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Author: Tanenbaum, Karen, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Tanenbaum, Theresa Jean, Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Antle, Alissa
Date created: 2014
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Lovell, Robb, Author: Droumeva, Milena
Date created: 2005
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Muise, Kevin, Author: Tanenbaum, Karen, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Kornfeld, Leora
Date created: 2007
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Muise, Kevin, Author: Tanenbaum, Karen, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Kornfeld, Leora
Date created: 2008
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Jiang, Ying, Author: Droumeva, Milena, Author: Hosseini, Malahat
Date created: 2008
Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Tanenbaum, Karen, Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Muise, Kevin, Author: Mohabbati, Bardia, Author: Corness, Greg, Author: Budd, Jim, Author: Loughin, Thomas M.
Date created: 2009
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Muise, Kevin, Author: Tanenbaum, Karen, Author: Corness, Greg, Author: Mohabbati, Bardia, Author: Budd, Jim
Date created: 2009
Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Kalantari, Leila, Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Newby, Kenneth
Date created: 2004
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Newby, Kenneth, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Evernden, Dale, Author: Droumeva, Milena
Date created: 2004
Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Hatala, Marek, Author: Lovell, Robb, Author: Droumeva, Milena, Author: Antle, Alissa, Author: Evernden, Dale, Author: Bizzocchi, Jim
Date created: 2005
Author: Muise, Kevin, Author: Tanenbaum, Karen, Author: Wakkary, Ron, Author: Hatala, Marek
Date created: 2008
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
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
Rabia Khedr, an activist, consultant, former Human Rights Commissioner and motivational speaker who 'wears many hijabs,' joins Al Etmanski for this Power of Disability conversation. They discuss Rabia's advocacy and policy work within the disability community and the Muslim community; bringing a disability benefit, or basic income, to Canada; as well as the vital importance of having people disabled folks driving systems change.Rabia speaks to the significance of having what she calls a 'hyphenated identity' and how disability is just one facet of people's varied and intersecting experiences and identities. She shares with Al how she is working with the Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities to connect people to Disability Justice principles through spirituality and culture. She also sheds light on what she means when she says, "Being blind, I see things differently.""The range of disabilities, of lived experience, needs to be reflected in the journey — at the table, making the decisions, leading the work." - Rabia KhedrRead the full transcript of this episode: https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/community-engagement/Below-the-Radar/transcripts/rabia-khedr/
Author: Rabia Khedr, Author: Al Etmanski, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Alyha Bardi
Date created: 2021-05-13
Rabia Khedr, an activist, consultant, former Human Rights Commissioner and motivational speaker who 'wears many hijabs,' joins Al Etmanski for this Power of Disability conversation. They discuss Rabia's advocacy and policy work within the disability community and the Muslim community; bringing a disability benefit, or basic income, to Canada; as well as the vital importance of having people disabled folks driving systems change.Rabia speaks to the significance of having what she calls a 'hyphenated identity' and how disability is just one facet of people's varied and intersecting experiences and identities. She shares with Al how she is working with the Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities to connect people to Disability Justice principles through spirituality and culture. She also sheds light on what she means when she says, "Being blind, I see things differently.""The range of disabilities, of lived experience, needs to be reflected in the journey — at the table, making the decisions, leading the work." - Rabia KhedrRead the full transcript of this episode: https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/community-engagement/Below-the-Radar/transcripts/rabia-khedr/
Author: Rabia Khedr, Author: Al Etmanski, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Alyha Bardi
Date created: 2021-05-13