Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Joeita speaks to Chantal Benoit, a veteran of Canada's national wheelchair basketball team. This is the first of a three part series profiling the 2023 inductees to the Canadjan Disability Hall of Fame. #WheelchairBasketball #CanadianDisabilityHallOfFame
Episode Highlights:
Chantal’s Upcoming Induction into Canada’s Disability Hall of Fame. (3:10)
Differences Between Coaching Able-Bodied & Wheelchair Basketball? (6:42)
Training for an International Competition (8:25)
How has the Support for Parasport Evolved Over the Last 30 Years? (10:12)
Getting Started in Wheelchair Basketball (12:23)
Chantal’s Career Highlight (15:06)
Advice for Young People Interested in Parasports (17:28)
Chantal’s Legacy and Impact Beyond the Sporting World? (19:02)
The Michael Jordan of Women’s Basketball? (22:45)
The Pulse is a weekly, long-form interview show that dives into issues impacting the disability community across Canada. Host Joeita Gupta is blind and deeply passionate about disability rights.
The Pulse airs weekly on AMI-audio and is available as a podcast on your favourite platform. For more information, visit amiplus.ca/m/0/episode?seriesId=81331440-8e73-4b5b-aff1-1e8ca4a85790&app-config=%2Fc%2Fpodcasts
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About The Pulse
On The Pulse, host Joeita Gupta brings us closer to issues impacting the disability community across Canada.
Joeita Gupta has nurtured a life-long dream to work in radio! She's blind, moved to Toronto in 2004 and got her start in radio at CKLN, 88.1 FM in Toronto. A former co-host of AMI-audio's Live from Studio 5, Joeita also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.
Follow Joeita on Twitter: twitter.com/joeitagupta
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 twitter.com/AccessibleMedia
On Instagram @accessiblemediainc
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Joeita speaks to Chantal Benoit, a veteran of Canada's national wheelchair basketball team. This is the first of a three part series profiling the 2023 inductees to the Canadjan Disability Hall of Fame. #WheelchairBasketball #CanadianDisabilityHallOfFame
Episode Highlights:
Chantal’s Upcoming Induction into Canada’s Disability Hall of Fame. (3:10)
Differences Between Coaching Able-Bodied & Wheelchair Basketball? (6:42)
Training for an International Competition (8:25)
How has the Support for Parasport Evolved Over the Last 30 Years? (10:12)
Getting Started in Wheelchair Basketball (12:23)
Chantal’s Career Highlight (15:06)
Advice for Young People Interested in Parasports (17:28)
Chantal’s Legacy and Impact Beyond the Sporting World? (19:02)
The Michael Jordan of Women’s Basketball? (22:45)
The Pulse is a weekly, long-form interview show that dives into issues impacting the disability community across Canada. Host Joeita Gupta is blind and deeply passionate about disability rights.
The Pulse airs weekly on AMI-audio and is available as a podcast on your favourite platform. For more information, visit amiplus.ca/m/0/episode?seriesId=81331440-8e73-4b5b-aff1-1e8ca4a85790&app-config=%2Fc%2Fpodcasts
Follow Joeita on Twitter: twitter.com/joeitagupta
Like the Pulse on Facebook: facebook.com/the.pulse.ami
Subscribe to this channel: youtube.com/channel/UCpSCygsB9AFBhl_mhK86C6g?sub_confirmation=1
About The Pulse
On The Pulse, host Joeita Gupta brings us closer to issues impacting the disability community across Canada.
Joeita Gupta has nurtured a life-long dream to work in radio! She's blind, moved to Toronto in 2004 and got her start in radio at CKLN, 88.1 FM in Toronto. A former co-host of AMI-audio's Live from Studio 5, Joeita also works full-time at a nonprofit in Toronto, specializing in housing/tenant rights.
Follow Joeita on Twitter: twitter.com/joeitagupta
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 twitter.com/AccessibleMedia
On Instagram @accessiblemediainc
On Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
On TikTok @accessiblemediainc
Email feedback@ami.ca
