AT Banter Episode 309 – A Stumptastic Halloween

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022Leave a comment

It’s Halloween once again and while we may not have Steve grievously injuring himself with a power tool while showing us a shortcut on how to carve a pumpkin, but we have the very next best thing – Lis, Rob, and Ryan welcome long time friend of the show, Alexis Hillyard creator of the YouTube channel Stump Kitchen to this year’s annual Halloween show! We discuss the channel and what it’s been like spreading out her content to other platforms like Instagram and TikTok before discussing Halloween. If you have even wondered what vegetable juice best simulates blood, you won’t want to miss this episode! Happy Halloween!

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Stump Kitchen on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDa7IzZX_Lb882M4qZc6nzg

AT Banter Episode 308 – Bristol Braille & The Canute Dock

October 26, 2022Leave a comment

Rob, Ryan, and Steve get up in the wee hours of the morn to welcome Charlie Harding, Distribution Manger of Bristol Braille to the show to talk about their one-of-a-kind multi-line braille display the Canute 360 as well as their forthcoming first of its kind gaming console, the Canute Dock!

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Bristol Braille
https://bristolbraille.org/

The Canute Dock
https://bristolbraille.org/braille-arcade/

AT Banter Episode 307 – Canadian Blind Hockey

October 19, 2022Leave a comment

The show is back to full strength this week as the AT Banter team welcomes Luca DeMontis and Graham Foxcroft from Canadian Blind Hockey to the show! They discuss Blind Hockey, its adaptations and how the organizations promotes and impacts blind and partially sighted players all over the world. Rob also learns all about Hockey Etiquette. Don’t get caught offside and miss this one!

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Canadian Blind Hockey
https://canadianblindhockey.com

AT Banter Episode 306 – Disability Without Poverty

October 12, 2022Leave a comment

This week Ryan and Rob welcome Rabia Khedr, National Director of Disability Without Poverty to the show to talk about the status of Bill C-22, an Act that promises to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit. They discuss the Act and its potential impact as well as the state of disability advocacy at the moment and what can be done to foster positive change for people with disabilities. You don’t want to miss this episode – and we’re not just saying that!

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Disability Without Poverty
https://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/

AT Banter Episode 305 – LaMondre Pough & Billion Strong

October 5, 2022Leave a comment

The AT Banter gang re-convenes with a full roster this week as they welcome LaMondre Pough, CEO of Billion Strong, a non profit organization whose mission is to unite, elevate and empower the global community of people with disabilities in order to develop a positive disability identity. They discuss everything from the organization’s origins to the challenges faced to unify disability communities around the world and the importance of positive identity and advocacy. Oh, and this episode is definitely NOT sponsored by Frugal MacDoogal.

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