Episodes

Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
January 21: Gaelynn Lea
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Transcript
Today we wish a happy birthday to Gaelynn Lea, American folk musician and disability advocate with osteogenesis imperfecta born January 21, 1984.
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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 about Gaelynn Lea:
Gaelynn Lea - personal website
Gaelynn Lea: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Sexuality and Disability: Forging Identity in a World that Leaves You Out | Gaelynn Lea | TEDxYale
Why I Choose Enrichment over Progress | Gaelynn Lea | TEDxGullLake
r/Music on Reddit: My name is Gaelynn Lea, I won last year's Tiny Desk Contest - now I'm touring the country with my violin & my husband Paul in our Ford Econline. AMA!
Gaelynn Lea (@gaelynnlea) • Instagram photos and videos
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
January 20: Nicholas Saunderson
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
Tuesday Jan 20, 2026
Transcript
Today we recognize blind English mathematician and educator Nicolas Saunderson.
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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 about Nicholas Saunderson:
Nicholas Saunderson FRS - Scientists with disabilities | Royal Society
The Analogical Way: How Blind People Used to Do Mathematics Before the Computer Era
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Monday Jan 19, 2026
January 19: Best Buddies International
Monday Jan 19, 2026
Monday Jan 19, 2026
Transcript
On this day in 1989, Best Buddies International was founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver.
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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 about Best Buddies:
U.S. Programs - Best Buddies International
International Programs
History of the Best Buddies Keith Haring Logo
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Sunday Jan 18, 2026
January 18: Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Sunday Jan 18, 2026
Sunday Jan 18, 2026
Transcript
Happy Birthday to blind American keyboardist Hargus Melvin "Pig" Robbins!
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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 about Hargus Robbins:
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Legacy.com
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Saturday Jan 17, 2026
January 17: Muhammad Ali
Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Transcript
Today we celebrate the GOAT himself, Muhammad Ali, who was dyslexic and had Parkinson’s disease.
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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 about Muhammad Ali:
Meet Ali - Muhammad Ali Center
Neurologists who treated Muhammad Ali provide evidence for primary Parkinson’s diagnosis
Muhammad Ali | Dyslexia Help at the University of Michigan
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Friday Jan 16, 2026
January 16: Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
Friday Jan 16, 2026
Friday Jan 16, 2026
Transcript
Today we celebrate deaf Swedish analytical chemist Anders Ekeberg, who discovered tantalum.
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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 about Anders Ekeberg:
Science News in ASL: Elements and Anders Gustav Ekeberg
Who Discovered Tantalum and When | Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg - Wikipedia
200th Anniversary: Anders Ekeberg’s Death - ChemistryViews
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Thursday Jan 15, 2026
January 15: Dr. Al-Singace, Robert Tarango, and Be My Eyes
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Transcript
Today we celebrate Bahraini mechanical engineer and human rights activist Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace; DeafBlind actor Robert Tarango; and the anniversary of the launch of Be My Eyes.
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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 about Dr. Al-Singace, Robert Tarango, and Be My Eyes:
Abduljalil Al-Singace | Human Rights Commission
Scholars at Risk: #FreeAlSingace
Breaking Barriers and Feeling Through: Meet Robert Tarango, Deafblind Actor – BlindNewWorld
Feeling Through - Apple TV
FEELING THROUGH | Official Trailer (2021)
Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes: Hans Jørgen Wiberg at TEDxCopenhagen
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
January 14: Clarence Carter
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Transcript
Today we celebrate blind American musician and singer-songwriter Clarence Carter.
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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 about Clarence Carter:
Q&A: Clarence Carter (interview)
Hire Singer Clarence Carter for your Event
Blues great Clarence Carter achieved independence and stardom stroke by stroke
Clarence Carter - Encyclopedia of Alabama
Listen: I Can't See Myself
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
January 13: Ottobock Prosthetics founded
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday Jan 13, 2026
Transcript
On this day in 1919, German prosthetics company Ottobock was founded to help wounded soldiers.
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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 about Otto Bock and Ottobock:
The Unknown Nazi Past of Prosthetic King Ottobock | Hans Georg Näder
Ottobock und die Nazi-Vergangenheit: Dunkle Flecken in der Heldengeschichte
100 years of Ottobock: the company's history
Paris 2024 Paralympics: Gold medal for Ottobock's responsiveness
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound

Monday Jan 12, 2026
January 12: Andy Pleasants and Dave Stevens
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Transcript
Today we celebrate Anderson “Andy” Pleasants (American Deaf and craniofacial difference advocate) and Dave Stevens (American athlete and sports broadcaster born without legs).
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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 about Andy Pleasants and Dave Stevens:
How I Found Hope by Finding Myself | ANDERSON PLEASANTS | TEDxYouth@Buffalo
Anderson Pleasant's LinkedIn Profile
Anderson Pleasants - YouTube
Dave Stevens (amputee sportsman) - Wikipedia
With successful career at ESPN, stint in independent baseball, Dave Stevens inspiring others
Legendary Athlete Born Without Legs Headlines Abilities Expo
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound



