In honour of the recently announced rebranding of

the March of Dimes, we speak with Christine Spurling, co-ordinator of

the After Stroke program.

Next, because this is the 100th

anniversary of Insulin, and because November 14 is World Diabetes Day,

we dig into the archives to hear an address given to the East

Peterborough Lions Club in November of 2018 by Kalpa Pathak from

Diabetes Canada.

Following a week of no show, thanks to technology

gremlins, we begin by talking with Kim Kilpatrick from CCB’s Get

Together with Technology about how to download your QR code, both to

your phone, and onto a card for your wallet.

Next,

we chat with the executive director of Fighting Blindness Canada about

an upcoming fundraiser called Eye for The Cure, and the ongoing dispute

between Ontario’s Ministry of Health and the province’s optometrists.

October is International Dyslexia Awareness Month. We begin this episode by chatting with Alicia Smith, CEO of International Dyslexia Association Ontario in general, and specifically, about Read October.

Peterborough

is undergoing a 5-phase study about keeping Peterborough moving,

regardless of whether it’s traffic management, pedestrian traffic, or

bus transportation.  I speak with Vinod Soman, who reviews the five

phases for us.

And

finally, Laurie Stratton and Trevor Perreira chat with me about the

current state and future changes regarding Peterborough Transit.

We begin with a chat with Lynda Todd and her monthly feature entitled Simple Savings.  Because October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, Lynda has a look at many of the employment agencies in and around Peterborough that will assist people with disabilities in searching for employment for free.

Next,

excess weight isn’t good for many people with disabilities.  I chat

with Lucy Pitcher about an organization called TOPS—Take Off Pounds

Sensibly.

This

is the time of year when the Peterborough chapter of the CCB—Canadian

Council of The Blind does much of its fundraising.  Treasurer Aileen

Hill talks with me about the poinsettias, calendars, and jewelry

organizers which will make excellent Christmas gifts.

As we do each month, we start October off by chatting with Kim Kilpatrick, Co-ordinator of the Get Together with Technology program.  This time, we compare smart speakers.

October is Medication Safety Awareness for The Blind Month.  From her office in Palmetto, Florida, Jenna Reed of Envision America describes and demonstrates a device and an app called ScripTalk, both of which will read prescription bottles for people who are blind.

Finally,

I chat with Caitlin Bruce, Eastern Ontario lead for CNIB’s Peer Support

Program, which is now being referred to as Adjustment to Vision Loss.

First, for the benefit of our new listeners, we

listen to a demonstration done by BC’s Albert Ruelle of Be My Eyes and

AIRA.  Both apps can be used to summon assistance if no one with sight

is nearby, but Be My Eyes is manned by volunteers and is free, while

AIRA is run by trained professionals and is not free.

I finish off the program by relating my less than satisfactory voting experience in the Fall, 2021 federal election.

We begin the program by chatting with Lynda Todd

about Simple Savings.  This month, Lynda discusses coupon clipping, and

finding websites that offer items for free, or close to it.

September

is Blood Cancer Awareness Month.  Our second chat from September, 2020

is with Neda Pajuman from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  It deals

with the prevalence of such blood diseases as leukemit, Hodgkin’s

lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

September

14 was World Alzheimer Awareness Day.  We finish the program by fishing

back into the archives, and listening to a large excerpt of an

interview with Sarah Cook from the Peterborough office of the

Alzheimer’s Society of Canada.

First, on our monthly feature called Get Together

with Kim, which had to be postponed for a week because of Labour Day, I

chat with Kim Kilpatrick from Get Together with Technology in Ottawa

about both the accessibility of the actual voting process.  We also

chatted briefly about important pieces of technology to have on hand to

have on hand for a new school year.

Next, I speak with Alec Denys, the local Accessibility Communications Officer for Elections Canada.

We begin with the latest news on coverage of the

upcoming Paralympic Games that will be supplied by Accessible Media

Inc.—AMI in co-operation with CBC.

Next,

I speak with two-time Paralympian and Peterborough native Cody Caldwell

before he leaves for his wheelchair rugby tournament in Tokyo.

Finally,

I chat with Larry Gassman from Fullerton, California about an old-time

radio marathon scheduled for Saturday, August 28.

First, Doug Earle, Executive Director of Fighting

Blindness Canada speaks with us about various ongoing projects and

fundraising activities, not the least of which is Ride for Sight.

Next,

Frank Hewitt and Mike Brioux from the East Peterborough Lions Club tell

us how recycling pill bottles, eye glasses, and hearing aids can

benefit people around the world.  I talk about a daily podcast which

I’ll be doing during the Paralympic Games because the TV coverage is so

poor compared to what the coverage of the Olympics was, and play a promo

for the podcast.  Finally, I dig back into the archives for a chat with

Leslie Yee who demonstrates a device called E-sight.