The Pulse
Host Grant Hardy leads a weekly in-depth discussion on issues impacting the disability community across Canada.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 361
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Representing Disability in Film and TV
Filmmaker and disability activist Dominick Evans discusses disability representation and inclusion in film and TV. They talk about their journey as a trans disabled filmmaker and what their role as a…
00:24:43 |
Sun 08 Aug 2021
Drafting Logan Mailloux
Gianluca Agostinelli is a PhD candidate at Brock University. He discusses whether the Montreal Canadiens legitimized rape culture by drafting defenceman Logan Mailloux. This is the August 7, 2021 epi…
00:24:50 |
Sat 07 Aug 2021
Disability Activism Through Art (Illuminating part 2)
Two contributors to the "Illuminating" exhibit, hosted by Holland-Bloorview Kids Hospital, discuss how their art is meant to be a vehicle for social change. Each discusses their feelings about sex, r…
00:25:34 |
Sun 01 Aug 2021
Blindness: The Play
Hannah Thompson is a professor of French and Critical Disability Studies at Royal Holloway University in London. She discusses her role as a consultant on the play "Blindness", which premieres in Tor…
00:23:51 |
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Do We Need Disability Pride?
Multiple Sclerosis patient communicator Ed Tobias says Disability Pride Month isn't for him. We find out why. Ed Tobias is a retired broadcast journalist and the author of "We're Not Drunk, We Have …
00:24:13 |
Sun 25 Jul 2021
Illuminating: Sexual Health & Disability
Dr. Amy McPherson of Holland-Bloorview Kids Hospital, discusses a new online art exhibit featuring the work of youths with disabilities navigating sexuality within the healthcare system. Dr. McPherso…
00:25:33 |
Sat 24 Jul 2021
Making Accessibility Fashionable
Kate Mior is a performer, living statue, DJ, and a fashion designer whose corsets function as accessibility support braces for people with scoliosis and other back conditions. She talks about making …
00:28:33 |
Sun 18 Jul 2021
Disability Pride is Revolutionary
Anthony Frisina is a disability activist and author of a new book, "Above & Beyond". He discusses his book and offers his take on Disability Pride Month, calling for disability revolution. This is th…
00:26:25 |
Sat 17 Jul 2021
Loving Disability
University of Calgary instructor and researcher Alan Martino talks about the barriers faced by people with intellectual disabilities in pursuing and maintaining romance. This is the July 11, 2021 epi…
00:25:01 |
Sun 11 Jul 2021
Explaining Bill C-35
Carla Qualtrough, Minister for Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion and Jewelles Smith, Communications & Government Relations Officer for the Council of Canadians with Disabili…
00:24:30 |
Sat 10 Jul 2021
Disability Advocacy at the UN
Laverne Jacobs is with the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor. She has been recently nominated to serve on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She discus…
00:22:54 |
Sun 04 Jul 2021
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq on Decolonizing Politics
Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq joins us to reflect on her term in the House of Commons and her future plans. She discusses the housing crisis in Nunavut as well as disability issues. This is the July 3, …
00:25:20 |
Sat 03 Jul 2021
Busting Reopening Anxiety
Psychiatrist Arlene MacDougall has tips and tricks to combat reopening anxiety. She says it's important to undertake self-care practices and keep lines of communication open with friends and family. …
00:23:54 |
Sun 27 Jun 2021
Enacting Indigenous equality
Brenda Gunn is a legal scholar at the University of Manitoba. She explains the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and what its adoption means for Canada. This is the June …
00:25:20 |
Sat 26 Jun 2021
Using Tech to Improve Work
Economist Jim Stanford of the Centre for Future Work discusses a new study, Bargaining Tech: Shaping New Technologies to Improve Work, not Devalue It" exploring the impact of new technology on the qu…
00:25:43 |
Sun 20 Jun 2021
Queering Disability
Kate Welsh is a Queer, disabled artist, activist and educator who believes in centering the voices of LGBTQ disabled people in therapy, activism, and social justice work. She discusses her role as a …
00:24:21 |
Sat 19 Jun 2021
Innovative Eyecare Treatments
In this special one-hour episode we learn about exciting innovations in eyecare and vision health. We hear from experts, a parent advocate, and a representative of Fighting Blindness Canada.
00:54:15 |
Sat 12 Jun 2021
Perceiving Disability
Lynne Jackson is a professor in the Department of Psychology at King's University College at Western University. She shares the results of a recent experiment, which looks at the impact of environmen…
00:23:35 |
Sun 06 Jun 2021
Reflecting on the Helping Professions
People with Disabilities routinely come in contact with social workers, speech therapists, physiotherapists and others. Occupational therapist Madeline Burghardt and social worker Anne Fudge Schorman…
00:24:01 |
Sat 05 Jun 2021
Outdoor Adventuring While Blind
Ron Walsh, the Blind Adventurer, makes a case for outdoor activities, physical exercise, and pushing your limits as a person with a disability. Ron shares his personal story and shares his tips for s…
00:23:31 |
Sun 30 May 2021
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