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
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
This week Rob, Steve, and Ryan welcome Steven Scott, host of the Double Tap Canada Podcast and Double Tap TV, into our little corner of the Internet, the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room.
Show Notes
Double Tap TVhttps://www.ami.ca/DoubleTap
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 May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
Rick, Rob, Steve and Rick once again assemble virtually in the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room to welcome Tyson Rettie, recently diagnosed with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, to the show. Tyson gives us an overview of what it’s been like since diagnosis and how his vision loss has impacted his passion, back country skiing.
Show Notes
IBM’s new open-source tool helps developers make their apps more accessiblehttps://thenextweb.com/high-contrast/2020/05/18/ibms-new-open-source-tool-helps-developers-make-their-apps-more-accessible/
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 May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Can you believe it’s been 4 years of this?? Rob, Ryan, Steve, and Rick all band together in the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room to celebrate the podcast’s 4th Anniversary and announce some show news as well as some actual news before .. well, we won’t spoil it.
Show Notes
Disabled Ontarians are being denied access to assisted devices during the pandemichttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/05/12/disabled-ontarians-are-being-denied-access-to-assisted-devices-during-the-pandemic.html
Current and ex-employees allege Google drastically rolled back diversity and inclusion programshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/current-ex-employees-allege-google-drastically-rolled-back-diversity-inclusion-n1206181
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 May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Rob and Steve welcome their first official guest into the Anti-Gloom Zoom Room this week! Shawn Marsolais, Founder and Executive Director of Blind Beginnings, joins them to discuss how the organization has adjusted its programs in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the implications going forward.
Show Notes
Blind Beginnings
http://www.blindbeginnings.ca
“Changing Our World” Blind Beginnings Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3HLS_Jv2oQ
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 Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Quarantine has may be taking its toll on the boys as they gather together in our Anti-Gloom Zoom Room to record a marathon session of bad jokes in order to fight back against all the bad news that many of us are bombarded with on a daily basis. Enjoy this special episode of silliness as we prepare for getting things back to normal for next week’s show!
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 Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Well it’s another week and most of us here on the planet are still in some level of stay at home or lock down. COVID-19 is all most people are still talking about and that includes many advocate and members of the Disability Community. Rick, Rob, and Steve discuss several of the latest news stories about how COVID-19 is impacting the community and postulate on what might happen once things return to normal. But on the upside, we give away a hockey jersey.
Show Notes
We’re Proving Remote Work Is Possible. That’s Good News for People with Disabilitieshttps://thetyee.ca/News/2020/04/09/Remote-Work-and-Disability/
The coronavirus crisis proves reasonable workplace accessibility has been possible all alonghttps://qz.com/work/1830548/coronavirus-is-making-the-workplace-more-accessible/
COVID-19's isolated world is the norm for people with disabilitieshttps://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/covid-19-isolation-disabilities/
Concerns being raised about Ontarians with disabilities during COVID-19https://www.kitchenertoday.com/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/concerns-being-raised-about-ontarians-with-disabilities-during-covid-19-2236397
People with disabilities are the forgotten vulnerable community in the age of COVID-19https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/491616-people-with-disabilities-are-the-forgotten-vulnerable
The Coronavirus Response Shows How Crucial Accessibility Ishttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amymeng/coronavirus-working-from-home-disability-accessibility
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 Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Rob, Steve, and Rick may be the last people on the planet that anyone should take advice on maintaining their sanity, but they come together remotely to do their best all the same. The virus has us all shut in and isolating, which can be even more of a challenge for people with disabilities. This week the boys step through some ideas of what to do in order to maintain a positive attitude and sanity while at home and share some of their own strategies and stories.
Show Notes
Accessibyte Platform Freehttps://www.accessibyte.com/stay-safe
JAWS Screen Reader Free https://www.freedomscientific.com/
Supernova Screen Reader Freehttps://yourdolphin.com/en-gb/news?id=480
Lynda Online Courseshttps://www.lynda.com/
Blind Alivehttps://www.blindalive.com/
Who’s Zooming Who https://canasstech.com/blogs/news/whos-zooming-who
Zoom Online Meeting https://zoom.us/
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 Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
We may be in the middle of a global pandemic, and Ryan is taking a hiatus, but the show must go on! Rob, Steve and Rick discuss the announcement of some new forthcoming braille devices from Orbit research before launching into an extended conversation about what is on everyone’s mind these days – the impact of the Covid-19 virus and some of the ways it is impacting communities.
Show Notes
Orbit Research Announces a Trio of New Braille Productshttps://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=21591
CORVID-19 Virus - What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know? https://acl.gov/COVID-19
CORVID-19 Restrictions Put Extra Burden on Blind Communityhttps://abcnews.go.com/Health/coronavirus-restrictions-put-extra-burden-blind-community-experts
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 Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
This week we get a lesson about the USA’s disability legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, from Jessica Sanders and Christine Sket from Braille Works. We discuss everything from the scope of the Act itself to the Domino’s Pizza court case that went before the Supreme Court last year, as well as what it means for Accessibility going forward.
Show Notes
ADA Website https://www.ada.gov/
BrailleWorkshttps://brailleworks.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.
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
We are back from a brief hiatus this week and once again gather in the Guitar Dungeon to talk with Jeff Godfrey from Y4U Technologies along with beta tester Brian Bibeault about their new Indoor Navigation app, Accessibuild.
Show Notes
Accessibuild Website https://accessibuild.ca/
Accessibuild App for iOShttps://apps.apple.com/ca/app/accessibuild/id1487709203
Shameless Plug – Canute 360https://canasstech.com/products/canute-360-pre-order
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.