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Outspoken disability rights advocate David Lepofsky and AMI’s Jacob Shymanski welcome guests to discuss the latest in disability rights … and wrongs.

Listen in on how we make sense of the world, through conversation and the lens of lived experience, weaving our questions with your stories.

From Coast to coast to coast, join Greg Westlake to explore Canada's Para Sport scenes with the latest news from the world of blind, para and adaptive sport.

Shaun of the Shed gives those new to the world of technology a helping hand with everything from using a screen reader or smart speakers to unboxing and starting up a new computer. Host Shaun Preece is an audio producer from Manchester who has a real passion for technology. Despite being born with a visual impairment, Shaun's sight has worsened over the years and as such he has depended more on assistive technology. You can also hear Shaun on AMI's Double Tap podcast, airing weekly at noon Eastern on AMI-audio or download it from your favourite podcast platform. About AMI AMI is a ...

Raising Kindness with Becki Zerr is a podcast all about volunteerism within our community. This podcast highlights how anybody, regardless of there are of personal challenges, can and should be encouraged to give back. Hosted by Becki Zerr, a mother living with vision loss, the podcast explores her mission to demonstrate how, despite her disability, can contribute in a meaningful way to her community. Together with her son and his friends, she hopes to inspire the next generation of volunteers and highlight that her vision loss is not a barrier to giving back.

Every other week join host Kevin Naidoo and other wellness experts from around the world as they discuss such topics as nutrition, yoga, mindfulness, emotional health and meditation.

Host Grant Hardy leads a weekly in-depth discussion on issues impacting the disability community across Canada.

Amy Amantea, who is blind, hosts a bi-weekly all-inclusive podcast featuring a wide variety of art forms through the lens of disability. Amy speaks with artists from all genres, and learns about what inspires them, what adaptations they have developed, and the barriers they face in their medium’s industry.

Becki Zerr shares her unique life experience as a healthcare provider and client, as well as being a mom. Becki has lived with monocular vision, no vision at all, and various degrees of partial sight. Each month, Becki tells honest stories of family, friendships, parenting, career, entrepreneurship and repeatedly defying the odds.

Inspired by the book Mrs. Beaton’s Question by Robert Mercer, this monthly podcast shares the experiences of those who attended the Halifax School for the Blind. Hosted by renowned musician and school alumnus Terry Kelly, Tales from the Halifax School for the Blind presents first-hand accounts from students who tell stories of youthful mischief, school culture, inspiring teachers and the lives they’ve enjoyed since graduation.

Join Dave Brown as he discusses the latest news, sports, entertainment and current events through a disability lens.

Join Kelly MacDonald and contributors from the blind, partially sighted and disability community for lively one-hour discussions about arts, entertainment and the lifestyle issues that matter to you.

AMI-audio is in your community! Listen to our live on location coverage of events and conferences in your area.

Alex Smyth spotlights upcoming para sport events in Canada and abroad, pulls back the curtain on how para sports are played and interviews para sport athletes, coaches and trainers.

Jacob Shymanski shares the latest audiobook and literary news, and features in-depth conversations with authors, narrators and industry experts.

In Connecting Disability, accessibility reporter Meagan Gillmore and her guests consider how experiences of disability help us connect with others and society.

Ardra Shephard brings her confessional/informational blog Tripping On Air to the podcast airways where she spills the tea on what it’s really like to live with MS. Joining Ardra is co-host Alex Hajjar (Social Animals podcast), an MS expert by marriage. Tune in monthly as Ardra and Alex explore the dynamics between patients and partners, share chronic-illness life-hacks, and dish about everything from symptoms to stigma. Tripping On Air invites the cool kids of chronic illness to hang out, have a laugh, learn some tips, and above all, feel seen.

Join broadcaster Red Széll for My Life in Books, featuring one-on-one interviews with authors who discuss their life, works and three books that have resonated with them.