Entertainment critic Michael McNeely previews the new Netflix movie about Ted Bundy and explores some of the controversy behind the film. Nelson Régo of Cool Blind Tech describes Microsoft’s Seeing VR and discusses a new study that supports a theory that people with vision impairments have better hearing. And, Karen McKay from CELA shares picks from their new book collection. This is the May 3, 2019 episode.
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Gardener Susan Kerney stops by to chat about some beautiful January flowers. As well as a few neat gifts she received over the holidays.
Withings unveiled a 4-in-1 at-home health checkup device at CES. John Biehler gives us all the details on our App Update.
A dog recently ate an absurd amount of money that was on a counter, yet the owner was still able to get it back. How so? Beth Deer tells us on The Buzz.
There are tons of great matches as its wildcard week in the NFL. Brock Ric...
By Beth Deer
On August 26th of last year (Patronus’ third birthday), the Edmonton Bureau ventured to Pigeon Lake where we had the pleasure of witnessing Camp Maskepetoon in action. It was such a fun day and one of my favourite shoots I’ve ever been on.
The camp was a mixture of CNIB clients and other children who had registered directly through the camp. Not only did CNIB clients get to hang out with other kids who understand what it's like to be blind or partially sighted, but the...
Join AMI This Week's Bureau Reporters - Grant Hardy, Beth Deer, Shelby Travers, Alex Smyth and Laura Bain - as they travel across Canada, celebrating our country's diverse cultures and experiences.
Each major release of iOS brings new features or improvements to the VoiceOver screen reader. Mike Feir dives into these changes.
We talk with Fern Lulham about people pleasing and how it can impact our lives and our mental health.
A Parkland school shooting survivor developed an app built on AI that helps people heal. We get more on The Buzz.
Mary Mammoliti joins us with simple and easy tips to help make your Thanksgiving affordable and enjoyable.
Laura Bain stops by to give us so...
By Beth Deer
Have you ever felt like few people take action when it comes to making the world more accessible?
Christian Bagg took his accessibility issues into his own hands when he received his first wheelchair. Christian, being a very tall man, realized that wheelchairs weren’t built for people his height. This fueled a fire inside of him to not only start building his own wheelchairs, but adaptive bikes too.
This is how the Bowhead Reach was born. The bike has enhanced the lives...
We’ll talk about the use of the word ‘genocide’ in the final report from the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. We’ll discuss a recent report about the sad state of Canada’s plastic recycling industry. And we’ll finish off our news panel with a debate about the pros and cons of banning dodgeball in schools. We’ll introduce Beth Deer, the new AMI-tv reporter in Edmonton, and her guide dog Patronus. Michael McNeely joins us in our Toronto studio to preview t...
How can we use Todoist to go into our goals for 2024 less stressed out? Mike Babcock joins us to tell us more (7:03). A baby owl was discovered in a family's Christmas tree. How on earth did it get there? Producer, Beth Deer tells us more (21:53). We speak with “mother hen” of the “Wheelie Peeps”, Bean Gill about her new show to air on AMI-tv, Push (36:28). Assistive technology entrepreneur Rebecca Rosenberg introduces us to her mobile app that benefits the low-vision community (51:...
Do our pets need a regular bath and brushing? If so, how often should we be doing this? Vet Danielle Jongkind lets us know.
How can we maintain good brain health? Frances Wong dives into this topic during our Wellness chat.
We check in with Kelly MacDonald who’s at the 5th anniversary celebration at the CNIB Hub in London, Ontario.
Are you looking to play blind hockey in Montreal? The Montreal Hiboux are always searching for players. Community Reporter, Mathieu Rochette tells us mo...
iOS 17.2 is releasing soon, what is the biggest update coming? Michael Babcock lets us know.
Why do traumatic memories affect the brain so much more than positive memories do? Grant Hardy discusses this in his headlines segment.
Mind Your Own Business returns Wednesday, January 3, at 9 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv and AMI+. We speak with Kelly Bron Johnson about her role on the season as a mentor.
There’s a free concert series at Vancouver’s most beautiful—and inclusive—Downtown church. ...
As the cold kicks in, we become mindful of the creatures that we share our backyards with; Susan Kerney shares suggestions on keeping our garden critters away from our homes, in a safe and respectful way. Michael Babcock joins us for our Accessing Android segment; he highlights the new Play Pass service, and previews the upcoming Google event in October. We meet Bethany Deer, our newest AMI Presenter based in Edmonton. She joins us to preview tonight’s episode of AMI This Week. Dav...
For Michael Feir, the holiday season officially starts with a couple of audio events. They have become important traditions, and he tells us all about them. Could having a disability make us any more likely to be defensive? Fern Lulham dives into the psychology behind this. A woman can officially keep emotional support hens but wants the city to change backyard chicken rules. Mark Phoenix gobbles his way through this story on The Buzz. What upcoming seasonal events are taking place ...
Edmonton’s Bethany Deer previews tonight’s episode of AMI This Week; we discuss her feature on questions blind people get asked a lot.
On our Tech Talk, Michael Babcock introduces us to a new podcast directory, the world of Discord, and familiarizes us with Twitter Spaces.
It's trade deadline day in the NHL. Brock Richardson gets us up to date with all the trades that have gone down.
Bethany Deer, AMI Reporter in Edmonton, joins us to preview an upcoming feature on AMI This Week, on Dustin Ritter.
There’s a new engaging social robot playmate that helps children with autism learn and practice new social, emotional,...
I would honestly say this is one of my favourite segments we’ve ever filmed for AMI This Week.
Maricar Marquez is a deafblind runner from New York and let me tell you, she’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever spoken to. Maricar was born deaf and slowly lost her sight later on in life; I have so much admiration for her and what she has accomplished.
As Maricar is unable to talk, she has a translator who would sign to her in a tactile form and then tell me what Maricar was s...
How do you enable accessibility in google docs and other products? Michael Babcock lets us know about this and more on our Tech Talk.
Will people with disabilities be purchasing the Apple Vision Pro? Beth Deer discusses this on our headlines segment.
We speak with Amy Amantea about her art show, Through My Lens. We learn more about the show and what it’s like touring around Canada.
Ever wondered about how our donkey friends fare in the Canadian climate? There’s a free upcoming webi...
By Beth Deer
What was your favourite subject in school? For me it was art or music. I absolutely hated English and science because there was always so much writing involved.
For this week’s AMI This Week segment, I am joined by Alan Nursell, the CEO of Telus World of Science Edmonton to show me some hands-on science experiments.
When this segment was first proposed, I was really anxious because as I just said, science wasn’t my thing. Once I found out it was physical experiments, I...
Community reporter Elizabeth Mohler gives details about the CoMotion Deaf and Disability Arts Festival in Toronto. The festival is currently running now until May 1st, at the Harbourfront Centre located at 235 Queens Quay West
She also describes some upcoming alumni reunions at W. Ross Macdonald school in Brantford, Ontario. Reunion runs May 27-29 and the deadline to register is May 15
• If you paid in 2020, your registration is still valid.
• For those who cannot atten...
What makes a garden grow? Susan Kerney talks about this today, and we get into Pollinators and how they help. The W. Ross MacDonald School for the Blind just put on a play to kick off the New Year; we find out how the Communications students were involved. Our AMI Reporter from Edmonton, Bethany Deer, tells us about the huge home renovation being filmed by AMI-TV. On this month’s Voices segment, we speak with Brock Richardson, Host of AMI-audio’s Neutral Zone. On Know Your Rights, D...
By Beth Deer
This story is an awesome one.
Rocky Mountain Adaptive, based in Canmore, Alberta, makes recreational mountain sports accessible to everyone by adapting equipment and techniques of the sports to suit each individual.
I wish I’d have known about this incredible organization when I first moved to Canada. I spent a lot of time in the Canmore area, and would have loved to try out some of the programs they offer. They provide training in a wide variety of sports, such as ski...