Disability Daily Podcast

March 6: Lorenza Böttner, start of Deaf President Now protest, Alexander Graham Bell’s marriage address; ADAPT’s Hollywood Walk of Shame protest

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Today we remember Lorenza Böttner, a transgender Chilean-German artist without arms; Alexander Graham Bell’s address to Deaf students at Gallaudet University warning against intermarriage between deaf individuals in 1891; the start of the Deaf President Now protest in 1988; and the ADAPT’s Hollywood Walk of Shame protest in 1988.
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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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Learn more:
WALK OF SHAME – Tom Olin Collection
Lorenza Böttner - Portrait of an Artist (short Documentary) 
Alexander Graham Bell: Marriage : an address to the deaf
The Deaf President Now (DPN) Protest - History | Gallaudet University  
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

March 5: Dr. Lex Frieden & Dr. Chuzo Okuda

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Today we recognize quadriplegic American disability rights advocate Dr. Lex Frieden and Dr. Chuzo Okuda, the first deaf Japanese person to receive a doctorate.
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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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Learn more:
Lex Frieden (personal website)
Focus on Abilities with Lex Frieden
Chuzo Okuda | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

March 4: Cheryl Marie Wade

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Today we honor disability activist, writer, and performer Cheryl Marie Wade, who had rheumatoid arthritis and used a wheelchair.
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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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Learn more about Cheryl Marie Wade:
Video: Cheryl Marie Wade 
Overlooked No More: Cheryl Marie Wade, a Performer Who Refused to Hide
Wry Crips
 
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

March 3: Chen Chieh-ju & Bernard Morin

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Today we celebrate Taiwanese disability rights activist Chen Chieh-ju & blind French mathematician Bernard Morin.
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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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Learn more about Chen Chieh-ju & Bernard Morin
Groups call for support for parents of the disabled - Taipei Times
 
Chen Chieh-ju (born 1944) - Wikipedia
 
The World of Blind Mathematicians
 
A Tribute to Bernard Morin (1931-2018)
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

March 2: Bedřich Smetana

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Today we recognize deafened Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.
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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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Learn more about Bedřich Smetana:
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor (“From My Life”), Bedřich Smetana
Smetana — String Quartet No. 1 "From my life" / Meccore String Quartet at Wigmore Hall
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 
 
 

March 1: International Wheelchair Day, Day of Zero Discrimination, Disability Day of Mourning & Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

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Today we observe International Wheelchair Day, Day of Zero Discrimination, & Disability Day of Mourning, and kick off Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! 
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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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Learn more:
Disability Day of Mourning 
Disability Day of Mourning 2019 - Zoe Gross
Day of Mourning: Affirming the Value of Disabled People’s Lives
Heal Grief
2025 DD Awareness Month: We’re Here All Year! – NACDD
International Wheelchair Day
Zero Discrimination Day is observed each year on 1 March | UNAIDS 
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

February 29: Rare Disease Day, Mark Pollock & Dinah Shore

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Today we observe Rare Disease Day and recognize blind and paralyzed athlete and explorer Mark Pollock and polio survivor, singer & actress Dinah Shore!
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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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Learn more:
Mark Pollock
Mark Pollock | Unbroken | Talks at Google
Mark Pollock - Future Takes
Dinah Shore | Jewish Women's Archive
Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark - Baby Its Cold Outside 1949 Ted Dale's Orchestra 
Rare Disease Day
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

February 28: Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Liu Hsia, & Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions

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Today we recognize Peruvian disability activist Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Taiwanese author Liu Hsia, and the 1793 Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions.
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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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Learn more here:
Jamie Cruz at the UN
Taiwan in Time: Warrior in a wheelchair
Liu's life a victory over misfortune - Taipei Times
Disabled Revolutionary War Veterans and the Construction of Disability in the Early United States, c. 1776–1840
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

February 27: Ethelda Bleibtrey, Quentin Kenihan, Anosmia Awareness Day, Washington vs. Harper

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Today we celebrate American polio survivor and Olympic swimmer Ethelda Bleibtrey and Australian disability rights activist and actor with osteogenesis imperfecta Quentin Kenihan. We recognize Anosmia Awareness Day and the anniversary of the Washington vs. Harper decision.
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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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Learn more:
Quentin Kenihan's YouTube Channel
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes 
Quentin Kenihan dies suddenly at the age of 43 from a suspected asthma attack
LA Times: Washington vs. Harper (1990)
Splash!: Ethelda Bleibtrey Makes Waves
Ethelda Bleibtrey, the trailblazer for women’s swimming who was arrested due to her swimsuit
About — Anosmia Awareness
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

February 26: Margaret Leighton

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Today we remember British actress Margaret Leighton, who had multiple sclerosis.
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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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Learn more about Margaret Leighton:
Margaret Leighton continued acting after MS diagnosis 
MARGARET LEIGHTON
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound