When I lost my sight I turned to sport to overcome my disability. Now blindness can't catch me as I pursue goals I never dreamed possible!
Toronto
Joined January 2012
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Row row row your boat all the way to Tokyo with the #TeamCanada Para rowing athletes! 🚣 @rowingcanada paralympic.ca/news/team-seve… Jessye Brockway
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@uber refused again today because of my service dog. Not sure what’s going on. Waiting for police now. #DeniedARide
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@uber really has to take this more seriously. Very chronic and last two weeks. Obviously drivers don’t understand their obligation. Is Uber‘s responsibility to tell them this. #DeniedARide
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Did you know that only 28% of people with sight loss are employed full time? Help us change this by taking part in our #Loonies4Lips challenge and donate by texting LIPS to 45678 or visit cnib.ca/loonies4lips. All funds raised will support our Come To Work program.
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.@employablemeCA captured the Diversify TV’s Excellence Award for Representation of Disability in the Non-Scripted Category at MIPCOM. Congratulations to everyone involved! Stream past episodes on AMI.ca and the AMI-tv App. ami.ca/category/2411/season
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.@gwestlake12 learns how to take a hit with @Shayne_Smith25 and @EricRodrigues79, two of the newest members of @WCRugbyCanada team. Level Playing Field airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv. Stream it on AMI.ca and the AMI-tv App. youtu.be/65tGkNTgkCU
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The @CNIB & Guide Dog Users of Canada recently celebrated #GuideDogAwarenessMonth. And while it seems that everyone knows how vital #GuideDogs are to the blind + partially sighted community, @blindrower suggests that isn’t always the case. 🦮 GuideDogChampions.ca @GDB_official
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The @CNIB Foundation and Guide Dog Users Of Canada have been sharing resources all month on the rights of people with guide dogs. During #GuideDogAccessAwarenessMonth learn more about the legal responsibilities of business owners. GuideDogChampions.ca #CNIBGuideDogs
ALT A guide dog with a yellow vest. Text reads: Guide Dog Access Awareness Month
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Paralympic hopeful @ALTrekToTokyo shows @gwestlake12 a little positivity goes a long way, not only on the hand cycle, but in everyday life. And get in the ring with 67-year-old boxer Debbie Haryett. Level Playing Field, Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET, on AMI-tv. youtu.be/WAwPLm-MrJ4
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In this Level Playing Field digital exclusive, Rob Shaw sits down with host Greg Westlake to talk about the ink adorning Rob's body. Level Playing Field airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv. youtu.be/eDby5yixu7Q
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This is it! AMI's newest show, Level Playing Field, debuts tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET on AMI-tv. Before you tune in, listen to host @gwestlake12 preview the program on the @CDNBlindHockey podcast with @LucaDeMontis. youtu.be/lNnGlidfNrI
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Are you a parent of an Ontario student with disabilities? Want practical tips for navigating the stressful return to school this fall? Check out the @aodaalliance @OntAutism virtual public forum for practical tips #accessibility #OntEd acorta.me/2cT
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.@LawrenceGunther has got a new AMI-audio show! Learn more about Outdoors with Lawrence Gunther, debuting Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern on @AMIaudio. ami.ca/outdoors-blog
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MAKING HISTORY. 🥉🇨🇦 Canada's first ever @Paralympics rowing medal was won by our 🍁 PR3 Mix4+ crew in Rio in 2016! 🙌
📸: Scott Grant / @CDNparalympics
@blindrower @MeghanRows @KristenKit1 @motocurt84
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In her latest Real Talk segment, @AMIThisWeek's Victoria Nolan is worried about the safety of students with disabilities as they head back to school. Do you share the same worry? @blindrower
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Who can name where these 🇨🇦 photos were taken? 🤔 Bonus points 💯 if you can name the city AND the venue! [Hint 💡: This regatta took place at the 2012 @Paralympics!]
📸: Matthew Murnaghan / @CDNParalympics
ALT Canada’s mixed coxed four races at the Paralympics
ALT Joan Reid races for Canada in the women’s single
ALT David Blair sits in the mixed coxed four
ALT Meghan Montgomery sits in the mixed coxed four
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With the Tokyo Paralympic Games postponed until 2021, host @AleSmyth checks in with Canadian Paralympic athletes, trainers, and the @CDNParalympics. Paralympics Postponed: The Long Road to Tokyo debuts Thursday, August 27, at 9:30 p.m. Eastern on AMI-tv. youtu.be/_BZjFe_CNdE
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.@AMIThisWeek's @AleSmyth chats with @Dee_Kisser, a para swimmer who has taken a unique approach to training during the pandemic, by building herself a pool so that she can train. 🏊♀️ youtu.be/YMXsxV-TloE
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In the newest episode of Our Community, we learned about @vocaleye, a non-profit organization that is the first live description arts service for the blind in Canada. Stream it & past episodes of Our Community at AMI.ca or the AMI-tv App. ami.ca/category/our-communit…
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.@AMIThisWeek's Victoria Nolan hates to admit it, but she'll have to ask for help navigating visual cues in the post-pandemic world. @blindrower