Demystifying Disability
Call Your Girlfriend
Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow
4.7 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
One in four Americans are disabled. It's one of the only minority groups you can join at any point in your life. And yet, people with disabilities are often ignored or stereotyped, including by other activists. This week we pass the mic to Kelly Dawson and Emily Ladau, two writers who also both have physical disabilities. Kelly and Emily describe the planning and preparation in their daily lives, the challenges of online dating while disabled, and resources for people without disabilities who want to learn more and grow as allies and friends. Click here for a full transcript of this episode.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Call Your Girlfriend. |
| 0:01.8 | A podcast for long-distance besties everywhere. |
| 0:04.5 | I am Amina Tussaud. |
| 0:06.1 | And I'm Anne Friedman. |
| 0:08.3 | On this week's agenda, we are talking about disability, |
| 0:12.3 | or rather more accurately, we are learning more about disability |
| 0:15.2 | and how we, as in like the two of us, can be better allies. |
| 0:19.7 | So today we welcome Kelly Dawson and Emily Ladau. |
| 0:23.4 | They're going to take over today and specifically talk about |
| 0:26.7 | their experiences with disability. |
| 0:30.0 | Good night. |
| 1:01.0 | Hello, Anne Friedman. |
| 1:03.0 | Hello, hello. |
| 1:05.0 | How you doing over there? |
| 1:07.0 | You know, I'm having some gnarly sinus stuff, so I apologize for my how I sound already. |
| 1:15.0 | The show must go on. |
| 1:16.0 | I am here in awe of the fact that you keep showing up and also in awe of the fact that we are both here in doing this thing, |
| 1:24.0 | despite being in the intense last third of our book writing process where it feels like, |
| 1:31.0 | I don't know how you feel. |
| 1:32.0 | I feel like I'm just chained to a Google Doc. |
| 1:36.0 | 100% chained to my own brain that has chained to a Google Doc that has chained to my RM-stiping. |
| 1:43.0 | That's how I feel. |
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