Disability After Dark

For episode 262 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with The Rainbow OT, Dev Neu. We talk a lot about whether or not they feel they have a disability, we talk about anxiety and professionalism in the OT field, how their queerness and non-binary identity impacts their Occupational Therapy Practice and so much more! One of my favorites! Enjoy! You can follow Dev’s work here: https://linktr.ee/thera...

SURPRISE! For International Podcast Day, I’m releasing a bonus episode! I sit down with Tylia Flores as we talk about her brand Stomping on CP. She explains why she wanted to make a brand around CP to stomp out stigma, why she became a volunteer firefighter to ensure disabled people had access to help in emergencies, flirting with Cerebral Palsy and more. Enjoy! Follow Tylia’s work here: https://l...

On episode 261, I sit down with Victoria Jenkins from Unhidden Clothing. We talk about her journey building an inclusive fashion brand, her journey becoming disabled herself, how we can be more inclusive in the fashion world + so much more! Enjoy! You can follow Victoria’s journey with Unhidden Clothing & more: https://linktr.ee/VictoriaAnnStudio Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-m...

On episode 260, I sit down with Dante Bailey; a black man with Cerebral Palsy and a speech impediment. We talk about how people treat him because of his speech impediment, why he does actually have all the swagger in the universe, being black and disabled in America + a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow Dante Bailey here: https://www.instagram.com/d_wheelz_b_fly/ Apply now to be on Disability...

On episode 259, I sit down with Kellen Prouse, and we talk about being diagnosed with MS at 25. We talk about his transitions, how MS culture can be full of toxic positivity, pissing yourself in a coffee shop, how MS impacts intimacy and sex, cannabis and MS + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Kellen’s blog here: www.wheelsandred.com or on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/prouska/ Apply...

To celebrate 5 years of Disability After Dark, and because we won Outstanding Adult Series recently, I wanted to drop a bonus episode with adult porn star Papa Loboso. We explore what would happen if he became disabled. He shares some of the ableism he’s had to work through around pity and wanting to help, gut reactions around disability and more! We talk about how being a performer might change o...

On episode 258 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with Speech Language Pathologist & sex educator Laura Wolford from The SPICE Institute all about speech language pathology, and why speech language pathologists need to talk about sex. I make several jokes about swallowing. We talk about Laura’s own journey with whether or not she is disabled and so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Laura Wolf...

On this brand new series on the Disability After Dark feed, Cripology, I shine a bright light on our disabled past by looking at disabled history, something that I am fascinated by. On this episode, we look at the connection between the fairy and changeling folklore and disability. In this first episode, I explore the fact that certain disabilities were often understood as changelings or fairies....

On episode 257 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with disabled children’s author Sam Van Alstyne. She tells us all about why she wanted to write her children’s book, “Hi, I’m Sam” for the children in her family AND she even gives us a live reading of the book itself! She talks about her relationship with her mom, we talk about our relationships to caregivers, living in a group home and so much...

On episode 256 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with my colleague and friend Dr. Nadine Thornhill about her experiences being black and having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. She talks about how she had to be the “perfect black person” and how she was told she wasn’t trying hard enough whilst navigating ADHD pre-diagnosis + so much more! Enjoy! You can follow Dr. Nadine Thornhill her...

On episode 255 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with Gabriela Salgado as she shares her experience of adult summer camp with the Association of Horizons. We talk about how her experiences at camp make her feel free, and make her feel like, for one week, she isn’t physically disabled. She tells us how dating has been a nightmare for her as a disabled person, how she flipped the switch to live h...

On episode 254, I sit down with Kyle Romano of the Dis/Ableist Network as we chat about contracting Bacterial Meningitis, wanting to be a human burrito, touch and intimacy, living life as a quad amputee, body image, masculinity, disability, virginity + so much more. This episode is jam packed just like a burrito. Enjoy this one! You can follow Kyle’s work at www.disableist.org or on Insta @disable...

On this very special bonus episode of the show, I sit down with two 14-year olds, Lilly & Aaron who have siblings with disabilities. They share with me how their relationships with their siblings are awesome and different, but also totally the same as any other brother and sisters. They school me all about ableism and how they see that affecting their siblings. They talk about how they wish so...

On episode 253 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with disabled art historian Josefien Cornette from Belgium as we explore their experience with fibular hemimelia. Josefien shares how she has learned to handle disability disclosure. From here, we talk about disability representation in art history; Josefien shares her thoughts on this, we talk about knowing there are other disabled artists than...

On episode 252 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with one of my porn crushes; hot, ginger porn star & escort Seamus O’Reilly as we explore what would happen if he became a wheelchair user. We talk about how his thoughts of independence might change, how his sex acts might be different, and how he’d have to approach conversations differently. He also shares his first sexual experience with a...

Welcome back to the podcast within Disability After Dark, The Handicast! On this episode, Heather and Andrew are excited to talk more about Handi’s first sex toy The Handi Joystick, and introduce you to two people who tested the prototype for us, Nathan and Rachel. Nathan shares with us how he thinks that a toy like this will help so many people around the world + Rachel shares that when using the...

On episode 251 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with my longtime friend and theatre maker Debbie Patterson. We talk about her experiences of Multiple Sclerosis, going from Temporarily Able-Bodied to a wheelchair user. We also chat about our new theatre project Access Me all about queerness, access, sex and disability + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Debbie’s work on her Theatre Company’s...

On episode 250 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with my new friend with Cerebral Palsy; social worker and self-proclaimed benefits policy lover, Kathleen Downes. We talk about the shitty benefit system in the United States, the disability community and our internal struggles with each other. Kathleen shares her journey with catheters and the joys of lots of people seeing her naked and not in t...

On this bonus episode of Disability After Dark, I sit down with my podcast pals Cripple Threat Podcast and we explore the 1986 campy, horror classic The Fly to determine if it is a film about disability. Anthony, Jamie and I discuss things about the body, illness, disability and pregnancy + so much more. Enjoy! You can support Cripple Threat Podcast wherever you pod, or follow them on social media...

On episode 249 of Disability After Dark, I have a second sit down with my friend Anthony Michael Lopez to talk about his experiences on his new operatic streaming show Desert In, playing a disabled character who isn’t struggling with just being disabled. We also touch on his disabled childhood, disability grief, disability in the media and so much more. I loved sitting down with my friend again, a...

In episode 248, I sit down with my new friend Rebecca Alexander who is a psychotherapist out of NYC living with Usher Syndrome. Rebecca shines a bright light on her experience of going deaf-blind, how she is perceived as a disabled practitioner, the grief and loss of disability for her, why deaf-blind sex is better than hearing sex and so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Rebecca on her website: re...

WE HAVE DISABILITY AFTER DARK MERCH! WOO! My lovely friends at TeePublic help me set it up, and I can't wait to share it with you. Click on this link to check out the new merch with our slogan "Shining A Bright Light on Disability Stories" in stylized purple font. https://www.teepublic.com/stores/disability-after-dark/hoodie?ref_id=23680 Wooo! Pick up your Disability After Dark Merch today! xo And...

On episode 247 of Disability After Dark, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Youtuber and co-creator of The Try Guys, Zach Kornfeld. We talk about his experiences living with chronic pain and his condition Ankylosing Spondylitis. We talk about how his experience have impacted his content creation, his relationships with the other Try Guys, and we explore whether or not Zach sees himself as dis...

In episode 246, I sit down with my new friend Jojo as we explore Jojo’s experiences of being a wheelchair user, having Spina Bifida, being hella queer and being asexual. We talk about Jojo’s journey realizing that Jojo was asexual, why Jojo enjoys coming out, the “rocky” coming out as disabled journey, navigating disabled childhood, feeling like Jojo was in the way + so much more. Enjoy! You can f...

In episode 245 of Disability After Dark, we look at the darker parts of disability and this week we explore Ableism Crimes Part 2 and the murder of Gemma Hayter. The Wine and Crime gals and I explore her level of disability, failures of the social system to support her, and the circumstances that led to her murder and death. It is important that we shine a light on these issues and crimes against...