CiTR -- All Access Pass

This episode you are going to get to hear, not one, not two, but THREE interviews with amazing disability advocates from the Lower Mainland with a diverse array of focuses. We kick things off with a past interview our producer Emily did With Monica Gartner (author of Overcoming the Impossible). Next, we listen our of Fundrive special interview with Nicholas Crier from Spikes and Bikes and producer...

All Access Pass sits down with Robb Dunfield, manager of the Ambassador Program at the Rick Hansen Foundation. Tune in to hear how both the Rick Hansen Foundation and its Ambassador Program are breaking down barriers for Canadians with disabilities!

All Access Pass sat down with Anika Vervecken. Vervecken is the Accessible Coordinator for Vancouver's PuSh Festival. Episode hosted by Connie and Dezy from the Access Collective.

What's in store for Canadians with the upcoming , first of its kind Accessibility Legislation? CiTR's Accessibility Collective tries to the answer this and more with help of Bill Conway and members from the Vancouver chapter of the Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) Vivian, Allie and Mia. Hosts: Maryam, Dora, Connie and Dezy

The Accessibility Collective looks at barriers that people with disabilities face in the job market and the initiatives that have been taken in Canada to counter this. Host Deepi discusses her own experiences of finding work within the field of journalism and radio. We talk to Bob Santos, CEO of LinkUp which is an employment agency based in Toronto that offers personalized employment services for...

All Access Pass ends off the 2017 Fundrive with an interview with Nicolas Crier from Spikes and Bikes. Spikes and Bikes is a bicycle overdose response unit launched in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to curb the rate of overdose deaths. Nicolas lives with FAS and talks about his experiences with mental illness, addiction and finding community in the DTES. Hosts: Deepi, Maryam, Olga, Connie, Cherise...

All Access Pass kicks-off CiTR's annual Fundrive with the help of Julia Ansbacher , her mom Andrea, Krisha and Aleesa from PLAN. Julia has Non-Ketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH) which is a rare, genetic, metabolic disorder caused by a defect in the enzyme system that breaks down the amino acid glycine, resulting in an accumulation of glycine in the body's tissues and fluids. Tune in to learn more about...

All Access Pass reports on the 15th annual Homelessness Marathon. The Access Collective looks at how homelessness and disability are connected and factor into one another. This Homelessness Marathon is a yearly overnight radio broadcast shared on campus and community stations from coast to coast, creating linkages and raising awareness of homelessness in Canadian communities. The Marathon is made...

This episode the Access Collective discusses medical marijuana use. We asked UBC students what their thoughts were on the much talked about plant. To get us informed, we sat down with researcher Nada Ramadan and co-founder of Mothers Advocating for Medical Marijuana for Autism (MAMMA) Amy Lou Fawell. Hosts: Deepi , Dezy and Connie

Something weird is happening to All Access Pass! Kye Plant , musician and creator of the podcast Feelin Weird , guest hosts with the Access Collective. We talk about the good, the bad and the complicated of how mental illness is represented in mainstream music. Content warning for depression, suicide as well as mature language

Ruff, Ruff! Long time BC advocate for the visually impaired Bill Conway and his guide dog The Chief joined All Access Pass in studio. He explained to us what goes into training a guide dog as well as some of the great initiatives that have been taken to improve accessibility for the visually impaired. Maryam, Deepi and Dezy from the Access Collective host

Listen in as the All Access Pass team discusses the different ways in which support animals help people with disabilities as well as what does the new Guide Dog and Service Dog Certification Act mean for owners in BC.

All Access Pass sits down with professor Barnes who teaches Economic Geography at UBC. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) midway through his academic career, he shares with us the amazing research he is currently doing as well as what it has been like to do field work around the world while in a wheelchair. As well we introduce you to some our newest collective members Wen, Olga and Lauren.

We look back on two of our favorite moments on the show from seasons past as well as enjoy some festive tunes for the holidays

Hosts Maryam and Dezy sit down with professional adult ADD/ADHD life coach Pete Quily. Quily has been working as a life coach for adults with ADD and ADHD since 2003 and his clientele currently spans over 5 continents. Having ADD himself, he has found his passion and excelled in his field.

Hosts Maryam and Dezy sit down with professional adult ADD/ADHD life coach Pete Quily. Quily has been working as a life coach for adults with ADD and ADHD since 2003 and his clientele currently spans over 5 continents. Having ADD himself, he has found his passion and excelled in his field.

The Access Collective takes apart stigmas towards ADHD and ADD. Hosts Lauren and Dezy discuss why they are seen as "fabricated" health mental issues and what effect this has on schoolchildren. After that we talk about how acclaimed Olympians Simon Biles and Michael Phelps have spoken up about their ADHD and ADD. We end off our episode with producer Emily who interviewed Sarah Blyth and Amori Mikam...

In this episode we bring your attention to some amazing accessibility activists .They share with us their personal stories and what inspired them to reach to out to others.

Meihua is an International student from China in her first (or “Fresh”) year at UBC. She is a double-amputee who was injured in the 2008 earthquake in China. She sat down with collective members Dezy and Lauren and shared her personal experiences of her disability ,coming to Vancouver to study and her keen interest in food!

What makes living in this province specific to someone with a diverse ability’s lived experiences? We talked to Michael Kingsmill who designed the AMS Student Nest to get a better idea what goes into constructing a building that is accessible . As well listen in to UBC students Alison and Meihua who have diverse abilities and shared with us their personal experiences.

In this show we sit down with UBC Vision Health Volunteers, discuss what accessibility will look like under Trump and lastly listen to an interview with MLA Michelle Mungall discussing the new increase in BC's disability benefits.

This week we sat down with the newly formed UBC Disabled Students Association to see what cool things they have planned for the school year. Later we discuss issues of accessing polling stations arising from the US 2016 elections.

We are back for Season 2! In this episode we discuss in the increase in BC's disability benefits and the BC Transit Clawback, the new assistive software Nuance Dragon and Canada's new proposed accessibility legislation.

Prep your suitcase and join us as we find accessible ways to travel, from going to the airport to finding agencies that specialize in taking care of accessibility needs.

We introduce members for the summer season and learn about their experience at the NCRC Ottawa conference where they had the chance to interview Peter Armstrong, manager of digital content for AMI Accessible Media Inc., a not-for-profit multimedia organization that has strived to make accessible​ media for Canadians. To top it off, Spencer brings us some of his sweetest tunes to jam to!