The Pulse

Claire Liu is a medical student at the University of British Columbia and Karen Firus is a health mentor with myalgic encephalomyelitis. They discuss their involvement with the UBC Interprofessional Health Mentors Program, an educational experience for students to collaborate with and understand mentors who have a close connection with a condition or a disability.

This is the November 1, 2018 episode.

AMI’s Greg David discusses AMI-tv’s new dating and disability series called ""There’s Something You Should Know.” We also hear from Patty De Guia, one of the daters who participated in the show. She shares her experiences disclosing her disability on a date.

This is the October 29, 2018 episode.

We share updates on a few past stories we’ve covered. First, we hear an excerpt from our interview with Hillary Scanlon, a Global Studies student at Wilfrid Laurier University. She discusses a protype she created to make waste, recycling and compost units accessible to people who are blind and partially sighted.

Second, we listen to an interview with Cym Gomery and David Kersey who represent Fair Vote Canada, an organization dedicated to bringing in a voting system of proportional representation to all levels of government in Canada. They explore how PR can be used to better represent Canada's diverse population and how it can lead to better public policy. And third, we reflect on an interview with Mike Svac for head coach Team USA’s blind hockey team.

This is the October 26, 2018 episode.

Ed Dubrovsky is the Managing Director of Cytelligence Inc., an organization that delivers informative cyber security consultation.

He chats with us about Cyber Security Awareness Month, online privacy and consumer trust.

This is the October 25, 2018 episode.

Lucas Haneman is a guitarist and lead singer of The Lucas Haneman Express. He chats with us about his upcoming benefit concert for tornado victims affected in Ottawa and Gatineau last month. And, he gives us a sneak peak of his new album due early next year.

This is the October 24, 2018 episode.

Mirella Amato is a beer specialist and certified Master Cicerone. She chats with us about beer appreciation, the multi-sensory experience of beer, and the explosion of local craft beer.

This is the October 23, 2018 episode

Scott Harper is a Canadian director and producer. He tells us about his new documentary “Spying on Animals” which takes a trip around the world to explore how camera technology is revolutionizing the way we study of nature.

This is the October 22, 2018 episode.

Frank Smith is the national coordinator of NEADS, the National Educational Association of Disabled Students. He discusses the purpose of their new report which explores need for accessibility and accommodation for post-secondary students in Canada.

This is the October 19, 2018 episode.

Anne Borden is the co-founder of Autistics for Autistics Ontario. She tells us about their new report to the UN Special Rapporteur on Health about Ontarians with autism.

This is the October 18, 2018 episode.

Elias El-Zein is co-host of 3 In The Key, a basketball podcast and TSN1200 radio show. He chats about the new NBA season and explores the potential for the Raptors while bouncing around the league.

This is the October 16, 2018 episode.