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
Blind Painter John Bramblitt: Painting in the Dark
This week, Joeita speaks to award-winning blind painter John Bramblitt about his artistic process, techniques, and sources of inspiration. This is the August 10, 2023 edition
Disability Representation Behind the Camera
This week, Joeita speaks to disabled filmmaker Nasreen Alkhateeb, about some of her ongoing projects and why disability representation behind the camera matters. This is the August 3, 2023 edition
Disability on Stage
This week, Joeita speaks to playwright, actor, and director Debbie Patterson, who is the first wheelchair-using performer at the Stratford Festival. This is the July 27, 2023 edition
Let's Rent a Train: A new documentary on the League for Socialist Action
This week, Joeita speaks to Doug Williams, producer, director, and writer of Let's Rent a Train, a new documentary exploring the history of the League for Socialist Action in Toronto. This is the Jul…
Making Braille Art
This week, Joeita speaks to blind visual artist Clarke Reynolds about his artistic journey and why he incorporates Braille as an artistic medium. This is the July 13, 2023 edition
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Making Pride Disability Inclusive
This week, Joeita speaks toAlan Martino from the University of Calgary about ways Pride Month can be made more disability Inclusive. This is the July 6, 2023 edition
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Disability & Housing, Part 3: Home Ownership
This week, Joeita speaks to Angela Fox, creator of the Accessibility is Home podcast and author of the book "My Blue Front Door" about her journey to home ownership as a wheelchair user. This is the …
Disability & Housing, Part 2: Accessible Housing
This week, Joeita speaks to Tracy Odell, from the Accessible Housing Network, about why Canadian politicians, developers, and housing activists all need to embrace universally designed homes. This is…
Disability & Housing, Part 1
This week, Joeita speaks with Ricardo Tranjan, from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, about his new book "The Tenant Class". This is the first of three episodes on Disability & Housing. Th…
Birding While Blind
This week, Joeita speaks to wildlife accessibility consultant Jerry Berrier about birding while blind. This is the June 8, 2023 edition
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Stephanie Cadieux, Canada's Chief Accessibility Officer
This week, Canada's Chief Accessibility Officer, Stephanie Cadieux, about her role and her thoughts on disability inclusion in Canada. This is the June 1, 2023 edition.
Disability & Working in Non-Profits
This week, Joeita speaks to Alexis Beuttgen about her research into employment for people with disabilities in the non-profit sector.This is the May 25, 2023 episode.
Exploring Disability History in pre-Civil War America
This week, Joeita speaks to public historian Nicole Belolan about the history of disability in pre-Civil War America and the artifacts left behind. This is the May 18th, 2023 episode.
Disability and Cycling
Joeita speaks to researchers Glen Norcliffe and Ron Buliung about their investigation into adaptive cycling for people with disabilities. This is the May 11, 2023 episode.
Making Journalism Accessible
Joeita speaks to Rebecca Monteleone of the University of Toledo and to journalist Amy Silverman about their research investigating how journalism can be made more accessible to people with intellectu…
Art. Grief, and Disability
Joeita speaks to Yumi Shirai and Carissa Maria Dicindio of the University of Arizona about their recent study exploring art as a means of dealing with grief by people with intellectual disabilities. …
What Is Intuition?
Emily Sadowski talks about her research on intuition - plus we get a sneak preview of her new book "What is Intuition? This is the April 20, 2023 episode.
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Life Admin: The Office Work of Life
Elizabeth Emens talks about her book Life Admin: How I Learned to Do Less, Do Better, and Live More. She discusses the burden of paperwork on people with disabilities.This is the March 30, 2023 episo…
CRA explains the Registered Disability Savings Plan
The Canada Revenue Agency's Gurpreet Plaha discusses the Registered Disability Savings Plan available to Canadians with Disabilities. This is the March 23, 2023 episode.
CRA explains the Disability Tax Credit
The Canada Revenue Agency's Gurpreet Plaha discusses the Disability Tax Credit available to Canadians with Disabilities. This is the March 16, 2023 episode.
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