In this guest-hosted episode, Leah Smith sits down with Dr. Beth Haller, media scholar and co-founder of the Global Alliance for Disability in Media and Entertainment (GADIM), to talk about how news and entertainment shape public perception of disability. Beth…
Between Lederhosen-clad PR stunts and stair-climbing wheelchairs, a small but steady wave of disabled entrepreneurs and activists is slowly changing perceptions at Europe’s largest accessibility fair, Rehacare 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany. They are no longer waiting for non-disabled brands to…
BBC Chief North America Correspondent Gary O’Donoghue has covered Washington for over a decade, and he has done it as a blind journalist in a field that still assumes that is not possible. In this episode he talks with hosts…
Broadcaster, bestselling author, and advocate Sophie Morgan joins hosts Karina Sturm and Amy Zayed to talk about moving through the world on your own terms: travel writing, flying while disabled, and seeing ourselves reflected in the stores we shop in….
July is Disability Pride Month, a time when disabled people celebrate disability rights and, as the name suggests, are proud of their identity as a disabled person. I haven’t always been a proud disabled person. For me, “pride” meant ultimately…
Fashion is one of the most visual industries in the world, so where does that leave blind and low-vision people? In this episode, hosts Karina Sturm and Amy Zayed talk with Anna Cofone, founder of the Hair & Care Project,…