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Down to the Struts podcast

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Down to the Struts

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  Qudsiya Naqui  

A podcast about disability and design, where we uncover the building blocks for a more inclusive world.

A podcast about disability and design, where we uncover the building blocks for a more inclusive world.

 

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#76

Disabled women and economic justice with Marissa Ditkowsky

Qudsiya speaks with Marissa Ditkowsky, Disability Economic Justice counsel at the  [National Partnership for Women and Families] (https://nationalpartnership.org/) . Marissa and Qudsiya talk about the need to advance economic justice for disabled women, and the resources disabled women need to survive and thrive: from consumer protection to access to employment, to reproductive healthcare. And, they talk about what the National Partnership is doing to help make that thriving a reality for disabled women across the US. Listeners should check out the  [systems transformation guides] (https://nationalpartnership.org/report/disability-economic-justice-systems-transformation/)  that Marissa and her team have developed that set forth a vision for disabled women’s economic equality. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

19 Nov 2024

25 MINS

25:18

19 Nov 2024

#75

On blindness and justice with David Tatel

Qudsiya sits down with retired DC Circuit Court Judge, David Tatel. Judge Tatel's recently released Book,  [Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice] (https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Blindness-David-S-Tatel/dp/0316542024) , chronicles his experiences as a civil rights lawyer, a champion for access to justice, and a jurist on our nation's second highest court. In this conversation he discusses his book and his journey with vision loss, including the dog, Vixen, who guided him to embrace his identity as a blind person. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

05 Nov 2024

20 MINS

20:11

05 Nov 2024

#74

Voting accessibly with Dessa Cosma and Kenia Flores

With just two weeks until the US election, access to the ballot has never been more important. But disabled people continue to face accessibility barriers when attempting to vote. This episode dives deep into the realm of voting access with Dessa Cosma and Kenia Flores of Detroit Disability Power. Dessa and Kenia walk Qudsiya through the process of conducting a polling place audit and how Detroit Disability Power is helping organizations across the country ensure that polling places are fully accessible. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

22 Oct 2024

35 MINS

35:54

22 Oct 2024

#73

An accessible camping adventure with Qudsiya

In this episode, Qudsiya will take you on a journey with one of her favorite adaptive sports organizations that prioritizes giving blind people access to the natural world. She joined the [Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes] (https://gomwaba.org/) , affectionately known as MWABA, for a bike camping adventure along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Washington DC. Thanks to a grant from the [Adventure Cycling Association] (https://www.adventurecycling.org/) , 25 campers, including blind athletes, sighted tandem captains, and volunteer drivers spent one hot, sweaty, but incredibly fun night biking and camping along the Potomac River. Through Qudsiya’s firsthand account of the experience, you'll be immersed in the sounds and stories that made the trip so special. [⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

08 Oct 2024

29 MINS

29:30

08 Oct 2024

#72

When driving is not an option with Anna Zivarts

Welcome to season 9 of Down to the Struts! To kick off this season, Qudsiya sits down with Anna Zivarts, the author of When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away From Car Dependency. Anna shares how she has helped to build a coalition of non-drivers to create more accessible communities where disabled people, older adults, children, and so many others can move freely without a car. She also offers some helpful tips about advocating for more inclusive transit systems so that we can all get around with independence and dignity. [⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

24 Sep 2024

23 MINS

23:24

24 Sep 2024

#71

Trailer: Season 9 coming soon

Down to the Struts is back September 24th! Listen to the trailer for a sneak peek at the questions Qudsiya will explore with our guests in season 9: Why is disabled humor so important? What would it look like to travel in a world that isn't designed with cars at the center? How can we ensure that disabled people have what they need to participate in our democracy? And how can we make sure that the wonders of nature are accessible to everyone? [⁠⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

10 Sep 2024

02 MINS

02:56

10 Sep 2024

#70

Recast: Making voting accessible (Season 3)

Over the next few weeks, we'll be bringing back some early episodes of Down to the Struts to get ready for season 9. This episode was first broadcast in July 2021, but with a key election just months away, it couldn't be more timely now. Qudsiya sits down with Lisa Schur and Doug Kruse, both professors at Rutgers University. They discuss their research on voting access for people with disabilities, and how to ensure participation in democracy is accessible to everyone. [⁠Visit our website⁠ ⁠for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-3-episode-2-voting-rights) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

30 Aug 2024

28 MINS

28:25

30 Aug 2024

#69

Recast: Let's play goalball! (Season 1)

Over the next few weeks, we'll be bringing back some early episodes of Down to the Struts to get ready for season 9. This episode, originally broadcast in November 2020, dives into the world of adaptive sports, and specifically looks at Goalball, a sport designed for blind and visually impaired people. Qudsiya is an athlete herself, and in this episode interviews Karla Gilbride and Justin Chan, the co-founders of the [Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes.] (http://gomwaba.org/) Their conversation explores the importance of design in making athletics accessible, the power of sports to transform lives, and beating stereotypes on and off the court. [Visit our website] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-1-episode-4-goalball-mwaba) for a video about Goalball from the Paralympic Games, information about this episode’s guests, and photos of the MWABA Goalball players, and [for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- ---Subscribe to Qudsiya's Substack,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ---Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) ---Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) ---Let us know what you think with a comment or review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) ... Read more

08 Aug 2024

48 MINS

48:59

08 Aug 2024

#68

Libraries transform communities with ALA president Emily Drabinski

Qudsiya shared her love of libraries with Emily Drabinski, the president of the American Library Association. They chatted about ALA's innovative Libraries Transforming Communities program, which is dedicated to providing libraries with the tools and resources they need to be more accessible for people with disabilities, and to enhancing the capacity of small and rural libraries to address the needs of their communities. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ... Read more

07 May 2024

16 MINS

16:16

07 May 2024

#67

Navigating crisis with Justice Shorter

Justice Shorter is a skilled organizer and facilitator, disability justice amplifier, and senior advisor on issues at the intersection of race, disability, gender, climate, and crisis. She is a national expert on disability inclusive, disaster protections, and emergency management. And, she is a rare return guest on Down to the Struts. Justice joined the podcast in season one, alongside Conchita Hernandez Legorreta and Melissa Lomax for the episode [⁠WOC World⁠] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-1-episode-5-woc-world) , about an online community dedicated to uplifting and supporting blind women of color. On her second visit to the podcast, Justice talks to Qudsiya about her newly published [Disaster Justice Guidebook] (https://justiceshorter.com/the-guidebook-2/) for people of color with disabilities. The book weaves together storytelling, practical advice, and the collective wisdom of six phenomenal people to create a roadmap for environmental crisis response, rooted in and centered on the lived experiences of people of color. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ... Read more

23 Apr 2024

28 MINS

28:35

23 Apr 2024

#66

Disabled entrepreneurs with Diego Mariscal

Diego Mariscal is the founder, CEO and Chief Disabled Officer of 2Gether-International (2GI), the leading nonprofit startup accelerator run by and for disabled entrepreneurs. A trailblazer at the intersection of advocacy and entrepreneurship, Diego joins Qudsiya to discuss his entrepreneurial origin story, how he started 2GI, and his advice for aspiring disabled entrepreneurs. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ... Read more

09 Apr 2024

18 MINS

18:04

09 Apr 2024

#65

Disability data justice with Bonnie Swenor

Down to the Struts welcomes disability equity researcher Bonnie Swenor for a conversation about one of Qudsiya's favorite topics: advancing data and research on the disability experience. They dive into the early experiences that spurred Bonnie's love of science, how her disability journey impacted her pursuit of a career in public health, and using data to uplift the disabled scientists and researchers who contribute in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) ... Read more

26 Mar 2024

25 MINS

25:19

26 Mar 2024

#64

Disability glam at the GRAMMYs with Lachi

Award-winning recording artist and social entrepreneur Lachi joins Down to the Struts to talk about her love of music, and her vision for how disability culture can transform the music industry. Lachi also tells Qudsiya about her experience hosting the pilot episode of Day Al-Mohamed's PBS Masters Series, Renegades. If you want to learn more about Renegades, head back to [episode 2 of this season] (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FZRzhfZ6AVRAzo6Y0Rg5I?si=5170d6f2fd204a97) . Finally, be sure to listen through to the end of this episode for a very special clip from Lachi’s incredible song Lift Me Up, produced in 2023 to honor the life and legacy of lifelong Disability Rights Advocate and Down to the Struts alum, [Judy Heumann] (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fGpaYvU1hgvZJ1TYzSYp9?si=QMsQBoAAT2GfS__WG_EMrA) . [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) . ... Read more

12 Mar 2024

29 MINS

29:32

12 Mar 2024

#63

Putting the 'cool' in disability culture with Day Al-Mohamed

What is disability culture? Qudsiya is joined in conversation by author, filmmaker, and policy expert Day Al-Mohamed. They talk about Day's approach to transforming social and cultural attitudes about disability. Day sees this as a central tool that goes hand-in-hand with advancing policies that ensure rights and legal protections for disabled people. Day wants people to see disability culture as cool -- and Qudsiya thinks that’s a worthy objective too. [⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) . ... Read more

27 Feb 2024

32 MINS

32:06

27 Feb 2024

#62

Access: a love story

Season 8 kicks off with a very special first episode—a love story, just in time for Valentine's Day. On August 19th, 2023, Qudsiya married the love of her life, Sean Collins, in a small celebration in Chicago. Listeners may remember hearing from Sean in the season 1 bonus episode [Accessing the News] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-1-bonus-accessing-news-alt-text-sean-collins#page) , where he shared his gift of crafting vivid image descriptions to bring important news events to life for blind, low vision, and disabled news readers. Qudsiya and Sean enlisted photographer Jasmine Oliver ( [J Lauryn Photography)] (https://jlaurynphotography.com/)  and access artist Cheryl Green ( [Social Audio Description Collective] (https://socialaudiodescription.com/) ), also a past Down to the Struts [guest] (https://www.downtothestruts.com/episodes/season-4-episode-6-cheryl-green-thomas-reid) , to create an immersive accessible platform so they could forever cherish their wedding day both visually and through audio.  In this episode, Qudsiya, Jasmine, and Cheryl take a behind the scenes look at how they created the accessible wedding album, how the experience transformed Jasmine's perspective on her craft as a photographer, and the new possibilities for access art that Cheryl uncovered in the process. Access is not just about having what we need as disabled people to equitably participate in things like work and education. It's equally about being a part of the moments in our lives that bring us joy, bonding us all in shared humanity, disabled and non-disabled alike. In this episode, you will hear music from Qudsiya and Sean's wedding by Adrian Morris of  [Quartetto Solo] (https://www.quartettosolo.com/) , the song “Made of Gold” by  [Ibeyi] (https://www.instagram.com/ibeyiofficial/?hl=en) , and “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michelson, performed by Qudsiya's niece, Zoha Hasan. Image descriptions were performed by Ramya Amuthan. [⁠⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) . ... Read more

13 Feb 2024

33 MINS

33:57

13 Feb 2024

#61

Trailer: Season 8 coming soon

Season 8 of Down to the Struts is coming to your podcast feeds on Tuesday, February 13. Listen now for a sneak peek into this season's interviews with disabled filmmakers, access artists, entrepreneurs, and scientists, all of whom are leveraging their disabled genius to create a more just, accessible, and inclusive world. Music by Adrian Morris of  [Quartetto Solo.] (https://www.quartettosolo.com/) [⁠⁠Visit our website for transcripts.⁠⁠⁠] (https://downtothestruts.squarespace.com/) -- Loving Down to the Struts? Support the team behind the podcast  [⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠] (https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts) . Follow us on Instagram  [⁠⁠⁠@DownToTheStruts⁠⁠⁠] (https://www.instagram.com/downtothestruts/) . Let us know what you think in the Spotify Q+A, or leave a review on  [⁠⁠⁠Apple podcasts.⁠⁠⁠] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-to-the-struts/id1534151379?uo=4) Subscribe to Qudsiya's newsletter,  [⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠] (https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/) . ... Read more

30 Jan 2024

02 MINS

02:46

30 Jan 2024