Disability Daily Podcast

By Katie Healey, PhD, CPACC

Discover a new figure or event in disability history each day!... more

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The podcast currently has 171 episodes available.

Disability Daily Podcast episodes:

March 23, 2025March 21: Kalyn Heffernan, Thomas Meehan, World Down Syndrome Day
Transcript
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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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Street Level Community: Kalyn Heffernan | Season 8 | Episode 4 | PBS
Wheelchair Sports Camp
World Down Syndrome Day
Assume That I Can | Global World Down Syndrome Day 2024 | #EndTheStereotypes
Thomas Meehan: The Horticultural Popularizer - Arnold Arboretum

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
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7min
March 23, 2025March 20: Willie Brown
Transcript
Today we celebrate Willie Brown, a California politician and former Mayor of San Francisco with retinitis pigmentosa.
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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
At 90, California political icon Willie Brown still dominates every room he enters
A Strong Sense of Vision

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
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4min
March 23, 2025March 19: Dr. Peter Radtke
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Today we remember Dr. Peter Radtke -- German actor, playwright, disability advocate, and Romance Language scholar with 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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Talking Germany - Peter Radtke, Author and Actor – DW – 12/01/2014
The Nazi Euthanasia (T-4) Program: Background & Overview

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
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5min
March 20, 2025March 18: Richard Biggs & Seiichi Miyake
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Today we remember Deaf American actor Richard Biggs & Japanese engineer Seiichi Miyake, whose tactile paving increases accessibility for blind folks.
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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Richard Biggs, Television Actor Known for Featured Roles in 'Babylon 5,' 'Days of Our Lives' - LA Times
Tactile Paving Invention: The history of the Tenji Blocks. A Tribute to Seiichi Miyake by NaviLens
Celebrating Seiichi Miyake Doodle

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
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5min
March 20, 2025March 17: Gary Sinise
Transcript
Today we recognize American actor & disability advocate Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump).
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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Gary Sinise on How Playing Lt. Dan in 'Forrest Gump' Changed His Life - Pickler & Ben
Gary Sinise Foundation

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4min
March 20, 2025March 16: Judge David Tatel
Transcript
Today we celebrate blind American civil rights lawyer and federal judge, Dr. David Tatel!
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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Judge David Tatel on Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice
A retired federal judge reflects on going blind and losing faith in the Supreme Court | KALW

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
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5min
March 20, 2025March 15: Harry Dunai (Izrael Deutsch)
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Today we honor Deaf Holocaust survivor Harry Dunai (Izrael Deutsch).
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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Surviving in Silence - Gallaudet University Press
Deaf Victims of Nazi Persecution and the Holocaust
Holocaust | Deaf People and World War II - RIT

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4min
March 20, 2025March 14: Carey Blyton & Simone Biles
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Today we recognize English composer and polio survivor Carey Blyton and American gymnast Simone Biles!
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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
Simone Biles Finds Her Balance
Bravo, Simone Biles, for taking a stand against ADHD stigma
Carey Blyton

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5min
March 19, 2025March 13: Gallaudet's appointment of its first Deaf president in 1988 & Charles Bonnet
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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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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
The Deaf President Now (DPN) Protest - History | Gallaudet University
Charles Bonnet | Texas Woman's University

Song: "It's Kinda Beautiful" by Water Mirrors from Epidemic Sound
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5min
March 13, 2025March 12: 1990 Capitol Crawl, Dr. Tammy Duckworth & Robin Cavendish
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Today we celebrate the Capitol Crawl protest in 1990, double amputee Dr. Tammy Duckworth & British polio survivor Robin Cavendish.
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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!
If you’re committed to learning more about disability and accessibility, please subscribe to the podcast on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and share with friends.
See the Disability Daily Calendar (work on it is always ongoing!)
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Learn more:
In Conversation With Film Producer Jonathan Cavendish & his Mother Diana Cavendish - END POLIO NOW
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Saves the Americans With Disabilities Act—For Now
How the “Capitol Crawl” Galvanized Congress Into Passing a Landmark Civil Rights Bill

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10min

FAQs about Disability Daily Podcast:

How many episodes does Disability Daily Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 171 episodes available.