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 29, 2017
Friday Dec 29, 2017
Merry Christmas and a very Haptic New Year! This week as we ease into 2018, we’re talking with Keith Kirkland from WearWorks, a company that is working on a haptic wearable navigation aid for the visually impaired.
Show Notes
WearWorkshttp://www.wear.works/
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.chaosstechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Happy Holidays! It’s time once again for our Christmas tradition at AT Banter where we take a break from our regular subjects and tackle all things Christmas! Rick, Rob, Steve and Ryan share some Holiday memories while finding a little time to chat about Seeing Ai’s new updates as well as some opinions on the Net Neutrality decision.
Show Notes
Seeing AI Gets Major Updatehttps://coolblindtech.com/microsofts-seeing-ai-app-gets-major-update-and-is-now-available-in-35-countries/
Google Duohttps://duo.google.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.chaosstechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
This week Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services sits in while we welcome David Nason, contributor to the the Apple-centric Assistive Technology website AppleVis into the Guitar Dungeon. We discuss all things Apple, talk a lot about the new iPhone X, and dive into some of the past and present accessibility features within Apple products.
Show Notes
AppleVis Websitehttps://www.applevis.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.chaosstechnicalservices.com or call 778-847-6840.
Friday Dec 08, 2017
Friday Dec 08, 2017
This week we welcome Brad Turner, VP of Education at Benetech into the Guitar Dungeon where we discuss the company’s ongoing mandate of providing positive social change utilizing technology. Also, we discuss some big news for Steve’s company, Canadian Assistive Technology.
Show NotesBenetechhttps://benetech.org
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
It’s everybody’s favorite time of the month – and yes, we’re referring to our Monthly News Show! Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services joins us to banter about some of the past few weeks’ most interesting news stories.
Show Notes
Apple delays HomePod launch until 'early 2018
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/11/17/apple-pushes-homepod-launch-into-early-2018
Report: 6 million iPhone X units sold over Black Friday weekend, buyers favor more expensive 256 GB model
https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/28/black-friday-iphone-x-sales/
Hulu sued for not offering audio service for blind customers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/hulu-sued-for-not-offering-audio-service-for-blind-customers/2017/11/21/726a646a-cef6-11e7-a87b-47f14b73162a_story.html?tid=ss_tw-bottom&utm_term=.4d3650f41748
Uber service animal policy under fire for 'doctor’s or cleric’s letter' exemption
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2017/11/20/uber-service-animal-policy-under-fire-for-doctors-or-clerics-letter-exemption
3D printer makes first wearable ‘battery’
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/11/22/3d-printer-makes-first-wearable-battery/
Friday Nov 24, 2017
Friday Nov 24, 2017
This week we invite Shawn Smith of ‘Don’t Dis My Ability’ into the Guitar Dungeon where we talk all about invisible disabilities and the burgeoning field of Neurodiversity.
Show Notes
Don’t-Dis-My-Abilityhttp://ddmacs.ca/
Mindview Mind Mapping Softwarehttps://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software
Friday Nov 17, 2017
Friday Nov 17, 2017
This week we welcome Kiki MacDonald to the Guitar Dungeon, co-founder of Euan's Guide which is an accessibility review website based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Show Notes
Euan's Guide Websitehttps://www.euansguide.com/
Euan's Guide Twitter@EuansGuide
Friday Nov 10, 2017
Friday Nov 10, 2017
This week we open the Guitar Dungeon to fellow podcaster Jeff Thompson, from Blind Abilities and talk about all manner of things related to Blindness and the transition into the work force – as well as a bit of general silliness regarding the proper form of the past tense of ‘tweet’.
Show Notes
Blind Abilitieshttps://blindabilities.com/
Blind Abilities App on iTuneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blind-abilities/
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
Happy Halloween! This week it’s our annual Halloween show, and Ryan has dressed up the Guitar Dungeon to be even spookier that it is normally! Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services sits in as we answer from Listener emails, talk about a few recent Assistive Technology items in the news, and then launch into bantering about all things Halloween while eating way too much candy.
Show Notes
Don’t Blame Batteries for Every Lithium Ion Explosionhttps://www.wired.com/2017/03/dont-blame-batteries-every-lithium-ion-explosion/
Most Popular Halloween Candy by Statehttp://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/halloween/g4584/most-popular-halloween-candy-america/
Best and Worst Halloween candyhttp://www.eatthis.com/halloween-candies-ranked/
2017 Most Popular Halloween costumeshttp://time.com/4989367/most-popular-halloween-costumes-2017/
8 Super Weird Things You Didn't Know About Halloweenhttp://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/halloween-weird-facts_n_5948456
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Friday Oct 27, 2017
This week we welcome Dave Wilkinson into the Guitar Dungeon, where we discuss some of the products that HIMS manufactures, what the development cycle is like, and the state of Braille hardware in general. BONUS: Keep listening after the show to listen to Ryan unbox his brand spanking new Google Home Mini.
Show Notes:
HIMShttps://hims-inc.com
BrailleSense Polarishttps://hims-inc.com/products/braillesense-polaris/
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.