Olivia and Raven share their frustrations with the lack of disability inclusion in the stories of prominent disabled people, and problems with overlooking disability history.
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Discussion Summary:
01:06: The lack of disability inclusion in content covering the life stories of disabled people.
05:51: The importance of representing disability history.
13:56: The impression that disabled people haven’t contributed to society, and leaving disability out of famous people’s stories because they didn’t let disability define them.
19:12: Excluding disabled audiences and their loved ones, and seeking encouragement in history as a disabled person.
22:31: The need for a happy medium of disability inclusion.
30:17: Discrimination and accountability.
38:20: Outro.
Episodes referenced:
Black Disability History Series Day 4: Barbara Jordan
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-disability-history-series-day-4-barbara-jordan/
Native Women’s History Highlight: Wilma Mankiller
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/native-women-s-history-highlight-wilma-mankiller/
Black Disability History Series Day 6: Claudia Gordon
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-disability-history-series-day-6-claudia-gordon/
Insight On the Side: Disability Pride, and Struggles For Acceptance
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/insight-on-the-side-disability-pride-and-struggles-for-acceptance/
Black Disability History Series Day 2: Eliza Suggs
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-disability-history-series-day-2-eliza-suggs/
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