Disability Empowerment Now

This podcast is designed to address topics, such as social inclusion, employment, accessibility vs. inaccessibility, voting rights, and more. These topics are important to me because disability rights are civil rights and human rights, as ...more

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October 20, 2024 00:47:15
Embracing the Polio Family: John R. McFarlane's Story

Embracing the Polio Family: John R. McFarlane's Story

John R. McFarlane is an Actor with Polio and a Polio Advocate. John and Keith talk about Polio Advocacy, traveling the world, and John's...

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October 13, 2024 00:44:19
Empowering Minds: Temple Grandin on Autism and Opportunity

Empowering Minds: Temple Grandin on Autism and Opportunity

Temple Grandin Ph.D. is a renowned autism spokesperson, author and animal behaviorist and an academic. She is a designer of livestock handling facilities and...

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October 06, 2024 01:10:20
From Paralympic Podium to Advocacy: Jenny Sichel on Winning, Training, and Leading Change

From Paralympic Podium to Advocacy: Jenny Sichel on Winning, Training, and Leading Change

Jenny Sichel is a 2016 Rio Paralympic Silver Medalist and 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Coach for Team USA in the sport of rowing. She was...

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September 29, 2024 01:03:25
Breaking Barriers: Andrew Gurza on Disability, Podcasting, and Representation

Breaking Barriers: Andrew Gurza on Disability, Podcasting, and Representation

Andrew Gurza is the host of Disability After Dark, a podcast that looks at disability stories and started in 2016. Andrew and Keith bond...

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September 22, 2024 01:12:57
C. Quintana: Writing Orphan Black and Championing Queer Stories

C. Quintana: Writing Orphan Black and Championing Queer Stories

C. Quintana is a Queer Playwright and a Television Writer for Orphan Black: Echoes. CQ talks to Keith about working in television and on...

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September 15, 2024 01:49:25
Crafting Words, Building Community: Poet Liv Mammone on Creativity, Publishing, and Disability Advocacy

Crafting Words, Building Community: Poet Liv Mammone on Creativity, Publishing, and Disability Advocacy

Liv Mammone (she/her) is an editor and poet from Long Island. Her poetry has appeared with Button Poetry, The Poetry Foundation, The Medical Journal...

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