Katie Healey, PhD, CPACC

Disability Daily Podcast

History EN ↓ 171 episodes

Discover a new figure or event in disability history each day!

Author

Katie Healey, PhD, CPACC

Category

History

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Latest episode

Feb 28, 2026

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Episodes

January 13: Ottobock Prosthetics founded 13.01.2026

Transcript On this day in 1919, German prosthetics company Ottobock was founded to help wounded soldiers. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excit...

January 12: Andy Pleasants and Dave Stevens 12.01.2026

Transcript Today we celebrate Anderson “Andy” Pleasants (American Deaf and craniofacial difference advocate) and Dave Stevens (American athlete and sports broadcaster born without legs). ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history...

January 11: Charles Dail 11.01.2026

Transcript Today we celebrate Charles Dail, a polio survivor and mayor of San Diego, CA. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this...

January 10: Gunther von Hagens 10.01.2026

Transcript Today we discuss German anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, plastination, and his Body Worlds exhibits. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’...

January 9: Tony Meléndez 09.01.2026

Transcript Today we celebrate Tony Meléndez, renowned guitarist born without arms. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this with y...

January 8: Dr. Stephen Hawking 08.01.2026

Transcript Today we celebrate renowned theoretical physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking, who had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily p...

January 7: Judge Myron Thompson 07.01.2026

Transcript Today we wish a happy birthday to Judge Myron H. Thompson, polio survivor and Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of...

January 6: Tom Luckey 06.01.2026

Transcript Happy Birthday to quadriplegic American architect and sculptor Tom Luckey! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this wit...

January 5: Lucy Gwin 05.01.2026

Transcript Today we celebrate American disability activist Lucy Gwin, founder of Mouth Magazine. --- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to shar...

January 4: Louis Braille 04.01.2026

Transcript Today is World Braille Day, which commemorates the birthday of Louis Braille, a French blind instructor, musician, and inventor of a tactile system for reading and writing. --- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history eac...

January 3: Dr. Jacob Bolotin 03.01.2026

Transcript Today we honor Dr. Jacob Bolotin, who attended Chicago Medical School and is recognized as the first practicing blind physician. --- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a q...

January 2: Jean Little 02.01.2026

Transcript Today we remember celebrated blind Canadian children’s author Jean Little. ------ Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this w...

January 1: Alan Reich 02.01.2026

Transcript Today we honor disability activist Alan Reich on his birthday. ----------------------------------------- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m...

July 26: Americans with Disabilities Act, Guy McElroy & Tanni Grey-Thompson 26.07.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990; paraplegic art historian Guy McElroy; and Welsh Paralympic racer Tanni Grey-Thompson! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each...

July 21: Dr. Kent Cullers & Dr. William Stokoe 22.07.2025

Transcript Today on the Disability Daily Podcast we celebrate blind physicist and astronomer Dr. Kent Cullers and ASL linguist Dr. William Stokoe! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this...

July 22: Tom Olin 22.07.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate dyslexic photojournalist and documentarian of the disability rights movement, Tom Olin! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, a...

July 17: Jimmy Scott 18.07.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate legendary jazz singer with Kallmann syndrome, Jimmy Scott! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share this...

July 16: Dick Thornburgh & Müzeyyen Senar 16.07.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate Pennsylvania governor, U.S. Attorney General, and disability rights lawyer Richard Thornburgh and classical Turkish singer with a stutter Müzeyyen Senar! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history ea...

July 6: Frida Kahlo, Dr. Jacobus tenBroek & Chen Yinke 07.07.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate polio and bus accident survivor and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo; blind lawyer and founder of the National Federation of the Blind Dr. Jacobus tenBroek; and hard of hearing and low-vision Chinese historian Chen Yinke. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recog...

July 5: Gang of 19 Protest & Jeison Aristizábal 06.07.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate the Gang of 19 Protest and Colombian disability rights lawyer with cerebral palsy, Jeison Aristizábal! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick d...

June 12: George Herbert Walker Bush 19.06.2025

Transcript Today we remember U.S. president with Graves’ and Parkinson’s disease, George Herbert Walker Bush. ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m e...

June 11: Javed Abidi 19.06.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate Indian disability rights activist with spina bifida, Javed Abidi! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to shar...

June 10: Averill John Wiley 19.06.2025

Transcript Today we honor Deaf American environmental scientist and bacteriologist Averill John Wiley! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited...

June 9: Michael J. Fox & Dr. Donald J. Kidd 15.06.2025

Transcript Today we celebrate actor and advocate with Parkinson’s disease Michael J. Fox and Deaf geologist Dr. Donald J. Kidd! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily...

June 8: Mary Jane Owen 15.06.2025

Transcript Today we remember blind disability rights advocate and philosopher Mary Jane Owen! ---- Hello and welcome to the Disability Daily Podcast! I’m your host, Katie, and over the past couple years, I’ve worked on a 365-day calendar that recognizes different folks and key moments in disability history each day of the year. I’m turning this into a quick daily podcast, and I’m excited to share...

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