The Pulse

Liz Johnson is the managing director and co-founder of The Ability People, a U.K. based organization dedicated to empowering people with disabilities. She explores how working-from-home can open more…

Stephanie Dixon and Danielle Main discuss season three of Mind Set Go, a fitness documentary series that follows the high-stakes journey of eight Canadians as they transform their physical, mental an…

Journalism professor Paul Adams discusses the importance of crisis and risk communication from media. And, Canadian Press reporter Michelle McQuigge and journalist Meagan Gillmore share their experie…

Roxanne Mykitiuk is an Osgoode Hall law professor and director of the Disability Law Intensive Program at York University and Trudo Lemmens is a professor at the University of Toronto. They explore t…

Dr. Kim Hellemans is a professor at Carleton University in Ottawa and the co-host of the award-winning podcast Minding the Brain. She discusses the impact of social isolation on mental health and str…

Co-directors Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht discuss the making of their new Netflix documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. This is the April 23, 2020 episode.

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MPP Lisa Gretzky discusses issues of income assistance for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and describes the NDP’s current petition to protect income from the Ontario Disability…

Ricardo Tranjan is a Senior Researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He discusses his recent report “The Rent Is Due Soon: Financial Insecurity and COVID-19” and explores the issues…

Dr. Jennifer Robson is an Associate Professor for Political Management at Carleton University. She discusses her plain language guide that explains the emergency financial supports available for peop…

Ryan Van Praet is the program lead for partnerships recreation and sports at the CNIB Foundation for the Ontario West region. He discusses the importance of maintaining routine and shares tips for st…

We explore some angles in which COVID-19 has been impacting the world. We speak with disability justice advocate Constanza Farias about We Link, an upcoming platform she designed to offers assistance…

John Rafferty is the President and CEO of the CNIB Foundation. He discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the organization and the blind and partially sighted community in Canada. This is the April 7, 20…

We explore some angles in which COVID-19 has been impacting the world. We learn how parent Becki Zerr and her son are coping during the pandemic. And, we hear from Andrew Gurza about the importance o…

David Lepofsky is the Chair Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance. He discusses the Disability Advocacy Coalition’s call to action for governments from all levels to address the …

Dr. David Pettinicchio is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Toronto. He discusses a study he co-authored called “Barriers to Economic Security: Disability, Employment, and Asse…

Bonnie Brayton is the national executive director of the DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada. She discusses Include Me Canada’s list of recommendations for the Canadian Government to address the needs…

Karla Verschoor is the executive director of Inclusion BC. She discusses their proposed measures for heightened awareness and consideration of people with intellectual disabilities during COVID-19. T…

Kate McWilliams is a disability rights advocate based in based in British Columbia. She tells us how the recent work-from-home accommodations during COVID-19 inspired her trending hashtag Accessibili…

We explore some angles in which COVID-19 has been impacting the world. In the first half of the show, we discuss the postponement of the 2020 Paralympic games in Tokyo with Stephanie Dixon, Canada's …

Renu Mandhane is the chief commissioner for the Ontario Human Rights Commission. She discusses the commission’s public inquiry into the human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilitie…