The Accessible Stall: Recent Episodes
Kyle Khachadurian and Emily Ladau
When you’re disabled, we mean. Know what we mean? Of course you do. Listen to us ramble about it.
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xoxo,
emily and kyle
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Like… have you guys SEEN what RFK, Jr. said?!
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It’s hard out here, but hey, we’re here for u. love u.
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hey guys. been a minute! let us ask you something: how much grace do you give someone who’s newly disabled and doesn’t know not to use problematic terms, phrases, and stereotypes?
we discuss it. we love you! Click here for a transcript for this episode.
xoxo,
emily and kyle
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this is a kyle episode lovelies. we talk about friendship. also we’re SO back Click here for a transcript for this episode.
xoxo,
emily and kyle
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we are
disabled
proud
disabled and proud
disabled and jaded
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Do you know how to ride a bike? We don’t, but Freedom Concepts might just change that. We’re grateful to Freedom Concepts for sponsoring this episode and loved learning about their creative, custom adaptive bikes and chairs.
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Yeah. Let’s talk about curing disability. We’re going there.
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This episode is brought to you by ADA Illustrated, written by Wyatt Tuell.
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This episode is sponsored by ABLEnow – tax advantaged savings accounts for eligible individuals with disabilities.
Emily and I gush over that one disability ad for a while. Enjoy! A brief summary of the episode is below:
In this episode of The Accessible Stall podcast, hosts Emily Ladau and Kyle Khachadurian discuss the recent CoorDown ad titled “Assume That I Can” which challenges assumptions about people with disabilities. They praise the ad for its accurate representation and subversive messaging, highlighting the importance of treating disabled individuals as capable and autonomous. They also touch on the need for more inclusive representation in media, and the impact of assumptions on disabled individuals. Overall, they express their enthusiasm for the ad and its positive portrayal of disability.
Note that this summary was generated by AI.
You’ve seen it, but if you haven’t: Click here to see the ad.
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This episode is sponsored by ABLEnow – tax advantaged savings accounts for eligible individuals with disabilities.
Isn’t it ironic how we’re talking about oversharing on a podcast? Yeah, we didn’t think this one through. But it turns out, we did!
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This episode is sponsored by ABLEnow – tax advantaged savings accounts for eligible individuals with disabilities.
Look, we’ve talked about anger before. But as disabled people, we gotta be careful when we get angry. And how much we get angry. And how often we get angry. And how we sound when we’re angry. And, and, and… let’s talk about it.
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we lament twitter but also it kinda sucks now but also also disabled people really used it for a lot of good work????? it’s complicated, man…
xoxo,
emily and kyle
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This whole time we thought knowledge of the online disability community that we talk about ALL the time was like, common knowledge. But it isn’t! We talk all the time about reaching non-disabled people on this show, but it turns out, there’s a whole segment of disabled people who don’t know a lot about the larger online disability world.Click here for a transcript for this episode.The post Episode 117: Community, what is it? appeared first on The Accessible Stall.
Look, last time we talked about self-care, it was 2017 and Emily and I didn’t do that much grocery shopping yet. In all seriousness, we know we’ve been a little scarce lately, but we have exciting episodes coming. Please enjoy this episode as we talk about self-care and also how cool Trader Joe’s is. It’s a bit of a random episode, but would it be an episode of The Accessible Stall if it wasn’t? We don’t think so.
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In this episode, Kyle learns that there’s more to bras than he could have ever known. We sit down in conversation with Liberare‘s CEO Emma Butler and Visual Brand Director Gemma Adby. Liberare has “easy-on bras [that] combine accessibility and comfort, making dressing a breeze for everyone, regardless of hand dexterity.” We’re all about accessibility...
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Traveling is cool, but airports? God, airports just SUCK don’t they? let’s talk about that. Click here for a transcript for this episode!
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emily has a story, and it’s a GOOD one.
This episode was sponsored by ABLENow! Thanks, ABLENow.
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This episode was sponsored by ABLENow!
Look. MrBeast did a thing, and we have to talk about it.
If you haven’t seen the MrBeast video we’re talking about, please watch it for yourself here. It’s complicated, ok? Like, on the one hand, blindness isn’t a thing that should be considered bad. But on the other if someone wants to cure it, and they can, they should be able to if the surgery is relatively affordable.
But America, ya know?
xoxo,
emily and kyle
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First episode of 2023 and it’s sponsored by ABLENow, tax-advantaged savings accounts for eligible individuals with disabilities.
Being disabled is expensive. Like, yeah, there’s mobility equipment and some medical devices. But there’s also grocery delivery, transportation, long-term care and, oh yeah, accessible housing. Let’s talk about it.
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honestly emily and i just started recording talking about stuff, and it kinda worked? we even sing the intro. we talk about community, hanging out with disabled people, and we catch up with each other. we’ll be back in 2023, we have so many exciting things to share with you in the works.
A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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duuuuuude emily came to seattle whaaaat????! A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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We had the pleasure of chatting with Chaz Hayden, author of the new book The First Thing About You. Tune in for real talk about being a disabled author and creating the disability representation you want in the world. Thank you to Candlewick Press for sponsoring this episode! Click here for a transcript for this...
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In this episode, we interview Steven Verdile, and we’re 100% sure he’s one of the funniest disabled people on the internet. He’s the creator of The Squeaky Wheel, the first-ever satire publication that focuses on the experience of having a disability. We’ve laugh-cried our way through so many of the articles on The Squeaky Wheel...
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We’re so thrilled about this episode! In celebration of Disability Pride Month, we had the honor of getting to interview Ann Magill, the creator of the Disability Pride flag. Tune to learn more about the story behind the flag. Click here for a transcript for this episode. Image description: The Disability Pride flag, a...
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Strap in, everyone. Emily is mad in this episode. Click here for a transcript for this episode. Thank you to our sponsor for this episode: SPEAK Podcast a disability led art podcast that features artists with developmental disabilities. The podcast is produced by BEING Studio, an art nonprofit in Ottawa, Canada. Seasons 1 and 2...
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Awww yeah it’s story time again! we talk about confronting ableism in this one, wheeeeeee! Click here for a transcript for this episode. Thank you to our sponsor for this episode: Accessible Parks Canada, a research project by The KITE Research Institute. From August 23-25, 2022, join them virtually for the Parks Accessibility Conference. It’s...
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We absolutely still need to be talking about COVID-19 and its effects on disabled people, because this pandemic isn’t over. And you know how we know it isn’t over (besides paying attention to medical professionals and reputable media outlets)? Emily had COVID-19. She’s still experiencing symptoms. It’s very, very real. Thankfully, there are reliable ways...
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Yeah, we’re talking about Roe v. Wade. General content note: please do not feel obligated to listen if this topic is challenging for you. Click here for a transcript for this episode.
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We know we talked about disabled bodies in the last episode, but in this one we’re talking about how we’re made very aware of being disabled ALL THE TIME and it’s just like… do we have to do this all the time? Click here for the transcript for this episode.
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Can we just… talk about how weird disabled bodies are? That’s what we did in this episode. Click here for a transcript from this episode. Thank you to Aeroflow Urology for sponsoring this episode! Aeroflow Urology helps adults and children obtain the continence care products and catheters they need through their insurance benefits. Want to...
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Have you as an advocate ever been told you’re too radical? How about not radical enough? Us too. Let’s talk about it. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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NB: Emily and I say a lot of ableist things in this episode which we are directing only to ourselves. Not to each other, and not to you. We are having a frank discussion on internalized ableism and with it comes very candid thoughts that we sometimes think about ourselves. We would never say, or...
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This episode is full of gems of wisdom. Emily and Kyle sit down with Alex Parker, a 4th grade teacher from Illinois who works with a non-profit organization called The Nora Project, an organization that aims to empower educators to teach disability as diversity. Check out the anti-bias/anti-racist toolkit Alex helped co-create, as well as...
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It’s about time we talked about where we’ve been. Good news! We’re back on track. Bad news? Emily broke her leg. Doctors found out that her bones are in fact, made of jelly. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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We’re talking to our disabled audience now. Are you all here? Good. Can we talk? Are you guys all tired too? Because we really, really are. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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Look, we know non-disabled people mean well. And I mean, we love lots of non-disabled people! But you can totally understand why we’re skeptical… right? It’s nothing personal, we swear! You know what, just give this episode a listen, you’ll get it! A transcript for this episode can be found here. Transcription services by Opal...
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A transcript for this episode can be found here. Thanks to Chloe Brittain of Opal Transcription Services for this transcript! Look, we know fitness is important. We’ve even done an episode on it some time ago. But we also know fitness isn’t very accessible. And even if you can adapt fitness to your ability level and...
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We talked about Bean Dad. We know it already happened a century ago, but we have points to make! Shout out to one of our Patrons, Kensuke Nakamura, for their amazing audio descriptions of movie trailers. Check them out! Interested in becoming a Patron and helping ensure that we can continue to fund transcripts? Check...
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When did you know you were disabled? We know that’s heavy, but think back… When did you first learn you were “different”? We take a deep look into our pasts to try and answer this question. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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Emily and I reminise about how we met, Amazon, the Internet, and how cool it is. A transcript for this episode can be found here. Also: VOTE!
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This episode of The Accessible Stall was sponsored by Getting Hired. Getting Hired is a resource that connects job seekers with disabilities to employers who are looking to hire people with disabilities. They are a recruitment solution dedicated to helping inclusive employers hire professional individuals and veterans with disabilities. We were joined by Sarah McMullen, who works...
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Let’s talk about the connections between gender identity and disability. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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Etiquette is strange, man. Disability just makes it stranger, right? Doesn’t it? Let’s talk about it. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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CN/TW: Police brutality, murder of unarmed Black people, systemic racism and ableism A transcript for this episode can be found here. In this episode, we talk with D’Arcee Charington Neal, a Black disabled activist and doctoral student, about intersections of race and disability in connection with ongoing reckonings against racism around the world. Follow D’Arcee...
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Remember when we did an episode on Vote for Access? We’re back at it. This time, we have the star and host of the series, Imani Barbarin, as our guest. You may remember Imani from our last episode with her, where we discussed her being the disability hashtag queen. A transcript for this episode can...
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In this episode we talk about a new series called Vote for Access, launching April 29th at www.voteforaccess.us. A transcript for this episode can be found here
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CN: COVID-19, mild mentions of eugenics We talk about COVID-19 in this episode. Some of the info you’ll hear is out of date at this point due to the constant changing nature of the pandemic. We are with you, our inboxes and social media are always open. Feel free to reach out to us if...
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NB: We talk about homelessness in this episode. We don’t know much about it, so we may have used some incorrect or out of date terminology. If this is the case, know that we’re constantly learning and welcome any corrections should we need them. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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In this episode we fangirl over American Girl dolls and talk about why there isn’t any freakin’ representation in toys, man. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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Celebrate your holidays with us with this little minisode. We hope you had a FABULOUS 2019. And we’ll see you in 2020. We’ve got SO much exciting stuff to share with you all! ❤️ A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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Ryan J. Haddad is an actor, playwright, director, and all around cool person. He’s starring in the Netflix show The Politician, where he plays Andrew, a quick-witted high school senior with cerebral palsy. We talked with him about disability, representation, and just how freaking cool it is that there’s a person with cerebral palsy in a...
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We’re NOT doctors. This is not medical advice. Hi, we talked about cannabis in this episode. A transcript for this episode can be found here. The transcript for this episode was sponsored by SeamlessDocs. Notes from this episode: Study Finds Cannabis Dispensaries Reduce Opioid Deaths by 21%, Medical Marijuana Use Worker Protections Growing, Rulings Show, A Marijuana...
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CN: We swear in this episode Can you believe it took us THIS long to do an episode on bathrooms? I mean, we’re called The Accessible Stall! A transcript for this episode can be found here.
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This episode of The Accessible Stall is sponsored by the law firm of Bizer & DeReus. The Law Firm of Bizer & DeReus concentrates on increasing access for persons with disabilities and minority groups through litigation. For a free consultation, call Andrew Bizer at 504-619-9999. Or, email andrew@bizerlaw.com. The attorneys at Bizer & DeReus are admitted...
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