At Banter Podcast

This week we chat with a real life Guitar Hero Mel Bergman, the founder of Wheely Guitars, a custom guitar maker who specializes in building guitars designed to be able to be played in a wheelchair. Plus, we giggle at G string jokes and learn about the meaning of Mastadong.

Dave Symington from the Vancouver Adapted Music Society joins us this week to talk about the organization's origins and how they assist musicians with disabilities find their groove!

This week we talk to Kevin Shaw, President and Founder of TellMeTV, an on-demand video description service about the state of on-demand content services, and his experience in building an accessible UI across multiple platforms.

Rob and Ryan give a brief overview of Amazon's and Google's respective 'personal assistants' and their potential as Assistive Technology.

This week we're thrilled to be talking to Molly Watt, passionate advocate for inclusive technology, co founder of the Molly Watt Trust, director of usability consulting firm Molly Watt Limited, blogger, and children's book author and illustrator (she does it all, folks!).

This week we're joined by Dr. Gary Birch, executive director of the Neil Squire Society, who chats all about what Neil Squire does, the state of accessibility, brain-computer interfacing, his work with the United Nations, and what it's like being an Order of Canada recipient.

It's Christmas at the AT Banter Studios! It's all hands on deck as we take a break this week from our regular subject matter to partake in a bit (well, maybe more than just a bit) of holiday cheer, share Holiday memories, exchange presents, and even are treated to a live performance of an original song by our own Ryan Fleury.

Well, after 30 episodes we've amassed enough screw-ups, ridiculous digressions and general silliness to fill an episode. As our early Christmas present to our listeners, we've collected some of the more noteworthy ones for your amusement (and our embarrassment). Enjoy!

Rob and Ryan talk with Tommy Edison, YouTube star and film critic about his life, how he got his start on YouTube, his experiences, and, of course, movies.

This week we get happy and welcome Uday Parshionikar, Founder and CEO of Perceptive Devices to chat about his hands free computing software solution – Smyle Mouse!

Ryan spills the beans on where our very special guest has gone to and we talk about the next big Windows Update and what it means for accessibility in the Windows environment.

Once again we discuss the power of music as we talk with Lorri Johnson, an accredited Music Therapist and graduate of the Capilano University Bachelor of Music Therapy Program and talk about Music Therapy and its benefits, as well as her own experiences in dealing with seniors in Long Term Care.

This week is action packed as we welcome Grant Hardy into the depths of the Banter studio to chat about his experiences as an on air personality with Accessible Media Inc, how he got started in the business, and AMI's goals of making media accessible for all Canadians. Also, chickens. Oh, and the Banter Boys make their television debut.

This week has us talking with Bin Liu, Founder and CEO if iMerciv, makers of a new navigation aid for the visually impaired. We also give our Vancouver Sports Riot Predictions for the upcoming year.

In this episode of Banter Bits, we take a quick look at Enhanced Vision's newest portable video magnifier, the Transformer HD and see what's new.

Something a little different this week -- we welcome Mick Szydlowski, guardian of Oskar the Blind Cat to share his stories of how Oskar came into his life, and how a chance encounter at an Nebraska farm created a Internet superstar and feline advocate for blindness and pet adoption.

Join us for this minisode where we talk about what's new in Freedom Scientific's Screen Reader Software, JAWS 18.

In this first 'minisode' of the AT Banter Podcast, Rob and Ryan explain the State of the Podcast and the premise behind Banter Bits.

This week we talk with Karon Argue, Author and Illustrator about life as a legally blind artist and the challenges she's had to overcome.

This week Rob, Ryan, and Rachel take a break from the regular format to talk about Halloween, past and present, how it's changed, and the wonder that is Pumpkin Spice.