Disability After Dark

Episode Notes In Episode 218, I got to hang out with one of my all time favorite kinksters, Pup Amp.  He is a co-host of the wildly popular Youtube Channel “Watts The Safeword”, as well as the podcast “Watts Your Safeword”.  Today I talk with him about why I am a puppy as a disabled person, and what that means and looks like.  We also explore how to make Pup Play more accessible; Pup Amp shares wi...

Episode Notes On this episode of The Handicast, Heather and Drew tackle disability representation in the media.  We invite our friend and Handi supporter Bianka Farmakis, an associate producer for Australian media site 9Honey, to explore how we can make media better for disabled people.  We talk about sex & disability in the media, we explore the Sia controversy & Bianka offers tips for re...

Episode Notes In Episode 217, I got the honour of sitting down with an icon & pioneer in the Disability Rights Movement, Judy Heumann. She is an internationally known figure in the disability community; she has written books, been featured in award winning documentaries (watch Crip Camp!) and has helped disability rights become what they are today. In our 45 minute chat we talk about growing u...

Episode Notes The Handicast “What’s it like to come out? As disabled, as queer, as trans? Do you remember your ‘coming out’ journey? How did it feel?  On this episode of The Handicast, we talk to team members and Handi Book contributors Julian Gavino and Dandy Doodlez.   Both Julian and Dandy share their experiences of coming out.   Julian talk about his experiences being trans and disabled, while...

Episode Notes Bonus Episode! I am so excited about my new podcast network Wheels on The Ground Network and some of the amazing podcasts that will come out of it. One of those is of course Crip Times: A Podcast Series hosted by Kayla, Yousef and Kristina. To kick them off, I thought I would share their very first episode with you now, so you can get a taste for it. Here's what their episode is abou...

Episode Notes In episode 216, I sit down with the cohosts of the Daddy Issues podcast, Race Cooper and Matt Fuller as we explore what would happen if they became disabled tomorrow. They share with us how each of them came to understand disability, how their lives would change regarding both their jobs if they became disabled, and I let them ask questions to me about disability + so much more! Enjo...

On this episode 8 of The Handicast, Heather and I introduce you to one of our team members and friends Anita Brown-Major who is an Occupational Therapist who specializes in helping elderly and disabled folks talk about and access sexuality as a part of Occupational Therapy. This was so very important because we very rarely hear from OTs wanting to talk about sex, so having a full on convo with Ani...

Episode Notes In episode 215, I sit down with my new friend Taylor as we explore their out of this world origin story. We talk about their experiences with CVS, scoliosis, gender identity and disability and a whole lot more. You won’t wanna miss this one! Pre-order The Handi Book of Love, Lust and Disability: https://thatshandi.co/collections/pre-order You can get 50% off almost any item in store...

Episode Notes In episode 214, we do another episode of Seasonal Sex Tips & Crips, diving into Fall again! This time we look at whether things like cozy hayrides, candle making, rummaging through old bookstores are actually accessible, and I give suggestions for a disability themed Halloween party, as well as why a “Halloweekend vibe” could be really accessible for folks. Enjoy!!!! Pre-order Th...

Episode Notes In episode 213, I sit down with Minh Le Getty as we talk about her experiences with Cerebral Palsy, growing up with 10 adopted siblings, how a surgery negatively impacted her life, why it was frowned upon to grow up disabled in Hong Kong and so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Minh Le on Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/minh_le_getty/ Pre-order The Handi Book of Love, Lust and Dis...

Episode Notes In episode 212, I sit down with my new friend Malakai Strong, as we explore what it’s like to be black, trans, disabled and living his best life! We talk about our connections to Cerebral Palsy, feeling not disabled enough, needing help with everything while transitioning and a whole lot more! Enjoy! You can follow Malakai on Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/mr_strongwheeld/ OR on...

Episode Notes In episode 211, I sit down with my new friend Autumn, as we explore what it’s like to be a 15 year old sophomore with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. We talk about the inaccessibility of high school lunch tables, sleepovers, bad Personal Care Attendants in the classroom and so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Autumn on Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/itsss.autumn.here/ You can get 50% o...

Episode Notes In this episode of Quarantine & Chill, I sit down with Marissa Giblin who shares with us how her experience with fibromyalgia and gastroparesis have been affected by Covid-19. She also shares that having family members who don’t take it as seriously has put on a strain on their relationships. You can follow Marissa at www.marissagiblin.com If you want to be on a Quarantine &...

Episode Notes In episode 210, I sit down with my new friend Darren Hoffmann, an anatomist & Assistant Professor at The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. We chat about the disabled body and anatomy, we explore how Professor Hoffmann teaches physicians, and what he can learn about ableism, and I let him ask me questions about my disabled body + so much more! You can follow Darren Ho...

Episode Notes INTRODUCING THE WHEELS ON THE GROUND PODCAST NETWORK.

Episode Notes In episode 209, I sit down with my new friend Maggie Winston. We chat about how we’re both “a lot fucking crippled”, we talk about her experience becoming disabled, what it feels like to build care relationships with Personal Attendants and feel like a burden, professionalism as a disabled person, being catfished as a disabled person, being a disabled mom and so much more. Enjoy this...

Episode Notes We are so excited to let you know that after 6 months of work with disabled contributors, team members and artists, our book The Handi Book of Love, Lust and Disability is available for pre-order! On this episode of the Handicast, I invite team member and contributor Katy Venables back on the show to discuss why the book is so groundbreaking, what it was like as both a contributor an...

Episode Notes In this episode of Quarantine and Chill, it might be my most flirtatious yet, as I sit down with returning guest, Mike Matlock. He has one of the sexiest voices and I sit down with him to discuss his experiences during the pandemic as someone with SMA. We talk about all that and go off on a million tangents during this fun, flirty hour of Quarantine and Chill Part 23. Enjoy! Be sure...

Episode Notes In this episode of Disability After Dark, I sit down with TripleXTransMan Trip Richards. He is one of the sexiest men in porn at the moment, and I sit down with him to discuss his thoughts on the correlations between trans identity and the disabled identity, we talk about masculinity, disability and trans bodies, and we even consider if a strap on is in fact an assistive device Lots...

Episode Notes In this episode of Disability After Dark, I sit down with Intersectional Birth Worker, Amy Miller. We have a really fascinating chat about what being both a disabled parent and a disabled birth worker are like. She shares that people and doctors said she should terminate her pregnancy and how ableist that was. She shares how her disability impacted her career path, and how caring for...

Episode Notes In this Quarantine & Chill, I invite my friend Ryann Kress, who is a disabled health care practitioner to talk about her experiences as a disabled person and as someone in healthcare during the pandemic. We talk a lot about the need for healthcare reform, Ryann hammers home for us the importance of social distancing for immunocompromised and disabled people and so much more. Foll...

Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with Mr. Fox, who wanted to come on the show and talk about his experiences being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and what that has been like for him over the past few years. He shares his experience of feeling like fibro is being "stuck on high" all the time, we talk about how his anger and grief over becoming disabled affected his friendships, and how his f...

Episode Notes In episode 6 of The Handicast, Heather and I take a deep dive into sex tech with the host of the Future of Sex Podcast, Bryony Cole. We explore whether or not sex tech is all robots and VR (and how VR can be an accessibility tool), we talk about voice activation toys and whether they would be accessible, but most importantly we look at how sex tech will not replace intimacy and touch...

In this episode of Quarantine & Chill, I invite my friend and differently abled queer senior, Lezlie Lee Kam back on to explain her experiences as a queer senior person during Covid19, and how her differently-abled identity plays a role in all that. We have a frank conversation about isolation, constipation, loneliness, etc. She shares what scares her the most about Covid19 as a queer differen...

Episode Notes In this episode, I invite repeat guest Amin Lakhani back on the show! In this third appearance, we dive into a discussion around the progression of his disability, CMT, and how that has affected him physically, mentally and even sexually. We also explore why he went from Dating Coach on Wheels to Comedian with Disabilities, and what that has been like for him. Then we discuss feeling...