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Para Sport Nation

Para Sport Nation

By: Accessible Media Inc.
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Alex Smyth spotlights upcoming para sport events in Canada and abroad, pulls back the curtain on how para sports are played and interviews para sport athletes, coaches and trainers.Accessible Media Inc. Hygiene & Healthy Living Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship Preview
    May 23 2025

    On this episode, Greg Westlake, Assistant Coach for the Canadian National Para Ice Hockey team joins Alex and Nathan to discuss the upcoming 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship. They discuss how the team prepped for this event, the importance of having a veteran squad, and the extra motivation of trying to repeat as champs. Greg also talks about his transition from being a player to being part of the coaching staff, and how he’s helping the team prep for this tournament and for the 2026 Paralympic Games.

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    About AMI

    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email feedback@ami.ca
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    26 mins
  • A Deep Dive into 5-A-Side Soccer
    May 20 2025

    On this episode of PSN, Alex and Nathan welcome in AMI’s Ramya Amuthan. Ramya is an avid 5-a-side soccer player (also known as blind soccer) and member of the Canadian National Women’s team. She helps break down the sport, how it works, how it differs from traditional soccer, and how it will be showcased with 10 other sports at the Ontario Parasport Games later this month.

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    About AMI

    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email feedback@ami.ca
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    28 mins
  • 2025 Senior Goalball National Championship Recap
    May 16 2025

    The 2025 Senior Goalball National Championship went down last weekend in Saskatoon, and Alex and Nathan break it all down. In this episode, they dive into highlights from the tournament and bring you exclusive interviews with Peter Parsons of Team Nova Scotia, Paralympian Priscilla Gagné, and friend of the show Jennie Bovard. But it's not all goalball—stick around as the guys discuss their unexpected culinary discovery: Saskatchewan-style pizza, and how it stacks up against the rest.

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    About AMI

    AMI is a media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians with disabilities through three broadcast services — AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French — and streaming platform AMI+. Our vision is to establish AMI as a leader in the offering of accessible content, providing a voice for Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, representation and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca and AMItele.ca.

    Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+

    Learn more at AMI.ca

    Connect with Accessible Media Inc. online:

    • X /Twitter @AccessibleMedia
    • Instagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audio
    • Facebook at @AccessibleMediaInc
    • TikTok @AccessibleMediaInc
    • Email feedback@ami.ca
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    30 mins
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