AMI Today

On today’s show, Jacob Shymanski speaks with contributors from across the AMI Audio network about what’s coming up on their show today! 

Hear the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail, The Guardian, and some recent tech news from Double Tap! Plus, Kelly MacDonald stops by with a sneak peek of what’s coming up on Kelly & Ramya this afternoon. 

In the second half of the show, we featured an episode of the AMI Podcast Low Vision Moments! You can listen to the full episode here. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:59)
• Low Vision Moments preview with Ryan Delehanty (8:05)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (11:47)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (18:11)
• Preview of Kelly & Ramya with Kelly MacDonald (24:11)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

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

Get today’s top headlines from The Globe & Mail, Macleans, and The Guardian, the latest tech news from Double Tap Canada and a preview of this afternoon’s episode of Kelly & Ramya.

Hop over to the AMI Audiobook Review podcast feed where AMI Podcast Coordinator Ryan Delehanty joins us to discuss guilty pleasures, share his Rapid Fire Reviews and review the autobiography “Rebel Girl” by Kathleen Hanna.

Highlights:  

• AMI Today Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:49)
• Macleans with Amy Amantea (07:35)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (11:58)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:18)
• Kelly & Ramya Preview with Kelly MacDonald (25:12)
• Audiobook Review Preview with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (28:27)

Links:

Kelly & Ramya

Double Tap Canada

AMI Audiobook Review 

About AMI-audio

Today's AMI Audioboook Review - Guilty Pleasures & "Rebel Girl" by Kathleen Hanna with Ryan Delehanty

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

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

Get today’s top headlines from The Globe & Mail, The Walrus, and The Guardian, the latest tech news from Double Tap Canada and a preview of this afternoon’s episode of Kelly & Ramya.

Check out "AMI Audiobook Review" where audiobook contributor Sarah Hillis joins us to review the novel "Horror Movie" by Paul Tremblay.

Highlights:

• AMI Today Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:50)
• Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (07:02)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (14:32)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (19:15)
• Kelly & Ramya Preview with Kelly MacDonald (23:43)
• AMI Audiobook Review Preview with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (28:09)

Links:

Kelly & Ramya, Double Tap Canada, About AMI-audio  

AMI Audiobook Review - Horror Movie episode

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

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Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance David Lepofsky is joining AMI Today after the AODA Alliance released a video detailing the accessibility barriers in the new Ontario courthouse that opened in downtown Toronto last year. 

Watch the full AODA Alliance video here.

Highlights:

• Coming Up with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:00)
• Introducing David Lepofsky (3:00)
• The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (3:30)
• Accessibility barriers in the new Ontario courthouse (8:44)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

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On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with contributors from shows around the AMI Audio network. 

Hear the leading headlines from The Globe & Mail, The Washington Post, and The Guardian! Plus, Double Tap stops by for a sneak peek of their show today! 

In the second half of the show, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance David Lepofsky joins the show. He and Jacob discuss the new Ontario courthouse which David is calling a “billion-dollar bungle.” You can listen to that interview here. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:25)
• The Washington Post with Mike Ross (7:47)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (15:03)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (17:20)
• Preview of Kelly & Ramya with Kelly MacDonald (23:22)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

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Host Jacob Shymanski speaks with contributors from across the AMI Audio network to preview what’s coming up on their shows today. 

Plus, we feature an episode of The Pulse, an AMI podcast hosted by Joeita Gupta titled Accessible Tech & Artificial Intelligence with Intel’s Darryl Adams. You can listen to the full episode here. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:52)
• The Pulse podcast preview with Ryan Delehanty (7:55)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (13:00)
• Kelly MacDonald shares a preview of Kelly & Ramya (22:50)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

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On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski is joined by hosts from other AMI shows to preview what’s coming up on the AMI Audio network today! 

Listen for the latest political news from The Globe & Mail and the Walrus magazine. Plus, Steven from Double Tap drops by with some breaking news from AppleVis! 

In the second half of the show, we had a Rapid Fire Review with Jeffrey Rainey. You can listen to that here. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (00:35)
• Macleans magazine with Amy Amantea (6:53)
• The Guardian with Mike Ross (13:47)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (19:05)
• Kelly & Ramya sneak peek with Kelly MacDonald (24:44)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

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Rabia Khedr is the National Director of Disability Without Poverty. She joined our host Jacob Shymanski to discuss the impact of the recently announced Canada Disability Benefit. 

They talk about what is really needed to lift Canadians with disability over the poverty line, barriers to accessing the benefit, and why the benefit still deserves to be celebrated despite its shortcomings.

Highlights 

• Coming up with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:00)
• The Canada Disability Benefit does not address the financial security of people with disability (3:05)
• Qualifications for the Canada Disability Benefit (4:02)
• The barriers to access the Canada Disability Benefit (6:08)
• Provincial and Federal funding for people with disabilities (8:04) 
• Is there time to change the regulations of the new benefit? (10:45)
• Bill C-22 is a historic legislation and should still be celebrated (12:08)
• What are some of the extra expenses that arise when living with a disability? (14:51)
• Lifting disabled people out of poverty is an investment in social capital (17:03)
• The categorization of disabilities denies people access to some programs (20:43)
• The Better the Benefit campaign (23:59)
• How does the benefit impact the Medical Assistance in Dying conversation (24:55)
• Disability Without Poverty (25:53)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

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On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI Audio with hosts from shows across the network. We’ll hear political headlines from the Globe & Mail and the Guardian, a sneak peek of what to expect on today’s edition of Kelly & Ramya, and the latest tech news from the guys on Double Tap! 

In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with National Director of Disability Without Poverty, Rabia Khedr about Bill C-22. You can listen to that interview here or watch it on YouTube. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:03)
• Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (7:30)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (12:43)
• Double Tap with Steven Scott (19:11)
• Preview of Kelly & Ramya (23:34)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

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• Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from across the AMI-Audio network preview what is coming up on their shows today! 

Get the latest headlines from the Globe & Mail and the Guardian, a preview of the newest Shaun of the Shed episode, plus some of the latest tech stories from Double Tap. 

You can listen to the Audiobook Review portion of the show here. 

Highlights:

• Show Introduction (00:00)
• The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (00:57)
• Podcast Preview with Ryan Delehanty (9:16)
• The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (14:50)
• Double Tap with Shaun Preece (20:39)

AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.

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About AMI

AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

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• Email [email protected]