Authored on July 12, 2023In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: David Simpson tells you all about the “Vision 2023” conference in Denver, Colorado (13:36). And community reporter Derek Lackey gives you the scoop on the 2023 World Police and Fire Games in Winnipeg (28:24).
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Episode 504
Keywords: david simpson, 2023 world police, derek lackey, fire games, now with dave brown, vision 2023
Authored on July 12, 2023 Authored on July 12, 2023Today on the show, Steven and Shaun talk about Braille and Steven’s dive into the world of dots. The pair chat about the benefits of learning Braille and why hard copy Braille is better in the early years of learning as opposed to using Braille displays. Steven also shares his thoughts on the best ways to get started in learning and Shaun questions why there are so few resources to get started.
There are also lots of comments around the unofficial "Grade 3" Braille code and chats about how useful it really can be, plus there is sympathy from listener Harry for Mary’s query about making Braille cells larger and more spaced apart. And our good friend Greg from Pennsylvania chimes in with his thoughts on the subject of blind pride - is that really a thing?
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Episode 510
Keywords: steven scott, braille, news, double tap, grade 3 braille code, blind pride, accessibility, shaun preece, tech
Authored on July 12, 2023AMI is thrilled to announce the launch of the groundbreaking new AMI-tv series, Access Tech Live. Slated to debut on Thursday, September 14, at Noon Eastern, Access Tech Live is a live weekly broadcast that promises an interactive experience for viewers and the ability to cover technology news as it unfolds.
Authored on July 12, 2023Today on NOW with Dave Brown:
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Authored on July 11, 2023The Town of Trenton in Nova Scotia has its Annual Fun Fest kickoff today. Community Reporter Julie Martin tells us all about it (0:00). AMI Podcast Coordinator, Ryan Delehanty stops by to tell us about the newest edition of Low Vision Moments with Jennie Bovard (11:48). We have our monthly Collections & Hobbies segment. Today our guest is Producer, Grant Hardy to talk Old-Time Radio (26:28).
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Episode 3237
Keywords: low vision moments, fun fest, community report, nova scotia, julie martin, trenton, old-time radio e1498, collections, ryan delehanty, jennie bovard, grant hardy
Authored on July 11, 2023What should we know about boarding a pet? Are pet sitters a good idea? We discuss this and more with Danielle Jongkind (7:18). Wellness contributor Frances Wong stops by to talk about some natural ways that we can recover if we’ve gotten too much sun (21:42). Author Sam Gopinathan tells us about his book “Communicating is Caring”, discussing effective care for our aging population (36:39).
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Episode 3236
Keywords: travel, vet, book, aging population e1497, dr. danielle jongkind, cat, dog, sam gopinathan, sunburn
Authored on July 11, 2023In the second hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech gives you details about Wimbledon's 5G headsets for tennis fans who are blind and partially sighted (8:29). Plus, Meagan competes against Amanda Shekarchi and Elysia Yardley in another edition of the weekly news quiz (28:37)!
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Episode 503
Keywords: meagan gillmore, tennis, elysia yardley, nelson rego, news, amanda shekarchi, wimbledon's 5g headsets, quiz, cool blind tech
Authored on July 11, 2023In the first hour of NOW with Dave Brown: Karen Wirsig from the Environmental Defence explores the environmental impact of excessive plastic packaging in grocery stores (14:39). Meagan Gillmore dives into the first independent review of the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act (27:29). And community reporter Milena Khazanavicius tells you about this year’s TD Halifax Jazz Festival (45:31)!
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Episode 502
Keywords: meagan gillmore, milena khazanavicius, accessibility act, grocery stores, karen wirsig, plastic packaging, environment defence, jazz festival, community reporter, td halifax
