297 episodes
The Pulse Accessible Media Inc.
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 15 Ratings
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The Pulse is a podcast discussing issues impacting the disability community across Canada on AMI-audio. Host Joeita Gupta, who is blind, also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.
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Do We Need a National Disability Insurance Plan?
Joeita speaks to Hubert van Niekirk, Executive Director of Every Canadian Counts, about a campaign to create a National Disability Insurance Plan in Canada.
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Exploring Accessible Travel with Christa Couture
Joeita previews Season 5 of AMI-tv's "Postcards from..." with the show’s new host, Author & Artist Christa Couture. Christa discusses her travels to various parts of Canada, the challenges of travelling with a prosthetic, and the joy of exploring new places with all 5 senses.
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Cooking Without Looking: Tips for the Blind Chef
Joeita discusses tips and tricks for blind home cooks with Renee Rentmeester, executive producer of the "Cooking Without Looking" TV show and podcast. She shares safety tips as well as accessible tricks of the trade.
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Unshrinking: Facing Fatphobia - Kate Manne
Joeita speaks with Kate Mann, Associate Professor Cornell University's Sage School of Philosophy & Author of "Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia," which draws on personal experience & rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it.
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Addressing Period Poverty
Joeita speaks to Danielle Kaftarian, Executive Director of the Period Purse, about menstrual equity and what needs to change to ensure that all people who menstruate have access to period products.
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Financial Planning for Children with Disabilities
Joeita speaks to financial advisor Ron Malis about estate planning and financial management for a child with a disability.
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The Pulse on AMI-Audio
Host Joeita Gupta elevates the conversation of important issues impacting individuals in the disability community. The Pulse provides insightful discussion around inclusion, interdependence, and accessibility. The coverage of the recent Vision 2020 Summit was superb.
Love this so informative and great guests
As a current social work student Who is Blind I find this podcast extremely informative and relevant in the Socio political climate we live in today
Dave Brown is a funny and witty host and always has very relevant and insightful questions for his guests
Over the past few days I have really enjoyed Joetas contribution wild Dave Brown is off work
She offers somewhat of the same view but at a different angle which is great
Great show, glad I found this one
Glad to lend my ears :)