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Varun Chandak, the Founder and President of the organization Access to Success joined host Jacob Shymanski to follow up on an announcement that he made at the Roundtable on Accessibility Entrepreneurship. The Roundtable was led by Varun and the Chief Accessibility Officer of Canada Stephanie Cadieux.  In this episode, we featured a few clips from the Roundtable, and Varun offered his perspective o...

Host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel.  Hear the latest headlines from Canadian Politics on The Globe & Mail Today, some US election news on The Guardian Daily, and what’s coming up on the popular tech show Double Tap!  In the second half of the show, Jacob and Varun Chandak, the Founder and President of Access to Success talk about...

Courtney Gilmour is a JUNO nominated stand up comedian and television writer. She was a finalist for Canada’s Got Talent, and is an amputee. She is releasing her second comedy album on October 25th called “Wonder Woman” and joined Jacob Shymanski to talk about the rules of stand-up comedy, the process of recording “Wonder Woman” and paranormal experiences.  Highlights: Introducing Courtney Gilmour...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel.   In the second half of the show, Courtney Gilmour joined Jacob ahead of the release of her second comedy album called “Wonder Woman”. You can listen to that interview here.  Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) The Globe & Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (00:51) Voices of the Walru...

The 8th annual A11yTO Conference was held at the Microsoft headquarters in downtown Toronto. AMI Today had the opportunity to broadcast live from the conference, and to hold some interviews that are being presented on the show this week.  Today, host Jacob Shymanski is speaking with two speakers from the conference, Lindsay Silver and Sarah Higley. Lindsay is an accessibility coach at T-Mobile and...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio by speaking with hosts from other shows on the channel.  Hear the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, The Guardian Daily, and what’s coming up this weekend on The Washington Post This Week!  In the second half of the show, we present two interviews that were done at the 8th annual A11yTO Conference at the Micros...

AMI Today had the opportunity to attend the A11yTO Conference at the Microsoft Headquarters in Toronto. At the conference, Jacob sat down and spoke with people who are making a difference in digital accessibility. The first interview we’re presenting today is with Steve Saylor. He is an accessibility advocate, consultant, content creator, and creator of the YouTube series “BLIND GAMER.” Steve also...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski finds out what is coming up on AMI-audio by talking to other hosts from the network!  In the second half of the show, we played back two interviews that Jacob had at the A11yTO conference at the Microsoft headquarters in Toronto. First, he spoke with Steve Saylor, an accessibility advocate, consultant, content creator and Twitch partner about gaming accessibil...

On today’s show, Jacob and hosts from other shows on AMI-audio find out what stories are coming up on the channel today!  In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with podcaster and author Steve ‘Dangle’ Glynn about the release of his new book ‘Hockey Rants and Raves.” You can listen to that Audiobook Review interview here.  Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) The Globe & Mail with Mike Ross (1:10)...

On today's show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI-audio to find out what's coming up on the channel today.  Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Dusen (1:24) The Voices of the Walrus with Amy Amantea (8:04) The Guardian Daily with Mike Ross (15:49) Double Tap with Steven Scott (23:00) AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on...

At the end of September, AMI-audio Live attended Fighting Blindness Canada's View Point conference in Toronto and present the "Voices of Change: Transforming Lived Experience into Action" panel.  The panel featured the intersection of advocacy and lived experience.  The panel included: Morgan Ineson, who moderated the discussion. She is the Senior Manager of Education of Fighting Blindness Canada....

On today's show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI Audio to find out what's coming up on the show today.  Plus, in the second half of the show we feature a panel from Fighting Blindness Canada's View Point conference that was held in Toronto at the end of September. You can listen to the "Voices of Change: Transforming Lived Experience into Action" panel here.  Highlights: S...

Our featured guest today was Tess Routliffe, a Paralympic athlete who brought home a bronze and silver medal from the Women’s 100m Breaststroke and the Women’s 200m Individual Medley, respectively, at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. She details what it’s like to compete in the Paralympics, some of her upcoming plans as an athlete, and reflects on a devastating injury she faced in training prior to the...

On AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski and hosts from other shows on AMI-audio preview what’s coming up on the show today. Plus, Jacob speaks with Tess Routliffe. Tess is a Paralympic athlete who brought home a bronze and silver medal from the Women’s 100m Breaststroke and the Women’s 200m Individual Medley, respectively, at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. You can listen to that interview here.  Highlight...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski previews what’s coming up on AMI-audio with hosts from other shows on the channel. Hear the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, The Guardian Daily, Macleans, and Double Tap!  Plus, Jacob is joined by Emily Ladau for the Audiobook Review segment for an interesting conversation about language, advocacy, and Emily’s book Demystifying Disability: What to...

Host Jacob Shymanski was joined by Kimberly Cohn and Andy Arias to talk about Easterseals’ Disability Is Not A Dirty Word campaign that launched in July. This conversation featured topics of ableism, disability pride, and representation.  Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) Coming Up with Nisreen Abdel-Majid (00:30) Introducing Kimberly Cohn and Andy Arias (2:46) The impact of the Disability Is Not A D...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI-audio to find out what’s coming up on the channel today.   In the second half of the show, Jacob spoke with Kimberley Cohn and Andy Arias from Easter Seals to discuss their Disability Isn’t a Dirty Word campaign. You can listen to that interview here.    Highlights: - Show Intro (00:00) - The Globe & Mail with Corinne Van Du...

On today’s show, guest host Amy Amantea speaks with other hosts from shows on AMI Audio to preview what’s coming up on the channel today.  Get the latest headlines from The Globe & Mail Today, The Guardian Daily, and a preview of the new episode of My Life in Books. You can listen to the full episode of Audiobook Review with Ramya Amuthan here.  Highlights: Show Intro (00:00) The Globe & Mail Toda...

AMI Today broadcasts live from the 8th annual #A11yTO Conference in Toronto at Microsoft Canada’s headquarters. Join host Jacob Shymanski as he speaks with experts in the digital accessibility field, including Billy Gregory from Ubisoft, Lindsay Silver from T-Mobile and Hector Osborne Rodriguez from Accenture. You will also hear a live presentation by Steven Bassett from Airbnb about some practica...

Jacob interviewed Executive Director of Content and Strategy at APTN Mike Omelus. They spoke about the history of APTN, the importance of language preservation, and some interesting projects that APTN is a part of.  APTN is celebrating a significant milestone anniversary this year, it is their 25th year of platforming Indigenous voices, and the launch of North America’s first ever national Indigen...

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!  In the second half of the show, Jacob interviewed Executive Director of Content and Strategy at APTN Mike Omelus. They spoke about the history of APTN, the...

Angela Bonfanti was announced as the first female President and CEO of the CNIB in August 2024.  Over the past 13 years, she has held several leadership positions at the organization, and most recently was their Chief Operating Officer.  She has been a lifelong champion of the rights of Canadians living with blindness or low vision, and will tell Jacob about her personal experience growing up with...

On today’s show, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from other AMI Audio shows to preview what’s coming up on the channel today.  Hear some interesting news headlines from The Guardian Daily, what a second presidency from Donald Trump could mean for Canada from The Walrus magazine, and the latest accessible tech news from JAWS from the guys at Double Tap! In the second half of the show, Jacob...

On today’s edition of AMI Today, host Jacob Shymanski speaks with hosts from shows on AMI Audio to preview what’s coming up on the channel today.  Hear about some interesting Opinion pieces from The Globe & Mail, news headlines from The Guardian, and tech updates from Double Tap.  Plus, Aamer Khan joined the show for Audiobook review! You can listen to that part of the show here.  Highlights:  Sho...

Last month, Fighting Blindness Canada dropped by the show to reflect on their 50th anniversary. Host Jacob Shymanski and Nisreen Abdel-Majid reviewed some of that conversation and reflected on some of their own experiences from their vision health journey. Dr. Larissa Moniz and Morgan Ineson were featured in the interview. Dr. Moniz is the Director of Research and Mission Programs at Fighting Blin...