To kick off our Disability Pride series on acquiring disabilities I spoke with Filmmaker and Journalist Taylor Aguilar. We talked about her journey of becoming blind, how society views blind people, and how we navigate the world. Will she take advantage of a potential surgery to correct her vision? Tune in and find out!Want to learn more about Taylor? Check out this documentary about her journey.Like what you hear? Leave a rating/review, subscribe, and support the show to help me make the world a more inclusive, accessible place!

Blaise is back with a life update about his first Seeing Eye Dog Flash. He also shares some news about the Department of Justice issuing a memo rolling back rights for people with disabilities. This comes on the 27 anniversary of the Supreme Court case Olmstead v. L.C. which said disabled people must be allowed to live in the most integrated setting possible..What do you think? Please leave a review and share! Supporting the Blaisin’ Access Podcast allows for disability history to be preserved, a n authentic platform for people to share their story, and the ability to provide accessible content for all!https://buy.stripe.com/8wM16y8nn1hU9ZmeUU

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With March being Women’s History Month Blaise brings us a fun, exciting, and interactive panel on disability representation in the media. Joining Blaise are Tari Hartman Squire, Robin Billups, and Andrea Jennings. Learn more about the awesome work they’re doing to move the needle on media representation and disability through the Lights! Camera! Access! website.

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What does the intersectionality look like between being marginalized as a black person, along with experiencing mental health disabilities? We explore this with Kevin Smith, Director of Mental Health Peer Connection to wrap up our Black History month series. Kevin’s story is one of strength, resilience, and hope. Make sure you rate, review, subscribe, and support the show to keep access alive!

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For the third part of our Black History Month series I talk with my very good friend and mentor Cliff Perez, Systems Advocate with the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley in Troy, NY. We shared various stories throughout our friendship and Disability Rights, along with Cliff talking about his approach to advocacy. Make sure to rate, review, subscribe, and support the show on our website!

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The second part of our Black History Month series highlighting black disabled advocates is Theo Braddy, Executive Director of the National Council on Independent Living. We discuss how Theo acquired his disability, challenges he faced, overcoming obstacles, reversing racism within the movement, and his new book From Shack “to Whitehouse: a Memoir of Four Lives”. Share your thoughts with Blaise and support the show here!

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February is Black History Month. In the first of a four-part series highlighting black disabled people who have made great contributions to the Disabilities Rights Movement, Blaise spoke with Anita Cameron, the founder and Executive Director of We Were There Too, a platform amplifying black disabled voices. Learn more about Anita’s incredible work on Disability Justice issues here in this episode!

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