Broadcastability | A Disability Podcast

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In the seventh episode of Broadcastability Season 2, co-hosts Chloë and Isabelle interview Brian Petraits, the Director of Manufacturing at Bosma Enterprises.

Brian discusses his experiences navigating multiple education systems, his experience with internships, and his current work at Bosma Enterprises. Bosma is a social enterprise that both produces medical supplies and provides rehabilitation and training services for individuals who are blind. Brian also shares his advice for disabled students seeking preparing to enter the professional world, emphasizing the importance of work experienc and a diverse skillset.
 
 You can find a screen-reader accessible copy of the transcript HERE

Episode Credits 

Hosts: Chloë Atkins and Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Music: Justin Laurie

Funding Partners: 

We would like to acknowledge the University of Toronto, Scarborough and our community partners, Indie 88, Disability Rights UK, and SORD (Social Research with Deaf People) at the University of Manchester for supporting the production of these podcasts. We would also like to thank our granting agencies, the Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and TechNation for helping us create Season 2 of Broadcastability. 

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Dans ce sixième épisode de la deuxième saison de Broadcastability, les animatrices Chloë et Isabelle échangent avec Brandon Marlière, un chef d’équipe chez APF à Calais. Dans cet épisode, Brandon, qui a été né “avec une jambe beaucoup plus courte que l’autre,” raconte son parcours professionnel, partage ses conseils pour les gestionnaires des employés en situation de handicap, et discute le rôle que jouent les entreprises adaptées dans l’écosystème de l’emploi inclusif.

Vous pouvez trouver une transcription de l’épisode accessible aux lecteurs d’écran ICI

Générique de l'épisode: 

Animatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Réalisatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Monteuse:   Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Art de Couverture: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Transcription: Shane Atienza

Musique: Justin Laurie 

Reconnaissance du financement: 

Nous remercions Scarborough College à l’Université de Toronto et nos partenaires communautaires, la station radio Indie 88, l’association Disability Rights UK, et le projet de recherche SORD à l’Université de Manchester, pour leur aide. Nous tenons également à remercier nos partenaires financiers : le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada et TechNation. 

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In the fifth episode of Broadcastability Season 2, co-hosts Chloë and Isabelle interview Bryn Anderson, a British accessibility specialist. Bryn discusses his experiences growing up with albinism, his unconventional career path, and his current work promoting accessibility. Bryn also shares his advice for disabled workers, for companies looking to promote inclusion, and for governments.

You can find a screen-reader accessible copy of the transcript HERE

Episode Credits 

Hosts: Chloë Atkins and Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Music: Justin Laurie

Funding Partners: 

We would like to acknowledge the University of Toronto, Scarborough and our community partners, Indie 88, Disability Rights UK, and SORD (Social Research with Deaf People) at the University of Manchester for supporting the production of these podcasts. We would also like to thank our granting agencies, the Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and TechNation for helping us create Season 2 of Broadcastability. 

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Dans cet quatrième épisode de la deuxième saison de Broadcastability, les animatrices Chloë et Isabelle échangent avec Laurent Colart, un enseignant de cours pratique pour les conducteurs d’engins de chantier. Laurent habite en Wallonie en Belgique et il a la sclérose en plaques. Durant cet épisode, Laurent raconte sa transition entre entrepreneur et enseignant, ses expériences en tant que personne handicappé que fait travail avec les grosses machines, et ses strategems pour enseigner non seulement le terrassement, mais aussi l’inclusion et l’accessibilité. 

 Vous pouvez trouver une transcription de l’épisode accessible aux lecteurs d’écran ICI
Vous pouvez aussi trouver une version vidéo de l'épisode avec sous-titres ICI 

Générique de l'épisode: 

Animatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Réalisatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Monteuse:   Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Art de Couverture: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Transcription: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Musique: Justin Laurie 

Reconnaissance du financement: 

Nous remercions Scarborough College à l’Université de Toronto et nos partenaires communautaires, la station radio Indie 88, l’association Disability Rights UK, et le projet de recherche SORD à l’Université de Manchester, pour leur aide. Nous tenons également à remercier nos partenaires financiers : le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada et TechNation. 

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*Watch the captioned video HERE
 *Read the accessible transcript HERE
*Listen to Part 1 of Matilda’s story HERE.

In the third episode of Broadcastability Season 2, co-hosts Chloë and Isabelle interview Matilda Feyisayo Ibini, a Nigerian-British playwright and screenwriter. In this episode, Ibini shares her advice for disabled young people who want to go into the arts industry, her ideas for making the arts more inclusive, and her understanding of how narratives shape cultural attitudes and policies - and therefore, how storytelling can be a force for positive change.   Within this framework, she articulates a pressing need to renovate the social imaginary about disability and employment: that disabled individuals can substantively contribute to their communities even though they may require personal or other supports.

Episode Credits 

Hosts: Chloë Atkins and Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Music: Justin Laurie

Image description for photo of Matilda: A smiling person with dark brown skin and black glasses. They have a colourful scarf tied on their head and dark hair in braids. 

 Funding Partners: 

We would like to acknowledge the University of Toronto, Scarborough and our community partners, Indie 88, Disability Rights UK, and SORD (Social Research with Deaf People) at the University of Manchester for supporting the production of these podcasts. We would also like to thank our granting agencies, the Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and TechNation for helping us create Season 2 of Broadcastability. 

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*Watch the captioned video HERE
*Read the accessible transcript HERE

In the second episode of Broadcastability Season 2, co-hosts Chloë and Isabelle interview Matilda Feyisayo Ibini, a Nigerian-British freelance playwright and screenwriter. In this episode, Matilda discusses the importance of health equity, family, culture, narrative and imagination in their own life trajectory!  

Stay tuned for Part 2 of Matilda’s story, coming soon! 

Episode Credits 

Hosts: Chloë Atkins and Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

Music: Justin Laurie

Image description for photo of Matilda: A smiling person with dark brown skin and black glasses. They have a colourful scarf tied on their head and dark hair in braids. 

 Funding Partners: 

We would like to acknowledge the University of Toronto, Scarborough and our community partners, Indie 88, Disability Rights UK, and SORD (Social Research with Deaf People) at the University of Manchester for supporting the production of these podcasts. We would also like to thank our granting agencies, the Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and TechNation for helping us create Season 2 of Broadcastability. 

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Dans cet premier épisode de la deuxième saison de Broadcastability, les animatrices Chloë et Isabelle acceuillent Vincent Léone, expert en technologies. Vincent habite en Belgique et il a une déficience visuelle. Vincent discute de son propre parcours professionel et l’importance du réseautage, ainsi que des opportunités et défis des technologies inclusives.

Vous pouvez trouver une transcription de l’épisode accessible aux lecteurs d’écran ICI.
Vous pouvez aussi trouver une version vidéo de l'épisode avec sous-titres ICI.

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For the first episode of Broadcastability Season Two, hosts Chloë and Isabelle welcome Vincent Léone, a blind tech expert from Belgium. They discuss Vincent’s own career, the importance of networking, and the opportunities and challenges of accessible technology! (Episode in French)

You can find a screenreader-accessible version of the French transcript HERE.
You can also watch a video version of this episode with subtitles HERE.

Générique de l'épisode:

Animatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Réalisatrices: Chloë Atkins et Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Monteuse:   Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Art de Couverture: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Transcription: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Musique: Justin Laurie

Reconnaissance du financement:

Nous remercions Scarborough College à l’Université de Toronto et nos partenaires communautaires, la station radio Indie 88, l’association Disability Rights UK, et le projet de recherche SORD à l’Université de Manchester, pour leur aide. Nous tenons également à remercier nos partenaires financiers : le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada et TechNation.

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In this special episode of Broadcastability, members of the PROUD Project team reflect on what Disability Pride Month means, what the term ‘disability pride’ means, and how the PROUD Project itself supports, reflects, and connects with the concept of Disability Pride.

Episode Credits

 Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

 Cover Art: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

 Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

 Music: Justin Laurie

Funding Partners

We would like to acknowledge the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto Scarborough and our podcast partner Easter Seals Canada for supporting the production of these podcasts.  We would also like to thank our funding partners the Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Centre for Global Disability Studies, TechNation, and the Catherine and Fredrik Eaton Charitable Foundation for helping us create Broadcastability. 

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 For the eighth and final episode of Broadcastability Season 1, the PROUD Project team interviewed Kasey Aiello, a Patient Experience Liaison with Alberta Health Services. This episode discusses the importance of peer support, the benefits of flexibility at work, and the impact of funding programs.

Pour le huitième épisode de la première saison de Broadcastability, l'équipe du Projet PROUD discute avec Kasey Aiello, une intermédiaire pour l’expérience du patient chez le service de santé de l’Alberta. Cet épisode aborde, entre autres, l’importance des pairs, les avantages de la flexibilité au travail et l’impact des programmes de financement.

Episode Credits

Recording: Ahad Alingary

 Editing: Ahad Alingary and Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

 Cover Art: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

 Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon 

 Music: Justin Laurie

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*Read the accessible transcript HERE

In the seventh episode of Broadcastability, team member and Easter Seals Canada employee Jessica Geboers sat down with the President and CEO of Easter Seals Canada, Dave Starrett, and with Hayley Redmond, a client and employee of Easter Seals Newfoundland. They discussed what the organization is, what it does, and the impacts it has on the lives of Canadians living with disabilities!

Episode Credits

Interviews: Jessica Geboers

Editing: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Cover Art: Ahad Alingary

Transcript: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon

Music: Justin Laurie

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