This week, Joeita speaks to disability activist Catherine Frazee, about her new book "Dispatches from Disabled Country" which charts the evolution of Catherine's writing and thinking over the years. This is the October 7, 2023 edition

Catherine Frazee: Dispatches from Disabled Country

The Pulse is a podcast discussing issues impacting the disability community across Canada on AMI-audio. Host Joeita Gupta, who is blind, also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.

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Joeita previews Season 5 of AMI-tv's "Postcards from..." with the show’s new host, Author & Artist Christa Couture. Christa discusses her travels to various parts of Canada, the challenges of travelling with a prosthetic, and the joy of exploring new places with all 5 senses.

Exploring Accessible Travel with Christa Couture

Joeita discusses tips and tricks for blind home cooks with Renee Rentmeester, executive producer of the "Cooking Without Looking" TV show and podcast. She shares safety tips as well as accessible tricks of the trade.

Cooking Without Looking: Tips for the Blind Chef

Joeita speaks with Kate Mann, Associate Professor Cornell University's Sage School of Philosophy & Author of "Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia," which draws on personal experience & rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it.

Unshrinking: Facing Fatphobia - Kate Manne

Joeita speaks to Danielle Kaftarian, Executive Director of the Period Purse, about menstrual equity and what needs to change to ensure that all people who menstruate have access to period products.

Addressing Period Poverty

Joeita speaks to financial advisor Ron Malis about estate planning and financial management for a child with a disability.

Catherine Frazee: Dispatches from Disabled Country

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