Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Dr. Meghann Lloyd tells you about her recent study on the mental health benefits for athletes participating in the Special Olympics 
• Lawrence Gunther recaps IMPAC-5, a global environmental forum that recently took place in Vancouver, B.C.
  • To watch his short doc that was featured at the Festival of Ocean Films visit here 
• Nelson Rego from Cool Blind Tech fills you in on Samsung’s new Custom Voice Creator for Bixby
  • For his tech tip of the day, he explains how to unsend email on the mail app for the iPhone  
  • For full instructions, visit Cool Blind Tech web page here
• And contestants Karen Magee, Alex Smyth and David Errington compete in another edition of the weekly news quiz! 

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press discusses the Canada’s deal to acknowledge Metis organizations as governments
  • She also chats about the disproportionate representation of Inuit people in the Quebec prison system
• Marcia Yale gives you the scoop on the 2023 AEBC and Allyant Scholarship Program 
  • There are five scholarships available to apply for. Please visit here for a detailed description of the scholarship, it’s eligibility and requirements for applying
  • The deadline to apply is March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
  • For questions about application process, you can email: Scholarship@blindcanadians.ca 
• Columnist Shelley Petite discusses issues of accessibility at public events in New Brunswick 
• Marc Aflalo of Double Dap gives you the lowdown on Samsung’s updated features for its voice assistant “Bixby”
• And Kim Thistle reviews the new Pamela Anderson documentary, “Pamela, A Love Story”
  • The film is available on Netflix and is rated TV-MA for mature audiences 

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• Joeita Gupta and Michelle McQuigge take on the weekly news panel
  • They discuss the Chinese-government’s interference in Canada’s 2021 election
  •  They also chat about Google’s push back to the Online News Act
  • And they explore the issues around Ontario’s Autism support services
• Michael McNeely highlights the classic film: 1989’s “Do the Right Thing” by Spike Lee
• Plus, Karen McKay from the Centre of Equitable Library Access discusses this year’s Freedom to Read Week
  • For this week’s featured selections, she highlights the following books: 
    • “Underground to Canada” by Barbara Smucker
    • “His Dark Materials” by Philip Pullman 
    • “The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman 
    • “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck  
    • “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes 
      • You can find all of these books online at the CELA library collection 

Today on NOW with Dave Brown: 

• The Canadian Council of the Blind and the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians have recently partnered with En-Vision America to expand accessible prescriptions in Canada. Richie Lefebvre from En-Vision America tells you all about the partnership and shares a demonstration on the ScripTalk device 
  • The device is available at select pharmacies in Canada: 
  • Sobey’s has installed ScripTalk equipment in all of their locations.  
  • Shopper’s Drug Mart also has the devices everywhere outside of Quebec
  • And London Drugs now offers ScripTalk in 9 locations around B.C.  
  • For more information on ScripTalk visit here
• Community reporter Blaine Deutscher describes the return of Regina’s Farmers’ Markets. 
  • The market is open Saturdays, from 9am to 3 p.m. local time and is taking place at the Co-operators Centre, located at 1700 Elphinstone St. in Regina
  • For more information, visit here or email info@reginafarmersmarket.ca 
• Plus, Amy Amantea shares her review of “You People” starring Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy. The film is available to stream on Netflix and is rated R
• Director Jake Cimperman discusses his new documentary “Concrete Gridiron” about Buffalo’s very first wheelchair football team. The film is available to stream with closed captions on PBS here
• Steven Scott from Double Tap reports live from Vienna, Austria with an update on the Zero Project Conference. The conference is an annual disability inclusion gathering with a mission for a world with zero barriers. It runs until February 24. For more information, visit here

Today on NOW with Dave Brown:

• Kelly Bron Johnson explores the historical intersection of ableism and racism and its impact on the modern workplace   
• John Loeppky discusses the ongoing issues of disability perception and portrayal
• Peter Parsons recaps a couple of major goalball tournaments that have taken place this winter including the Montreal Open and the 2023 Ontario Parasport Games in Durham Region
• Community reporter Derek Lackey tells you all about Deaf & Disability Arts Grant in Manitoba
  • There are four grants worth $2,000 each
    • The deadline to apply is March 31 
    • For full details on eligibility and requirements visit here
    • You can also contact Jenel Shaw at info@aanm.ca or (204) 336-2366
  • He also tells you all about the Adapted Ski program put on by the Accessible Sport Connection Manitoba and the Vision Impaired Resource Network
  • The program is free and runs every Tuesday at Kildonan Park Golf Course from 6 to 8 p.m. local time 
  • They also offer skiing, snowshoeing or kicksledding
  • For more information, search Accessible Sport Connection Manitoba’s page on Facebook
• Plus, this year could see the return of Samsung’s Galaxy Fan Edition series. Marc Aflalo fills you in on the details