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  • Career Profile: Bread and Pastry Baker

    Career Profile: Bread and Pastry Baker

    The scent of fresh bread or sight of desserts can make anyone smile. Bakers put in many hours and lots of hard work to make those delicious dishes possible. It takes a lot of training and years of experience to be able to make complicated recipes. They do more than just feed people. Their baked goods are like art, and can make a major difference for a party, birthday, or special occasion. Becoming a baker is not easy, but it is definitely rewarding.

    Bakers can be found not only in bakeries, but also restaurants or many other places that serve food. They often have early morning or evening shifts, and during that time they work hard to create unique breads and pastries. Bakers who start their own business and run their own bakery will probably be working from morning to night.

    For bakers, a lot of joy can come from bringing food creations to life. They get to take part in the process of putting a bunch of ingredients together in a way to make something special. There is further happiness in helping people enjoy quality meals and celebrate with desserts. There are a lot of stresses in the job as well. Customers can be very demanding, and only expect the best when pastries or cakes are going to be served for a special, once-in-a-lifetime celebration, like a wedding. The hot temperatures of the oven and kitchen can be tough to deal with, and bakers must be able to stand on their feet most of the day. Baking with complicated recipes also means paying attention to every detail and watching closely while the food is in the oven.

    The starting annual salary for a bakery can be around $22,500. After some years of experience, they can make around $44,500 per year. For those working shifts, the hourly wage can range from minimum wage to about $20. In 2014, there were around 43,800 bakers employed in Canada. Finding a job might be a bit of a challenge. From 2015 to 2024, there are expected to be 10,500 baking jobs and 12,800 people looking for work. Most hopeful bakers will be able to find work, but it will take schooling and experience to help make that happen.

    Many bakers train at a college in the culinary arts. It is important that they gain experience wherever they can, perhaps in a volunteer role or as an assistant. After some years of work, they can progress to own their own bakery. It is also possible to eventually be in charge of baking high-end cakes, desserts, and breads for major, high-profile events or fancy restaurants.

    Whether you are making a simple treat in your own kitchen or a unique cake for a special event, baking always requires a lot of effort and is endlessly rewarding. Those interested in the career should be baking as much as they can at home, and finding volunteer or part-time work at bakeries or food establishments. From there, they can look at college culinary programs after high school. These are the first steps in a career of bringing smiles to the faces of many happy customers.

    Sources:

    Job Bank. “Bakers.” https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/report-eng.do?area=9219&lang=eng&noc=6332&action=final&ln=n&regionKeyword=Toronto%2COntario&s=2&source=2&titleKeyword=baker#outlook

    PayScale. “Baker Salary.” https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Baker/Hourly_Rate

  • The Fine Print: 4 Major Reasons Reading Is a Must

    The Fine Print: 4 Major Reasons Reading Is a Must

    There was a time when being a kid who loves books was considered as out of the ordinary. Apart from attending school and doing homework, it was expected that kids enjoy their carefree days by playing toys and games… and simply just be kids. Kids before thought that reading was “uncool” and was an activity reserved more for the adults in their household, like their big sister or brother or their parents.

    These days, thanks to the recent influx of popular characters from both TV and film of beloved bookworms like Hermione Granger from the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise and Alex Dunphy from Modern Family, more and more kids are embracing reading and realizing that it’s an activity that’s more worthwhile than mere playtime. While those characters were fictional, they proved that reading can make an individual more interesting, and it’s true in real life too.

    If you’re still not convinced just how valuable reading can be, read on for more and we’re sure that you’ll be reaching for a book afterward.

    It improves your imagination and enhances your creativity.

    We can’t deny that surfing online and watching movies and TV programs are a good way to pass our time. However, reading books are better tools to develop your imagination and creativity than TV, film, or the internet. How so? When you read, you always make an effort to understand what the author is saying and you’re prompted to create a vision in your head based on what you’ve read.

    Just take for example this paragraph from The BFG by Roald Dahl:

    “The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child and every grown-up was in a deep, deep sleep, and all the dark things came out from hiding and had the world all to themselves.”

    It advances your grammar and expands your vocabulary.

    Sure, chatting with your classmates and pals in between classes helps in building your communication skills as you learn how to keep up with conversations and introduce topics that engages your friends in conversation. However, using the same words repeatedly and utilizing the same sentence structure can tend to put you, as well as your buddies, in a stagnant spot. It’s like you’re going around in circle, never moving forward.

    When you read literature, you encounter unfamiliar words and more complicated sentence structures, and the more you read, the wider your grammar and vocabulary knowledge becomes. This way, you become a more efficient communicator because you’re using more than the basic, everyday lingo.

     It teaches you focus and discipline.

    Reading for your classes and homework can be tough at times when all you want to do is see if you can get a record-high score in your favourite videogame. However, since you know it’s part of the school requirements, you read anyway. Reading out of pure leisure, on the other hand, takes discipline to accomplish especially if you feel you’d rather go out with your friends for frozen yoghurt. You have to set your own timelines to read a book from start to finish.

    Even when you like how the book is turning out and you’re loving the characters, sometimes, you have to apply self-control to forego your usual activities and make sure you finish a book cover to cover.

    It reduces stress.

    Reading does not have to be a chore that’s forced upon you by your teacher or your parents like folding your laundry or doing your homework. If you allow yourself to enjoy reading by fully immersing yourself in the story and its characters, you may actually find yourself in a comfortable state where it’s like the activity becomes effortless on your part. Soon, you’ll look into reading literature as something to relax you, rather than stress you out.

    Now that you’ve come to know how priceless reading is, it’s now time to devour books!

    SOURCES:

    https://www.care.com/c/stories/4023/101-of-the-best-kids-books-to-open-your-chil/

    http://www.lifehack.org/515271/why-reading-important-for-children

    https://www.imagineforest.com/blog/10-reasons-reading-important-kids/

    https://www.pearson.com/uk/learners/primary-parents/learn-at-home/help-your-child-to-enjoy-reading/why-is-reading-so-important.html

    http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/news/reading-to-children-benefits-them-on-many-levels/article_be4850ca-dac9-11e7-91f4-f38c12f539f3.html

  • Technical Achievements in Electronics for Persons with Disabilities

    Technical Achievements in Electronics for Persons with Disabilities

    Within the last year many amazing advancements have been made in the world of electronics. Specifically, there have been technological achievements that will no doubt enrich the lives of those with disabilities. Here are a few very big advancements that will only be built upon and fine tuned within the near future:

    The DynaVox EyeMax System

    This system gives people with paralysis, cerebral palsy and stroke victims the ability to join in actual spoken communication using simply their eyes. This extremely sophisticated creation uses an eye tracking system that permits users to interact with an on-screen keyboard—this lets them enter words and phrases which are in turn translated into actual spoken text that is emitted by the devices own text-to-speech mechanism. The easy freedom that this gives to those with disabilities cannot be expressed.

    The Kapten PLUS Personal Navigation Device

    Transporting oneself if you are visually impaired can be very difficult even if you have been doing it for years; there is always the chance of getting lost in the traffic of busy pedestrians or taking an unfortunate wrong turn. Your reactions might be predictable, but the world and your immediate surroundings are never predictable The Kapten is a tiny GPS locator that was manufactured to be carried by those who are visually impaired. The device actually speaks to the user as they walk down the street, giving accurate and thorough location and direction. The user of the device will always know where they’re heading and they can share routes, plan trips and tag locations for finding again later on. It’s affordable and gives the user a sense of security.

    Google’s Driverless Car

    This car is a big deal in the world of technological advancements right now, and has been talked about constantly within the last year in the world of electronics and automotive. It could help with independent and safe transportation for the visually impaired and those with mental and physical limits. The vehicle operates on a combination of Google Street View information—this information is gathered by numerous sensors and cameras mounted upon the vehicle. This car isn’t quite ready yet, but it will be very soon and it will be life changing for many.

    The DEKA Robotic Arm

    A sophisticated prosthetic arm originally created for injured soldiers returning from the Middle East, this invention is less than eight pounds and exhibits such precision and control that it has really been unprecedented, It has customizable controls and modular components that are tailored to the person’s individual needs. This robotic advancement can be used by those who require only a hand, a shoulder socket or an entire arm. Its sensory feedback system is highly advanced and features hand sensors that measure the strength of a hand grip. This allows the user to learn what level of grip strength is needed for certain tasks and how much pressure to apply. In short, with enough practice the robotic arm will give disabled users the exact same amount of freedom as anyone else.

  • NEADS Events: January 2018!

    NEADS Events: January 2018!

    Organizer: International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement

    Title: International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 2017 – Ottawa

    Category: Education

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: January 7, 2017 – January 10, 2017

    Web site: http://www.icsei.net/2017/index.php?id=1793

     

    Organizer: Citizens With Disabilities Ontario (CWDO)

    Title: Citizens With Disabilities Ontario (CWDO) webinar on federal disability legislation

    Category: Accessibility

    Location: Toronto, Ontario

    Date: January 10, 2017

    Web site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L8VT8DB?utm_source=December+22%2C+2016+CWDO+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Dec+22%2C+2016+CWDO+newsletter&utm_medium=email

     

    Organizer: Accessibilty Queen’s

    Title: Accessibilty Queen’s – Salt the Sidewalk 2017

    Category: Accessibility

    Location: Kingston, Ontario

    Date: January 12, 2017

    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/373458133020680/

    Description: Accessibility Queen’s – Salt the Sidewalk 2017

    Thursday, January 12 at 11 AM – 2 PM

     

    Organizer: University of Victoria

    Title:University of Victoria Mental Health Awareness Week

    Category: Education

    Location: Victoria, British Columbia

    Date: January 16, 2017 – January 20, 2017

    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/919514491484152/

     

    Organizer: Magnet/Ryerson

    Title: I.D.E.A. Conference – Innovation, Diversity, Employment, Ability

    Category: Employment

    Location: Toronto, Ontario

    Date: January 17, 2017

    E-mail: timothy.rose@ryerson.ca

    Web site: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/magnet-idea-conference-tickets-29658089143?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing

     

    Organizer: Carleton Disability Awareness Centre (CDAC)

    Title: Employment Week – Interviews: Prep and Tips! – Carleton University

    Category: Employment

    Location: Ottawa, Ontario

    Date: January 26, 2017

    Web site: https://www.facebook.com/events/164922900657858/

     

  • Organizations Helping with the Job Hunt for the Developmentally Disabled

    Organizations Helping with the Job Hunt for the Developmentally Disabled

    Finding a job is a daunting challenge for every student. Your resume is short, experience limited, and skillset not yet honed to its full potential. This challenge takes on another element for those with developmental disabilities. There are additional factors for you to consider, which can lead to unhealthy levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Fortunately, more and more organizations have been formed across Canada to help. There are many places for developmentally disabled students to turn to in order to receive aid in landing a job.

    Different provinces offer such organizations; in particular, Ontario’s vast size and population allow for many opportunities. Community Living Ontario is located in Toronto and has strived to ensure that those with intellectual disabilities are included in communities in every way possible since 1953. Their “Ready, Willing & Able” initiative is a partnership with similar associations focused on getting more people with developmental disabilities into the workforce. “Student Links” is another initiative that provides mentors to secondary students in order to help them figure out their plans beyond high school. Community Living Ontario also offers numerous conferences and workshops throughout the year on a variety of topics, which can help connect students to more people and opportunities and make it easier to find a job.

    LinkUp Employment Services can be found in Vaughan, just outside of Toronto. They act as an employment services agency for people with disabilities. If you are looking for a job, they will meet with them to conduct an assessment of your needs, skills, education, and experience. From there, they help in the development of an Employment Action Plan to create a clear goal to guide your job search. LinkUp is able to arrange for workplace modifications such as assistive devices and job coaches. The organization makes itself available to the employer while the new employee is being trained.  Their employer partners also offer unpaid work trials to help gain crucial work experience.

    For those outside of Ontario or looking for a broader area to search for jobs, there are many organizations working to help developmentally disabled students and youth across Canada. Workink is a job listings site dedicated solely to inclusive employment. Those seeking a job can set up alerts for postings, as well as find resources for matters such as preparing one’s resume and general rules for disclosure. Easter Seals Canada is located in Toronto but strives to help youth and adults with disabilities across the nation. The organization provides job training and employment services. They also offer scholarships and bursaries to help make post-secondary education more attainable, which can reduce stress and allow students to focus more on their job search.

    Finding a job is never an easy task, particularly for students already dealing with the stress of their studies. There are more opportunities than ever for those with development disabilities to seek help in finding jobs and achieve their full potential. Barriers to employment are being shattered as more and more employers discover the strengths and abilities that all students can bring to the workforce. There are many more organizations within Ontario and across the country working hard to make this possible.

    Sources:

    Community Living Ontario. https://communitylivingontario.ca/en/about-us/

    Easter Seals Canada. https://easterseals.ca/english/

    LinkUp Employment Services. http://www.linkup.ca/

    Workink. https://www.workink.com/

  • Role Models for Everyone

    Role Models for Everyone

    Everyone needs a role model, someone who stands out as being very special for showing people a better way to live. That’s true in all communities, including for people with a variety of disabilities.

    Some people are natural role models. They have great characteristics or they achieve wonderful things, or maybe they just show patience in difficult circumstances. That can be true for any group, but especially among people with disabilities. Life can be difficult, especially for people who struggle with limitations that keep them from doing well in school or holding down a “regular” job. Despite the challenges, many people with various physical and learning disabilities have achieved amazing things and are well known.

    For example, Helen Keller became blind and deaf very early in life but later received a university education and became a well-known writer and advocate for the disabled. A modern example of this kind of determination and skill is Stephen Hawking, who has been able to write on scientific subjects and do research despite an illness that has left him in a wheelchair, barely able to move or speak.

    Sometimes, people with disabilities can achieve great athletic feats. Terry Fox was a cancer victim who tried to run across Canada to raise money for medical research. Although he died before he was able to complete his run, people across the country still hold Terry Fox runs every year to raise money to try to cure the disease. Another Canadian athlete was Rick Hansen, who decided to cross the country in his wheelchair to raise money for scientific research on spinal cord injuries. Many other athletes have achieved great things despite their limitations.

    Sometimes, disabilities are hard to see, but they can still make it difficult for people to keep up with others. The famous scientist Albert Einstein and the inventor Alexander Graham Bell both had learning disabilities which made it difficult for them to succeed in school. Yet Einstein made discoveries that still amaze scientists, and without Alexander Graham Bell, we would have no telephones or any of his other inventions. These scientists were able to overcome the obstacles to their success and to help advance science and technology in many amazing ways.

    Even people in public life can succeed despite disabilities. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a disease called polio which left him unable to walk, but he was a very successful president of the United States during the 1930s, when the Great Depression caused economic hardship for many people. The entertainment world also has some amazing stories. For example, the singer Stevie Wonder was blind, and some successful actors have struggled with reading disabilities.

    Having a disability is not easy, and sometimes it can seem to make life too overwhelming. Yet problems of many kinds have not stopped people who have managed to overcome their disabilities and to achieve great things. If something in your life is holding you back, maybe you can find a way to overcome it.

    Bibliography:

    Canada Guide. “Famous Canadians.” http://www.thecanadaguide.com/ symbols/famous-canadians/.

    Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. “Previous Hall of Fame Inductees.” http://www.cfpdp.com/cdhf/ PreviousInductees.html.

    Carlson, Tiffiny. “10 Majorly Successful People With Disabilities.” https://www.huffingtonpost. com/2013/10/22/famous-people- with-disabilities_n_4142930. html

    Hill Country Disabled Group. “The World’s Most Famous Disabled People.” http://hcdg.org/famous.htm.

  • Changing the World One Technological Advancement at a Time

    We all appreciate technology and how it has improved our lives especially in terms of communication and travel. At this point, we can’t imagine ourselves without our tablets or mobile devices or our parents can’t imagine taking family to a road trip without their GPS or rearview. We all can agree that technology has changed our lives for the better.

    In addition, there are plenty of technological advancements these days that hope to provide utmost assistance to those who are differently abled and contribute to their overall well-being. Let us take a look at a few of these pivotal breakthroughs:

    Kapten PLUS Personal Navigation Device

    Remember when your parents did not have GPS in their cars? They used to get lost often or worse yet get parking violations because they’ve wrongly passed on a one-way street. GPS definitely has come a long way. And it is not just for cars anymore! The Kapten PLUS Personal Navigation Device was specifically created to help the visually impaired to get around without having to rely on a guide dog or a cane. The device is built in with a map that can provide directions via audio so you can get to your destination.

    Purple P3 Video Relay Service

    Most of us are so dependent on our mobile phones that we put the devices beside us even when we sleep. Purple Communications realized that not everyone can enjoy the benefits of a mobile phone and thus they created a product that addresses exactly that.  The Purple P3 Video Relay Service is meant for those with hearing impairments as it utilizes a live sign language interpreter to relay messages in real-time via the screen and also interprets sign language so it can be translated into audio to be fed into phones or tablets.

    The LUKE arm

    It is challenging to imagine a life without limbs, but it is a reality for a lot of people. Fortunately, DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics by DEKA Research & Development Corp has developed the LUKE arm, which is a more advanced version of their previous Deka Arm. LUKE stands for Life Under Kinetic Evolution. This prosthetic arm can translate signals from an individual’s muscles into complex motions including reaching overhead or behind the back, carrying a bag of groceries form floor to table top, and holding a glass of water without spilling. It can also allow people to hold an egg without the fear of breaking it.

    Read&Write

    The Read&Write is not a device, rather a family of software that aims to help those with learning disabilities. It can read emails or documents aloud and also comes with text prediction, picture dictionaries, and summary highlighters.

    SpecialEffect

    Who does not like to enjoy a video game or two? Everyone should have the right to enjoy video games and that is the vision behind SpecialEffect. This device includes modified joypads and eye control, making it easier for those with disabilities like spinal muscular atrophy play videogames as much as they like.

    These are just five of the latest technological breakthroughs that aim to help people with disabilities and for sure there will be more on the way.

    SOURCES:

    https://www.ft.com/content/ae91d600-8caf-11e7-9580-c651950d3672

    https://tech.co/5-tech-advancements-people-with-disabilities-2015-10

  • The Evolution of Disability

    The Evolution of Disability

    Human language has been around for thousands of years, and has gone through great evolutionary steps in that time. As we learn and grow as a collective species, so too do the words we use. One of the major leaps we have taken is in regards to physical and mental disabilities.

    My uncle was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Throughout most of human history, he would not have the opportunities he does now. With extensive care and modern technology, he has lived decades longer than doctors anticipated, operates a computer, and travels with relative ease via electric wheelchair. We have reached a point where the word and notion of “disabled” must inevitably evolve.

    The term “disabled” has been a standard phrase since at least the 1960s. It was not intended as a negative connotation, but as an objective description for physical and mental conditions. It replaced words such as “crippled” or “handicapped” that were also intended as objective descriptors, but are now seen as offensive. This is not a reprimand of our ancestors, but rather an acknowledgment of our progress. The word “disability” uses a prefix, dis, that is defined as “to have a primitive, negative, or reversing force.” It is often used negatively, whether we are discrediting someone’s reputation or disengaging from a conversation. This results in a negative connotation whenever it is used.

    More and more people do not want to be labeled with a word using such a negative prefix. Especially when technology and opportunities continue to challenge the idea that their abilities are “primitive” or “reversed.” Bio-ethicist Rosemary Garland Thomas instead uses the term “human variation” – something that is part of human reality and is to be accommodated, as opposed to a problem to be eliminated. As culture evolves, we are able to place more emphasis on potential and what people can do, as opposed to labeling them by the things they cannot do.

    The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was formed with the goal to make the province barrier-free by the year 2025. Movements and organizations have been promoting this objective. Growing up, I have seen my uncle build websites, travel to places in weather doctors did not think he could handle, and excel in games such as chess or Scrabble without touching the boards. Humans can collectively help each other meet our potential when we all focus on our positives and strengths.

    This will take time, as does the growth and change of human thought and language. It has been an ongoing growth over the course of millennia. After all, the AODA itself has the term “disabilities” built right into its name. The term will likely be around for a while. The connotations behind the word, however, continue to evolve. The word will inevitably be replaced with better descriptors, and in due time those words will inevitably change as well. What matters more than the words we use is the thought behind them. As we change our perceptions of others, people of all physical and mental conditions will continue to focus on their potential for the betterment of humanity.

    Sources:

    Atkinson, Rebecca. “Viewpoint: Is it time to stop using the word ‘disability’?” BBC News. http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch-3438573

    Ontario. “The Path to 2025: Ontario’s Accessibility Action Plan.” https://www.ontario.ca/page/path-2025-ontarios-accessibility-action-plan

    Oxford University Press. “The language of mental and physical disability.” https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/writing-help/the-language-of-mental-or-physical-disability

  • Employment Barriers for Individuals with Disabilities

    Employment Barriers for Individuals with Disabilities

    On March 18th, 2016, CBC Radio One did a special on how hard it is to get a job if you have a disability. Why is it so hard? What needs to be overcome? What is the best path to take? Tim Rose was Ontario Today’s guest, the Diversity Project Lead for the new job seeking platform, Magnet Today. Tim told his own personal story about finding employment, being born with cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia. Tim said it took him 4 years to find employment. The question CBC was asking Ontario callers was “what does it take to get work if you have a disability?” Tim said that his struggle to find work in Canada made him question his self-worth- something that job seeking can do to all people from all walks of life. When Tim went on interviews, there were a number of different barriers from the start; no wheel-chair access, discomfort of the interviewer, and even hand shaking. Tim mentioned that in his interviews, he may have “over-extended himself” and possibly talked himself out of the job he was going for.

    Magnet Today is a job match technology that can remove barriers to employment for people with disabilities and people from many diverse backgrounds; Magnet has over 6000 employers across the country in their data-base.

    The individuals that called into the CBC show had similar struggles like Tim had experienced. A number of callers said that there is a “missing link” for people with disabilities when it comes to employment; they need more support and advocacy before they get the job, and during their position. Tim brought up the fact that there is a misconception among employers that it will cost more to hire people with disabilities- this is not the case.

    Overall, this important discussion about employment for individuals with disabilities needs to be a priority.  On the show, it was stated that there are over 800,000 people with disabilities in Canada, and 340,000 are recent post-secondary graduates- these are staggering numbers!

    It is the hope of every individual with a disability that programs and initiatives like Magnet Today, will help elevate the conversation of inclusive employment.

    For more information on Magnet Today, visit their website at http://www.magnet.today/ .

    To listen to the CBC Ontario Today podcast, follow this link:

    http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/ontariotoday_20160318_60820.mp3

     

  • NEADS News: AMI announces winners of 2017 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship

    NEADS News: AMI announces winners of 2017 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship

    Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) announced today the winners of its 2017 AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship program. The program, which launched in 2012, is open to Canadian students enrolled in a diploma or degree program at a Canadian post-secondary school. Two scholarships valued at $5,000 each are awarded annually to students with a disability, one in English and one in French.

    The winners of this years’ AMI Robert Pearson Memorial Scholarship are Shelby Brown of Calgary, Alberta and Yan Gobeil from Montreal, Quebec. Shelby is in year three of a Bachelor of Arts program majoring in Native Studies at Vancouver Island University while Yan is pursuing his Doctorate in Physics at McGill University.

    “Studying with a disability is a monumental, challenging and at times very isolating undertaking,” explains Shelby, “but it is also a very enriching and worthwhile experience. For me, university is about strengthening community. The support, inspiration and encouragement that AMI has given me is something I am so incredibly thankful for and will never forget. To know that there are people and organizations out there who believe in me is a further affirmation that I am on a positive path.”

    AMI partnered, once again, with the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) to administer the program. Since its founding in 1986, NEADS’ has been mandated to support full access to education and employment for post-secondary students and graduates with disabilities across Canada. Information and eligibility requirements for the 2018 AMI Scholarship program will be posted on the AMI websites in February 2018.

    Visit www.AMI.ca/scholarship and http://www.amitele.ca/bourse-ami-tele for complete details.

    http://www.ami.ca/news/ami-announces-winners-of-2017-ami-robert-pearson-memorial-scholarship