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
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.
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
It’s an exciting show this week as Rob and Ryan welcome Eric Damery, Vice President of Software Management at Vispero, makers of the ever popular JAWS Screen Reading Software. We wax nostalgic about the computing landscape of the 90s and discuss what it was like developing a screen reader during that period and how it compares to the current development cycle before discussing what the future holds for JAWS.
Show Notes
JAWS Screen Readerhttps://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/
JAWS Support and Traininghttps://www.freedomscientific.com/training/
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 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Ryan gets bit by the travel bug and we learn that Geography is not Rob’s best subject as we welcome Karthik Kannan from Envision back into the Guitar Dungeon to talk about their new forthcoming product, Envision Glasses.
Show Notes
Envision Glasseshttps://www.letsenvision.com/glasses
Envision Apphttps://www.letsenvision.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 Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
It’s the first News show of the new year! Today Rob, Ryan and Steve rant about a few new stories that are near and dear to their hearts including taxi cabs, Web Accessibility, and the future of haptic devices.
Show Notes
Vancouver taxi companies stop subsidizing drivers of accessible vehicles, cite ride-hailing competitionhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-taxi-association-drops-incentives-for-driving-taking-wheelchair-accessible-vehicles-1.5444541
One Year to Countdown to Web Accessibility Begins in Ontario https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-one-year-countdown-to-web-accessibility-begins-in-ontario-807926582.html
Accessibee Aims to Get People With Disabilities Online by 2025https://www.information-age.com/accessibe-internet-accessible-2025-123487156/
UPMC is First to Implant Wireless Retinal Device in the UShttps://coolblindtech.com/upmc-is-first-to-implant-wireless-retinal-device-in-the-u-s/
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 Jan 24, 2020
Friday Jan 24, 2020
Well, after 182 episodes, the unthinkable has finally happened: Rob has fallen ill enough to miss the show! Will our intrepid co-hosts, Ryan and Steve, be able to pick up the slack and stop giggling long enough to welcome clothing entrepreneurs Bradford and Bryan Manning to the show? Find out in this week’s exciting episode of AT Banter!
Show Notes
Two Blind Brothers Websitehttps://twoblindbrothers.com/
Two Blind Brothers Facebook https://www.facebook.com/twoblindbros/
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 Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
This week we welcome back Quentin Christensen from NDVA into the Guitar Dungeon to talk about all the new features of the free screen reader and discuss the state of screen readers overall. Somewhere in there we also find the time to discuss a few new products from CES and obscure 80s movie references. Jam packed show!
Show Notes
Get NVDAhttps://www.nvaccess.org/
Relaxed Theatre Performanceshttps://theconversation.com/how-a-radical-form-of-accessibility-is-pushing-the-boundaries-of-theatre-performance-125797
OrCam Hear Demonstrationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKlyrvB4mMs
The Warriors Movie Cliphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRM2YcGpmxg
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 Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
It’s the first show of a new decade and we begin 2020 with perhaps the greatest show we’ve ever produced. Just kidding, we once again fly by the seat of our pants and welcome the father-daughter team of Rick and Nicole Chant from Chaos Technical Services into the Guitar Dungeon. We discuss the Holidays, New Year’s Resolutions, what we think the AT trends in the coming year might be, and a variety of other silly topics. If you were going to miss one show this year, this might be the one to pick!
Show Notes
This Belt Helps People with Vision Loss Navigate Objectshttps://coolblindtech.com/this-belt-helps-people-with-vision-loss-navigate-objects/
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 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
It's that time again! The stockings are all hung in the Guitar Dungeon, and the tequila is all poured with care! Rick from Chaos Technical Services joins us for our Annual Christmas episode where we reminisce about holiday shows past, talk some Christmas controversies, play some trivia, and exchange presents! Pour some eggnog and pull up a chair to the fire and join us for the last show of the year! Merry Christmas and a very Happy Holiday Season to all!
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.