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Disability Awareness
Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Enabling Acts
- The Hidden Story of How the Americans With Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights
- By: Lennard Davis
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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The first significant book on the history and impact of the ADA - the "eyes on the prize" moment for disability rights. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the widest-ranging and most comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation ever passed in the United States, and it has become the model for disability-based laws around the world. Yet the surprising story behind how the bill came to be is little known.
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this book is so informative
- By Anonymous User on 01-10-23
Recognizing 30+ years of accessibility and inclusion
Disability Awareness in Audible Plus
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A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain
- By: Imani Perry
- Narrated by: Imani Perry
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Imani Perry’s Audible Original A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain tells the dramatic story of her ongoing struggle with lupus—an autoimmune disease that attacks multiple organ systems—and what we can all learn from those who are grappling with chronic illness. It’s a powerful and poetic story that evokes the works of Susan Sontag, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Audre Lorde.
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Powerful
- By Melissa Medley on 03-11-23
By: Imani Perry
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An Evening with Ali Stroker
- By: Ali Stroker
- Narrated by: Ali Stroker
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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Ali Stroker won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Ado Annie in a revival of Oklahoma! and before that made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway. Listeners can now experience her incredible one-woman show as she performs crowd favorites as well as some unexpected songs while telling stories from her life and talking about her personal motto: “Turn your limitations into opportunities.”
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If you like American Idol you MIGHT like this
- By R. Klein on 10-02-22
By: Ali Stroker
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The Break Up Artist
- By: Erin Clark, Laura Lovely
- Narrated by: Regan Linton
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Zelda Reynolds has a secret identity as “The Break-Up Artist”, the infamous ender of relationships. Don’t want to end your relationship yourself? Just tell Zelda through her website and she’ll get the job done like a pro. Her online business isn’t paying the bills yet, but at least it’s an escape from her real life, where her boss steals her best ideas, her dates are all duds, and her dad just married someone her own age. When Zelda starts falling for the recipient of one of her snarkiest letters yet, will she have the courage to tell him the truth?
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M9dern, Funny but preachy
- By KT on 06-13-22
By: Erin Clark, and others
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Unbroken
- 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens
- By: Marieke Nijkamp
- Narrated by: Allison Hiroto, Adi Cabral, Serena Rasoul, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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This anthology explores disability in fictional tales told from the viewpoint of disabled characters, written by disabled creators. With stories in various genres about first loves, friendship, war, travel, and more, Unbroken will offer today's teen listeners a glimpse into the lives of disabled people in the past, present, and future.
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A noble effort often drowned in a sea of words
- By Kelvin L. Reed on 11-09-22
By: Marieke Nijkamp
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A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain
- By: Imani Perry
- Narrated by: Imani Perry
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Imani Perry’s Audible Original A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain tells the dramatic story of her ongoing struggle with lupus—an autoimmune disease that attacks multiple organ systems—and what we can all learn from those who are grappling with chronic illness. It’s a powerful and poetic story that evokes the works of Susan Sontag, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Audre Lorde.
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Powerful
- By Melissa Medley on 03-11-23
By: Imani Perry
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An Evening with Ali Stroker
- By: Ali Stroker
- Narrated by: Ali Stroker
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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Ali Stroker won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Ado Annie in a revival of Oklahoma! and before that made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway. Listeners can now experience her incredible one-woman show as she performs crowd favorites as well as some unexpected songs while telling stories from her life and talking about her personal motto: “Turn your limitations into opportunities.”
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If you like American Idol you MIGHT like this
- By R. Klein on 10-02-22
By: Ali Stroker
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The Break Up Artist
- By: Erin Clark, Laura Lovely
- Narrated by: Regan Linton
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Zelda Reynolds has a secret identity as “The Break-Up Artist”, the infamous ender of relationships. Don’t want to end your relationship yourself? Just tell Zelda through her website and she’ll get the job done like a pro. Her online business isn’t paying the bills yet, but at least it’s an escape from her real life, where her boss steals her best ideas, her dates are all duds, and her dad just married someone her own age. When Zelda starts falling for the recipient of one of her snarkiest letters yet, will she have the courage to tell him the truth?
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M9dern, Funny but preachy
- By KT on 06-13-22
By: Erin Clark, and others
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Unbroken
- 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens
- By: Marieke Nijkamp
- Narrated by: Allison Hiroto, Adi Cabral, Serena Rasoul, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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This anthology explores disability in fictional tales told from the viewpoint of disabled characters, written by disabled creators. With stories in various genres about first loves, friendship, war, travel, and more, Unbroken will offer today's teen listeners a glimpse into the lives of disabled people in the past, present, and future.
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A noble effort often drowned in a sea of words
- By Kelvin L. Reed on 11-09-22
By: Marieke Nijkamp
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Here I Are
- Anatomy of a Marriage
- By: Alex Belth, Emily Shapiro
- Narrated by: Alex Belth, Emily Shapiro
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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In this searing and poignant memoir, Alex Belth and Emily J. Shapiro delve deep into their relationship history, what they brought to their marriage, and what remains. At first glance, it seems the biggest challenge they face is Emily’s chronic illness - and the impact that’s had on their life as a couple. But her medical conditions aren’t the only thing that set the relationship on a precipice. When they start to work through their issues, it prompts a closer examination of Alex and the ways his needs and personal history challenge their partnership.
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Here I are
- By thomas j. doyle jr. on 02-13-22
By: Alex Belth, and others
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The Woman Who Knows How to Fly
- By: Luis Alberto Gónzalez Arenas, María Antonieta Osornio
- Narrated by: Julia Vera Andrews, Robb Moreira, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Antonieta Osornio was a rebellious young woman who fell in love and married very young. One day her husband challenges her, and Tony decides to jump out of a plane, and as a result of that experience, Tony becomes addicted to skydiving. From that moment on, her life turns into a series of adventures, escaping death on so many occasions, that ultimately lead her to become a source of inspiration and change for people with motor disabilities.
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Inspiring and amazing book
- By Julie M. on 05-07-21
By: Luis Alberto Gónzalez Arenas, and others
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Every Body with Robyn Lawley
- Surviving & Thriving in a Body Shaming World
- By: Robyn Lawley, Naima Brown
- Narrated by: Robyn Lawley
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When she suffered a seizure that saw her hospitalised with a cracked skull and facial injuries, Robyn Lawley started to reassess her future. Australia’s leading plus-size model had always called out body-diversity blind spots, but now wondered whether she could continue working in an industry with such a rigid view of beauty.
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a long needed conversation
- By tamiam on 03-27-21
By: Robyn Lawley, and others
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It's Not What It Looks Like
- By: Molly Burke
- Narrated by: Molly Burke
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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Close your eyes and get ready to see the world in a new and more positive way. As a child in Toronto, Molly Burke was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and became completely sightless as a teenager. Now an award-winning YouTube star and global influencer, Molly shares what it’s like to be a purple-haired, pink-obsessed fashion and makeup lover in a seeing world. She speaks with authenticity and candor about how she tackles the preconceived notions we have around blindness; Molly has made it her mission to make us see her - and ourselves- in a wholly empowering way.
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Authentic, heart-wrenching, infinitely hopeful
- By B Halliday on 08-02-19
By: Molly Burke
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The Secret Garden
- By: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Narrated by: Carrie Hope Fletcher
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Mary Lennox starts her life as an unhappy victim of circumstance. After the loss of her parents, she moves to rural Yorkshire to live with a distant uncle where she resents the wildness of the countryside. At first, she struggles to find a place in this new existence. Although unsure about her surroundings and its occupants, through the gentle guidance of the maid she gradually becomes interested in the story of Mrs Craven, who apparently used to spend her time in a garden at the house, the key to which has vanished.
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Fabulous
- By Lady Lightning on 05-19-20
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An Unkindness of Ghosts
- By: Rivers Solomon
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Aster lives in the low-deck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. For generations the Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way the ship's leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions on dark-skinned sharecroppers like Aster, whom they consider to be less than human.
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Well-balanced space opera
- By William Emmons on 08-06-18
By: Rivers Solomon
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Exile and Pride
- Disability, Queerness, and Liberation
- By: Eli Clare
- Narrated by: Maxwell Glick
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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First published in 1999, the groundbreaking Exile and Pride is essential to the history and future of disability politics. Eli Clare's revelatory writing about his experiences as a white disabled genderqueer activist/writer established him as one of the leading writers on the intersections of queerness and disability and permanently changed the landscape of disability politics and queer liberation.
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Eli Clare keeps it complicated and real
- By also known as Moira on 05-05-16
By: Eli Clare
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Map to the Unknown
- A Journey Inward
- By: Isabella Huffington
- Narrated by: Brina Palencia
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
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One day, on her way to a date, Isabella Huffington gets hit by a bike. What begins as a concussion with a diagnosed recovery time of seven-to-ten days becomes more than two years of debilitating pain with no apparent end and a string of unhelpful doctor and specialist visits. In the wreckage, jobs are canceled. Leases are broken. There is no second date. What’s left is Isabella, her body, and her pain. Because the source of her pain cannot be located within the body, she is told over and over that her pain is psychosomatic. And Isabella believes it, over and over.
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Just so wonderful!!!
- By Krista on 12-02-20
"I’m thrilled that future generations will be able to look up to these raw and refreshing stories about disability."
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It's Not What It Looks Like
- By: Molly Burke
- Narrated by: Molly Burke
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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Close your eyes and get ready to see the world in a new and more positive way. As a child in Toronto, Molly Burke was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and became completely sightless as a teenager. Now an award-winning YouTube star and global influencer, Molly shares what it’s like to be a purple-haired, pink-obsessed fashion and makeup lover in a seeing world. She speaks with authenticity and candor about how she tackles the preconceived notions we have around blindness; Molly has made it her mission to make us see her - and ourselves- in a wholly empowering way.
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Authentic, heart-wrenching, infinitely hopeful
- By B Halliday on 08-02-19
It’s not what you might think, either
Molly Burke is a blind YouTuber. Those words alone might be enough to have you 🤔, but challenging widely held assumptions is the driving principle behind the videos she makes for her 1.8 million subscribers—and is the powerful undercurrent of her new Audible Original, It’s Not What it Looks Like. What’s most striking about Burke is not that she’s blind, but how in so many ways she sounds just like any other early-20s internet phenom: obsessed with the color pink and makeup tutorials, and starstruck in the presence of those more famous than her. Her subtly raspy voice, which always seems to have a smile at its root, brings added authenticity to this compelling memoir from an upbeat motivational speaker whose work to normalize disabilities is so ever-present it’s almost imperceptible (much like her blindness).
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Disability Equality Podcast
- By: Cynthia Gayles and D.J. Fischer
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Join the conversation and listen to our Disability Equality PODCAST. Leaders weigh in on various disability equality issues, self-advocacy topics and share personal experiences of building personal power, connecting to the disability rights movement and creating more inclusive communities.
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Impaired: A Comedy Disability Podcast
- By: Jack Carroll Pete Selwood Chris Copestake
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Welcome to Impaired! The podcast that delves into the finer and funnier points of disability. Disabled comics Jack Carroll and Pete Selwood are joined by token able bodied comic Chris Copestake to discuss the lighter side of disability and to answer the questions that most able bodied people are too afraid to ask.
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Disability Done Different: Candid Conversations
- By: DSC
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Join DSC’s podcast series with hosts, Roland and Evie Naufal as they chat with interesting guests who have carved their own path in the disability sector - revealing battle scars, imparting wisdom and talking straight about their journeys. This podcast aims to have the kind of conversations that come about when passionate people aren’t afraid to speak their mind.
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The Undressing Disability Podcast
- By: Enhance the UK
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The Undressing Disability podcast series strips back the taboo on all things sex and disability. The series is hosted by Jennie Williams and Zoe Lloyd from Enhance the UK, a charity run by disabled people, which aims to change society's views on disability. The hosts and guests have honest discussions about sex, sexuality, relationships, dating and more.
By: Enhance the UK
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Disability Equality Podcast
- By: Cynthia Gayles and D.J. Fischer
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Join the conversation and listen to our Disability Equality PODCAST. Leaders weigh in on various disability equality issues, self-advocacy topics and share personal experiences of building personal power, connecting to the disability rights movement and creating more inclusive communities.
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Impaired: A Comedy Disability Podcast
- By: Jack Carroll Pete Selwood Chris Copestake
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Welcome to Impaired! The podcast that delves into the finer and funnier points of disability. Disabled comics Jack Carroll and Pete Selwood are joined by token able bodied comic Chris Copestake to discuss the lighter side of disability and to answer the questions that most able bodied people are too afraid to ask.
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Disability Done Different: Candid Conversations
- By: DSC
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Join DSC’s podcast series with hosts, Roland and Evie Naufal as they chat with interesting guests who have carved their own path in the disability sector - revealing battle scars, imparting wisdom and talking straight about their journeys. This podcast aims to have the kind of conversations that come about when passionate people aren’t afraid to speak their mind.
By: DSC
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The Undressing Disability Podcast
- By: Enhance the UK
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The Undressing Disability podcast series strips back the taboo on all things sex and disability. The series is hosted by Jennie Williams and Zoe Lloyd from Enhance the UK, a charity run by disabled people, which aims to change society's views on disability. The hosts and guests have honest discussions about sex, sexuality, relationships, dating and more.
By: Enhance the UK
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The Enabled Disabled Podcast
- By: Gustavo Serafini
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A podcast created to shift the narrative around disability. We speak openly around what it means to have a disability, and what it doesn't mean. By sharing our stories, we hope to influence thought leaders, companies, and help empower people with a disability and the professionals who work with them. Visit us at: https://www.enableddisabled.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/enableddisabled/support
By: Gustavo Serafini
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Hidden Voices
- By: Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
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The people you will meet here are kids, young adults, college students, athletes, employees, adults, entrepreneurs, siblings, parents – all with a story. These are funny, heartwarming, challenging stories about people with developmental disabilities who are living, working and advocating for their rights – and disability rights in Georgia. All want to be included in social circles, workplaces and communities of their choice. Just like all of us. We explore issues that impact their lives like Medicaid waivers, employment, housing, transportation, advocacy, adaptive technology, and service ...
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Blind Like Me
- By: Tim Black
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Inspiring stories from the visually impaired community. Sharing advances and innovation in accessible technology for those with low vision. Visit our website at blindlikeme.net
By: Tim Black
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What The Deaf?!
- By: Carly & Sarah
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What the Deaf?! gives a rare, unfiltered look inside the daily lives of two young Deaf women. Hosts Sarah Tubert & Carly Weyers, best friends since meeting at Gallaudet University, invite you to explore & share their journeys of dating, working, and living in a hearing world, where their voices are in their hands.
By: Carly & Sarah
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Love, Life & disABILITY
- By: Kay Ashton MBE
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Kay Ashton, is a fun loving 30 year old living in Salford. She is single, working full time and wants to be a mum. Oh, she lives with a disability also which is genetic. Kay, is embarking on her mission to be a mum by using PGD to ensure her child does not inherit her disability. We follow her through the laugher, the tears, dating and general emotional rollercoaster this will bring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
By: Kay Ashton MBE
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Break A Leg! Disability in the Arts
- By: Nicole Zimmerer
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Break a Leg! is a podcast that explores the relationship between disability and the arts. Join playwright and advocate Nicole Zimmerer and her guests as they cover topics in theatre, film, TV, studio arts, music, and more. We’ll be spilling the “Disabili-Tea” on current and past events in disability history and investigate the future of accessibility in the arts. This podcast is perfect for fans of the arts looking to learn more about disability representation and arts accessibility in a fun and casual setting. Produced by Scott MacDonald | Artwork by Sasha & Alexander Schwartz
By: Nicole Zimmerer
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Disability and Progress
- By: KFAI - Minneapolis + St. Paul
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DISABILITY AND PROGRESS brings you insights into, ideas about and discussions of disability topics, hosted each week by Sam Jasmine with research assistant Charlene Doll The goal of this show is to keep you informed about what's new and how it relates to you. It can be heard live on Thursdays at 6pm at kfai.org
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The Blind Reality
- By: Accessible Media Inc.
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Becki Zerr shares her unique life experience as a healthcare provider and client, as well as being a mom. Becki has lived with monocular vision, no vision at all, and various degrees of partial sight. Each month, Becki tells honest stories of family, friendships, parenting, career, entrepreneurship and repeatedly defying the odds.
Robin Morgan-Bentley
Mickey Rowe
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