Category: Podcast Episodes
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AT Banter Episode 143 – Richard Harlow
This week we’re visited by local visually impaired artist, advocate, motivational speaker and self-proclaimed Renaissance Man, Richard Harlow. Richard tells us how he was first diagnosed with the rare condition LHON, how it impacted his life, and how it eventually saw him begin a life of advocacy that resulted in the city of Nanaimo adopting…
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AT Banter Episode 142 – Shawn Marsolais and Blind Beginnings
This week we’re excited to welcome back Shawn Marsolais, Founder and Executive Director of Blind Beginnings to the Guitar Dungeon. We catch up with what Blind Beginnings has been up to for the past year and discuss some of the issues that visually impaired people face on a day to day basis and what solutions…
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AT Banter Episode 141 – Rebecca Blaevoet and Tactile Vision Graphics
Recently, a small Braille and Tactile Graphics company in Windsor, Ontario was awarded a licensing deal that allows them to produce a series of Braille and Tactile Graphic activity books for children.
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AT Banter Episode 140 – Accessibility Within Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Will there be Braille in the Matrix? Jonathan Avila, Chief Accessibility Officer of Level Access joins the Banter Boys this week to discuss accessibility within Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platforms. We discuss the efforts to encourage developers of these platforms to ensure these new spaces are accessible as well as some of the potential…
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AT Banter Episode 138 – Louise Gillis and White Cane Week
It’s White Cane Week and to help kick off celebrations, we welcome Louise Gillis, President of The Canadian Council of the Blind to talk to us about the organization, its history, mandate, and the support that it provides to the visually impaired community. Show Notes Bus Riders With Disabilities Should Have Access to Reserved Spaces…
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AT Banter Episode 137 – Ted Drake and Intuit Software
This week in the Guitar Dungeon, Rob, Ryan, and Steve cover a few pieces of news before they welcome Ted Drake, Accessibility Leader for Intuit Software where they discuss the accessibility efforts of the company and the state of assistive technology and how it’s evolved over the last 15 years. Show Notes 92 Year Old…
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AT Banter Episode 136 – Dr. Chad Andrews
This week in the Guitar Dungeon, Rob, Ryan, and Steve welcome Dr. Chad Andrews, Manager of Research and Education from the Foundation Fighting Blindness to give them an update of some of the more recent advancements in the research surrounding the battle against visual impairments. But first they lose a few brain cells talking about…
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AT Banter Episode 135 – Tom Perski and IrisVision
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xby3rm/PODCAST_Episode_135.mp3 Steve makes his return to the Guitar Dungeon and joins Rob and Ryan in welcoming Tom Perski, Vice President at IrisVision, who discusses the challenges and advantages in developing a wearable Low Vision headset built on mainstream technology. Show Notes IrisVision
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AT Banter Episode 134 – TAP With Sabrina Kemeny
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z98gpi/PODCAST_Epsiode_134.mp3 It’s the first show of 2019 as Rob and Ryan return to the Guitar Dungeon for the first time since the break. The boys briefly catch up with some news about a Kickstarted Brailler label maker and printer called Vrailler before getting their banter on with Sabrina Kemeny, CEO and Co-Founder of Tap Systems,…
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AT Banter Episode 133 – It’s Christmas Again!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … and time for us to take an hour and crack the seal on some Christmas cheer reflect on the year that has passed.
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