The Pulse

We continue our coverage from the Canadian Vision 2020 Summit in Ottawa! Today, we explore lived experiences with vision loss with Samantha Moore from FBC’s Young Leaders Program and Louise Gillis and Albert Ruel from the CCB. This is the February 26th, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities t...

We continue our coverage from the Canadian Vision 2020 Summit in Ottawa! Today, we explore the relationship between data collection and public policy with Stuart Morris from Statistics Canada and Luna Bengio from the Office of Public Service Accessibility. This is the February 25th, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers...

We kick off our coverage of the Canadian Vision 2020 Summit in Ottawa! Today we discuss the state of vision research in Canada with Dr. Catherine Tsilfidis from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Dr. Michel Cayouette from the Montreal Clinical Research Institute. This is the February 24th, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, infor...

Toronto-based musician and composer Jeremy Dutcher discusses his debut album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa and explores the importance of preserving Indigenous language and culture. This is the February 13, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-a...

Doug Earle is the President & CEO of Fighting Blindness Canada. He describes three draft policy white papers that will be addressed at the Canadian Vision 2020 Summit in Ottawa. He also discusses some of the key issues facing the vision loss community and explores the importance of access to vision health care. This is the February 12, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AM...

Akilah Newton is the Founder and Executive Director for Overture with the Arts. She discusses the significance of remembering and preserving Black History in Canada and tells us about the Tracking Black Canada tour. This is the February 11, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three...

We discuss “The Invincible James Lee,” a new AMI-tv documentary that follows the story of James Lee on his journey to become a double amputee. This is the February 10, 2020 epsiode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in Fren...

Film critic and writer Angelo Muredda previews the 92nd annual Academy Awards and shares his Oscars predictions for film’s biggest night. This is the February 6, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — a...

We discuss the making of AMI’s new morning show “NOW with Dave Brown” and speak with the show’s producers and creators about their creative process behind the scenes. This is the February 5, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in Engli...

David Wilkin is a criminologist and researcher specializing in hate crime studies. He explores the issues presented in his new book “Disability Hate Crime: Experiences of Everyday Hostility on Public Transport.” This is the February 4, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About AMI AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broad...

We discuss #IGotThis, a new AMI-tv series about overcoming personal battles and moving forward both physically and mentally. We speak to the show’s producer with Tara Yolan Mewis and para-athlete Jacob Wasserman. Jacob is one of the individuals featured on the show and a survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018. This is the February 3, 2020 episode. Check out the Pulse on YouTube! About...