The JD Dragon Disability Rights Podcast: Exploring how disability and diversity are connected

Aotearoa (New Zealand), the Land of the Long White Cloud.  From movies to the Māori, Lorde, Lamb, Marmite Pizzas,  phenomenal rugby teams, Kiwi birds, a portion of my ancestry and Jacinda Ardern, the embodiment of true leadership. New Zealand has it all. Kathy Dooley is the nations longest-serving Special Needs Principal and she’ll be telling us about her role in the advancement of disab...

Long before Vienna or California, there was another EU (and world) capital which held the title of "home of this show's mega-audience for the longest period of time. That city was Dublin in Ireland and I would like to extend a massive THANK YOU!!! to the people of Dublin for their continued support as Dublin is still home to one of my largest audiences. As someone with an Irish last name the "Exot...

Mir ist schon seit einiger Zeit aufgefallen, dass meine Folgen auf Deutsch eher in Ländern und Regionen gespielt werden, in denen Deutsch nicht  verbreitet ist. Schauen Sie sich das behindertengerechte Kunstprogramm „Atelier Für Alle“ an https://sites.google.com/d/1Hb_fxHMsQe1Vm8Z6OgmNK3fy8Ug01jSG/p/1GIMSR2yY-9WLlQDO-ezWy4OnnWBQdwUK/edit Wenn Sie Fragen zu dieser Folge haben, senden Sie diese...

"the journey of differences" ist ein brandneuer Podcast, der gerade heute ausgestrahlt wurde. Der Moderator Joel (Vanora) Moberg war kürzlich in einer Folge zu sehen und hat nun seinen eigenen Podcast gestartet, in dem er über sein Leben spricht, das Bewusstsein für unsichtbare Behinderungen schärft und gegen Ableismus vorgeht. Wenn Sie diese Show lieben, werden Sie definitiv seine Show lieben. Bi...

"the journey of differences" is a brand new podcast that just that just aired today. The host, Joel (Vanora) Moberg was featured in a recent episode and has now started his own podcast in which he talks about his life, raising awareness about invisible disabilities and tackling ableism. If you love this show then you're definitely going to love his show. Please check out episode 1 using the link b...

Ever since I uploaded my episode about Vienna I've noticed that my most popular audience (the location where my newly released episode's receive the most amount of plays/listens right after I release them) has shifted from the Austrian capital to the "Golden State" of California. I would like to give a massive THANK YOU!!! to my phenomenal Californian audience for your continued enthusiasm and sup...

Ich bemerke schon seit einiger Zeit, dass jedes Mal, wenn ich eine neue Folge veröffentliche, diese zunächst in Wien Österreich populär wird und dass Wien eines meiner größten und engagiertesten Publikum ist. Ich mache diese Folge, um Wien und seine Menschen für ihren anhaltenden Einsatz und ihre Unterstützung zu erreichen und ihnen zu danken. Schauen Sie sich das behindertengerechte Kunstprogramm...

Have you ever wondered what my ultimate goal is? What the dream I’m ultimately hoping to achieve is? Find out by listening to today's episode. Check out the Atelier Für Alle disability-oriented art program: https://www.atelierfuralle.org If you have any questions about this episode, please send them to: atelierfuralle@gmail.com Please leave a review

Today we're joined by Kathi Silva, author of "Extraordinary Experiences: Tales of Special Needs Abroad: A Tales from a Small Planet Book". Her book details the stories of families which have members with disabilities and their lives abroad. In this episode we'll be learning about Kathi's story, what inspired her to write her to write her literary achievement and the plans for the future. Buy the b...

Hast du dich jemals gefragt, was mein ultimatives Ziel ist? Was soll das Endergebnis meiner Arbeit letztendlich ergeben? Finden Sie es heraus, indem Sie sich die heutige Folge anhören. Schauen Sie sich das behindertengerechte Kunstprogramm „Atelier Für Alle“ an https://sites.google.com/d/1Hb_fxHMsQe1Vm8Z6OgmNK3fy8Ug01jSG/p/1GIMSR2yY-9WLlQDO-ezWy4OnnWBQdwUK/edit Wenn Sie Fragen zu dieser Folge habe...

Matt Mello is a member of the ESP team at Campus des Nations in Geneva.  ESP is the school's learning support and special education program and in this episode we're going to learn about the random coincidences which led him down this path and what it has taught him about working with people with disabilities. Listen to my other episodes featuring members of Campus des Nations school communit...

In recent years we've seen two things, an increase in homophobic attitudes and the lack of discussion about "Ableism" aka disability discrimination. Joel Moberg aka "Vanora" is a member of both the disability and LGBTQ+ communities and has undertaken various projects to raise awareness about the rights of both LGBTQ people and people with disabilities. In this episode he and I are going to explore...

Space, the final frontier. A world of potential, wonder, mystery intrigue. Join space engineer Jennifer Wadsworth and I Joshua Downey as we discuss how people with disabilities can join the space race and what possibilities the space tourism industry can create for the disability community. Jen is originally from Yorkshire England and has previously worked for NASA and collaborated with the UK‘s C...

Learn more about BAS and their work here: Learn more about the https://www.ukri.org/our-work/supporting-healthy-research-and-innovation-culture/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/external-advisory-group/ Learn more about other initiatives the UK has undertaken to prepare disability both at home and abroad. Antarctica, the southernmost point on earth has facilitated us since the beginning. Today we‘l...

Today we're joined by Caroline Dittrich and Amalie Larsen of the Youth Forum Switzerland's Changemakers Project. We'll be learning about how their work empowers young people and help's unite young changemakers from all over the world because together we can ensure a brighter tomorrow for everyone. Learn more about the Youth Forum Switzerland’s Changemakers Project here:  https://www.youthforu...

Today I'm joined by Hannah Dodd, Australian Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball champion who is here to talk about her journey to Paralympic glory at the Tokyo 2020 games. If you have any questions for Hannah please contact her via the following links: Facebook: Hannah Dodd Para-athlete Instagram: @quaddy_doddy Learn more about the International Paralympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Para-Sp...

Mit dem Ende der Paralympics 2020 in Tokio ist es nun an der Zeit, uns zu fragen: „Was ist die Zukunft des Para-Sports?“   Ich werde auch meine Gedanken darüber teilen, was Para-Sport und die Paralympics für mich bedeuten. Bitte hinterlassen Sie eine Bewertung und teilen Sie die Show mit Ihrer Familie und Ihren Freunden. Erfahren Sie hier mehr über das Para-Sport-Programm der Commonwealth Games: h...

Today Claire McFarlane, Human Rights Defender and sexual violence expert will explaining how sexual violence affects the disability community. She runs an organisation called “Footsteps to Inspire“ which aims to raise awareness about sexual violence with disability being a major area of focus. Claire is originally from my home state of Queensland in northern Australia but was raised in Johann...

Have you ever wondered how attending high school and university and being a scout with a disability offers you a different perspective on life and it's challenges? Join me and my friend Alex Snow as we discuss just that. Please leave a review and share the show with your family and friends.

Today I'm joined my mother Penny and I my Auntie Nicole. Together we'll explore my aunt's work with the RDAA (Riding for the Disabled Association of Australia), what my mum's first impressions of the disability services were here in Switzerland vs Australia and what raising me has taught her about the potential of people with disabilities. Please leave a review on ITunes and share the show with yo...

Today we’re joined by Mert Akyim, Founder of the International School of Geneva’s Student Anti Discrimination, We’ll be learning about in his home country of Turkey which recently elected it‘s first mayor with a disability and the history of the student anti discrimination committee and it’s future. Hopefully this episode will encourage other students in other schools to take up similar projects....

Heute interviewe ich meine Deutschlehrerin der 12. Klasse, die ursprünglich aus München stammt, darüber, was sie im Unterrichten von Schülern mit Behinderung gelernt hat und was sie zu Behindertenrechten in Deutschland hält. Erfahren Sie hier mehr über Atelier Für All: https://sites.google.com/d/1Hb_fxHMsQe1Vm8Z6OgmNK3fy8Ug01jSG/p/1GIMSR2yY-9WLlQDO-ezWy4OnnWBQdwUK/edit Bitte hinterlassen Sie eine...

Haben Sie sich jemals gefragt, was das Positive an einer Behinderung ist? Von der Fähigkeit, ein höheres Maß an Empathie zu zeigen, bis hin zu der Möglichkeit, die Welt aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen, hier sind einige der positiven Gründe, die ich mir für eine Behinderung ausgedacht habe. Bitte hinterlassen Sie eine Bewertung auf ITunes.

 how can disability act as a unifying banner in the fight against racial injustice? Lets find out. Please leave a review on ITunes.

Today my good friend Francesca Casalino and I will explain how we became passionate disability rights defenders.  We’ll also be talking about how the disability community can have a greater voice on the geopolitical stage in a post-Covid world. Francesca is originally from the eternal city of Rome but nowadays lives in the human rights capital of Geneva and works with a Geneva based organizat...