AT Banter Podcast

AT Banter Podcast Episode 364 - Amos Miller & Glide

This week Rob, Ryan, and Lis welcome Amos Miller, founder and CEO of Glidance, to the show to talk about their new self-guided mobility aid called Glide. They discuss its creation, how it fits in as an aid between a mobility cane and a guide dog, how it uses robotics and AI for objection detection and avoidance, and many of the use case scenarios for the device.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-364-amos-miller-and-glide.pdf
Show Notes
Glidancehttps://glidance.io/
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 363 - Double Tap Returns

It’s been 57 years since we have had them on the show, so we figured it was high time to have the boys from Double Tap back on the show! This week the gang welcome Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, hosts of AMI’s Double Tap podcast Double Tap TV to talk about Assistive Technology, looking back at some of the highlights of 2023 as well as looking forward to what we’re excited about in 2024.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-363-double-tap-returns.pdf
Show Notes
Double Tap Onlinehttps://doubletaponair.com/
AMIhttps://www.ami.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.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 362 - Braillepalooza 2024

Recorded on World Braille Day, the AT Banter Gang sits down with a full house of Braille advocate superstars, including Riane LaPaire from National Network for Equitable Library Service, Adam Wilton and Jen Jesso from Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired, and Charmaine Co from Centre for Equitable Library Access. We dive into the importance of World Braille Day, some of the Braille related events planned for the month long “World Braille Days”, and discuss the importance of highlighting the importance of Braille in their daily lives.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-362-braillepalooza-2024.pdf
Show Notes
NNELShttps://nnels.ca/
CELAhttps://celalibrary.ca/
PRCVIhttps://www.prcvi.org/
World Braille Days 2024 Eventshttps://nnels.ca/world-braille-days-wbd-2024
History of Braillehttps://nnels.ca/world-braille-days-wbd-2024https://celalibrary.ca/Louis_Braille_EN
 
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 Episode 361 - Heather Hutchison

It’s the first show of a brand new year and we couldn’t be more excited to start things off with a bang as Ryan and Rob welcome social media superstar and author, advocate, and musician Heather Hutchison to the show. We talk about how she began her career as a content creator, what it’s like material that is both entertaining as well as educating,  her passion for music and her albums, and much much more!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-361-heather-hutchison.pdf
Show Notes
Heather Hutchison Onlinehttps://www.heather-hutchison.com/
Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoirhttps://www.heather-hutchison.com/books
Heather’s Musichttps://www.heather-hutchison.com/music
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 Episode 360 - A Podcast In a Pear Tree

It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of season once again! The trees have been decorated, the lights put up and once again we have gathered a collection of friends of the show together to celebrate the holiday season! Joining Rob, Ryan, Steve and Lis this year is Shawn Marsolais of the Limitless Podcast, Riane LaPaire from the National Network for Equitable Library Services, and Melissa Hope from Descriptive Video Works! And if that isn’t enough, we also have included the world premiere of a brand new song from Ryan called “Christmastime Is Not For Me”!
Show Notes
Blind Beginningshttps://www.blindbeginnings.ca/
Descriptive Video Workshttps://descriptivevideoworks.com/
National Network for Equitable Library Servicehttps://nnels.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 Episode 359 - Ean Price

This week the entire AT Banter gang reunites in order to welcome Ean Price, Peer Team Lead at Technology for Living and Founder of ICAN Resource Group to the show. They discuss his role at Technology for Living and the work they do around Assistive Technology and how he came to found ICAN as well as the importance of open source AT and accessible travel.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/at-banter-podcast-episode-359-ean-price.pdf
Show Notes
Technology for Livinghttps://www.technologyforliving.org/
ICAN Resource Grouphttps://icanresource.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.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 358 - A Partnership Made In The Kitchen

This week Rob and Ryan welcome  Riane LaPaire and Leah Brochu from the National Network for Equitable Library Services and Sarah Smith-Eivemark from Penguin Random House Canada to discuss their recent partnership to provide braille editions of two new books from cooking legend Jamie Oliver. They discuss the books, how the partnership came about, the funding that allowed the partnership to happen and the importance of accessible publishing.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/at-banter-podcast-episode-358-5-ingredients-braille-advocates.pdf
Show Notes
5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food by Jamie Oliverhttps://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/5-ingredients-mediterranean-simple-incredible-food/9780525612902.html
Billy and the Giant Adventurehttps://a.co/d/cjpm5I8
National Network for Equitable Library Servicehttps://nnels.ca/welcome-nnels
Rob’s Recipe Recommendationhttps://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/crispy-paprika-chicken/
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.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 357 - Kari Brown-John

When Kari Brown-John sat down to try to book passage on a new ferry service between Nanaimo and Vancouver last summer, she was in for a big surprise. As it turns out, their policy was not to allow power wheelchairs on board. What started as a routine trip ended up splashed in the local media, and this week Kari sits down with Rob, Ryan, and Lis to tell her story and talk about the other various stories we are seeing in terms of accessibility issues within transportation.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/at-banter-podcast-episode-357-kari-brown-john.pdf
Show Notes
B.C. woman shocked Hullo Ferries doesn’t allow motorized wheelchairshttps://globalnews.ca/news/10014096/hullo-ferries-motorized-wheelchairs-batteries/
Air Canada CEO apologizes for accessibility barriershttps://globalnews.ca/news/10081950/air-canada-accessibility-measures/
Air Canada apologizes, introduces new measures amid growing accessibility concernshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/air-canada-apologizes-introduces-new-measures-amid-growing-accessibility-concerns-1.6638977
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.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 356 - Ciara Moser

We’re doing it at 300 BPM this week (if you’re a bass player you will get that joke) as we welcome Ciara Moser, a professional bassist who has also been blind since birth and has just released a new album called, “Blind, So What?”. We talk to her about her passion for music and where it all started, her podcast, how advocacy and education is incorporated into her music and brand, and much much more. If you’re a music fan, this is one episode you won’t want to miss!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/at-banter-podcast-episode-356-ciara-moser.pdf
Show Notes
Ciara Moser Onlinehttps://www.ciara-moser.com/
Blind, So What Podcast on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0Z8pm0gKJCbJA6zRUX9jJH
Blind, So What Album on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0dwFmVgwpLgz1CwuTDK5JP?si=m_rip_ajQDC_P1w7Dxk9Iw
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.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 355 - Not Another Shocker?!

It’s that time of year again, when the pumpkins are placed on the doorsteps and witches and ghouls gather for tricks or treats! It’s also that time when the hosts of AT Banter gather together, drinks in hand, to engage in a little Halloween fun and nonsense, and this year is no different! Come join us as we welcome Shawn Marsolais and Keisha Anderson from the Limitless Podcast to help us ring in the “Ghoul Year” and discussion about everything from Halloween candy to watching horror movies as a blind or partially sighted viewer and much much more! And, for a change, no co-hosts were injured in production of this Halloween episode….
Show Notes
Canada's chief accessibility officer 'furious' after Air Canada forgets her wheelchairhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/air-canada-lost-wheelchair-cadieux-1.7005429
Limitless Podcasthttps://www.blindbeginnings.ca/limitless-podcast
Blind Beginningshttps://www.blindbeginnings.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.