Disability Daily Podcast
Discover a new figure or event in disability history each day!
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Episodes
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Transcript
Happy Birthday blind American urologist Dr. John Bongiovanni, Deaf American biologist Dr. Alicia Wooten, Salimat Kekalova and Azerbaijani brand Kekalove Adaptive & Australian polio expert Dame Jean Macnamara.
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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:
Atomic Hands
Kekalove Adaptive
Dame Jean Macnamara Google Doodle
BLIND UROLOGIST DISCIPLINED FOR PERFORMING SURGERY - The New York Times
Too Much Protection? (letter regarding Dr. John Bongiovanni)
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Deaf lawyer Claudia Gordon and disability activist with cerebral palsy, Imani Barbarin!
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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:
I’m A Black Woman With Cerebral Palsy, & I Didn’t Think I’d Make It Into Adulthood
Crutches and Spice
Imani Barbarin (@crutches_and_spice) • Instagram photos and videos
NCD announces new Chair Claudia L. Gordon
Owning Otherness | Claudia Gordon | TEDxUniversityofRochester
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Deaf actor Marlee Matlin’s Oscar win, disabled artists Vincent van Gogh & Francisco Goya, and mental health advocate Clifford Beers.
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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:
Oscar Winner Marlee Matlin | Best Actress for 'Children of a Lesser God' | 59th Oscars (1987)
Deaf Actress's Use of Speech Proves Divisive Among Peers - The New York Times
About Clifford Beers | Mental Health Clinic | New Haven CT
A mind that found itself : an autobiography
Vincent's Life, 1853-1890 - Van Gogh Museum
Francisco Goya Biography
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate White House Certified Deaf Interpreter Elsie Stecker; Little People of America president Lee Kitchens, & champion of folks with intellectual disabilities, Niels Bank-Mikkelsen!
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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:
Interview with former White House CDI Elsie Stecker (ASL; captioned)
Dwarfism - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic.
Little People of America (LPA) District 8 Scrapbook, 1963-2002
Sage Reference - Encyclopedia of Disability - Bank-Mikkelsen, Niels Erik
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Saturday Mar 29, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate paraplegic professional wheelchair dancer Chelsie Hill.
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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:
Chelsie Hill
Rollettes
Meet Chelsie (PUSH GIRLS)
Chelsie Hill - YouTube
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Alice Wong, American disability activist; Canadian polio survivor & engineer Elsie MacGill; & Tashiro Furukawa, Japanese teacher of the deaf & blind.
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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:
Disability Visibility Project
Disability Visibility anthology
My Day as a Robot | Where It's AT. The Ability Tools Blog
Elsie MacGill - the first female aeronautical engineer
Tashiro Furukawa's Google Doodle
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Transcript
Today we recognize Purple Day for epilepsy awareness; British dyslexic actor Keira Knightley, quadriplegic American musician Teddy Pendergrass & Thorazine’s FDA approval.
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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:
A Brief History of Antipsychotic Meds
Keira Knightley OBE - Made By Dyslexia Interview
The Teddy & Joan Pendergrass Foundation
About – Purple Day
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate blind guitarist Jeff Healey & Jim Thatcher, who developed the first screen reader. It’s also the 5th anniversary of Netflix’s release of Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020).
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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:
Jeff Healey: The 1989 “See the Light” Interview (Audio)
About Jeff Healey - The Official Jeff Healey Site
Jim Thatcher
Remembering Jim Thatcher, Accessibility Pioneer - TPGi
In Memory of Jim Thatcher – Knowbility
Watch Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution | Netflix Official Site
CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Full Feature | Netflix
James Lebrecht - IMDb
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act | American Experience | PBS
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Transcript
Today we celebrate Deaf American stunt person and speed racer, Kitty O’Neil.
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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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Kitty O’Neil: Fastest woman in the world | Blog | American Masters | PBS
Kitty O'Neil biographical timeline | American Masters | PBS
Kitty O’Neil obituary | US television | The Guardian
Kitty O'Neil's 77th Birthday (Google Doodle)
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Transcript
Today we remember Deafblind American student Helen Siefert.
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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:
Helen Siefert – Distinguished Student Alumni – The New York Institute For Special Education
Life Magazine
Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound