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Author: Zhang, Xiao, Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Maestri, Leah, Author: Desjardins, Audrey
Date created: 2012
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Desjardins, Audrey, Author: Hauser, Sabrina, Author: Maestri, Leah
Date created: 2013
Author: Linehan, Connor, Author: Kirman, Ben, Author: Reeves, Stuart, Author: Blythe, Mark, Author: Tanenbaum, Theresa Jean, Author: Desjardins, Audrey, Author: Wakkary, Ron
Date created: 2014
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Desjardins, Audrey, Author: Odom, William, Author: Hauser, Sabrina, Author: Aflatoony, Leila
Date created: 2014
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Schilling, Markus, Author: Dalton, Matthew, Author: Hauser, Sabrina, Author: Desjardins, Audrey, Author: Zhang, Xiao, Author: Lin, Henry
Date created: 2015
Longtime community organizer and social entrepreneur Al Etmanski talks to Am Johal about where the movement for disability justice is headed — with lived experience leading the way. Al speaks to the urgent need for a basic income for people with disabilities, and how to build up a grassroots political movement to advance social change.Al Etmanski is also the host of an upcoming series of Below the Radar, called The Power of Disability. The series will highlight six incredible changemakers with disabilities who are also powerful advocates in the disability community. Al and Am discuss the origins of the series and the importance of shining a light on the often overlooked contributions of people with disabilities.Resources:— Al Etmanski's website: https://aletmanski.com/— The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World by Al Etmanski: https://aletmanski.com/books/#powerofdisability— The Power of Disability Digest: https://aletmanski.com/disability-digest/
Author: Al Etmanski, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-04-15
Al Etmanski interviews Victoria Maxwell, the Bipolar Princess. They discuss the role of art and creativity in the process of change, the dramatic increase in antidepressant prescriptions and the fact that depression is the number one source of disability in the world today. They also speak to the need for universal mental health care. Victoria explains why we need to shift from recovery as a possibility to recovery as an expectation. The podcast ends with Victoria providing the answer to her most recent Psychology Today post, "Is there Love after the Psych Ward?""Recovery shouldn't be a possibility. It should be an expectation." – Victoria Maxwell Read the full transcript of this episode: ABOUT THE SERIESThe Power of Disability is a series of Below the Radar. Host Al Etmanski brings us enlightening conversations, featuring guests with disabilities who have been influential in arts, activism, science, and more. This series is a continuation of the work Al has shared in the book, The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World, which reveals that people with disabilities are the invisible force that has shaped history.
Author: Victoria Maxwell, Author: Al Etmanski, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Alyha Bardi
Date created: 2021-04-22
Lifelong activist and wheelchair user Judy Heumann joins Al Etmanski for this instalment of The Power of Disability. Judy is a powerful advocate in the disability movement both in the US and globally. She and Al talk about her long history of fighting for the rights of disabled people, a part of which is featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. Judy shares stories about significant organizing moments and camaraderie in liberation movements, speaking to the importance for the voices of disabled people to come forward. They also discuss Judy's appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, creating a thriving disability culture, and the changing nature of allyship."It's important to work collaboratively with people, to try to have big dreams, to recognize they may not happen overnight, and to be able to change." - Judy HeumannRead the full transcript of this episode: https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/community-engagement/Below-the-Radar/transcripts/judy-heumann/ABOUT THE SERIESThe Power of Disability is a series of Below the Radar. Host Al Etmanski brings us enlightening conversations, featuring guests with disabilities who have been influential in arts, activism, science, and more. This series is a continuation of the work Al has shared in the book, The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World, which reveals that people with disabilities are the invisible force that has shaped history.
Author: Judy Heumann, Author: Al Etmanski, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Fiorella Pinillos
Date created: 2021-04-29