Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2022 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. The program, which launched in 2012, is open to Canadian students with a disability enrolled in a diploma or degree program at a Canadian post-secondary school.
Two scholarships valued at $5,000 each are awarded annually to students with a disability, one in English and one in French. Additionally, each recipient receives a Queen size Tempur-Pedic ProAdapt mattress, ...
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TORONTO, April 23, 2024 — Be Loud. Be Disabled. Be Squeaky. AMI is pleased to announce that Season 1 of The Squeaky Wheel: Canada will debut Monday, June 24, at 9 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv and AMI+.
Based on Steven Verdile’s popular web publication The Squeaky Wheel and produced by Hitsby Entertainment, The Squeaky Wheel: Canada is an eight-episode satirical, half-hour news format which pokes fun at the ableist society people with disabilities face every day.
Directed by Lucy Belgum a...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that Isabella Federigi, Director of Programming for AMI-télé has been promoted to Vice-President, Programming and Production for the French service.
A veteran in the broadcast industry, Federigi joined AMI-télé last April and was instrumental in ensuring the channel’s successful launch on December 16, 2014.
“This is a well-deserved promotion,” explains David Errington, AMI President and CEO. “Isabella is a consummate professional with a tr...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2021 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. The program, which launched in 2012, is open to Canadian students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at a Canadian post-secondary school. Two scholarships valued at $5,000 each are awarded annually to students with a disability, one in English and one in French.
The recipients of this year’s AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship are Rebecca Nicol of Barrie, ON,...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that it will air a new original series that addresses the question: just how accessible are some of Canada’s major cities?
The four-part special, entitled Access Unlimited, is produced in partnership with Summerhill Media Inc. and travels across the country with stops in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax. Each 30-minute episode follows three local residents and examines their daily routine – everything from their commute to work, to...
TORONTO, November 28, 2023 — Be Loud. Be Disabled. Be Squeaky. AMI is pleased to announce the cast, writing and producing teams for The Squeaky Wheel: Canada.
Based on Steven Verdile’s popular web publication The Squeaky Wheel and produced by Hitsby Entertainment, The Squeaky Wheel: Canada is a satirical, half-hour news format which pokes fun at the ableist society people with disabilities face every day.
Presented by Canada’s top writers and performers from the disability community...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that Challenges and Change, hosted by legendary broadcaster Craig Oliver will return for a second season on AMI-tv beginning March 8. Challenges and Change is an interview based program that pairs host Craig Oliver with Canadians who have inspired change and helped reshape the perception of ability.
After a successful first season, AMI-tv is pleased to offer an expanded second season with 15 30-minute episodes. Veteran host Craig Oliver of...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that Robert Pearson, the organization’s recently designated Accessibility Officer, has been appointed as a representative on one of the subcommittees overseen by the Federal Communications Commission’s Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) in the United States.
The subcommittee to which Robert has been appointed will focus on video programming access and will cover initiatives including Closed Captioning, Described Video programming, access ...
Today, AMI unveiled its AMI-tv schedule for the 2023-24 fall broadcast season, with a lineup of exciting new and returning AMI originals available in described video for the blind, partially sighted and disability community in Canada.
In addition to new seasons of AMI-tv’s live daily shows, NOW with Dave Brown and Kelly and Ramya, AMI invites viewers to join host Bobbi Janzen for a new crop of accessible exercises in Healthy at Home, engage in technology conversations through Access...
Web accessibility is an inclusive practice that refers to making websites accessible for people of all abilities. When websites, applications and the tools used to display them are correctly designed, developed and edited all users can have equal access to information and functionality. Equal access and opportunity is imperative as the web is an integral part of today’s society and helps people of all abilities feel connected to the world around them.
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Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is thrilled to announce that season four of its series Canada in Perspective, produced by Varner Productions Limited, has won the 2016 Academy of Canadian Film and Television’s Diversity Award. It will be presented at the Canadian Screen Awards Television & Digital Media Gala on Tuesday, March 8 in Toronto. The Academy’s Diversity Award, sponsored by Playback, recognizes excellence and the racial and cultural diversity in Canada.
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Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that it has partnered with the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) to administer its annual scholarship program.
Entering its fourth year, the AMI Scholarship program has seen significant success and offered much needed financial assistance to students with a disability. In 2015, AMI will introduce the AMI Scholarship program to the French market and offer both bursaries to students with a disability. “Through our...
Summer at Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is hotter than ever! Today, AMI-tv unveiled new and returning original series and documentary programming to entertain and inform Canadians of all abilities in the coming months.
It all begins with the Season 3 return of the Canadian Screen Award-nominated By Hook or By Cook, as Bruce Cook and his friend, Christian Bagg, tackle their biggest adventure yet.
The new AMI-tv series Blind Trust: A Guide Dog’s Journey tells the story of the CNIB Guide...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is pleased to announce the launch of its annual AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the scholarship program providing financial assistance to students with a disability.
Effective today, AMI is accepting applications for the AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. The application process concludes Monday, May 31, at 5 p.m. Eastern. Information and eligibility requirements for the 2021 AMI Scholarship program...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that its cooking show with an accessibility twist, Four Senses, will kick off season three on Thursday, January 14 at 7:30 p.m. on AMI-tv. For the first time, fans are invited to visit AMI’s Facebook page during the broadcast to stream the episode and participate in a live question and answer session hosted by Four Senses’ very own celebrity Christine Ha.
Four Senses is a unique cooking show produced by AMI in partnership with Varner Produ...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that its AMI-audio channel will kick off 2015 with a new weekly program called The Guardian This Week. Hosted by veteran broadcaster Jim Van Horne, this one hour program will feature a compilation of the most current news stories from around the globe. From hard-hitting news and investigative pieces to light-hearted, human interest stories The Guardian This Week will offer a wide variety of engaging content delivered by world-renowned jour...
When a gay party boy’s estranged small-town best friend shows up expecting him to play baby daddy, even a lover who is partially sighted and an imaginary drag queen can’t stop his womb envy.
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI), in partnership with Border2Border Entertainment and OUTtv, is thrilled to reveal the debut date of the web series Womb Envy on AMI.ca, the AMI-tv App and OUTtv.com.
The first two episodes of Womb Envy debut Wednesday, May 10, on AMI.ca, the AMI-tv App and OUTtv.com; ...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that it has partnered with Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to ensure that this year’s event is more accessible to the blind, low vision, deaf and hard of hearing community. For the first time, select feature film screenings at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, TIFF Bell Lightbox and Scotiabank Theatre will be available with described video and closed captioning.
“We’re very excited to partner with Hot Docs on this worthwhile ...
AMI’s fall schedule offers comedies, dramas and original programs with Described Video: News article
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today its programming schedule for the 2015 fall season including a roster of new dramas, comedies, and movies as well as returning favourites and popular original programs.
The fall schedule kicks off on Sunday, September 6 with a two and a half hour Coronation Street mini-marathon. Then, prepare for a full British invasion every Sunday beginning September 20 with five straight current episodes of Coronation Street followed by never before desc...
Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today the winners of its 2016 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship program. The program, which launched in 2012, is open to Canadian students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at a Canadian post-secondary school. Two scholarships valued at $5,000 each are awarded annually to students with a disability, one in English and one in French.
The winners of the 2016 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship are Sean Heaslip of Vancouver, British...