AMI Today

On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts of shows from AMI Audio to preview what’s coming up on the channel today.  In the second half of the show, Jacob and Nisreen Abdel-Majid reflect on an interview with Dr. Larissa Moniz and Morgan Ineson from last month. They reflect on their own vision health journeys ahead of the View Point Conference next week at the Toronto...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI Audio to preview what’s coming up on the show today.  In the second half of the show, we featured an episode of The Pulse called Blindness & Technology – YouTuber Sam Seavey. You can listen to that here.   Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:00) NOW with Dave Brown (8:49) The Guardian Da...

On today’s show, Jacob Shymanski speaks with other hosts from shows on AMI Audio to preview what’s coming up on the show today.  Hear the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, Macleans Magazine, and get some of the latest tech news from the guys at Double Tap. The second half of the show today was an Audiobook Review segment with Ryan Hooey. You can listen to that here.   Highlights: Show...

Amy Amantea is an artist, actor, advocate, and regular contributor to AMI Today! Amy recently celebrated the release of an audio play that she’s been working on for a few years called Disability Tour Bus. Amy co-wrote the play that follows Shiloh, a young wheelchair-user, as they navigate their first day as a guide for “Funcouver Bus tours”. Working alongside longtime employee and relentless dad-j...

On today’s edition of AMI Today, Jacob Shymanski and hosts from shows on AMI Audio preview what’s coming up on the channel today!   Get the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, Voices of the Walrus, and some tech news from Double Tap!   In the second half of the show, Jacob interviewed Amy Amantea. She recently released an audio play that she co-wrote titled “Disability Tour Bus.” Listen...

On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with contributors from shows on AMI Audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel today. In the second half of the show Jacob speaks with Premee Mohamed, a Nebula award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. Premee is here to talk about her literary award-winning series, The Annual...

Film critic and accessibility advocate Michael McNeely joins the show to talk about film accessibility while film festivals are going on all over the country!  Highlights: Coming Up with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:00) Introducing Michael McNeely (3:32) Accessibility features for people who are deafblind (8:09) Advocacy for film festivals and screenings (13:32) Film festivals that are very accessible...

On this edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski is joined by contributors from shows on AMI-Audio to preview what is coming up on their shows today.  Get the latest headlines from The Washington Post, The Globe & Mail, and The Guardian! Plus, a sneak peek of what’s coming up on Double Tap!  In the second half of the show, film critic and accessibility advocate Michael McNeely joins the show as...

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup. Get a sneak peek at the latest Kelly & Ramya and the Pulse episodes, breaking headlines from the Guardian and the Globe & Mail, plus the latest in tech news from Double Tap Canada. Visit the Pulse podcast feed for the episode previewed Today: Making Music Accessible to Performers with Disabilities with...

On today’s show, Jacob Shymanski and contributors from shows on AMI Audio preview what’s coming up on the channel today!  Get the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail and The Guardian regarding the latest US Presidential debate. Plus, hear what’s coming up on Voices of The Walrus.  In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with Danielle Bouthillier. She’s the author of the science-fiction nove...

In Today's feature interviewed we’re joined by Mattmac, a multi-instrumentalist & award-winning Indigenous hip hop artist. Highlights (Feature Interview) – 30.01 Feature Interview Introduction with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:00) Native Instruments Accessibility Improvements & Screen Reader Implementation (02:26) Feature Interview: Mattmac (03:47) Introducing Matthew Monias (04:28) Mattmac’s Hip Hop a...

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup. Get today’s top headlines from The Globe & Mail, Macleans and the Guardian, the latest tech news from Double Tap Canada and an update from Kelly & Ramya. Plus, we preview Today's feature interviewed with Mattmac , a multi-instrumentalist & award-winning Indigenous hip hop artist. Highlights: AMI Today I...

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup. Get today’s top headlines from The Globe & Mail and The Guardian, the latest tech news from Double Tap Canada and a preview of this afternoon’s episode of Kelly & Ramya. And we preview today's AMI Audiobook Review episode , where we speak with Susan Loube, a Director of PAL-Reading Services. Highlights:...

Ryan Van Praet is the Program Lead for the I Can… series at CNIB. He joins Jacob on the show to talk about the importance of an active lifestyle, using your environment to your advantage, and his philosophy behind the I Can… program.  Highlights:  Coming Up with Nisreen Abdel Majid (00:00)  Ryan’s role at CNIB (3:55) Sport can teach real life lessons (6:50) The I Can… Club (8:24) Ryan’s most recen...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski and contributors from around the AMI Audio network preview what’s coming up on their shows today.  Get the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail and The Washington Post, plus hear about some changes coming to the Kelly & Ramya show from Kelly MacDonald himself!  In the second half of the show, Jacob speaks to Ryan Van Praet from CNIB. He explains about the im...

On today’s show, Jacob Shymanski speaks with contributors from across the AMI Audio network about what’s coming up on their show today!  Hear the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail, The Guardian, and some recent tech news from Double Tap! Plus, Kelly MacDonald stops by with a sneak peek of what’s coming up on Kelly & Ramya this afternoon.  In the second half of the show, we featured an episode...

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup. Get today’s top headlines from The Globe & Mail, Macleans, and The Guardian, the latest tech news from Double Tap Canada and a preview of this afternoon’s episode of Kelly & Ramya. Hop over to the AMI Audiobook Review podcast feed where AMI Podcast Coordinator Ryan Delehanty joins us to discuss guilty p...

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and other AMI contributors preview today’s AMI-audio lineup. Get today’s top headlines from The Globe & Mail, The Walrus, and The Guardian, the latest tech news from Double Tap Canada and a preview of this afternoon’s episode of Kelly & Ramya. Check out "AMI Audiobook Review" where audiobook contributor Sarah Hillis joins us to review the novel "Horror Movie" by...

Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance David Lepofsky is joining AMI Today after the AODA Alliance released a video detailing the accessibility barriers in the new Ontario courthouse that opened in downtown Toronto last year.  Watch the full AODA Alliance video here. Highlights: Coming Up with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:00) Introducing David Lepofsky (3:00) The Access...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with contributors from shows around the AMI Audio network.  Hear the leading headlines from The Globe & Mail, The Washington Post, and The Guardian! Plus, Double Tap stops by for a sneak peek of their show today!  In the second half of the show, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance David Lepofsky joins the show. He and...

Host Jacob Shymanski speaks with contributors from across the AMI Audio network to preview what’s coming up on their shows today.  Plus, we feature an episode of The Pulse, an AMI podcast hosted by Joeita Gupta titled Accessible Tech & Artificial Intelligence with Intel’s Darryl Adams. You can listen to the full episode here.   Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van...

On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski is joined by hosts from other AMI shows to preview what’s coming up on the AMI Audio network today!  Listen for the latest political news from The Globe & Mail and the Walrus magazine. Plus, Steven from Double Tap drops by with some breaking news from AppleVis!  In the second half of the show, we had a Rapid Fire Review with Jeffrey Rainey. You...

Rabia Khedr is the National Director of Disability Without Poverty. She joined our host Jacob Shymanski to discuss the impact of the recently announced Canada Disability Benefit.  They talk about what is really needed to lift Canadians with disability over the poverty line, barriers to accessing the benefit, and why the benefit still deserves to be celebrated despite its shortcomings. Highlights ...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI Audio with hosts from shows across the network. We’ll hear political headlines from the Globe & Mail and the Guardian, a sneak peek of what to expect on today’s edition of Kelly & Ramya, and the latest tech news from the guys on Double Tap!  In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with National Director of Disability Withou...

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from across the AMI-Audio network preview what is coming up on their shows today!  Get the latest headlines from the Globe & Mail and the Guardian, a preview of the newest Shaun of the Shed episode, plus some of the latest tech stories from Double Tap.  You can listen to the Audiobook Review portion of the show here.  Highlights: Show Introduction (00:0...