This Crip Life

Teaching With Accommodations is a conversation I had with Amanda Simmons about how they teach students while always keeping in mind how to accommodate students without creating shame.

Living With Nuerodivergnece is a discussion I had with Ricky Pollo. He is a high school physics teacher, drummer, and bipolar.

This is a discussion with three people who live with chronic illness and pain. We talk about how we manage our lives and the frustrations of having a drive our bodies cannot keep up with.

This is part 3 of a discussion I have been having with Vickey Young, a disabled woman who is trying to go to get her accommodations to go to law school and the incredible amount of work she has to do to overcome the obstacles she faces to something that is her rights to have. It is shocking that after nearly 40 years after disabled people have fought to have their rights to an education, it is shocking to hear how much ableism she deals with to get her rights.

n this episode, Vickey Young and I discuss our experiences with doctors and how frustrating it can be when you are knowledgeable about your condition. Still, you need a doctor to help you manage your disability to continue to be a productive disabled person in your community.

Affiliated on Asheville FM. Eric Carring, Habanero, and Priya Ray of DIYabled talk about how we can solve the issue of disabled people participating in their communities so they can go to school, work, have housing, and participate in social activities.

Amanda Harrinauth is a life coach, poet, and fantastic person. I was honored to be able to take some time to get to know her better. As a disabled person who has had to navigate life, she shows us how perseverance and having a positive outlook on life can lead to great things. Besides being a spokesperson for the Special Olympics, most recently Amanda was acknowledged by Joe Biden for her poetry after being told her poetry was not poetry. This episode of This Crip Life is called “I am Amanda!!”

Accommodations are very important when you are disabled.It is the way we are able to have the same equality as non-disabled people. I got together with Vickey for part 2 where and she and I talk about what her personal experiences are right now with the accommodations that are necessary for her to go to law school.

WARNING: Mature language is used in this episode

Accommodations with Vickey (Part 1)
Accommodations are very important when you are disabled.It is the way we are able to same equality as non-disabled people. I got together with Vickey Young and she and I talk about what experiences we have with accommodations with work and education. We did this about a month before Vickey started law school. Part 2 we will talk about what Vickey has to manage to get the accommodations to become lawyer.

I had a Great discussion with Oji Dannelley. Oji is the wheelchair dancer, A mother, and grandmother. She is also a disability activist we talk about a lot of things that we deal with as disabled people. The ableism in that exists in the world of medicine, the lack of accessibility in the world and the negative stigmas associated with different ability tools that disabled people use, and lot more. This was great discussion and when you listen you will understand that disabled people are people!!! 

Please follow Oji Danneiiey on Instagram. She is so funny and has great Reels about disability and living with chronic pain. 

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This episode of This Crip Life is a conversation I had with Chris Blackstone. Chris was born blind. He tells us what that was like growing up. We also talked about some of the techniques he learned growing up. He also talks how important it is to realize when you have ANY disability it does not mean you are not capable. He also talks about housing and shares how he thinks would be a more efficient way of disabled people to get the housing they need.

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This episode of This Crip Life is a talk I had with Freddie Ladner. I met him during the pandemic an we came quickly became friends. Freddie was born with cerebral palsy and we talk about different things he has experienced in his life. Living in group homes, what advocating for others and yourself as a disabled person and yourself is like, and more. Enjoy!!

Universal design is the design of buildings products or environments to make them accessible to all people, Regardless of age, Disability, Or other factors. While curb cuts wheelchair ramps closed captioning an image descriptions are all very important to include people in our communities that wouldn’t be able to without these things when we talk about universal design for learning we still need to think about how we do that without losing the reason it was created. To give disabled people equal Rights to non-disabled people. I do a deep dive into the idea of universal design in education with our favorite deep diver Vickey Young. Listen and learn :)

Even though the ADA was passed 31 years ago accessibility is still a huge problem for disable people. Cassie Wilson is disabled and decided to take action and create accessibility for herself. She created a group called half access and as recently turn it into a nonprofit. It is a resource for venues and their accessibility.

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I was approved for standing wheelchair! Medicare and Medicaid usually don't pay for something like this because they don't consider it medically necessary. I got together with my physical therapist, Barbra Crume, who is specializes in seating and we talked about how people get the equipment they need and why it's so important to be fit for a wheelchair that supports your body.

 In this podcast we also discussed how Barbara worked for one  medical facility that was bought out and they close the Seating Clinic. She decided to continue to do what she does and we're so grateful for that. She decided to continue her work at Mountain Care services. They are a nonprofit Organization that helps people get the equipment they need. please consider donating to them so they continue to do the work that they do. :)
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This episode is a review of the show Special. Special is the first TV show that is written and the main character is played by a disabled person. Ryan O'Connell place the main character Ryan in the show. It is about a young gay White disabled man navigating his way through life. If you haven't seen the show on Netflix you're missing out. It's much more finisher that's just about disability.

 The second part of this podcast is an interview I did with KP Whaley on Asheville FM NewsHour. We talk about the SSI Reformation Act and if this Act becomes a bill how it will help disabled people have a more equity in their communities. 

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Happy Disability Pride Month!! 

In celebration of disability pride Vickey Young and I do a deep dive into the American Disabilities Act (ADA). I wanted to do this with Vickey because she knows a lot about the law and about what rights disabled people really have with the ADA. It's so important for disabled people to know what their rights actually are and it's important for non-disabled people to know about the law and what the rights of disabled people are. When we all learn about the laws and what all of our rights are we begin build communities that are truly inclusive. Listen and learn and remember Disabled People are People!