Disability Visibility

  Today’s subject is this podcast because it’s episode 100!! Whether this is the first time you’re listening or if you’re a longtime listener, this podcast is co-audio produced by … Continue Reading Ep 100: Podcasting

  Today I’m in conversation with my friends Andrew Pulrang and Gregg Beratan. The three of us are co-partners in #CripTheVote, an online movement encouraging the political participation of disabled … Continue Reading Ep 99: Online Activism

  Today I’m in conversation with Alena Morales, who will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Disability Studies at UC Berkeley in Spring 2021. … Continue Reading Ep 98: Disabled Students

  Today I’m in conversation with Mustafa Rfat. Mustafa is a graduate student in the Public Administration Program at West Virginia University. He’s also a trainee at Leadership Education in … Continue Reading Ep 97: Disabled Refugees

  Today’s episode is about art and technology featuring a conversation with Lindsey D. Felt and Vanessa Chang. Lindsey and Vanessa curated Recoding CripTech, a multidisciplinary art exhibition at SOMArts Cultural … Continue Reading Ep 96: Art and Technology

  In today’s episode I’m in conversation with Dr. Justin Bullock. Justin is currently an Internal Medicine Resident in San Francisco, California. You’ll hear Justin talk about his experiences disclosing … Continue Reading Ep 95: Black Doctors with Disabilities

  It’s been over eleven months since the pandemic emerged in the United States and things are worse than ever. Hospitals across the country have reached full capacity and utilizing … Continue Reading Ep 94: Healthcare Rationing

  Today’s episode features an interview with Johnnie Jae who is from the Otoe-Missouria and Choctaw tribes of Oklahoma. Johnnie is a journalist, organizer, creator, and futurist and the founder … Continue Reading Ep 93: Indigenous Disabled Creators

  Today’s episode features an interview with Jen White-Johnson, an Afro-Latina disabled artist, photographer, educator, and designer. Jen is also an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication at Bowie State University. … Continue Reading Ep 92: Disabled Afro-Latina Artists

  Today’s episode features an interview with Emily Ackerman, a doctoral candidate in chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and a disabled activist. Emily will talk about how she … Continue Reading Ep 91: Disabled Engineers

  Every political issue is a disability issue and as the daughter of immigrants, I know that immigration is an important disability issue. Today I get a chance to talk … Continue Reading Ep 90: Disabled Immigrants

  I love museums. I miss going to them but am glad there are so many museums with online exhibits and programming. Today we’re talking about museums with Amanda Cachia, … Continue Reading Ep 89: Museums

  With Election Day just two weeks away in the United States on November 3rd, this is the perfect time to talk about policy. Today’s episode features an interview with … Continue Reading Ep 88: Policy

  Today’s episode is on climate action with Kera Sherwood-O’Regan, an indigenous multidisciplinary storyteller and activist based in Aotearoa, also known as New Zealand. Kera’s work and activism centers structurally oppressed … Continue Reading Ep 87: Climate Action

  Today’s episode is about transportation with Maddy Ruvolo. Maddy is a disabled urban planner passionate about transportation access for the disability community. She also just graduated this year from … Continue Reading Ep 86: Transportation

  Today’s episode is all about fat liberation with Max Airborne and Caleb Luna. Max is an organizer for collective liberation, rooted in fat liberation and disability justice. They co-founded … Continue Reading Ep 85: Fat Liberation

  Today’s episode is all about anthologies with Kelly Jensen, a writer and editor who has a new anthology out now titled, Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy. … Continue Reading Ep 84: Anthologies

  Today’s episode is all about disabled dancers with India Harville, an African American queer disabled femme teacher, somatic bodyworker, dancer, instructor, activist, and educator. You’ll hear India talk about … Continue Reading Ep 83: Disabled Dancers

  Surprise! This is a bonus episode talking about disability rights and the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (also known as the ADA). I recently spoke with … Continue Reading 82a: Americans with Disabilities Act

  Today is July 26, 2020 and in the United States it is the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, also known as the ADA. I’m much more … Continue Reading Ep 82: Americans with Disabilities Act

  We’re right in the middle of the summer and the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and other countries around the world continues to spread with little end in … Continue Reading Ep 81: Bioethics

  Today’s episode is about fashion with Stephanie Thomas. Stephanie is a Disability Fashion Styling Expert and Founder and CEO of Cur8able, a business dedicated to the art and science … Continue Reading Ep 80: Fashion

For the last four years I’ve been a co-partner #CripTheVote which is an online movement encouraging the political participation of disabled people. Getting involved can mean voting, volunteering, attending a … Continue Reading Ep 79: Disabled Candidates

  Today’s episode is about hate crimes with Dr. Sachin Pavithran, the Director of Policy at the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University. Sachin is also a … Continue Reading Ep 78: Hate Crimes

  This May is Mental Health Awareness month and today I speak with Kathy Flaherty about mental health advocacy. Kathy is the Executive Director of Connecticut Legal Rights Project a … Continue Reading Ep 77: Mental Health Advocacy

  Today’s episode is about film festivals and I speak with Alex Locust and Karen Nakamura, two jury members for the Superfest Disability Film Festival, a festival organized by the … Continue Reading Ep 76: Film Festivals

  Today’s episode is about natural disasters and emergency preparedness with Germán Luis Parodi and Valerie Novack. German is the Co-Executive Director of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, a … Continue Reading Ep 75: Coronavirus and Disaster Planning

  Today’s episode is about the coronavirus and spirituality with Elliot Kukla, a rabbi at the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center in San Francisco where he has provided spiritual care … Continue Reading Ep 74a: Coronavirus and Spirituality

  What a time to be alive right now, huh? How are you all holding up? Me, I’m honestly trying not to freak out. The shit is real. What gives … Continue Reading Ep 74: Coronavirus and Caregiving

  Today’s episode is about housing with Sean Betouliere and Ian Smith. Sean and Ian will discuss the case of Smith v. City of Oakland, a class action lawsuit brought … Continue Reading Ep 73: Housing

  Today’s episode is about curation with artist Anna Berry. Anna is the first curator-in-residence in a programme created by DASH, a visual arts charity in the UK led by … Continue Reading Ep 72: Disabled Curators

  Today’s episode is about gaming and in particular disabled people who play games. I get to talk with two cool people about their love of gaming and the communities … Continue Reading Ep 71: Games

Today’s episode features an interview with Jade Bryan, a Black Deaf creator, screenwriter, Executive Producer and film director. Jade is also the founder of Jade Films and Entertainment, a multimedia … Continue Reading Ep 70: Black Deaf Filmmakers

  Today’s episode is all about theatre with Jason Dorwart and Samuel Valdez. Jason is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater at Oberlin College and he recently directed a play … Continue Reading Ep 69: Theatre

  Today’s episode is about accessibility with Shannon Finnegan, a multidisciplinary artist making work about disability culture and access. In 2018, Shannon received a Wynn Newhouse Award and participated in … Continue Reading Ep 68: Accessibility

  Today’s episode features an interview with Liz Carr, an actor, activist and comedian based in the UK. I first listened to Liz when she was a co-host for the … Continue Reading Ep 67: Disabled Actors

  Today’s episode is about cyborgs with Ashley Shew and Jillian Weise. Ashley is an assistant professor at Virginia Tech in the Science, Technology, and Society department and her current … Continue Reading Ep 66: Cyborgs

  Today’s episode is about Black Mental Health with Imade Nibokun. Imade is a mental health advocate and the creator of Depressed While Black, a website featuring mental health stories … Continue Reading Ep 65: Black Mental Health

  Today’s episode is about disabled teachers with Travis Chi Wing Lau and Dayniah Manderson. Travis is a postdoctoral fellow in English at the University of Texas at Austin and … Continue Reading Ep 64: Disabled Teachers

  Today’s episode is about climate change with Layel Camargo and Elena Aurora, the creators of Woke n Wasteless, and Alex Ghenis, a Policy and Research Specialist at the World Institute … Continue Reading Ep 63: Climate Change

  Today’s episode is about Black disabled women in media. I’m in conversation with the goddesses behind Triple Cripples: Kym Oliver and Jay Abdullahi. Triple Cripples is a project created … Continue Reading Ep 62: Black Disabled Women in Media

  Today’s episode is on poetry with Khairani Barokka, an Indonesian disabled writer, poet, and artist based in the UK. I’m not all that knowledgeable about poetry and Khairani helped … Continue Reading Ep 61: Poetry

  Today’s episode is on travel with Bani Amor and Srin Madipalli. Bani Amor is a queer travel writer who explores the relationships between race, place, and power. They are … Continue Reading Ep 60: Travel

  Today’s episode is about comics with Ashanti Fortson and Leroy Moore. Ashanti is an illustrator and cartoonist with a deep love for kind stories and fantastical settings. Ashanti will … Continue Reading Ep 59: Comics

  Today’s episode is about Twitter chats with Dawn Gibson and Alex Haagaard about the Twitter chats they lead. Twitter chats are discussions set at a particular time online using … Continue Reading Ep 58: Twitter Chats

  Today’s episode is with Nina G, a comedian, professional speaker, storyteller, writer and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nina will talk about her second book which … Continue Reading Ep 57: Disabled Writers

Today’s episode is on parenting with Eliza Hull and Heather Watkins. Eliza is a composer, writer, and producer based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. Most recently Eliza was the Regional Storyteller … Continue Reading Ep 56: Parenting

  There are all kinds of advocacy within the disability community. Self advocacy is one unique type that is grounded in a movement, history, and community of people. Today we’re … Continue Reading Ep 55: Self Advocacy

Today’s episode is about science with two disabled scientists: Gabi Serrato Marks, a PhD Candidate in marine biology, freelance science writer, and patient advocate and Lisette E. Torres, a trained … Continue Reading Ep 54: Disabled Scientists