 246 - Stephanie Cadieux

It’s a big show this week as Steve, Ryan and Rob welcome Stephanie Cadieux, MLA for South Surrey and current Caucus Chair and Official Opposition Critic for Gender Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion, to the podcast to discuss the new Accessible British Columbia Act and what it means for people with disabilities throughout the province. We discuss how far we’ve come in addressing accessibility and barriers as well as the very long way we have to go. It’s an in-depth conversation that you won’t want to miss!  
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/at-banter-podcast-episode-246-stephanie-cadieux.pdf
Show Notes
In Anticipation of a BC Accessibility Acthttps://www.peacearchnews.com/opinion/opinion-in-anticipation-of-a-bc-accessibility-act/
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