To celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, host Jacob Shymanski invited Ramya Amuthan, Kelly MacDonald, and Dave Brown to join him on the show today for a roundtable discussion on developments in sport, tech, and advocacy over the past year. Featuring conversations with Alex Smyth, host of Para Sport Nation, Grant Hardy from The Pulse, and Steven Scott and Shaun Preece from Double Tap, this episode is a reflection of some of the top headlines of the last year! 

Highlights: 

• Show Intro (00:00) 
• Introducing our panelists (00:52) 
• The Paralympics with Alex Smyth (4:58) 
• AI and Assistive Tech with Steven Scott and Shaun Preece (20:18) 
• Advocacy with Grant Hardy (39:52)

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On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from other shows on AMI-audio preview what’s coming up on the channel today! Hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail Today, The Washington Post, and tech news from Double Tap! Plus, Red Szell stops by to preview his new episode of My Life in Books and Kelly MacDonald tells us what’s coming up on Kelly and Company! 

Find today’s featured episode of Audiobook Review here: https://www.youtube.com/@AMIAudiobookReview 

Highlights: 

• Show Intro (00:00) 
• The Globe and Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (00:58) 
• My Life in Books with Red Szell (6:26) 
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (12:03) 
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:50) 
• Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (23:04)

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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup.

Get the scoop on breaking headlines from the Globe & Mail and Washington Post, the latest in tech news from Double Tap Canada plus a sneak peek at this afternoon’s Kelly & Company.

Highlights:

• AMI Today Intro & AMI Audiobook Review preview (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (01:08)
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (07:27)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (13:29)
• Kelly & Company Preview with Kelly MacDonald (20:51)
• Show Close & Event Preview (23:56)

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• Double Tap
• Kelly & Company
• AMI Audiobook Review "The Maid"

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Alberta's Future International Day of People with Disabilities Celebration

For the first time, the NDP caucus will host an IDPD celebration that will serve to highlight the accomplishments of Albertans with disabilities while expanding our outreach to disability communities, their allies, NGOs, service providers, academics, and families. This will be a great celebration with light refreshments, performance, and speeches from the community.

When: December 3, 2024 6 to 8PM

Where: Queen Elizabeth II Building, 9820 107 St NW, Edmonton

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In the second half of the show, we continue our coverage of the 2024 Rethinking Disability Conference from earlier this month in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The conference was hosted by the Ontario Disability Employment Network, also known as ODEN. 

Today’s featured interviews are with Peter Young, the owner of Virtual Encounters and Derek Roy, the Manager of Community Living Supports at Community Living Essex County. Both interviews include topics of technology, AI and virtual reality in the workplace! 

Highlights:

• Virtual Encounters with Peter Young from the 2024 Rethinking Disability Conference (00:00) 
• Demonstration of a virtual reality headset for potential job simulations (5:40)
• VR’s haptic feedback features (11:41)
• AI In the workplace with Derek Roy from Community Living Essex County (14:26)

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On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio this afternoon and finds out if hosts from other shows like pumpkin pie. 

Hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail, plus some interesting history about your favourite festive foods from The Washington Post! Double Tap brings us the latest tech news and we’ll hear what’s coming up on Kelly and Company. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:24)
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (8:16)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (13:27)
• Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (20:31)

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On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from other shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel! We’ll hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail and the Washington Post. Plus, Double Tap brings us some of the latest conversations from their popular tech show. 

Highlights: 

• Show Intro (00:00) 
• The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:26) 
• Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (7:25) 
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (14:19) 
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (19:54) 
• Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (26:39)

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Earlier in November, the AMI Today team attended the 2024 Rethinking Disability Conference in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The event was hosted by ODEN, the Ontario Disability Employment Network. ODEN aims to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities through it’s professional network of employment service providers. This year’s conference featured topics of inclusive hiring, AI in the workplace, and many more. Today we’re featuring interviews that were done at that conference with Dr. Jennifer Crowson, a Disability Employment Inclusion Specialist at ODEN and with Maureen Hahn, the President and CEO of the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• Introducing Dr. Jennifer Crowson (00:30)
• Introducing Maureen Hahn (16:42) 

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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. We’ll hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail, and U.S. News from The Washington Post. Plus, the team at Double Tap brings us the most up to date tech news, and Kelly MacDonald stops by to tell us what to look forward to on Kelly and Company today! 

Highlights: 

• Show Intro (00:00) 
• The Globe and Mail Today with Mike Ross (00:48) 
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (5:13) 
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (11:55) 
• Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (19:07) 
• The Digest Review with Dave Brown (22:49)

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On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with other hosts on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on their show today! We’ll hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail, plus an interesting U.S. perspective from The Washington Post. Then, the team at Double Tap brings us the latest tech news, and we’ll find out what’s coming up next on Kelly and Company. In the second half of our show, we’re featuring an episode of AMI Audiobook Review called “Cozy Reading with Karen McKay.” You can listen to that here: https://youtu.be/duV7tmLfw-8?si=SnrBTIhm54YJ1scA 

Highlights: 

• Show Intro (00:00) 
• The Globe and Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:19) 
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (7:19) 
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (14:50) 
• Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (21:15)

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