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

Marthese Mugliette is the President of the Malta Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities, Malta's national umbrella organisation for the disability community consisting of 38 member orgainisations and has previously collaborated with the CRPD, Agenzija Sapport, the University of Malta and TVM (national public broadcaster). Today she'll be telling us about the federation's history...

Ben Mattlin is an author, journalist and essayist who has both Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Ultracerative Colitis. He's the author of the book "Disability Pride: Dispatches From A Post-ADA World" and he also wrote the article "Opinion: The embarrassing realities of living with an invisible disability" which was published by CNN. Today he'll be telling us his story. Check...

Dr. Deidre O'Connor is an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Disability Subgroup at the University College Dublin in Dublin Ireland. Today she'll be telling us about the subgroup's work. Learn more about University College Dublin's Disability Subgroup by checking out their website via the link below: https://www.ucd.ie/equality/groups/disabilitysub-group/ We mentioned the "A...

Yasmine Sadri works as the Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) at the International School of Geneva (Ecolint) in Geneva Switzerland She has undertaken many initiatives to make educational institutions more inclusive for students with disabilities in the US, Belgium and Switzerland. We met at the "Youth Forum Switzerland 2023" in Zug Switzerland. If you have...

For me the disability rights movement is both a social and an educational movement. Please feel free leave a review of this show. If you have any questions about this episode please send them to: atelierfuralle@gmail.com

Dr. Jennifer Holloway is the Director of "All Special Kids" (ASK), a Geneva-based nonprofit which supports children with disabilities and their families. Today she'll be telling us about the organization's work. Francesca Casalino previously worked for ASK. you can learn more about her story by listening to the interview I did with her: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboar...

Robin Tim Weis is the "Director of International Affairs" at "Zero Project", an organization based in Vienna Austria dedicated to making sure that people with disabilities face no barriers in their everyday lives. The organization has collaborated with over 600 organizations  in over 120 countries on various awareness-raising initiatives. Learn more about "Zero Project" here https://zeroproje...

Milan Šveřepa is the director of "Inclusion Europe", an umbrella organization consisting of a number of European NGOs which support people with intellectual disabilities. He previously served as co-chair of the "European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) between 2017-2020. Today he'll be telling us about various initiatives "Inclusion Europe" has under...

Jenny Moberg is a board member and lead for inclusion at the International School of Geneva (Ecolint) in Geneva Switzerland. Today she'll be telling us about her work and the challenges of being an expat with a son who has a disability. Learn more about her son's story here: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1dubu0 Learn more about her son's podcast here: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1g...

Kristina Sprenger arbeitet für den Liechtensteiner Behindertenverband, eine Organisation mit Sitz in Schaan Liechtenstein. Heute erzählt sie uns, wie die Organisation Menschen mit Behinderungen in Liechtenstein unterstützt. Wenn Sie mehr über die Arbeit des Vereins erfahren möchten, besuchen Sie bitte die Website des Vereins über den unten stehenden Link: https://www.lbv.li/ Sie können gerne eine...

Today we share our stories of growing up with disabilities. If you have any questions about today's episode feel free to contact: atelierfuralle@gmail.com

Patrick Ettenes originally comes from Barbados, famous for rum, Rihanna and being the only place George Washington visited outside of the present day United States. He has Dementia and has dedicated his life to raising awareness about the condition in addition to supporting people who have it.

Today I responding to a question one of my listeners from Canada asked me about how many listeners tune in on a regular basis. If you guys would like to send me questions, please do so. Currently I cannot directly respond to voice messages with exception of those sent by other podcasters using "Anchor".  If you would like to contact me directly, please email: atelierfuralle@gmail.com 

Yuval Mironi was diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 12. Ever since his recovery he's been dedicated to raising awareness and sharing his story. Check out his discord server here: https://discord.gg/KcpKEMM4zy

Gail Debono is the President of the Malta Chamber of Psychologists and a forensic psychologist working at Malta's only prison in Lija. Today she'll be telling us about her work. Learn more about the Malta Chamber of Psychologists here: https://www.mcp.org.mt/ If you have any questions about today's episode please send them to: atelierfuralle@gmail.com Please leave a review of this show.

Welcome to 2023. I recently traveled to both Las Vegas and Chicago and I've been thinking about a lot of things since I returned. If you have any questions regarding this show, feel free to send them to: atelierfuralle@gmail.com

David Silva is the son of author Kathi Silva and has spent his life living in a variety of countries including Ecuador, Venezuela, Uruguay and South Africa. He's currently studying in the Netherlands. Today he'll telling us about what it was like growing up with autism, the challenges he faced due to due to cultural attitudes surrounding disability and what initiatives he's undertaken to raise awa...

My show has been played 2,348 since I uploaded my first episode back in November 2019 and I've noticed that an I've received an increasingly large number of listeners in India which is now my largest audience in Asia. I have listeners in: Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu Rajasthan Maharashtra Punjab West Bengal I just want to thank my audience in India for their continued support. If you're from India an...

Today Mario Gerada will be telling us about "Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship". If you have any questions about this episode please send them to: atelierfuralle@gmail.com Please leave a review of this show.

I've received news that Malta has been my largest audience this year and I just want to say THANK YOU!!! Malta's my favourite country in the world for number of reasons and what's even more surprising is that I only received my first Maltese audiences from Sliema around 28 April 2022. Currently my largest audience in Malta hails from Qormi. I really can't thank you enough for making 2022 a fantast...

Cyrus Engerer is a Maltese Member of the European Parliament who previously served as a member of the Maltese Labour Party in the House of Representatives , Malta's unicameral legislature. During his time in office he has worked to raise awareness about the rights of members of the LGBT+ community. Today he'll be telling us about his work. You can learn more about Mr. Engerer and his work using th...

Since I started this show in November 2019 Switzerland has always been my largest audience.   That’s no longer the case because America has successfully overtaken them and it’s all thanks to the city of Appleton (though it should really be called “Cheeseton”) Wisconsin. If you are from Wisconsin and would like to be featured on my podcast at some point in the future please let me know by send...

Jamillah Booty is employed by Maribelle, an advertising company based in London. Her work led to promoting Maria Elich, Malta's first blind artist  who published a book about artwork created by visually impaired artists. Today she'll be telling us about her experiences working with Maria and some of the differences between between disability perceptions and attitudes in both Malta and the UK. Lear...

Dr. Andreana Dibben is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Malta who also works with the Maltese Women's Rights Foundation. She'll be telling us about some of the challenges women in Malta face in regards to their bodies and reproduction. Learn more about the Maltese Women’s Rights Foundation via the link below: https://www.wrf.org.mt/about If you have any questions regarding this show please s...

 Esmeralda Micallef Zarafa works for the Lino Spiteri Foundation which supports people with disabilities who are searching for employment opportunities in Malta. The foundation was named in honour of Lino Spiteri (23 September 1938-14 November 2014), a former Labour Party MP who served as the nation's Finance Minister between  1981-1983. He also served a second one-year term as Finance M...