This being the first Monday of the month, we begin with July’s Get Together with Kim segment, in which we talk about Facetime.

Next, we repeat the chat with officials from Peterborough Transit, now that the new routes have been in effect for a week. If you have comments for or against, which you’d like to have played on an upcoming show, contact me at:

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Finally, I announce an upcoming hour-long special on medicinal cannabis. Once again, if you have experiences you’d like to share, both for and against, please contact me at the above E-mail address. I won’t ask for your last name, or indicate whether you’re from Peterborough or not.

Finally, I talk about the upcoming special on the medicinal use of cannabis, and ask listeners to share their experiences.

We begin by speaking with Candace Myers, a speech pathologist from Winnipeg, Manitoba at cleft lip and palate.  Next, we hear an interview from June, 2019 with General Manager Chrissie Cochrane about an internet radio station based in London, England called The Global Voice, most of whose hosts are blind or vision impaired.

Finally, we hear a demonstration of the Blind Shell Phone.

First, as a result of the temporary changes being made to Peterborough Transit routes, I speak with Transit Manager Laurie Stratton, as well as Jennifer and Trevor from the planning team.

Next, I chat with Samantha Marren, Communications Director of Deafblind Ontario, because June is Deafblind Awareness Month.

We have a particularly packed hour of information for you this week.  June 13 would normally have been the day of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.  This year, thanks to Covid-19, the fundraising event is now being called Relay at Home.  We begin this week’s program by allowing my computer to read the media advisory that was sent out, outlining how you can take part, and honour those who have survived cancer, and remember those who didn’t.

June 20, the virtual Walk to End ALS will take place.  Kim Barry tells us how we can join the fun, and raise funds for the ALS Society at the same time.

On June 21, the virtual version of Cycle for Sight will take place in order to raise funds for Fighting Blindness Canada.  Executive Director Doug Earle tells us how the virtual event will unfold, and how you can participate.

We bring the program to a close with a repeat of a demonstration of all the tasks that the Google Home Mini can help you perform.

Leslie Yee wears many hats, but this time, she chats with me in her capacity as treasurer of the Peterborough Council of Persons with Disabilities—PCPD about the comparatively few activities that have been planned for National AccessAbility Week.

Next, we air a conversation that I had last year at this time with Peterborough native Barb Robinson about how accessibility in this city has evolved down through the years.  By the way, if you were listening last Monday, you would have heard Barb tell us about the walk she was planning in order to raise funds for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guide Training Centre in Oakville where at some point in the future, she’ll be training with a service dog.  I’m happy to be able to tell you now that she raised over $500.

Finally, because it’s the first Monday of the month, we hear another segment in our monthly technology feature entitled Get Together with Kim. This time, Kim Kilpatrick, a program co-ordinator with Get Together with Technology, talks to us about the various E-mail programs available for smart devices.

Because June is Acquired Brain Injury Awareness Month, we begin with an interview from last June that previous co-host Simon Treviranus did with folks from the local chapter of the Brain Injury Association.

Next, we speak with Libby Thaw about an alternative form of identification for people with vision impairments.

Finally, Devon’s computer reads an article containing everything you need to know about face masks.

We begin this hectic hour by speaking with Andrea Stevens about this year’s virtual Walk for Dog Guides to raise funds for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guide Training Centre.

Next, Barb Robinson tells us how she plans to wheel-walk from her house on Rubidge Street to the South end WalMart, which is 2.2 KM.  She’s hoping people with sponsor and/or walk with her.

Third on the agenda is an article written by Devon’s guide dog Frankie about how service dogs are trained.

Finally, we chat with Amanda Cooper from the Multiple Sclerosis Society about the fundraising challenge that people all across Canada are meeting.

We begin with a lesson from Peterborough Public Health Inspector Matt Ferris on how to wash our hands properly.

Next, Devon reads an information sheet from CNIB on how to guide someone who is blind or partially sighted during the pandemic.

Devon then speaks with Diane Bergeron, president of CNIB Guide Dogs about a virtual Pup Crawl which is currently taking place.

Finally, we hear a repeat of a demonstration of the Oracle Talking Glucometre.

We begin by speaking with Natalie Martiniello, president of Braille Literacy Canada about the Annual General Meeting that will take place virtually despite the fact that this is the organization’s 30^th anniversary.  The wine and cheese party will have to wait.

Next, Devon has her monthly chat with Kim Kilpatrick, one of the program co-ordinators of Get Together with Technology, a wing of the Canadian Council of The Blind.  This month’s feature entitled Get Together with Kim centres on podcatchers.

Devon begins this episode by chatting with Police Sergeant John Townsend, captain of the Pedal for Hope team.  He explains how the annual campaign to raise funds to fight pediatric cancer will be going virtual this year.

Next, Devon and her longtime friend, Barb Robinson talk about International Guide Dog Day.