Disability Daily Podcast
Discover a new figure or event in disability history each day!
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Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
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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
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
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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!
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:
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
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Transcript
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!
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 Margaret Leighton:
Margaret Leighton continued acting after MS diagnosis
MARGARET LEIGHTON
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Transcript
Today we wish a happy birthday to blind Austrian accordionist & composer Otto Lechner!
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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 Lechner:
Once Again, Otto Lechner Makes a Guest Appearance at the JKU Circus of Knowledge | Institute of Applied Statistics
Wien: Otto Lechner, der Zieharmonikerspieler und Komponist
Otto Lechner & Peter Herbert: How Deep Is the Ocean
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate disability rights activists Bob Kafka (quadriplegia) and Stella Young (osteogenesis imperfecta)!
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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 Bob Kafka and Stella Young:
Unleashing the power and diversity of voters with disabilities (Bob Kafka)
Barrier Free Futures Podcast
Stella Young: I'm Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much (TEDx Talk)
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Transcript
Today we wish a happy birthday to Indian scientist with cerebral palsy, Dr. Akshansh Gupta!
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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. Akshansh Gupta:
Meet the man who didn't let cerebral palsy win
Scientist with cerebral palsy working on deep learning architecture to ease functioning of differently-abled people | Department Of Science & Technology
DCB Drisya : Invited Lecture by Akshansh Gupta- Bioindica'16
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember deaf Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel and Deaf American artist Chuck Baird!
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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 Luis Buñuel & Chuck Baird:
Buñuel's "bloody deafness"
An Andalusian Dog (1929) A Short Film by Luis Bunuel
Chuck Baird
Chuck Baird – Deaf Art
Baird, Chuck (Charles) - Deaf Art Collections - InfoGuides at Rochester Institute of Technology
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Dr. Barbara Jordan, an American civil rights leader with multiple sclerosis and Fredrick Brennan, an American software developer with osteogenesis imperfecta.
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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. Barbara Jordan & Fredrick Brennan:
Lessons from Barbara Jordan | MS Society
‘My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total.’ | Miller Center
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Fredrick Brennan
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Transcript
Today we recognize Armenian Paralympian powerlifter & alpine skiier Greta Vardanyan and American Paralympian swimmer & doctor Michelle Konkoly!
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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 Greta Vardanyan & Michelle Konkoly:
Greta Vardanyan
So powerful! Greta Vardanyan will be one of Armenia’s representatives at the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.
Hometown hero and Paralympian works as a doctor at Philadelphia rehabilitation hospital
Michelle Konkoly
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Maryanne "Moe" Keller, American teacher and interpreter of the Deaf and former politician from Colorado.
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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 Moe Keller:
Keller re-elected to SD 20 - Colorado Community Media
Plain-language bill among 200 before lawmakers
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound