Elizabeth Mohler is a triathlete, scholar, and accessibility consultant who will get you excited about life! Jennie gets to know this dynamic guest, as they dive into race stories, discuss therapeutic trampolines and hot air balloons, and hear how Elizabeth swallowed half of Lake Ontario.

Highlights:

• “It’s Like the Apocalypse” (00:00)
• Introducing Elizabeth Mohler, Triathlete and Scholar (00:18)
• “You Were There Too?!?” (02:02)
• Swallowing Half of Lake Ontario / Guided Triathlon (08:55)
• Avoiding Sunburns (15:30)
• Blind & Low Vision or Disability Race Category (18:21)
• Favourite Post-Race Meal (20:40)
• PHD’s and Trampolines (22:50)
• Accessibility Awareness Work (29:12)
• The Burden of Gratitude (32:34)
• Hot Air Ballooning, Tandem Kayaking & Dignity of Risk (34:56)
• Advice for Those Struggling to Find Their Footing (38:06)
• Closing Remarks (41:12)

Guest Bio -

Elizabeth Mohler is a triathlete, scholar, and contributor to AMI. She’s an accessibility professional with the voice of an angel and an infectious zest for life.

Guest Description - Elizabeth has shoulder length light brown hair. She wears a crisp white t-shirt with matching jade coloured beaded necklace and earrings. She is seated with a window to the right and shelves to the left, lined with texts and medals.

Elizabeth Mohler's Website- https://elizabethmohler.ca/

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia

On Instagram @accessiblemediainc

On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc

Email feedback@ami.ca

Prepare to feel the love! Jennie’s (sighted) husband, Yves, makes his annual appearance to review the pair’s favourite shared low vision moments of the past year. They take you on a Las Vegas experience, walk through how they pick out new eyeglasses as a team, and ask “is my shirt inside out?”

Highlights:

• Re-Introducing Yves Wermelinger – Jennie’s Husband (00:00)
• Backyard Garden & Fish Pond (03:11)
• The Creepy Mannequins (04:48)
• Shopping for Glasses (11:03)
• Las Vegas & the Colossal Slot (17:02)
• The Punk Rock Museum (19:13)
• AREA15 (21:43)
• Sammy Davis Jr. & the Blind Joke (26:14)
• Deplaning Etiquette (29:54)
• The Hot Cucumber (32:35)
• Show Close (34:41)

Guest Bio

Yves Wermelinger is a bicycle technician and passionate tandem bike program volunteer with Blind Sports Nova Scotia. He enjoys gardening, the family dog & cat, and games of all kinds. He’s a loving husband and best friend to host, Jennie Bovard.

Guest Description

Yves is a man with light brown hair, parted on the side. He has blue eyes, a dimpled chin, and wears rectangular glasses. His button-up shirt is navy blue with a variety of filled beer glasses. In the background, various vintage items are on display, including Simpson’s VHS box sets, an old TV & VCR, and framed hockey cards.

Links:

Area 15

Punk Rock Museum

LVM International Albinism Awareness Day Special

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia

On Instagram @accessiblemediainc

On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc

Email feedback@ami.ca

Ashley Nemeth is a returning guest and communications professional who agrees self-advocacy without snark can be a challenge! In this episode, Jennie and Ashley uncover how they wade through awkward moments in the workplace and beyond. They rise above low expectations and non-compliments, discover a hidden moustache, and ask themselves when is “just sit on it”the most appropriate response?

Highlights:

• Just Sit On It (00:00)
• Introducing Ashley Nemeth (00:20)
• Plus ça Change, Plus C'est la Même Chose (02:17)
• Keeping it Professional (03:00)
• Lowered Expectations (05:56)
• Awareness & Accommodations (10:21)
• Filling in the Gaps (17:20)
• What Were They Thinking? (22:20)
• The “Don’t Talk to Me” Vibe (26:00)
• Meek & Mild (28:59)
• Find Ashley Nemeth Online (31:56)
• Show Close (32:31)

Guest Bio:

Ashley Nemeth is a badass mom of three hailing from Saskatchewan. A communications professional, and stealth self-advocate, she takes her coffee with a good book.

Guest Description:

Ashley has short strawberry blonde hair and wears a green-grey sweatshirt. Her face is expressive and she sits in a room with light grey walls.

Links:

Ashley's prior LVM episode “What Did You Just Say to Me?” (Audio Only)

Instagram @AshleyNemethOfficial

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia

On Instagram @accessiblemediainc

On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc

Email feedback@ami.ca

Guest Daryl Lang is a runner of marathons, a recently-published author, and so much more. Experience the highs and lows of racing with and without guides in this episode, which we promise is about so much more than running. We describe the worst ball pit ever, a low vision moment within a low vision moment, and when it’s appropriate to tell us to go a little deeper into the woods.

Highlights:

• Show Open (00:00)
• Introducing Daryl Lang: Author, Runner, Edmontonian (00:45)
• About the book “Run for Your Life” (02:24)
• “It’s Not Just About Running” (04:58)
• Run Guides & Race Planning (06:45)
• “Losing Your Gaggle” or “The Half-Marathon Incident” (11:15)
• The Epic Road Trip of Awesome (18:49)
• “But I’m Canadian, we don’t litter!” (20:30)
• Awkward Experiences with Running Guides (24:05)
• Porta Potty Training Runs (30:32)
• The Gift of Running (36:31)
• Show Close (42:14)

DESCRIPTIVE TRANSCRIPT

Guest description:

Daryl has long brown hair and wears a bright blue v-neck shirt. She’s sitting in a naturally lit home office space.

EPISODE NOTES

Guest Bio:

Daryl Lang hails from Edmonton, Alberta. She’s a marathon runner, a rescuer of animals, a published author, and a legal professional.

Links:

Daryl contributed to the book Run For Your Life: Lessons Learned From Going the Distance. Find the book on Amazon:

Request the book at no cost in your preferred format from CELA

Guest Daryl Lang’s blog: BlindBeader.ca

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia

On Instagram @accessiblemediainc

On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc

Email feedback@ami.ca

Dan Barra-Berger is a writer for The Squeaky Wheel: Canada, a new satire series coming soon to AMI. He’s also a stand-up comedian and actor. Jennie and Dan own some blind stereotypes in this episode, but they are against the Mr. Magoo-ing of society. Like proper Canadians, they discuss the weather, along with being albino at the beach, and they critique a few favourite series as seen through their different eye conditions.

Highlights:

• Disability Icon: Mr. Magoo – Opening Clip (00:00)
• Show Open (00:18)
• Introducing Dan Berra-Berger, Comedian, Actor & Writer (00:43)
• Squeaky Wheel: Canada - Coming Soon to AMI-tv (01:33)
• Owning Your Stereotypes (03:42)
• Magoo Tattoo (05:11)
• “How Do You Know When It’s Raining?” / No Stupid Questions (06:35)
• No Beach, Please! (9:42)
• Stickler Syndrome – Connective Tissue Disorder (13:17)
• Ping Pong Bars & the Power of Saying “No” (15:31)
• The Joy of Dimly Lit TV Shows (18:17)
• Too Dark to See “See” on Apple TV? (22:33)
• Identifying Voices & Foot Falls (27:07)
• The Squeaky Wheel Experience (32:42)
• Find More from Dan Barra-Berger (34:49)
• Show Close (35:09)

Guest Bio:

Dan Barra-Berger is an actor, stand-up comedian, and storyteller from Ontario. He is a writer for the forthcoming AMI series The Squeaky Wheel: Canada. Dan has appeared on CBC’s Next Up, AMI’s Breaking Character, and SEE on Apple TV.

Guest description:

Dan has short and curly brown hair, strong glasses, and facial hair. He wears AirPods and a brown checkered button-up over a black t-shirt. He sits in front of a busy bookcase, blurred in the background.

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

Links:

• Dan Barra-Berger's Official Website
• Dan on YouTube
• The Squeaky Wheel: Canada
• AMI’s Breaking Character
• CBC Next Up
• SEE on Apple TV

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia

On Instagram @accessiblemediainc

On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc

Email feedback@ami.ca

Just because it can be done, doesn’t mean it isn’t a pain in the ass. Small-town bougie guest Brenda Luke and Jennie reveal their struggles with nails, lashes, and feeling bad about not being blind enough. They try to unravel when exactly leggings became see-through and wonder what even is flirting?

Highlights:

"Are you wearing a yellow thong right now?" - Opening Clip (00:00)

Introducing Brenda Luke (00:16)

Horticulture, Bunnies & Alejandro the Betta (02:15)

Painted Nails Aftermath (3:11)

Foot-Phobic on Feet Finder (06:58)

Where’s My Free Pedicure?!? (7:57)

Not Blind Enough (11:15)

See-Through Yoga Pants & the Yellow Thong (18:08)

The Opacity of Tights (21:39)

Mismatched Eyelashes (23:19)

The Brow Brush Incident (28:21)

Oblivious to Flirting (32:03)

The Creepy Carnie (35:38)

Show Close (39:09)

Guest bio:

Brenda Luke works in horticulture, while rocking a full face of makeup. She’s obsessed with her fur babies and is down for a good glass of purple gin. Brenda is an indigenous woman (yaqan nukiy of the Ktunaxa nation).

Guest Description:

Brenda is an indigenous woman (yaqan nukiy of the Ktunaxa nation) with killer cheekbones and long fake lashes. Her left eyebrow and top middle lip are pierced. Brenda is an indigenous woman (yaqan nukiy of the Ktunaxa nation).

Follow Brenda Online:

Instagram: @ekuladnerb

TikTok: 23bluke

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia

On Instagram @accessiblemediainc

On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc

Email feedback@ami.ca

Let’s reflect on 2023, a stellar year of podcast guests, and the most hilarious and thought-provoking stories. From the worst places to leave food, to airport poop jokes, and celebrating the legendary Darryl Lenox, Jennie highlights the Top 5 Low Vision Moments of the year.

Highlights:

• Blind Pele – Opening Clip (00:00)
• Top 5 Low Vision Moments of 2023 Introduction (00:17)
• Honourable Mention – Ben Akuoko (01:33)
• #5 – Sitting in Crab Curry with Ramya Amuthan (02:15)
• #4 – Ostomy Bag Check with Rare with Flair (06:48)
• #3 – Blind Swag with MDB (11:52)
• #2 – Snubbing Grandma with Dave Brown (17:16)
• #1 – Balloon at the Border with Darryl Lenox (21:01)
• Bonus – Locked Out in 2024 (27:50)
• Show Close (29:20)

Links:

Ben Akuoko co-hosts CNIB’s The Lens: Living Diverse Podcast

Ramya Amutham co-hosts Kelly and Ramya on AMI TV and the AMI Audiobook Review podcast

Casey Greer & Cassandra Mendez host the Rare with Flair podcast

MDB (AKA Mike Dow) is a rapper based in Moncton, NB, find him on Facebook and YouTube.

Dave Brown hosts Now with Dave Brown on AMI TV, find content on YouTube and podcast platforms.

Darryl Lenox is a comedy legend, visit www.DarrylLenox.com

Theme song by Outtacontroller - BandCamp; @Outtacontroller on Instagram

Host description:

Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.

About Low Vision Moments:

Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.

Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.

About AMI

AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.

Learn more at AMI.ca

Connect on Twitter @AccessibleMedia

On Instagram @accessiblemediainc

On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc

Email feedback@ami.ca