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StoryCorps

The Way I Am

StoryCorps

NPR

Society & Culture

4.73.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

35 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act advanced the idea that society should be accessible for everyone. In this episode: Stories about people who had to find their way in a world built for someone else.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Dave Isay founder of StoryCorps. This message comes from Subaru. The new Forrester hybrid

0:05.4

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0:11.8

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0:18.0

slash Forrester Hybrid.

0:20.4

Hey folks, this is Max Young Rice from the StoryCorps podcast. Just want to remind you that you can tell us your personal stories by calling our voicemail at 702-706 Talk.

0:30.5

This episode is inspired by the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you have a disability, is there something you wish people understood about it?

0:37.8

Tell us in a voicemail at 702-706, T-A-L-K.

0:45.4

Hey, listeners, the Americans with Disabilities Act just hit its 35th anniversary.

0:50.4

That's the law that makes it illegal to discriminate against someone because of a mental or physical disability.

0:56.4

But it does even more than that.

0:58.3

It's the reason things are accessible.

1:00.7

It's why there are ramps on buildings, captions on TV shows, and a transcript of this episode on our website.

1:07.6

The idea is that the world should be built for everyone.

1:12.4

And some of the voices in this episode will be different from what you're used to hearing on the podcast. Many of them use devices to

1:16.7

communicate or talk in a unique way. The thing that they all have in common is that they had to

1:22.4

find their way in a world built for someone else. My name is Isaac O'Costa.

1:29.0

My name is Judy Human.

1:31.3

Hi, my name is Myra Brown.

1:33.1

Hi, my name is Myra Brown.

1:33.9

I'm... My name is Bonnie Brown.

1:38.2

My name is John Carter, Washington.

1:43.1

I'm Jasmine Morris.

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