Incluse This! Episode 11: Your Only is My Everything

Episode 11: Your Only is My Everything Wednesday, March 31, 2021 GUEST: Carl Deriso, MS Advocate https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/S1_E11_Your_Only_is_My_Everything.mp3 We celebrate Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month for 31-days each year; however, close to one million people in the United States are living with the effects of this chronic and debilitating disease each day, including our host and…

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Incluse This! Episode 10: Dawnia Marie IS Brightside 365

Episode 10: Dawnia Marie IS Brightside 365 Wednesday, March 24, 2021 GUEST: Dawnia Marie, MS Advocate, and Founder and CEO of Brightside 365 https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/S1_E10_Dawnia_Marie_is_Brightside_365.mp3 March is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating with my very dear friend and fellow MS Warrior, Dawnia Marie. We talk about everything from the pros and cons of…

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Incluse This! Episode 9: It’s a Love-Hate Relationship

Episode 9: It’s a Love-Hate Relationship Wednesday, March 17, 2021 GUEST: Molly Bloom, PhD, Inclusive Design Researcher, Adobe https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/S1_E9_It_s_a_Love-Hate_Relationship.mp3 I’m thrilled to have my very dear friend and colleague, Dr. Molly Bloom, back on the show to explore our relationships with medical providers, in the context of inaccessible structures. How do we, even momentarily, balance…

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Incluse This! Episode 8: Despite the Barriers, There’s Joy

Episode 8: Despite the Barriers, There’s Joy Wednesday, March 10, 2021 GUEST: Stephanie Keeney Parks, PhD Candidate Department of Anthropology | University of California, Los Angeles https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/S1_E8_Despite_the_Barriers_There_s_Joy_Stephanie_Keeney-Parks.mp3 Stephanie Keeney-Parks joins us this week to discuss all things Autism. As a scholar, academic, and researcher, and mother of a son diagnosed with Autism, she shares her…

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Incluse This! Episode 7: Amplifying Voices of Disabled Women

Episode 7: Amplifying Voices of Disabled Women Wednesday, February 24, 2021 GUEST: Alannah Murray https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/S1_E7_Amplifying_Voices_of_Disabled_Women_Alannah_Murray_Final.mp3 Our guest this week is disability advocate and postgraduate researcher, Alannah Murray. She brings insights and experiences from Ireland to our conversation about uplifting the voices of disabled women around the world. We explore the relationship between feminism and disability.…

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Incluse This! Episode 6: Is COVID-19 a Disability?

Episode 6: Is COVID-19 a Disability? Wednesday, February 17, 2021 GUEST: Marjorie Roberts, DBA | Certified Life Coach and Speaker https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/Incluse_This_S1_E6_Is_COVID-19_a_Disability_Dr_Marjorie_Roberts.mp3 In this episode, Dr. Marjorie Roberts shares her personal insights and experiences as a COVID-19 Long Hauler. And we discuss why she’s pushing so hard for COVID-19 to be recognized as a disability. With…

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Incluse This! Episode 5: Will the Cripples Save You?

Episode 5: Will the Cripples Save You? Wednesday, February 10, 2021 GUEST: Charis Hill, Writer, Speaker, Model, Being Charis https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/Incluse_This_S1_E5_Will_the_Cripples_Save_You_Charis_Hill.mp3 Throughout the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the impetus for bringing the term ableism to mainstream conversations. In this episode, Charis Hill and I discuss the messaging we’ve been confronted with, the actions…

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Incluse This! Episode 4: What Disability Community?

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Episode 4: What Disability Community? Wednesday, February 3, 2021 GUEST: Tiffany Yu, Founder of DIVERSABILITY https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/Incluse_This_S1_E4_What_Disability_Community-Tiffany_Yu.mp3 When we think of disability, we often think of the literal definition, which is a medical issue that keeps a person from fully participating in daily activities. And when we think of disability community, we often think of the…

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Incluse This! Episode 3: Words Are Powerful

Episode 3: Words Are Powerful Wednesday, January 27, 2021 GUEST: Jourdan Saunders, MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of The Resource Key https://media.blubrry.com/incluse_this/content.blubrry.com/incluse_this/Incluse_This_S1_E3_Words_Are_Powerful.mp3 How powerful are the words we use? What effect do words have on how we interpret information? In this episode, host Sarah Kirwan and guest Jourdan Saunders, have a down-to-earth conversation about words, words, and…

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