Reflections

By Accessible Media Inc.

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April 22, 2026Exploring Accessible Education: The Case of the Province of Ontario - Part 2
Students are being forgotten about in classrooms, schools are sending kids with disabilities home, and school board Trustees are being removed and replaced with representatives from the government. These are ongoing issues in Ontario's publicly funded education system. How are these changes from the current government to cut funds to school boards and special education departments affecting students, teachers, and parents?
Joeita Gupta seeks out the answers in this two-part episode.
In part 1, Joeita spoke with David Lepofsky, chair of the Toronto District School Board Special Education Committee. We also heard from Nora Green, a representative of Inclusion Action Ontario and a parent to two children with disabilities.
This time, Joeita sits with two employees at Ontario school boards to get a better idea of how these changes affect classrooms and class ratios, and hears what needs to change at the government level to positively impact classrooms.
Martha Hradowy, President of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and education worker, shares how some of her members have reacted to these changes, and gives us insights into how school board budgets work.
David Lepofsky urges you to write to [email protected] and tell them to reinstate school board trustees to maintain local democracy in Ontario’s public education system. For more information, visit aodaalliance.org/education
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.
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April 21, 2026Accessible Language Learning: Languages at Work
Grant Hardy continues his multilingual journey with a look at languages on the job.
Youssef Mohammad returns to discuss his career as a Medical Interpreter at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Qjinti Isabel is a Professor of Conference Interpreting at Toronto's York University. She discusses her experiences with accessible Conference Interpreting. Plus, being a language enthusiast, she shares tips on how we can get started with language learning.
Let's learn about languages at work, and how you can build a successful, accessible career using your multilingual skills.
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.
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26min
April 16, 2026Exploring Accessible Education: The Case of the Province of Ontario - Part 1
Students are being forgotten about in classrooms, schools are sending kids with disabilities home, and school board Trustees are being removed and replaced with representatives from the government. These are ongoing issues in Ontario's publicly funded education system. How are these changes from the current government to cut funds to school boards and special education departments affecting students and their families?
Joeita Gupta seeks out the answers in this two-part episode.
In Part 1, we hear from David Lepofsky, Chair of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Special Education Advisory Committee. David explains all of the recent changes and how they affect TDSB.
Nora Green is a representative of Inclusion Action Ontario and a parent to two children with disabilities. Nora shares how the removal of school board trustees impacts the parents of kids with disabilities and a shocking revelation of where the special education department is ranked on the Ministry of Education’s priority list.
David Lepofsky urges you to write to [email protected] and tell them to reinstate school board trustees to maintain local democracy in Ontario’s public education system. For more information, visit aodaalliance.org/education
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+
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29min
April 15, 2026Where Did the Circus Go: Describing the Changing Spectacle
How do you feel about the circus? Is it a magical, nostalgic memory where the audience cheers and the children jump with excitement? Or is it something you never fully came to appreciate?
Kelly MacDonald wants to know where the circus came from, what it is at the moment, and where it's headed.
Steve Peters gives us a historical rundown of the circus, the fantastic and the dark. Dancer and Aerialist Kirsten Rowe takes us behind the scenes and gives us a dose of circus performance reality. We explore what it's like to describe the circus to a blind and low vision audience with Amy Amantea of VocalEye and Audio Describer JJ Hunt.
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.
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26min
April 14, 2026The Tipping Point: Why We Feel Pressured to Tip Everywhere
Tipping, it’s something many of us do without thinking. But what’s really behind this cultural norm? Nisreen Abdel-Majid explores the psychological pressures and social expectations that shape how and why we tip.
We hear from Brody Robinson, a server at the Singing Chef in London, Ontario, who shares what tipping looks like from the front lines of the service industry.
Dr. Cortney Norris brings us the service professional’s perspective, drawing on her review titled “50+ Years of Restaurant Tipping Research,” and what it reveals about power dynamics between customers and workers.
Dr. William Michael Lynn, author of The Psychology of Tipping, helps us unpack why we tip, even when service doesn’t meet expectations.
From real-life experiences to decades of research, let's take a closer look at what happens when the bill arrives.
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.
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26min
April 09, 2026The Strength of the Ballot: Why Accessible Voting Matters
Is inaccessible voting a direct violation of people’s rights? Is accessible voting the key to ensuring more citizens are engaged in their municipal, provincial, and federal politics? New Brunswickers are going to the polls to cast their votes on May 11, 2026, and Elections
New Brunswick is excited to share new accessibility features available for members of the community. Joeita Gupta explores these offerings and expands on the issue of accessible voting.
Chief Electoral Office Kim Poffenroth joins Joeita to explain the accessibility measures available for citizens in New Brunswick.
Sarah Blahovec is a Disability Civic Engagement Expert based in Virginia and offers her perspective on how accessible voting measures are essential to the premise of democracy and ensures access to civil engagement. Jeff Overmars from the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission joins Joeita to talk about how accessible voting is critical to the disability community’s voice being heard.
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+
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29min
April 08, 2026Accessible Language Learning: From Grammar to Culture
Whether you’re a student, professional, or you just love languages, come along on this multilingual journey. Grant Hardy hears from hobbyists and pros alike as we tackle language learning from an accessibility perspective.
Youssef Mohammad is a Professional Conference and Community Arabic-English interpreter. He discusses his bilingual experiences both at a school for the blind and in mainstream education.
Carolyn Cresswell is an Instructor at the W. Ross School for the Blind in Brantford, Ontario. She shares her experiences teaching English to newcomers to Canada.
Ariana Noughira is passionate about language learning; we learn how she’s picked up languages like Japanese and Russian on her own.
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+
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28min
April 02, 2026Connecting Communities: The Broadening of Connect4Life
There are many ways to find your community. Sometimes, you find community through shared interest or proximity, like school or your neighbourhood gym. Other communities are carefully and thoughtfully put together by connecting passionate people.
In this episode, Kelly MacDonald highlights one of those passionate, expanding communities.
For the last 12 years, Connect4Life, has been offering training programs for persons with disabilities in Canada. The organization is now expanding its programming into South Africa. Sharing knowledge and experience with like-minded people.
Melanie Taddeo, President and CEO of Connect4Life, tells Kelly about the history of Connect4Life and its expansion into South Africa.
Mr. Tap is a disability advocate in South Africa, and runs Skills Village Radio, a station creating programming for and with persons with disabilities.
Kelly also speaks to Steven Christianson, a Connect4Life board member who was instrumental in the global expansion of the organization.
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+
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29min
April 01, 2026Access in Families: When Accessibility Becomes About Belonging
We talk a lot about accessibility in public spaces, but some of the hardest conversations don’t happen there. They happen in private, with family and friends. And unfortunately, they happen in the spaces that we are supposed to feel the safest.
In this episode, Beth Deer along with her two guests, Disability Inclusion Expert Bean Gill and Registered Clinical Counsellor Dan Spring, unpack what happens when accessibility becomes negotiable with family and friends. Dan and Bean offer their perspectives on how quickly our family and friends’ boundaries can turn into something deeper and make us feel like we don’t belong.
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+
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23min
March 31, 2026Reclaiming Adventure: Lynn Jensen's Travel Story
Nisreen Abdel-Majid dives into Lynn Jensen’s journey of losing her sight and finding her way back to the world through travel.
After sudden vision loss at 27, Lynn faced the emotional and practical realities of starting over, learning new ways to navigate, rebuilding confidence, and making the life-changing decision to work with a guide dog she never wanted.
Through conversations with Lynn and her rehabilitation specialist, Rochelle De Vries, we explore what sudden vision loss can feel like, the challenges of mobility training, and how instructors support people as they regain independence.
We also hear from Lynn’s twin sister, whose perspective offers an intimate look at their bond and what it meant to witness such a profound life shift up close.
This is a story about reclaiming a sense of adventure on your own terms.
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+
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28min

FAQs about Reflections:

How many episodes does Reflections have?

The podcast currently has 99 episodes available.