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AT Banter Episode 329 – Jesse Ruben & The We Can Project

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The AT Banter gang welcome NY based singer, songwriter, and founder of The We Can Project Jesse Ruben to the show to discuss his initiative for young students designed to help them discover their passions and encourage advocacy. They discuss the project’s origins and mandate along with Jesse’s music career and the importance of visiting schools in rural areas of Canada and the US.

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https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-329-jesse-ruben-the-we-can-project.pdf

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Jesse Ruben Online
https://www.jesseruben.com/

Jesse Ruben on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tZhefLixacZsUcEDx9wCL

AT Banter Episode 328 – Anne-Marie Pham & CCDI

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This week Ryan, Rob and Lis welcome Ann-Marie Pham, CEO of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion to discuss the organization and its mandate and as well as the importance and societal benefits of both diversity and inclusion. And if that isn’t enough reason to drop what you’re doing and listen to this episode, we also feature the world premiere of Ryan’s new song, “Glitter and Spangles”. You definitely don’t want to miss this one!

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Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
https://ccdi.ca/

White Cane Records
www.whitecanerecords.com

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AT Banter Episode 327 – John Grimes

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This week Ryan and Rob sit down with fellow podcaster John Grimes of the Ambiguously Blind podcast to talk about his vision loss journey after a life threatening bout of Meningitis, how it impacted his life, how the podcast came about in an effort to help spread awareness.

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Ambiguously Blind Podcast
https://www.ambiguouslyblind.com/

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AT Banter Episode 326 – Lotus Labs

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This week Ryan, Rob, Steve, and Lis welcome Dhaval Patel and Natalie Shearer from Lotus Labs, a company that is actively working to revolutionize the idea of Smart Homes by developing a wearable ring that can control all smart devices in the home and making the process of setting up a smart home much less expensive and frustrating.

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Lotus Labs
https://www.lotuslabs.org/

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AT Banter Episode 325 – Adam Grant Warren

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This week Ryan, Rob and Steve welcome Adam Grant Warren, writer, performer and member of the All Bodies Dance Program to talk about this innovative “mixed ability” dance company that not only embraces the idea of inclusion but of integration. They discuss the origins of the program and it’s mandate, how the notion of “all bodies” is incorporated into the creative process, and much more. If you are a fan of the arts, and of dance in particular, you won’t want to miss this episode!

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https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-325-adam-grant-warren.pdf

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Adam Grant Warren
https://www.adamgrantwarren.com/

All Bodies Dance
http://allbodiesdance.ca/

All Bodies Dance You Tube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd6SKEs-culgMsTjnmVhTZg

AT Banter Episode 324 – The DateKeepers

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This week Ryan, Rob, Steve, and Lis sit down and talk with Itto and Mekiya Outini, the husband and wife team behind The DateKeepers, a new media platform designed to share untold stories of people with disabilities. They share Itto’s own story of her journey of vision loss, how they met, and how frustrations with how media covers disability prompted them to start The DateKeepers.

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The DateKeepers
https://www.thedatekeepers.com/

Lives Less Ordinary Podcast Episode
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0crdblb

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AT Banter Episode 323 – Talking Prescriptions

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This week Ryan, Rob, and Steve welcome Dean Steacy to the show to discuss his efforts to get ScripTalk, an accessible prescription reading system, into his local drug story and ended up getting national attention in a CBC new article. Oh, and Steve does an unboxing of a mysterious box from sent from Lis…

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En-Vision America

ScripTalk Mobile

CBC News Story – This blind man has been fighting for years to get ‘talking prescriptions’ at his local pharmacy

AT Banter Episode 322 – John Melville

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This week Ryan, Rob, Steve and Lis welcome John Melville, Vice-President of Content Development and Operations at Accessible Media Inc. We discuss everything from his early years and how he landed at AMI from a career in radio to how AMI’s content is developed and put through the lens of disability and the importance of the disability community’s input in the process. Oh, and we giggle at Newfoundland town names.

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AMI Online
https://www.ami.ca/

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AT Banter Episode 321 – AccessAbility Business Guide

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This week Ryan, Rob, and Steve welcome advocate and fledgling app developer Megan Heximer to the show to discuss Accessibility Business Guide, her new app that provides the Disability Community with detailed accessibility information for local businesses. They discuss how the app works, the importance of community driven data as well as the need for information about accessible venues in mainstream Mapping programs.

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AccessAbility Business Guide

AccessAbility Business Guide on iOS

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AT Banter Episode 320 – Trish Kelly & Untapped Accessibility

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This week Ryan, Rob, and Lis welcome Disability advocate and Managing Director of Untapped Accessibility Trish Kelly to the show to discuss the company and how it assists organizations to become more accessible and inclusive. They discuss the current trends in accessibility and break down some of the forthcoming legislative changes in the form of the BC Accessibility Act.

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https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/at-banter-podcast-episode-320-trish-kelly-untapped-accessibility.pdf

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Untapped Accessibility
https://untappedaccessibility.ca/