Improving Canadian Tourism and Disability Representation in Film - Tuesday April 8th, 2025

Which political candidate would you choose to help put out a kitchen fire? What about hanging a shelf on the wall? Who would you grab a beer with? Hosts Jacob Shymanski and Grant Hardy answer this question on AMI Today, and they find out what’s coming up on AMI-audio. Corinne Van Dusen brings an article from The Globe and Mail Today about an improvement in Canadian tourism numbers this summer, and a general avoidance of vacations on US soil. Amy Amantea joins our hosts with an article from Macleans Magazine called “Is Islamophobia Resurfacing in Canada?” and talks about some of the stories she’s heard from people in her community. From Double Tap, Shaun Preece brings us a story about the RNIB outsourcing a braille transcription service and the reaction from people in the UK. Donald Trump is not the first leader to use a forced nomenclature tactic for a piece of land. Like the ‘Gulf of America’, leaders have forcibly and unofficially renamed pieces of land to send a message for years. Grant Hardy talks about an interesting perspective on this topic from The Washington Post. Kelly MacDonald stops by to preview Kelly and Company and starts an interesting conversation about disability representation in film, specifically in the new live action remake of Disney’s Snow White. Highlights:Show Intro (00:00)The Globe and Mail Today with Corinne Van Dusen (1:47)Macleans Magazine with Amy Amantea (6:56)Double Tap with Shaun Preece (13:55)The Washington Post with Grant Hardy (20:02)Kelly and Company with Kelly MacDonald (22:16) AMI Today airs weekdays on AMI-audio in Canada and streams on the Accessible Media Inc. YouTube Channel.Follow AMI Today on YouTubeAbout 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+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaIncEmail [email protected]