How does our history of segregation and discrimination towards minority communities impact the way social justice movements and disability rights organizations operate?

Joeita Gupta speaks with three individuals from the Black disability community to learn more about how conversations about race and disability are interconnected.

Dr. Sami Schalk, Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explains Black disability politics and shares how the erasure of Black disabled history impacts conversations around disability rights.

Scholar and activist Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware discusses the history of the Black Panther Party and tells us how social justice movements across Canada are organized.

Disability rights activist Gift Tshuma examines how race and disability cause attitudinal barriers in the workplace, dissecting how facing these barriers allowed Gift to create their own opportunities.

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How does AI continue to help blind people interpret the visual world?

Grant Hardy learns about a new accessibility tool called ViddyScribe. He talks to Developer and Co Founder Aaditya Vaze, a Graduate of OCAD University's Digital Futures Program, and CEO and Co Founder Patrick Burton, about this app that uses AI to make video content accessible for blind and low vision users.

We hear from Dr. Alexis Morris, Associate Professor at OCAD U’s Digital Futures Program, about the evolution of AI more broadly. We also hear from AMI-audio's Jacob Shymanski about how AI powered apps are changing the accessibility landscape

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Kelly MacDonald highlights Tim's Fencing Academy in Toronto, a space and program that started building safety, recreation, and community since the moment it opened its doors.

Founder and Coach Tim Svidnytskiy reflects on his journey into Canada from The Ukraine, taking his passion for fencing with him into this new world, and cultivating this space for anyone willing to try it out with him.

Hooley McLaughlin, a life-long student and adventurer, shares his story of picking up fencing well into his retirement years, and enjoying the heck out of the activity!

Coach Viktor Melnyk, a younger Instructor at the academy, tells us how he learned to embrace a new language, a new life, and a whole lot of new people through the art of fencing.

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From sparing someone’s feelings to smoothing over awkward social moments, most of us tell white lies more often than we confess to.

Are these little lies harmless or is honesty really the best policy? Nisreen Abdel-Majid unpacks the psychology behind white lies.

Clinical Counsellor Dillon Lewchuk explains why we all feel compelled to bend the truth and offers us empathy to help us sit with these social choices.

Jim Krysko shares his humble opinions as a parent; when he believes honesty matters, and when a small white lie is more appropriate for the situation.

We hear white lie confessions from friends and colleagues, as well as their justifications behind those very human moments.

Sometimes the truth is simple… Sometimes it’s complicated.

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Every year on March 1st, we observe Disability Day of Mourning to memorialize and honour victims of filicide around the world.

Zoe Gross began Disability Day of Mourning back in 2012, and Joeita Gupta invited her to speak about the importance of this day.

Zoe shares how systemic ableism, media bias, and attitudinal barriers have skewed the way the stories of these filicide victims are told.

Dax created the Disability Day of Mourning Memorial website. We hear their perspective on the impact this research has and why they’re continually driven to do this work.

Visit the memorial website here: Disability Day of Mourning – Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers

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Why don't indoor spaces always work as well as they should, and what can be done to make them work better?

Grant Hardy consults with a group of experts and changemakers on how we can make indoor spaces more accessible.

Grant opens things up with legally blind consumer, Stephen Ricci about some of the challenges he experiences navigating indoor spaces.

He speaks to Maayan Ziv, Founder and CEO of AccessNow and Matthew Shaw, Head of Accessibility Practice and Innovation at the Rick Hansen Foundation to hear how we can tackle the physical and attitudinal barriers in our indoor spaces.

The Waterloo Regional Airport incorporated accessibility into a major property redesign. Operations Manager Tanya Herback shares what visitors can expect.

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In the United States, public broadcasting is anchored by NPR, PBS and other household names, which are currently fighting significant battles to stay alive. Kelly MacDonald reached out to Maine Public, a state-wide broadcaster out of Maine, to learn more about the current media landscape, and public broadcasting's place within it.

Recent funding cuts to The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity which historically oversaw federal funding for public media, has led to the official dissolution of this organization.

What does this mean for Maine Public, and the picture of public broadcasting?

Through the voices of Maine Public's President and CEO, Rick Schneider, and Chief Programming Officer Susan Tran, we hear about community support, funding realities, systematic challenges, and the educational reputation behind public broadcasting.

Sprinkled through the show are the voices of Bill Burgess, Melissa LaCasse, and Mark Jablonowski with their testimonials in favour of the fight to keep public broadcasting alive.

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For some, cooking is about survival and nourishment. For others, it’s an adventure, challenge, hobby, and a source of joy. Either way, getting started in the kitchen with new recipes, tools, and appliances can be tricky and overwhelming. Joeita Gupta is admittedly not the most enthusiastic to be in the kitchen, but she wanted to explore some of the best tips and tricks for the blind home cook so everyone can feel included in this daily accomplishment.

Greg Pickios is an Adapted Living Skill Specialist for Balance for Blind Adults, and he shares some of the basic tools and skills that he teaches his clients.

Michelle McQuigge, CEO of Balance for Blind Adults, loves to cook and is largely self-taught. She lets us in on some of her favourite tips from the kitchen that she’s learned over the years.

And Christine Ha, the winner of Master Chef Season 3 and restauranteur, is sharing the ways she keeps her kitchens running smoothly, efficiently, and accessibly.

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