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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) 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 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 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 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 ...

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...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI), in partnership with ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto and the Miles Nadal JCC, and sponsored by the Canada Media Fund (CMF), has revealed the results of its first-ever Accessible Writers’ Lab case study report. The Accessible Writers’ Lab, which completed its study late last year, is an innovative, national lab for writers with disabilities and established showrunners/senior writers to experiment with what an accessible TV writers’ room might look like...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that two new AMI Originals Presents television specials will air during the month of August on AMI-tv. Each of the specials focuses on a unique topic while maintaining a common theme of inclusion pertaining to both physical and emotional abilities. In keeping with AMI’s mandate of making accessible media for all Canadians, each special will be fully described and captioned to be accessible to those living with vision or hearing loss. “We’r...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today the launch of its annual AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. 2018 marks the seventh anniversary of the scholarship program that provides much needed financial assistance to students with a disability. AMI has, once again, collaborated with the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) to administer the program and engage students with disabilities from across the country. Two $5,000 bursaries will be awarded to tw...

Mary Mammoliti is cooking up tasty dishes and scintillating conversation. Accessible Media Inc. (AMI), in partnership with FRANK Digital, is thrilled to announce the Season 3 return of Dish with Mary on AMI-tv. Mary Mammoliti—a home cook and food blogger who is partially sighted—knows her way around the kitchen and proves it during fun cook-alongs with renowned Canadian chefs. Each episode of Dish with Mary will focus on one chef and one dish, PLUS a lot of laughs, a bunch of tips, ...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that its AMI-audio channel received a gold medal last night at the New York Festivals International Radio Program Awards. AMI-audio was recognized in the History documentary category for a piece that aired on its Contact program entitled, “All Those Years Ago”; a special on the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in North America. The program was produced by Joe Lamanna, Paul Daniel and Michael Iantorno. “This is a very proud moment f...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today the winners of its 2017 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 this years’ AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship are Shelby Brown of Calgary, Albert...

AMI, in partnership with Nikki Ray Media Agency (Fire Masters, Home to Win), is pleased to announce that principal photography has started on six Season 2 episodes of AMI-tv's Fashion Dis in Toronto. Called "groundbreaking" by Postmedia, Season 2 of Fashion Dis promises to be a game-changer in the makeover space, challenging traditional norms that lack inclusion. Each episode of Fashion Dis celebrates the head-to-toe overhaul of a frustrated style seeker discouraged by an industry...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) is pleased to announce that its AMI-audio channel was recently recognized in five categories at the 2014 International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) awards, including four program of the year awards and one honourable mention. “I am extremely proud of the team at AMI-audio and these awards are truly a testament to the talent, motivation and commitment they demonstrate every day,” says John Melville, Vice-President of Programming and Pr...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that the 2017 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship campaign will launch Monday, February 6. Entering its sixth year, the AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship program offers much needed financial assistance to students with a disability. The scholarship was renamed in 2016 in memory of AMI’s former Accessibility Officer, Robert Pearson, who passed away suddenly in December 2015. In 2017, AMI will once again collaborate with the Nation...

AMI, in partnership with the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm Canada, is excited to announce the founding board members of the Disability Screen Office (DSO). Yazmine Laroche, Sasha Boersma, Kenneth J. Fredeen and Prasanna Ranganathan have been onboarded to the DSO board of directors, while Line Gendreau, VP Finance & Technology Services at AMI, will remain active with the board until the organization has transitioned to a fully independent organization in March 2023. Andrew...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that it will air a minimum of 15 Sportsnet simulcasts of Toronto Blue Jays games in 2015, complete with live described video making them accessible to fans who are blind and partially sighted. This is the fourth consecutive season that AMI will air live described broadcasts of Blue Jays games. AMI began its relationship with Canada’s Major League Baseball Team in 2012 when it became the first ever broadcaster to air a Major League Baseball...

—The Kelly and Ramya Prime Time Special celebrates AMI’s landmark series —AMI partners with CBC for One More Time, starring D.J. Demers —All-Access Comedy spotlights Canadian stand-up comedians from the disability community —AMI partners with CBC for Season 2 of Push Today, AMI unveiled new and returning original series on AMI-tv and AMI+ to entertain and inform Canadians of all abilities in the coming months. It all kicks off with The Kelly & Ramya Prime Time Special, which cel...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today that it will air 15 Sportsnet simulcasts of Toronto Blue Jays games in 2016 with live described video making them accessible to fans who are blind and partially sighted. Additionally, AMI will air a 30-minute special, Toronto Blue Jays on Deck, providing a behind the scenes look at the team during spring training. This is the fifth consecutive season that AMI will air live described broadcasts of Blue Jays games. AMI began its relationshi...