In today’s episode, I talk to Keah Brown about her writing, growing up disabled with an able bodied twin sister, visibility and intersectionality, get real about learning to be nice to ourselves, not seeing herself as a black disabled woman represented in media, and what Keah plans to do about it.
In this week’s bonus episode we talk about mental health, writing to connect, working remotely as a bridge to employment for some people with disabilities, and what a pain in the ass filing for SS Disability is.
Episode page: http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/2016/6/29/34-the-hill-i-wanna-die-on
Facts About Cerebral Palsy from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/facts.html
Keah on Twitter: @keah_maria
Keah’s Website: http://keahbrown.weebly.com/
My Confidence, My Camera Phone And My Cerebral Palsy for Femsplain: https://femsplain.com/my-confidence-my-camera-phone-and-my-cerebral-palsy-1ae2da685e01#.mq4bvuspg
Disability Representation and the Problem with “Inspiration Porn” for The Toast: http://the-toast.net/2016/04/14/disability-representation-inspiration-porn/
Love, Disability, and Movies for Catapult: https://catapult.co/stories/love-disability-and-movies
The Whitewashing of Disability: Trolls, #DisabilityTooWhite, and The Fight for Proper Representation for The Fem: https://thefemlitmagazine.wordpress.com/2016/05/20/the-whitewashing-of-disability-trolls-disabilitytoowhite-and-the-fight-for-proper-representation-keah-brown/
Featured Episodes:
Episode 27 A Place I’ve Gone for Necessity with S. Leigh Thompson: http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/2016/4/6/27-a-place-ive-gone-for-necessity
Episode 12 A Festive Holiday Episode About Depression with Dior Vargas: http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/2015/12/21/12-a-festive-holiday-episode-about-depression
Anil Dash on Another Round from Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/anotherround/another-round-episode-39-the-betrayer-of-the-patriarchy?utm_term=.su72egVMn#.rmPwx3EaA
