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Dark Room Ballet challenges perceptions of blind dancers

A woman in a white dress and matching floral bonnet poses with her cane on stage.
  • On Part 2 of our tour of iOS security features, Michael Feir highlights advanced features to help you protect the information on your iPhone.
  • Susan Kerney shares how she's wrapping up her 2022 gardening experience in an interesting way.
  • We chat with Krishna Washburn, Instructor at Dark Room Ballet, about her work in accessible dance instruction and audio description.
  • It’s the Thursday Buzz with Bill Shackleton.
  • We chat with Brian Anderson, the Director of Performance and Fun Times at Science World in Vancouver, for info about what’s happening at the science centre right now.
  • Today’s Roundtable guest is AMI Content Development Specialist in Eastern Ontario and Quebec, Karen Magee.

Recapping the Canadian Blind Hockey Western Regional Tournament

3 blind hockey players battling for the puck
  • Nunavut and Ontario join federal effort to boost number of organ and tissue donors. Grant Hardy has more on this in his health headlines.
  • The Sky is the Limit Youth Organization has a special upcoming anniversary. We learn more about the organization and its mission with Margrett Weldon.
  • Canadian Blind Hockey hosted the Western Regional Tournament in Calgary last weekend. Jim Krysko fills us in on the event.
  • What is employee engagement, and how does it differ from just liking your job? Elysia Yardley explains.
  • We flip through quirky stories from around the globe with Grant Hardy, on What in the World.

What is furniture poverty and how can we counter it?

An old dirty mattress on a frame
  • Recently, a zoo involved in Asian elephant conservation got some extremely surprising and good news. Dr. Danielle Jongkind shares the story.
  • Nutritionist Julia Karantjas brings us ways to stay calm, or practice calmness, during the busy holiday season.
  • We chat with Johnny Tai, a blind artist based in BC, talking about his passion for fine arts and an upcoming residency at the Vancouver Grunt Gallery.
  • Community reporter Toni Freimark highlights Notice the Ability, an International Day of Persons with Disabilities Celebration, taking place in Medicine Hat.
  • On our Parenting chat, Lucia Bellafante discusses how parents and children can enjoy and embrace the best of the Holidays together.
  • We chat with Dan Kershaw, Executive Director of Furniture Bank, to learn about the scale and prevalence of furniture poverty and how Furniture Bank wants to help.

Holiday fun guide with tips for kids with sight loss

Christmas gifts and toys under a tree
  • Michael Babcock fills us in on Smart Glance, a new feature for Jaws that analyzes text information like font and colour to highlight visual points of interest on the page.
  • The FIFA World Cup is just days away and Canada is in for the first time since 1986. We get the details with The Neutral Zone's Josh Watson.
  • AMI's Original Podcast "The Pulse" is now available in video on YouTube. Host, Joeita Gupta, joins us to talk about the evolution of the show and the conversations that put a spotlight on disability issues across Canada.
  • Fans of Murdoch Mysteries have a chance to step behind the scenes and experience the history, science, and fashion of the internationally acclaimed show. Community Reporter, Annette Dennis fills us in from London, Ontario.
  • Holiday time is upon us! Independent Living Specialist, Leanne Baarda brings us a holiday fun guide with tips on tree trimming, personalized gifts, and sensory activities for kids with sight loss!
  • The exclusion of students with disabilities from the classroom is a persistent problem. On Know Your Rights, Danielle McLaughlin discusses the options for parents or kids who feel they're being shut out.

AI can now write for you?

A man looking happy in front of his computer
  • A national dental-care benefit is now law. Who is eligible? Grant Hardy lets us know in his lifestyle headlines.
  • Notion is using Artificial Intelligence to automatically write your blog posts, job descriptions, and poetry. We discuss with John Biehler.
  • Karen Magee attended the Paratough competition in Montreal earlier this month. She gives us her impressions of the event.
  • Starting in 2023, Amazon will start showing Good Reads reviews and ratings in their apps when searching for e-books and audiobooks. Ryan Hooey has the scoop.