The Pulse Accessible Media Inc.
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- Maatschappij en cultuur
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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Sexuality, Disability & Caregivers - Sex Educator Rachele Manett
Joeita speaks to sex educator and host of AMI-tv's "That Sex Show", Rachele Manett about how parents & caregivers of youths with disabilities can have meaningful conversations about sex, sexuality and gender identity.
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Disability & Self-Defence - Martial Artist Jim Turk
Joeita speaks to blind self-defence instructor and Brazilian Ju-jitsu practitioner Jim Turk about the relationship between martial arts and self-confidence for People with Disabilities.
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Dramatizing Blindness - Devon Healey
Joeita speaks to Devon Healey, assistant professor of disability studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto, about her research into the dramatization and perception of blindness in theatre.
Healey is also an award-winning actor, co-founder of Peripheral Theater and the author of “Dramatizing Blindness: Disability Studies as Critical Creative Narrative,” which came out in 2021. -
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.