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Pigeonhole Podcast 23: Thomas Reid and DIY podcasting
Listen to this post: Thomas Reid’s podcast, Reid My Mind Radio, is one of my faves, so it’s my huge honor and pleasure to have him on my show. Please also check out the Disability Visibility Podcast episode 52 where Thomas and Prince Bri of Power Not Pity talked to Alice Wong about their work…
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Ah, disabled and mundane
Listen to this post: I had the great privilege of being able to fly to a conference recently to talk about the perils of non-disabled people interpreting disability through their own lens. Imagine my delight when I happened across the page in Delta’s magazine where a different celebrity in each issue lists out their travel…
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Pigeonhole Podcast 19: Alice Wong on Good Radio Voices
Listen to this post: [The podcast audio is at the bottom of the page.] This is a rebroadcast of a 2017 episode exploring the ableism behind deciding which voices are good enough to be on radio and which aren’t. Chenjerai Kumanyika wrote a beautiful manifesto about the effect of code-switching on him as he tried…
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Access in Media
Listen to this post: I’m delighted to report that I’m talking to more and more filmmakers and podcasters interested in adding access to their work because it seems exciting, engaging, and equitable, not just to be compliant with federal laws. Even cooler, there’s more content available created by disabled people. This work demonstrates their ideas…
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Pigeonhole Podcast 15: The Disabled Caregiver
Listen to this post: A story of culture, chronic illness, disability, love, and rye bread. Nancy Sanchez gives a glimpse into the many layers of ableism in her life, from being called a faker as a child to people saying that caring for her sick father later in life was making her too sick to…