The Pulse

Host Grant Hardy leads a weekly in-depth discussion on issues impacting the disability community across Canada.

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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 27 minutes
Episodes: 361
Years Active: 2020 - 2025

Becoming a Proud Stutterer

Maya Chupkov is the creator of the Proud Stutter podcast. Maya believes that social norms about stuttering need to change by creating welcoming spaces for stutterers and through public policy and adv…

00:24:42 | Thu 13 Oct 2022

Sarah Patel, Thinking in Colour

Sarah Patel discusses her YouTube series, Thinking in Colour, about her lived experience of being disabled and Muslim. This is the October 6, 2022 episode.

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00:24:47 | Thu 06 Oct 2022

Decolonizing Autism Services

Alison Gerlach, assistant professor in the School of Child and Youth Development at the University of Victoria talks about the need for an Indigenous lens in autism diagnosis and service delivery. Po…

00:28:20 | Thu 29 Sep 2022

Disability Ingenuity in Memoir Writing

In this episode of the Pulse, we speak to Andreae Callanan, a PhD student from Memorial University about her research into the disability memoir as an accessibility device for able-bodied readers. T…

00:30:16 | Thu 22 Sep 2022

Cripping Sex Education

In this episode of the Pulse, we speak to Andrew Gurza, the creator of the Disability After Dark podcast, about his experience with sex education and why sex ed needs to become more disaiblity inclus…

00:26:59 | Thu 15 Sep 2022

Blind Girl Design

Tricia Waechter is blind and a fashion designer. This week on the Pulse we discuss her journey in the fashion world and her recently launched label, Blind Girl Design. Tricia discusses why and how he…

00:26:00 | Thu 08 Sep 2022

Meet Greg Westlake, Canadian Disability Hall of Fame inductee

We speak to Greg Westlake, Canadian paralympian, gold medallist, and 2022 Canadian Disability Hall of Fame inductee. Greg reflects on his career highlights and on the importance of parasport as a mea…

00:26:01 | Sat 27 Aug 2022

Meet Lorin MacDonald, Canadian Disability Hall of Fame inductee

Interview with Lorin MacDonald - human rights lawyer, disability advocate, and 2022 Canadian Disability Hall of Fame inductee. Lorin reflects on her involvement with the Accessibility for Ontarians w…

00:40:29 | Sat 20 Aug 2022

Meet Josh Dueck, Canadian Disability Hall of Fame inductee

Interview with Josh Dueck in the first of three interviews with the 2022 inductees into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame. This is the August 13, 2022 episode

00:26:13 | Sat 13 Aug 2022

Traveling with Neurodivergent and Autistic Kids

Interview with Dawn Barclay about her book Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse. This is the August 6, 2022 episode

00:26:13 | Sat 06 Aug 2022

Becoming a Disability Ally

Emily Ladau discusses her book, Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally. This is the July 30, 2022 episode

00:26:13 | Sat 30 Jul 2022

Revisiting the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Indigenous advocate Judy Hughes talks about the most recent developments in the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. This is the July 23, 2022 episode

00:24:58 | Sat 23 Jul 2022

Disability and Entrepreneurship

Interview with Kevin Shaw, host of the new AMI-tv show Mind Your Own Business, exploring the journeys of entrepreneurs with disabilities. This is the July 16, 2022 episode

00:25:44 | Sat 16 Jul 2022

Roe v Wade: The Disability Perspective

We talk about the impact of the reversal of Roe v Wade on people with disabilities, with sexual health educator Robin Wilson-Beattie. This is the July 9, 2022 episode

00:26:13 | Sat 09 Jul 2022

Introducing an Indigenous Model of Disability

Professor Rheanna Robinson of the University of Northern British Columbia talks about her research into the barriers faced by Indigenous people living with disabilities.This is the July 2, 2022 episo…

00:24:47 | Sat 02 Jul 2022

Gaming Accessibly

Brannon Zahand senior program manager for Accessible Gaming at Microsoft talks about the Xbox accessibility guidelines & the importance of making games accessible. This is the June 25, 2022 episode

00:26:13 | Sat 25 Jun 2022

Telling Stories through a Disability Lens

Ophira Calof discusses the Crip Storytelling project that invites People with Disabilities to tell personal stories through a Disability lens. This is the June 18, 2022 episode

00:25:31 | Sat 18 Jun 2022

Staging Disability Theatre

Author and performer Jessica Watkin talks about her new book Interdependent Magic, an anthology of Canadian disability-focused theatre. This is the June 11, 2022 episode

00:24:25 | Sat 11 Jun 2022

BC artist Amy Amantea discusses Through My Lens, an interactive online exhibit where sighted participants are asked to describe pictures taken by a blind photographer. This is the June 4, 2022 episode

BC artist Amy Amantea discusses Through My Lens, an interactive online exhibit where sighted participants are asked to describe pictures taken by a blind photographer. This is the June 4, 2022 episo…

00:23:46 | Sat 04 Jun 2022

Bruce Horak, Star Trek: Strange New World's Hemmer

Legally blind Canadian actor Bruce Horak talks about playing Hemmer, the Starship Enterprise's blind engineer on the new series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Bruce discusses the character and how di…

00:24:01 | Sat 28 May 2022

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