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AT Banter Episode 311 – Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
International Day of Persons With Disabilities is December 3, and to help celebrate, Rob and Ryan welcome Marcia Yale, President of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians, to the show. They discuss the organization, its origins, and the challenges that a grass roots advocacy organization faces, as well as the special conference it has
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AT Banter Episode 310 – Ableism Part 4
This week we cap off our multi-part series on Ableism as Rob, Ryan, and Lis welcome back Shawn Marsolais, founder of Blind Beginnings and host of the Limitless Podcast and disability advocate Amy Amantea to sit down at a round table discussion. In this last part of the series we discuss the hierarchy of disability
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AT Banter Episode 309 – A Stumptastic Halloween
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
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AT Banter Episode 308 – Bristol Braille & The Canute Dock
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! Show Transcript Show Notes Bristol
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AT Banter Episode 307 – Canadian Blind Hockey
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
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AT Banter Episode 306 – Disability Without Poverty
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
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AT Banter Episode 305 – LaMondre Pough & Billion Strong
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
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AT Banter Episode 304 – Aille Design
The gang is back at full strength this week as they welcome Alexa and Jake, founders of a fashion company known as Aille Design. Aille Design distinguishes itself from other fashion design companies by not only producing clothing that incorporates beaded braille onto clothing, but also empowers and celebrates inclusivity, while helping to reduce disability
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AT Banter Episode 303 – Meeting Mighty People Podcast
This week Rob, Steve and Lis lament the absence of Ryan (but mostly the cowbell) before welcoming fellow podcaster Alexis Folk, a BC teen and disability advocate that lives with Cerebral Palsy. They discuss her advocacy work and the importance of youth getting involved as well as her podcast, “Meeting Mighty People” before discussing horses
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AT Banter Episode 302 – Limitless Beauty Fashion Show
This week Rob, Ryan and Steve sit down and talk with Shawn Marsolais, Director of Programs and Community Engagement of Blind Beginnings and host of the Limitless Podcast about their upcoming Limitless Beauty Fashion Show that is set to feature models that are blind or partially sighted. Show Transcript Show Notes Blind Beginningswww.blindbeginnings.ca Limitless
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