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Making Contact
"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
In this episode, we discuss disability, culture and identity from the perspective of disability communities themselves.
Seattle based activist Dorian Taylor talks about the specific challenges disabled people face while accessing public transportation and Professor Sara Acevedo discusses the powerful ways that common language and terminology can shape our perceptions of disability, and why even today we are seeing further exclusion of disabled people.
Credits:
Special thanks to CIIS, the California Institute of Integral Studies and the CIIS Public Programs Podcast for use of the Sara Acevedo talk. To learn more about the CIIS Public Programs Podcast, log onto https://www.ciispod.com/.
The story of Dorian Taylor was produced by Yuko Kodama and Mona Yeh in partnership with KBCS and Finding America, a national initiative produced by AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio Incorporated. Financial support was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Wincote Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Host: Anita Johnson
Making Contact Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani and Monica Lopez.
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor and Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Intern: Aysha Choudary
Image Credits:
Mona Yeh is the photographer for the photo of Dorian Taylor waiting in their wheelchair for the bus.
