AT Banter Podcast

This week David MacDonald, president of CanAdapt and long-time WCAG and web accessibility guru, calls in to make the Banter Boys an offer they can’t refuse – namely making the online world a more accessible space! Show Notes University Teams Up To Develop Smart Paint to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate https://coolblindtech.com/university-teams-up-to-develop-smart-paint-to-help-the-visually-imp...

This week we talk to Keith Lang, owner and operator of Music Works Talent about what it's like to be a visually impaired business owner and how technology and the disability community has impacted his own life and business practices.  Show Notes Intel Smart Glasses https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/5/16966530/intel-vaunt-smart-glasses-announced-ar-video Flame thrower Boring Company https://www.thegu...

This week we welcome in our 2nd in-Dungeon guest -- Shawn Marsolais from Blind Beginnings, a local non-profit organization that provides services and support for children who are visually impaired and their families. She fills us in on what Blind Beginnings has been up to over the past year, including their 'Do the Grind Blind' event that garnered a lot of media attention last summer. Show Notes B...

This week Ryan, Steve, Rob, and Mr Cowbell sleepily enter the Guitar Dungeon and tackle a few news stories including some local Accessibility news, how the first wave of HomePod reviews have looked, and the acquisition of Enhanced Vision by VFO.  Show Notes Blind B.C. woman's access to audiobooks threatened by political flap http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/blind-b-c-womans-access-to-audio-...

It's a very special episode as Ryan, Rob, and Steve welcome the first ever in-person guest to the Guitar Dungeon. Jon Dibble, Marketing Manager from Enhanced Vision braves the harsh Vancouver climate in exchange for beer in order to talk to us about what Enhanced Vision does, how the Low Vision industry has changed over the years and where it might go in the future.   Show Notes   Enhanced Vision ...

This week Rob and Ryan are joined by Ryan Sturgeon, Rick Hansen Foundation Ambassador and Community Mental Health Worker. We discuss the challenges people within the Disability community who also deal with mental illness face and the ways in which everyone can improve their mental health. Show Notes Mental Health and Mindfullness for People With Disabilities http://www.rickhansen.com/Blog/ArtMID/1...

Rob, Ryan, and Mr. Cowbell (Steve is away this week) discuss Smart Phones and their impact on the human condition before turning the microphones at Shawn Kirkpatrick, developer of the long standing accessible GPS app, Loadstone. Show Notes Your Smartphone is Making You Stupid https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/your-smartphone-is-making-you-stupid/article37511900/ Google Home Holiday Sales...

First show of 2018! We ring in the New Year (literally) as Steve brings a new addition to the Guitar Dungeon and we talk with Universal Design advocate Luis Perez about the concept and the impact that emerging technologies are having on the ongoing conversation about UD. Show Notes https://luisperezonline.com AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and trainin...

Merry Christmas and a very Haptic New Year! This week as we ease into 2018, we’re talking with Keith Kirkland from WearWorks, a company that is working on a haptic wearable navigation aid for the visually impaired. Show Notes WearWorks http://www.wear.works/ AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sales and training in Assistive Technology and Accessibility with ove...

Happy Holidays! It’s time once again for our Christmas tradition at AT Banter where we take a break from our regular subjects and tackle all things Christmas! Rick, Rob, Steve and Ryan share some Holiday memories while finding a little time to chat about Seeing Ai’s new updates as well as some opinions on the Net Neutrality decision. Show Notes Seeing AI Gets Major Update https://coolblindtech.com...

This week Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services sits in while we welcome David Nason, contributor to the the Apple-centric Assistive Technology website AppleVis into the Guitar Dungeon. We discuss all things Apple, talk a lot about the new iPhone X, and dive into some of the past and present accessibility features within Apple products. Show Notes AppleVis Website https://www.applevis.com/   AT...

This week we welcome Brad Turner, VP of Education at Benetech into the Guitar Dungeon where we discuss the company’s ongoing mandate of providing positive social change utilizing technology. Also, we discuss some big news for Steve’s company, Canadian Assistive Technology. Show Notes Benetech https://benetech.org

It’s everybody’s favorite time of the month – and yes, we’re referring to our Monthly News Show! Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services joins us to banter about some of the past few weeks’ most interesting news stories. Show Notes Apple delays HomePod launch until 'early 2018 http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/11/17/apple-pushes-homepod-launch-into-early-2018 Report: 6 million iPhone X units so...

This week we invite Shawn Smith of ‘Don’t Dis My Ability’ into the Guitar Dungeon where we talk all about invisible disabilities and the burgeoning field of Neurodiversity. Show Notes Don’t-Dis-My-Ability http://ddmacs.ca/ Mindview Mind Mapping Software https://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software

This week we welcome Kiki MacDonald to the Guitar Dungeon, co-founder of Euan's Guide which is an accessibility review website based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Show Notes Euan's Guide Website https://www.euansguide.com/ Euan's Guide Twitter @EuansGuide  

This week we open the Guitar Dungeon to fellow podcaster Jeff Thompson, from Blind Abilities and talk about all manner of things related to Blindness and the transition into the work force – as well as a bit of general silliness regarding the proper form of the past tense of ‘tweet’. Show Notes Blind Abilities https://blindabilities.com/ Blind Abilities App on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/ap...

Happy Halloween! This week it’s our annual Halloween show, and Ryan has dressed up the Guitar Dungeon to be even spookier that it is normally! Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services sits in as we answer from Listener emails, talk about a few recent Assistive Technology items in the news, and then launch into bantering about all things Halloween while eating way too much candy. Show Notes Don’t B...

This week we welcome Dave Wilkinson into the Guitar Dungeon, where we discuss some of the products that HIMS manufactures, what the development cycle is like, and the state of Braille hardware in general. BONUS: Keep listening after the show to listen to Ryan unbox his brand spanking new Google Home Mini. Show Notes: HIMS https://hims-inc.com BrailleSense Polaris https://hims-inc.com/products/brai...

This week we're bantering with Peter Tucic, Blackhawks fan and Blindness Product Specialist, about Humanware's line of forthcoming new products -- as well as a bit of hockey smack talk for good measure. Show Notes Humanware http://www.humanware.com/ Canadian Assistive Technology http://canasstech.com How To Get Your Apps and Ringtones Back on Your Mac and PC with iTunes 12.6.3 https://coolblindtec...

This week we travel across the pond (via Skype of course – we don’t have that much of a budget) and banter with Steve Bennett from Dolphin Computer Access, makers of the SuperNova screen magnification and screen reader software. Show Notes Dolphin Computer Access https://yourdolphin.com/ Canadian Assistive Technology http://www.canasstech.com

This week we welcome Tom Dekker, founder of iHabilitation Canada, blogger and Blindness advocate into the Guitar Dungeon where he discusses his early days of Phone Phreaking, some current trends in AT, and the fight against a new set of standards being introduced for Canadian Guide Dogs. Show Notes Hands off Our Harnesses https://handsoffourharnesses.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/handsof...

Join us for a triumphant return to the Banter Bit as Rob, Steve, and Ryan give their brief thoughts and impressions of this week's Google Event and learn about the lifespan of domesticated Racoons. Show Notes Best of the Google Event https://lifehacker.com/the-best-of-the-google-event-from-everyone-else-1819189217  

Rob, Ryan and Steve are back to basics with one of their patented stream-of-consciousness News shows, joined by Chaos Technical Service’s Rick Chant. Listen in as they discuss everything from fruit fly genitalia to hijacked voice assistants, and everything in between! Show Notes These Disabled Americans Are Getting Dragged Out and Arrested for Demonstrating Over Healthcare http://www.esquire.com/n...

Rob's off this week and leaves the podcast duties to Steve and Ryan, who talk with Nancy Willard, Director of Embrace Civility in the Digital Age , a program and advocacy movement that targets online bullying and bad online behaviors.  Show Notes Embrace Civility in the Digital Age   Email us at atbanterpodcast@gmail.com or visit us online at www.atbanter.com. Sponsored by Canadian Assistive Techn...

This week we do a bit of iBantering about the new Apple announcements before we’re joined by Idan Meir, co-founder and CEO of Right-Hear, an app and accessibility solution for the visually impaired. Show Notes Apple Special Event As It Happened https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iphone-8-release-apple-event-as-it-happened/ Right-Hear http://right-hear.com/ Right-Hear App for Android https://play.google....