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AT Banter Episode 111 – Mark Kingwell and the Red Pill

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/jjxe74/PODCAST_Episode_111.mp3 This week it’s time for something completely different. Mark Kingwell, Canadian professor of philosophy and associate chair at the University of Toronto’s Department of Philosophy joins us in the Guitar Dungeon for a rousing discussion about AI and technology and its current and potential impact on our society. Get ready to take the red
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AT Banter Episode 110 – Brian MacDonald and National Braille Press

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/h7ehax/PODCAST_Episode_110.mp3 This week we take a deep dive into all things Braille as we welcome Brian MacDonald, President of the National Braille Press into the Guitar Dungeon and discuss what the organization does to promote Braille and Braille Literacy. And while we’re on the subject of Braille, Ryan breaks down a new Braille Display coming
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AT Banter Episode 109 – Lowell Taylor

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/qf2eha/PODCAST_Episode_109.mp3 This week the Guitar Dungeon is filled with motivational vibes as Rob and Ryan welcome Lowell Taylor for a visit. He fills us in about what it was like to compete on Canada’s Amazing Race as a visually impaired contestant, his current plans to become a Paralympic athlete, his career as a motivational speaker,
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AT Banter Episode 108 – The End of SausageFest

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/feyiyw/PODCAST_Episode_108.mp3 This week we’re thrilled to be adding a bit of estrogen to the mix and welcoming Maria Johnson aka Girl Gone Blind into the Guitar Dungeon to help us talk about a few of the Accessibility-related news stories of the last few weeks. Show Notes Google Rebrands TalkBack into Android Accessibility Suite https://9to5google.com/2018/06/20/google-talkback-android-accessibility-suite/ Microsoft
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AT Banter Episode 107 – Chris Venter The Blind Scooter Guy

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/afshqg/PODCAST_Episode_107.mp3 This week in the Guitar Dungeon, Chris Venter, aka The Blind Scooter Guy takes a break from his globetrotting to chat with us about how he got his moniker, how life as an adventurer has changed since losing his vision, and how he didn’t let visual impairment deter him from doing the things he
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AT Banter Episode 106 – The Marrakesh Treaty

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/n3zqvc/PODCAST_Episode_106.mp3 If you’ve been paying attention to the news around Accessibility for the past few years, you’ve surely heard of the Marrakesh Treaty. But what exactly is the Treaty and what does it all mean? You might even be asking yourself (as we did), where the heck IS Marrakesh? This week Brad Turner from Benetech
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AT Banter Episode 105 – President’s Group and CNIB

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/czmun5/PODCAST_Episode_105.mp3 This week we serve up a double shot of accessibility! First we talk with Kirsten Sutton, Managing Director of SAP Labs Canada and member of President’s Group, an organization that advocates for the employment of people with disabilities in the Lower Mainland. And if that isn’t enough for one show, we then talk with
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AT Banter Episode 104 – Evil Alexa

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/4mu8yp/PODCAST_Episode_104.mp3 It’s the end of the month and time for our monthly free-form news show! This week we welcome Clement Chou to help talk about a host of news stories from the past few weeks in a free form discussion that, as usual, breaks out into several digressions, a few arguments, and even a celestial
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AT Banter Episode 103 – Colleen Connor

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/fa6ymg/PODCAST_Episode_103.mp3 This week we welcome fellow podcaster, motivational speaker, and YouTuber Colleen Connor into the Guitar Dungeon where she tells us about her visual impairment and experiences of being a content creator and advocate for audio description. We also find the time to discuss Microsoft’s new adaptive controller and an announcement from CNIB regarding some
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AT Banter Episode 102 – Google-palooza

https://atbanter.podbean.com/mf/web/r2ajxk/PODCAST_Episode_102.mp3 It’s a totally Google-rific show this week as we welcome no less than 5 Google employees spanning over two interviews, talking about many different accessibility projects! On the heels of Google I/O we talk with members of the Google Accessibility Team Kyndra LaCoco, Patrick Clary, and Victor Tsaran about the conference and the announcements
