Disability Daily Podcast

June 9: Michael J. Fox & Dr. Donald J. Kidd

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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!
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Learn more:
Michael's Story | Parkinson's Disease
Donald J. Kidd
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

June 8: Mary Jane Owen

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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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Learn more:
 Biography of Mary Jane Owen
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

June 7: Robert Smithdas

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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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Learn more:
2017 Robert Smithdas, and William B. Wait induction
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

June 6: Gideon Glick

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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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Learn more:
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

June 5: J. Glenn Beall, Dr. Ruth Fulton Benedict, Philippe Rahmy & Christine Sun Kim

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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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Learn more:
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

June 4: Susan Sygall

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Today we celebrate Susan Sygall, American disability rights activist, MacArthur Fellow & co-founder and CEO of Mobility International USA!
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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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Learn more: 
Susan Sygall - MIUSA (Mobility International) in Eugene, Oregon
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

June 3: Curtis Mayfield & Anderson Cooper

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Today we celebrate quadriplegic and diabetic amputee musician Curtis Mayfield & dyslexic journalist Anderson Cooper!
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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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A talk with Curtis Mayfield
 
Anderson Cooper
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

June 2: Dr. Harry Lang

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Today we celebrate Deaf American scientist, science educator, and historian, Dr. Harry Lang!
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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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Learn more:
Profile: Harry Lang
Dr. Harry G. Lang receives Schuchman Deaf History Award
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

June 1: Andrew Foster & Dr. Kellie Lim

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Today we celebrate the Father of Deaf Education in Africa, Andrew Foster & triple amputee & pediatrician, Dr. Kellie Lim!
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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.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Andrew J. Foster: Missionary, Educator, and Advocate 
 
32nd CSUN Assistive Technology Conference - Keynote (Dr. Kellie Lim)
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
 

May 31: Hale Zukas & Rosa May Billinghurst

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Today we celebrate disability rights activist with cerebral palsy Hale Zukas & disabled British suffragette & polio survivor Rosa May Billinghurst!
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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.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Berkeley disabled rights activist finds overdue spotlight in documentary ‘Hale’
 
Meet the Berkeley Man Who Helped Lead the Disability Rights Movement | KQED
 
ADA Pioneer, HALE ZUKAS.
 
Watch HALE | Prime Video 
 
Rosa May Billinghurst — Google Arts & Culture
 
Overlooked No More: Rosa May Billinghurst, Militant Suffragette
 
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound