Reflections

Canadian Cultural Historian Ed Conroy takes Kelly MacDonald back in time to the late 20th century to ponder about what kids at the time were watching on TV. They go over communication style, disability representation...

Running can be a fun way to participate in the community, improve your health and fitness, or push yourself beyond your perceived limitations. Grant Hardy speaks to two partially sighted runners, Richard Harlow and...

Jennie Bovard has been a lifelong cyclist and now spends part of her time putting butts on tandem bikes as a program coordinator with Blind Sports Nova Scotia. She gets a lot of joy from tandem cycling, and finds out...

Workplaces across North America have been implementing period positive policies in their offices and cultures for several years now. One policy that sparks a strong debate is menstrual leave, and Joeita Gupta learned...

Outside of broadcasting aspirations, Kelly MacDonald considered auctioneering as a career. The fast talking entertainment intrigued him then, but today he set out to explore the world of auctions a bit further.&nbsp...

Joeita Gupta had always considered herself an avid reader, but lately, Netflix and doom scrolling had taken up a lot of her time. So, she turned to her friends for inspiration to get out of this reading slump.&nbsp...

Kelly MacDonald learns about “The Healing Leash: Honouring Guide Dog Loss,” a CNIB program offering space for people like Guy Carriere, a former guide dog handler, to talk openly about that experience with others who...

Joeita Gupta has already explored what it’s like to go through two of life’s biggest stages: heading off to university and changing your career. Now, she wants to find out what the next stage of life might be like and...

New approaches to assistive technology are replacing the medical model for disability with an inclusive one that acknowledges one size doesn’t fit all. An organization leading the way is CanAssist, engineering...

Rising Temperatures in the summers are becoming a challenge for everybody, and are uniquely complicated for people living in high rise apartments and condos within the busy City of Toronto. Joeita Gupta learns...

What does it mean to be independent? The goal of independence, and the way to get there, varies. Reflections Reporters Grant Hardy and Kelly MacDonald discuss the scope of this theme as they revisit four past...

Anything is possible when creative minds take self-expression and a bit of theatre magic to put on a show. It's representation at its finest, and Kelly MacDonald finds out how its done.  Kevin Jesuino, Artistic...

Grant Hardy hears from three travelers from the blind and low vision community about the joys and challenges of international travel. No matter the plan or destination, these narratives offer valuable insight into...

David Phillips, Climatologist Emeritus with Environment Canada, who has given Canadians the weather word for over fifty years, seemed to be retired for only a day at most! He shares stories and memories of his...

Joeita Gupta speaks to university students, professors, and advocates about their experiences transitioning to post-secondary education. Ava Henderson, a blind student studying in British Columbia, shares what her...