Claiming Disability Podcast

By Erin Kay Founder of Claiming Disability

Erin Noon Kay is the CEO & Founder of Claiming Disability. Erin identifies a "fierce disabled entrepreneurial woman," with Cerebral Palsy. She uses a walker and wheelchair occasionally, but she be... more

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August 26, 2021 Claiming Disability LLC meets Actor/Model/ Advocate Lolo Spencer 🖤
Lolo is a disability lifestyle influencer, a Film Independent Spirit Awards nominated actress, model, public speaker, and content creator with a YouTube channel titled “Sitting Pretty.”
Lolo Sitting Pretty is a series she created to showcase her life as a woman in a wheelchair. Her vlogs showcase a range of topics from disability fashion tutorials, everyday challenges dealing with society, dating, and her new diagnosis journey.
She stars as Tracy Holmes in the John Cassavetes Award Winning film Give Me Liberty The film premiered both at Sundance Film Festival and Festival de Cannes . Her performance was listed as one of the top performances of Sundance Film Festival 2019 by RogerEbert.com.
She has been featured in popular media outlets like CNN , The New Yorker HuffPost BuzzFeed and more.
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1h 18min
April 17, 2021 Claiming Disability Inc. Meets Disabilities Advocate Tylia Flores from Keep on Stomping!
Tylia Flores was born with cerebral palsy. Although her condition has affected her mobility, it has never affected her will and determination to make a difference in the world.
Learn more about Tylia at https://tyliaflores.com/
Original Air Date: 2/14/2020
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59min
March 11, 2021 Tatiana A Lee & Verton Banks & Guest Host Andy Arias Black, Disabled Voices are Powerful in Hollywood!
Tatiana Lee is an award-winning actress, international model and Hollywood influencer. She serves as a Hollywood Inclusion Associate at RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to fight stigmas and advance opportunities so people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community.
Growing up in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Lee felt unseen in popular media – and when she told people of her ambitions to be an actress and model, they laughed.
Notwithstanding, Lee moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. She learned how to harness social media’s power to speak boldly about accessibility and inclusion in mass media, due to the lack of access and opportunities for herself and others with disabilities.
She is the voice behind the Accessible Hollywood brand, which highlights her journey as an actress, model and lifestyle influencer born with Spina Bifida.
She quickly has become a sought-after speaker for brands like Apple, Bank of America, Human Rights Watch and the LA Film Festival, to name a few.
Lee was in one of Apple’s first ad campaigns featuring people with disabilities using Apple’s accessible features and products. Some of Lee’s credits include “Stand Up,” which premieres at Superfest during fall 2020 and “Coffee with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.”
She also has appeared in modeling campaigns for Target, Zappos, Apple and more. She was the 2018 recipient of the Reeves Acting Scholarship from The Christopher & Dana Reeves Foundation for her contribution to further disability inclusion in film and media.
Currently working at RespectAbility, Lee consults on a variety of TV and film projects, conducts training for studios and production companies including NBCUniversal, Netflix and The Walt Disney Company, and assists with RespectAbility’s Lab for Entertainment Professionals with Disabilities.
Verton R. Banks is best known as the diligent medical intern Vernon on the critically acclaimed HBO comedy Getting On starring Laurie Metcalf, Niecy Nash, and Alex Borstein. Verton appeared in 10 episodes over the course of two seasons. Other notable TV appearances include NBC's ER, FX's Married, ABC Family's Mystery Girls and TBS' Ground Floor. Verton is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and a graduate of UCLA . He was recently nominated for an LA Weekly Best Supporting Actor award for his performance as in Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart at The Fountain Theater.
Andy advocates in the entertainment industry by creating visible pathways as an actor and stand-up comedian. As an actor, Andy has had the pleasure of working with Tom Hanks, Mark Ruffalo and Hilary Swank on projects. He is often asked to consult with producers and directors in create greater media visibility of people with disabilities. He has also produced several small projects that have brought attention to persons with disabilities and the LGBTQ to community.
Andy’s expertise extends to Federal government and corporate levels. His goal is to marry his policy work with his work in the entertainment industry to create a systemic lasting change.
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58min
March 11, 2021 Claiming Disability Meets Actually Autistic Actor George Steeves
Sia's new music video featuring Maddie Ziegler just won 2 Golden Globes I thought I'd have a discussion with my friend actor George Steeves who's actually autistic working in the Hollywood industry.
He's pals with Paula Abdul and Anna Faris .George Steeves is known for his work on Saving Paradise and NCIS: Los Angeles @savingparadise NCIS: Los Angeles Anna Faris Paula Abdul [Image Description: A yellow image with actor George Steeves huggindg actress @annafaris Anna with white skin and blonde hair. George in the middle in a model shot in a blue shirt & red tie and brown hair. George is in a black shirt holding artist @paulaabdul in a red dress with the official Claiming Disability Inc podcast cover in purple promoting the upcoming livestream at 1pm cst with Erin CEO and Founder of Claiming Disability Inc in the corner with curly hair and makeup]
#accessibilityforall #actuallyautisticadult #austim #austimawareness #films #hollywood #representationmatters
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1h 8min
March 11, 2021 Women with Cerebral Palsy in the Non-Profit Sector w/ Coordinator of the CP Conference Nicole Luongo
Nicole Luongo is the author of Naked Desires, a poetry book for everyone who is searching for love, delighting in love, or hoping to understand love.
Nicole is also a writer and a disability advocate dedicated to raising awareness for selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), a life-changing surgery for adults and children with cerebral palsy. She’s proud to be the Cerebral Palsy Conference Coordinator and the host of the exclusive companion podcast Cerebral Palsy Conversations.
In 2019, Nicole created the Go Green for CP campaign, and she became the first person ever (this was a solo endeavor) to secure at least one building, landmark, etc. in almost all 50 states to light up in green on National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day (March 25) and on World CP Day (October 6), with lightings in three different countries.
World CP Day was the first to feature her campaign in Cerebral Palsy is Lighting Up the World. Go Green for CP was also featured nationally on ABC6 in Rhode Island, on news station’s websites in different states, and in newspapers around the country.
In addition to being featured on NBC6 Miami, Nicole has been in myriad media including cerebralpalsy.org’s One Woman’s Cerebral Palsy Story Should Encourage Sharing Your Own, DISABILITIES by Daniel J. Vance — the nation’s best-read weekly newspaper column about people with disabilities — Good News Network, the Sun-Sentinel, and more.
Her HuffPost article SDR: Life-Changing Surgery for Cerebral Palsy is referenced on numerous blogs and websites. Her work has also been published in The Mighty, Yahoo, and YooCan. She’s also featured on Feedspot’s “10 Cerebral Palsy Youtube Channels To Follow in 2020.” Nicole has contributed to World CP Day’s blog, and she’s been a member of the World Cerebral Palsy Day Committee since 2016.
Nicole created the What CP Looks Like Facebook page and hashtag #whatCPlookslike to change perceptions, raise awareness for cerebral palsy and give a voice to people thriving with disabilities, many of whom often feel invisible.
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1h 60min
March 11, 2021 Claiming Disability Meets Political Activist and Executive Director Ola Owejumi
Ola graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor’s degree in government and politics. As a student, she founded two nonprofits, the Sacred Hearts Children’s Transplant Foundation and Project ASCEND. These organizations provide college scholarships to low-income students, funding for women's education programs, and distributes teddy bears and books to children awaiting organ transplants across the United States.
As a public speaker, she has worked with MoveOn.org, Planned Parenthood, and Healthcare Voter. Her advocacy topics include equal access to affordable healthcare and opposing the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A young political powerhouse herself, Ola has given speeches alongside politicos such as House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Cory Booker, House Majority Whip Steny Hoyer, Senator Menendez, and more. As a political commentator, she has frequently appeared on PBS and Democracy Now to fight for the rights of women, people of color, and the disabled.
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Ola and her advocacy work have been praised by The Clinton Global Initiative, MTV, Intel, Glamour Magazine, and The Huffington Post. Her writing has also been published by CNN, The Huffington Post, Marie Claire, Glamour, and SELF. In addition, she has served on boards for nonprofits founded by General Colin Powell and musician Lady Gaga. Ola is available for bookings as a writer, speaker, and consultant, specializing in the intersections of gender, race, and disability.
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57min
January 05, 2021 The Entrepreneurial Spirit & Disability w/ Elizabeth Tikoyan CE0 & Founder of the Riley App (Endorsed by Gary Varyernuck)
Riley App
Team GaryVee
Gary Vaynerchuk
Her app was even endorsed by famous entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee @teamgaryvee
We are a global community that empowers one another through personalized connections, paving the way to a more accessible and unstigmatized future.
Within our mobile app we have created an environment of sharing experiences and hardships where we don’t let our disabilities and health conditions define us.
It's not just an app, it's a movement
OUR MOVEMENT
Beyond the Riley App, our movement is to promote a better life by connecting people with similar experiences
Elizabeth Tikoyan FounderCEO
When all her friends were applying to college in their senior year, Elizabeth Tikoyan was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. As her friends were off starting their new journeys, she stayed back to get treatment. Fast forward 7 years and Elizabeth is a recent graduate of the University of Virginia and has founded the Riley App to help people meet others living with the same health condition. The name "Riley" is in honor of a close friend she made while volunteering in the hospital. Riley passed away while waiting for a transplant, but her legacy lives on.
[Image Description: A sea green background with blue bubbles with a gorgeous photo of Elizabeth Tikoyan CEO & Founder of the @rileyapp_ with a black sweater and glasses with her hair pulled back with photos of the Riley app you can download at the @apple store with a picture of Erin Noon Kay CEO & Founder of Claiming Disability Inc with the official Claiming Disability Inc logo]
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54min
January 05, 2021 Disability Representation in the Entertainment Industry with New Talk Show Host Dr. Truett Vaigneur & Director Andy Arias
This past November I did my first movie review of Hulu Thriller 'Run' back in November featuring disabled actress @kierajallen.
Since then there's been some very cool disabled representation in in the movies these days including Christmas Ever After on Lifetime featuring Tony Winning Disabilities Advocate Ali Stroker . For this discussion of disabled representation in Hollywood I need my Hollywood pals to join me this Saturday at 1pm CST for this critical discussion on representation. Join my friends Director/Producer/ @andyswheelz & New York Talk Show host Dr. Truett Vaigneur of Disabilities Redefined with Dr. Vaigneur for this critical discussion
Disabled Representation in the discussion mentioned: Crip Camp Dani's Twins Film Push Girls Sex and the City
[Image Description: A picture of Erin Noon Kay CEO and Founder of Claiming Disability Inc with Dr. Truett Vaigneur from Disabilities Redefined and Andy Arias Director of The Unicorn Closet (Produced by Claiming Disability Inc.) an independent film featured in the Disability Easterseals Challenge.
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1h 16min
January 05, 2021 Tedx Speaker/ Author Jessica Carson of "Wired this Way," *Available on Amazon!
I met Jessica last month at a workshop and we just clicked! As someone who hopes to publish a book herself I am in awe of her ambitious attitude and empathy.
Jessica believes that we as creators do our best work when we use our whole selves to create. This requires us to balance our scales while honoring our unique mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual gifts. This is not a journey of fixing ourselves, but a journey of identifying our greatest potentialities and sharing them through the act of creation. This is not a journey of becoming more or less, but a journey of coming back to our most essential selves. I offer a body of work that empowers creators to develop their capacity for Creative Self-Discovery. Through the process of self-understanding, self-acceptance, and self-care, we can become whole creators who know how to handle our spectacularly complex operating systems.
Buy the book available on Amazon!
Currently:
Director of Innovation at the American Psychological Association (APA)
Expert in Residence at Georgetown University
Yoga, meditation & mindfulness practitioner
Expert Mentor at WeWork Labs
Neuroscience & Psychology Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH)
[Image Description: The top white border has the official TEDx logo on Pearl Street and the official Amazon logo where Jessica Carson book is available. There's a copy of her book Wired This Way in the left corner with a psychological swatch on the cover with a picture of Jessica Carson with a pretty mood ring and strawberry blonde hair in a top deck background. On the bottom half is a picture of CEO and Founder of Claiming Disability Inc Erin Noon Kay with long curly hair and makeup with the official Claiming Disability Inc podcast cover in purple]
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1h 12min
January 04, 2021 Art Activism by Marie D.L.: Changing the Disabled Conversation through Art
Digital Artist, Writer, and Disability Rights Leader Marie D.L.’s Art Activism. Support a disabled artist fighting for constitutional equality and learn a new perspective different from your own.
The r.a.r.e. community is a social media network not connected to any other existing social media platforms, designed for chronic, invisible, mental, or rare disease warriors. It was created by a disabled warrior to be a place for chronically ill or disabled warriors to connect with others who have similar conditions & experiences in a positive environment meant to keep divisive topics out.
Changing the Disabled Conversation through Art
[Image Description: A grey water color border with a thick black border with a white background with splattered black paint in the background with a pink glowing background and Marie in the middle with black hair and black lipstick with a choker with her hair covering her face with beautiful pale skin and a laced tank top there's black speech bubbles with white texts. There's bubbles with her original artwork one has a green/blue background that says its okay to be disabled. Another original piece is a purple hand with long black finger nails holding a crystal ball with green smoke that says you are stronger than you think you are. Another original piece has a skull shaped like a triangle]
CHECK OUT AMAZING WORK!
https://www.rareadvocatesrepresentingeveryone.com/?fbclid=IwAR0JpyJJTG3Nkvn2dxw5w7IYvxx9oXDrRnqLdajBeixvIJH90s6opY8Nx6s
IG: @r.a.r.e.advoc8
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2h 29min

FAQs about Claiming Disability Podcast:

How many episodes does Claiming Disability Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.