Casey + Cassandra are a pair of best friends with the same rare disease. Their goal is simple: sharing their lives to showcase the beauty and normalcy in disability, while having fun together. They’ll also touch on accessibility, friendships, style, and everything in between as they live their best, rare, lives! For show notes, go to rarewithflair.com
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AT Banter’s goal is to celebrate and share stories of disability. Join Rob Mineault, Ryan Fleury, Steve Barclay, and Lis Malone as they talk with advocates and members of the Disability Community to educate and inspire better conversations about disability.
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 377 - Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Excitement and the smell of coffee is in the air this week as the gang gathers together (at 8am on a Monday morning no less) to welcome Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez from the Rare With Flair podcast. They discuss the origins of the podcast, the importance of sharing their lived experiences with others with rare diseases, share their insights int…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 378 - John Stark aka Mac The Movie Guy
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AT Banter heads to the movies this week as Rob, Steve, Ryan, and Lis welcome blogger, YouTuber and movie reviewer John Stark, also known as Mac The Movie Guy. They discuss John’s vision journey, what made him position himself as a visually impaired movie reviewer, and the importance of high quality audio description before diving into a spirited di…
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hi hello hey, the title says it all: Cassandra’s guide dog, Romana, is retiring Like humans, guide dogs also get to retire from their years of hard work! Romana has worked for nearly 8 wonderful years and has earned a well deserved rest. In this episode, Cass explains what the retirement process entails. She and Case share memories and laughs from …
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 376 - Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
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This week Ryan, Steve, and Rob welcome Tom Frank and Christine Chaikin from the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International. CCLVI provides support, resources, education, and advocacy for those who are impacted by low vision and visual impairment. Tom and Christine tell us about CCLVI's origins, how it provides support, resources, and educati…
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91. doctors at a bar, cute lab mice, & dancing dinosaurs: HPS conference recap
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hi hello hey, it’s springtime, which also means we get to recap one of our favorite things: the annual Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome family conference! Back in 2021, we explained this very unique conference before back in episode 16 (!), so we recommend giving it a listen if you haven’t already. We love to recap these special times together like we did…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 375 - Steve's CSUN 2024 Round-up
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The air is buzzing with assistive technology excitement and geekery as Steve makes his triumphant return to the show in time to walk us through his report of all the things he saw at CSUN, the annual assistive technology conference in California. His list includes a host of cool new products, from lasers to new braille technology, wearables, artifi…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 374 - Garrett Mayersohn and Love On A Roll
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Love, exciting and new. Come aboard, we’re expecting you. No, we aren’t talking about love on a boat this week, we are talking love on a roll! Come join Rob, Ryan and Lis as they welcome podcaster and accessibility advocate Garrett Mayersohn to the show to talk about his podcast, Love On A Roll. We discuss dating with a disability, why he started t…
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90. too sick to be healthy, too healthy to be sick
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hi hello hey, we’re back again to talk about life’s gray areas. It’s been a minute since we’ve talked about chronic illness, since one of the most recent episodes we did on it was nearly two years ago where we shared funny moments of being sick (check ep 40 out!). We really wanted to talk about our changing health since it’s been something we’ve be…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 373 - Colleen Connor Returns - Part 2
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This week Colleen Connor returns for Part 2 of last week’s epic discussion of Audio Description including a scintillating discussion about describing “sensitive material” that made Ryan and Lis giggle and that you won’t want to miss! Show Transcript https://atbanter.files.wordpress.com/2024/03/at-banter-podcast-episode-373-colleen-connor-returns-pa…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 372 - Colleen Connor Returns - Part 1
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This episode Rob and Ryan feel old as they realize that it’s been 5 years since they have had this week’s guest on the show. Making her triumphant return to the podcast is Colleen Connor, director and co-founder of Audio Description Training Retreats and fellow podcaster at Blind Inspiration Cast. We catch up with her to see what is new after 5 yea…
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89. the moments that defined our ten-year friendship
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hi hello hey, it’s March, which officially marks TEN years of our friendship! Since meeting at our very first Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Conference in 2014, we’ve always been friends, but our relationship has grown and changed over time. What started as periodic FaceTime calls became talking daily and maintaining a nearly four-year-old podcast! If y…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 371 - Courtney Cameron & Makers Making Change
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This week the gang reassembles to get a bit geeky about assistive technology as they welcome Courtney Cameron, Eastern Region Coordinator for Neil Squire Society’s innovative program Makers Making Change - an online platform providing a low-cost alternative to commercially available assistive technologies that involves pairing volunteer makers with…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 370 - Tabitha Kenlon & The Audio Description Project
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This week we are diving back into the wonderful world of audio description as Ryan, Lis, and Rob welcome Tabitha Kenlon, Project Coordinator for The Audio Description Project. The ADP, founded by the American Council of the Blind, serves as a comprehensive resource for both consumers and providers of audio description services as well as a central …
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88. side hustles, plant murder, & melting away the stress
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Case & Cass doing things they love, 2023By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 359 - Mary Mammoliti
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There is much rejoicing on the show this week as the Banter gang heads to their favorite place to talk about their favorite subject .. and if you guessed “the kitchen” to talk about “food”, you are clearly a regular listener! The rest of you, get your minds out of the gutter and listen as Lis, Ryan, and Rob welcome Mary Mammoliti, host of AMI’s Dis…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 368 - Kevin Shaw
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This week Rob, Lis, and Ryan welcome Kevin Shaw, entrepreneur, broadcast media professional, digital accessibility specialist, musician and host of the AMI show “Mind Your Own Business” to the show! They discuss Kevin’s background, life as an entrepreneur, some of the common pitfalls faced by many starting out a new business, how technology has imp…
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87. the definitive ranking of all assistive technology
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Cass and Case with their tools: guide dog and cane, 2023 show notes Rare with Flair Assistive Technology Tier List S tier smartphones screen magnifiers apple sunglasses, transition lenses tablets e-readers (casey) accessible crosswalks A tier guide dog (cassandra) white cane rideshare apps grocery apps computers audio description audiobook apps scr…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 367 - Richard Rieman & Imagination Storybooks
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What do you get when you combine the magic of professional audio description with the detailed and wonderous illustrations in children’s books? Join Rob, Ryan and Steve this week as they talk with The Audiobook Wizard himself, Richard Rieman and find out! From professional news radio talent to audio describer and author, Richard tells us all about …
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 366 - Virginia Vuleta and AMI Plus
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This week the gang is very excited to welcome Virginia Vuleta, Director of Digital Content at Accessible Media Inc to the show to talk all about AMI’s brand new streaming digital streaming service AMI Plus. They discuss the benefits of this new streaming service, the challenges of implementing it, and future plans to roll it out to multiple devices…
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86. just a couple decisive, self-aware, water signs: revisiting personality types
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Cass + Case in January, 2024By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 365 - Talking About CES 2024
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Get ready to get a little geeky as Rob, Ryan, and Lis break down and discuss a few of the new assistive technology devices that were featured at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that happened in early January. They break down and discuss their impressions of Guidi, a haptic smart belt, Oorion, an app that features objection recogn…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 364 - Amos Miller & Glide
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This week Rob, Ryan, and Lis welcome Amos Miller, founder and CEO of Glidance, to the show to talk about their new self-guided mobility aid called Glide. They discuss its creation, how it fits in as an aid between a mobility cane and a guide dog, how it uses robotics and AI for objection detection and avoidance, and many of the use case scenarios f…
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hi hello hey, are you ready for some tea on sighted people this week? Early on, we recorded an episode called, “dear sighted people,” where we talked about the things sighted people do that make us feel valued. Sometimes, though, sighted people do or say things to us that make us laugh, either because they’re tone-deaf or bordering on micro-aggress…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 363 - Double Tap Returns
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It’s been 57 years since we have had them on the show, so we figured it was high time to have the boys from Double Tap back on the show! This week the gang welcome Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, hosts of AMI’s Double Tap podcast Double Tap TV to talk about Assistive Technology, looking back at some of the highlights of 2023 as well as looking forwa…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 362 - Braillepalooza 2024
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Recorded on World Braille Day, the AT Banter Gang sits down with a full house of Braille advocate superstars, including Riane LaPaire from National Network for Equitable Library Service, Adam Wilton and Jen Jesso from Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired, and Charmaine Co from Centre for Equitable Library Access. We dive into the im…
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84. 2024 vision boards: moving forward with courage
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hi hello hey, and welcome to 2024! More importantly though, welcome to season FIVE of Rare with Flair! We’re thrilled to be kicking off another calendar year of the pod. After a short holiday break, we were in the new year spirit and wanted to let you all in on our hopes and goals for 2024 by sharing our vision boards with you! Casey has been creat…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 361 - Heather Hutchison
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It’s the first show of a brand new year and we couldn’t be more excited to start things off with a bang as Ryan and Rob welcome social media superstar and author, advocate, and musician Heather Hutchison to the show. We talk about how she began her career as a content creator, what it’s like material that is both entertaining as well as educating, …
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 360 - A Podcast In a Pear Tree
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It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of season once again! The trees have been decorated, the lights put up and once again we have gathered a collection of friends of the show together to celebrate the holiday season! Joining Rob, Ryan, Steve and Lis this year is Shawn Marsolais of the Limitless Podcast, Riane LaPaire from the National Network …
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83. getting personal: recapping 2023
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hi hello hey, and happy new year (well, almost)! Unbelievably, we find ourselves at the end of another year! As is our tradition on RWF, we’re always excited to do a year in review episode that gives a more personal glimpse into what our respective years have been like. These episodes are special for us because they feel like little time capsules w…
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AT Banter Podcast Episode 359 - Ean Price
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This week the entire AT Banter gang reunites in order to welcome Ean Price, Peer Team Lead at Technology for Living and Founder of ICAN Resource Group to the show. They discuss his role at Technology for Living and the work they do around Assistive Technology and how he came to found ICAN as well as the importance of open source AT and accessible t…
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