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History in 60: The Podcast

History in 60: The Podcast

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The History in 60 Podcast is the official companion to the television series History in 60 on AMI-tv. While the series highlights key moments in Canada’s disability history, this podcast creates space to go deeper and explore the conversations shaping disability culture and public life today. Hosted by John Loeppky, each episode connects the history we see on screen with the people thinking, writing, and working in these areas right now.2026 Accessible Media Inc. アート 世界 社会科学
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  • Choreographing Access: Disability-Led Dance in Canada and Beyond with Dr. Kelsie Acton

    Choreographing Access: Disability-Led Dance in Canada and Beyond with Dr. Kelsie Acton
    2026/06/08
    In this episode of the History in 60 Companion Podcast, host John Loeppky explores inclusive and disability-led dance with Dr. Kelsie Acton. For generations, dance has been defined by uniformity, precision, and bodies moving in specific, codified ways. That definition often left disabled dancers outside the frame. But over the past several decades, disabled artists and companies have redefined what dance can look like, expanding technique, reshaping rehearsal spaces, and embedding access directly into performance itself. Drawing on her experience as a dance artist, inclusive practice leader, and scholar, Dr. Kelsie Acton reflects on how inclusive dance spaces are built, why language around disability and dance continues to evolve, and how access functions for both performers and audiences. Together, they examine how disability history is carried forward not only in archives and books, but in bodies through repertoire, repetition, and creative practice. Watch the full episode on AMI+ Find the Video Podcast on YouTube GUEST BIO Dr. Kelsie Acton is a scholar, access practitioner, and former dance artist whose work explores the intersection of disability culture, performance, and inclusive practice. She previously co-led an integrated disability dance company in Edmonton, Alberta, and later served as Inclusive Practice Manager at Battersea Arts Centre in the United Kingdom, where she helped advance relaxed performance methodology and accessible arts practice. Dr. Acton’s research examines how movement, space, and access shape the experiences of both performers and audiences. She currently works in higher education and collaborates on research projects focused on disability arts and audience access. SHOW NOTES The History in 60 Podcast is the official companion to the television series History in 60 on AMI Television. While the series highlights key moments in Canada’s disability history, the podcast creates space to go deeper, exploring the research, context, and lived experience behind those stories. In this episode, we turn to dance. For many, dance is associated with symmetry, uniformity, and technical precision. For decades, those assumptions shaped who was welcomed into studios and onto stages. Disabled bodies were often excluded, not because they lacked artistry, but because definitions of technique were narrow and inaccessible. Inclusive and disability-led dance has fundamentally challenged that framework. Through experimentation, collaboration, and persistence, disabled artists have expanded movement vocabularies, developed new pedagogies, and asserted that access itself is an artistic practice. This work did not emerge by accident. It was built intentionally, often in spaces not originally designed for disabled performers. In the television episode, we examine how disabled dancers reshaped performance culture by forming disability-led companies, redefining technique on their own terms, and embedding access directly into choreography and staging. The show highlights how artists honor disability history, sustain creative lineages, and position disabled bodies as central to the artistic landscape. John and Dr. Kelsie Acton unpack what it truly takes to build an inclusive dance space, one grounded in clearly articulated values, intentional boundaries, and disability-led leadership rather than broad claims of universality. They explore the evolution of language in the field, from inclusive to mixed-ability to disability-led dance, reflecting shifting cultural conversations and a growing emphasis on agency and authorship. References in this Episode: CRIPSiEBattersea Arts CentreTourette’sHeroCritical Design LabRoyal Central School of Speech and DramaRemote Access ArchiveStopgap Dance CompanyFlatfoot Dance CompanyNational accessArts Centre To Learn More about Dr Acton’s Work: Staff Profile Critical Design Lab Credits: John Loepkky Host & CreatorDr Kelsie Acton, GuestBrent Kawchuk, Co ProducerCali James, Metamorphosis Media Group, Co Producer & NarratorPodcast Studio Camera: Daylen Hartz & Kody NgKade Stevens, KS Media, Editor If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the History in 60 Companion Podcast, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone who might appreciate the conversation. Your support helps more people discover these stories and the history behind them. 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, plus AMI-télé in French, along with the AMI+ streaming platform. Our vision is to position AMI as a leader in accessible content by amplifying the voices of Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, meaningful representation, and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca & AMItele.ca Watch full episodes of your favourite AMI-tv documentaries & series on AMI+ Connect with AMI Online: Instagram @AccessibleMediaINCFacebook @...
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    27 分
  • Who Gets Remembered? Disability, Journalism, and Public Memory in Canada with Clay Ma

    Who Gets Remembered? Disability, Journalism, and Public Memory in Canada with Clay Ma
    2026/06/01
    In this episode of the History in 60 Companion Podcast, host John Loeppky speaks with Clay Ma, bilingual subject editor at The Canadian Encyclopedia, about how disability history gets recorded and how it sometimes disappears. From journalism and editorial decision-making to plain language summaries, alt text, and remote work, this conversation explores the practical and political realities of documenting disability in Canada. What does it mean to have a duty of representation? How do editors decide which stories get told? And how can media institutions create more space for disabled storytellers? Together, John and Clay examine how public memory is shaped not only by major events, but by who is paying attention and who is missing from the newsroom. Watch the full episode on AMI+ Find the Video Podcast on YouTube GUEST BIO Clay Ma is a bilingual subject editor at The Canadian Encyclopedia, published by Historica Canada. Working remotely from Montréal, Clay oversees content across communities, diversity topics, Franco-Canadian history, and Quebec affairs. Her work focuses on equitable representation in national storytelling, editorial accessibility, and expanding coverage of historically underrepresented communities. Clay has contributed to and edited articles on disability culture, immigration history, and diverse cultural communities, helping shape how Canadian history is presented to students, educators, and the broader public. SHOW NOTES The History in 60 Podcast is the official companion to the television series History in 60 on AMI. While the series highlights key moments in Canada’s disability history, this podcast creates space to go deeper and explore the conversations shaping disability culture and public life today. Hosted by John Loeppky, each episode connects the history we see on screen with the people thinking, writing, and working in these areas right now. In this episode, we explore how the media shapes disability history. Disability history is not only defined by legislation or protest movements. It is shaped by journalism, editorial choices, archives, and education. It is shaped by which stories are documented and which are left out. Clay Ma joins us to discuss why editorial decisions matter in shaping public memory, the duty of representation in national publications, how disability history intersects with race, immigration, and other identities, accessibility in publishing including plain language summaries and alt text, the role of remote work in expanding equity of opportunity, and why writing to publications, both to challenge and to celebrate, matters. Clay shares how The Canadian Encyclopedia approaches disability coverage and how initiatives like plain language summaries support students and second-language learners. She explains how translation tools expand access beyond English and French and reflects on the importance of intersectionality in disability history and why national storytelling must move beyond narrow or tokenizing narratives. We also explore what it takes to create space for more disabled people in media and historical work. From flexible leadership and remote employment to broader cultural shifts in how disability expertise is valued, this conversation highlights the systemic changes required to create meaningful equity of opportunity. Referenced in This Episode The Canadian EncyclopediaHistorica CanadaCanadian National Institute for the Blind Socials: The Canadian Encyclopedia Facebook Historica Canada on X Credits Clay Ma – Guest John Loeppky – Host & Creator Brent Kawchuk – Co-Producer Cali James, Metamorphosis Media Group – Co-Producer & Narrator Podcast Studio Camera: Daylen Hartz & Kody Ng Kade Stevens, KS Media – Editor If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the History in 60 Companion Podcast, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone who might appreciate the conversation. Your support helps more people discover these stories and the history behind them. 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, plus AMI-télé in French, along with the AMI+ streaming platform. Our vision is to position AMI as a leader in accessible content by amplifying the voices of Canadians with disabilities through authentic storytelling, meaningful representation, and positive portrayal. To learn more visit AMI.ca & AMItele.ca Watch full episodes of your favourite AMI-tv documentaries & series on AMI+ Connect with AMI Online: Instagram @AccessibleMediaINCFacebook @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaX / Twitter @AccessibleMedia Email feedback@ami.ca Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • Soft Landings: Disability History, Peer Support, and the Power of Interdependence with Heather McCain

    Soft Landings: Disability History, Peer Support, and the Power of Interdependence with Heather McCain
    2026/05/25
    In this episode of the History in 60 Companion Podcast, host John Loeppky is joined by Heather McCain, founder and executive director of Live, Educate, Transform Society (LETS) and a proud Crip Doula, for a wide-ranging conversation about disability justice, community care, and how disabled people keep each other alive through mutual aid. Building on the History in 60 TV episode Charter and Change, Heather unpacks what “Crip” means, why disability justice is often misused as a catch-all term, and how disability history gets erased when we flatten people’s identities or ignore the movements that shaped today’s rights. Together, John and Heather explore the strengths and limits of grassroots organizing, the role of cultural knowledge in welcoming newly disabled people into the community, and what it takes to practice sustainable advocacy without sacrificing your health. Watch the full episode on AMI+ Find the Video Podcast on YouTube GUEST BIO Heather McCain is the founder and Executive Director of Live, Educate, Transform Society (LETS) and a Crip Doula, a disability justice term for a disabled person who supports other disabled people navigating complex systems, building resources, and finding community. Based in British Columbia, Heather has worked in disability advocacy for two decades, including consulting with TransLink on accessibility and responding to systemic barriers in public transit. Heather’s work sits at the intersection of disability justice, collective care, and lived experience. Through LETS, they offer peer support groups, workshops, disability history and awareness training, and accessibility learning designed and delivered by disabled and/or neurodivergent facilitators, grounded in intersectionality and community-identified needs. SHOW NOTES The History in 60 Companion Podcast is the official companion to the television series History in 60 on AMI Television. While the series highlights key moments in Canada’s disability history, this podcast creates space to go deeper, connecting what we see on screen with the people shaping disability culture, community, and change today. In this episode, we explore how disabled Canadians fought to be included in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and how that struggle continues to shape disability justice today. Our guest is Heather McCain, founder and executive director of Live, Educate, Transform Society (LETS) and a proud Crip Doula. Heather describes Crip Doula work as disabled to disabled mentorship, skill sharing, and community support, helping people navigate access needs, systems, grief, and identity while building a life they can be proud of. Heather shares how their advocacy began with lived experience, years of being dismissed by medical professionals, the isolation of early disability, and the moment they realized power moved differently when they signed a letter as Executive Director. From writing to transit authorities, to building peer support groups like Chronically Queer, to developing workshops including disability history, Heather’s work is rooted in the needs of community and a commitment to intersectional access. Together, John and Heather explore what Crip can mean and why reclaiming language matters, and why disability justice must remain accountable to its roots, especially centering Black, Indigenous, racialized, and 2SLGBTQIA+ disabled communities who were historically excluded even within disability movements. They unpack how grassroots organizing and legal or top down advocacy feed each other, and why both approaches are necessary to create lasting structural change. The conversation also highlights the importance of disability history, including the stories that are too often erased or dismissed as distant past, and reflects on the divide and shared learning between people born disabled and those with acquired disabilities. Finally, they address sustainability in advocacy, why rest is not something disabled people must earn, and how community care and interdependence are essential in preventing isolation and burnout while building long term movements. Referenced in this Episode: Live, Educate, Transform Society (LETS)Chronically QueerTransLinkColour the TrailsWoodlands (historical institution context)Arsenal Pulp PressRest Is Resistance (Book) CONTACT DETAILS (As Shared in the Interview) Website:https://connectwithlets.orgEmail: hello@connectwithlets.orgInstagram: @connectwithletsFacebook: @connectwithletsNewsletter: sign up via the form at the bottom of any page on the LETS website CREDITS John Loeppky, HostHeather McCain, GuestBrent Kawchuk, Co-ProducerCali James, Metamorphosis Media Group, Co-Producer & NarratorPodcast Studio Camera: Daylen Hartz & Kody NgKade Stevens, KS Media, Editor If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the History in 60 Companion Podcast, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone who might appreciate the conversation. Your support helps more people ...
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