The Pulse

Daniella Briotto Faustino is a PhD student in information technology with the Creative Interactions Lab at Carleton University. She discusses findings from an online survey she co-produced to better understand how the blind and partially sighted community protect their smart devices.

This is the December 10th 2018 episode.

Dr. Michael Fralick is a general internist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He shares findings from a new study he led at University of Toronto that looks at the association between concussions and the risk of suicide.

This is the December 6, 2018 episode.

Natalie Foster is the co-chair and co-founder of the Economic Security Project. She discusses the impact of economic inequality on society and describes the positive outcomes of guaranteed income.

This is the December 5, 2018 episode.

Jari Osborne is a filmmaker based in Toronto. She discusses her latest documentary “Picture This” which follows disability awareness consultant Andrew Gurza on his quest to make sex and disability part of the public discourse.

This is the December 4, 2018 epsiode.

In celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we speak with Heather Lacey, executive director of Citizen Advocacy Ottawa. She tells us about their advocacy work with the disability community and describes some of their programs and support services.

We also speak to Joël Dazé, an artistic excellence finalist for this year’s Celebration of People Awards in partnership with Citizen Advocacy Ottawa. He tells us about his work as a composer and mentor to other students who are blind and partially sighted.

This is the December 3, 2018 episode.

We meet AMI Community Reporter Michelle Jorgensen in Kelowna, BC. She discusses her concerns with tuition affordability as a student with vision loss and shares her passion for martial arts. She also describes a recent incident of mistreatment in a service industry and describes how situations like this could be prevented.

This is the November 30, 2018 episode.

Dr. Emily Paradis is a researcher and human rights advocate. She discusses the loss of single-room occupancies in North America and explores the need for protection through community action and municipal policies.

This is the November 29, 2018 episode.

Community reporter J.R. Bjornson discusses his journey from radio, to YouTube and now, standup comedy. He also describes the key elements to good material and drops a few jokes along the way.

This is the November 28, 2018 episode.

There has been some evolution in the way we talk about disability. Some words have a become a no-go and others have fallen into a disputes grey area. So, when we talk about blindness, low vision, legally blind, partially sighted, etc., what are we really talking about? And, who is to tell you which term you prefer?

AMI-tv bureau reporters Shelby Travers, Grant Hardy and Laura Bain discuss the relationship between language, disability and identity.

This is the November 26, 2018 episode.

Ahead of AMI TV's live described broadcast of the Grey Cup on Sunday, Terry Tam from the Hot Sauce Sports Podcast previews a busy weekend in Football.  We talk about the slate of NFL games on Thanksgiving and the CFL's Championship Game.  We also talk about a greater diversity in Canadian sports talk. This is the November 21, 2018 episode.