What's Up WID Podcast Archives - World Institute on Disability

Neema Namadamu, a Black woman wearing a beige patterned traditional Congolese headwrap and dress

Congolese disability activist and founder of Hero Women Rising, also known as Maman Shujaa, Neema Namadumu, is discussing how disabled women’s rights are violated in the Congo and why we need to advocate for them. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscripts

Tanya Herasymova. Beside text is an image of Tanya Herasymova, a white woman with red hair looking to her left while wearing a yellow and orange flower crown and gray turtleneck.

Tanya Herasymova, project manager for Fight For Right, a Ukrainian disability rights organization, is discussing how the ongoing war is impacting Ukrainians with disabilities and how you can provide support. ListenTranscriptsAmerican Sign Language (Photo by Stine Heilmann)

Bri Beck, a White woman of short stature with red-rimmed eyeglasses, a taupe cardigan, black shirt and blue jeans smiles with her right hand on her hip

Bri Beck, LCPC, a disabled artist, arts therapist and disability arts coordinator is discussing the importance of mental health in the disability community. Bri also discussed how art therapy, in particular, can be an impactful avenue for disabled people and…

Rebecca Alexander, a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair and a black blouse stands with her arms crossed smiling.

Rebecca Alexander, award-winning author, psychotherapist and disability advocate is discussing accessibility, community inclusion and the documentary American Masters: Becoming Helen Keller, which chronicles the life of Helen Keller. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscripts

Special edition episode of our What’s Up WID Podcast, we are concluding our Deaf-Led Disaster Resilience series in collaboration with Gallaudet University with Deaf youth discussing the impacts of disasters in their countries and recommendations on how to address the…

Angeline Akai, a Black woman wearing traditional Kenyan clothing smiles.

Kenyan WID Fellow Angeline Akai-Lodi is discussing her experiences as a Blind woman living in Kenya and how she hopes to use the knowledge she has gained from working with WID to continue to advocate for people with disabilities. ListenAmerican…

Emily Ladau, a white disabled woman sitting in a wheelchair and patterned gray dress smiles.

Emily Ladau, disability rights activist and author is discussing her new book “Demystifying Disability” and the importance of allyship for the disability community. ListenAmerican Sign LanguageTranscripts

Dustin Gibson, a Black man wearing a gray sweater.

Dustin Gibson, Access, Disability, and Language Justice Coordinator at PeoplesHub discusses the disability justice framework, the origins of ableism and its interconnectedness to other systems of oppression. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts

Tom Olin, a White woman with a beige vest and camera around his neck sits on a chair smiling.

Tom Olin, photographer and disability activist is discussing the role of artists in disability activism and the importance of community organizing. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts

Nikki Brown Booker, a Black and Asian disabled woman with a red sweater smiles.

Nikki Brown Booker, Program Officer for the Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is discussing her experiences as a Black and Filipino woman with a disability and the intersectionality between racism and ableism. ListenAmerican Sign Language VersionTranscripts

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