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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...

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...

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 ...

​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. Canada in Perspectiv...

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) 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...

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today the launch of two new websites: AMI.ca in English and AMItele.ca in French. Both websites were completely reimagined and rebuilt from the ground up to be fully accessible, user friendly and more reflective of the organization’s mandate to make accessible media for all Canadians. “We’re thrilled to be launching the new websites with a number of new and exciting features that speak to the key priorities of accessibility and enhanced user exp...

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) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2020 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 Nik Provenzano of Sault-St...

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...

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) is pleased to announce the launch of its annual AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship. This year marks the eighth 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 Friday, May 10, at 5 p.m. Eastern. Information and eligibility requirements for the 2019 AMI Scholarship progra...

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...

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 the launch of two accessible applications created especially for people living with sight loss. The AMI apps are available for iOS and tvOS and were designed by local Toronto developer, The Working Group (TWG). The project took approximately six months and included weeks of research and testing with members of AMI’s target audience to ensure the apps passed all accessibility requirements. “Accessibility is at the forefront of everything we...

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...

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...