AMI-audio Live

In this fourth episode, we meet tech-related awardees from among the Innovative Practices category, including Phia Damsma of Australia regarding Sonokids/Ballyland (1:20), Adriana Gomes Alves of Univali University in Brazil (8:51), James Northridge of UrAbility in Cork, Ireland (15:19) and Robert Palmquist of Streamer in the USA (23:12) Produced and hosted by Andy Frank, with technical assistance from Paula Dineen. Total Run Time 28:56

In this seventh and final episode, we celebrate the Innovative Practice award issued to Canadian Rick Hansen with an excerpt from a recent interview with AMI-audio host Joeita Gupta about his foundation’s Accessibility Certification Program (1:52). Plus, we meet Evgeny Bukharov of the All-Russian Society of Disabled People, who run training programs for people with disabilities and representatives of non-profit and commercial organizations toward the effective removal of barriers in the built environment. (7:45). We close with Vishal Gupta of Grassroots Comics, which teaches children with various disabilities how to develop and produce hand-drawn comics on paper as a medium for self-expression and a tool for self-advocacy. (19:30) Program Produced and hosted by Andy Frank, with technical assistance from Paula Dineen. Total Run Time 24:11

In this sixth episode, we continue our look at Innovative Practices, including interviews with Sheri Horn-Bunk of Taft Community College in California about their Transition to Independent Living (TIL) Program (1:46) and Michal Rimon of Access Israel about training teachers for inclusive education (17:15). Program Produced and hosted by Andy Frank, with technical assistance from Paula Dineen. Total Run Time 26:18

In this fifth episode, we examine Zero Project’s Impact Transfer Program, which is a partnership between the Essl Foundation, Fundación Descúbreme and Ashoka. It supports organizations to replicate their social impact and innovation in other countries and contexts. We speak with Löic van Cutsem of Ashoka, (1:11), Carlos Pereira of Livox in Brazil, (4:50) Dr. Ayesha Saeed Husaini of The Manzil Center in UAE, (10:41), and Nils Woebke of Capito in Germany (17:15). Program Produced and hosted by Andy Frank, with technical assistance from Paula Dineen. Total Run Time 26:18

In this third episode, we meet an awardee from among the Innovative Practices category: Betsy Beaumon, CEO of Benetech which launched Bookshare in 2001. Available nationwide in the United States and in 87 other countries, Bookshare provides books and printed materials in five accessible formats, such as electronic Braille and DAISY synchronized text with audio. Produced and hosted by Andy Frank, with technical assistance from Paula Dineen. Total Run Time 26:26

Description: In this second episode, we meet awardees from among the Innovative Practices category: Roshan Galvaan, Harsha Kathard and Teresa Lorenzo from University of Cape Town, South Africa (1:06) and Kavita Murugkar of The Universal Design Centre at BNCA University in India (15:05). Produced and hosted by Andy Frank, with technical assistance from Paula Dineen. Total run time 24:28

In this first episode, we meet Michael Fembek, the Director of the Zero Project who provides an overview of Zero Project and the conference. Then, we meet awardees from among the Innovative Policies category: Regina Hausiku of the Ministry of Education in Namibia, as well as Julie Michaud and Isabelle Cowan of the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood. Produced and hosted by Andy Frank, with technical assistance from Paula Dineen and Sam Robinson. 

Join Jim Van Horne and Dave Brown as they call the 2020 AMI Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship. Team Canada (Nova Scotia) faces Team Alberta in the final game live from the famous Ottawa Curling Club. Produced by Karen Magee, technician Marc Aflalo. As heard live February 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM ET.

Live play by play from the first match in the Canada versus USA series in Ottawa. Plus interviews with players and participants of the tournament.

Joeita Gupta broadcasts live from the A11YTO Conference in Toronto.
This event, hosted by #a11yTO, has been creating, supporting, and expanding the digital accessibility community in and around Toronto for over five years. It features a variety of lectures, demos, and lightning talks by accessibility advocates, innovators and designers.
Join us as we meet some of the speakers involved with the event and catch a live lightning talk by Chancey Fleet, a Brooklyn-based accessibility advocate who gave a presentation on Community Tools for Nonvisual Access to Spatial Information.

An on location broadcast from “An Evening in the Key of B: A Benefit Concert and Reception for BALANCE”. BALANCE for Blind Adults is a support organization providing services to increase independence and community engagement for persons who are blind or partially sighted. During this AMI-audio Live event, Kelly MacDonald Emcees with special performances by classically trained jazz pianist Michael Arnowitt and traditional fiddler, Susanna McCleary. Tune in to learn more about how you can support BALANCE.