Paula Carozzo On Accepting Your Disability Identity

Always Looking Up

04/18/22

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53m

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In this week’s episode I sat down with Paula Carozzo. Paula is an inclusion advocate and disabled content creator based in Miami. We discuss: her journey from PR to content creator, how Miami is much more accessible than New York, and why disability does not necessarily have to be cured.

Follow Paula: Instagram: @pauuzzo TikTok: @pauuzzoo

Read Paula's Refinery29 article: Paula Carozzo On Redefining Disability

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This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin

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Shelby Holloway On The Influence Of Language

April 11, 2022

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41m

Trigger warning: This conversation does include offensive language. Shelby and I do not condone the language that we use but felt it was necessary to say in order to provide context and to make a larger point.

In this week’s episode I welcomed back Shelby Holloway. Shelby is a content creator on TikTok and one of my best friends. I invited her back because a TikTok video,that has since been taken down, recently came to our attention that was so shockingly offensive towards the little person community. We break the video down, explaining why the video is so hurtful, question why people would choose to be so ignorant, and talk about how we are using our platform to make a difference and hopefully change people’s perceptions.

Follow Shelby: TikTok @shelby_holloway Instagram: @shelbyhollowayy Listen to Shelby's first episode here.

Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana ; @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com

This episoded was edited and produced by Ben Curwin

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Judy Heumann On The Work To Be Done

April 25, 2022

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45m

In this week’s episode, as we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the 504 Sit Ins, I was honored to speak to Judy Heumann. Judy is a lifelong disability rights activist and is recognized internationally as a leader in the disability community. We discuss the current state of accessibility, how to incorporate the history of the disability civil rights movement into education and advocacy, and what it means to say I’m disabled.

Follow Judy: Instagram: @theheumannperspective Twitter: @judithheumann Website: https://judithheumann.com

Listen to The Heumann Perspective: Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube

Buy her memoir: Being Heumann

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Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com

This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.