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 03, 2025March 1: International Wheelchair Day, Day of Zero Discrimination, Disability Day of Mourning & Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
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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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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:
Disability Day of Mourning
Disability Day of Mourning 2019 - Zoe Gross
Day of Mourning: Affirming the Value of Disabled People’s Lives
Heal Grief
2025 DD Awareness Month: We’re Here All Year! – NACDD
International Wheelchair Day
Zero Discrimination Day is observed each year on 1 March | UNAIDS

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March 03, 2025February 29: Rare Disease Day, Mark Pollock & Dinah Shore
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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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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.
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Learn more:
Mark Pollock
Mark Pollock | Unbroken | Talks at Google
Mark Pollock - Future Takes
Dinah Shore | Jewish Women's Archive
Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark - Baby Its Cold Outside 1949 Ted Dale's Orchestra
Rare Disease Day

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6min
March 01, 2025February 28: Jaime Cruz Juscamaita, Liu Hsia, & Act to Regulate the Claims to Invalid Pensions
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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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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.
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Learn more here:
Jamie Cruz at the UN
Taiwan in Time: Warrior in a wheelchair
Liu's life a victory over misfortune - Taipei Times
Disabled Revolutionary War Veterans and the Construction of Disability in the Early United States, c. 1776–1840

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February 27, 2025February 27: Ethelda Bleibtrey, Quentin Kenihan, Anosmia Awareness Day, Washington vs. Harper
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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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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.
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Learn more:
Quentin Kenihan's YouTube Channel
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
Quentin Kenihan dies suddenly at the age of 43 from a suspected asthma attack
LA Times: Washington vs. Harper (1990)
Splash!: Ethelda Bleibtrey Makes Waves
Ethelda Bleibtrey, the trailblazer for women’s swimming who was arrested due to her swimsuit
About — Anosmia Awareness

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7min
February 27, 2025February 26: Margaret Leighton
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Today we remember British actress Margaret Leighton, who had multiple sclerosis.
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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 about Margaret Leighton:
Margaret Leighton continued acting after MS diagnosis
MARGARET LEIGHTON

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4min
February 26, 2025February 25: Otto Lechner
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Today we wish a happy birthday to blind Austrian accordionist & composer Otto Lechner!
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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 about Otto Lechner:
Once Again, Otto Lechner Makes a Guest Appearance at the JKU Circus of Knowledge | Institute of Applied Statistics
Wien: Otto Lechner, der Zieharmonikerspieler und Komponist
Otto Lechner & Peter Herbert: How Deep Is the Ocean

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4min
February 25, 2025February 24: Bob Kafka & Stella Young
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Today we celebrate disability rights activists Bob Kafka (quadriplegia) and Stella Young (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 about Bob Kafka and Stella Young:
Unleashing the power and diversity of voters with disabilities (Bob Kafka)
Barrier Free Futures Podcast
Stella Young: I'm Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much (TEDx Talk)

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7min
February 24, 2025February 23: Dr. Akshansh Gupta
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Today we wish a happy birthday to Indian scientist with cerebral palsy, Dr. Akshansh Gupta!
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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 about Dr. Akshansh Gupta:
Meet the man who didn't let cerebral palsy win
Scientist with cerebral palsy working on deep learning architecture to ease functioning of differently-abled people | Department Of Science & Technology
DCB Drisya : Invited Lecture by Akshansh Gupta- Bioindica'16

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4min
February 24, 2025February 22: Luis Buñuel & Chuck Baird
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Today we remember deaf Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel and Deaf American artist Chuck Baird!
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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 about Luis Buñuel & Chuck Baird:
Buñuel's "bloody deafness"
An Andalusian Dog (1929) A Short Film by Luis Bunuel
Chuck Baird
Chuck Baird – Deaf Art
Baird, Chuck (Charles) - Deaf Art Collections - InfoGuides at Rochester Institute of Technology

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7min
February 24, 2025February 21: Dr. Barbara Jordan & Fredrick Brennan
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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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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 about Dr. Barbara Jordan & Fredrick Brennan:
Lessons from Barbara Jordan | MS Society
‘My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total.’ | Miller Center
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
Fredrick Brennan

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6min

FAQs about Disability Daily Podcast:

How many episodes does Disability Daily Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 171 episodes available.