We discuss a recent CBC news article that says there is a shortage of accessible tourism options in rural Nova Scotia. From the August 7, 2019 episode.

Jamie McCulloch from Rocky Mountain Adaptive tells us about Canada’s first para-alpine development team, which is starting in Banff, Alberta. We speak with Paralympian Heidi Peters, who will be representing Canada in the sitting volleyball tournament at this month’s Parapan Am Games in Lima, Peru. Donna Jodhan from Barrier-Free Canada tells us about the protests against recent cuts to legal aid funding in Ontario. We talk about that first robotic brain surgery in Ontario, intended to stop the seizures a teenage boy was experiencing. Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech shares the latest news in tech including a story on contact lenses that zoom in when you blink. It’s our weekly news quiz with our returning participant Karen Magee and guest participant Nisreen Abdel-Majid, our summer student. This is the August 6, 2019 episode.

Jamie McCulloch from Rocky Mountain Adaptive tells us about Canada’s first para-alpine development team, which is starting in Banff, Alberta. From the August 6, 2019 episode.

We speak with Paralympian Heidi Peters, who will be representing Canada in the sitting volleyball tournament at this month’s Parapan Am Games in Lima, Peru. From the August 6, 2019 episode.

Donna Jodhan from Barrier-Free Canada tells us about the protests against recent cuts to legal aid funding in Ontario. From the August 6, 2019 episode.

We talk about that first robotic brain surgery in Ontario, intended to stop the seizures a teenage boy was experiencing. From the August 6, 2019 episode.

Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech shares the latest news in tech including a story on contact lenses that zoom in when you blink. From the August 6, 2019 episode.

It’s our weekly news quiz with our returning participant Karen Magee and guest participant Nisreen Abdel-Majid, our summer student. From the August 6, 2019 episode.

We talk about whether it’s fair to draw a connection between video games and violence. We ask if Indigenous land acknowledgements are now so routine that they’ve become an empty gesture. We talk about the idea of “curing” disabilities, now that the emergence of CRISPR gene editing technology has pushed the boundaries of medical science further. We discuss a recent article from Wired magazine about how well Airbnb serves travelers with disabilities. Michael McNeely gives us a preview of the movie "A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood". It’s about the life of children’s television icon Mr. Rogers. Our colleague Greg David tells us about documentaries marking the 50th anniversary of Woodstock – including a film about Joni Mitchell. This is the August 2, 2019 episode.

We ask if Indigenous land acknowledgements are now so routine that they’ve become an empty gesture. From the August 2, 2019 episode.