PWD Allies

By Neil Matheson

PWD Allies: The Best Disability Advocacy Podcast in Canada🍁

Welcome to PWD Allies, your premier source for Canada Disability Benefit updates, guest interviews, and raw talk about disability advocacy... more

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How many episodes does PWD Allies have?

The podcast currently has 301 episodes available.

PWD Allies episodes:

February 27, 2024 S2 Ep. 13 Disability Stories: HEALTH, part 1 | The Disabled in Canada SPEAK OUT
Brent Frain is joined by our panelists to talk about Disability Stories: Health. Keywords: disability poverty, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 26, 2024.
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1h 15min
February 24, 2024 S2 Ep. 12 Cheryl Hardcastle celebrates 100th Episode of PWD Allies podcast
Brent Frain is joined by former Ontario MP Cheryl Hardcastle and other panelists to help celebrate the 100th episode of PWD Allies podcast. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 23, 2024.
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1h 32min
February 20, 2024 S2 Ep. 11 Discussing Ontario's ODSP | Disability Advocacy in Canada
The PWD Allies panelists talk Provincial Disability policy, specifically Ontario ODSP. Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 19, 2024.
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3h 1min
February 13, 2024 S2 Ep. 10 Breaking Down DISABILITY STIGMA Once and For All? | PWD Allies podcast
Brent Frain welcomes Michael Scott to talk about music, poetry, mental health and disability stigma. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 13, 2024.
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1h 5min
February 13, 2024 S2 Ep. 09 PWD Allies Share Disability Legislation Secrets in BC
Part 1 of our look into Provincial Disability Policy focuses on British Columbia government regulation and legislation within its PWD Income Assistance program. Part 2 next week will focus on Ontario and ODSP. Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 12, 2024.
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2h 18min
February 06, 2024 S2 Ep. 08 Disability for DUMMIES, part 4 | PWD Advocacy in Canada
In part 4 of our Disability for DUMMIES series, the panelists will take one last look through a top-15 list of simple truths related to Disability. For a sneak peek at today's final wrap-up, the full Top-15 list is copied here:
1. Moral compass check: any claim that vulnerable & disabled are well taken care of is FALSE.
2. Having a disability is hard.
3. Disability is an added personal expense.
4. A disabled life is worth living.
5. Provincial PWD Shelter Allowance of $375 or $500 per month is discriminatory.
6. Disability income support is an obligation, not charity.
7. Political solutions to disability need to be nuanced
8. Accessibility isn't always accessible
9. Locking your dog inside a hot car is a crime. Putting PWDs in unsafe or unhealthy situations is very bad also.
10. Persons with Disabilities have sex, get over it.
11. Paper straws suck because they don't suck.
12. Metaphorically speaking, pulling a bad tooth is not the same as fixing it.
13. Broken elevators remain very still.
14. Wheelchairs are not optional.
15. Pink unicorns are real (...even though they shouldn't be).
00:00 Intro and "Paper straws suck..."
17:52 PWD dental coverage: What coverage...??
38:24 The metaphorical pulled tooth and a clash of ideologies
52:17 Government tramples over parental rights
1:08:55 MAiD and King Charles' cancer
1:13:04 Broken elevators and slum landlords
1:22:16 BC finance minister Selina Robinson resigns from cabinet
1:29:53 Wheelchairs are not optional
1:43:43 Pink unicorns are not real
1:51:43 Pink unicorns and the PWD bus pass
Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 5, 2024.
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2h 11min
January 31, 2024 S2 Ep. 07 Disability for DUMMIES, part 3 | PWD Advocacy in Canada
In part 3 of our Disability for DUMMIES series, the panelists will be making their way through a top-15 list of simple truths related to Disability. For a sneak peek at today's discussion and what will be talked about in future episodes, the full Top-15 list is copied here:
1. Moral compass check: any claim that vulnerable & disabled are well taken care of is FALSE.
2. Having a disability is hard.
3. Disability is an added personal expense.
4. A disabled life is worth living.
5. Provincial PWD Shelter Allowance of $375 or $500 per month is discriminatory.
6. Disability income support is an obligation, not charity.
7. Political solutions to disability need to be nuanced
8. Accessibility isn't always accessible
9. Locking your dog inside a hot car is a crime. Putting PWDs in unsafe or unhealthy situations is very bad also.
10. Persons with Disabilities have sex, get over it.
11. Paper straws suck because they don't suck.
12. Metaphorically speaking, pulling a bad tooth is not the same as fixing it.
13. Broken elevators remain very still.
14. Wheelchairs are not optional.
15. Pink unicorns are real (...even though they shouldn't be).
Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: January 30, 2024
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2h 41min
January 23, 2024 S2 Ep. 06 Disability for DUMMIES, part 2 | PWD Advocacy in Canada
In part 2 of our Disability for DUMMIES series, the panelists will be making their way through a top-15 list of simple truths related to Disability. For a sneak peek at today's discussion and what will be talked about in future episodes, the full Top-15 list is copied here:
1. Moral compass check: any claim that vulnerable & disabled are well taken care of is FALSE.
2. Having a disability is hard.
3. Disability is an added personal expense.
4. A disabled life is worth living.
5. Provincial PWD Shelter Allowance of $375 or $500 per month is discriminatory.
6. Disability income support is an obligation, not charity.
7. Political solutions to disability need to be nuanced
8. Accessibility isn't always accessible
9. Locking your dog inside a hot car is a crime. Putting PWDs in unsafe or unhealthy situations is very bad also.
10. Persons with Disabilities have sex, get over it.
11. Paper straws suck because they don't suck.
12. Metaphorically speaking, pulling a bad tooth is not the same as fixing it.
13. Broken elevators remain very still.
14. Wheelchairs are not optional.
15. Pink unicorns are real (...even though they shouldn't be).
Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: January 22, 2024.
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2h 45min
January 18, 2024 S2 Ep. 05 Bif Naked EXPOSES WHY BC's Welfare Food Challenge was DISCONTINUED
Brent Frain welcomes Bif Naked on the show to talk about her music, disability advocacy and the Welfare Food Challenge. Keywords: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), legislated poverty, anti-poverty activist, anti-poverty advocate. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: January 18, 2024.
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1h 4min
January 16, 2024 S2 Ep. 04 Disability for DUMMIES, part 1 | PWD Advocacy in Canada
PWD Allies podcast is back for Season 2! We're launching a new series, Disability for DUMMIES. Panelists will be making their way through a top-15 list of simple truths related to Disability. Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: January 15, 2024.
For a sneak peek at today's discussion and what will be talked about in future episodes, the full Top-15 list is copied here:
1. Moral compass check: any claim that vulnerable & disabled are well taken care of is FALSE.
2. Having a disability is hard.
3. Disability is an added personal expense.
4. A disabled life is worth living.
5. Provincial PWD Shelter Allowance of $375 or $500 per month is discriminatory.
6. Disability income support is an obligation, not charity.
7. Political solutions to disability need to be nuanced
8. Accessibility isn't always accessible
9. Locking your dog inside a hot car is a crime. Putting PWDs in unsafe or unhealthy situations is very bad also.
10. Persons with Disabilities have sex, get over it.
11. Paper straws suck because they don't suck.
12. Metaphorically speaking, pulling a bad tooth is not the same as fixing it.
13. Broken elevators remain very still.
14. Wheelchairs are not optional.
15. Pink unicorns are real (...even though they shouldn't be).
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1h 60min

FAQs about PWD Allies:

How many episodes does PWD Allies have?

The podcast currently has 301 episodes available.