Episodes

  • A Double Assault: Women with Disabilities and Intimate Partner Violence

    A Double Assault: Women with Disabilities and Intimate Partner Violence
    Sep 10 2025

    Violence against women is an epidemic, and women with disabilities are at a much higher risk to experience intimate partner violence.

    Joeita Gupta brings us along as she learns more about the attitudinal and tangible barriers that women with disabilities face when seeking support in an abusive relationship.

    We hear from Marianne Ruffin, an expert in the violence against women sector. She shares her experience with intimate partner violence, and the shortcomings in accessibility training in social services. Malvika D'Costa is a PHD candidate at Western University, and she tells us why women with disabilities are often left out of the conversation about violence against women. Lorris Herrenda, the CEO of Yellow Brick House in Toronto shares how their shelters and programs offer support to women experiencing intimate partner violence.

    If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic violence, you can call the Assaulted Women’s Help Line at 1-866-863-0511.

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    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 — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

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    28 mins
  • Canadian Men’s Goalball Team at the 2025 Americas

    Canadian Men’s Goalball Team at the 2025 Americas
    Sep 9 2025

    The 2025 IBSA Goalball American Championship that took place this July was a qualifying competition that brought together top men’s and women’s national goalball teams from across the Americas. The Paralympic Training Center in São Paulo, Brazil hosted 22 teams over 8 days of goalball competition. We follow the Canadian Men’s Goalball Team through their trip, the prep and grind it took to get to this moment, and how they maneuvered together under the pressure of high performance with a new team, new coaches, and high steaks leading up to the LA 2028 Paralympics.

    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 — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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    • Email feedback@ami.ca
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    27 mins
  • A Hidden Force We Might Not Know About

    A Hidden Force We Might Not Know About
    Sep 5 2025

    What do you know about Lavender? Kelly MacDonald takes a visit to Sparta Lavender Farm, 3km east of the historic village of Sparta, located in Aylmer, Ontario. We meet the couple behind the farm, Karen Parr and Bert Floyd, who help us explore everything we ever wanted to know about Lavender. Kelly and others on the group tour take a Sound Bath, offered as a relaxation practice by Michele Kujawa, Soundbath Artist and Holistic Massage and Reiki Practitioner. Nature connects us in such incredible ways, so let's tap into some of its magic through Lavender.

    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 — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
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    • Email feedback@ami.ca
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    28 mins
  • Canada Disability Benefit: Facts and Fiction

    Canada Disability Benefit: Facts and Fiction
    Sep 4 2025
    The Canada Disability Benefit was announced earlier this summer with much fanfare. Proponents tout it as the first of its kind: a program designed to lift Canadians with disabilities out of poverty. Eligible Canadians can get as much as $2400 annually.But does it live up to the hype?Joeita Gupta takes us through a deep dive into the policy, application process, and real-life effects of the benefit. We hear from members of the disability community to gauge what the application process is like. We meet Keila Alex Echakowitz, who believed that the Canada Disability Benefit would boost their income until they were met with a 10% claw back, and the harsh reality that this government program will not help them to move out of their parent’s home. To find some clarification on the policies and eligibility requirements, we hear from Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families. Asif Khan is the Research and Policy Coordinator of the Income Security Advocacy Centre, and he tells us why the Disability Tax Credit and Canada Disability Benefit are extremely problematic, reflects on where there is room for improving the CDB, and what genuine economic justice for people with disabilities looks like. While this benefit is the result of years of advocacy, these stories explain the shortcomings of the Canada Disability Benefit and the changes that need to be made to make long lasting and life changing differences for people with disabilities. About AMIAMI 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 — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail feedback@ami.ca
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    28 mins