AT Banter Podcast

AT Banter Podcast Episode 72 - Peter Tucic and Victor Reader Trek

This week we're bantering with Peter Tucic, Blackhawks fan and Blindness Product Specialist, about Humanware's line of forthcoming new products -- as well as a bit of hockey smack talk for good measure.
Show NotesHumanwarehttp://www.humanware.com/
Canadian Assistive Technologyhttp://canasstech.com
How To Get Your Apps and Ringtones Back on Your Mac and PC with iTunes 12.6.3https://coolblindtech.com/how-to-get-your-apps-and-ringtones-back-on-your-mac-and-pc-with-itunes-12-6-3/
 

AT Banter Podcast Episode 71 - Steve Bennett and Dolphin Computer Access

This week we travel across the pond (via Skype of course – we don’t have that much of a budget) and banter with Steve Bennett from Dolphin Computer Access, makers of the SuperNova screen magnification and screen reader software.
Show Notes
Dolphin Computer Accesshttps://yourdolphin.com/
Canadian Assistive Technologyhttp://www.canasstech.com

AT Banter Podcast Episode 70 - Tom Dekker

This week we welcome Tom Dekker, founder of iHabilitation Canada, blogger and Blindness advocate into the Guitar Dungeon where he discusses his early days of Phone Phreaking, some current trends in AT, and the fight against a new set of standards being introduced for Canadian Guide Dogs.
Show Notes
Hands off Our Harnesses
https://handsoffourharnesses.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/handsoffourharnesses/
iHabilitation
http://www.ihabilitation.com/

AT Banter Podcast - Banter Bit - Google Event

Join us for a triumphant return to the Banter Bit as Rob, Steve, and Ryan give their brief thoughts and impressions of this week's Google Event and learn about the lifespan of domesticated Racoons.
Show Notes
Best of the Google Eventhttps://lifehacker.com/the-best-of-the-google-event-from-everyone-else-1819189217
 

AT Banter Podcast Episode 69 - Junk in the Trunk

Rob, Ryan and Steve are back to basics with one of their patented stream-of-consciousness News shows, joined by Chaos Technical Service’s Rick Chant. Listen in as they discuss everything from fruit fly genitalia to hijacked voice assistants, and everything in between!
Show Notes
These Disabled Americans Are Getting Dragged Out and Arrested for Demonstrating Over Healthcarehttp://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12466578/disabled-protesters-healthcare-hearing/
Al Franken raises concerns about Apple’s FaceID
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/13/us-senator-questions-face-id-privacy-security/
Wearables Fashion Show at the Accessibility Innovation Showcase at Invictus Games  https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/09/23/wearable-assistive-technology-will-hit-the-runway-at-invictus-showcase.html
Google assistant comes to Bose head phoneshttps://www.thurrott.com/cloud/135419/google-assistant-comes-bose-headphones
Amazon brings new accessibility to Fire deviceshttps://www.amazon.com/p/feature/ter2a57g6htm6mr
Your future sex robot could be hacked and programmed to murder youhttp://bgr.com/2017/09/11/sex-robot-hack-security-cyborg/
Internet of cellshttp://www.nature.com/news/how-the-internet-of-cells-has-biologists-buzzing-1.22645
Hijacked Voice Assistantshttps://coolblindtech.com/how-alexa-siri-google-assistant-can-be-listening-without-you-knowing-it/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost
Google Chrome Will No Longer Autoplay Content With Sound In January 2018 https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/09/15/2232241/google-chrome-will-no-longer-autoplay-content-with-sound-in-january-2018

AT Banter Podcast Episode 68 - Nancy Willard

Rob's off this week and leaves the podcast duties to Steve and Ryan, who talk with Nancy Willard, Director of Embrace Civility in the Digital Age, a program and advocacy movement that targets online bullying and bad online behaviors. 
Show Notes
Embrace Civility in the Digital Age
 
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 67 - Idan Meir and Right-Hear

This week we do a bit of iBantering about the new Apple announcements before we’re joined by Idan Meir, co-founder and CEO of Right-Hear, an app and accessibility solution for the visually impaired.
Show Notes
Apple Special Event As It Happenedhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/iphone-8-release-apple-event-as-it-happened/
Right-Hearhttp://right-hear.com/
Right-Hear App for Androidhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.righthear&hl=en
Right-Hear App for iOShttps://itunes.apple.com/il/app/right-hear-righthear/id1061791840?mt=8

AT Banter Podcast Episode 66 - Wade Wingler

This week we briefly discuss the new Eye Tracking software that will be included in the forthcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update before engaging in a Banterfest with Wade Wingler, Vice President of Technology and Information Services and Security Office at Easterseals Crossroads and host of the long running podcast Assistive Technology Update.
Show Notes
Easterseals Crossroadshttp://www.eastersealscrossroads.org/
Assistive Technology Updatehttp://www.eastersealstech.com/category/assistive-tech-update/

AT Banter Podcast Episode 65 - Steve Barclay and Aroga Technologies

It’s our longest and most self-indulgent episode yet! This week we take a deep dive into the life and times of our own Steve Barclay and discuss the rise and fall of Aroga Technologies. An open and earnest discussion about just what happened with the Assistive Technology company we all worked at, and where things are going in the future.
Show Notes
Canadian Assistive Technologywww.canasstech.com
Chaos Technical Serviceswww.chaostechnicalservices.com

AT Banter Podcast Episode 64 - Jessica Kovacs

Steve is back in studio this week and we learn where he’s been all this time before welcoming Jessica Kovacs to the show where she tells us all about her blog, ‘Thomas Marshall Does It All’, where she details the day to day life of her son Tommy who is growing up blind.
Show Notes
Thomas Marshall Does It Allhttp://www.thomasmarshalldoesitall.com/
TMDIA Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/ThomasMarshallDoesItAll
TMDIA Twitterhttps://twitter.com/thomasdoesitall
Faith No Morehttp://www.fnm.com
Danzighttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danzig_(band)