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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Episodes
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
White Cane Week happens every year during the first week of February and this week we welcome Canadian Council of the Blind’s President, Louise Gillis, to discuss what White Cane Week is, fill us in on all the events happening, and the CCB’s year round mandate to help support and advocate for blind and partially sighted Canadians.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-225-ccb-white-cane-week.pdf
Show Notes
Canadian Council of the Blind
https://ccbnational.net/
Sensible Innovationshttps://www.sensible-innovations.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.
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
These days it might seem like no news is good news, but Rob and Ryan do their best to drum up some of the latest Assistive Technology news that 2021 has to offer so far, including discussing an article about the problem of the cost of AT devices and some news about accessibility that is being built into new TVs.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-224-no-news-is-good-news.pdf
Show Notes
ADA Lawsuit Rates Rising
https://blog.usablenet.com/a-record-breaking-year-for-ada-digital-accessibility-lawsuits
Disability advocates call for easier access to 'life-changing' technologyhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/essential-worker-pandemic-disabilities-vision-impaired-assitive-technology-1.5852002
Samsung Makes Its 2021 TVs More Accessiblehttps://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-makes-its-2021-tvs-more-accessible-for-people-with-vision-or-hearing-disabilities/
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 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
It’s the first episode of 2021 and Rob and Ryan are not only well rested from the Holidays, but optimistic that 2021 is going to be a great year! After a mini- discussion about Braille in celebration of World Braille Day, the boys welcome Pramit Bhargava as the first guest of 2021 to talk about his new app, Louie, which add voice control functionality to Android based smartphones.
Show Transcript: https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/podcast-episode-223_otter.ai_.pdf
Show Notes
Louie Voice Control
https://louievoice.com/
Seeing a Slice of Southern Africa My Way: An Enlightening Journeyhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RWLRC2F/
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.
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
It's that time of year again, and time for our annual episode where we discuss all things Christmas and the Holidays! It's a little bit different this year and a departure from our originally planned Christmas episode (thanks a lot 2020), but we pushed through technical difficulties to bring you a little Yuletide audio cheer. Thank you to all our listeners and guests for your support over the year and we will see you in 2021!
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
It’s a momentous occasion in the Guitar Dungeon this week as Ryan flies solo and spreads his wings as he interviews Marc Arneson, Director of Brand Development/ Community Learning at Hadley, one of the longest running and largest educators of Braille and related subjects for blind or partially sighted individuals in North America.
Show Notes
Hadley
https://hadley.edu/
B.C.'s COVID-19 income and disability assistance top-up will soon be cut in halfhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-s-covid-19-income-and-disability-assistance-top-up-will-soon-be-cut-in-half-1.5835293
Buy a Cowbell!https://canasstech.com/products/at-banter-podcast-cowbell
Want to join us for our live show on Dec. 17, 2020 at 5:00pm PST? Email us at cowbell@atbanter.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.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Nothing can stop us now! Rob, Ryan and Steve welcome the aptly named Unstoppable Tracy, aka Tracy Schmidt, to the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room where we learn about her background and how she gained such an enthusiastic and positive attitude and how her condition as a quadruple amputee informed it. We manage to talk about a few of her many accomplishments, but only scratch the surface of what this amazing woman has accomplished.
Show Notes
Unstoppable Tracy
https://unstoppabletracy.com/
Listen to (Un)Stop the Story
https://unstoppabletracy.com/podcast/
Want to join us for our live show on Dec. 17, 2020 at 5:00pm PST? Email us at cowbell@atbanter.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.
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Given the year that 2020 has been, it’s not surprising to think that Mental Wellness is a growing concern among many people, both at home as well as the workplace. This week Rob and Ryan welcome Megan Lawrence, Sr. Accessibility Technical Evangelist at Microsoft to discuss the topic of Mental Health and how COVID has changed the way we discuss it and how companies are participating in the conversation.
Show Notes
Show Transcript
Want to join us for our live show on Dec. 17, 2020 at 5:00pm PST? Email us at cowbell@atbanter.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.
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
This week the Anti-Zoom Gloom room has a new silky smooth vocal presence as Rob, Ryan, and Steve welcome award-winning Voice-over Artist and Audio Describer Roy Samuelson to talk all about his work as an Audio Describer and advocate.
Show Notes
Roy Samuelson on the Web https://roysamuelson.com/
Audio Description Discussion Group on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/AudioDescriptionDiscussion/
Audio Description Projecthttps://www.acb.org/adp
Audio Description Narrators of Americahttps://theadna.org/
Kevin’s Wayhttps://kevinsprocess.com/
UbiSoft Criticized for Ableist Languagehttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-says-it-will-patch-out-ableist-assassins-creed-valhalla-content-following-criticism/
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.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
This week Rob and Ryan sit down with best-selling author, motivational speaker, and advocate Michael Hingson to discuss a wide range of topics around Blindness, from his experiences growing up to his early experiences in the Assistive Technology field to the importance of Braille Literacy.
Show Notes
‘The Witches’ Faces Backlash From Disability Communityhttps://deadline.com/2020/11/the-witches-backlash-disability-community-warner-bros-regrets-offence-1234608930/
Independence Sciencehttps://independencescience.com
Michael Hingsonhttps://michaelhingson.com
Thunder Doghttps://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Dog-Story-Triumph-Ground/dp/140020304X
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 Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
(Rebroadcast) Three guys, a girl and a pumpkin walk into a basement .. Nope, this isn’t the start of a wildly inappropriate joke involving a gourd, it’s our Annual Halloween episode! Yes, the episode no one has been waiting for, Rob, Ryan, and Steve are joined by friend of the show Colleen Connor from BlindInspirationCast as they discuss some spooky Halloween topics as Steve attacks a defenseless pumpkin with power tools.
SHOW NOTES
BlindInspirationCasthttp://www.blindinspirationcast.com/
Audio Description Retreatshttp://www.adtrainingretreats.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
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.