Podcasts about disability movement

The Disability Movement famously argues ‘nothing about us without us.' Wenn Lawson lives this creed as a world leading autistic advocate and researcher who has helped change how we understand autism and neurodivergence. He shares his journey, including how he shook the house of academia so it would listen to the lives of autistic people. He reflects on the power of co-produced research, identity and difference in how we build knowledge together. For more about Wenn's research and books, go to http://www.buildsomethingpositive.com/wenn/We first released this episode in 2022.For more on ChangeMakers check us out:Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org (where you can also sign up to our email list!)On Facebook, Instagram, Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/Blue Sky Social - changemakerspod.bsky.aocial & amandatattersall.bsky.socialOn X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatattsOn LinkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Disability Movement famously argues ‘nothing about us without us.' Wenn Lawson lives this creed as a world leading autistic advocate and researcher who has helped change how we understand autism and neurodivergence. He shares his journey, including how he shook the house of academia so it would listen to the lives of autistic people. He reflects on the power of co-produced research, identity and difference in how we build knowledge together. For more about Wenn's research and books, go to http://www.buildsomethingpositive.com/wenn/We first released this episode in 2022.For more on ChangeMakers check us out:Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org (where you can also sign up to our email list!)On Facebook, Instagram, Threads - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/Blue Sky Social - changemakerspod.bsky.aocial & amandatattersall.bsky.socialOn X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatattsOn LinkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abia Akram, a globally recognized advocate for women with disabilities and a pioneer in disability rights activism is guest in episode 2 of this special series taking place in the backdrop of the UNGA, the Summit of the Future and Climate Week taking place in NYC in September 2024. Drawing from her personal experience with physical disability, Abia shares her journey in the Disability Movement, which began in 1997. Throughout the episode, she discusses her relentless advocacy at both local and international levels, including lobbying with UN representatives and parliamentarians to ensure that the voices of youth, espcially young women, with disabilities are heard in global forums.  Highlights of the episode include Abia's answer to a question of previous guest Carrick of WRI. She is such an inspiration.  Her insights offer a deep understanding of how to build advocacy strategies that empower women with disabilities and promote inclusive development on a global scale.

On this episode of You First, we talk with the fantastic disability rights activist Anita Cameron. Anita was, and still is, a core reason why we have disability rights today. They were an early adopter of disability rights and justice advocacy and heavily involved and a leader of the organization ADAPT (known throughout the years as American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit or American Disabled for Attendant Programs), the Atlantis community, amongst many other pivotal leadership roles. Anita joins us today to share the history of the disability rights movement and their own stories, experiences, and wisdom as someone involved in disability activism for decades. Anita will tell us about their work in this field, different protests, and the disabled disobedience that got us the crucial laws and protections we have today. We had the pleasure of speaking with Anita for over 2 hours and decided to split this into two episodes. Lastly, we are up for a podcast award! Please vote for 'You First: The Disability Rights Florida Podcast' under the 'Society and Culture' category on the People's Choice website. Relevant Links Anita Cameron website: https://bit.ly/3WfDA0Z Anita Cameron's Twitter: https://x.com/adaptanita Dennis Schreiber: https://bit.ly/4cSBERv Disabled Americans Rally for Equality (DARE): https://bit.ly/3WeYaPb ADAPT – American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit or American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today: https://bit.ly/3Wghrj5 Lighthouse for the Blind: https://bit.ly/4cCycLe Wade Blank – founder of ADAPT: https://bit.ly/3W0DIjx Atlantis Community: https://bit.ly/3WhHmac and https://bit.ly/3zytwat When You Remember Me movie: https://bit.ly/4czY4Hs We will ride! – The Gang of 19: https://bit.ly/4cz9b3D We Were There, Too: Blacks in the Disability Movement (coming soon – for info, follow Anita's website or social media) Free Our People Micassa: https://bit.ly/3VWM4ca Gwen Jackson – ADAPT: https://bit.ly/4cx7mUP ADAPT history: https://bit.ly/3WhHmqI Healthcare Policy and Finance and Colorado ADAPT relationship: https://bit.ly/4czFfV2 Find your local ADAPT group: https://bit.ly/3wT7NbW

  People with mental, emotional and cognitive disabilities face significant limitations in their daily life.  They're considered disabled under the law.  Yet, some people with mental health conditions feel their needs are ignored by those with mobility and other physical disabilities.   And, some people with mental health issues choose not to identify as disabled due the stigma of the category.   We talk to Brian Hollander from Disability Rights California, who identifies himself as someone with mental health challenges.  Hollander gives his perspectives on why there seems to be division in the community and the steps both groups can take to work together.   Natasha Vita More at the AND Festival Salon Also, we talk to “Megan” a community organizer from L. A. about the journey she is on in becoming comfortable with identifying as someone with a mental health disability.   This episode of Pushing Limits is produced by Jacob Lesner-Buxton, with editing and voicing by Dominick Trevelham.   Photo Credits: “Hands Over Face” Created by Jose Luis Navarro Copyright- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 from MyRetrospect.com “How will we decide” by Andy Miah Natasha Vita-More @ANDfestival Salon, Flicker The post Disability Movement Tension Spots – Pushing Limits – March 29, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of sexual and gender based violence. The conversation featured in this episode was recorded a few weeks before Judy Heumann passed away on March 4th, 2023. This is the fourth of 5 final episodes of The Heumann Perspective that will be published over the next few weeks. All episodes of The Heumann Perspective will remain available indefinitely at judithheumann.com. The transcript for this podcast episode is available here. This episode is also available in video format on YouTube. Abia Akram has been engaged in the Disability Movement since 1997. She is known as one of most active women with disabilities leader globally. In the struggle of giving voice to women with disabilities, she has been lobbying with parliamentarians, UN high level representatives focusing on developing advocacy strategies to raise awareness, network, and build capacity and at the UN level in relation to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Inclusive Development. She also coordinates efforts of including persons with disabilities in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its sustainable development goals. In particular, she established National Forum of Women with Disabilities, Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP), Aging and Disability Task Force (ADTF), and has been recently assigned the responsibility as Chair, Asia Paific Women with Disabilities Network. She is the Co-Coordinator, Asia Pacific Women with Disabilities United and Coordinator, South Asia Disability and Development Initiative (SADDI) Project, Executive Board Member, Commonwealth Disability Forum. Abia is also a Trustee for the Sightsavers UK and a Board Member of Asia Pacific Women, Law & Development (APWLD). Zahida Hameed Qureshi lives in Multan, Pakistan. When she was just 6-months-old, she got polio and as a result, both of her legs were paralyzed. She began using a wheelchair and found independence doing her daily chores without depending on her family. Zahida went to school, college, and university just like any other independent student. She completed her Masters in Economics from Bahauddin Zakriya University. After completing her education, Zahida was rejected from jobs in her field because of her disability. She finally landed a position at an organization called SPO where people with disabilities are encouraged to work. Working with SPO enabled Zahida to pursue her passion to work for people with disabilities, especially women with disabilities. This passion became an institution in 2007 when Zahida setup a DPO called Society for Special Persons. It works on the concept that "Disabled people are their best advocates" and provides them a platform to express their problems openly and fight for their rights. Zahida strongly believes that people with disabilities should not be view as a burden on society of their families. They must try their best to create opportunities for themselves in order to help improve the country. Related Links: Article about Zahida and Society for Special Persons Society for Special Persons Website National Forum of Women with Disabilities Website UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Sightsavers Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law & Development Stay tuned for the final episode of The Heumann Perspective dropping next Wednesday. Intro music by Lachi. Outro music by Gaelynn Lea.

Our International Women's Day episode of Outlook, first in the month of March and all throughout Women's History Month, we're talking with and honouring the intersectionalities of women and race and disability, to name a few. We start the show this week with the unfortunate announcement of the passing of Judith Heumann, so named as the Mother of the Disability Movement. (A fuller tribute to Judy will be included in our next Mixed Bag themed show.) Today for IWD though, we speak with founder and CEO of Superior Description Services, Rebecca Singh, who tells us why she decided to call her company Superior Description and why she works hard to promote and provide the best quality product; in producing audio and image description for blind and low vision users. Of all things possible to describe, for the blind and low vision community. Our guest this week is responsible for setting a high bar for all levels of audio description as paid work with standards for quality in her business and across the expanding Canadian AD landscape. Rebecca has a background in the arts, performing from an early age, going on to act with such parts as one of the aunts in The Handmaid's Tale, Season Four. Singh's experience as a performer brings first-hand knowledge and integrity in the work done through SDS, in developing procedures and best practice suggested guidelines. As a mixed race woman, Singh's known racism firsthand in the entertainment and media industry, and actively works to break down barriers for people of all intersectionalities. This, of course, includes disability and by taking steps to foster an anti-racist environment and incorporating an Indigenous led program, collaborating with arts organizations of all kinds, (institutions such as universities and galleries and Stratford Festival to name a few), this is where companies like Singh's are moving away from white being the default in all things. Along with our guest's sharing as a professional in the industry, Kerry always advocating for quality audio description, Brian rounds out the conversation by sharing his own personal experience with a recent movie night with his friends and their young children, illustrating the point that AD is becoming more common and popular, sparking conversations and the normalization of this aspect of inclusive access to the arts. Check out more on Superior Description Services and the on-the-job work Rebecca's done on media projects of all kinds at the official website: https://superiordescription.com For even more on Singh's own storytelling and performance work: https://rebeccasingh.com Rest in peace Judy Heumann: https://judithheumann.com/the-world-mourns-the-passing-of-judy-heumann-disability-rights-activist/

Objectives: This article looks at the functioning of – and politics governing – DPOs in Burkina Faso, their significance in the lives of people with disabilities and the challenges they encounter.

The Disability Movement famously argues ‘nothing about us without us.' Wenn Lawson lives this creed as a world leading autistic advocate and researcher who has helped change how we understand autism and neurodivergence. He shares his journey, including how he shook the house of academia so it would listen to the lives of autistic people. He reflects on the power of co-produced research, identity and difference in how we build knowledge together. For more about Wenn's research and books, go to http://www.buildsomethingpositive.com/wenn/  For more on ChangeMakers check us out:  Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org  On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/  On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Disability Movement famously argues ‘nothing about us without us.’ Wenn Lawson lives this creed as a world leading autistic advocate and researcher who has helped change how we understand autism and neurodivergence. He shares his journey, including how he shook the house of academia so it would listen to the lives of autistic people. He reflects on the power of co-produced research, identity and difference in how we build knowledge together. For more about Wenn’s research and books, go to http://www.buildsomethingpositive.com/wenn/ For more on ChangeMakers check us out: Via our Website - https://changemakerspodcast.org On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/ On Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An overdue disability movement for social justice and inclusion. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brian-swift/support

Technology is making an impact on climate change! Today on East to West, we cover CleanTech Club's new green initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion Discussion history of disability movement, the first televised Boston mayoral debate and more.FEATURING: Veronica Thompson, Katrina Liu, Jit Ping Lee, Bailey Salimes WRITTEN BY: Cici YuEDITED BY: Nellie MaloneyBASED ON DFP PIECES BY: Lindsay Shachnow, Kendall Richards, Claire Zhang, Phil London MUSIC:Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpet License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Backbay Lounge by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3408-backbay-lounge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5010-ultralounge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Passage by EdoyLink: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Edoy/progression/passage-1License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

This final installment of the Power of Disability series highlights an unsung hero of the disability movement, Barb Goode. Host Al Etmanski is in conversation with Barb about her work around self-advocacy for people with learning and developmental disabilities. Barb speaks to the importance of plain language and the harm that comes from labelling people. She also recounts organizing efforts around a milestone legal struggle to prevent the forced sterilization of people with disabilities. In this interview, Barb is joined by her friend and colleague, Aaron Johannes. In addition to being connected through involvement with PLAN, they collaborate on consulting projects around disability and inclusion with ImagineACircle. “I think words are very powerful. If we use complicated words, you're going to leave people out of conversations.” - Barb Goode Read the full transcript of this episode: https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/community-engagement/Below-the-Radar/transcripts/barb-goode/ **A note about the discussion at the 9:30 mark: the “R” word refers to a derogatory term that used to be used to describe people with a developmental or intellectual disability. While not as common today, it is still being used, and it is still hurtful. Resources: — The Goode Life: Memoirs of Disability Rights Activist Barb Goode: https://spectrumpress.myshopify.com/products/the-goode-life-memoirs-of-disability-rights-activist-barb-goode — “Barb Goode – Unsung Hero of the Disability Movement” on Al Etmanksi’s blog: https://aletmanski.com/impact/barb-goode/ — ImagineACircle consulting: https://imagineacircle.com/ — PLAN Institute: https://planinstitute.ca/ — EVE Supreme Court of Canada case: https://eugenicsarchive.ca/discover/tree/5232a7b75c2ec5000000001d — NFB film: The Sterilization of Leilani Muir: https://www.nfb.ca/film/sterilization_of_leilani_muir/ — BC People First: https://bcpeoplefirst.com/home — Al Etmanski’s website: www.aletmanski.com — The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World: https://aletmanski.com/books/

As we move into our third season of the show, we discuss the pros and cons of a singular disability rights movement in Canada with two opposing points-of-view and their published articles in The Globe and Mail newspaper. We also spotlight the newest issue of the magazine from the Canadian Federation of the Blind known as The Blind Canadian, with articles on subjects such as the challenges blind Canadians are facing during this pandemic and first editorialColumn we're calling Kerry's Outlook. The Blind Canadian, Volume 17 can be found here: http://www.cfb.ca/august-2020-version-of-the-blind-canadian Globe & Mail article here (links to second one): https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-a-united-disability-movement-would-undermine-our-individual-and-unique/ Appearance on iCantCU podcast: https://www.icantcu.com/090-2/

In our second episode of a special 3-part series honoring the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we have the very fortunate honor of talking with Jim Lebrecht (https://www.facebook.com/JimLeBrecht), co-producer and co-director of the truly incredible documentary, Crip Camp (https://www.netflix.com/title/81001496), which you can watch on Netflix. This is the story of a summer camp for children with disabilities that truly started the disability revolution and movement for more equality for those with disabilities.

Transcript -- A member of the All Wales User/Survivor Network challenges the medical model used by many health professionals to treat people with mental health issues.

Transcript -- A member of the All Wales User/Survivor Network challenges the medical model used by many health professionals to treat people with mental health issues.

A member of the All Wales User/Survivor Network challenges the medical model used by many health professionals to treat people with mental health issues.

A member of the All Wales User/Survivor Network challenges the medical model used by many health professionals to treat people with mental health issues.