Category: Podcast Episodes
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AT Banter Episode 297 – Bradley Blair
Lis makes her triumphant return to the show (again) as we welcome Bradley Blair, an Orientation and Mobility instructor from her city of Charlotte, NC who also happens to be blind. We discuss the challenges that he faced in training, the advantages of having built in knowledge and perspective when it comes to providing services…
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AT Banter Episode 296 – Precious Perez
The show is alive … with the sound of music this week as Rob and Ryan welcome Precious Perez, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, advocate and published children’s author to the show. We discuss her love of music, what it was like attending Berklee College of Music as a blind student, her advocacy work and how music and…
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AT Banter Episode 295 – Connect 4 Life
It’s a skeleton crew this week as Rob and Ryan hold down the fort and welcome Melanie Taddeo, founder of Connect 4 Life, an Ontario non-profit that provides a wide variety of educational, programs and services for people with disabilities. The discuss the organization’s origins, the need to fill the service gaps left by larger…
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AT Banter Episode 294 – StopGap Foundation
Rob, Ryan, Steve, and Lis welcome Luke Anderson, Executive Director and Founder of the StopGap Foundation, an Ontario-based non-profit that provides access solutions to businesses in the form of lightweight portable ramps. They discuss everything from Luke’s personal experience with disability and the origins of the StopGap Foundation to the challenges of dealing with local…
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AT Banter Episode 293 – World Blind Union
It’s a episode full of troopers this week as the gang pushes through tech challenges, power supply issues and viruses to welcomes Marc Workman, CEO of the World Blind Union, an internationally recognized organization representing the 285 million blind and partially sighted persons in 190 member countries. We discuss WBU’s origins, its mandate, and some…
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AT Banter Episode 291 – Sammy SweetSpirit
We’re getting sweet this week as Rob, Ryan, Lis and Steve welcome advocate, author, and singer-songwriter Sammy SweetSpirit to the show. We discuss her book, “Look At It This Way: The Blind Leading the Sighted” and why she felt it so important to write it as well as her love of music and her album,…
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AT Banter Episode 290 – Chad Bouton
Rob, Ryan, and Lis welcome Chad Bouton, producer and creator of the new podcast Hindsight is 20/200 to the show this week to discuss the show and its origins, mandate, and how it’s evolved after three months. Show Transcript: https://atbanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/at-banter-podcast-episode-290-chad-bouton.pdf Show Notes Hindsight is 20/200https://anchor.fm/chad-bouton
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AT Banter Episode 289 – Bold Blind Beauty
Rob, Ryan, Steve, and Lis are all together once again this week as they welcome Stephanae McCoy and Sylvia Stinson-Perez from the website Bold Blind Beauty where they discuss the origins of the site and how it’s grown into an advocacy platform and community. Show Transcript: https://atbanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/at-banter-podcast-episode-289-bold-blind-beauty.pdf Show Notes Bold Blind Beautyhttps://boldblindbeauty.com/
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AT Banter Episode 288 – Canadian Accessibility Network
It’s a streamlined show this week as Steve and Rob welcome Tony Labillois and Mandi Crespo from the Canadian Accessibility Network to discuss the origins of the Network and its efforts to provide a centralized accessibility resource to organizations all over the country. Show Transcript: https://atbanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/at-banter-podcast-episode-288-canadian-accessibility-network.pdf Show Notes Canadian Accessibility Networkhttps://carleton.ca/read/can/ Contact the Canadian Accessibility…
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AT Banter Episode 287 – Talking Accessibility
May 29th – June 4th is National Accessibility Week in Canada, and in honor of that, Ryan, Rob, Lis and Steve discuss this very important (and sometimes contentious) topic .. interspersed with a bit of Hockey talk and sedition. Happy National Accessibility Week everyone! Show Transcript: https://atbanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/at-banter-podcast-episode-287-talking-accessibility.pdf Show Notes About National Accessibility Weekhttps://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/national-accessability-week.html National Accessibility…
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