On Episode 102 of Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther, Lilly and Lawrence talk about attending Canon’s World Unseen exhibit in London and Lawrence speaks with Canon's Peter Morris and Mathew Faulkner about the tactile graphic technology and the inspiration behind the exhibit. And, Lawrence reflects on why he thinks the technology is the closest he’s ever come to seeing with his fingers.

Highlights

• Show Intro (00:00)
• Lilly’s Thoughts on the Canon World Unseen Exhibit (00:33)
• Introducing Peter Morris & Mathew Faulkner from Canon (02:06)
• Tactile Graphics for Blind & Partially-Sighted Individuals (03:24)
• How Tactile Graphics Are Made (07:05)
• Optimizing Images for Finger Touch (11:44)
• About Canon’s World Unseen Exhibit (15:51)
• Working Together for the Common Good (19:41)
• Pushing the Envelope of Accessibility (20:25)
• Lawrence Reflects on his Experience with Tactile Imagery (24:46)
• Show Close (26:24)

Guests:

Mathew Faulkner - Director of Marketing & Innovation, Canon Europe's Wide Format Printing business

Pete Morris - Partnerships and Experiential Marketing Manager, Canon Europe

Links:

Canon’s World Unseen Exhibition

About Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther:

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Each week the host, Lawrence Gunther, interviews Canada’s “giants” in the fishing industry, CEO’s of conservation and sport fishing organizations, leading fish biologists and researchers, government scientists and politicians, and people with local and indigenous knowledge who exemplify the spirit of conservation and citizen science.

The Blue Fish Radio Show is the official fishing podcast of Outdoor Canada Magazine. The Show is also rebroadcast across Canada 5-times each week by AMI-audio over basic cable and satellite TV.

On Episode 101 of Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther, Lilly describes interesting exhibits at The British Museum during their recent visit to the UK. The two then meet up with Philip Ling of Maitland Tower to experience the path of totality along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. Lawrence has some tips to share on eye safety in the outdoors and reflects on what it was like to experience the solar eclipse in the path of totality.

Highlights

• Show Open (00:00)
• Visiting The British Museum with Lilly (00:53)
• Introducing Philip Ling of Maitland Tower (06:29)
• Philip and Lawrence Discuss the Solar Eclipse (10:03)
• Eclipse Soundscapes (15:18)
• Outdoor Eye Safety Tips (24:00)
• Lawrence’s Solar Eclipse Experience (25:41)
• Show Close (27:20)

Guest Bio -

Philip Ling - Skipper, Owner, P.Eng. LEED AP; Certified Biomimicry Specialist

Philip is a licensed professional engineer (electrical), LEED AP. In 1996, he co-founded Powersmiths International Corp. where he is VP of Technology. Powersmiths is a clean-tech company with a long history of market leadership in ultra-high efficiency low voltage dry-type transformers, internet data center power distribution systems, advanced metering and Sustainability Management.

Philip has written and presented dozens of technical papers over the past 25 years covering efficiency and power quality, and received a national award for technological leadership in energy efficiency from Natural Resources Canada. He also sits on multiple professional and community advisory committees.

He volunteers on several committees in his community including Markham Environmental Advisory Committee. He is committed to wildlife preservation and owns 87 acres of provincially significant wetlands, and has signed a conservation agreement for 400 acres with the Couchiching Conservancy. He has both solar hot water and solar PV systems on his home, and is on his second electric car. He believes in leading by example and making a difference.

This place in Maitland is the opportunity of a lifetime - to be an enabler - to lead the restoration and transformation of an important part of Canada's early days almost 200 years ago to playing a role for the next 200 years.

About Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther:

Listen live Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Eastern over basic cable on AMI-audio, or stream episodes as a podcast. Send us your comments at Feedback@AMI.Ca and please rank us on Apple Podcast.

For more Lawrence Gunther check out Blue Fish Radio

The Blue Fish Radio show features subjects and people of special interest to the future of water, fish and fishing, and is ranked as one of the top 30 fishing podcasts on the internet.

Each week the host, Lawrence Gunther, interviews Canada’s “giants” in the fishing industry, CEO’s of conservation and sport fishing organizations, leading fish biologists and researchers, government scientists and politicians, and people with local and indigenous knowledge who exemplify the spirit of conservation and citizen science.

The Blue Fish Radio Show is the official fishing podcast of Outdoor Canada Magazine. The Show is also rebroadcast across Canada 5-times each week by AMI-audio over basic cable and satellite TV.

On Episode 100 of Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther, Lilly has news about the largest animals ever to have inhabited the earth. Then, Lawrence speaks with Dirk Price from Alabama about the deer hunting program he runs with his local Lions Club to give people with disabilities the chance to hunt. And, Lawrence has breaking news about a new image printing tactile graphic technology from Canon and reflects on the evolution of tactile graphic technology over the decades.

About Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther:

Listen live Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Eastern over basic cable on AMI-audio, or stream episodes as a podcast. Send us your comments at Feedback@AMI.Ca and please rank us on Apple Podcast.

For more Lawrence Gunther check out Blue Fish Radio

The Blue Fish Radio show features subjects and people of special interest to the future of water, fish and fishing, and is ranked as one of the top 30 fishing podcasts on the internet.

Each week the host, Lawrence Gunther, interviews Canada’s “giants” in the fishing industry, CEO’s of conservation and sport fishing organizations, leading fish biologists and researchers, government scientists and politicians, and people with local and indigenous knowledge who exemplify the spirit of conservation and citizen science.

The Blue Fish Radio Show is the official fishing podcast of Outdoor Canada Magazine. The Show is also rebroadcast across Canada 5-times each week by AMI-audio over basic cable and satellite TV.