• Today, environmental contributor Lawrence Gunther tells us all about his passion for ice fishing  
• Community Reporter J.R. Bjornson describes the Bullseye Blind Hockey Program in Red Deer, Alberta. To access his full report, visit here 
• Nelson Régo from Cool Blind Tech discusses: 
  • Clio app’s new AR feature 
  • “Look to Speak,” Google’s newest experimental app allows you to communicate using your eyes 
  • and, the iPhone’s App Library on iOS 14
• And, Karen Magee, Mark Phoenix and Dave Brown compete in our first News Quiz for the year! 

• For our first show of the year, we chat with Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press who takes a look ahead at what we can expect to make news over the next little bit 
• Our Accessibility Specialist Thea Kurdi talks to us about universal design in winter maintenance and snow removal 
• Film critic Amy Amantea shares her review of the new Netflix series “Alien Worlds” 
• Marc Aflalo from Double Tap TV discusses the highlights and lowlights of tech in 2020 
• And, our colleague in Halifax, Ryan Delehanty previews episode 3 of the AMI original podcast “Tales from the Halifax School for the Blind" 
   

Regina community reporter Becki Zerr tells us about her time as a Regional Immunization Coordinator.  

You'll get to know our Accessibility Reporter Meagan Gillmore a little better as Dave gets to  “Ask Meagan Anything”.

Our Vancouver community reporter, Amy Amantea, has some ideas on how to pass the time over the holidays, including a virtual escape room. *Virtual Escape Room* 

Mike Agerbo, host of the App Show has some last minute tech gifts you can find at a pharmacy or convenience store. *Last Minute Tech Gifts* 

And we will re-air one of our top highlights of 2020 on NOW With Dave Brown….you’ll get a chance to hear my conversation with legendary actor and advocate *Michael J. Fox* 

Environmental expert Lawrence Gunther examines the theme of “ocean health” as described by conservationist and author Ayana Johnson.
 
Community reporter Shaini Saravanamuthu from Montreal tells us how she’s saying thank you to family and friends for their support throughout 2020. 
 
Nelson Rego of Cool Blind Tech describes Alexa’s Group Calling feature and how you might want to use it over the holidays
 
And we put a festive twist on our weekly quiz, as Mark Phoenix and Corinne Van Dusen challenge Dave on their knowledge of Christmas facts.
 

December 21, 2020

Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press looks back at the top news stories from this past weekend. *Weekend News Recap*

Accessibility consultant Marco Pasqua looks at the future of accessible technology in 2021 and beyond.  *Future of Accessible Technology*

We continue our series of year-ender chats with film critics Amy Amantea and Kim Thistle joining us to talk about their best and worst in movies and TV for 2020. *Best and Worst TV and Movies in 2020*

2020 meant working from home for so many Canadians…but what if you didn’t have reliable internet service?  Is the internet as a human right? Marc Aflalo from Double Tap TV brings us more on that. *Is the internet a human right?*