Connecting Disability to… satire and social commentary with Steven Verdile of The Squeaky Wheel
We are ending the summer in style as we welcome Steven Verdile onto the show today. Steven is a New York City-based designer and writer, but he’s probably best known as the creator of the disability s...
16 Aug 202343min
Connecting Disability to… living a full life with hidden disabilities with Laura Brydges
There’s been a lot more talk lately (in Canada, at least) about the disability community as a political unit. But what happens if your disabilities aren’t considered to be disabilities? Laura Brydges ...
19 Juli 202340min
Connecting Disability to… Paralympic sports, dog training and reinvention with Jess Tuomela
There are so many things to say about this month’s guest. Jess Tuomela is a four-time Paralympian who has worked as a massage therapist and now as a dog trainer, training dogs in scent discriminate tr...
22 Juni 202332min
Connecting Disability to… What you learn when you Look Both Ways with Brooke
What do New York Senator campaigns, sociology and the late Christopher Reeve (a.k.a. Superman) all have in common? Our guest: Brooke Ellison. Brooke is an associate professor at Stony Brook University...
17 Maj 202337min
Connecting Disability to… Disability Pride with Ben Mattlin
Ben Mattlin is one of my favourite writers to read about disability, disability policy and life with disability. His latest book, Disability Pride, describes how the Americans with Disabilities Act (A...
19 Apr 202337min
Connecting disability to... being a sibling
Friends, we have a treat of an episode for you this month! The sibling relationship can be the longest and most complicated relationship in someone’s life. Today, we’re chatting about how disability a...
15 Mars 202338min
Connecting disability to … life as a Black family
"This month, we are celebrating love and remembering Black History Month with Clovis and Sherron Grant. Clovis and Sherron are the co-founders of Sawubona Africentric Circle of Support, an organizatio...
15 Feb 202340min
Connecting Disability to… space travel
Welcome to 2023! We often start a new year with lofty clichés about reaching for the moon or shooting for the stars. But what if that became a reality? Today, we are talking to Denna Lambert. Denna ...
18 Jan 202334min
