Traipsin' Global on Wheels Podcast Hour

Samaneh Shabani is a human rights and gender equality advocate. She has a doctorate in international law, and a master in transitional justice, human rights and the rule of law. Since 2018, she has worked as project manager, capacity builder, trainer and advocate with different national and international organisations, as well as the United Nations. Samaneh lives with complete visual impairment.

Alvaro Silberstein is the founder of Wheel the World. It is an organization that helps people with disabilities and seniors with accessible travel. The destinations are cool and the experiences are memorable. See how Alvaro scuba dives as a long-term wheelchair user and how you can do it, too!

Kamil Goungor, 36, is from Poland but is born and lives in Greece, where he studied journalism and communication. In 2014 he co-founded i-living, the first and only Independent Living organisation in Greece, which now he chairs. Since 2018 he works for the European Network on Independent Living - ENIL as Policy and Movement Support Officer. Also, until autumn of 2022 he represented the ENIL Youth...

bio from PINC Experience   The colour of a tie or T-shirt, the ultimate date for use on a milk carton or the number on a bus stop, visually impaired people sometimes need to know what they can’t see. Hans Jørgen Wiberg , who started to lose his sight at 25, knows the challenges all too well. When he learned that a friend used FaceTime to overcome this problem, he thought of a better idea. Because...

Dr Miro Griffiths is a Disability Studies scholar, based in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, at the University of Leeds. His research is associated – primarily – with understanding disabled people’s experiences of resistance, activism, social movement participation, and advocacy. His contribution to existing bodies of literature has progressed ideas and theories about power, resistance p...

Finding a life partner is very much a personal choice. What's important is to understand, reflect, and be aware of what is influencing who we are attracted to and who we are not attracted to.

Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed.  has been an elementary educator for over 30 years, and co-teaches a Disability & Society course at San Diego State University. She is a consultant and educator on diversity as it relates to disability, and is the author of several articles and books including  Beyond Awareness: Bringing Disability into Diversity Work in K-12 Schools & Communities ,  and childre...

What having a mobility disability has taught me:     1. Life is short, do what’s important a. Lower backaches b. Shoulder pain   2. Be innovative if you want to do you want do. a. Using the escalators when elevators go out of service b. Using an office chair with wheels to reach kitchen counter and cook because the kitchen is not accessible. c. Climbing the Great Wall by crawling part of the stret...

Thank you to the following guests for coming on the podcast show … 1.    Emma Farley 2.   Izzy Camilleri 3.   Danielle Connolly 4.   Keisha Greaves 5.   Laura Andert 6.   Billy Price 7.   Lydia X. Z. Brown 8.   Mindy Scheier   I’ve been wanting to do a casual monologue episode for a while now, but nine weeks later, we’re still in the same spot. I am going to push through my resistance and release...

Emma Farley is a Disability Studies student and disability activist based in Brooklyn, New York. Emma has both visible and invisible disabilities - a rare form of muscular dystrophy, ADHD, and dyscalculia. Emma's involvement within the disability community stretches back to early childhood, when she began public speaking about her lived experience with muscular dystrophy, and she continues to...

Izzy Camilleri is one of Canada’s leading and most celebrated fashion designers, and a pioneer in adaptive clothing. Izzy first ventured into the world of accessible clothing after initially doing custom work for a wheelchair user in 2004. It opened her eyes to the huge necessity for this type of clothing in the world.   In 2022, Izzy received 2 awards for her adaptive line. She won the Innovation...

Danielle Connolly is a rare disease and disability advocate, content creator, and business and marketing professional. Being born with a muscle disease, that still has an unknown origin after twenty-nine years, has given Danielle many unique life experiences that set the course for her various ambitions. After she took her first vacation with friends as an adult, she realized that she is more capa...

At age 24, Keisha Greaves was diagnosed with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy - at which point, her life changed forever. Rather than be bogged down by her diagnosis, Keisha decided to channel her energy into celebrating those with Muscular Dystrophy and other chronic illnesses. Thus began Girls Chronically Rock and the founding of her other nonprofits: The GCR Adaptive Project and the Trust Your Ab...

Laura Andert, born with Cerebral Palsy, is a disability consultant and benefits coach who is training to become a work incentive practitioner in her hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota. As an advocate for herself and for others, Laura’s goal is to help other individuals with disabilities navigate their resources, recognize their worth, and discover their unique abilities. And this is me quoting Laura,...

As a teenager, Seattle native Billy Price suffered a spinal cord injury and became paralyzed from the chest down, losing the ability to move his fingers. Daily tasks became difficult, but using his creative mind and unyielding spirit, he never gave up. He continued on, facing life's challenges with tenacity and determination.    Born out of a need, BILLY Footwear was founded on the principle o...

Lydia X. Z. Brown is the Director of Public Policy at the National Disability Institute. They have spoken and consulted internationally and throughout the U.S. on a range of topics at the intersections of disability, race, class, gender and sexuality, and has published in numerous scholarly and community publications. Lydia is also a lecturer in disability studies at Georgetown University and foun...

Before starting the  Runway of Dreams Foundation  in 2014, Mindy spent 20 years working in fashion as a designer for the INC collection and as a stylist for Saks Fifth Avenue.    Mindy was inspired to start Runway of Dreams after her son Oliver, who has Muscular Dystrophy, dreamed of wearing jeans like everyone else. In 2016, Mindy partnered with Tommy Hilfiger to make fashion history creating the...

Traipsin’ Global on Wheels Podcast Relaunch – Inaugural Episode   Welcome back to the Traipsin’ Global on Wheels Podcast! I am back!! It’s been a long minute since the last episode. This the inaugural episode of my podcast relaunch.   As some of you may know, this podcast show has been on pause for quite some time. I think the last released archival episode was over a year and a half ago. However,...

In this podcast episode Jhannel Tomlinson tells me more about the catalyst to her activism work. She then discusses the inclusion of disability youth in climate change activism. Jhannel also shares about climate change’s impact on people with disabilities.

In this podcast episode Alex Ghenis tells us more about climate change's impact on people with disabilities. He then discusses the issues of climate related migration. Alex also shares about disaster responsiveness for people with disabilities.

In this podcast episode Aaron tells us more about his passion for wheelchair motocross (WCMX). He then discusses with us about his Guinness World Records. Aaron also shares with us about wheelchair malfunctions encountered as an extreme athlete. Finally, Aaron gives us some dating advice as a person with a visible physical disability.

In this podcast episode Dr Erin Stuckey tells us more about the presence and eradication of polio by the Gates foundation. She then discusses with us about the resources that can facilitate the eradication of polio. Dr. Stuckey also shares with us about response to COVID-19  and vaccinations.

In this podcast episode Amy Trigg tells us more about getting into theater as a person with a physical disability. Amy then discusses with us about playing a Shakespearean character on a wheelchair. Finally, she shares with us about the importance of representation of persons with disabilities in the arts.

In this podcast episode Sylvia Longmire tells us more about her mission as an accessible travel business agent. She then shares with us some travel tips and important gadgets. She then discusses with us the pros and cons of being a miss wheelchair from the wheelchair pageant.

In this podcast episode Marla Runyan shares with us about her parenting experience and the challenges she encountered as a mother who is visually impaired. Marla also discusses with us about the importance of digital accessibility.