We talk right arm upper amputee with Melanie Waldman.
As an advocate for disability rights and overall inclusion, Melanie's history & career include presenting her connection(s)—as a woman with both physical and non-apparent disabilities—to a wide range of audiences. She's a 3-time Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Winner, an adaptive yoga teacher, professional speaker, and works as on-air talent in adaptive fashion at QVC. In 2025, she launched her podcast platform "Disability Reality Media", which she's taken to Sundance, Tribeca, and Reelabilities. Artists she's interviewed include Gerard Butler, Steve Way, Rose Byrne, Marissa Bode, Jillian Mercado, and more! While political advocacy was never on her intentional professional path, one of the highlights of the last year included working with the AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities). Melanie participated in the "Disability Power on the Hill Day", speaking on raising the income asset limit for people with disabilities (among many other proposed bills and topics). Nothing means more to Melanie than her work, along with her community, as she truly connects with the notion that we are stronger together.
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