At Banter Podcast

Every shop at Old Navy and wish you could purchase a t-shirt that could regulate temperature or monitor your vital signs? Well, you may be in luck soon. This week we talk with Jess Jur, Associate Professor of Textile Engineering, Chemistry & Science at NC State University's College of Textiles who gives us an overview of the notion of Smart Textiles and helps us breakdown what the implications are for Assistive Technology. Show Notes Comcast’s latest accessibility feature lets customers change TV channels with their eyes https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/17/18681792/comcast-eye-control-accessibility-feature-change-tv-channels Bad braille plagues buildings across U.S., CBS News Radio investigation finds https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-braille-plagues-buildings-across-u-s-cbs-news-radio-investigation-finds/ NEXT Research Group https://sites.textiles.ncsu.edu/next/ Smart Clothes TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oUHW9eqNaA AT Banter is brought to you by Canadian Assistive Technology, providing sa