Twenty-First Century Disability

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another enlightening episode of Twenty-First Century Disability, where today, we take a deep dive into a realm that is as inspiring as it is innovative—accessible technology. Join us as we chat with Rob Dotten, the dynamic director of accessibility initiatives at the forefront of the contactless access revolution. Whether you’re an accessibility advocate, a tech innovat...

Send us Fan Mail In this compelling episode of Twenty-First Century Disability, we welcome Dr. Jeff Preston, a distinguished professor of Disability Studies at Western University. Dr. Preston discusses his insightful research on the depiction of mental health issues through the narratives of the Joker character in Batman films and examines themes of mental health and masculinity through the lens o...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features Mr Stuart Mackay, who is currently campaigning to be the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate in Ottawa Centre. He is passionate about his community, and he spoke with us about his passion for more disability rights in Ontario. - Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts about this episode.      Instagram: @21stcenturydisability Facebook: Twent...

Send us Fan Mail The Paralympic Games is an amazing event. However, when they are done these amazing adaptive sports virtually disappear. This episode of Twenty-First Century Disability looks at these parasports from a community, or grassroots level. This episode follows three parasports that are available in Ottawa, Canada. These parasports are powerhockey, wheelchair fencing, and adaptive boxing...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Twenty-First Century Disability discusses the history of the Paralympic Games. Within the episode you will learn about its early beginnings as the Stoke Mandeville Games in Great Britain, to the Paralympic Games that we know and love today.  - Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts about this episode.      Instagram: @21stcenturydisability Facebook:...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Twenty-First Century Disability is a follow up episode to our previous one. It depicts my real life experiences in a complex/ post cute care which began in 2022. This is part two of a two part episode that revolve around the topics of the vulnerable patient. - Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts about this episode.      Instagram: @21stcenturydis...

Send us Fan Mail What is a vulnerable patient? What is it like to be a vulnerable patient in acute care? This episode of Twenty-First Century Disability answers these questions by depicting my real life experiences in acute care in 2021/2022. This is part one of a two part episode that revolve around the topics of the vulnerable patient. - Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts abo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Twenty-First Century Disability, we take a deep dive into the world of occupational therapy. Amanda Sutherland, who is my occupational therapist here at Saint Vincent Bruyère, helps us to understand just how complicated a process it is to purchase a new chair for any patient. As an example we discuss just how many bumps we have had to overcome to get me in my ne...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is the first episode of season two of Twenty-First Century Disability! This episode celebrates March 1st as the International Wheelchair Day by describing the history of the wheelchair from its beginnings to the present day powerchair. This is part one of a two part episode. Part two will be released April 10th, 2024. - Connect with us on social media to share your th...

Send us Fan Mail When someone says the word 'identity', it can mean many different things to many different people. This episode discusses the term as it relates to disability. The topic of disability and identity is too complex to cover in a single episode. Therefore, we will begin with my perspective on the matter. Fear not, this subject will be covered in various other episodes, but t...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Twenty-First Century Disability is a VERY special episode. First, it is the second episode of a series of episodes that focuses on one specific type of disability. The disability which it discusses is Hemiplegia.   Secondly, it is part two, of a two-part episode that is co-hosted by Christian Stylianou. Christian Stylianou is the host of a podcast titled The Disabi...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first-ever episode of a special series where we take more of a deep dive into a particular disability. Within this series of episodes, we will discuss the history of the disability, as well as whether or not there are different types of that disability. We will also chat with someone who either has that particular disability or is knowledgeable about that disability. T...

Send us Fan Mail What does ableism mean to you? The first full-length episode of Twenty-First Century Disability is about this topic. When I think about what frustrates me most is when someone makes assumptions about a disabled person because they are in a wheelchair. That is just one example, though.  Let me know what it means to you in a comment below! - Connect with us on social media to share...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like the life you lead is a full-time job? Many in this world, such as stay-at-home parents, podcasters, and academics, can relate to this idea. I have experience with two out of the three in this list. But some of you may not realize that to many disabled persons, just getting through a day-to-day life requires the same amount of energy as a full-time job. This t...

Send us Fan Mail Special preview episode of 21st Century Disability. Find out all that you can expect to hear while listening to this new and exciting podcast! - Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts about this episode.      Instagram: @21stcenturydisability Facebook: Twenty-First Century Disability Bluesky: @21centdisability.bsky.social TikTok: @21stcenturydisability LinkedIn: Ho...