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By Beth Deer Mindfully Inclusive is a story that really warms my heart. Meranda Doll is working tirelessly to create fun, educational children’s kits that teach inclusivity. Meranda’s son, Vincent, is a wheelchair user and she took it upon herself to start Mindfully Inclusive and sell kits that contain colouring books, yoga cards, reading books and other fun and exciting things. Meranda wanted children and adults to understand disabilities, so they can start seeing disability as “...

By Beth Deer Aspergirl, what an interesting name, or should I say Instagram handle. I was scrolling on Instagram one day and stumbled across a young lady who’s real name is Bibi. She’s recently gained a huge following and shares comedic videos about the fact that adult women can be on the Autism Spectrum too. I got the chance to interview Bibi a few weeks after finding her on Instagram, and she has such an amazing story. Bibi wasn’t even diagnosed until she was 26 ... how wild is th...

Michael Feir is here to tell us about a BBC radio show which explores the intersection of technology and supernatural strangeness. A stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium. Grant Hardy has more on this remarkable development on What in the World Beth Deer joins us on The Buzz to talk about a blind penguin who’s managed to adopt one of his friends as his guide penguin. What are some common kitchen mistakes and how can we correct them? Mary Mammoliti gi...

By Beth Deer This week on AMI This Week, we are bringing you one of my favourite segments that I’ve ever been a part of. This segment is called "Metal Urges," so its obviously no surprise that I was working with metal. Tune in to AMI This Week tonight to watch, and listen to my running commentary, filling you in on all the behind-the-scenes action as I revisit my first-ever piece for AMI. Want to read more from Beth? Search her name!

On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock reminds us about Leasey, a helpful tool for JAWS screen-reader users. The NHL Final is set. Brock Richardson gives us a preview in his sports report. Edmonton AMI Reporter Bethany Deer highlights the final feature of Birthing Blind, on AMI This Week. Community Reporter Kim Hovey highlights the Yukon WILD school curriculum kicking off in 2022. We flip through quirky stories from around the globe with Jeff Ryman, on What in the World. On Know Your Ri...

On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock shares information about Voxmate, a self-contained accessible user interface for blind and low vision users. Are the Blue Jays running out of time to make the playoffs? Josh Watson of The Neutral Zone pops by to give us his thoughts. Bethany Deer, our Reporter in Edmonton, previews tonight’s episode of AMI This Week, featuring the Rocky Mountain Adaptive. Brave individuals will challenge themselves and change lives by harnessing up and rappelling d...

By Beth Deer Here at AMI, we work with many inspirationally people that have very amazing stories and this weeks segment is no different. I was able to interview SpiderMable, and her mum Lisa. SpiderMable is a young lady who took the City of Edmonton by storm when she was granted her one wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. While she was having treatment for cancer she was introduced to Spider-Man which is where her alternate personality, Spidermable, was born. This little girl got...

Michael Babcock shares a resource to help with challenges we may face while using assistive technology. How's Canada doing at the Paralympics? Brock Richardson lets us know in his sports update. Bethany Deer, our Bureau Reporter in Edmonton, is here to preview the AMI This Week feature on Dancer Shaelene Standing. Community Reporter Annette Dennis highlights the Sweet Life Candy and Pop Shop in London, Ontario. The Courage 21 inline skate in support of Blind Hockey gets underway in...

Gardner, Susan Kerney stops by to talk about some indoor plants that don't mind our winter low light conditions. On our App Update, John Biehler dives into more fun gadgets unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show. Including a device that turns your tongue into a mouse for your phone. Food prices are set to rise in 2024. But there’s more good news than in prior years. Beth Deer fills us in on The Buzz. The Toronto Raptors made a massive trade dealing away all-star Pascal Siakam. B...

By Beth Deer This week's AMI This Week segment is one I’ve been working on for quite some time. I wanted to write a script about all the questions I get asked as a person who is blind, and how it makes me feel. What I wanted people to take away from it was the answers and the understanding that it's OK to ask. To begin with, this was something I was planning to work on alone but when Lance, my Bureau Producer, had the idea of adding in some other reporters, I thought that would be a...

We take a look and listen back to a conversation we had with David Meyers, of the Centre for Independent Living Toronto at the Balance Community Info Fair. During our Nutrition chat with Julia Karantjas, we talk about hot cereal and the health benefits associated with them. Kim Hovey joins us for her Community Report where she tells us all about her Western Canada road trip with her mom. Grant Hardy joins us for a Headlines segment. On our Parenting Chat, we’re talking with Lucia B...

Experts urge strengthening how students are taught about technology and cybercrime. Grant Hardy has the details in his headlines segment. The Golden Globe Awards took place Sunday night. Greg David unpacks it all with us during our TV Talk. Unsold Christmas trees are on the menu for elephants and bison at the Berlin Zoo. Beth Deer gives us the details on The Buzz. White Cane week is slowly creeping up on us. New Brunswick Community Reporter, Marisa Hersey-Misner gives us a few tips...

How can we use Todoist to go into our goals for 2024 less stressed out? Mike Babcock joins us to tell us more. A baby owl was discovered in a family's Christmas tree. How on earth did it get there? Producer, Beth Deer tells us more. We speak with “mother hen” of the “Wheelie Peeps”, Bean Gill about her new show to air on AMI-tv, Push. Assistive technology entrepreneur Rebecca Rosenberg introduces us to her mobile app that benefits the low-vision community. How can we make the holid...

By Beth Deer If you are in a bad mood and looking for something to make you smile, this is the story for you. I say this because the interview I had with one of the participants, Darby, really changed my mood. In next week's episode of AMI This Week, we talk to Paul Constance about the life-changing business he opened up in downtown Calgary called Lil E Café. The venture was inspired by his three-year-old daughter Ella, who has Down syndrome. When Paul realized there were very few...

By Beth Deer This story is one that is really close to my heart, are you surprised? It's about dogs. We had the great pleasure of interviewing the co-owners of Aspen Service Dogs, a charity that trains mobility, autism spectrum, PTSD and owner trained service dogs. We were also able to interview a mother of a young boy who had recently received an autism spectrum assistance dog from Aspen. When I watched the first edit of this story, I welled up because the relationship this young b...