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A baby owl was discovered in a family's Christmas tree. How on earth did it get there? Producer, Beth Deer tells us more.
Vet clinics hang signs outside so people can find them, and some have decided to incorporate a sense of humour about it. Vet Danielle Jongkind shares some of the laughter that her colleagues around North America have thought up for us to enjoy. This year, ORBIS’ annual Plane Pull for Sight event has taken a fun virtual turn; Orbis CEO Lisa McKeen joins us with the details. Stories relating to a COVID-19 world for the disability community are being explored during seven AMI original ...
On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock reminds us about Leasey, a helpful tool for JAWS screen-reader users. The NHL Final is set. Brock Richardson gives us a preview in his sports report. Edmonton AMI Reporter Bethany Deer highlights the final feature of Birthing Blind, on AMI This Week. Community Reporter Kim Hovey highlights the Yukon WILD school curriculum kicking off in 2022. We flip through quirky stories from around the globe with Jeff Ryman, on What in the World. On Know Your Rig...
From Paralympians to Prince Edward Island, community happenings to coroners, job hunting to James Bond, AMI-tv's fall schedule has something for everyone. Hosted by Paralympian Greg Westlake, Level Playing Field debuts on Monday, September 7, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. The AMI original series highlights and celebrates the power of sport by introducing audiences to the athletes, community groups, healthcare professionals and grassroots innovators who demonstrate a desire to help drive p...
Edmonton Reporter Bethany Deer previews the upcoming AMI-TV Special, Postcards from Vancouver Island.
Hosts Victoria Nolan Victoria is a three-time Paralympian and World Champion in rowing, who has won seven medals for Canada including Bronze in Rio. She is also an author, motivational speaker and Director on the CNIB’s National Board. She was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at the age of 18. She lives in Toronto with her husband, two children and superstar guide dog Alan! Follow Victoria on Twitter: @blindrower Bureau Reporters Laura Bain - Halifax Laura is a graduate of Sai...
Games are a great way to pass the time and become familiar with new technology. Michael Feir tells us about an accessible, award-winning, free Game called Dice World, available on Android and iOS. Fern Lulham shares her perspectives on how people with disabilities are being affected by COVID-19 in the UK. The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020. W...
We meet Bethany Deer, our newest AMI Presenter based in Edmonton. She joins us to preview tonight’s episode of AMI This Week.
Michael Babcock features the latest on the Mosen At Large podcast, where blind and low vision iOS users discuss the most recent Apple Event. Could this be the year the LA Dodgers win the World Series? Brock Richardson explains in his sports report. Edmonton’s Bethany Deer previews tonight’s episode of AMI This Week; we discuss her feature on questions blind people get asked a lot. Two friends have been collecting and exchanging pumpkin memorabilia for a very long time! Chyvonne Emil...
On our weekly roundtable, we’re joined by producer and on-air presenter, Beth Deer.
Our AMI Reporter from Edmonton, Bethany Deer, tells us about the huge home renovation being filmed by AMI-TV.
A Fort Saskatchewan couple is celebrating a doubly unique birth of daughter. Producer, Beth Deer has the details during our headlines segment (6:57). What was the first sitcom on television? Greg David Answers this question as we dive into a brief history lesson on the birth of the television sitcom (22:06). On The Buzz with Bill, Bill Shackleton tells us how lack of affordable housing in a Los Angeles neighborhood has inspired activism and art (36:31). We’re joined by Saint John Co...
Today, Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) unveiled its AMI-tv schedule for the 2019 fall broadcast season, with a lineup of compelling new and returning AMI originals, exciting programs available in described video and perennial favourites. For the first time in AMI-tv history, all original programming will air in the coveted 8 p.m. timeslot from Monday to Friday. AMI This Week kicks it all off on September 9 at 8 p.m. ET. Season eight of the weekly magazine show—featuring host Victoria No...
Reporters Meagan Gillmore and Michelle McQuigge join Dave for our weekly news panel. They talk about who gets paid sick days and who doesn't, about two provincial governments pushing to create protest-free zones, and whether we should get rid of the seasonal time change. In the second hour of the show, our film critic Michael McNeely previews the new Mulan movie. We hear how the Texas School for the Deaf is launching two apps to protect students in emergency situations. And Gre...
We have our weekly roundtable with Producer, Beth Deer.
How can we protect kids from developing problems with gambling? Grant Hardy discusses this on his headlines segment (8:25). Taylor Swift will be performing a four-night stint in Japan just before boyfriend Travis Kelce's Super Bowl game in Las Vegas, can she make it? Corinne Van Dusen lets us know on our Entertainment Report (22:11). A Newfoundland man’s quest to find the best fish and chips has gone viral. Beth Deer tells us all about it on The Buzz (38:02). There are a few audio d...
iOS 17.2 is releasing soon, what is the biggest update coming? Michael Babcock lets us know (7:03). Why do traumatic memories affect the brain so much more than positive memories do? Grant Hardy discusses this in his headlines segment (21:56). Mind Your Own Business returns Wednesday, January 3, at 9 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv and AMI+. We speak with Kelly Bron Johnson about her role on the season as a mentor (36:40). There’s a free concert series at Vancouver’s most beautiful—and inclu...
Edmonton AMI Reporter Bethany Deer highlights the final feature of Birthing Blind, on AMI This Week.
Today on NOW with Dave Brown, community reporter Elizabeth Mohler gives details about the CoMotion Deaf and Disability Arts Festival in Toronto. Environmental contributor Lawrence Gunther describes the race to manufacture long-lasting batteries for electric vehicles. For a second dose of community reports, J.R. Bjornson in Red Deer, Alberta shares his experience attending a movie camp for people with disabilities by the L.G. Barnes Society. Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech discusses ...
Today, Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) unveiled its AMI-tv schedule for the 2020 fall broadcast season, with a lineup of exciting new and returning AMI originals available in described video for the blind and partially sighted community in Canada. AMI original productions are the centrepiece of the schedule, broadcast in the coveted 8 p.m. timeslot from Monday to Friday. The previously announced AMI original Level Playing Field debuts on Monday, September 7, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. Hosted...