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What is Youth Climate Action Day?

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  • How can we responsibly recycle our device if we decide to upgrade? We go through some options with Michael Babcock and Damashe Thomas on our Tech Talk.
  • The NBA season gets going for the Toronto Raptors this coming Wednesday. How can we expect them to fare? Brock Richardson gives his thoughts in his sports update.
  • Jillian Gillis, our newest AMI Bureau Reporter in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is previewing tonight’s AMI This Week episode on Shayla Shenanigans, a legally blind Drag Queen.
  • Community Reporter Julia Bonnett highlights the BC & Alberta Guide Dogs, RC Pets Woof-a-Thon Virtual Challenge.
  • Youth Climate Action Day is a worldwide movement of young people who are concerned about climate change and global injustice. This year Youth Climate Action Day lies on Saturday, October 23. We learn more with Svenja Bloom and Johanna Schäfer.
  • Why is it difficult for disabled prisoners to get access to their rights? We discuss with Danielle McLaughlin.

The harms of Instagram

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  • We go through the latest Lifestyle Headlines, including the harms of Instagram.
  • Pixel Pass is reportedly Google’s version of Apple’s One bundle, John Biehler explains.
  • A program offering new adaptive bikes is taking off in Kelowna, B.C. Sylvi Fekete tells us about the offerings.
  • Ryan Hooey tells us about two new audiobook releases, one on space history, and the other written with Halloween humour.

Accessible Halloween experience

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  • Halloween can be a great multi sensory experience for everyone, and Leanne Baarda shares how we can make it so this year.
  • We discuss the latest Health Headlines, including ways that parents can help their kids transition back to in-person learning.
  • On in the know, Margrett Weldon tells us why trees are so important when it comes to our environment, and climate change.
  • The BlindSquare app will now be able to guide you through some trails in a couple of parks in Alberta. We get the scoop with Jim Krysko.
  • We check in with Registered Nurse Leslie Depoe.

Major updates done to the Dolphin EZ Reader app

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  • Why is Fall a good time for a flower bed makeover? Jeff Ryman explains in his lifestyle headlines.
  • Google will soon auto-enroll millions of accounts in two-factor authentication. We learn more with John Biehler of The App Show.
  • A rower from Peterborough, Ontario who has retinitis pigmentosa is encouraging people to get active and involved in sport; Karen Magee has the details.
  • Ryan Hooey shares information about major updates done to the Dolphin EZ Reader app, and tells us about fun audiobook projects to celebrate Horror Season.

Incredible story about a guide dog user’s experience being matched

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  • The second act of Sandman was recently released on Audible, and was one of the most highly anticipated audio dramas of this year. Michael Feir gives us his impressions.
  • Fern Lulham tells us how the U.K. is celebrating its 90th anniversary of guide dogs, and we hear an incredible story about a guide dog user’s experience being matched.
  • During our CNIB SmartLife check-in, we learn about the Envision App and Envision Glasses.
  • Our guest for today’s Roundtable conversation is In The Know contributor, Margrett Weldon.