Episodes
2 days ago
2 days ago
Excitement and the smell of coffee is in the air this week as the gang gathers together (at 8am on a Monday morning no less) to welcome Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez from the Rare With Flair podcast. They discuss the origins of the podcast, the importance of sharing their lived experiences with others with rare diseases, share their insights into their podcasting journey, and talk about the impact the show has had in their lives.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-377-casey-greer-and-cassandra-mendez.pdf
Show Notes
Rare With Flair https://rarewithflair.com/
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Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 376 - Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
This week Ryan, Steve, and Rob welcome Tom Frank and Christine Chaikin from the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International. CCLVI provides support, resources, education, and advocacy for those who are impacted by low vision and visual impairment. Tom and Christine tell us about CCLVI's origins, how it provides support, resources, and education to its membership and what advocacy looks like for the organization.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-376-council-of-citizens-with-low-vision-international.pdf
Show Notes
CCLVI Websitehttp://www.cclvi.org
Resource book and entertainmenthttps://cclvi.info/ltlv/book-resources/
Resources in different categories https://cclvi.info/resources/
Join CCLVIhttp://www.cclvi.org/joinhttps://cclvi.org/join/member-form/https://cclvi.org/join/pay2022
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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 375 - Steve's CSUN 2024 Round-up
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
The air is buzzing with assistive technology excitement and geekery as Steve makes his triumphant return to the show in time to walk us through his report of all the things he saw at CSUN, the annual assistive technology conference in California. His list includes a host of cool new products, from lasers to new braille technology, wearables, artificial intelligence, and a few surprises thrown in for good measure!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-375-csun-2024-round-up.pdf
Show Notes
Low Vision International https://lviamerica.com/
Zoomax https://www.zoomaxusa.com/
EuroBraille https://www.eurobraille.com/
Trysight https://trysight.com/
QD Laser https://www.qdlaser.com/en/
Irie-AT https://irie-at.com/
Envision AI https://www.letsenvision.com/
Paige Braille https://paigebraille.com/
Audible Sight https://www.audiblesight.ai/
Paige Braille https://lviamerica.com/
Rebokeh https://rebokeh.com/
Orbit Researchhttp://www.orbitresearch.com/
HIMShttps://hims-inc.com/
New Hapticshttps://www.newhaptics.com/
Glidancehttps://glidance.io/
Autonomous Living Technologieshttps://www.auli.tech/
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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 374 - Garrett Mayersohn and Love On A Roll
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Love, exciting and new. Come aboard, we’re expecting you. No, we aren’t talking about love on a boat this week, we are talking love on a roll! Come join Rob, Ryan and Lis as they welcome podcaster and accessibility advocate Garrett Mayersohn to the show to talk about his podcast, Love On A Roll. We discuss dating with a disability, why he started the podcast, and how the push for inclusion and diversity has changed the dating environment (and how it hasn’t). It’s a fascinating discussion, filled with dating tips and surprises galore! You won’t want to miss this one!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-373-garrett-mayersohn-and-love-on-a-roll.pdf
Show Notes
Love On A Roll – on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-on-a-roll/id1524091310
Love On A Roll – on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/01SvVeb90zYJgR9nYWoSRg?si=rT7IxSgqTR2ouzOnmgc1gQ&nd=1&dlsi=07d6455c8f724dcf
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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at #106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 373 - Colleen Connor Returns - Part 2
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
This week Colleen Connor returns for Part 2 of last week’s epic discussion of Audio Description including a scintillating discussion about describing “sensitive material” that made Ryan and Lis giggle and that you won’t want to miss!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-373-colleen-connor-returns-part-2.pdf
Show Notes
Blind Inspiration Cast https://www.blindinspirationcast.com/
Audio Description Training Retreats https://www.adtrainingretreats.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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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.
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 372 - Colleen Connor Returns - Part 1
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
This episode Rob and Ryan feel old as they realize that it’s been 5 years since they have had this week’s guest on the show. Making her triumphant return to the podcast is Colleen Connor, director and co-founder of Audio Description Training Retreats and fellow podcaster at Blind Inspiration Cast. We catch up with her to see what is new after 5 years before diving into an inside look at Audio Description so epic that we had to break it into two parts!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-372-colleen-connor-returns-part-1.pdf
Show Notes
Blind InspirationCast https://www.blindinspirationcast.com/
Audio Description Training Retreats https://www.adtrainingretreats.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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 371 - Courtney Cameron & Makers Making Change
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
This week the gang reassembles to get a bit geeky about assistive technology as they welcome Courtney Cameron, Eastern Region Coordinator for Neil Squire Society’s innovative program Makers Making Change - an online platform providing a low-cost alternative to commercially available assistive technologies that involves pairing volunteer makers with people with specific AT needs.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-371-courtney-cameron-and-makers-making-change-1.pdf
Show Notes
Neil Squire Society https://www.neilsquire.ca/
Makers Making Change https://www.makersmakingchange.com/s/
What Is Makers Making Change? https://youtu.be/s1z-3uZ3G60?si=TwPerMNhMJXrAJqa
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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 370 - Tabitha Kenlon & The Audio Description Project
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
This week we are diving back into the wonderful world of audio description as Ryan, Lis, and Rob welcome Tabitha Kenlon, Project Coordinator for The Audio Description Project. The ADP, founded by the American Council of the Blind, serves as a comprehensive resource for both consumers and providers of audio description services as well as a central hub for information and resources related to audio description including an extensive directory of audio-described content. If you are a fan of audio description, you don’t want to miss this one!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-370-tabitha-kenlon-the-audio-description-project.pdf
Show Notes
The Audio Description Projecthttps://adp.acb.org/
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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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.
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 359 - Mary Mammoliti
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
There is much rejoicing on the show this week as the Banter gang heads to their favorite place to talk about their favorite subject .. and if you guessed “the kitchen” to talk about “food”, you are clearly a regular listener! The rest of you, get your minds out of the gutter and listen as Lis, Ryan, and Rob welcome Mary Mammoliti, host of AMI’s Dish With Mary to talk about, food, accessible cooking, and her own journey through vision loss after being diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-369-mary-mammoliti.pdf
Show Notes
Watch “Dish With Mary” on AMI Plushttps://amiplus.ca/m/0/episode?seriesId=74X8SA9S
Kitchen Cofessionhttps://www.kitchenconfession.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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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.
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
AT Banter Podcast Episode 368 - Kevin Shaw
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
This week Rob, Lis, and Ryan welcome Kevin Shaw, entrepreneur, broadcast media professional, digital accessibility specialist, musician and host of the AMI show “Mind Your Own Business” to the show! They discuss Kevin’s background, life as an entrepreneur, some of the common pitfalls faced by many starting out a new business, how technology has impacted today’s entrepreneurs, and much much more!
Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/02/at-banter-podcast-episode-368-kevin-shaw-.pdf
Show Notes
Watch Mind Your Own Business on AMI Plushttps://amiplus.ca/m/0/episode?seriesId=2TrQmHNU
Kevin Shaw Onlinehttps://kevin-shaw.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 or visit their Assistive Technology Showroom at 106 – 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.
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
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.