AT Banter Podcast

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)

AT Banter Podcast Episode 63 - Comics Empower

Ever wonder if there were comic books for the Blind and visually impaired? Well wonder no more, Citizen! This week we’re talking with Guy Hasson, founder of a virtual comic book shop that produces audio described comic books specifically for the visually impaired community.
Show Notes
Comics Empower Visit the Comics Empower website and see the entire library of comics that are available. You can also find them on Twitter @comicsempower and check out their podcast, Blind Panels.

AT Banter Podcast Episode 62 - Kyle Bryant

This week we’re joined by Kyle Bryant, host of the Two Disabled Dudes Podcast and founder of RideATAXIA. We discuss Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare neuro-muscular disorder, what it was like to be diagnosed with it at 17, and how a chance encounter with a recumbent trike altered the course of his life.
Show Notes
Jamie: Moving On From NV AccessRyan and Rob briefly discuss the news that James Teh, one of the lead developers at NV Access (makers of the open source screen reader, NVDA) is leaving to work at Mozilla.https://www.nvaccess.org/post/jamie-moving-on-from-nv-access/
rideATAXIAhttp://www.rideataxia.org
Two Disabled Dudes Podcasthttp://twodisableddudes.com
Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliancehttp://www.curefa.org
The Ataxian Trailerhttps://vimeo.com/127990377
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 61 - Full Nelson

This week we slow things down and engage in a bit of free form with guest co-host Nelson Régo from the Cool Blind Tech Podcast. Among the topics are a new Assistive Device, the development of a musical instrument that you play with your mind, some of the societal implications of autonomous cars, and Apple’s new foray into the digital assistant arena, the HomePod.
Show NotesGlassOuse Assistive DeviceDespite not knowing what syllable to put the emphasis on, we talk about this new mousing alternative that allows users a headpointing option that doesn't require a onscreen keyboard.
Newly-developed hands-free musical instrument now allows people to make music with their mindsWe talk a bit about Thomas Deuel's Encephalophone and ponder just how it works and the implications for alternate access and rehabilitation. Also, we marvel that it's really neat.
What’s Taking So Long for Driverless Cars to Go Mainstream?Next up we discuss Fortune's article regarding the societal impact of autonomous vehicles and make some completely unwarranted predictions on their future.
Google Maps now lets users add wheelchair accessibility details for locationsWe discuss briefly this new crowdsourcing effort by Google to make Google Maps an even better source of information regarding accessible locations.
Apple's New HomePodLastly, we talk about Apple throwing its hat into the digital assistant ring and discuss the specs and how it might compete with Google Home and the Amazon Echo.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 60 - Aira

This week we talk with Wesley Friesen and Micheal Hingson from Aira, the new revolutionary subscription service that caters to the Visually Impaired community.