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Podcasts By Donna JodhanCurb to Cabin Canada Episode #1: Interview with Steve Dawson, Senior Operations Manager, Fnyx Aviation Services🎙️ Curb to Cabin Canada Episode #1: Interview with Steve Dawson, Senior Operations Manager, Fnyx Aviation Services https://donnajodhan.com/curb-to-cabin-canada-10-20-2026/ In this inaugural episode of Curb to Cabin Canada, host Donna J. Jodhan speaks with Steve Dawson, senior operations manager at Fnyx Aviation Services, whose team provides passenger assistance at Toronto Pearson. Steve says a niece with spina bifida drew him to the work, and that his company assisted 887 people with restricted mobility in May 2021 and almost 36,000 this past May, with Pearson handling over 4,000 wheelchairs a day. He explains who is responsible when something goes wrong: his s...
2026-10-2053 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #117: Interview with Joel Snyder, President, Audio Description Associates, LLC🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #117: Interview with Joel Snyder, President, Audio Description Associates, LLC https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-10-14-2026/ In this illuminating episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan welcomes Joel Snyder, who takes listeners back to his years as a volunteer reader at the Metropolitan Washington Ear and explains how audio description began. Joel credits Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl, the blind founder of the Washington Ear, and Chet Avery, a blind man at the Department of Education, with the idea that grew into the first professionally described theater production, Major Barbara at Arena Stage in the summe...
2026-10-1447 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #116: Interview with Jerry Nicholson, Co-Founder, Accessible Data🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #116: Interview with Jerry Nicholson, Co-Founder, Accessible Data https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-10-13-2026/ In this inspiring episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan welcomes Jerry Nicholson, co-founder of Accessible Data, from the UK. Jerry traces his path from studying geography at the University of Edinburgh and qualifying as a chartered accountant to moving to Bangladesh with his wife, Fiona, after the two of them read Muhammad Yunus's Banker to the Poor. There they set up Tindercapital to bring early stage venture capital to businesses that could scale, invested in the eco-friendly manufacturer Oasis...
2026-10-1345 min
Dividend Stockpile3 New ProShares ETFs for Monthly Income: What You Need to KnowAutocallable ETFs are a relatively new way to generate income, but how do they actually work, and what risks should investors understand?In this episode of Dividend Stockpile, I’m joined by Simeon Hyman, Global Investment Strategist at ProShares, to discuss their three new autocallable ETFs: ACSP, ACQQ, and ACRT. We break down how these strategies work, how they generate income, and how they may fit into an income-focused portfolio.We discuss:* What autocallable ETFs are and how they work* Why ProShares launched ACSP, ACQQ, and ACRT* The key differences between the three ETFs* How coupons are generated and how co...
2026-10-0223 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #115: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #115: Ask Advocate Donna https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-10-02-2026/ In this practical episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA presents her October Ask Advocate Donna, opening with one of her favorite quotes, by an unknown author: speak in such a way that others love to listen to you, and listen in such a way that others love to speak to you. Her word game sets complacent against active, arguing that complacency leaves little room for advocacy while being active makes room for it, and then turns to in kind and u...
2026-10-0218 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #114: Left Out or Left Behind🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #114: Left Out or Left Behind https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-10-01-2026/ In this pointed episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA opens October with a question she calls controversial: when barriers shut people with disabilities out, are they being left out or left behind? She points to online forms that banks, educational institutions and certification bodies still fail to make accessible, calling out the Apex organization for inaccessible sign-up forms, InnoSearch for trying and failing, and Pearson VUE for an online certification exam she says was not accessible in any w...
2026-10-0113 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #113: Interview with Shaun Kelly, Pottery Instructor, SoKo Pottery Studio🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #113: Interview with Shaun Kelly, Pottery Instructor, SoKo Pottery Studio https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-21-2026/ In this heartfelt episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA welcomes her pottery instructor, Shaun Kelly, of SoKo Pottery Studio, who shares how clay first came into his life through his mother, and how a career as a programmer and IT project manager that kept him always on call, and at 350 pounds, gave way on his doctor's advice to a healthier life in pottery. He credits his first teacher, Pauline Harman, for the projects-and-templates appro...
2026-09-2148 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #112: Interview with Brian Moore, Senior Accessibility Specialist, TD🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #112: Interview with Brian Moore, Senior Accessibility Specialist, TD https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-17-2026/ In this candid episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA welcomes Brian Moore, a blind digital accessibility leader at TD Bank whom she has known for many years, for a conversation that runs from an eleven-year-old taking the bus alone in Montreal to a senior role auditing a national bank's apps and websites. Brian traces a career that began in 1994 at a small Calgary assistive technology organization in the DOS era, moved through close to twent...
2026-09-1755 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #111: Interview with Priscilla Gagne, Paralympic Athlete, Judo Canada🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #111: Interview with Priscilla Gagne, Paralympic Athlete, Judo Canada https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-16-2026/ In this genuinely uplifting episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA welcomes three-time Paralympian Priscilla Gagné, who traces a path from a childhood in Granby and Sarnia, where doctors spent more than two decades cycling through diagnoses before landing on a rare, then-unstudied form of retinitis pigmentosa, to a silver medal in Para judo. Gagné describes a home where she was allowed to scrape her knees and a school system that would not let her run, th...
2026-09-1652 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #110: One Size Does Not Fit All🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #110: One Size Does Not Fit All https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-02-2026/ In this reflective episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA presents her first solo podcast for September and builds it around a single argument: one size does not fit all. Thanking listeners who have written in, she makes the case that no template can meet every situation, because every person with a disability has a unique requirement and a unique set of needs, a mistake she admits making herself at times, and one she calls a lack of re...
2026-09-0212 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #109: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #109: Ask Advocate Donna | By Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-01-2026/ In this practical episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA presents her September Ask Advocate Donna feature, opening with a favourite quotation, speak in such a way that others love to listen to you, listen in such a way that others love to speak to you, before turning to her recurring word game. She contrasts two pairs of advocacy words: commitment versus compliance, where committing is proactive and c...
2026-09-0119 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #108: Interview with Peggy Chong, The Blind History Lady🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #108: Interview with Peggy Chong, The Blind History Lady | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-08-25-2026/ In this absorbing episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA speaks with Peggy Chong, The Blind History Lady, about how a 1979 job clearing out the files of a closing Minnesota home for the blind turned into a lifetime of recovering the lives of blind Americans. Peggy describes finding a board member's letter mentioning "our blind congressman," tracing it to Thomas David Schall, and calling him her first blind ancestor. She e...
2026-08-2556 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #107: Interview with Ann Chiappetta, Author, Poet and President of Friends in Art🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #107: Interview with Ann Chiappetta, Author, Poet and President of Friends in Art | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-08-24-2026/ In this moving episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA speaks with author, poet and Friends in Art president Ann Chiappetta about a life rebuilt three times over. Ann describes being diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in 1993 at 28, while expecting her first child, losing her job, her acrylic furniture design career, and for a while her sense of herself, and the "angels" who pulled her back: her o...
2026-08-2446 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #106: Interview with Steve Barclay, Founder and President, Canadian Assistive Technology, and Co-Host, AT Banter Podcast🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #106: Interview with Steve Barclay, Founder and President, Canadian Assistive Technology, and Co-Host, AT Banter Podcast https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-08-19-2026/ In this candid and unexpectedly personal episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA sits down with Steve Barclay, founder of Canadian Assistive Technology and co-host of the AT Banter Podcast, for a career-length walk through Canadian assistive technology. Steve begins in November 1990 as Aroga Technologies' very first employee, a bench technician repairing 40-pound CRT video magnifiers, Optacons, VersaBrailles and Prentke Romich Minspeak devices, and traces his climb to VP of...
2026-08-1945 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #105: Interview with Stephen Theberge, Science-Fiction Author and Accessibility Tester🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #105: Interview with Stephen Theberge, Science-Fiction Author and Accessibility Tester https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-08-18-2026/ In this warm, unhurried episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA talks with Stephen Theberge, a totally blind writer, software builder, and former ADA compliance tester from Attleboro, Massachusetts, about a life spent at the front edge of access technology. He traces the arc from 14 years as a residential student at the Perkins School for the Blind, through a Rhode Island College double major in computer science and English literature that began as an act o...
2026-08-1848 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #102: Interview with Aaron Di Blasi, Sr. PMP, Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd., Regarding Her Ongoing Attempt To Take The Apex Program's CompTIA Network+ Exam at a Pearson Vue Testing Center As A Blind Woman in Canada🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #102: Interview with Aaron Di Blasi, Sr. PMP, Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd., Regarding Her Ongoing Attempt To Take The Apex Program's CompTIA Network+ Exam at a Pearson Vue Testing Center As A Blind Woman in Canada https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-08-07-2026/ In this candid and unusually raw episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan hands the microphone to her friend, associate and longtime collaborator Aaron Di Blasi for what he calls a "reverse grilling", a date-by-date walk through her two-year attempt to sit the CompTIA Network+ exam as a blind candidate. Beginning with...
2026-08-0751 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #104: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #104: Ask Advocate Donna | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-08-02-2026/ Here Donna Jodhan steps into what she calls her Ask Advocate Donna shoes for her second solo episode of August, presenting stories of advocacy and inviting listeners to send in their own. She opens with a quote she came across and likes: speak in such a way that others love to listen to you, and listen in such a way that others love to speak to you. Then she runs her favourite word game, offering two pairs of words...
2026-08-0218 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #103: Entity or Customer🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #103: Entity or Customer | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-08-01-2026/ Here Donna Jodhan opens the month of August with a solo commentary she frames as entity versus customer, and she puts her opinion on the table straight away. When a form is inaccessible and the customer agent tells a blind or vision-impaired customer to go and find someone else to help them, whose responsibility is that really? Donna argues it belongs to the company and its agent, not to the customer: the form comes from the company, it does...
2026-08-0108 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #100: Interview with Frank Smith, National Coordinator of the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #100: Interview with Frank Smith, National Coordinator of the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-07-27-2026/ In this milestone 100th episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan speaks with Frank Smith, the founding National Coordinator of the National Educational Association of Disabled Students, as he approaches retirement after a 40-year career. Frank traces NEADS from its beginnings, a Carleton journalism student who befriended disabled peers in Glengarry House residence, wrote a federal grant application, and helped convene the founding national conference at Ottawa's Westin Hotel in July 1986, organ...
2026-07-2757 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #97: Interview with Dr. Danielle Manis, Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, North York General Hospital🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #97: Interview with Dr. Danielle Manis, Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, North York General Hospital | By Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-07-07-2026/ In this warm and candid episode of Remarkable World Commentary, host Donna J. Jodhan sits down with her own family physician, Dr. Danielle Manis, a North York family doctor of more than two decades who now serves as Chief and Program Medical Director of Family and Community Medicine at North York General Hospital. Dr. Manis traces her path into medicine, a love of learning, probl...
2026-07-0742 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #99: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #99: Ask Advocate Donna https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-07-02-2026/ In this instructive episode of Remarkable World Commentary, the second July installment, and an edition of her recurring "Ask Advocate Donna" segment, host Donna J. Jodhan turns listener questions and stories into a hands-on lesson in everyday advocacy. She opens with a favorite quotation about speaking and listening so others love to do both, then runs a word game contrasting paired terms: passion (being animated and taking action) versus compassion (understanding, sympathy, and empathy, a quieter, silent agreement), and care (proactive) versus concern (reactive).
2026-07-0217 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #98: How Accessible is Learning Online?🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #98: How Accessible is Learning Online? https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-07-01-2026/ In this candid episode of Remarkable World Commentary, host Donna J. Jodhan returns to a long-standing pet peeve Aow accessible is online learning? And argues that while online learning has made real progress, there is still a lot more to do. She points beyond exams to registration forms, learning materials, and learning management systems that remain inaccessible to people who are blind or visually impaired or who have cognitive challenges. On online exams specifically, she highlights diagrams and images that go undescribed, scree...
2026-07-0108 min
草木星空日記EP258 吵架時你是哪一型？從 ACSP 到占星四元素，看懂你的衝突模式 feat.鄭瀞儀(溝通風格教練)你吵架的方式，可能比你平常說話的方式，更能透露你的關係模式。
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本集從 ACSP 四型溝通風格與占星四元素出發，解析不同人在衝突中的反應：有人立刻爆發，有人冷靜分析，有人默默受傷，有人把吵架變成一場語言攻防。
透過 ACSP 與火水土風的雙重角度，我們會一起看懂：為什麼你只是想溝通，對方卻覺得被攻擊？為什麼有些人需要立刻講清楚，有些人卻需要先退回自己的情緒空間？
這一集適合正在學習關係溝通、占星心理學，以及想更理解自己衝突模式的人。
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Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #95: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #95: Ask Advocate Donna | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-06-02-2026/ In this instructive episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan presents her recurring "Ask Advocate Donna" segment, opening with two reflective word-game pairings she invites listeners to ponder: defensive versus offensive, and sympathy versus empathy. She resists treating either as an either-or choice, arguing that a seasoned advocate must learn when each posture or response is appropriate rather than committing to one. She frames the whole episode with her guiding ethos, borrowed in spirit from a "let's make...
2026-06-0218 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #94: Who is Being Left Behind?🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #94: Who is Being Left Behind? | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-06-01-2026/ In this impassioned episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan turns her attention to a question that recurs throughout the world of advocacy: who is being left behind? She identifies three groups bearing the brunt of rapid technological change, seniors who often cannot afford up-to-date devices or keep pace with shifting tools, persons with disabilities who are shut out by apps and websites built without accessibility features, and the technically challenged who never grew up with...
2026-06-0108 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #92: Interview with Paul Gareau🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #92: Interview with Paul Gareau | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-05-19-2026/ In this deeply nostalgic episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna welcomes Paul Gareau, retired Executive Director of the Montreal Association for the Blind (MAB) and architect of the 2006 MAB-Mackay merger that became today's Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, for a conversation tracing his thirty-year journey from Loyola sociology graduate, to University of Toronto Master of Social Work scholarship student, to the lone social worker for 1,800 students at a Sherbrooke high school, and on into the leadership rooms of one of Ca...
2026-05-1950 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #89: Interview with Ben Akuoko, MSW, Advocate of Diversity & Inclusion, Public Speaker, Consultant, Entertainer, Community Connector🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #89: Interview with Ben Akuoko, MSW, Advocate of Diversity & Inclusion, Public Speaker, Consultant, Entertainer, Community Connector | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-05-12-2026/ In this candid and deeply motivating episode of Remarkable World Commentary: Donna sits down with Bernard "Ben" Akuoko, social worker, disability advocate, and founder of The Brightside Scope, to trace his journey from a two-year-old diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa to one of Canada's most thoughtful voices at the intersection of race, culture, and disability. Ben opens up about the moment in grade three when he realized the o...
2026-05-1243 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #91: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #91: Ask Advocate Donna | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-05-02-2026/ In this warm and instructive solo episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna returns for her second installment of the month with the May edition of Ask Advocate Donna, opening with one of her favorite mantras, "Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you; listen in such a way that others love to speak to you", and a word-game segment in which she walks listeners through two advocacy-relevant pairs: polite versus impolite, and proactive versus inact...
2026-05-0221 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #90: When Piggybacking Occurs🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #90: When Piggybacking Occurs | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-05-01-2026/ In this pointed and unflinching solo episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna opens the month of May with a warning to her listeners about what she calls the "piggybacking problem", companies that walk into the blind, vision-impaired, and broader disability community posing as saviors and accessibility experts while, in her words, being "wolves in sheep's clothing." She argues that these outfits arrive claiming the expertise needed to make services, websites, and information accessible, and claiming to understand what peopl...
2026-05-0106 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #87: Interview with Blake Steinecke, Product Marketer, Public Speaker, Inclusive AI, Blind Athlete🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #87: Interview with Blake Steinecke, Product Marketer, Public Speaker, Inclusive AI, Blind Athlete | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-04-29-2026/ In this candid episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna sits down with Blake Steinecke, marketer, accessibility leader, and forward on the United States blind hockey team, to trace his journey from a sighted San Marcos, California teenager to a rising young voice in digital accessibility. Blake walks listeners through the summer before his junior year of high school, when slight blurriness in one eye turned into a Leber's hereditary optic...
2026-04-2948 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #82: Interview with Bob Branco, Author, Writer and Publisher🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #82: Interview with Bob Branco, Author, Writer and Publisher | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-04-14-2026/ In this wide-ranging episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan sits down with longtime advocate, author, and broadcaster Bob Branco for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up blind, building a life of creative independence, and choosing one's relationship with technology on one's own terms. Bob traces his path from a sight-saving class in New Bedford, Massachusetts to eight years at the Perkins School for the Blind, where he picked up the orientation and m...
2026-04-1444 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #84: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #84: Ask Advocate Donna | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-04-02-2026/ In this episode of Remarkable World Commentary Donna opens with her favorite quote, "Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you, and listen in such a way that others love to speak to you", followed by her monthly word game pairing respect vs. disrespect (respect is earned, never given) and courteous vs. condescend (the fine line between thoughtful responses and careless, hurtful ones). She also flags a technical note: her Gmail is temporarily broken, so li...
2026-04-0215 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #83: The Hidden Costs of Advocacy🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #83: The Hidden Costs of Advocacy | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-04-01-2026/ In this episode of Remarkable World Commentary Donna names the often-invisible price advocates with disabilities pay to show up for their communities. She walks through four recurring drains on her livelihood: volunteering (giving away unpaid slices of her expertise while paid staff manage the volunteers), advisory committees (companies harvest lived experience from disabled members and give little back), free research participation (universities, colleges, and agencies expecting her knowledge for free, or offering Tim Hortons/Starbucks coupons inste...
2026-04-0110 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #81: Interview with Dean Steacy, Lifelong Advocate🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #81: Interview with Dean Steacy, Lifelong Advocate | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-03-19-2026/ In this powerful episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan speaks with longtime advocate Dean Steacy about the roots of his lifelong fight for justice, fairness, and equal opportunity. Dean reflects on advocating for himself from early childhood, pushing past exclusion in sports, overcoming prejudice in school and the workplace, and later building a career in public service and human rights. He shares how his work in government and at the Canadian Human Rights Commi...
2026-03-1957 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #78: Interview with Mike Calvo, CEO and Co-Founder, Pneuma Solutions🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #78: Interview with Mike Calvo, CEO and Co-Founder, Pneuma Solutions | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-03-02-2026/ In this candid episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan welcomes blind technologist and entrepreneur Mike Calvo and invites him to share the moments that shaped his view of accessibility as a civil right. Calvo describes growing up in Miami as the son of Cuban immigrants, and he uses everyday stories, like how "help" can turn intrusive when strangers grab a blind person's arm, to highlight the importance of respect, clear commu...
2026-03-0250 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #80: Ask Advocate Donna🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #80: Ask Advocate Donna | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-03-02-2026/ In this empowering episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan invites listeners into her "Ask Advocate Donna" format, where she reflects on the meaning of advocacy and challenges her audience to think about how professionalism, communication, and perseverance can shape successful outcomes. Using a favorite quotation and a word game contrasting "professional" versus "unprofessional" and "ordinary" versus "extraordinary," Donna sets the tone for a practical discussion about how people can stand up for themselves when they believe they...
2026-03-0213 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #79: Customer Care or Company Revenue🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #79: Customer Care or Company Revenue | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-03-01-2026/ In this thought-provoking episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan examines the ongoing tension between customer care and company revenue, asking how businesses can strike a meaningful balance between serving people well and protecting their bottom line. Drawing from her own experiences speaking with customer service agents, she reflects on the importance of empathy, patience, and going above and beyond for customers, while recognizing that many agents are working under intense pressure to keep calls...
2026-03-0104 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanDining With Donna Podcast: Interview with Debra Erickson, Founder, The Blind Kitchen🎙️ Dining With Donna Podcast: Interview with Debra Erickson, Founder, The Blind Kitchen | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/dwd-02-17-2026/ In this inspiring episode of Dining With Donna, Donna J. Jodhan welcomes Debra Erickson, founder of The Blind Kitchen, for a candid conversation about vision loss, resilience, and reclaiming confidence in the kitchen. Debra shares her journey from a shocking diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa at age 28 to learning essential blindness skills and fully embracing her identity, while Donna connects through her own experience of having to re-learn cooking without relying on sight. Together, they...
2026-02-1743 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #75: Interview with Richard Marion, Accessibility Professional🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #75: Interview with Richard Marion, Accessibility Professional | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-02-12-2026/ In this thought-provoking episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan welcomes longtime mentor and friend Richard Marion ("Rich") for a wide-ranging conversation about disability advocacy, inclusive transit, and what real accessibility looks like in daily life. Richard shares how his work has evolved over roughly 35 years, spanning behind-the-scenes advocacy, peer support around access technology (especially mobile devices), and a deep focus on public transit accessibility through multiple roles with TransLink, including years on its Acces...
2026-02-1241 min
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草木星空日記EP234 拒絕是為了更好的合作！從星座與溝通風格（ACSP）看懂如何「溫柔而堅定」的設立界線你也常常陷入這種內耗嗎？面對家人、主管或朋友的請求，心裡明明想說「不」，話到嘴邊卻變成了「好」。我們總是害怕拒絕會破壞關係、怕場面尷尬，甚至怕被貼上難搞的標籤。
但其實，拒絕的本質不是否定對方，而是為了展開更長遠、更健康的合作。
這一集含金量非常高！我們不僅分享了真實發生的「長輩情勒」實戰破解法，更深入分析了 12 星座各自難以開口的心理卡點，鄭瀞儀教練也帶來了 ACSP 溝通風格模型，教你如何辨識對方的屬性（分析型、推廣型、控制型、支持型），用對方聽得懂的語言，漂亮的說出「不」。
【本集內容】
00:00 拒絕的藝術與心態轉換：拒絕是為了更好的合作
05:53 實戰案例解析：看懂對方的核心需求與提出替代方案
20:57 12星座為何難以拒絕 (上)：火象與水象星座的心理卡點
28:33 12星座為何難以拒絕 (下)：風象與土象星座的內在焦慮
36:39 ACSP溝通風格應用：針對四型人格的拒絕策略
43:02 結語：ACSP測驗資訊與相關課程介紹
●想知道你是 ACSP 哪一型人格？點擊連結做測驗：https://forms.gle/Yp4vLGykZjSaYzSV8
●瀞儀教練 4/13 四型溝通風格分享會：https://larachan.kaik.io/courses/acsp4
●瀞儀教練6/7 十六型精準定位課程資訊：https://larachan.kaik.io/courses/acsp16
如果你喜歡這集分享，歡迎留言告訴我們你的星座以及你最難拒絕誰？
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Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #44: Interview with Kathy Saliba, Manager, Passenger Care, Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #44: Interview with Kathy Saliba, Manager, Passenger Care, Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-22-2025/ In this wide-ranging episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan sits down with Toronto Pearson's accessibility lead, Kathy Saliba, to unpack how one airport is turning "independence, dignity, and delight" from slogans into daily practice. Sparked by Donna's 2021 feedback, Saliba traces Pearson's curb-to-cabin choreography, where airlines provide assistance but the airport orchestrates consistency, and highlights the Rick Hansen Foundation Gold certification earned after multi-year retrofits: accessible self-serve kiosks, hundr...
2025-09-2254 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #43: Interview with Louise Gillis, Past President, Canadian Council of the Blind | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | September 18, 2025🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #43: Interview with Louise Gillis, Past President, Canadian Council of the Blind | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | September 18, 2025 https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-18-2025 In this heartfelt episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan welcomes her mentor, friend, and advisor Louise Gillis for an intimate conversation about resilience, leadership, and the power of community. Louise traces her path from nursing in Cape Breton to national advocacy after sudden vision loss in the late 1990s, describing how volunteering with CNIB and the Canadian Council of the Blind ignited a full-time commitment to barrier-busting. She share...
2025-09-1849 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #42: Interview with Robert Lattanzio, Executive Director of ARCH Disability Law Centre, Toronto | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | September 17, 2025🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #42: Interview with Robert Lattanzio, Executive Director of ARCH Disability Law Centre, Toronto | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | September 17, 2025 https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-17-2025 In this engaging episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan sits down with Robert (Rob) Lattanzio, Executive Director of ARCH Disability Law Centre, for a candid conversation about how durable partnerships between community advocates and lawyers are built on trust, shared values, and a relentless commitment to disability rights. Rob traces ARCH's roots as a Legal Aid, funded, test-case poverty law clinic founded in 1979/1980, now in its 45th year...
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Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #41: Interview with Paul Jorgenson, Assistant Director, Stakeholder Mobilization, Elections Canada | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | September 16, 2025🎙️ Remarkable World Commentary Episode #41: Interview with Paul Jorgenson, Assistant Director, Stakeholder Mobilization, Elections Canada | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | September 16, 2025 https://donnajodhan.com/rwc-09-16-2025 In this episode of Remarkable World Commentary, Donna J. Jodhan welcomes Elections Canada changemaker Paul Jorgenson for a candid look at how accessibility is woven into Canada's federal elections. The two revisit their first collaboration at the 2019 coast-to-coast disability town halls and unpack why Elections Canada grounds its services in lived experience, from Canadians with disabilities to Indigenous communities, youth, newcomers, and electors experiencing homelessness. Jorgenson explains his remit as Assistant Director for Stake...
2025-09-1645 min
Podcasts By Donna JodhanRemarkable World Commentary Episode #27: Interview with Dr. Alan Chase, Director, EyeRetreat.org | Donna J. Jodhan, LLB, ACSP, MBA | June 9, 2025Remarkable World Commentary is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Donna J. Jodhan, a passionate advocate for accessibility and a prominent figure in the disability rights community. In each episode, Donna shares insightful perspectives on pressing global issues, with a particular focus on topics that shape the future for people with disabilities. Through thought-provoking discussions and interviews with leaders in accessibility, disability rights, and advocacy, "Remarkable World Commentary" offers listeners a platform for learning, reflection, and inspiration in the journey toward a more inclusive world. TRANSCRIPT: Podcast Commentator: Greetings. Podcast Commentator: Donna J Jodhan, LLB, ACSP...
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Der Sicherheitspodcast von TAURUS Sicherheitstechnik#142 | Sicherheit im Handel mit Roman Schwarzenecker von acsp & Peter Endress von EVALARMIn dieser Folge des TAURUS Sicherheitspodcast, spricht unser Geschäftsführer, Thomas Urbanek, mit Roman Schwarzenecker von acsp und Peter Endress von EVALARM über Sicherheit und die Entwicklungen im Handel, insbesondere in Bezug auf Sicherheit in Einkaufszentren.Sie beleuchten die Veränderungen im Einzelhandel, die Unterschiede zwischen verschiedenen Arten von Handelsimmobilien und die Notwendigkeit effektiver Sicherheitskonzepte und Notfallmanagementsysteme. Die Gäste teilen ihre Erfahrungen und betonen die Bedeutung von Schulungen und Übungen zur Vorbereitung auf Sicherheitsvorfälle. In dieser Episode wird die Bedeutung von Sicherheitsstrategien und technologischen Lösungen zur Gefahrenabwehr in verschiedenen Kontexten genauer unter die Lupe genommen. Die Diskussi...
2024-10-2347 min
T-Minus: Space-Cyber BriefingVoyager One is back to full operations.Voyager one’s four science instruments are now fully functioning allowing the probe to resume gathering information about interstellar space. NASA and Boeing are extending the Starliner capsule’s stay on the International Space Station until at least June 22. The U.S. Space Force has awarded Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance spots on a potential 10-year contract to provide launch services as part of the third phase of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100...
2024-06-1428 min
T-Minus: Space-Cyber BriefingFAA reauthorization on track.The US Senate approves the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization act, which reauthorizes both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for five years. Viasat has selected Loft Orbital as a partner for its Real-Time Space Relay service. NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research, and more.Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.Remember to leave us...
2024-05-1426 min
Canadiens en santéVivre avec une maladie grave (première partie) : une approche palliative des soinsLes soins palliatifs sont une approche globale qui permet de traiter une personne ayant une ou plus d'une maladie grave, quel que soit son âge, et dans n'importe quel contexte. Dans la première de deux parties de notre série sur les soins palliatifs, nous abordons certaines idées erronées sur le sujet et mettons en lumière ce qu'est une approche palliative des soins.
Les animatrices Anita Michalkiewicz et Stéphanie Perrier Bélanger s’entretiennent avec la Dre Geneviève Dechêne, Directrice scientifique du site internet Palli-Science, Médecin fondateur du SIAD de Verdun, éq...
2024-05-0735 min
Retail News FlashRetail News Flash vom 29.04.2024 mit Gast Dr. Roman Schwarzenecker (Standort+Markt, ACSP)Bi-weekly Podcast mit News aus dem Handel
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SWAROVSKI has opened its first flagship store in Piazza del Duomo 31, following the opening of stores on Fifth Avenue in New York City and in Dosan Park in Seoul.The interior of the 550 square meter store, which extends over three floors, was designed by the company's global creative director, Giovanna Engelbert. It is no coincidence that the concept is called “Come Wonder”, an imaginary world where science and magic meet. All of the company's collections can be discovered in the store, including crystal jewelry, watches, home accessories and tableware, eyew...
2024-04-2949 min
T-Minus: Space-Cyber BriefingFCC says no to SpaceX.The Federal Communications Commission has denied SpaceX’s request to use certain mobile satellite services spectrum authorized to Globalstar and Dish in the Gen2 Starlink constellation. Vast Space is being sued by a former engineer who claims he was fired for refusing to use improper radio frequencies in designs for the Haven-1 space station. Spire Global says it is expanding its East Asian operations, announcing a new partnership and satellite mission with its first South Korean Space Services customer, Hancom Group, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app....
2024-03-2826 min
The Space Policy Pioneers PodcastThe Association of Commercial Space Professionals and Bryce KennedyEpisode Summary: In this podcast episode, Andy Williams, the Director of Science in Space, talks with Bryce Kennedy, the president of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP). They discuss the importance of making understanding of the regulatory landscape more accessible in the evolving space industry, and the need for commercial space professionals to navigate complex regulations. Bryce also shares his fascinating career journey and provides insightful advice for those seeking a career in the space policy and regulatory fields. Listen in for a comprehensive exploration of the future of space access and regulatory hurdles.
Bio: Bryce K...
2024-02-0139 min
Golf Sustainability | Environmental Solutions to Keep the Game of Golf Sustainable for Future GolfersSolutions for New and Existing Golf Courses to Increase Sustainability and Opportunities to get Certified by Audubon InternationalCalling attention to the evolution of golf sustainability over the past 40 years is Frank LaVardera, the Director of Environmental Programs for Golf at Audubon International. Frank expresses a desire to be remembered as someone who cared deeply about the environment and fostered a user-friendly and collaborative approach in the golf industry.
During the interview, Frank delves into the intricacies of Audubon International’s Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP), Signature Program, and Platinum Program, all designed to foster environmental sustainability in golf courses, emphasizing the importance of the Natural Resource Management Plan. He calls upon real-world examples of co...
2024-01-1246 min
DiaBuddy Club PodcastEpisode 16: SPECIAL EDITION - Calling All Pharmacists ‘Finding Your Why’We bring you into the ‘situation room’ to deal with the war we all are fighting to advance our career as Pharmacists. This show is a call to action to join our new Association of Concierge Service Providers. The ACSP is the only group of health care professionals who want to advance patient care via Telehealth. Join us as a charter member to help set a new gold standard of pharmacist led care for patients who have diabetes and other chronic conditions. The ACSP is for Students of Pharmacists and PharmDs plus RPh veterans to help us deliver Chronic Care Management...
2023-12-2221 min
Frente a FrenteFrente a Frente 23/10/23 | Roberto Mateus Ordine - presidente da Associação Comercial e São Paulo (ACSP)Neste programa, Hugo Rocha recebe o presidente da Associação Comercial e São Paulo (ACSP) Roberto Mateus Ordine para conversar frente a frente com a verdade e a atualidade da política brasileira.
2023-10-2451 min
T-Minus: Space-Cyber BriefingQ2 reports roll in for Intuitive Machines, Astra and AST SpaceMobile.Intuitive Machines says their IM-1 lunar lander is complete and will be prepared for delivery in September with a launch date set for November. AST SpaceMobile says the first five of its BlueBird satellites are fully-funded with a planned launch in Q1 of 2024 with a plan to offer initial commercial service 3 months after launch. Astra announces the first 4 shipments of their Spacecraft Engines out of their manufacturing facility as well as the completion of a Service Readiness Review for Astra's Space Force STP-29B mission, and more.Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in...
2023-08-1526 min
Radar AgroRadar Agro com o Ministro do MAPA na ACSP | Papo de PrateleiraO Podcast Radar Agro marcou presença na apresentação do Ministro da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA), Marcos Montes Cordeiro, na reunião mensal realizada pelo Conselho do Agronegócio (CA) da Associação Comercial de São Paulo (ACSP), na capital paulista, na sede da entidade. Acompanhe as entrevistas.
2022-09-2613 min
Cesar Romão & VocêCesar Romão & Guilherme Afif Domingos #2PARTICIPAÇÃO ESPECIAL: Prof. Dr. Sérgio de Azevedo Redó - Presidente da Associação Paulista de Imprensa API.
Guilherme Afif formou-se em Administração pela Faculdade de Economia do Colégio São Luís. Desde 1967 foi o diretor-presidente da Indiana Seguros S/A, empresa fundada em 1945 e vendida em 2007.
Em 1976, Guilherme Afif tornou-se o diretor da Associação Comercial de São Paulo (ACSP) e superintendente do Diário do Comércio, da revista Digesto Econômico e do Instituto de Economia Gastão Vidigal. Em 1979, foi designado o presidente do Banco de Desenvolvimento do...
2021-10-3143 minCesar Romão & VocêCesar Romão & Guilherme Afif Domingos #1Cesar Romão entrevista Guilherme Afif. Formou-se em Administração pela Faculdade de Economia do Colégio São Luís. Desde 1967 foi o diretor-presidente da Indiana Seguros S/A, empresa fundada em 1945 e vendida em 2007.
Em 1976, Guilherme Afif tornou-se o diretor da Associação Comercial de São Paulo (ACSP) e superintendente do Diário do Comércio, da revista Digesto Econômico e do Instituto de Economia Gastão Vidigal. Em 1979, foi designado o presidente do Banco de Desenvolvimento do Estado de São Paulo (Badesp) – através de cujo cargo realizou e presidiu o primeiro Congresso...
2021-09-2610 min
Hairstylist Empowerment PodcastYOLANDA JOHNSON 2019 PINTWIST MODERN VINTAGE UPDO WINNER!!Yolanda Johnson ǀ Braider ǀ Natural Hair Stylist ǀ Student
Yolanda Johnson is a full-time student at LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology (LINC) in Camden, South Carolina and full-time single parent to two amazing boys ages 9 and 3. With 20 years of experience in the beauty industry, Yolanda humorously describes her dedication to developing her craft as “an hourly commitment”. Johnson is a certified Braider and Natural Hair stylist recognized by the state of South Carolina and student member of Association of Cosmetology Salon Professionals (ACSP).
Her most recent accomplishments include Winner of 2019 Pintwist Vintage Modern Updo Contest, ACSP School of the Year Award and ACSP 1st place team Total Look ca...
2021-03-0443 min
1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast1869, Ep. 59 with Michael McGandy and Jim Lance, Senior Editors at CUPThis episode we speak to two of our acquiring editors, Michael McGandy and Jim Lance, who both attended the Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning in Buffalo, New York. Michael is a Senior Editor at Cornell University Press as well as Editorial Director of our trade imprint Three Hills which publishes smart, informative and provocative books about New York State and the Northeast. Michael acquires books in U.S. History, Presidential Studies, New York State, Urban History, U.S. Urban Development & Policy.
Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelmcgandy
Jim is also a Senior Editor at Cornell University...
2018-11-0510 min
BJSM PodcastSteffan Griffin Hard Talks sports physician Dan Exeter (Athletics NZ) on illness prevention for RioWhilst injuries will undoubtedly dominate the headlines at the Olympics, we shouldn't ignore the competitors' increased susceptibility to illnesses - which can cause just as much heartbreak. BJSM’s popular podcast host, Steffan Griffin (@lifestylemedic), speaks to Athletics New Zealand team sports and exercise medicine physician Dan Exeter. Dr Exeter will be in Rio in August for the 2016 Summer Games and he shares New Zealand’s secrets for prevention illness in individuals and across the New Zealand squad. Remember that the Australian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (@ACSP_SportsDocs ) and Sports Physiotherapy New Zealand (@SportsPhysioNZ) are both BJSM member soci...
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