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  • Simon Richard Profile

    Simon Richard Profile

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    New Brunswick native Simon Richard grew up playing all kinds of sports. He found goalball at the age of nine and is now one of the most talented players in Canada, with dreams of Paralympic gold.

  • Community Futures

    Community Futures

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The Alberta Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Programs has created an initiative called Community Futures, which helps people of all abilities become a business owner on their own terms.

  • Alinker

    Alinker

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The Alinker is a mobility aid so stylish that the user feels proud to use it. AMI’s Grant Hardy talks with its creator and meets a couple whose lives have been changed for the better because of this invention.

  • AMI This Week August 26, 2016

    AMI This Week August 26, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    This week on ATW Anthony McLachlan travels to Ottawa for a sports day with special guest co-host Dave Brown. They’ll showcase stories on: Alinker from Vancouver, Community Futures in Edmonton, and an exclusive interview with Rio hopeful Simone Richard.

  • AMI This Week August 19, 2016

    AMI This Week August 19, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    This week Molly Burke teams up with special guest co-host Laura Bain in Halifax. Together they'll bring you an exclusive interview with Paralympian Paul Tingley, learn more about Blind Golf Canada and chat with photographer Pete Eckert.

  • Blind Golf

    Blind Golf

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Edmonton’s Wade Brown visits with members of Blind Golf Canada in Westlock, Alberta to learn more about the adaptive version of the sport.

  • Pete Eckert

    Pete Eckert

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    During the Sight Unseen exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Dave Brown met with Pete Eckert, a photographer who is blind, to learn more about his process and approach to art.

  • Paul Tingley

    Paul Tingley

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Paul Tingley has been an elite-level sailor for almost 20 years, and will compete on Canada’s three-man sailing team at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

  • Boccia Team Canada

    Boccia Team Canada

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Meet Boccia Team Canada’s podium hopefuls: Marco Dispaltro, Alison Levine,and Iulian Ciobanu. We meet these elite athletes in the final throws of training as they prepare for the 2016 Paralympic Games.

  • LookTel Apps

    LookTel Apps

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Vancouver’s Grant Hardy and GetConnected’s Andy Baryer take a look at two new apps from LookTel.

  • Future Roots

    Future Roots

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Future Roots is a community group in north-end Halifax that matches young people looking for work with neighbours who need help around the house.

  • AMI This Week August 12, 2016

    AMI This Week August 12, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we come to you from Edmonton, Alberta. Hosts Molly Burke and Anthony McLachlan are joined by presenter Wade Brown as they feature: Tech Reviews from Vancouver, Future Roots from Halifax, and exclusive interviews with Boccia Team Canada.

  • AMI This Week July 29, 2016

    AMI This Week July 29, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    We're taking a look back at some of our favourite ATW stories including: Chris Koch, the longboard marathoner, Bruce Hall the blind photographer, and dance studio Soul to Sole.

  • Backyard Chickens

    Backyard Chickens

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In an effort to encourage local food security, Vancouver was one of the first cities in Canada to allow backyard hens. We visit a family that jumped at the opportunity to have their own chickens and learn from their experience.

  • Toronto Islands

    Toronto Islands

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI’s Kelly MacDonald visits the Toronto Islands and learns more about what keeps this tight knit community together.

  • Accessible Housing

    Accessible Housing

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Regardless of your level of ability there’s definitely no place like home. AMI’s Wade Brown learns how Accessible Housing Calgary is on a mission to open doors for people with limited mobility.

  • Sitting Volleyball

    Sitting Volleyball

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Canada’s Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team has been training hard before heading to Rio for the 2016 Paralympic Games. AMI’s Wade Brown dropped in on an open practice at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton to meet the history-making team.

  • Paul Young Award Ceremony

    Paul Young Award Ceremony

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    For decades, Paul Young has been a dedicated advocate for people with disabilities. In recognition of his work, Paul received a prestigious award at a ceremony in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • AMI This Week July 22, 2016

    AMI This Week July 22, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we attend the Paul Young Award Ceremony in Halifax, meet some backyard chickens in Vancouver, and visit with some residents of the Toronto Island to find out what it's like to live there.

  • Talent Untapped

    Talent Untapped

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Talent Untapped is a film that shares personal success stories of people with disabilities finding meaningful work. Producer and director Anna-Karina Tabuñar talks about her personal journey making the film.

  • Ross Wilson

    Ross Wilson

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Ross Wilson won Canada's first medal of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, capturing silver in the men's C-1 3000m individual pursuit.

  • Master Sirota

    Master Sirota

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI’s Grant Hardy joins Master Sirota for a sightless self-defense class in Vancouver, BC.

  • AMI This Week July 15, 2016

    AMI This Week July 15, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    This week ATW host Molly Burke shares some details about one of her latest projects and we showcase the new documentary Talent Untapped. Plus, we sit down with Ross Wilson, a member of the Canadian Paralympic cycling team.

  • Rikki and Molly

    Rikki and Molly

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Host Molly Burke joins fellow vlogger Rikki Pointer to discuss the pros and cons of making video blogs, otherwise known as vlogs, and to record a couple of collaborations!

  • Josh Cassidy

    Josh Cassidy

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Wheelchair racing powerhouse Josh Cassidy details what it takes to make it to the Paralympic Games year after year and how he’s preparing for Rio 2016.

  • AMI This Week July 8, 2016

    AMI This Week July 8, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    ATW gets physical this week with Frisbee golf in Ottawa and California kickball in Vancouver. Plus, we profile two Paralympians: wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy and track and field athlete Pamela LeJean - as our countdown to Rio continues.

  • Frisbee Golf

    Frisbee Golf

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Disc golf is a hybrid of Frisbee and golf. AMI’s Dave Brown heads into the Gatineau Hills near Ottawa to try his hand at this creative game.

  • California Beep Kickball

    California Beep Kickball

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    BC Blind Sports Day is an annual event that unites students with vision loss from around metro Vancouver so they can try their hand at many adaptive sports, including California beep kickball.

  • Pam LeJean Profile

    Pam LeJean Profile

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    After discovering Parasport during her recovery from a car accident, Pamela LeJean from Nova Scotia has achieved international success in shot put and javelin throw.

  • Priscilla Gagné Profile

    Priscilla Gagné Profile

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI travels to the Institut National du Sport du Québec in Montreal to meet para-athlete Priscilla Gagné as she trains in judo for the 2016 Paralympic Games. Her path to the podium in Rio is paved with passion and intensity.

  • Knitting Group

    Knitting Group

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Twice a month, a group of volunteers and CNIB clients in Halifax, Nova Scotia meet to practice their knitting skills. What started with one lesson has now blossomed into a lasting friendship.

  • Fort Saskatchewan Sheep

    Fort Saskatchewan Sheep

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The Fort Saskatchewan Sheep Grazing Program is a very unique – and environmentally friendly – tourist attraction. AMI’s Wade Brown joins the herd to learn more!

  • Preview of Nunavut

    Preview of Nunavut

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Kelly MacDonald gives us a preview of the upcoming special AMI Originals Presents: A Taste of Nunavut where he learns more about the landscape, culture and accessibility of Canada’s northernmost territory.

  • ISS of BC Welcome Centre

    ISS of BC Welcome Centre

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The Immigrant Services Society of BC’s Welcome Centre is the first of its kind in the world. We explore the 58,000-foot facility that addresses the immediate needs of refugees and immigrants in Metro Vancouver.

  • AMI This Week July 1, 2016

    AMI This Week July 1, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we celebrate Canada Day with Paralympian Priscilla Gagne. Plus, we visit the Immigration Services Society of BC’s brand new Welcome Centre and take a trip up to Nunavut!

  • AMI This Week June 24, 2016

    AMI This Week June 24, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we attend this year’s Cycle for Sight event in Ottawa, go to trade school in Halifax, and catch up with Paralympian Trevor Hirschfield before he heads to Rio.

  • Bruce Hall

    Bruce Hall

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Bruce Hall is a visually impaired photographer. We caught up with him at the Canadian Human Rights Museum to find out about: him, his process, and his latest project.

  • Trevor Hirschfield Profile

    Trevor Hirschfield Profile

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    A profile of Trevor Hirschfield, captain of Canada’s Wheelchair Rugby team which is aiming for a Paralympic Gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio.

  • Cycle For Sight

    Cycle For Sight

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Meet Mark Chapeskie chairperson of the Ottawa 2016 Cycle for Sight fundraising ride for Foundation Fighting Blindness as he trains for a 90km journey in the hopes of helping his son, William.

  • Trade School

    Trade School

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    We drop into a drawing class in Halifax organized by Trade School, a volunteer group that offers classes on a barter system instead of payment.

  • Marrakesh Treaty

    Marrakesh Treaty

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In anticipation of the Canadian government joining the Marrakesh Treaty, the CNIB hosted an event to celebrate collective efforts in making more audio books available to Canadians with low vision.

  • AMI This Week June 17, 2016

    AMI This Week June 17, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    This week Laura Bain tries axe throwing in Halifax, we attend a fundraiser in support of Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind in Ottawa and meet Calgary marathon participant Chris Koch in Edmonton.

  • Longboard Marathon

    Longboard Marathon

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Chris Koch is a native of Nanton, Alberta. He was born without arms or legs, but that didn’t stop him from recently competing in the Calgary Marathon - on a longboard!

  • Burger 55

    Burger 55

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Kevin Speijer is an employee with a developmental disability at Burger 55 in Penticton, BC. The eatery not only makes unique burgers, it also has a unique policy of hiring individuals with disabilities.

  • Axe Throwing

    Axe Throwing

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In Halifax, AMI’s Laura Bain tries out the rapidly expanding sport of axe throwing.

  • Dollars for Dogs

    Dollars for Dogs

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Volunteers and clients alike come together to support the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind at their thirty-second annual Dollars for Dogs walkathon hosted at Ottawa’s Andrew Haydon Park.

  • AMI This Week June 10, 2016

    AMI This Week June 10, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we attend AccessAbility Day in Ottawa, check out an inclusive Taekwondo class in Halifax and sit down with our very own Kelly MacDonald to discuss the new season of his hit television series Blind Sighted.

  • Inclusive Taekwondo

    Inclusive Taekwondo

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Carr Taekwondo, outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has started a new class designed for students of all abilities. As Laura Bain finds out, it’s already become a huge success!

  • Charlene Young

    Charlene Young

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Navigating the switchboard at a police station requires a lot of concentration and organization. We meet Charlene Young, a positive, hardworking switchboard operator at the Saskatoon Police Service, who also happens to be blind.

  • Can you Dig It

    Can you Dig It

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    First-time gardener Howard Hrynuik is finding his green thumb thanks to the Can You Dig It community gardens. Grant Hardy learns more about this Vancouver program that provides opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to grow their own food.

  • Blind Sighted Season 2

    Blind Sighted Season 2

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Season two of Blind Sighted with Kelly MacDonald is underway so Anthony McLachlan sat down with the man himself to learn more about the hilarious adventures Kelly experienced this time around.

  • AccessAbility Day

    AccessAbility Day

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The City of Ottawa is taking on some new initiatives to help make the city more AODA compliant. AMI’s Dave Brown learns more at the thirteenth annual AccessAbility day at City Hall with Mayor Jim Watson.

  • AMI This Week June 3, 2016

    AMI This Week June 3, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    This week we catch a game of Challenger Baseball in Vancouver, visit the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Experience in Ottawa and attend the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax. Plus, we make some delicious guacamole with the star of Stump Kitchen.

  • Starfleet Academy

    Starfleet Academy

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Dave Brown boldly takes us where no man has gone before – to the North American premiere of the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Experience at the Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.

  • Challenger Baseball

    Challenger Baseball

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Grant Hardy drops by a game of baseball where children with cognitive or physical disabilities have the opportunity to enjoy the full benefits of participation at a level structured to their abilities.

  • Stump Kitchen Guacamole

    Stump Kitchen Guacamole

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI’s Wade Brown joins Alexis Hillyard, the host of the YouTube cooking show Stump Kitchen, to learn how to make delicious guacamole!

  • Blue Nose Marathon

    Blue Nose Marathon

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    We catch up with Ryan Shay, an elite wheelchair racer from Nova Scotia who competed in the inaugural wheelchair race at the Blue Nose Marathon in Halifax.

  • Matthew Hunter Profile

    Matthew Hunter Profile

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Matthew Hunter, from Truro, Nova Scotia, is an accomplished swimmer with Down syndrome. His dedication and hard work have brought him international success.

  • Insight Advantage

    Insight Advantage

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    An employment placement specialist in Windsor, Ontario uses his own experiences to help people with disabilities secure meaningful employment and stay motivated.

  • Inclusive Trivia

    Inclusive Trivia

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The Vision Impaired Resource Network in Winnipeg hosts an Inclusive Trivia Challenge. Participants have to use all their senses as well as their minds to win bragging rights.

  • Get Connected

    Get Connected

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Grant Hardy sits down with Get Connected’s Mike Agerbo to chat about some useful apps like the Be Ready app from the Canadian Red Cross.

  • Stump Kitchen

    Stump Kitchen

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Alexis Hillyard has one hand and a YouTube cooking channel called Stump Kitchen! Wade Brown pops by the kitchen for a laugh and to learn more about her passion for food.

  • AMI This Week May 27, 2016

    AMI This Week May 27, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we meet the creator and star of the web series Stump Kitchen, and a hardworking swimmer with Down's Syndrome who’s busy training for the Trisomy Games in Florence, Italy. Plus, we sit in on an evening of inclusive trivia.

  • AMI This Week: May 20, 2016

    AMI This Week: May 20, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we visit: Sight Unseen, the latest exhibit at the Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg, a special dance studio in Windsor called Soul to Sole, and MAGsparks, an inclusive visual arts program in Red Deer.

  • Sight Unseen Exhibit

    Sight Unseen Exhibit

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Sight Unseen is an exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights that not only features work by blind photographers, but also makes the collection accessible to the blind and low vision community through interactive multi-sensory features.

  • Dartmouth CFC

    Dartmouth CFC

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The Dartmouth North Community Food Centre, in Nova Scotia, is a community space where people can access, cook and learn all about nutritious food.

  • Soul to Sole

    Soul to Sole

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    At Soul to Sole Dance Studio in Windsor, Ontario students of all abilities learn how to explore their inner rhythm with the help of one highly dedicated teacher.

  • MAGsparks

    MAGsparks

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    MAGsparks is an inclusive visual arts program in Red Deer, Alberta geared toward individuals with developmental disabilities but accessible to anyone interested in exploring their artistic talent.

  • Fort McMurray Pets

    Fort McMurray Pets

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Edmonton’s Animal Care and Control Centre has taken in hundreds of pets evacuated from Fort McMurray with their owners who were unable to find pet friendly accommodations. We take a closer look at how the centre has been dealing with the emergency.

  • Motify

    Motify

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Kelly MacDonald learns more about Motify, a web platform designed to aid people living with autism. Users can practice job interview skills, organize their time in a unique way and play games to improve cognitive skills.

  • We Belong App

    We Belong App

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The We Belong App was created by Edmonton’s Gateway Association to help users find – and support - businesses who hire inclusively.

  • Pure Float

    Pure Float

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Grant Hardy discovers everything there is to know about sensory deprivation therapy at Pure Float in Vancouver, BC.

  • Service Dog Law

    Service Dog Law

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In April 2016, the province of Nova Scotia introduced a new law that will certify service dogs, and protect the rights of people who use them.

  • Custom Canes

    Custom Canes

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In addition to being an important navigation tool, Ambutech’s customizable canes are an opportunity for people who are blind to express their personalities.

  • Colette Bourgonje Profile

    Colette Bourgonje Profile

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Saskatchewan’s Colette Bourgonje is one of Canada’s most prolific Paralympians. Now that she’s retired from competition, she loves to share her passion for sport with others.

  • Tile smartphone app

    Tile smartphone app

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Tile is a Bluetooth tracking device that can help you find your keys, wallet or any item you've misplaced with the help of your smartphone.

  • Service Dog Training

    Service Dog Training

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Training service dogs can be an expensive and complicated undertaking. Amazingly, a non-profit in Truro, Nova Scotia is training and placing dogs free of charge.

  • Volt Hockey

    Volt Hockey

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Volt Hockey is played in a specially designed wheelchair controlled with a joystick, meaning those with limited upper body mobility are able to excel in the sport.

  • AMI This Week: May 6, 2016

    AMI This Week: May 6, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we visit a new service dog training centre in Nova Scotia, venture inside an accessible Visitability home in Winnipeg, and catch a game of Volt Hockey in Scarborough.

  • AMI's Brand New Website

    AMI's Brand New Website

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Our very own AMI.ca has a brand new look and feel with some awesome new accessibility features, as well as new places and spaces to explore AMI content!

  • Described Hockey

    Described Hockey

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI’s Wade Brown visited Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and met a father and son duo who love hockey almost as much as they love spending time with each other.

  • Play Unified

    Play Unified

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Get a feel for the unique basketball program organized by high school students for those with and without disabilities.

  • AMI This Week: April 29, 2016

    AMI This Week: April 29, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    This episode of ATW is packed with sports as we check out Play Unified basketball in Halifax, described hockey in Saskatoon and present an exclusive interview with Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez.

  • Insight Gallery

    Insight Gallery

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Insight Gallery in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia offers artists with disabilities a space to work and find crucial emotional support.

  • AMI This Week: April 22, 2016

    AMI This Week: April 22, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this edition of ATW we find some rhythm with All Bodies Dance in Vancouver, go running with Rhonda Marie Avery - a legally blind athlete from Ontario, and visit the Insight Gallery in Halifax. Plus, we explore the Sherlock Holmes exhibit in Edmonton.

  • AMI This Week: April 15, 2016

    AMI This Week: April 15, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we climb inside the vault and revisit some of our favourite season 4 profiles including artist John Bramblitt, Parathlete Michelle Salt, Toronto's St. Lawrence Market, Ottawa's Miracle League Field and Canada's only Service Dog Park located in Halifax.

  • K9 Orthotics

    K9 Orthotics

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Jeff Collins lost much of his right leg after a motorcycle accident, and had challenges with his first prosthetic. Motivated by his experience, he started a business called K-9 Orthotics and Prosthetics which helps dogs regain their mobility.

  • Inclusivity Advocate Jessica Kruger

    Inclusivity Advocate Jessica Kruger

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI This Week presenter Grant Hardy brings you the hard-hitting story of an extraordinary young woman, Jessica Kruger, who has pink hair, a pink wheelchair, and the drive to be a difference -maker in regards to accessibility and inclusivity.

  • Suspension Yoga

    Suspension Yoga

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI This Week host Molly Burke introduces co-host Anthony McLachlan to her favourite kind of Yoga, Suspension Yoga, at iGita Yoga studio in her home town of Oakville, Ontario.

  • Look Good Feel Better

    Look Good Feel Better

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Going through treatment for cancer can be physically and mentally exhausting, with major impact on an individual’s appearance and well being. AMI’s Jennie Bovard learns more about a free national program that helps women to look and feel like themselves again, with a makeover for the spirit.

  • Purple Day

    Purple Day

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Each year on March 26, people around the world are encouraged to wear purple in support of epilepsy awareness, but most people don’t know that this initiative was born in a grade two classroom in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • Spring Training Journalists

    Spring Training Journalists

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    It’s not just the Toronto Blue Jays who flock to Florida for Spring Training. Journalists also nest in Dunedin for the month of March. Find out how they think the Jays will do this season and the impact of life on the road.

  • Bad Apple Brew House, Mosaic IPA

    Bad Apple Brew House, Mosaic IPA

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    The craft beer scene is growing quickly across the country. In Nova Scotia there are more than 20 craft breweries with new ones opening all the time. In Somerset, Jennie Bovard learns about one beer in particular with a very special story.

  • The Lucas Haneman Express

    The Lucas Haneman Express

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    You don’t need sight to make music, but you certainly need a vision. Take a trip to Memphis with the Lucas Haneman Express as they compete in the International Blues Challenge.

  • Adaptive Aquatics

    Adaptive Aquatics

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Staying fit and being active is important for people of all abilities. AMI’s Anthony McLachlan learns more about the Adaptive Aquatics program run by the City of Kitchener and how it helps make the pool a more accessible place.

  • Snug Vest

    Snug Vest

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Can a hug really help? That’s the theory behind the Snug Vest, a therapeutic product for individuals with autism, sensory processing disorder or anxiety. The Snug Vest was designed by Vancouverite Lisa Fraser, who spent years working with children with special needs.

  • Ice Castles in Edmonton

    Ice Castles in Edmonton

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Step into an acre-sized Ice Castle with AMI Edmonton’s Viviane Forest, and discover a Narnia-like winter wonderland, created using only ice and water.

  • Paralympic Tour in Calgary

    Paralympic Tour in Calgary

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Edmonton’s Viviane Forest is no stranger to international competition, and she recently caught up with Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc and a few other Canadian Paralympic athletes while on a media tour in Calgary.

  • Adaptive Photography with Maayan Ziv

    Adaptive Photography with Maayan Ziv

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Passionate Photographer, Maayan Ziv hosted an adaptive photography class in Toronto recently where students of all abilities were able to take part in some hands on learning. One of those students just happened to be our very own snap-happy photographer Anthony Lue.

  • Lumenus

    Lumenus

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Dark, rainy winter days can cause havoc for both drivers and pedestrians alike. Poor visibility, snow squalls, you name it Canada’s got it! Well, thanks to a new product hitting the market this spring, not only will you be glowing, but your clothing will as well.

  • AMI This Week: April 8, 2016

    AMI This Week: April 8, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we go behind the scenes of the television series Invincible, talk to actor Jake Gyllenhaal about his new film Demolition, and travel to Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia to visit K-9 Orthotics and Prosthetics. Plus, we profile model and wheelchair rugby player Jessica Kruger.

  • AMI This Week: April 1, 2016

    AMI This Week: April 1, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    ATW hosts Molly and Anthony hang around at suspension yoga, Grant Hardy and Andy Baryer share the latest tech review, and Jennie Bovard visits a Look Good Feel Better Workshop in Halifax. Plus, we check out the Alberta Food Service Labour Connections program.

  • AMI This Week: March 25, 2016

    AMI This Week: March 25, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we preview the Toronto Blue Jays’ upcoming season with some of Canada’s best known sports journalists, uncover the latest accessibility initiatives from Bell, and celebrate Purple Day – dedicated to increasing awareness for Epilepsy. Plus, we sit down with artist P. Thomas Wood.

  • AMI This Week: March 18, 2016

    AMI This Week: March 18, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Food, drinks and music – it doesn’t get much better than that! Join ATW as we check out the Pot Luck Café Society in Vancouver, try some new brews in Somerset, Nova Scotia and groove to the tunes of Lucas Haneman Express.

  • AMI This Week Host Profiles

    AMI This Week Host Profiles

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Hosts of AMI This Week, Molly Burke and Anthony McLachlan, introduce you to a new season of the show that puts the spotlight on communities from coast to coast! Learn more about Molly and Anthony as they share their hopes for Season 4!

  • Meet AMI's Viviane Forest

    Meet AMI's Viviane Forest

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Learn all about AMI-tv’s very own Broadcast Presenter Viviane Forest. The former Summer and Winter Paralympian gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her life, past and present.

  • Rio 2016 Paralympic Hopefuls

    Rio 2016 Paralympic Hopefuls

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Kelly MacDonald catches up with Team Canada hopefuls to learn how these athletes are training for an opportunity to represent in their country at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September.

  • Stop Gap

    Stop Gap

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Stop Gap is helping small businesses all across the country to become accessible. Learn more about their efforts in Ottawa’s Wellington West neighbourhood.

  • Service Dog Park

    Service Dog Park

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In 2015, Canada’s first ever service dog park opened in Halifax. It’s giving service dogs a chance to relax and enjoy being off the clock.

  • Live from Studio 5

    Live from Studio 5

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    AMI Audio is launching a brand new radio show. Pull back the curtain and put faces to the voices of the Live From Studio 5 gang.

  • Wizard Mode

    Wizard Mode

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    When Robert Gagno was diagnosed with autism, his parents worried he may never learn to speak, let alone thrive. Then one day he stopped in for a hamburger, tried his hand at the pinball machine, and has never looked back.

  • Wear Your Label

    Wear Your Label

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Wear Your Label is a clothing label that started on the East Coast. While at a fashion show in Halifax, the designers explain how they’re helping to end the stigma around mental illness.

  • Blind Backpacker

    Blind Backpacker

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Meet Blind Backpacker Jonathon Taylor who has pioneered backpacking skills for the blind. He has travelled all over the world including North and South America, Europe and Africa.

  • Distillery Christmas Market

    Distillery Christmas Market

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Even though he can be a little bit of a Grinch, AMI presenter Kelly MacDonald is a HUGE fan of the holidays. Rumour has it Kelly once visited the Santa Clause parade and his heart grew three sizes bigger!

  • Powerlifter Chad Sinclair

    Powerlifter Chad Sinclair

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Chad Sinclair, from New Waterford, Nova Scotia, became a national champion in Power-lifting while competing as a visually-impaired athlete against sighted competition.

  • Meet AMI's Grant Hardy

    Meet AMI's Grant Hardy

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    From a very young age, Grant Hardy dreamed of being on the radio. At the age of 12 he put together a professional demo and was interviewed by AMI, then known as Voice Print. Who knew that years later, he would be the one doing the interviews as an AMI broadcast presenter!

  • Laughter Yoga

    Laughter Yoga

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Laughter truly is the best medicine! AMI presenter Viviane Forest visits a yoga class that teaches the health benefits of having a good laugh.

  • Well Worn Clothing

    Well Worn Clothing

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    For seniors, especially those with mobility issues, finding clothes that fit right but still look good can be a huge challenge. A new project in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia is helping people find that balance.

  • Blind Artist John Bramblitt

    Blind Artist John Bramblitt

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    John Bramblitt is a blind artist from Texas who mixes colours purely by touch alone. When he lost his vision in 2001, he sunk into a deep depression. Little did he know at the time, that the paint he wasn't able to see would change his life forever.

  • Escape Manor

    Escape Manor

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Dave Brown and his good friend Dave Tripp try their hand at Escape Manor. Can they solve a series of clues to get out of the "Asylum"?

  • Photographer Paul Vienneau

    Photographer Paul Vienneau

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Paul Vienneau lives in Halifax and uses a wheelchair. After going out and clearing snow from public sidewalks, his story went viral, and sparked a heartwarming community response.

  • AMI This Week: March 11, 2016

    AMI This Week: March 11, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Things get a little physical on this episode of ATW as we check out an Adaptive Aquatics class in Kitchener and a blind yoga class in Edmonton. Plus, we visit Book Nook in Miramichi - a book store staffed by people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum.

  • AMI This Week: March 5, 2016

    AMI This Week: March 5, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we celebrate kindness with Pink Shirt Day, visit Canada’s first ice castle in Edmonton, and get wrapped up in a Snug Vest. Plus, we learn more about Cameras For Healing – a not-for-profit volunteer run organization in Moncton.

  • AMI This Week: February 26, 2016

    AMI This Week: February 26, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we light up with Lumenus, celebrate First Nations culture at Ottawa's Winterlude Inuit Circle, and catch up with the Paralympic tour in Calgary. Plus, profile Halifax artist Hélène Comstock, and hear the latest from Uber Assist.

  • AMI This Week: February 19, 2016

    AMI This Week: February 19, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    ATW checks out the St. Lawrence Market in Toronto, learns more about the Halifax Explosion Memorial Project, and chats with some Toronto Blue Jays players. Plus, a profile of our very own Edmonton Presenter - Viviane Forest.

  • AMI This Week: February 12, 2016

    AMI This Week: February 12, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Join ATW as we meet some of Canada’s hopefuls for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and check out a Power Hockey game in Calgary. Plus, Ottawa’s Dave Brown shares some dating tips – just in time for Valentine’s Day.

  • AMI This Week: February 5, 2016

    AMI This Week: February 5, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this episode of ATW we check out a new park for service dogs in Halifax, drop in on an exercise class specifically designed for blind and partially sighted participants in Toronto, and travel to Red Deer to visit the Hub – a place for art and culture that’s open to everyone.

  • AMI This Week: January 22, 2016

    AMI This Week: January 22, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this episode of ATW we meet one of the world's best pinball players who also happens to have autism, sit down for an exclusive and very raw interview with the Trailer Park Boys, and discover Wear Your Label, a clothing line with the goal of raising awareness for mental health and ultimate

  • AMI This Week: January 8, 2016

    AMI This Week: January 8, 2016

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    ATW rings in the New Year with hints on how to keep those New Year’s resolutions as well as tips for de-cluttering your home. Plus, we'll get a taste of Four Senses Season 3 on AMI-tv and meet a blind backpacker.

  • AMI This Week: December 25, 2015

    AMI This Week: December 25, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    It's ATW's Christmas episode where we discover the Lights of Hope, go shopping at the Toronto Christmas Market and experience some Zoolights. Plus, we find out what a Sherbrooke Christmas is all about and take a trip down the infamous Taffy Lane in Ottawa.

  • AMI This Week: December 18, 2015

    AMI This Week: December 18, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this episode of ATW, we travel to New York City for Spring Awakening, the latest production by Deaf West Theatre, Grant Hardy sits down with GetConnected’s Mike Agerbo to discuss some of the season’s hottest gadgets, and we get to know Ottawa's Dave Brown a little better.

  • AMI This Week: December 11, 2015

    AMI This Week: December 11, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this episode of ATW, we'll meet the people behind Voices 4 Ability, learn more about the accessibility features of Rogers Place, and find out how gamers are using their favourite pastime to raise funds. Plus, we’ll get to know AMI reporter Grant Hardy a little better.

  • AMI This Week: December 4, 2015

    AMI This Week: December 4, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this episode of ATW, we'll discover a model railway in BC and go on a special tour of Old Town Montreal with our very own Dave Brown. We’ll also meet the members of the Shining Lights Choir to learn why the song "Open the Way" is so important to those with disabilities.

  • AMI This Week: November 27, 2015

    AMI This Week: November 27, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this episode of ATW, hosts Molly Burke and Anthony McLachlan learn about a new film called "The Danish Girl," meet some Vision Mates and the Lake City Woodworkers. They also find out about an Ecomuseum in Montreal.

  • AMI This Week: November 20, 2015

    AMI This Week: November 20, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this week’s episode of ATW, hosts Molly Burke and Anthony McLachlan find out how to make something "Hack-cessible", learn about Power Soccer and meet some Pumpkin People. They'll also discover a Smart Chair.

  • AMI This Week: November 13, 2015

    AMI This Week: November 13, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this week's episode of ATW, Anthony McLachlan welcomes special guest co-host Jennie Bovard. We’ll speak with blind artist John Bramblitt, discover a travel company for those who are blind or partially sighted and find out what Laughter Yoga is all about.

  • AMI This Week: October 30, 2015

    AMI This Week: October 30, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    Happy Halloween! Prepare to be scared on this spooky edition of AMI This Week as we visit the Ghost Train in Vancouver, the haunted theatre called "Deadmonton" and face a Zombie encounter. Plus, learn how to make a grand Escape and create a tactile costume.

  • AMI This Week: October 23, 2015

    AMI This Week: October 23, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this week's episode of AMI This Week, hosts Molly Burke and Anthony McLachlan discover a massive corn maze dedicated to the Terry Fox legacy. We visit Montreal for a different kind of car rally and chat with Paul Vienneau about how he's changing the lives of Haligonians.

  • AMI This Week: October 16, 2015

    AMI This Week: October 16, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    On this episode of AMI This Week hosts Molly Burke and Anthony McLachlan discover Adaptive Yoga, visit the Dreamcatcher Ranch, meet Nel and learn about her para-equestrian dream and take a tour of Beau's Brewery for Oktoberfest.

  • AMI This Week: October 9, 2015

    AMI This Week: October 9, 2015

    Duration: minutes and seconds

    In the Season 4 premiere of AMI This Week we introduce you to our two new hosts, Molly Burke and Anthony McLachlan! We also travel across Canada with our reporters telling your story. This week we feature the film "The Rainbow Kid", meet artist Kimberly Csihas and more.