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Better late than never! We didn’t get around to our Anniversary show in May due to scheduling conflicts, so we’re doing it in September (mainly because we never squander an opportunity to drink, celebrate ourselves, and be silly) to celebrate our 8 1/3 year Anniversary. The gang gathers together along with very special guest Shawn Marsolais of Blind Beginnings and the Limitless Podcast for some annual silliness that includes a mock awards ceremony, AT Banter trivia, a few clips of AT Banter history, and a few other surprises. Happy Banter-versary! Show Notes Blind Beginnings www.blindbeginnings.ca Limitless Podcast https://www.blindbeginnings.ca/limitless-podcast Failed Experience Regina tourism rebrand https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/experience-regina-ends-1.6809256 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-

This week Rob and Ryan welcome Daniel Lubiner and Matthew Bullis from The TouchPad Pro Foundation to talk about their innovative braille teaching tool, The Braille Doodle. They discuss The Braille Doodle’s origin, how it works, and the importance of Braille literacy world-wide. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-350-the-braille-doodle-and-touchpad-pro-foundation-.pdf Show Notes TouchPad Pro Foundation https://www.touchpadprofoundation.org/ Pre-Order A Braille Doodle https://www.touchpadprofoundation.org/preorder-now/ 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.

This week Rob and Ryan sit down with Ross Linnett, CEO of Recite Me, makers of a cloud-based assistive toolbar and online accessibility checker. They discuss Recite Me’s origins in advocacy, what differentiates it from other players in the toolbar and overlay space, and touch on some of the controversy surrounding the industry and what changes need to be made. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/at-banter-podcast-episode-349-ross-linnett-and-reciteme.pdf Show Notes ReciteMe https://reciteme.com/ Transform Your Digital Accessibility and Usability https://reciteme.com/news/transform-your-digital-accessibility/ 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, w

This week the show returns to its Assistive Technology roots and gives Rob and Ryan a chance to geek out once again with fellow AT specialists Cory Ballard and Luke Scriven, hosts of the YouTube channel Vision Forward's Tech Connect. They discuss the organization the work for and the services it provides, how the YouTube channel got its start and its main purpose, the challenges of AT training and some of the new and exciting trends they are seeing in the current generation of Assistive Technology. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-348-vision-forward.pdf Show Notes Vision Forward https://vision-forward.org/ Vision Forward's Tech Connect YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@VisionForwardTechConnect 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

Back to our regular programming this week as Rob, Ryan, Lis, and Steve welcome singer/songwriter, author, motivational speaker, and reality show star Mario Bonds to the show to discuss everything from his journey through vision loss at age 9, through to his love of assistive technology, music, and how he almost got beat up on the set of the reality show, The Glee Project. It’s an open and earnest conversation that you don’t want to miss – plus it’ll cleanse your palette of all of that MALK from last week’s "episode" …. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-347-mario-bonds.pdf Show Notes Mario’s Website http://mabspeaks.com/ Mario’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2G4p2D4xiEKioyWUHwxTrw Mario’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mariobonds/  “Chocolate” Official Video https://youtu.be/UgYolkvjWrs AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with over 30 years of kno

Ever wonder what happens at the AT Banter Podcast before the guest arrives or the show gets started? Ever wonder what topical and hard hitting subjects they may bring up and debate while they patiently wait for their guest to arrive? If this has been keeping you up at night, then this episode is what you’ve been waiting for, dear listener. Dubbed our “pre-podcast show” or the “podcast before the podcast”, the following 40 minutes of content was never intended to see the light of day, but Ryan is making us post this.  Enjoy this special bonus episode that serves as a little behind the scenes look of the podcast, a loving tribute to Seinfeld’s “show about nothing”, and an infomercial about MALK, all wrapped up in one. Show Notes MALK https://malkorganics.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. N

This week Ryan, Rob, and Lis are visited by YouTube content creator and podcaster Carrie Morales of Carrie On Accessibility! We discuss her channel and its content, how she developed such an interest in technology and accessibility at an early age, her creation process, what upcoming assistive technology devices she’s excited about, and much much more! Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-346-carrie-morales-carrie-on-accessibility.pdf Show Notes Carrie On Accessibility https://carrieonaccessibility.com/ Carrie’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCraSGW8s4NMaFKrJ5YbjB4w 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, w

It’s that time again dear listeners! With all the news coming out these days of the bad variety, we thought it was high time to take a break from our regularly scheduled programming and host another one of our famous (or infamous) Good News Shows! Not a whit of bad news in this episode, we cover everything from emancipated lab monkeys to sawfish mating scars and a whole bunch of other great news that you won’t want to miss. Helping us out this week is friend of the show Riane Lapaire! So turn off that cable news channel and come cozy up with us for an hour! Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/08/at-banter-podcast-episode-345-the-good-news-show.pdf Show Notes Our Good News Stories: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-who-lost-eye-as-baby-wears-glitter-eyeballs-to-own-her-difference/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boy-stops-at-random-house-to-leave-a-pep-talk-on-doorbell-cam/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/13-foot-sawfish-spotted-farther-north-than-any-in-decades-hints-at-recovery-of-

Set the table and get your Pepto Bismo ready, this week the gang in headed into the kitchen – The Blind Kitchen to be exact! Rob, Ryan and Steve sit down with Debra Erickson, executive chef and founder of The Blind Kitchen, an organization that brings adaptive tools, helpful strategies, and specialized knowledge to blind and vision-impaired people who want to cook safely, confidently, and independently. They talk about Debra’s own vision loss, what prompted her to make a career shift into the culinary arts, tips on how to make a kitchen accessible, and much more! Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/at-banter-podcast-episode-344-debra-erickson-and-the-blind-kitchen.pdf Show Notes The Blind Kitchen https://theblindkitchen.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. Need rep

This week we go back to our Assistive Technology roots as Mike Calvo and Matt Campbell from Pneuma Solutions (formerly Serotek) stop by to give us an update on their new cloud based assistive technology products, and discuss everything from pricing to the importance of developing accessible software from the ground up. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/at-banter-podcast-episode-343-mike-calvo-matt-campbell.pdf Show Notes Pneuma Solutions https://pneumasolutions.com/ AccessKit https://accesskit.dev/ 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 778-847-6

The gang is back together again just in time to welcome Michiel Janssen, founder of Ayes to the show to talk about their AI-driven app called OKO, a navigation solution for the blind and visually impaired that uses AI and a smartphone's back camera to recognize pedestrian signals and provides audio and haptic feedback to the user. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/podcast-episode-342-michiel-janssen-oko.pdf Show Notes Ayes Online https://www.ayes.ai/ 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.

Rob, Steve and Ryan sit down this week with Peter Field from the Triple Vision Podcast to get an update on their podcast which was created to recount the past, present, and future of blindness in Canada from a lived experience perspective. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/at-banter-podcast-episode-341-triple-vision-returns.pdf Show Notes Triple Vision Podcast https://triplevision.team/ 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.

It’s a huge show this week as Rob, Ryan, Steve and Lis are honored to welcome Associate Professor at Stony Brook University, two-time author, politician, disability advocate, and official honorary Canadian, Brooke Ellison to talk about her journey through disability, her new book, “Look Both Ways”, and so much more. It’s not often that a guest can leave Lis speechless with her accomplishments, so this is a show you most certainly don’t want to miss! Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/at-banter-podcast-episode-340-brooke-ellison.pdf Show Notes Brooke Ellison Online https://www.brookeellison.com/ Miracles Happen on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Miracles-Happen-Mother-Daughter-Journey/dp/0786867701 Look Both Ways on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Look-Both-Ways-Brooke-Ellison/dp/1951568184   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

This week Ryan and Rob welcome audio description writer Darla Biccum from Descriptive Video Works to the show to give us an inside look at the writing process and how effective and impactful descriptions are produced before discussing the future of Audio Description and whether AI may have a place in the process at some point (Spoilers … nope). Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/06/at-banter-podcast-episode-339-darla-biccum.pdf Show Notes Descriptive Video Works https://descriptivevideoworks.com/ Darla's AD Writing Credits https://theadna.org/darla-biccum-writer/ 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

This week Ryan, Lis, Rob, and Steve welcome broadcast veteran and audio describer Dianne Newman to the show to discuss her work with Descriptive Video Works, the role of the audio describer, how her broadcast background impacts her current voice over work, and what the process of recording audio description is like. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/at-banter-podcast-episode-338-diane-newman.pdf Show Notes Descriptive Video Works https://descriptivevideoworks.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. 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.

With National AccessAbility Week quickly approaching, we are talking all things accessibility as we welcome accessibility advocate, consultant, author, and blogger Sheri Byrne-Haber to discuss the current state of accessibility including accessibility lawsuits, overlays, the problem with the “business case” for accessibility, and so much more! Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/at-banter-podcast-episode-337-sheri-byrne-haber.pdf Show Notes Sheri Byrne-Haber’s Blog https://sheribyrnehaber.com/ Sheri on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheribyrnehaber/ 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 on

This week we dive into a discussion all about artificial intelligence as Rob, Ryan and Steve welcome Kenny Vo to the show to discuss his Twitch and YouTube channels where he builds home-made robots powered by his own artificial intelligence named EVEEE. We discuss the channels and Kenny’s mandate to create systems that help people along with some of the possible ways AI systems could benefit assistive technology in the future .. if we don’t destroy humanity first. Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/at-banter-podcast-episode-336-kenny-vo-artificial-intelligence.pdf Show Notes Kennevo on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/kennevo Kennevo on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/kennevo 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 offer

Can you smell what the AT Banter Gang is cooking? This week Rob and Ryan welcome Blind Griller Extraordinaire Chris Peltz to the podcast to tell us all about his unique YouTube Channel and Podcast that details his experiences grilling and gives out some pointers for blind and sighted individuals alike! If you have ever wondered if you can make Banana Bread on the barbq, this episode is for you… Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/at-banter-podcast-episode-335-chris-peltz-and-blind-grilling.pdf Show Notes Blind Grilling Experience https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blind-grilling-experience/id1515334158 Blind Grilling on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/BlindGrilling 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 ser

This week gang welcomes Dr. Rheanna Robinson, member of the Manitoba Métis Federation, Assistant Professor in the Department of First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), and advocate to the show to discuss her research of Indigenous perspectives on disability, intersectionality, advocacy, and her own lived experience living with Multiple Sclerosis . Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/at-banter-podcast-episode-334-dr.-rheanna-robinson.pdf Show Notes Dr. Rheanna Robinson at UNBC https://www2.unbc.ca/people/robinson-dr-rheanna 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 t

Sam Seavey, creator of the ever popular YouTube series The Blind Life stops by this week to visit the gang, shares some laughs, and talks about the channel, his take on some of the new trends in Assistive Technology, and even some of the misfires that manufacturers have made over the years.  And if that’s not enough, you won’t want to miss special guest star Chat-GPT, who may or may not be replacing Rob as host... Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/at-banter-podcast-episode-333-sam-seavey-the-blind-life-ft.-chat-gpt.pdf Show Notes The Blind Life https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbzN3eHbLKPzltSB560DkA 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 a