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Full Show – Episode 853

Season 2 Episode 853 | Posted on: July 30, 2019

Episode Description

Concordia University is releasing an inclusive innovation guide to help event-planners design accessible events. We speak with Charmaine Lyn from Concordia’s office of community engagement. Our environmental expert Lawrence Gunther tells us about the effects of another algae bloom in Lake Erie. Donna Jodhan tells us about the advocacy efforts that laid the groundwork for improved accessibility at major airports. We discuss one mother’s angry rant about the number of childless millennials at Disney World. Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech tells us about efforts to use a gene-editing technique called CRISPR to treat an inherited form of blindness. Our colleagues Andy Frank and Karen Magee join us for our weekly news quiz. This is the July 30, 2019 episode.

Episode Description

Concordia University is releasing an inclusive innovation guide to help event-planners design accessible events. We speak with Charmaine Lyn from Concordia’s office of community engagement. Our environmental expert Lawrence Gunther tells us about the effects of another algae bloom in Lake Erie. Donna Jodhan tells us about the advocacy efforts that laid the groundwork for improved accessibility at major airports. We discuss one mother’s angry rant about the number of childless millennials at Disney World. Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech tells us about efforts to use a gene-editing technique called CRISPR to treat an inherited form of blindness. Our colleagues Andy Frank and Karen Magee join us for our weekly news quiz. This is the July 30, 2019 episode.