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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Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
It’s our last regular show of the year! This week we welcome Liam Smith from Bristol Braille, makers of the forthcoming Braille e-reader the Canute 360. We get the latest updates on the status of the first production run as well as finding out what the development process has been like and what makes this new Braille device special.
Show Notes
Bristol Braillehttp://www.bristolbraille.co.uk/
Pre-Order the 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 Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
It’s another guerilla podcast as Rob and Ryan deal with a last minute guest cancellation and discuss a few news stories instead. Then, to Ryan’s delight, Rob turns the mics on him for an in-depth personal interview about his Blindness and his path into the Assistive Technology industry.
Show Notes
Translink to Upgrade Transit System for the Visually Impairedhttps://globalnews.ca/news/6264724/translink-to-spend-7m-to-upgrade-transit-system-for-the-visually-impaired/Target expands Aira service for blind and low-vision customershttps://www.supermarketnews.com/issues-trends/target-expands-aira-service-blind-and-low-vision-customers
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 Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Ever wonder why the person in the next cubicle over never shakes anybody’s hand? We may have the answer for you as we dive into the very important topic of invisible disabilities and talk with Jess Stainbrook, Executive Director at the Invisible Disabilities Association.
Show Notes
Invisible Disabilities Associationhttps://invisibledisabilities.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.
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 Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
This week on a very special AT Banter, the boys hold their own version of Listener Appreciation Day and welcome long time listener Beth aka Snow Bunny into the Guitar Dungeon for a bit of a stream-of-consciousness discussion which covers everything from the future of Assistive Technology to Smart Devices and privacy and everything in between. Oh, and Ryan gets fired.
Show Notes
New Smart Cane Aims to Integrate Blind People More into Daily Lifehttps://interestingengineering.com/video/new-smart-cane-aims-to-integrate-blind-people-more-into-daily-life
Bronwyn Berg put spikes on her wheelchair to deter people from grabbing it without consenthttps://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-friday-edition-1.5333703/disability-advocate-says-justaskdontgrab-highlights-how-often-strangers-help-without-consent-1.5324427
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 Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
It’s a full house this week as Rick and Nicole Chant, the father/ daughter team at Chaos Technical Services, visits the Guitar Dungeon to help the boys discuss a few news stories from the past few weeks. They talk about the latest Canadian scandal before launching into discussing what Google is doing to expand the usability of their Home devices, more Accessibility lawsuits and a very worthwhile awareness day.
Show Notes
Don Cherry Firedhttps://nationalpost.com/news/canada/don-cherry-fired
People with Down syndrome have trouble using smart speakers. Here's how Google's trying to helphttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/down-syndrome-speech-recognition-google-1.5347429
Blind Employee Sues Beacon Healthhttps://www.nfb.org/about-us/press-room/blind-employee-sues-beacon-health-options
Purple Tuesdayhttps://www.moodiedavittreport.com/purple-tuesday-travel-retailers-urged-to-unlock-disabled-spending-power/
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 Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
The boys have recovered from the Halloween show and transubstantiated back into their normal selves just in time to welcome Javier Pita, CEO of NaviLens, into the Guitar Dungeon all the way from sunny Spain! We discuss this innovate new variation of QR codes and its many applications, including as a navigation system for the visually impaired.
Show Notes
NaviLenshttps://www.navilens.com/
NaviLens Demonstrationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq3VI0vUtO0
Legally Blind Man Files Human Rights Complainthttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/legally-blind-man-files-human-rights-complaint-1.5343362
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 Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
It’s Halloween once again in the Guitar Dungeon, and the boys have gathered along with special guest Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services to have a frightfully live show where literally ANYTHING could happen ….
Show Notes
“Are Guide Dogs Unethical?” from Good Morning Britainhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqht8JyI9Vg
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 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
This week we’re excited to welcome Matthew Shifrin, creator of the website Lego for the Blind, into the Guitar Dungeon where he explains the origin of his step by step instructions for multiple LEGO sets as well as how it came out that LEGO followed suit and began to develop their own pilot project for Braille and audio instructions.
Show Notes
Microsoft AI for Accessibilityhttps://news.microsoft.com/en-ca/2019/10/17/ideas-from-the-heart-could-help-make-employment-more-attainable-for-people-with-disabilities/ LEGO for the Blindhttp://legofortheblind.com/LEGO Audio and Braille Instructionshttps://legoaudioinstructions.com/How LEGO Helps Blind People Seehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVy5E2DZkKM
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 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
This week we travel all the way to Hawaii (yeah, we wish) and talk to Dr. Brett Oppegaard about The UniD Project, whose mandate is to create more vivid and robust audio descriptions for the visually impaired. We discuss the project's origins, its mandates and its first phase which is providing audio description at National Parks.
Show Notes
Uber Introduces Pet Uber https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/9/20905237/uber-pet-app-update-dog-cat-fee-price-cities-available
The UniD Project https://www.unidescription.org/
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
It’s a Dog Day Afternoon in the Guitar Dungeon as we break some big news concerning the Domino’s Pizza Accessibility lawsuit before welcoming in Tara Dougherty from the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society for a discussion about (almost) everyone’s favorite topic -- puppies!
Show Notes
Supreme Court Denies Domino’shttps://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/464897-disability-activists-notch-win-as-supreme-court-declines-to-take-up Pacific Assistance Dogs Societyhttps://pads.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.
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.