Episodes

Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 235 - Tanner Gers
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
This week, Rob, Ryan and Steve welcome Paralympic Athlete and motivational speaker Tanner Gers to the show where they learn about his involvement in the bid to bring five-a-side Blind Soccer to the Paralympics as well as several other projects he has in the pipeline.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-235-tanner-gers.pdf
Show Notes
Find Tanner Onlinehttps://tannergers.com
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 234 - Good News Show II
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
When it comes to this week’s show, we’ve got some good news, and we have some bad news. First the good news … THERE IS NO BAD NEWS (unless your name is Pepe and you're a skunk)! That’s right, it’s been about a year since we had our last “Good News Show”, so we decided to do it again this year since we are still in desperate need of plenty of sunshine, lollipops, puppy dogs, and kittens in our lives! Maria Johnson from the Girl Gone Blind Blog joins Rob, Ryan and Steve for an hour of fun, laughter, and GOOD NEWS!
Show Notes
Girl Gone Blind Bloghttps://girlgoneblind.com/
She Beat Cancer at 10. Now She’s Set to Be the Youngest American in Spacehttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/science/spacex-hayley-arceneaux.html
‘Life-saving’ nose spray that kills 99.9% of viruses begins production in Israelhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/life-saving-nose-spray-that-kills-99-9-of-viruses-begins-production-in-israel/
Woman Finds Husband's ‘Secret Instagram Account' Full of Recipes He Makes for Herhttps://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/woman-finds-husbands-secret-instagram-account-full-of-recipes-he-makes-for-her
The Golden Labrador Who Keeps on Givinghttps://www.goodinfonet.com/goodnews/the-golden-labrador-who-keeps-on-giving-2
Orchestra Allows Deaf People to ‘Hear’ Beethovenhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/orchestra-allows-deaf-people-to-hear-beethoven-through-touch-much-like-he-did/
How Pepe Le Pew became the latest character in the culture warhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/03/09/pepe-le-pew/
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 233 - Dominique Chabot and Autism Canada
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
April is World Autism Awareness Month and to help celebrate and spread awareness, Rob, Ryan and Steve welcome Dominique Chabot from Autism Canada to the show. We discuss the details of what Autism is and how it manifests, the challenges that many families face when it comes to being diagnosed, and what services and programs Autism Canada provides.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-233-dominique-chabot-and-autism-canada.pdf
Show Notes
Autism Canadahttps://autismcanada.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.
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 232 - Alanna Hendren
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Rob, Steve and Ryan welcome Alanna Hendren from the Developmental Disabilities Association to the show this week to talk about the organization, its long history and the work it does throughout the Lower Mainland. The Developmental Disabilities Association is a community living agency that provides over 50 community-based programs and services to children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families in Vancouver.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-232-alanna-hendren.pdf
Show Notes
Developmental Disabilities Associationhttps://www.develop.bc.ca/
CELAhttps://celalibrary.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.
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 231 - #RestoreTheFunding
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
When the federal government released their 2020 Fall Economic Statement in December of 2020, it revealed its plans to withdraw the $4 million in funding that it provides to CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access) and NNELS (National Network for Equitable Library Service) in order to provide books in alternate formats. This week we welcome Karen Mckay from CELA and Daniella Levy-Pinto from NNELS to discuss these funding cuts and the implications for Canadians who rely on the alternative book formats their organizations produce. Find out how you can help as well by visiting the CELA and NNELS websites in the show notes!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-231-restorethefunding.pdf
Show Notes
Centre for Equitable Library Accesshttps://celalibrary.cahttps://celalibrary.ca/advocacy#whatyoucando
National Network for Equitable Library Servicehttps://nnels.ca/https://nnels.ca/advocate-nnels-services
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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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 230 - Mike Gifford
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Things get off to a rocky start this episode with a cowbell malfunction, and things don’t get much better as the boys rant about accessibility problems with the US vaccine websites. Luckily, long time listener, Accessibility Specialist, and Senior Strategist at Civic Actions Mike Gifford saves the day and infuses the show with some much needed positivity about the work he’s involved in around digital accessibility and what the future may hold.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-230-mike-gifford.pdf
Show Notes
Civic Actionshttps://civicactions.com/
Covid Vaccine Websites Violate Disability Lawshttps://khn.org/news/article/covid-vaccine-websites-violate-disability-laws-create-inequity-for-the-blind
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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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 229 - Talk Description to Me
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Talk Description to Me is an exciting new podcast from Christine Malec and JJ Hunt where they discuss and audio describe current events and topical issues and this week they join Rob and Ryan for a spirited conversation about the show, the state of audio description and how we can innovate and expand its reach.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-229-talk-description-to-me.pdf
Show Notes
Talk Description to Mehttps://talkdescriptiontome.buzzsprout.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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Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 228 - Back to the 80s!
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Great Scott! Drop your linen and start your grinning but whatever you do, don’t back Baby into a corner! This week we welcome Guest Host Shawn Marsolais from the Blind Beginnings Limitless Podcast to help us do something a little different in celebration of Retro Day next week (February 27th). Join Rob, Ryan, Steve, and Shawn as they don their headbands, leg warmers, and fluorescent colored shirts and they dive into a discussion about everything 80s related. Movies, world events, music, tv, and even a little about the Assistive Technology of the time – we are talking about it all! You don’t want to miss this totally tubular and gnarly episode!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-228-back-to-the-80s.pdf
Show Notes
Retro Dayhttps://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-retro-day-february-27
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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Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 227 - Calvo Returns
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
The boys are all together again as Steve returns to the show after a bit of an absence, just in time to get geeky with a rousing discussion about the used Assistive Technology market before welcoming Matt Campbell and Pneuma Solutions CEO Mike Calvo to the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room to talk about some exciting new features of Scribe, their digital document remediation product. And if that isn’t enough for one show, we also announce an exciting new idea for a show later in the month! You don’t want to miss this show!
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-227-calvo-returns.pdf
Show Notes
Pneuma Solutionshttps://pneumasolutions.com
Scribe For Meetingshttps://scribeformeetings.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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Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
AT Banter Podcast Episode 226 - Jessica Wegrzynowski
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Rob and Ryan are thrilled this week to be joined by local author Jessica Wegrzynowski and her care aid and friend Misty into the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room to talk about her new book, My Spring Fling: Young Love and Living Life to the Fullest. Jessica discusses how the book came about, some of the challenges she faced writing it, and what she hopes readers will take away from it.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-226-jessica-wegrzynowski.pdf
Show Notes
My Spring Fling: Young Love and Living Life to the Fullest on Amazon
https://www.amazon.ca/My-Spring-Fling-Living-Fullest/dp/B08PJ1LKW2/ref=sr_1_1
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
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.