The Intersection of Being Non-Verbal and Navigating Multi-marginal Identities
The Politics of Disability
03/17/22
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Content warning: Profanity, ableist language, talk of homophobia, ableism and eugenics
In this brief but impactful interview, Mary and author/disability rights advocate Sean Gold discuss the misconceptions of being non-verbal, ableism, navigating multi-marginalized identities, and the pandemic.
As Sean is non-verbal, Adam Ross voiced for him during the interview.
Sean Gold (he/him) is a black, gay man with a disability. He is an advocate for people with disabilities, and has one Microsoft certification for web design. In 2020, Sean was elected as president of the disability owned nonprofit organization, Coalition in Truth and Independence. He considers his faith, family, and friends the most important things in g his life. His physical disability is Cerebral Palsy, and he has a Tracheostomy Breathing Tube.
He is the author of the novel Pure Love, Or Is It? (Trigger warning: Assault)
You can follow Sean on social media here.
The Politics of Disability was named Best Interview Podcast at the Astoria Film Festival in both October 2022 and again in June 2023.
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Content warning: Profanity, talk of homophobia, ableism, and eugenics
In the second half of this interview, Mary and Cami Randleman discuss growing up in the church, the homophobia they've faced, gender identity, accepting their sexuality, how disability intersects with all of that and more.
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Cami describes themself as follows:
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“I am a Black 26 year old non-binary person. I have had mental health disabilities like PTSD for several years but more recently became an ambulatory wheelchair user because of my endometriosis and chronic pain. Lately I’ve been working on inner healing and the most difficult part has been accepting myself when others do not. I’ve been intent on being myself and being aware of areas where I am suppressed. A big part of this process has been dismantling my internalized ableism and helping to undo the ableism I see day-to-day. I believe that equity and disability justice are necessary for our community to thrive- we deserve abundance and not just survival.”
You can follow Cami on social media here.
You can donate to Cami's GoFundMe here.
The Politics of Disability was named Best Interview Podcast at the Astoria Film Festival in both October 2022 and again in June 2023.
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The Intersection of Autism and Transphobia - Part 1
April 1, 2022
•27m
Content warning: Mentions of transphobia and police violence
In honor of Trans Visibility Week and Autism Acceptance Month, Mary talks with her colleague from Neighborhood Access, Eryn Star.
The two discuss at length about how ableism leads the non-disabled community to form opinions when it comes to the disabled community, autonomy, and gender identity as well as how ableism and transphobia are intertwined.
Eryn Star (They/Them) is an autistic trans queer activist who works as an In-House Intern at AAPD and the Social Media Manager at Neighborhood Access. Eryn is passionate about building solidarity between disability justice and queer justice movements. They hope to support disabled community spaces in ensuring that disabled trans people are centered in disability activism.
You can find Eryn on social media here.
The Politics of Disability was named Best Interview Podcast at the Astoria Film Festival in both October 2022 and again in June 2023.
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