Claiming Disability Podcast

Today let's chat with Disability Rights Icon Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins @jkclegacy on the #Anniversary of the Historical Disability Rights Protest the Capitol Crawl of 1990! Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins has spent her life fighting for her right to live a normal life; in school, on the public transit system, and on the steps of the United States Capital building. At age two, she was diagnosed with a cond...

TW: Includes Discussion of Netflix's Dahmer Series DAHMER-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story just joined Stranger Things Season 4 and Squid Games in surpassing the billion-hour mark in viewing time, making it one of the most watched series on Netflix. The first installment of the anthology series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan is only the third title to hit that milestone in just 60 days, and the...

Paris Barclay is one of television's most successful and honored directors. Throughout his illustrious career in television, Paris has directed over160 episodes of television, including episodes of NYPD BLUE, ER, THE WEST WING, LOST, THE GOOD WIFE, CSI, SONS OF ANARCHY, HOUSE, GLEE, IN TREATMENT, SCANDAL, EMPIRE, PITCH and STATION 19. He won two Emmy Awards for his direction of NYPD BLUE and has r...

Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. Created in 2013 and launched in 2014, the challenge gives filmmakers – with and without disabilities – the opportunity to collaborate to tell unique stories that showcase disability in its many forms, inviting aspiring storytellers to creatively write, produce, and complete short films. It is a week-long filmmaking contest, open to all, that provides a platfo...

The films we will be discussing are: -This Lonely Life Written and Directed by Zach Mecham from @zachofalltrades.media in partnership with Claiming Disability LLC -Couples Therapy Produced by Melanie Rivera Waldman Associate Producer Samantha Mannis Directed by Melanie Rivera Waldman Cast: @crutches_and_spice @thesteveway & additional -Extra Special Written and Directed by Luke Turell starring And...

For people with disabilities or those living at higher weights, everyday trips to new places, such as the theater or a dinner with friends, are often preceded by fear of the unknown and hours of online reconnaissance to determine whether or not a place is able to accommodate non-average bodies. To prevent the awkward or embarrassing situations that arise when a place is “not a good fit,” people wa...

Our mission is to promote equal access to emotional living: We are proud to be now available on Appstore  specially with the Guidelines that labels dating app as a saturated category and that Nolu was recognized as being more than a “dating app” . Nolu’s greater mission is addressing the needs of an underserved and deserving community.  Apple acknowledged that Nolu provides “a unique, hi...

Steve is a 30 year old substitute teacher by day and stand up comedian by night. He was born with Muscular Dystrophy and is an advocate for disability awareness. Steve performs stand up in the NJ/NY area, motivational speeches around the country, and is the co-creator and star of the web series Uplifting Dystrophy. He can be seen in the Hulu show Ramy. Steve has been performing stand up for over 8...

Jim LeBrecht, Director/Producer Jim LeBrecht has over 35 years of experience as a film and theater sound designer and mixer, author and disability rights activist. Jim began his career in theater, working as the resident sound designer at the Berkeley Repertory Theater for 10 years. His film credits include The Island President, The Waiting Room, The Kill Team and Audry and Daisy. A complete list...

Time to celebrate the ultimate #blackexcellence✊🏾 #disabledblackexcellence the smooth, motivated, passionate Emmy Winning Keith Jones @dasoultoucha who just received an Emmy for his outstanding music & lyrics in the #Netflix award winning documentary "Rising Phoenix" Keith and I first connected over our shared passion of disabled advocacy & badass #DisabilityActivism merch. KEITH the Boston-base...

Lolo is a disability lifestyle influencer, a Film Independent Spirit Awards nominated actress, model, public speaker, and content creator with a YouTube channel titled “Sitting Pretty.” Lolo Sitting Pretty is a series she created to showcase her life as a woman in a wheelchair. Her vlogs showcase a range of topics from disability fashion tutorials, everyday challenges dealing with society, dating,...

Tatiana Lee is an award-winning actress, international model and Hollywood influencer. She serves as a Hollywood Inclusion Associate at RespectAbility, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to fight stigmas and advance opportunities so people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of community. Growing up in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Lee felt unseen in popular media – and when...

Sia's new music video featuring Maddie Ziegler just won 2 Golden Globes I thought I'd have a discussion with my friend actor George Steeves who's actually autistic working in the Hollywood industry. He's pals with Paula Abdul and Anna Faris .George Steeves is known for his work on Saving Paradise and NCIS: Los Angeles @savingparadise NCIS: Los Angeles Anna Faris Paula Abdul [Image Description: A y...

Nicole Luongo is the author of Naked Desires, a poetry book for everyone who is searching for love, delighting in love, or hoping to understand love. Nicole is also a writer and a disability advocate dedicated to raising awareness for selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), a life-changing surgery for adults and children with cerebral palsy. She’s proud to be the Cerebral Palsy Conference Coordinator an...

Ola graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor’s degree in government and politics. As a student, she founded two nonprofits, the Sacred Hearts Children’s Transplant Foundation and Project ASCEND.  These organizations provide college scholarships to low-income students, funding for women's education programs, and distributes teddy bears and books to children awaiting o...

Riley App Team GaryVee Gary Vaynerchuk Her app was even endorsed by famous entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee @teamgaryvee We are a global community that empowers one another through personalized connections, paving the way to a more accessible and unstigmatized future. Within our mobile app we have created an environment of sharing experiences and hardships where we don’t let our disabilities...

This past November I did my first movie review of Hulu Thriller 'Run' back in November featuring disabled actress @kierajallen.   Since then there's been some very cool disabled representation in in the movies these days including Christmas Ever After on Lifetime featuring Tony Winning Disabilities Advocate Ali Stroker . For this discussion of disabled representation in Hollywood I need...

I met Jessica last month at a workshop and we just clicked! As someone who hopes to publish a book herself I am in awe of her ambitious attitude and empathy. Jessica believes that we as creators do our best work when we use our whole selves to create. This requires us to balance our scales while honoring our unique mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual gifts. This is not a journey of fixing o...

Digital Artist, Writer, and Disability Rights Leader Marie D.L.’s Art Activism. Support a disabled artist fighting for constitutional equality and learn a new perspective different from your own. The r.a.r.e. community is a social media network not connected to any other existing social media platforms, designed for chronic, invisible, mental, or rare disease warriors. It was created by a disabled...

Learn More at https://thatshandi.co/pages/register-interest Handi was founded by disability consultant and activist Andrew Gurza and innovation strategist Heather Morrison from a simple and shocking fact: hundreds of millions of people around the world can’t masturbate due to hand limitations (pain, immobility, lack of dexterity, weakness etc). In fact, our research showed that over 50% of physica...

A candid discussion on voting, women in local, grassroots politics, & Disabled Voters with special guests Christina Blackcloud 2020 State Representative Iowa House District 72 AMBER GUSTAFSON Founder: Grassfed Yoga | Alumni: Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication | Former: Iowa Chapter Leader Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America | Current: Graduate Student, Master of Arts in Commun...