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 Aug 18, 2017
Friday Aug 18, 2017
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.
Friday Aug 11, 2017
Friday Aug 11, 2017
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
Visit us online at www.atbanter.com or you can drop us an email (we LOVE email) at atbanterpodcast@gmail.com!
Friday Aug 04, 2017
Friday Aug 04, 2017
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.
Visit us online at www.atbanter.com or you can drop us an email (we LOVE email) at atbanterpodcast@gmail.com!
Friday Jul 28, 2017
Friday Jul 28, 2017
This week we talk with Wesley Friesen and Micheal Hingson from Aira, the new revolutionary subscription service that caters to the Visually Impaired community.
Saturday Jul 22, 2017
Saturday Jul 22, 2017
This week we had a great time bantering with Maria Johnson, aka Girl Gone Blind -- so much so that it turned out to be our longest episode to date! We talk with her about her eye condition, her experience with losing her sight, the importance of blogging and social media, technology, and how it helped with her transition and recovery.
Friday Jul 14, 2017
Friday Jul 14, 2017
This week Steve impersonates Rob and steals the hosting duties as the three discuss some of the week's most interesting Assistive Technology news from around the country. And some other stuff too.
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Friday Jul 07, 2017
This week we banter with perhaps the most famous guest we've ever had on -- none other than the Google Digital Assistant herself, the Google Home! We chat about the AT potential of this device, show what it can do in the home, and even dive into some of its more quirky features.
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
We're honored to be chatting with Debra Ruh, founder and CEO of Ruh Global Communication, and talk with her about the worldwide state of accessibility and inclusion in today's corporate community.
Friday Jun 23, 2017
Friday Jun 23, 2017
Jessica Rickards, co-host and contributor at Cool Blind Tech, joins us for a bantering session to talk about the podcast, some of her favorite Assistive Technology, and even a little bit of politics.
Friday Jun 16, 2017
Friday Jun 16, 2017
Quentin Christensen, Training Material Developer at NV-Access, joins us this week to talk about NVDA, the free open source Screen Reader as well as the state of screen readers in the marketplace today.
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.