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AMI-audio Live
by Accessible Media Inc
AMI-audio is in your community! Listen to our live on location coverage of events and conferences in your area.
Episodes
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2025 National Senior Goalball Championship – Gold Medal Games
Experience the intensity and heart of elite Goalball as Canada’s best athletes go head-to-head in the Women’s and Men’s Gold Medal matches from the 2025 National Senior Goalball Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Hosted by Alex Smyth, with expert analysis from Tony Badger—a Paralympian with...
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The 2025 Canadian Blind Hockey Tournament
Play by Play and analysis of the Gold and Bronze medal games of the the 2025 Canadian Blind Hockey Tournament from the Mattamy Centre in Toronto, March 23, 2025. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli and Mike Ross. Hosted by Alex Smyth of Para Sport Nation. Panelist Jeff Ryman. Interviews with…
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8th annual CNIB Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament
Blind Sports Nova Scotia hosts the 8th annual CNIB Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament, the only competition of its kind east of Montreal. Saturday & Sunday, October 26 & 27, 2024, blind athletes from across North America gather in Halifax at LeMarchant St. Thomas School to compete in the only...
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2024 View Point Conference
AMI-audio Live covers the 2024 View Point Conference at the Toronto Reference Library! View Point is an educational series by Fighting Blindness Canada that brings you the latest information about vision health and research in Canada and abroad. Join AMI Today host Jacob Shymanski as he engages...
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Vision Health Conference 2024
On Tuesday, May 21st 2024, Jacob Shymanski and Kelly MacDonald attended the Vision Health Conference at the Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario. This year’s theme was the role of artificial intelligence in vision health. The conference provided a wide view of the potential uses of AI in…
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2024 CNIB Guide Dogs with Purpose Gala
On April 20th, 2024, Andy Frank hosted the live broadcast of the annual CNIB Guide Dogs with Purpose Gala. It was a formal event from the Delta Hotel in Regina which raised money for the training of guide dogs in Saskatchewan. The evening included a live description of the guide dog red carpet, a...
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2024 Canadian National Junior Goalball Championships
The Canadian National Junior Goalball Championships were held at the Bob Niven Centre on Canada Olympic Road in Calgary on April 21, 2024. Nicco Cardarelli delivers the play by play of the exciting men’s and women’s championship games! Andy Frank speaks with referee Claude Dagenais about the…
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Accessible Sports Expo in Niverville, Manitoba
AMI-audio's Jacob Shymanski visits Accessible Sports Expo in Niverville, Manitoba, presented by Accessible Sport Connection Manitoba on March 30, 2024. During this hour, Jacob speaks with representatives from Prairie Strides , Blind Hockey Manitoba, Beyond the Perimeter Badminton , Wheelchair...
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The 50th Western Canadian Blind Curling Championships
The final game of the 50th Western Canadian Blind Curling Championships from The Granite Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Finalists are the teams from Prince George and Vancouver. Play-by-play and colour commentary by Jim Jerome and Marcel Rocque, with Andy Frank,...
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2024 Zero Project Awardee Showcase
Every year, The Zero Project seeks inclusive, innovative and scalable solutions from around the world to submit their nominations. They are then evaluated in a multi-step process that includes peer review by thousands and voting. A select number of solutions receive a Zero Project award and…
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Ruminations on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
As part of AMI-Audio’s coverage of the 2023 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we asked a group of our friends, regular contributors and employees with disabilities for their thoughts on the IDPD. More specifically, we asked: 1. What does the IDPD mean to you? 2. What are steps…
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2023 Canadian Disability Hall-of-Fame Awards Induction Ceremony
The 30th annual Canadian Disability Hall of Fame Awards Induction Ceremony luncheon took place on October 13th, 2023, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. It was presented by The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. The following is the podcast version of AMI-audio’s live...
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Great Valentine Gala 2023
The Great Valentine Gala, held every February in Toronto, is the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP)’s No. 1 fundraising event. It has raised over $35 million and has become a glittering showcase for the unheralded achievements of Canadians of all abilities. In 2023, the...
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Durham Region 2023 Ontario Parasport Games
AMI's Mike Ross, a Durham Region resident and supporter of the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ont., interviews athletes, organizers and coaches that are participating in the Durham Region 2023 Ontario Parasport Games. Guests include Don Terry (0:10), James Titmarsh (5:45), Ramya Amuthan (10:35), Joe...
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2022 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament
Coverage from the bronze and gold medal games. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Inaugural Girl's & Women's Blind Hockey Program
Broadcasting live from the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, AMI-audio brings you the inaugural Girl's and Women's program at the Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2022). Hosted by Jeff Ryman, play by play by Nicco Cardarelli with colour commentary by Mike Ross and Claire...
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Breaking Barriers - Making the Invisible Visible
The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) presents a special virtual conference titled “Breaking Barriers - Making the Invisible Visible”. It focuses on the realities of living with an invisible disability. Opening Remarks: Minette Samaroo, AEBC National Vice President, AEBC Toronto...
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Together One Voice, More Choices - Don’t Leave Us Behind
The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) Toronto Chapter presents a special virtual conference titled “Together One Voice, More Choices - Don’t Leave Us Behind”. It focuses on the way the disability community has been disproportionately left behind during the pandemic. Hosted by Joeita...
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2020 Zero Project Conference Ep 4
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...
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2020 Zero Project Conference Ep 7
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...
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2020 Zero Project Conference Ep 6
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…
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2020 Zero Project Conference Ep 5
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…
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2020 Zero Project Conference Ep 3
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,...
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2020 Zero Project Conference Ep 2
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...
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2020 Zero Project Conference Ep 1
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...
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2020 AMI Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship
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…
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2019 Eastern Regional Blind Hockey Tournament
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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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A11YTO
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...
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Balance Fundraiser: An Evening in the Key of B
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…
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Sight Night Edmonton 2019
Kelly MacDonald and Ramya Amuthan broadcast live from Sight Night Edmonton 2019. They speak with organizers, participants, and sponsors of this fundraiser for ASRAB. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...
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Access Israel 2019
AMI’s Andy Frank reports from Access Israel’s 7th annual Conference in Tel Aviv, which spotlights new technology and other initiatives designed to support people with disabilities around the world. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...
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Limitless: How Artificial and Human Intelligence Can Empower the Blind Community
A conversation with Anirudh Koul, Seeing AI founder and Head of AI & Research at Aira. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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2019 Special Olympics Youth Games Opening Ceremony
AMI-audio Live was on location at the 2019 Special Olympics Youth Games opening ceremony in Toronto, Ontario. We'll hear from participants, volunteers and AMI-audio hosts Mike Ross, Norma Wick and The Neutral Zone's Brock Richardson. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Special...
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The 2019 Canadian Sledge Hockey Championship Gold Medal Game
AMI-audio Live presents the final game of the 2019 Canadian Sledge Hockey Championship from The Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario between Team Alberta and Team Ontario. Play by play Nicco Cardarelli, analysts Cam Jenkins, Bret Wills, David Rukavina and Jeff Ryman, hosted by Brock...
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Blind Hockey - Select Series - Canada West vs Canada East
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Mike Ross. The intermission panel features host Brock Richardson, Jeff Ryman, Cam Jenkins and...
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Blind Hockey - Open Division Game 3
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Mike Ross. The intermission panel features host Brock Richardson, Jeff Ryman, Cam Jenkins and...
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Blind Hockey - Select Series - Canada West vs Team USA
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Mike Ross. The intermission panel features host Brock Richardson, Jeff Ryman, Cam Jenkins and...
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Blind Hockey - Select Series: Team USA vs Canada East
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Dave Bastl. The intermission panel features Jeff Ryman along with host Brock Richardson, Cam...
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Blind Hockey - Open Division Game 2
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Jeff Ryman. The intermission panel features Norma Wick along with host Brock Richardson, Cam...
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Blind Hockey - Select Series: Team USA vs Canada West
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Jeff Ryman. The intermission panel features Norma Wick along with host Brock Richardson, Cam...
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Blind Hockey - Canada East vs Canada West
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Jim Van Horne. The intermission panel features host Brock Richardson, Jeff Ryman, Cam Jenkins…
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Blind Hockey - Select Series: Canada East vs Team USA
AMI-audio’s broadcast of the 7th annual Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament (2019), held at the historic Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto. Play by play by Nicco Cardarelli, colour commentary by Jim Van Horne. The intermission panel features host Brock Richardson, Jeff Ryman, Cam Jenkins…
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The 2019 AMI Vision Impaired Curling Championships play-by-play
AMI-audio broadcasts live at the Ottawa Curling Club for the 2019 AMI Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship! Here is a special play-by-play presentation of the final game by the “voice of curling, Vic Rauter and colour commentator, Norma Wick Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
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The 2019 AMI Vision Impaired Curling Championships
AMI-audio broadcasts live at the Ottawa Curling Club for the 2019 AMI Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship! Host Dave Brown catches up with curlers from across the country to learn about their involvement and love for the sport. And, ahead of the final game, Dave speaks with play-by-play...
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2019 CCB WCW Expo
To kick off our Broadcast at the CCB White Cane Week Experience Expo, we speak to Ian White, President of the CCB Toronto Visionaries Chapter, and Louise Gillis, President of CCB National. We’re joined by President of CCB Dragon Boat Toronto, Myra Rodrigues, and Chris Jonas, President of Blind...
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2018 Spectrum Productions Gala
Host Dave Brown broadcasts live from Spectrum Productions’ gala-screening of films by youth on the autism spectrum, who attended Spectrum’s 2018 summer camps. He interviews six filmmakers, and presents highlights of speeches from the stage. At last year’s fundraiser, over 650 guests helped…
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2018 National Braille Conference: Improving Braille Accessibility
We have a Friday Vibes Roundtable with Conference Presenter Marcia Yale, who is presenting on Improving Braille availability in Canadian Public Libraries. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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2018 National Braille Conference: Out Of The Darkness
For a special Braille Conference edition of the Chatty Bookshelf, Ryan Hooey discusses Out Of The Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille, a biography about the creator of Braille himself. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...
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2018 National Braille Conference: Braille With Bill
We have a special Buzz with Bill roundtable, discussing Braille experiences of Bill Shackleton. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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2018 National Braille Conference:Annual Vocal Eye Fundraiser
Sylvi Fekete highlight's AMI's partnership with Vocaleye's Annual Fund Raiser Music Bingo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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