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Do our pets need a regular bath and brushing? If so, how often should we be doing this? Vet Danielle Jongkind lets us know (7:29). How can we maintain good brain health? Frances Wong dives into this topic during our Wellness chat (23:29). We check in with Kelly MacDonald who’s at the 5th anniversary celebration at the CNIB Hub in London, Ontario (36:56). Are you looking to play blind hockey in Montreal? The Montreal Hiboux are always searching for players. Community Reporter, Mathie...

We get a sneak peek into the W. Ross MacDonald high school Year Book, the Audible Otter, featuring unique audio content from students. When might we see baseball this year? Brock Richardson dives into this topic in his sports report. We get a preview of tonight’s episode of AMI This Week with Bethany Deer, our Reporter in Edmonton. Our monthly Voices segment features twenty-year-old blind YouTuber, Jenna Brown Danielle McLaughlin and Abby Deshman, director of the Criminal Justice Pr...

How can we use Todoist to go into our goals for 2024 less stressed out? Mike Babcock joins us to tell us more (7:03). A baby owl was discovered in a family's Christmas tree. How on earth did it get there? Producer, Beth Deer tells us more (21:53). We speak with “mother hen” of the “Wheelie Peeps”, Bean Gill about her new show to air on AMI-tv, Push (36:28). Assistive technology entrepreneur Rebecca Rosenberg introduces us to her mobile app that benefits the low-vision community (51:...

Stories relating to a COVID-19 world for the disability community are being explored during seven AMI original documentaries, hosted by AMI This Week’s Bureau Reporters across the country; we talk to Beth Deer and Shelby Travers about two upcoming pieces.

Brock Richardson of The Neutral Zone brings us our weekly Sports Update. Edmonton TV Reporter Beth Deer tells us about Site Unseen, an AMI original documentary about her unique experience purchasing and renovating a home. Plus, A new Canadian poll shows 39% of professionals feel bored more than half their workday. We chat with Laura Grassia, a branch manager at Robert Half, about why people are feeling this way.

To kick off our Back to Basics week with the theme of Building Relationships and Support Networks, we’re joined by listener and President of Toronto Ski Hawks, Chris Wyvill. Keya Osborne and Madeline Relevski bring us the social aspects and implications of Fashion, especially when you can’t see as well as others or at all. Regaining confidence after acquiring a disability doesn’t happen overnight; TV Presenters Bethany Deer and Shelby Travers speak on their experiences rediscovering...

A Fort Saskatchewan couple is celebrating a doubly unique birth of daughter. Producer, Beth Deer has the details during our headlines segment.

Today’s Roundtable guest is Bethany Deer, our Bureau Reporter in Edmonton.

As the cold kicks in, we become mindful of the creatures that we share our backyards with; Susan Kerney shares suggestions on keeping our garden critters away from our homes, in a safe and respectful way. Michael Babcock joins us for our Accessing Android segment; he highlights the new Play Pass service, and previews the upcoming Google event in October. We meet Bethany Deer, our newest AMI Presenter based in Edmonton. She joins us to preview tonight’s episode of AMI This Week. Dav...

Each major release of iOS brings new features or improvements to the VoiceOver screen reader. Mike Feir dives into these changes. We talk with Fern Lulham about people pleasing and how it can impact our lives and our mental health. A Parkland school shooting survivor developed an app built on AI that helps people heal. We get more on The Buzz. Mary Mammoliti joins us with simple and easy tips to help make your Thanksgiving affordable and enjoyable. Laura Bain stops by to give us som...

Beth Deer joins us for a guide dog and service animal 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.

What makes a garden grow? Susan Kerney talks about this today, and we get into Pollinators and how they help. The W. Ross MacDonald School for the Blind just put on a play to kick off the New Year; we find out how the Communications students were involved. Our AMI Reporter from Edmonton, Bethany Deer, tells us about the huge home renovation being filmed by AMI-TV. On this month’s Voices segment, we speak with Brock Richardson, Host of AMI-audio’s Neutral Zone. On Know Your Rights, D...

For Michael Feir, the holiday season officially starts with a couple of audio events. They have become important traditions, and he tells us all about them. Could having a disability make us any more likely to be defensive? Fern Lulham dives into the psychology behind this. A woman can officially keep emotional support hens but wants the city to change backyard chicken rules. Mark Phoenix gobbles his way through this story on The Buzz. What upcoming seasonal events are taking place ...

JR Bjornson calls in from Red Deer, Alberta with his accessibility review of the Instant Digital Talking Thermometer. Our movie critic Amy Amantea calls in from Vancouver with her review of the Icelandic survival movie Arctic. Our colleague Jim Krysko calls in with news about a rescue in Saskatoon after a local man got lost in dangerous weather. Joeita Gupta, Michelle McQuigge, and Kevin Philipupillai join us for our weekly news panel. We discuss the news that Norway’s one-trillion-...

Greg David tells us what to expect when our reporter Beth Deer heads to BC for the AMI-tv show “Postcards from Vancouver Island.” From the March 6, 2020 show.