Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Joeita speaks with disability scholar Karen Soldatic, talking about her new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing at Toronto Metropolitan University. #disability #health #equity
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 Saturdays and Sundays on AMI-audio at 2 pm Eastern Time and is available as a podcast on your favourite platform
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Health Equity
00:52 Barriers Faced by People with Disabilities
06:07 The Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity
07:30 Addressing Health Inequities Highlighted by COVID-19
09:39 Tackling Health Equity in the Canadian Healthcare System
11:02 Understanding Sustainable Community Well-being
15:29 Taking a Critical Disability Lens in Healthcare
16:28 The Right to Health and Affirmation of People with Disabilities
22:19 Conclusion and Future Conversations
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.
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
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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
On TikTok @accessiblemediainc
Email feedback@ami.ca
Joeita speaks with disability scholar Karen Soldatic, talking about her new Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing at Toronto Metropolitan University. #disability #health #equity
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 Saturdays and Sundays on AMI-audio at 2 pm Eastern Time and is available as a podcast on your favourite platform
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Health Equity
00:52 Barriers Faced by People with Disabilities
06:07 The Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity
07:30 Addressing Health Inequities Highlighted by COVID-19
09:39 Tackling Health Equity in the Canadian Healthcare System
11:02 Understanding Sustainable Community Well-being
15:29 Taking a Critical Disability Lens in Healthcare
16:28 The Right to Health and Affirmation of People with Disabilities
22:19 Conclusion and Future Conversations
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.
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 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
On TikTok @accessiblemediainc
Email feedback@ami.ca
