We’ll talk about the use of the word ‘genocide’ in the final report from the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. We’ll discuss a recent report about the sad state of Canada’s plastic recycling industry. And we’ll finish off our news panel with a debate about the pros and cons of banning dodgeball in schools. We’ll introduce Beth Deer, the new AMI-tv reporter in Edmonton, and her guide dog Patronus. Michael McNeely joins us in our Toronto studio to preview t...
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Gardener Susan Kerney features the hardy Hellebore, who blooms in late winter or very early spring in our climate.
Google’s latest AI video generator can render cute animals in implausible situations. John Biehler has the details on our App Update.
Could there be a cure for hearing loss? Gene therapies are getting closer. Beth Deer tells us more on The Buzz.
The Super Bowl takes place in Las Vegas this Sunday with San Francisco battling Kansas City. Brock Richardson sets the stage ...
By Beth Deer
Have you ever felt like few people take action when it comes to making the world more accessible?
Christian Bagg took his accessibility issues into his own hands when he received his first wheelchair. Christian, being a very tall man, realized that wheelchairs weren’t built for people his height. This fueled a fire inside of him to not only start building his own wheelchairs, but adaptive bikes too.
This is how the Bowhead Reach was born. The bike has enhanced the lives...
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...
How can we protect kids from developing problems with gambling? Grant Hardy discusses this on his headlines segment.
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.
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.
There are a few audio described theatre perfo...
We have our monthly Collections & Hobbies segment with Beth Deer who tells us about her extremely massive family .
I would honestly say this is one of my favourite segments we’ve ever filmed for AMI This Week.
Maricar Marquez is a deafblind runner from New York and let me tell you, she’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever spoken to. Maricar was born deaf and slowly lost her sight later on in life; I have so much admiration for her and what she has accomplished.
As Maricar is unable to talk, she has a translator who would sign to her in a tactile form and then tell me what Maricar was s...
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...
Edmonton’s Bethany Deer previews tonight’s episode of AMI This Week; we discuss her feature on questions blind people get asked a lot.
On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock introduces us to a new podcast directory, the world of Discord, and familiarizes us with Twitter Spaces.
It's trade deadline day in the NHL. Brock Richardson gets us up to date with all the trades that have gone down.
Bethany Deer, AMI Reporter in Edmonton, joins us to preview an upcoming feature on AMI This Week, on Dustin Ritter.
There’s a new engaging social robot playmate that helps children with autism learn and practice new social, emotional,...
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.
Community reporter Elizabeth Mohler gives details about the CoMotion Deaf and Disability Arts Festival in Toronto. The festival is currently running now until May 1st, at the Harbourfront Centre located at 235 Queens Quay West
She also describes some upcoming alumni reunions at W. Ross Macdonald school in Brantford, Ontario. Reunion runs May 27-29 and the deadline to register is May 15
• If you paid in 2020, your registration is still valid.
• For those who cannot atten...
By Beth Deer
What was your favourite subject in school? For me it was art or music. I absolutely hated English and science because there was always so much writing involved.
For this week’s AMI This Week segment, I am joined by Alan Nursell, the CEO of Telus World of Science Edmonton to show me some hands-on science experiments.
When this segment was first proposed, I was really anxious because as I just said, science wasn’t my thing. Once I found out it was physical experiments, I...
On our monthly Voices segment, we chat with the newest member to our Kelly and Ramya team, Beth Deer.
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...
By Beth Deer
This story is an awesome one.
Rocky Mountain Adaptive, based in Canmore, Alberta, makes recreational mountain sports accessible to everyone by adapting equipment and techniques of the sports to suit each individual.
I wish I’d have known about this incredible organization when I first moved to Canada. I spent a lot of time in the Canmore area, and would have loved to try out some of the programs they offer. They provide training in a wide variety of sports, such as ski...
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.
Michael Feir is here to tell us about a BBC radio show which explores the intersection of technology and supernatural strangeness.
A stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium. Grant Hardy has more on this remarkable development on What in the World
Beth Deer joins us on The Buzz to talk about a blind penguin who’s managed to adopt one of his friends as his guide penguin.
What are some common kitchen mistakes and how can we correct them? Mary Mammoliti gi...
What’s going on with our friends from W. Ross MacDonald School? We find out with Jesse and Owen, as they chat with us from home. Brock Richardson revisits the 2017 ALDS playoff game that was recently broadcast on Sportsnet. We check in with Bethany Deer, our AMI Reporter in Edmonton. AMI Vancouver Reporter Grant Hardy joins us on this month’s Voices segment, where we get to know his passions, pet peeves, and what’s important to him. We’re starting to hear about technologies and surv...