Disability Happy Hour

Pair of Climbers with Emily Seelenfreund

Paraclimbing! Wheelchair basketball! MURDERBALL? Oh My! Paraclimbing national champion and BORP Adaptive Sports CEO Emily Seelenfreund [https://www.borp.org/team-member/emily-seelenfreund/]joins Phoebe to reflect on their adaptive approaches to rock climbing. Andrew asks some sutmblingly naive questions about paraclimbing and wheelchairs. Our conversation sprawled into some other great topics we couldn't fit into this episode (namely WICKED and media representations of wheelchair users), so you'll hear more from Emily soon! Drinks we drank: * tetley tea * flying embers orange peach passion kombucha * latte with fancy frothing Things we mentioned: * International Paraclimbing Competitions (and Phoebe's gold medal! [https://www.instagram.com/usaclimbing/p/C6ubkVtPPIN/?img_index=1]) * BORP Adaptive Sports & Recreation [https://www.borp.org/] * OI: osteogenesis imperfecta [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/osteogenesis-imperfecta#:~:text=Osteogenesis%20imperfecta%20(OI)%20is%20an,range%20from%20mild%20to%20severe.] * How wheelchairs fit in cars * Murderball [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx9hOefW0Fo] * Power Soccer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwaGheMO7Co] Disability Happy Hour is independently produced by Andrew Barkan, Will Barkan, and Phoebe Barkan. Our music & mix is by Andrew & Polly in sunny Santa Monica, CA. You can find our socials @disabilityhappyhour and reach us at disabilityhappyhour@gmail.com - thanks for listening!

Crossing the Street Now with Andrew Leland

"Blindness is just another style of living." Paraphrasing Borges, Pulitzer Prize finalist Andrew Leland [https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/andrew-leland] joins Andrew, Will & Phoebe for a round of meandering discourse on writing and disability. We wind down myriad alleyways of his 2023 memoir "The Country of the Blind [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635964/the-country-of-the-blind-by-andrew-leland/]", ponder the progress and shortcomings of media representation, and generally delight in all things literary and absurd. Things we drank: * Polar Seltzer Water (original flavor) * Lagunitas IPA * tea + Wolftrap Red Blend (classic combo) * Four Roses bourbon Things we talked about: * Mother Jones' first disability beat reporter Julia Métraux [https://www.motherjones.com/author/julia-metraux/] * Sally Greenhouse's podcast Secret Lives of the Disabled [https://secretlivesofthedisabled.com/] * Living Blindfully [https://www.livingblindfully.com/] with Jonathan Mosen * There Plant Eyes [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611683/there-plant-eyes-by-m-leona-godin/] by M. Leona Godin * Joe "Whistler" Engressia's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joybubbles] (a.k.a. Joybubbles) portrayal in Sneakers (1992) * Andrew Leland's piece for The Daily [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sunday-read-is-there-a-right-way-to-act-blind/id1200361736?i=1000530653386] about the controversy over the casting of "In The Dark" * Mona Minkara's blind travel series Planes, Trains and Canes [https://www.youtube.com/c/planestrainsandcanes] * Matthew & Paul [https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewandpaul?lang=en] * RP + Stargardts forming Voltron [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M3cyCFWChg] Disability Happy Hour is produced independently by Andrew Barkan, Will Barkan, and Phoebe Barkan. Our music is by Andrew & Polly [https://www.instagram.com/andrewandpolly/?hl=en], and all editing, mixing and mastering was done by Andrew Barkan in sunny Santa Monica, CA. Find us @disabilityhappyhour [https://www.instagram.com/disabilityhappyhour/] or email disabilityhappyhour@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

All About That Cane with Lachi

Recording artist, advocate and CEO Lachi [https://lachimusic.com/index.html] joins Andrew, Will & Phoebe to wax poetic on the journey of becoming cane users, the evolution of the cane as a tool and a symbol for blind people, and the present and future of disability pride, style and fashion. Things we talked about: * Glam Canes, [https://www.google.com/search?q=glam+canes&oq=glam+canes&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTITCAEQLhiDARjHARixAxjRAxiABDINCAIQABiDARixAxiABDINCAMQABiDARixAxiABDIKCAQQABixAxiABDINCAUQABiDARixAxiABDIKCAYQABixAxiABDIKCAcQABixAxiABDIKCAgQABixAxiABNIBCDExMDJqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] Lachi's line of fabulous fashion canes * RAMP'D [https://rampd.org/], Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities * Renegades [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoA352Ci3bQ], a new docuseries on PBS hosted & directed by disabled women * Lachi's TED Talk ""Dis Education" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqNsbAOeNJo] * Judy Heumann's autobiography "Being Heumann" [https://judithheumann.com/being-heumann/] * Selma Blair on Dancing with the Stars [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BYVibRR84] And be on the lookout for Lachi's upcoming 2025 album "Mad Different" [https://mydiversability.com/blog/2024/11/13/lachi-is-mad-different] wherever you get your music. Thanks for listening! You reach us at disabilityhappyhour@gmail.com or find out more on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/disabilityhappyhour/reels/]. To help spread the word, please rate & review this podcast, and recommend it to a friend!

Business Time

Does work speak for itself? October was Disability Employment Awareness Month and Blindness Awareness Month. Andrew, Will & Phoebe get busy reflecting on their experience in the job market, self-employment vs corporate work as a disabled person, the A.D.A. and hiring laws, and the values people with disabilities can bring to the workplace. Future guests Lachi [https://lachimusic.com/index.html] (RAMPD, Glam Canes) and Emily Seelenfreund [https://www.borp.org/team-member/emily-seelenfreund/](BORP Adaptive Sports) are featured in a little audio montage about imagined and actual work. Things we drank: * bubly water * Lagunitas IPA * cold brew Things we talked about: * jobs we've always wanted to try (and what's stopping us) * coolest jobs we've done * Employment and The Law: The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) [https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada/#:~:text=The%20Americans%20with%20Disabilities%20Act%20(ADA)%20is%20a%20federal%20civil,with%20disabilities%20in%20everyday%20activities.] * Self-employment * Advice you wish you'd had entering the job market You can find Andrew's music at Andrew & Polly [http://andrewandpolly.com/] and Phoebe's Bay Area garden designs at Plant Stars [https://www.plantstars.com/]. (Will's work remains hidden in a shroud of bureaucracy.) You can reach us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/disabilityhappyhour/] or at disabilityhappyhour@gmail.com - if you're able, please give us a follow and drop us a review to spread the word about this conversation - and thanks for listening!

Blind at the Wedding

Welcome to the very first Disability Happy Hour! Blind siblings Andrew, Will & Phoebe get excited about Will's upcoming nuptials and wax poetic on various ideas about disability and weddings. Drinks drunk: * rye whiskey * homemade chai tea * The Botanist Islay Gin Various & sundry topics include: * being blind in photographs * navigating big parties + recognizing people * reading partners' emotions * inclusive/universal design * "legally blind" and other identifying language * Stargardt's Disease explained * Snellen, 20/800, other ophthalmology tidbits * how to ask about disability Please -- help us find our audience!: 1. Subscribe, rate and review this show in your podcast app 2. Follow us [https://www.instagram.com/disabilityhappyhour/] 3. Word-of-mouth is the #1 way people find new podcasts. Share this with one friend who might dig it? And -- help us build our content! We've got some great guests lined up for November, but we'd love to hear your ideas about new topics and people we should bring on. We're starting with blindness, but there's a vast world of different experiences to learn about. What aspect of disability are you interested in? Let us know on social media or at disabilityhappyhour@gmail.com See ya, suckas!