This month on VoicePrint’s award-winning Contact interview program, Sundays at 4:30 p.m.:

Feb. 7: They are a minority within a minority. They face perhaps
the greatest barrier of all: isolation. They are the deafblind. Listen
in when Cindy Accardi, Executive Director of the Canadian Helen Keller
Centre in Toronto, is the guest on Contact, kicking off VoicePrint’s
special coverage of White Cane Week (February 7 to 13). What
challenges, in addition to isolation, do people who are deafblind
encounter? What is the quality of life for the deaflind in Canada? Stay
tuned to VoicePrint throughout White Cane Week as we present special
programming and interviews examining the challenges and triumphs of
Canadians who are blind and low vision.

Feb. 14: February is Black History Month and we present a
compelling interview with filmmaker and writer Nadine Valcin, who
discusses her movie, Fire and Fury, which is loosely based on
the story of Marie-Joseph Angelique, a slave convicted of starting a
fire that destroyed a large part of Montreal in April 1734. Her appeal
was denied and Angelique was sentenced to death by hanging. Since then,
doubts have arisen questioning Angelique’s guilt. These doubts were
brought to the forefront in the highly-acclaimed book by Afua Cooper, The Hanging of Angelique. Valcin discusses the controversy behind the story and what attracted her interest. VoicePrint’s Black History Month programming is proudly being sponsored by the TD Bank Financial Group.

Feb. 21: Rebel Rebel. Ziggy Stardust. Let’s Dance. Space Oddity.
When you think of these songs only one performer comes to mind: David
Bowie. Throughout a career that has spanned almost four decades, Bowie
has managed to stay relevant in an ever-changing music industry. His
life story has now been told in a new book titled, Bowie, by
music writer Marc Spitz. Listen in when Spitz discusses Bowie’s career,
his triumphs and setbacks and how the performer wants to be perceived.

Feb. 28: A refundable Disability Tax Credit. Extending EI Sick
benefits to 52 weeks. Improving disability support services to
aboriginal people with disabilities who live on reserve. These are just
some of the priorities advanced by the Council of Canadians with
Disabilities (CCD) for the federal government to consider in the future
budget. Listen in when Laurie Beachell, National Co-ordinator for the
CCD, elaborates on the importance of these and many other issues of
concern for people with disabilities.