On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail and The Washington Post. Plus, some of the biggest tech news is being featured on Double Tap! Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (00:48)Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (7:58)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (15:02)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (19:17)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (26:40)

On today’s episode of AMI Today, we’re covering the Indigenous Disability and Wellness Gathering in Victoria, B.C. with special guest-host Amy Amantea! The event is hosted by Indigenous Disability Canada and the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society. This year’s gathering is in recognition of the 10th anniversary of Indigenous Disability Awareness Month. It brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments, service providers and community members to learn and collaborate in addressing the unique barriers faced by Indigenous Peoples with disabilities. Join Amy as she discusses with leaders in the community, featured speakers and event organizers. Highlights: Land Acknowledgement (00:00)Show Introduction with Amy Amantea (00:48)Julia McEathron, National Coordinator for Indigenous Disability Canada and BCANDS (2:52)Haleigh Hay, Senior Accessibility Researcher for Indigenous Disability Canada and BCANDS (21:35)Anna Salter, Senior Cultural Researcher for Indigenous Disability Canada and BCANDS (37:29)Evelyn Huntjens, Director of Indigenous Initiatives at DAWN Canada  (47:36)

Host Jacob Shymanski interviews Julia McEathron live from Victoria Conference Centre in British Columbia at the Indigenous Disability and Wellness Gathering. Julia is the National Coordinator for Indigenous Disability Canada and the B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disability Society. She’s going to dive into some of the issues and barriers faced by Indigenous Peoples with disabilities and explore the significance of Indigenous Disability Awareness Month.Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)Introducing Julia McEathron (1:10)The 10th Anniversary of Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (4:52)A higher rate of disability among the Indigenous community (11:17)Julia’s outlook on Indigenous disability advocacy (21:18)

On today’s episode of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear some of the latest opinions from The Globe and Mail, headlines from The Washington Post, and tech news from Double Tap! Plus, find out what you can hear on this afternoon’s edition of Kelly and Company! In the second half, Jacob interviews Julia McEathron live from Victoria Conference Centre in British Columbia at the Indigenous Disability and Wellness Gathering. Julia is the National Coordinator for Indigenous Disability Canada and the B.C. Aboriginal Network on Disability Society.She’s going to dive into some of the issues and barriers faced by Indigenous Peoples with disabilities and explore the significance of Indigenous Disability Awareness Month. You can listen to that here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:26)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (10:58)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (18:33)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (24:20)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski is joined by hosts from other shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel today. Hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail or The Washington Post! Plus, some of the most interesting tech news from Double Tap, and a preview of the new episode of My Life In Books! On Audiobook Review in the second half of the show, Jacob and Ramya Amuthan talk about connecting with fictional characters, and their opinions on some of the most iconic characters in literary history. You can watch that here: https://youtube.com/@amiaudiobookreview?si=oiN3cHGIiJhVoZoT Highlights: The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:53) My Life in Books with Red Szell (7:50) The Washington Post with Mike Ross (12:20) Double Tap with Shaun Preece (17:20) Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (22:07)

On today’s show, host Amy Amantea steps in for Jacob and she finds out what’s coming up on AMI-audio from hosts of other shows on the channel. Amy finds out what the Glide Mobility Aid is from the guys at Double Tap, hears the latest headlines from The Washington Post and from The Globe and Mail. Today we’re featuring AMI Audiobook Review in the second half of the show, and you can watch Jacob’s interview with author Michelle Weger on Audiobook Review’s YouTube channel. Michelle wrote the self-help/memoir called Don’t Snooze Your Dreams: Lessons From Life With Narcolepsy and spoke to Jacob about becoming an advocate for narcolepsy awareness, launching a successful business, and some of the cathartic moments that happened while she was writing her book.Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:09)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (7:33)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (13:51)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (19:19)The Digest Review with Greg David (23:44)

On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from other shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel today! Hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail, tech news from Double Tap, and what’s coming up right after the show on Kelly and Company! Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:05)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (9:04)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (15:05)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (23:51)

Host Jacob Shymanski speaks with Justin Pezzin, the Program Director of Makers Making Change at Neil Squire Society. Makers Making Change is a program offered through the Neil Squire Society in British Columbia and they are hosting their first annual Holiday Hackathon at The Amazing Brentwood shopping mall in Burnaby! This event is part of their Hacking for the Holidays campaign where volunteers come together to adapt 250 toys to donate to kids with disabilities in Canada.

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski is in his Swiftie Era and finds out what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear the latest headlines from the Globe and Mail about “Swiftonomics,” more political analysis from The Washington Post, and breaking news from Double Tap! In the second half of the show, Grant Hardy hosts The Pulse. He speaks with Dilshad Kassam-Lallani, and Wesley Magee-Saxton from Holland Bloorview Kid’s Rehabilitation Hospital about the “Turning 18 isn’t so sweet: the critical gaps in health care for young adults with disabilities” report, part of their bigger advocacy campaign called “No Piece of Cake.” The report highlights the systemic change that is needed to support patients with disabilities through their transition from pediatric healthcare to the adult health care system. You can watch those interviews on The Pulse YouTube Channel here.Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:00)Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (7:47)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (12:03)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (17:33)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (22:48)

On today’s episode, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from other shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel today. We’ll hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail and The Washington Post, plus a preview of a featured article from Macleans Magazine. Then, Ramya Amuthan joins Jacob for one of this weeks Audiobook Review shows! They talk about synthetic voices, and the ramifications of replacing human voices with AI. You can watch that on the Audiobook Review YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@AMIAudiobookReviewHighlights: The Globe and Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:18) Macleans with Amy Amantea (8:45) The Washington Post with Mike Ross (12:59) Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:10) Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (22:11)

Host Jacob Shymanski is joined by special guest Dr. Ana Juricic, a low vision optometrist in Toronto, Ontario. Jacob and Dr. Juricic spoke at the View Point conference several weeks ago and followed up on that conversation today with topics like accessibility tools and how Dr. Juricic helps patients who have just started to lose their sight.Listen to AMI-audio’s coverage of the View Point conference here.Visit Dr. Juricic's website here.Highlights:Introducing Dr. Ana Juricic (00:00)Dr. Juricic’s role as an optometrist who specializes in low vision (1:10)How can a low vision optometrist help guide you through losing your vision (5:27)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio today with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear some of the latest tech news from Double Tap, find out what’s coming up on Kelly and Company, and hear Dave Brown’s perspective on the channel’s shows today! Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:12) Double Tap with Shaun Preece (8:09) Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (16:11) Digest Review with Dave Brown (22:04)

On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from shows across the channel. Listen to the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail Today and The Washington Post. Plus, Kelly MacDonald stops by to preview what’s coming up next on Kelly and Company!Highlights: Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (01:25)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (06:42)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (13:16)Digest Review with Dave Brown (19:41)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with guests from shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel today! Hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail providing a Canadian perspective on the U.S. election. Plus, we’ll find out some of the top stories from The Washington Post. We’ll also hear about the latest episode of My Life In Books from the host himself, Red Szell! Highlights:My Life in Books with Red Szell (00:54) The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (6:49) The Washington Post with Mike Ross (11:55) Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (18:13) 

Last month, AMI Today attended Access to Success’ Roundtable on Accessibility Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which was also attended the Chief Accessibility Officer of Canada Stephanie Cadieux. Jacob spoke to a few of the entrepreneurs that were in attendance, and we’re presenting two of those interviews today. First, a conversation with Emma Brown, the founder of Whimble. Then, the CEO of Braze Mobility Pooja Vishwanathan joins the conversation! To learn more about Whimble visit www.Whimble.ca To learn more about Braze Mobility visit www.BrazeMobility.com To learn more about www.AccessToSuccess.caHighlights: Show Intro (00:00)Interview with Emma Brown (00:50)Interview with Pooja Vishwanathan (11:12)

Last month, AMI Today attended Access to Success’ Roundtable on Accessibility Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which was also attended the Chief Accessibility Officer of Canada Stephanie Cadieux. Jacob had the opportunity to speak with Stephanie, and Lianna Genovese from ImaginAble Solutions and we’ll present those interviews today. For more information on Lianna's organization, visit their website www.ImaginAbleSolutions.comFor more information on Access to Success, visit their website www.accesstosuccess.caHighlights:Show Intro (00:00)Interview with Stephanie Cadieux (00:40)Interview with Lianna Genovese (13:01)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows across the AMI-audio channel to find out what’s coming up on their shows today! Hear the latest U.S. Election headlines from The Washington Post, plus the Canadian perspective from The Globe and Mail. We’ll find out what’s coming up on Kelly and Company, and Voices of the Walrus.Highlights:The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:02)Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (7:15)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (13:40)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald  (19:08)Digest Review with Dave Brown (23:08)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI-audio to preview what’s coming up on the channel today. Hear some interesting perspectives from The Washington Post on the upcoming US Election. Plus, we’ll feature the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail Today, and a hygiene debate on an upcoming episode of Kelly and Company!In the second half of today’s show, Ramya Amuthan joins Jacob to share her perspective on synthetic voices on the next episode of Audiobook Review! You can listen to that show wherever you get your podcasts.Highlights: Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:06)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (9:03)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (14:35)Digest Review with Dave Brown (20:39)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski is broadcasting from ODEN’s Rethinking Disability Conference that is hosted at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel in Richmond Hill, Ontario. During our broadcast, Jacob will interview 4 people. Jeannette Campbell, the CEO of ODEN, Kelly Thibodeau the Founder and President of Squarely Accessible, Sean Wiltshire the CEO of Avalon Employment Inc., and Melanie McGregor the manager of Quality and Health Promotion at the Canadian Mental Health Association. Highlights:Show Intro: (00:00)Interview with Jeannette Campbell (2:20)Interview with Kelly Thibodeau (16:15)Interview with Sean Wiltshire (30:00)Interview with Melanie McGregor (46:49)

On Wednesday October 30th, the Canadian Council of the Blind and Fighting Blindness Canada hosted the Vision Health Conference at the Toronto Reference Library. Today, we will feature one of the presentations from that conference that was done by Dr. Keith Gordon, the Principal Investigator for the Vision Health Report, about the state of vision health in Canada in 2022 and 2023. You can find more information about the report at ww.ccbnational.net or www.fightingblindness.ca Highlights:Introducing the Vision Health Conference and Dr. Keith Gordon (00:00)Background of the Vision Health in Canada Report (1:16)Results of the 2023 Report Card (3:40)

Host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from other shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the show today! We’ll hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, and the guys from Double Tap will tell us what they talked about on the show today. In the second half of the show, we’ll hear a presentation from Dr. Keith Gordon at the Vision Health Conference that was held by the Canadian Council of the Blind and Fighting Blindness Canada. You can listen to that here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:45)The Washington Post with Mike Ross (8:28)Double Tap with Steven Scott (14:56)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (21:09)

Jacob Shymanski speaks with Nathan Clement, a silver-medalist at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in Paracycling. He’s going to tell Jacob what his Paralympic journey was like, and reflect on his time in Paris. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)Nathan’s experience at the 2024 Paris Games (2:20)Winning a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games (12:13)What is Paracycling? (17:01)How did Nathan get involved with Parasports? (23:10)

Host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from shows on the channel. Hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, and an interesting article from Macleans Magazine. Plus, Kelly & Company returns! Jacob and Kelly MacDonald talk about what’s coming up on their YouTube debut. In the second half of the show, Jacob talks to Paralympian Nathan Clement. You can listen to that interview here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:26)Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (7:58)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (12:46)Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:34)Kelly & Company with Kelly MacDonald (22:19)

Tuesday on AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the network. Get the latest headlines and opinion pieces from The Globe and Mail, plus what’s new in the world of tech with the hosts from Double Tap, and what articles are being featured in The Walrus Magazine. Then, Jacob, Ramya Amuthan, and Aamer Khan review the book Reuniting with Strangers: A Novel by Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio! You can listen to that part of the show here. Highlights:The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:22)Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (7:32)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (12:40)Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:23)Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (22:18)

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel.  We’ll hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail Today, Mike Ross previews two articles on the Guardian Daily, and Shaun Preece tells us about what the best WIFI router to buy and what’s the most accessible on Double Tap.  You can listen to the second part of the episode featuring Ramya Amuthan here.   Highlights:Show Intro  The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (03:35)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (10:38)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (19:05)Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (23:52)

On AMI Today, host Amy Amantea previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. We’ll hear the latest headlines from The Globe and Mail Today, interesting perspectives from The Washington Post this week, and the latest debate on Double Tap. You can listen to the second part of the episode featuring Karen McKay and Theresa Power from CELA here. Highlights:Show Intro The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:50)The Washington Post This Week with Mike Ross (6:59)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (12:43)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (19:34)Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (25:12)

Peter Parsons, the Chair of Blind Sports Nova Scotia joins AMI Today to talk to host Jacob Shymanski about the 8th annual CNIB Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament that will be held on October 27th in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The event will also be broadcast that day on AMI-audio from 10:30 am ET to 1:30 pm ET! Highlights: Show Intro (00:00)Introducing Peter Parsons (00:57)Explaining the sport of goalball (3:50)Peter Parsons’ journey in goalball (6:15)The 2024 CNIB Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament (11:30)Goalball as a rehabilitation sport (21:17)The impact of Parasports on the disability community (23:58)Peter’s most memorable goalball game (27:03)

AMI Today host Jacob Shymanski previews what is coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear the latest headlines and editorials from The Globe & Mail, plus a preview of what’s coming up on Double Tap, and more headlines from The Guardian. In the second half of the show, Jacob is joined by Peter Parsons, the chair of Blind Sports Nova Scotia. Ahead of AMI-audio’s live broadcast of the 2024 CNIB Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Saturday October 27th at 10:30am ET, Peter talks about the sport of goalball, it’s rules and how it works. Plus, he lets Jacob know what to expect from the tournament this weekend! You can listen to that here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:57)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (7:26)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (14:17)

Varun Chandak, the Founder and President of the organization Access to Success joined host Jacob Shymanski to follow up on an announcement that he made at the Roundtable on Accessibility Entrepreneurship.The Roundtable was led by Varun and the Chief Accessibility Officer of Canada Stephanie Cadieux. In this episode, we featured a few clips from the Roundtable, and Varun offered his perspective on the event and some more context regarding the special announcement made by Access to Success. Highlights:Introducing Varun Chandak (00:00)Getting to know Access to Success (3:05)The special announcement made at the Roundtable (6:27)The Roundtable on Accessibility Entrepreneurship (11:15)Stephania Cadieux on the complexity of accessibility (12:54)Emma Brown on funding for entrepreneurs (18:25)The Centre for Disability Innovation (25:34)

Host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear the latest headlines from Canadian Politics on The Globe & Mail Today, some US election news on The Guardian Daily, and what’s coming up on the popular tech show Double Tap! In the second half of the show, Jacob and Varun Chandak, the Founder and President of Access to Success talk about Varun’s organization and a special announcement that was made at the Roundtable on Accessibility Entrepreneurship. You can listen to that interview here.  Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:25)Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (8:40)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (13:41)Double Tap with Steven Scott (19:22)

Courtney Gilmour is a JUNO nominated stand up comedian and television writer. She was a finalist for Canada’s Got Talent, and is an amputee. She is releasing her second comedy album on October 25th called “Wonder Woman” and joined Jacob Shymanski to talk about the rules of stand-up comedy, the process of recording “Wonder Woman” and paranormal experiences. Highlights:Introducing Courtney Gilmour (00:00)Recording the comedy album “Wonder Woman” (1:41)Having a fanbase adds lots of pressure (6:07)Handling politics and comedy (9:54)Courtney’s paranormal experience (11:36)Creating a social media presence as a comic (14:52)What are the rules of stand-up comedy? (18:47)Talking about disability through comedy (22:13)More comedians with disabilities could make the comedy scene more accessible (26:36)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel.  In the second half of the show, Courtney Gilmour joined Jacob ahead of the release of her second comedy album called “Wonder Woman”. You can listen to that interview here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:51)Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (8:28)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (13:52)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (17:15)Digest Review with Kelly (23:03)

The 8th annual A11yTO Conference was held at the Microsoft headquarters in downtown Toronto. AMI Today had the opportunity to broadcast live from the conference, and to hold some interviews that are being presented on the show this week. Today, host Jacob Shymanski is speaking with two speakers from the conference, Lindsay Silver and Sarah Higley. Lindsay is an accessibility coach at T-Mobile and spoke to Jacob about accessible digital product development. Sarah is a web developer at Microsoft and discussed accessibility in control libraries, notifications and chat apps. You can find more information about the conference at www.a11yTO.comHighlights:Show Intro (00:00)Introducing Lindsay Silver (00:58)Lindsay’s Content Management Systems presentation (2:20)What is a content management system? (3:35)Lindsay’s work as an Accessibility Coach (6:01)The prevalence of content management systems (9:27)Trends in digital accessibility (11:03)Introducing Sarah Higley (14:20) How does Sarah get people to care about accessibility? (16:01)Sarah’s professional background (17:30)What is a Live Region? (19:28)What is a control library? (23:29)Common barriers to accessibility in digital products (25:00)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio by speaking with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, The Guardian Daily, and what’s coming up this weekend on The Washington Post This Week! In the second half of the show, we present two interviews that were done at the 8th annual A11yTO Conference at the Microsoft headquarters in downtown Toronto. Jacob spoke with Lindsay Silver, an accessibility coach at T-Mobile about accessible digital product development and making more content management systems with accessibility principles in mind. Plus, he interviewed Sarah Higley, a web developer at Microsoft about accessibility in control libraries and chat apps. You can listen to those interviews here. You can find more information about the conference at www.a11yTO.comHighlights:The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:19)The Washington Post This Week with Mike Ross (9:26)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (13:32)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (17:45)Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (21:58)

AMI Today had the opportunity to attend the A11yTO Conference at the Microsoft Headquarters in Toronto. At the conference, Jacob sat down and spoke with people who are making a difference in digital accessibility. The first interview we’re presenting today is with Steve Saylor. He is an accessibility advocate, consultant, content creator, and creator of the YouTube series “BLIND GAMER.” Steve also hosted the A11yTO Conference. Then, Jacob speaks with Homer Gaines, a front-end developer with over 30 years of experience and they have an interesting conversation about accessibility, coding, and creating social accessible spaces on the internet through digital design. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)Introducing Steve Saylor (1:04)Accessibility and The Last of Us Part Two by Naughty Dog (3:24)Steve’s YouTube Career (9:19)Why all video games should be made accessible (11:42)Introducing Homer Gaines (15:30)Improving Accessibility Through Design Systems (16:19)What is an inclusive design pattern? (17:51)Getting developers to care about accessibility (20:59)How Homer’s background in behavioural psychology relates to digital accessibility (27:05)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski finds out what is coming up on AMI-audio by talking to other hosts from the network! In the second half of the show, we played back two interviews that Jacob had at the A11yTO conference at the Microsoft headquarters in Toronto. First, he spoke with Steve Saylor, an accessibility advocate, consultant, content creator and Twitch partner about gaming accessibility. Then, Homer Gaines joins the show to talk about gaming development with accessibility in mind. You can listen to both of those interviews here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:14)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (8:30)Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:12)Digest Review with Dave Brown (22:42)

On today’s show, Jacob and hosts from other shows on AMI-audio find out what stories are coming up on the channel today! In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with podcaster and author Steve ‘Dangle’ Glynn about the release of his new book ‘Hockey Rants and Raves.”You can listen to that Audiobook Review interview here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe & Mail with Mike Ross (1:10)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (9:50)Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (13:44)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (19:35)

On today's show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI-audio to find out what's coming up on the channel today. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:24)The Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (8:04)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (15:49)Double Tap with Steven Scott (23:00)

At the end of September, AMI-audio Live attended Fighting Blindness Canada's View Point conference in Toronto and present the "Voices of Change: Transforming Lived Experience into Action" panel.  The panel featured the intersection of advocacy and lived experience. The panel included:Morgan Ineson, who moderated the discussion. She is the Senior Manager of Education of Fighting Blindness Canada. Mary Campbell, a retired nurse. Dave Brown, a presenter and host from AMI-tv. And Alicia Grace Chenier, a motivational speaker and aspiring actor. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00) 

On today's show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI Audio to find out what's coming up on the show today. Plus, in the second half of the show we feature a panel from Fighting Blindness Canada's View Point conference that was held in Toronto at the end of September. You can listen to the "Voices of Change: Transforming Lived Experience into Action" panel here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (3:44)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (10:20)Double Tap with Steven Scott (24:35)Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (30:15)Fighting Blindness Canada's View Point conference (34:40)

Our featured guest today was Tess Routliffe, a Paralympic athlete who brought home a bronze and silver medal from the Women’s 100m Breaststroke and the Women’s 200m Individual Medley, respectively, at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.She details what it’s like to compete in the Paralympics, some of her upcoming plans as an athlete, and reflects on a devastating injury she faced in training prior to the Tokyo Olympics. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The atmosphere at the 2024 Paralympic Games (3:18)Tess’ injury (10:29)The Routliffe family’s history in sports (16:54)

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from other shows on AMI-audio preview what’s coming up on the show today.Plus, Jacob speaks with Tess Routliffe. Tess is a Paralympic athlete who brought home a bronze and silver medal from the Women’s 100m Breaststroke and the Women’s 200m Individual Medley, respectively, at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. You can listen to that interview here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:31)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (9:43)Double Tap with Steven Scott (17:35)Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (25:25)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel.Hear the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, The Guardian Daily, Macleans, and Double Tap! Plus, Jacob is joined by Emily Ladau for the Audiobook Review segment for an interesting conversation about language, advocacy, and Emily’s book Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally. You can listen to that here.Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:49)Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (8:59)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (12:53)Double Tap with Steven Scott and Kelly MacDonald (20:17)

Host Jacob Shymanski was joined by Kimberly Cohn and Andy Arias to talk about Easterseals’ Disability Is Not A Dirty Word campaign that launched in July. This conversation featured topics of ableism, disability pride, and representation. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)Coming Up with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:30)Introducing Kimberly Cohn and Andy Arias (2:46)The impact of the Disability Is Not A Dirty Word campaign (6:37)Disability representation in media (9:24)The “We are the 25%” campaign (14:06)Disability pride (18:40)How to be a better ally (22:20)

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel today.  In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with Kimberley Cohn and Andy Arias from Easter Seals to discuss their Disability Isn’t a Dirty Word campaign. You can listen to that interview here.  Highlights:- Show Intro (00:00)- The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (5:06)- Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (12:15)- The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (17:08)- Double Tap with Steven Scott (22:17)- Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (28:45) 

On today’s show, guest host Amy Amantea speaks with other hosts from shows on AMI Audio to preview what’s coming up on the channel today. Get the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, The Guardian Daily, and a preview of the new episode of My Life in Books.You can listen to the full episode of Audiobook Review with Ramya Amuthan here. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:09)My Life in Books with Red Szell (7:20)The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (14:38)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (20:17)Digest Review with Kelly MacDonald (27:24)

AMI Today broadcasts live from the 8th annual #A11yTO Conference in Toronto at Microsoft Canada’s headquarters.Join host Jacob Shymanski as he speaks with experts in the digital accessibility field, including Billy Gregory from Ubisoft, Lindsay Silver from T-Mobile and Hector Osborne Rodriguez from Accenture.You will also hear a live presentation by Steven Bassett from Airbnb about some practical lessons for improving font resizing on digital content.Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)Interview with Oskar Westin (2:20)Interview with Lindsay Silver (17:23)Presentation from Steven Bassett “Beyond Zoom: practical lessons from improving text resizing” (30:35)Interview with Hector Osborne Rodriguez (46:14)

Jacob interviewed Executive Director of Content and Strategy at APTN Mike Omelus. They spoke about the history of APTN, the importance of language preservation, and some interesting projects that APTN is a part of. APTN is celebrating a significant milestone anniversary this year, it is their 25th year of platforming Indigenous voices, and the launch of North America’s first ever national Indigenous language channel, APTN Languages. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The importance of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (1:44)The preservation and revitalization of Indigenous Languages and APTN Languages (3:10)Ojibwe adaptation of Star Wars (16:52)Speak with Pride campaign (18:42)Noticing the need for more Indigenous Language programming (21:27)The importance of representation for Indigenous communities in Canada (22:42)APTN’s 25th Anniversary (26:02)