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Episode 1085: Full Show

Aug 20, 20241 hr 45 min
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For one Saskatchewan post-secondary student, finding accessible housing and care has been a major challenge. Preston Ruzicka and his mother, Gerldine share their tumultuous and discriminating journey to find viable housing. Self-checkout machines are everywhere. And not all of them are accessible. The University of Waterloo is researching how this shift has impacted people with disabilities. Megan Gillmore recently wrote about this. She shares her more. Earlier this year Dorothy Macnaughton attended Accessibility Standards Canada’s Annual General Meeting. One of the goals of the AGM was to help improve accessible travel within Canada. How’d it go? Dorothy shares her thoughts. The Paralympics are days away. How hard is it for athletes to get the funding they need to achieve their best in sport? John Loeppky wrote about this. He explains more. The Weekly News Quiz returns! John Loeppky, Elysia Yardley and Greg David convene to battle for the crown. Who will come out on top?
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