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.
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.
Episodes

Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 258 - Kiesha Mastrodimos
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Rob, Ryan and Steve get a lesson in foreign foot fetishes (inside joke, you’ll have to listen to the episode to get it) and welcome disability advocate, motivational speaker, social media star Kiesha Mastrodimos to the show to discuss the documentary “Kiesha’s Story: A Path to Wellness”.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/at-banter-podcast-episode-258-keisha-mastrodimos.pdf
Show Notes
Kiesha’s Story: A Path to Wellnesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVW1ZcsFCsg
Keisha on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/wheelsxo
Keisha on Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbEgWyPACFalmuSIwej3xA
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 Sep 29, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 257 - Jillian Gillis
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Mental health and the notion of self-care and self-love can be something many of us overlook in our busy, everyday lives. This week the boys are excited to welcome Jillian Gillis to the show to talk about her new(ish) podcast called Self Love is Blind, a show that discusses these concepts through the lens of disability.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/at-banter-episode-268-jillian-gillis.pdf
Show Notes
Self Love Is Blindhttps://selfloveisblind.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.

Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 256 - Kelly Goto Returns
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
It’s another exciting week for the boys at AT Banter as they welcome back long time friend of the show Kelly Goto, founder and principal at gotomedia and gotoresearch to talk about the state of digital accessibility and how corporations are beginning to embrace inclusivity and accessible policies.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-256-kelly-goto-returns.pdf
Show Notes
Kelly Goto on the webhttps://www.kellygoto.com/
gotomediahttps://www.gotomedia.com/
gotoresearchhttps://www.gotoresearch.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.

Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 255 - We‘ve Got Some Good News
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
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/
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 Sep 08, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 254 - Maccessibility
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
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/
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 Sep 01, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 253 - Brain Computer Interfaces
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
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
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 Aug 25, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 252 - Andrew Gurza
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
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
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 Aug 18, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 251 - What's My Pronoun?
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
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
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 Aug 11, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 250 - Darryl Lenox
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
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
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 Aug 04, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 249 - Steve Hoffman
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
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
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.





