Audacity Works

Episode 145: One Month as a Wheelchair User- what I learned


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  • Episode 141:  Blame the Snake this is how I ended up in a wheelchair for a month
  • First thing I learned:  everything you do will take 2-4x longer than you're used to 2:30
  • How to request an SSR (special service request) at the airport 4:15
  • My dear friend Alec Stoddard sent me this useful reading of the Air Carrier Access Act, very useful if you are traveling with a mobility aid 9:00
  • Adventures in navigating a familiar city (Galway, Ireland) in a totally unfamiliarly abled body 12:00
  • PSA:  wheeling yourself up a hill in a wheelchair fucking sucks 13:30
  • PSA:  a wheelchair in an Irish pub is extremely disruptive 19:00
  • PSA:  firedoors are heavy as shit 23:00
  • The privilege I experienced as a Disabled wheelchair user, being visibly Disabled rather than invisibly Disabled 26:00
  • Again thanks to the wonderful Alec Stoddard, a document outlining making your online presence more accessible, available to view here  29:00
  • For further resources on increasing inclusivity and access in circus arts, please see this link courtesy of Erin Ball  31:00

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