Inclusion isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a matter of life or death for countless disabled children and adults. What if the systems meant to support us are actually designed to keep us invisible? This episode unpacks the real history of disability rights, from Judy Heumann’s pivotal activism to the elusive goal of true accessibility. Discover how legal battles like the Section 504 sit-in transformed societal perceptions and the architecture of support that shapes daily life for millions. 

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Music: "Master of the Feast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Timely Viral Event : Mom of Disabled Child Speaking to Ohio Reps About Medicaid Cuts

Dr. Jen Rafferty: The Empowered Educator: Release date Aug 4, 2024

Dr. Jen Rafferty: Instagram

Somatic Studios 

Witch Bitch Thrift

The People’s Coalition of Michigan

Chris and Dave- Instagram

Extra Credit: Watch Crip Camp (free on Netflix YouTube)

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heymann with Kristen Joiner 

Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution by Judith Heumann with Kristen Joiner

Judy Heumann on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah

The Ed Roberts’ Campus article

The Ed Roberts’ Campus video

Big Bad Able-ism: Hockey Douchebro Pushing a Wheelchair Down The Stairs

Interview with Victim/Survivor of Able-Ist Douchebro 

Systemic Big Bad Able-ism: Hockey Douchebro sentenced to probation for pushing a wheelchair down the stairs.

Flinn Scientific Lab Poster: Carol Never Wore Her Safety Goggles

Exploring Name Signs in Deaf Culture: Article and Video

A History of Cross Colors Fashion Legacy (I learned so much from this video!): 

Amazon link: Poster Sometimes Things Explode 

“When we know better we do better.” Maya Angelou said to Oprah

The Pushy Lawyer vs Uber

American Sign Language: Puberty

Sesame Street “Nope” Aliens montage

Sesame Street “Nope” : Aliens Discover a Radio

“Elopment: The Unexpected Workout” T-Shirt on Etsy 

Payton’s Path- Carla Moore- “I wish there was the same viral outrage for the living children with disabilities…” 

New York Community Schools 

LeBron James Family Foundation “I Promise School”

Understanding Michigan’s Medicaid Waiver Programs

Accessible Playgrounds

History of Eugenics in the United States

Michigan Data Center Fight

Play Spark

Petals of Power

Podcast: Screw the Hierarchy by Deborah Falzoy: “One advocate’s story of a pattern of able-ism at work with Emma Farley

Podcast: The Middling

Ninjio 

“Get It in Writing: The Utimate Guide to Your Rights At Work” by: Ryan Stygar

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt

All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything 

The Ed Roberts’ Campus article

The Ed Roberts’ Campus video

Disabled in Action of New York

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Upcoming Film : Being Heumann

Polio

The History of Polio

Section 504 and ADA through the Wrights Law Website

IDEA

Introducing Disability Studies, 2nd Edition

Mental illness, Civil Liberty, and Common Sense. Psychiatric Times. (2018)

Senator Robert Kennedy’s Visit to Willowbrook (scroll down for the video with Senator Robert Kennedy)

1970 - Present : Close the Institutions - Video archive of Geraldo Rivera’s Expose on Willowbrook

Special Olympics: Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Special Olympics: Rosemary and Eunice Kennedy

Starting Special Olympics

Rosemary Kennedy

Spread the Word 

Buzzfeed Accessible Design Fails

Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki