Because I completely forgot our feature called Get Together with Kim on the first Monday of the month, May 10 was a good time to play catch-up.  Kim answers two questions for us.  Is Apple more blind person friendly, or is Android?  And which is the most useful: IPod Touches, IPhones, or IPads?

Next came the feature that was originally meant for the second Monday of the month: Simple Savings.  This time, Lynda Todd tells us all about the Access 2 card.

We begin this episode by chatting with Andrea Dawson, Chair of the board for Peterborough Council for Persons with Disabilities about a fundraising raffle called Taking A Gander.  The first prize is a trip for two to Gander, Newfoundland.

Next, I speak with Kelly Curtis, the health promoter for the local chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association about a fundraiser currently in progress called Ride, Don’t Hide.

Finally, we hear the story of how international co-operation made it possible for a Peterborough woman to get a guide dog from a training centre in Michigan without crossing the border.

Emilee and Hannah Scheevers are two young ladies in this area who run a Facebook group called Tru Faces for young people with disabilities.  They, along with Leslie Yee, chair of our local chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind—CCB to announce a new partnership between the two groups.

Next, I spoke with Peter Field from Victoria, BC about the Pandora Project.  He and several others are in the process of gathering information for a book which will reveal the history of the blindness community in Canada.  Another component of the project is a podcast called Tripple-Fisted, which discusses the past, present, and future.

Finally, we once again air a demonstration of the Google Home smart speaker.

First, Lyndsay Robins visits me at home to let us all know about a new initiative for veterans, some of whom have acquired disabilities, called Product for Heros.

Next, we begin a new monthly feature with Lynda Todd called Simple Savings.  This time, we discuss not very well advertised discounts that we can get from the various phone providers in Canada.

Finally, we hear from Reid Manley about a fundraiser being conducted on behalf of several charitable organizations in this area called Kinsmen Catch The Ace.

April is Cancer Month, so we begin by talking with Alison Payne with the Peterborough office of the Cancer Society.  Our main focus is this year’s Peddle for Hope campaign which is already underway.

Next up is our monthly feature, Get Together with Kim.  This month, I chat with Kim Kilpatrick from Get Together with Technology about scanners and scanner apps.

Finally, we reach back into the archives to early June of 2019, and listen once again to a chat that former co-host Simon Treviranus and I had with Derrick, Newman-Still, who is a writer with a disability living in the Peterborough area.

My first guest is Coralie Jacobs, who tells us all about the upcoming Easter Seals telethon.

Next, I speak with Dr. William Cowie from Ottawa about his work to bring about a national disability insurance plan such as the one already established in Australia.

Finally, I dig back into the archives for a repeat airing of a chat with Steve Scally, chair of Lions District A3’s Gift of Life program.

The show begins with a chat with Michael Thomassi, an outreach co-ordinator with Greensaver, a non-profit organization which assists people to conserve energy through energy-saving products.

Next, I reach back into the archives to 2019 for a chat with Maureen Summers, the low vision therapist with the CNIB office here in Peterborough about the prevention and treatment of glaucoma.

Next, we listen to an article from the Toronto Star about the recently passed legislation about Medical Aid in Dying.

Finally, we give yet another listen to an interview that I did with Ayesha Barmania, Managing Director of PIP—Peterborough Independent Podcasters about their upcoming Audiocraft Festival.

First, I speak with Doug Earle, executive director of Fighting Blindness Canada about an upcoming fundraiser called Screens Off for Sight.

March is Fraud Awareness Month.  My  next guest is Ian Thompson from Trent University’s Information Technology Department, who outlines some of the ways in which people can protect themselves against scams, etc.

Finally, we dig back into the archives for a chat with liver specialist Dr. Morris Sherman about hepatitis-C.

The first of the month sneaked up on me last week, and I completely forgot about our monthly feature called Get Together with Kim.  This time, we discuss the various types of earphones and headphones that are available.

Two organizations that provide books in various formats to people who are blind, Deafblind, and partially sighted have just learned of cuts in federal funding.  I speak next with Karen McKay from CELA—the Centre for Equitable Library Access.

Finally, PIP—Peterborough Independent Podcasters is preparing to present an Audiocraft festival.  I speak with PIP’s Managing Director Ayesha Barmania.

Today is a day to dive deep into our archives.  First, we hear an interview that former co-host Simon Treviranus and I did with Shelley Greene from Kidney Canada in order to mark Kidney Month.

Next, we hear an interview that Simon did back in 2018 with RayOstopovich, a Lion for the past fifty years who oversees the Peterborough Lions Club’s loan cupboard of wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and canes.

Finally, Leslie Yee does a demonstration of a technical device called E-sight, which can be of great help to people with low vision.