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Disability Daily PodcastJanuary 27: Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant & Seán Mac DiarmadaTranscript
Today we recognize legally blind Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant and polio survivor Seán Mac Diarmada!
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2026-01-2704 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 26: Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton & Robby NovakTranscript
Today we celebrate musician Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton and YouTuber "Kid President" Robby Novak, who has osteogenesis imperfecta.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2026-01-2604 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 25: Alexis Hillyard & Molly HolzschlagTranscript
Today we wish a happy birthday to YouTube chef with limb difference Alexis Hillyard and "Fairy Godmother of the Web" Molly Holzschlag with aplastic anemia.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2026-01-2505 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 22: Blind Willie JohnsonTranscript
Today we remember American gospel blues musician Blind Willie Johnson.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2026-01-2207 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 21: Gaelynn LeaTranscript
Today we wish a happy birthday to Gaelynn Lea, American folk musician and disability advocate with osteogenesis imperfecta born January 21, 1984.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2026-01-2104 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 20: Nicholas SaundersonTranscript
Today we recognize blind English mathematician and educator Nicolas Saunderson.
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2026-01-2004 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 11: Charles DailTranscript
Today we celebrate Charles Dail, a polio survivor and mayor of San Diego, CA.
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2026-01-1103 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 5: Lucy GwinTranscript
Today we celebrate American disability activist Lucy Gwin, founder of Mouth Magazine.
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2026-01-0504 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 4: Louis BrailleTranscript
Today is World Braille Day, which commemorates the birthday of Louis Braille, a French blind instructor, musician, and inventor of a tactile system for reading and writing.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2026-01-0405 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 3: Dr. Jacob BolotinTranscript
Today we honor Dr. Jacob Bolotin, who attended Chicago Medical School and is recognized as the first practicing blind physician.
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2026-01-0304 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 2: Jean LittleTranscript
Today we remember celebrated blind Canadian children’s author Jean Little.
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2026-01-0204 minDisability Daily PodcastJanuary 1: Alan ReichTranscript
Today we honor disability activist Alan Reich on his birthday.
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2026-01-0204 minDisability Daily PodcastMay 2: Buck v. Bell (1927)Transcript
Today we acknowledge the eugenic legacy of Buck v. Bell (1927), a U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the forced sterilization of people deemed unfit to reproduce.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-05-0706 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 29: Michela Alioto-PierTranscript
Today we celebrate Michela Alioto-Pier, a paraplegic American politician and disability rights advocate.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-05-0403 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 28: Section 504 regulations signed (1977)Transcript
Today we celebrate the conclusion of the Section 504 Sit-Ins on this day in 1977!
Be sure to listen to the April 5 episode for additional context first.
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2025-05-0403 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 27: Not Dead Yet founded (1996)Transcript
Today we remember the founding of Not Dead Yet, an American disability rights group started by Diane Coleman that opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-05-0403 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 26: Madge Bester & Sammy SkobelTranscript
Today we remember South African disability rights advocate with osteogenesis imperfecta Madge Bester and blind American roller derby skater Sammy Skobel.
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2025-04-2905 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 25: Dr. David Eagleman & Reinette L'OranaiseTranscript
Today we celebrate neuroscientist and sensory substitution pioneer Dr. David Eagleman and blind Jewish-Algerian singer and musician Reinette L'Oranaise.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-04-2904 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 24: Zofia Nasierowska & Apple GabrielTranscript
Today we honor Polish photographer with visual impairment Zofia Nasierowska and Jamaican reggae singer and polio survivor Apple Gabriel!
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2025-04-2605 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 23: Jean-Dominique Bauby & Dr. Zina WeygandTranscript
Today we recognize French author with locked-in syndrome Jean-Dominique Bauby & French blind historian Dr. Zina Weygand.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-04-2604 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 22: Easterseals founded in 1919Transcript
Today we celebrate the founding of Easterseals in 1919.
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2025-04-2603 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 21: Mary Rogers Miller & James LangevinTranscript
Today we celebrate hard of hearing naturalist Mary Rogers Miller & quadriplegic politician James Langevin.
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2025-04-2605 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 20: Hope LewellenTranscript
Today we celebrate American amputee Paralympic athlete Hope Lewellen!
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2025-04-2402 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 19: Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan & Erastus "Deaf" SmithTranscript
Today we remember British-American scientist with ALS, Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan, and Texas Revolution scout, Erastus "Deaf" Smith.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-04-2405 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 18: Dr. Ilya KaminskyTranscript
Today we celebrate Deaf Ukrainian-American poet Dr. Ilya Kaminsky.
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2025-04-1903 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 17: Chavela VargasTranscript
Today we celebrate Costa Rican-born Mexican ranchera singer and polio survivor Chavela Vargas!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-04-1903 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 16: Sir Frank Williams & Arthur VerneyTranscript
Today we remember British tetraplegic Formula One pioneer Sir Frank Williams & British deaf advocate with spina bifida Arthur Verney.
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2025-04-1805 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 15: American Sign Language Day & Leonhard EulerTranscript
Today we celebrate American Sign Language Day, the founding of the American School for the Deaf in 1817, and blind mathematician Leonhard Euler.
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2025-04-1805 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 14: Linda Bove’s debut on Sesame Street in 1971Transcript
Today we celebrate the anniversary of Deaf actor Linda Bove’s debut on Sesame Street in 1971.
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2025-04-1503 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 13: Stephen HeywoodTranscript
Today we honor American architect with ALS Stephen Heywood who inspired the development of PatientsLikeMe.
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2025-04-1503 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 12: William Harry Davis, Sr.Transcript
Today we remember American civil rights activist, boxing coach & polio survivor William Harry Davis, Sr.
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2025-04-1503 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 11: Robert WeitbrechtTranscript
Today we celebrate deaf physicist, engineer, & co-inventor of the teletypewriter, Robert Weitbrecht!
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2025-04-1204 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 10: David Harbour & Joseph PulitzerTranscript
Today we celebrate actor David Harbour with bipolar disorder & blind newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer.
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2025-04-1205 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 9: Charles Proteus SteinmetzTranscript
Today we celebrate Polish-American mathematician, inventor & electrical engineer with dwarfism, Charles Proteus Steinmetz!
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2025-04-0904 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 8: Serge Kovaleski, José Álvares de Azevedo & Gallaudet University's Charter DayTranscript
Today we celebrate Pulitzer-prize winning journalist with arthrogryposis, Serge Kovaleski, blind teacher José Álvares de Azevedo, and the founding of Gallaudet University for the Deaf and hard of hearing in 1864.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-04-0806 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 7: Kitty Cone & Francis Ford CoppolaTranscript
Today we honor disability rights activist with muscular dystrophy Kitty Cone & polio survivor and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
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2025-04-0706 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 6: Farida Bedwei & Lauren RidloffTranscript
Today we celebrate Ghanaian software engineer with cerebral palsy, Farida Bedwei, and Deaf actor, Lauren Ridloff!
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2025-04-0704 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 5: 504 Sit-In anniversary, Dr. James Carlyle Marsters & Alex FridmanTranscript
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the start to the 504 Sit-In (1977), Deaf orthodontist and TTY inventor Dr. James Carlyle Marsters & Israeli disability rights activist with muscular dystrophy, Alex Fridman.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-04-0510 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 4: Dr. Maya Angelou & Johanna LuchtTranscript
Today we honor poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou & Deaf NASA engineer Johanna Lucht!
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2025-04-0405 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 3: Dr. Jane Goodall & the first Little People of America ConventionTranscript
Today we celebrate Dr. Jane Goodall, who has prosopagnosia (face blindness) & the anniversary of the first Little People of America Convention in 1957.
*Note: This episode briefly mentions a historical organization in whose title contains the M-word. Today, this is a highly offensive slur against people with dwarfism to be avoided entirely. It was, however, a term used to distinguish particular medical traits from others with short stature. Words have power, and their uses and connotations change over time. Please listen–and speak–with care.
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2025-04-0305 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 2: World Autism Acceptance Day & Dr. Thomas Rhodes ArmitageTranscript
Today we celebrate World Autism Acceptance Day & blind British physician, Dr. Thomas Rhodes Armitage.
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2025-04-0204 minDisability Daily PodcastApril 1: Dr. John Bongiovanni, Dr. Alicia Wooten, Salimat Kekalova & Dame Jean MacnamaraTranscript
Happy Birthday blind American urologist Dr. John Bongiovanni, Deaf American biologist Dr. Alicia Wooten, Salimat Kekalova and Azerbaijani brand Kekalove Adaptive & Australian polio expert Dame Jean Macnamara.
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2025-04-0106 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 31: Claudia Gordon & Imani BarbarinTranscript
Today we celebrate Deaf lawyer Claudia Gordon and disability activist with cerebral palsy, Imani Barbarin!
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2025-03-3105 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 30: Marlee Matlin's Oscar win, Vincent van Gogh, Francisco Goya & Clifford BeersTranscript
Today we celebrate Deaf actor Marlee Matlin’s Oscar win, disabled artists Vincent van Gogh & Francisco Goya, and mental health advocate Clifford Beers.
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2025-03-3009 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 29: Elsie Stecker, Lee Kitchens & Niels Bank-MikkelsenTranscript
Today we celebrate White House Certified Deaf Interpreter Elsie Stecker; Little People of America president Lee Kitchens, & champion of folks with intellectual disabilities, Niels Bank-Mikkelsen!
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-03-2907 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 28: Chelsie HillTranscript
Today we celebrate paraplegic professional wheelchair dancer Chelsie Hill.
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2025-03-2903 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 27: Alice Wong, Elsie MacGill & Tashiro FurukawaTranscript
Today we celebrate Alice Wong, American disability activist; Canadian polio survivor & engineer Elsie MacGill; & Tashiro Furukawa, Japanese teacher of the deaf & blind.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-03-2706 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 26: Purple Day, Keira Knightley, Teddy Pendergrass & ThorazineTranscript
Today we recognize Purple Day for epilepsy awareness; British dyslexic actor Keira Knightley, quadriplegic American musician Teddy Pendergrass & Thorazine’s FDA approval.
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-03-2706 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 25: Jeff Healey, Jim Thatcher & Crip CampTranscript
Today we celebrate blind guitarist Jeff Healey & Jim Thatcher, who developed the first screen reader. It’s also the 5th anniversary of Netflix’s release of Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020).
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Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with you!
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2025-03-2606 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 24: Kitty O'NeilTranscript
Today we celebrate Deaf American stunt person and speed racer, Kitty O’Neil.
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2025-03-2505 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 23: Helen SiefertTranscript
Today we remember Deafblind American student Helen Siefert.
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2025-03-2402 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 22: Neil Harbisson’s Eyeborg & Albert LinTranscript
Today we explore colorblind Spanish artist Neil Harbisson’s Eyeborg and celebrate American amputee explorer Albert Lin.
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2025-03-2404 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 21: Kalyn Heffernan, Thomas Meehan, World Down Syndrome DayTranscript
Today we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day and the birthdays of disability rights activist and musician Kalyn Heffernan and deaf botanist Thomas Meehan.
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2025-03-2306 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 20: Willie BrownTranscript
Today we celebrate Willie Brown, a California politician and former Mayor of San Francisco with retinitis pigmentosa.
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2025-03-2303 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 19: Dr. Peter RadtkeTranscript
Today we remember Dr. Peter Radtke -- German actor, playwright, disability advocate, and Romance Language scholar with osteogenesis imperfecta.
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2025-03-2304 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 18: Richard Biggs & Seiichi MiyakeTranscript
Today we remember Deaf American actor Richard Biggs & Japanese engineer Seiichi Miyake, whose tactile paving increases accessibility for blind folks.
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2025-03-2004 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 17: Gary SiniseTranscript
Today we recognize American actor & disability advocate Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump).
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2025-03-2003 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 16: Judge David TatelTranscript
Today we celebrate blind American civil rights lawyer and federal judge, Dr. David Tatel!
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2025-03-2004 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 15: Harry Dunai (Izrael Deutsch)Transcript
Today we honor Deaf Holocaust survivor Harry Dunai (Izrael Deutsch).
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2025-03-2003 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 14: Carey Blyton & Simone BilesTranscript
Today we recognize English composer and polio survivor Carey Blyton and American gymnast Simone Biles!
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2025-03-2005 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 13: Gallaudet's appointment of its first Deaf president in 1988 & Charles BonnetTranscript
Today we remember I. King Jordan’s appointment as the first Deaf president of Gallaudet University in 1988 and Deaf Swiss naturalist Charles Bonnet.
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2025-03-1904 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 12: 1990 Capitol Crawl, Dr. Tammy Duckworth & Robin CavendishTranscript
Today we celebrate the Capitol Crawl protest in 1990, double amputee Dr. Tammy Duckworth & British polio survivor Robin Cavendish.
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2025-03-1309 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 11: George TeegardenTranscript
Today we celebrate American Deaf author, poet & teacher George Teegarden.
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2025-03-1103 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 10: Dr. Wu Lien-teh & Theresa DucharmeTranscript
Today we remember Canadian disability rights activist Theresa Ducharme and Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist Dr. Wu Lien-teh.
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2025-03-1106 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 9: Eşref ArmağanTranscript
Today we celebrate blind Turkish artist Eşref Armağan!
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2025-03-1103 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 8: Lesli JacobsTranscript
Today we examine the case of Lesli Jacobs, born with congenital rubella syndrome, whose parents’ wrongful birth case raises important questions around disability rights, reproductive choice & medical ethics.
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2025-03-1004 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 7: Harriet Tubman & Caroline GoodingTranscript
Today we celebrate Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman, who had epilepsy, and British disability rights lawyer Caroline Gooding.
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2025-03-1005 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 6: Lorenza Böttner, start of Deaf President Now protest, Alexander Graham Bell’s marriage address; ADAPT’s Hollywood Walk of Shame protestTranscript
Today we remember Lorenza Böttner, a transgender Chilean-German artist without arms; Alexander Graham Bell’s address to Deaf students at Gallaudet University warning against intermarriage between deaf individuals in 1891; the start of the Deaf President Now protest in 1988; and the ADAPT’s Hollywood Walk of Shame protest in 1988.
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2025-03-1007 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 5: Dr. Lex Frieden & Dr. Chuzo OkudaTranscript
Today we recognize quadriplegic American disability rights advocate Dr. Lex Frieden and Dr. Chuzo Okuda, the first deaf Japanese person to receive a doctorate.
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2025-03-0804 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 4: Cheryl Marie WadeTranscript
Today we honor disability activist, writer, and performer Cheryl Marie Wade, who had rheumatoid arthritis and used a wheelchair.
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2025-03-0703 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 3: Chen Chieh-ju & Bernard MorinTranscript
Today we celebrate Taiwanese disability rights activist Chen Chieh-ju & blind French mathematician Bernard Morin.
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2025-03-0703 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 2: Bedřich SmetanaTranscript
Today we recognize deafened Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.
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2025-03-0704 minDisability Daily PodcastMarch 1: International Wheelchair Day, Day of Zero Discrimination, Disability Day of Mourning & Developmental Disabilities Awareness MonthTranscript
Today we observe International Wheelchair Day, Day of Zero Discrimination, & Disability Day of Mourning, and kick off Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month!
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2025-03-0305 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 29: Rare Disease Day, Mark Pollock & Dinah ShoreTranscript
Today we observe Rare Disease Day and recognize blind and paralyzed athlete and explorer Mark Pollock and polio survivor, singer & actress Dinah Shore!
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2025-03-0305 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 28: Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Liu Hsia, & Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid PensionsTranscript
Today we recognize Peruvian disability activist Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Taiwanese author Liu Hsia, and the 1793 Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions.
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2025-03-0105 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 27: Ethelda Bleibtrey, Quentin Kenihan, Anosmia Awareness Day, Washington vs. HarperTranscript
Today we celebrate American polio survivor and Olympic swimmer Ethelda Bleibtrey and Australian disability rights activist and actor with osteogenesis imperfecta Quentin Kenihan. We recognize Anosmia Awareness Day and the anniversary of the Washington vs. Harper decision.
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2025-02-2706 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 26: Margaret LeightonTranscript
Today we remember British actress Margaret Leighton, who had multiple sclerosis.
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2025-02-2703 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 25: Otto LechnerTranscript
Today we wish a happy birthday to blind Austrian accordionist & composer Otto Lechner!
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2025-02-2603 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 24: Bob Kafka & Stella YoungTranscript
Today we celebrate disability rights activists Bob Kafka (quadriplegia) and Stella Young (osteogenesis imperfecta)!
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2025-02-2506 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 23: Dr. Akshansh GuptaTranscript
Today we wish a happy birthday to Indian scientist with cerebral palsy, Dr. Akshansh Gupta!
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2025-02-2403 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 22: Luis Buñuel & Chuck BairdTranscript
Today we remember deaf Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel and Deaf American artist Chuck Baird!
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2025-02-2406 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 21: Dr. Barbara Jordan & Fredrick BrennanTranscript
Today we celebrate Dr. Barbara Jordan, an American civil rights leader with multiple sclerosis and Fredrick Brennan, an American software developer with osteogenesis imperfecta.
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2025-02-2405 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 20: Greta Vardanyan & Michelle KonkolyTranscript
Today we recognize Armenian Paralympian powerlifter & alpine skiier Greta Vardanyan and American Paralympian swimmer & doctor Michelle Konkoly!
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2025-02-2204 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 19: Maryanne "Moe" KellerTranscript
Today we celebrate Maryanne "Moe" Keller, American teacher and interpreter of the Deaf and former politician from Colorado.
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2025-02-2103 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 18: Brian Keith McDonaldTranscript
Today we wish a happy birthday to dyslexic American screenwriter, director, teacher, and author Brian Keith McDonald, born February 18, 1965.
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2025-02-2104 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 17: Rene RussoTranscript
Today we wish a happy birthday to bipolar American actress and model Rene Russo.
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2025-02-1803 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 16: Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf & Dumb and the BlindTranscript
Today we remember the founding of the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind in 1857.
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2025-02-1805 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 15: GalileoTranscript
Today we celebrate Italian astronomer, physicist, and inventor Galileo Galilei, who went blind later in life.
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2025-02-1805 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 14: James E. Hanger's artificial leg patent & Lionel AldridgeTranscript
Today is the anniversary of amputee James E. Hanger's Patent No. 111,741 for his “Improvement in Artificial Legs" & NFL champion and mental health advocate Lionel Aldridge's birthday!
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2025-02-1508 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 13: Robert Finley & Wingy ManoneTranscript
Today we celebrate blind blues & soul singer-songwriter Robert Finley and one-armed jazz trumpeter & singer Wingy Manone.
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2025-02-1405 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 12: Ray Kurzweil & Abraham LincolnTranscript
Today we celebrate assistive technology pioneer Ray Kurzweil and President Abraham Lincoln.
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2025-02-1308 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 11: Thomas EdisonTranscript
Today we remember American inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator Thomas Edison.
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2025-02-1106 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 10: Christine GriffinTranscript
Today we celebrate American lawyer and disability rights advocate Christine Griffin!
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2025-02-1006 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 9: Rick CardenasTranscript
Today we remember quadriplegic disability rights activist Rick Cardenas.
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2025-02-0904 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 8: Elizabeth BishopTranscript
Today we celebrate Elizabeth Bishop, Pulitzer-prize winning American author and poet with chronic and severe asthma and eczema.
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2025-02-0905 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 7: Dr. Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Dr. George Andree & Barbara TurnbullTranscript
Today we celebrate autistic advocate Dr. Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Deaf dentist Dr. George Andree, and quadriplegic journalist Barbara Turnbull.
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2025-02-0806 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 6: James H. ScheuerTranscript
Today we remember 13-term New York congressperson and polio survivor James H. Scheuer.
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2025-02-0802 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 5: Sean Forbes & John CallahanTranscript
Today we celebrate Deaf American hip hop artist Sean Forbes and quadriplegic American cartoonist John Callahan!
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2025-02-0707 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 4: Rebecca Alexander & Nkosi JohnsonTranscript
We wish a happy birthday to Deafblind American psychotherapist Rebecca Alexander and South African HIV/AIDS advocate Nkosi Johnson!
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2025-02-0505 minDisability Daily PodcastFebruary 3: Tim CranmerTranscript
Today we celebrate blind American inventor Tim Cranmer.
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2025-02-0404 min