Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
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Today we celebrate polio and bus accident survivor and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo; blind lawyer and founder of the National Federation of the Blind Dr. Jacobus tenBroek; and hard of hearing and low-vision Chinese historian Chen Yinke.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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Frida Kahlo biography
Frida Kahlo | Famous Bi People
Jacobus tenBroek and the Right to Live in the World
Who Was Jacobus tenBroek?
The academic master was blind, but he still wrote a biography for a prostitute for ten years. In the turbulent times, the couple died together! - iMedia
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

5 days ago
5 days ago
Transcript
Today we celebrate the Gang of 19 Protest and Colombian disability rights lawyer with cerebral palsy, Jeison Aristizábal!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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"Gang of 19" activists occupy Denver intersection to protest inaccessibility on the city’s bus system | July 5, 1978 | HISTORY
Transportation Protests: 1841 to 1992 — Civil Rights Teaching
Fundación Jeison Aristizábal
Breaking boundaries for people with disabilities. Go inside the new university founded by a CNN Hero of the Year with cerebral palsy
Hundreds of young people with disabilities are learning at a new university founded by CNN Hero of the Year Jeison Aristizábal
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
June 12: George Herbert Walker Bush
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember U.S. president with Graves’ and Parkinson’s disease, George Herbert Walker Bush.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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How a Medical Mystery Tilted the 1992 Election in Bill Clinton's Favor - POLITICO Magazine
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
June 11: Javed Abidi
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Indian disability rights activist with spina bifida, Javed Abidi!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Redefining Disability and Inclusion - NCPEDP Javed Abidi Fellowship on Disability
The World Lost it’s Brightest Crusader of Disability Rights
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
June 10: Averill John Wiley
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Transcript
Today we honor Deaf American environmental scientist and bacteriologist Averill John Wiley!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Averill John Wiley
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Sunday Jun 15, 2025
June 9: Michael J. Fox & Dr. Donald J. Kidd
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate actor and advocate with Parkinson’s disease Michael J. Fox and Deaf geologist Dr. Donald J. Kidd!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Michael's Story | Parkinson's Disease
Donald J. Kidd
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Saturday Jun 14, 2025
June 8: Mary Jane Owen
Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember blind disability rights advocate and philosopher Mary Jane Owen!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Biography of Mary Jane Owen
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Saturday Jun 14, 2025
June 7: Robert Smithdas
Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember Robert Smithdas, American educator and poet considered the first deaf-blind person in the United States to earn a master’s degree!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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2017 Robert Smithdas, and William B. Wait induction
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Saturday Jun 14, 2025
June 6: Gideon Glick
Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Saturday Jun 14, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate hard of hearing actor Gideon Glick!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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The Queer, Half-Deaf Actor Redefining the Idea of a Leading Man - The New York Times
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate politician and polio survivor James Glenn Beall, hard of hearing anthropologist Dr. Ruth Benedict, poet with osteogenesis imperfecta Philippe Rahmy and Deaf sound artist Christine Sun Kim!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
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Glenn Beall, Former Senator From Maryland, Is Dead at 76 - The New York Times
Benedict, Ruth Fulton - Deaf Suffragists/Activists
Philippe Rahmy’s Extraordinary Portrait of Pain - The Arts Fuse
Christine Sun Kim: The enchanting music of sign language | TED Talk
Christine Sun Kim Performs the National Anthem / Super Bowl LIV
How I became an artist: Christine Sun Kim | Art Basel
An Artist Expands the Landscape of Sound - The New York Times
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound