John is interviewing David Kron he is the executive director of The Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba. John talks with him over zoom about the Association and how they support people with disabilities.

Episode 39: Here's My Book

Author Michael Jacques is the writer of two books called Can’t Read Can’t Write: Here’s My Book, and second, I Belong: Can I Play? As He can’t read or write he as found a creative way to adapt to challenges and inspire many people.

John Aguilar is interviewing Darcy Irwin on zoom. She is a co-owner of the Grizzly Boxing Club, an inclusive gym for all abilities. She runs a boxing program for people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Episode 37: Disability without poverty

John Aguilar interviews Andrea Van Vugt from Disability without Poverty and she is the founder of Disability Pride Alberta discussing the disability benefit bill the Canadian Government is discussing.

This episode was dedicated to Melisa Aguilar the mother of John.

John Aguilar interviews Andrea Van Vugt on Zoom. She is a part of Disability without Poverty and also the founder of Disability Pride Alberta. We talk about the new disability benefit bill.

Rocky Mountain Adaptive is making the mountains more accessible for people with disabilities. Hear Adam interview Janine and Dave of Rocky Mountain Adaptive. Janine is the community outreach coordinator of Rocky Mountain Adaptive. Dave is an athlete with Rocky Mountain Adaptive as part of his continued rehabilitation from a recent spinal cord injury and is now a lead instructor too. Listen to them share their healing and transformative stories of Rocky Mountain Adaptive.

John Aguilar interviews John Butterwick the Parkdale Accessible rink director and also he talks to Amanda Affsonso the Parkdale community Association president. In his first interview, they talked about the new outdoor accessible rink and the new Accessible building.

In this episode, Morgan interviews Belinda about her struggles with aphasia and functional neurological disorder. Belinda also discusses her book about her time in the hospital.

In this episode, host Adam talked about accessibility in the gaming industry. Alex joined as a guest to discuss her personal experiences playing video games as someone who is legally blind. Adam explored the state of accessibility in video games, especially the award winning, The Last of Us Pt. II released in 2020 for the PlayStation. The episode ends with a cover of a-ha’s Take On Me, from the protagonist of the Last of Us Pt II.

We spoke with Laura Dickson. She is the Executive Director of Epilepsy Calgary. In the interview, we talked about Epilepsy and how people with Epilepsy can be supported in the community. In the episode, she asked Morgan about her Epilepsy. We talked about the types and conditions of epilepsy. That epilepsy can be scary to those who have not seen seizures before but how a person can best be supported when one occurs. For more info on the Epilepsy Association of Calgary or how to get involved please go to their website at epilepsycalgary.com.